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Luxury Rolls-Royce car sales soar worldwide

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2013 file photo, models pose beside the Rolls-Royce Canton Glory at the company's booth during Guangzhou 2013 Auto Show in China's southern city of Guangzhou. Britain-based Rolls-Royce on Tuesday, July 8, 2014 said that global sales in the first half of the year were up 33 percent compared with the same period in 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)LONDON (AP) — They are rolling symbols of wealth and excess, starting at $263,000 a pop, with many buyers choosing custom options that can easily double the price. And they are more popular than ever before.

Air raid sirens wail in Jerusalem

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

An Israeli missile explodes on impact in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, July 8, 2014. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)JERUSALEM (AP) — Air raid sirens have wailed across the city of Jerusalem in an apparent rocket attack by Gaza militants.

Washington pot shop customers cheer 1st legal sale

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Cale Holdsworth, of Abeline, Kan., holds up his purchase after being the first in line to buy legal recreational marijuana at Top Shelf Cannabis, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Bellingham, Wash. Holdsworth had been in line since 4:00 a.m. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Cale Holdsworth strode to the register at Top Shelf Cannabis after inspecting and sniffing a glass jar filled with marijuana and said: "I'll take two grams."

2 dead in Wash. medical complex shooting

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Police: A gunman in Spokane fatally shot his wife before turning the weapon on himself.

Militants attack Somalia presidential palace

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Militants stormed the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, police said, sparking heavy gunfire as government troops and guards tried to repel them.

Gunmen in major attack against Somalia's presidential palace

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Somali youths look on as they walk past a Ugandan police officer serving as part of a Formed Police Unit (FPU) with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) walks past during a foot patrol in Mogadishu on November 9, 2012Heavily armed militants launched a major bomb attack and armed assault against Somalia's heavily-fortified presidential palace late Tuesday, police and witnesses said. The attack bore all the hallmarks of Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels, who have launched a string of strikes against the country's internationally-backed but fragile government. "There was an attack on the presidential palace, with gunmen attacking a checkpoint at the rear of the compound," police officer Ali Hussein told AFP. "There was a major explosion and security forces are fighting them," he added, without confirming if the insurgents had managed to enter the city centre compound, known as the Villa Somalia.

Israel foils seaborne attack from Gaza Strip

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Palestinians inspect the wreckage of vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants, Hamas officials said. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has foiled an attempt by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip to infiltrate southern Israel by sea.

Israeli military steps up Gaza offensive

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 10:08 AM PDT

Palestinians inspect the wreckage of vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants, Hamas officials said. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday, striking more than 100 sites and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion in what Israel says is an operation aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks.

Israeli TV says rocket targets Tel Aviv

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 09:34 AM PDT

Palestinians inspect the wreckage of vehicle was hit by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. An Israeli airstrike killed four Palestinian militants, Hamas officials said. The Israeli military launched what could be a long-term offensive against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday striking nearly 100 sites in Gaza and mobilizing troops for a possible ground invasion aimed at stopping a heavy barrage of rocket attacks against Israel.(AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli television stations say a rocket has targeted Tel Aviv but was intercepted.

Obama seeks $3.7 billion to deal with border kids

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 09:26 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tackling what he has called a humanitarian crisis, President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress for $3.7 billion to confront a tide of minors from Central America who are illegally crossing the U.S. southern border, straining immigration resources and causing a political firestorm in Washington.

Legal marijuana goes on sale in Washington

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 09:02 AM PDT

George Vargas, left, takes a seat next to first-in-line customer Deb Greene in front of the recreational marijuana store Cannabis City Monday, July 7, 2014, in Seattle. The store will be the first and only store initially in Seattle to legally sell recreational pot when sales begin Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The first legal sales of recreational marijuana in Washington state have begun.

Scientists closer to blood test for Alzheimer's

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:59 AM PDT

GERMANY-ELDERLYBritish scientists on Monday announced a major step forward in developing a blood test that could predict the onset of Alzheimer's, potentially helping the search for a cure. Researchers identified blood proteins that appear in patients subsequently diagnosed with the brain-wasting disease, the most common form of dementia. "Many of our drug trials fail because by the time patients are given the drugs, the brain has already been too severely affected," said Oxford University neuroscience professor Simon Lovestone, who led the study at King's College London. "A simple blood test could help us identify patients at a much earlier stage to take part in new trials and hopefully develop treatments which could prevent the progression of the disease.

Obama offers to meet Texas Governor Perry over border issue

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:14 AM PDT

Texas Gov. Rick Perry listens to members of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security Thursday July 3, 2014 in McAllen, Texas. Perry said on Thursday that the tens of thousands of Central American children entering the U.S. illegally is both a humanitarian crisis and a national security one. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Gabe Hernandez) MAGS OUT; TV OUTThe president is talking to Lone Star faith leaders & local officials.

EU's united front on Russia falling amid gas needs

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:14 AM PDT

Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, left, and Slovenia's President Borut Pahor look at each other in Maribor, Slovenia, Tuesday, July 8, 2014, during the opening ceremony for a museum commemorating WWII camp for captured Soviet prisoners of war. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)VIENNA (AP) — A clutch of countries is breaking ranks with the EU's efforts to put economic and diplomatic pressure on Russia over Ukraine and building a pipeline meant to carry huge amounts of Russian gas to their doorstep.

NYPD: Mom of baby abandoned in subway in custody

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 07:14 AM PDT

In this Monday, July 7, 2014 surveillance camera image provided by the New York Police Department, a woman, top right, pushes her baby girl in a stroller at the Columbus Circle subway station in New York. The 20-year-old woman, who is suspected of abandoning the baby at the Manhattan station, was in police custody on Tuesday. (AP Photo/NYPD)NEW YORK (AP) — A woman suspected of abandoning her baby girl at a Manhattan subway station was in police custody on Tuesday.

NYPD: Drone came within 800 feet of chopper

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 04:42 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested two people for operating a drone over the George Washington Bridge that came within 800 feet of a police helicopter.

Vet sues after burial with gay partner is denied

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 03:32 AM PDT

Madelynn Taylor, 74, looks at a 2011 photo of herself (in red) with her wife Jean Mixner, in Boise, Idaho on July 7, 2014. Taylor has filed a lawsuit seeking the right to have her deceased wife interred with her at the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery. Idaho state law allows only married couples who are legally recognized by the state to be buried together at the cemetery; the state has refused to recognize Taylor's legal marriage to Mixner in California as valid. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A U.S. Navy veteran filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday after the Idaho State Veterans Cemetery refused to allow her to be buried with the ashes of her late wife.

Powerful typhoon pounds Japan's Okinawa islands

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 03:32 AM PDT

Women walk amid strong winds on a street in Naha, Okinawa, southern Japan, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Powerful Typhoon Neoguri pounded across the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, as residents took refuge from destructive winds, towering waves and storm surges. Airports closed and residents were evacuated from low-lying areas and shorelines as the typhoon passed over Okinawa, packing sustained winds of 175 kilometers (108 miles) per hour and gusts up to 250 kph (154 mph), the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORYTOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon pummeled the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa on Tuesday, paralyzing transport and prompting U.S. forces based there to cancel all outdoor activity.

Riders evacuated from stalled California coaster

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 01:54 AM PDT

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A roller coaster hit a tree branch at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park Monday, dislodging the front car, leaving four people slightly injured and keeping nearly two dozen summer fun-seekers hanging 20 to 30 feet in the air for hours as day turned to night.

Washington poised to start legal marijuana sales

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 01:54 AM PDT

George Vargas, left, takes a seat next to first-in-line customer Deb Greene in front of the recreational marijuana store Cannabis City Monday, July 7, 2014, in Seattle. The store will be the first and only store initially in Seattle to legally sell recreational pot when sales begin Tuesday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SEATTLE (AP) — As Washington state readied to become only the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally without a doctor's note, lines were already forming in front of the lucky few stores that got last-minute approval to sell.

Pistorius defense team closes case

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 01:12 AM PDT

Oscar Pistorius arrives at court in Pretoria, Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel has challenged the credibility of a physician, Wayne Derman, who testified that the athlete has an anxious nature linked to his disability and could not be objective about the double-amputee runner because he had treated Pistorius over many years and traveled with him extensively. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The chief defense lawyer in the murder trial of Oscar Pistorius says he has closed his case, and the judge says final arguments will be held in court on Aug. 7 and 8.

How 'hope' became Obama's fight against cynicism

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 27, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about the economy at Lake Harriet Band Shell in Minneapolis, Minn. WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear President Barack Obama describe it, there's a creeping case of cynicism setting in across the country, leading Americans to suspect that not only is Washington broken, it's beyond fixing.

Border money request will precede legal proposals

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:20 AM PDT

In this June 20, 2014 photo, immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally stand in line for tickets at the bus station after they were released from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in McAllen, Texas. The immigrants entered the country through an area referred to as zone nine. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of unaccompanied kids at the Southern border, but for now he won't seek legal changes to send the children back home more quickly.

Sterling ordered to testify at Clippers sale trial

Posted: 08 Jul 2014 12:19 AM PDT

Shelly Sterling, the estranged wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, arrives at a Los Angeles courthouse with her attorney Pierce O' Donnell, Monday, July 7, 2014. With the potentially record-breaking $2 billion sale of the Clippers hanging in the balance, a trial beginning Monday will focus on Shelly Sterling had the authority under terms of a family trust to unilaterally negotiate the deal. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Sterling, who's challenging his wife's $2 billion deal to sell the Los Angeles Clippers, was ordered to testify after he skipped the opening of the case.

MIT finger device reads to the blind in real time

Posted: 07 Jul 2014 11:14 PM PDT

In this Thursday, June 26, 2014 photo, a model wears a FingerReader ring at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass. Researchers designed and developed the instrument, which enables people with visual disabilities to read text printed on paper or electronic devices. (AP Photo Stephan Savoia)CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision is impaired, giving them affordable and immediate access to printed words.
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