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• Jim Brady dies: Reagan aide, gun control advocate
• Corps agrees to monitor dam pollution
• Australia may intervene in surrogate baby case
• Sheriff: Focus on dad as shooter in murder-suicide
• Water safe to drink in Ohio's fourth-largest city
• Gov't closing emergency child immigrant shelters
• East Ukraine city dying under siege
• Boy, 6, drives toy car onto NY parkway
• Homes badly damaged in Southern California storm
• Syracuse University ranks as No. 1 party school
• Say Grace at this restaurant and get 15 percent discount
• Israel resumes Gaza strikes after cease-fire lull
• Va. family of 5 victims of murder-suicide, detective says
• Family of five found shot to death at Virginia home
• Climbing airfares outpace U.S. inflation
• Federal judge rules Ala. abortion law too restrictive, unconstitutional
• Tunnels through 'Triangle of Death'
• Gay marriage arguments ring a bell in Cincinnati
• Remembering 'War to end all wars'
• Dimming the lights, 100 years after 'war to end all wars'
• Toledo mayor lifts water ban in northwest Ohio
• Another heroic doctor, this time in Nigeria, contracts Ebola virus
• Israeli police: Backhoe terror attack on bus
• Cease-fire slows Gaza war as Israeli bus attacked
• Toledo mayor keeps water advisory in place for now

Jim Brady dies: Reagan aide, gun control advocate Posted: 04 Aug 2014 01:07 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A major trait that endeared Jim Brady to the Washington press corps was his sense of humor, especially when he made fun of his own boss.

Corps agrees to monitor dam pollution Posted: 04 Aug 2014 12:52 PM PDT For first time, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must detail pollution sent by dams into waterways.

Australia may intervene in surrogate baby case Posted: 04 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Seven-month-old Gammy, who was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart condition, is being cared for by his young Thai surrogate mother after his Australian biological parents left him behind in Thailand, taking home only his healthy twin sister.

Sheriff: Focus on dad as shooter in murder-suicide Posted: 04 Aug 2014 12:04 PM PDT CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Clarence and Shauna Washington hosted a Fourth of July bash for their friends and family, and their three daughters loved to play with neighbors and ride bikes in their close-knit cluster of homes just outside the historic, quaint town of Culpeper.

Water safe to drink in Ohio's fourth-largest city Posted: 04 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Two days after warning some 400,000 people in Ohio and Michigan not to drink their tap water, the mayor of Ohio's fourth-largest city declared on Monday that the water was now safe and took a sip.

Gov't closing emergency child immigrant shelters Posted: 04 Aug 2014 11:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The government said Monday it will soon close three emergency shelters it established at U.S. military bases to temporarily house children caught crossing the Mexican border alone. It said fewer children were being caught and other shelters will be adequate.

East Ukraine city dying under siege Posted: 04 Aug 2014 11:17 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Residents say the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk is dying. The power grid was completely down Monday, the city government said, and fuel is running dry.

Boy, 6, drives toy car onto NY parkway Posted: 04 Aug 2014 11:01 AM PDT WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy drove his battery-powered toy car onto a suburban parkway before grown-up motorists rescued him, police said Monday.

Homes badly damaged in Southern California storm Posted: 04 Aug 2014 10:45 AM PDT MOUNT BALDY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say between 6 and 8 homes are badly damaged and likely uninhabitable in an area where thunderstorms caused mountain mudslides in Southern California.

Syracuse University ranks as No. 1 party school Posted: 04 Aug 2014 10:29 AM PDT BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University has claimed the title of nation's top party school.

Say Grace at this restaurant and get 15 percent discount Posted: 04 Aug 2014 10:13 AM PDT Mary's Gourmet Diner has an official policy of giving diners a special savings if they "pray publicly" before chowing down. In the South, a number of steakhouses deduct from the bill if a customer finishes the entree, according to the restaurant trivia site, Restoran.

Israel resumes Gaza strikes after cease-fire lull Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:58 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A brief cease-fire declared by Israel and troop withdrawals slowed violence in the Gaza war Monday, but an attack an Israeli bus that killed one person in Jerusalem underscored the tensions still simmering in the region as Israeli airstrikes resumed late in the day.

Va. family of 5 victims of murder-suicide, detective says Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:26 AM PDT CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — A family of five, including three children, was found shot to death inside their home in a quiet area of north-central Virginia, and authorities said Monday that they're investigating the case as a murder-suicide.

Family of five found shot to death at Virginia home Posted: 04 Aug 2014 09:10 AM PDT CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — A family of five, including three children, was found shot to death inside their home in a quiet area of north-central Virginia, and police would not say Monday whether they're seeking a suspect in the case.

Climbing airfares outpace U.S. inflation Posted: 04 Aug 2014 08:38 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Travelers, prepare to pay more for your flight.

Federal judge rules Ala. abortion law too restrictive, unconstitutional Posted: 04 Aug 2014 08:22 AM PDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge says an Alabama law restricting abortion doctors is unconstitutional.

Tunnels through 'Triangle of Death' Posted: 04 Aug 2014 08:07 AM PDT Using secret tunnels built by Saddam Hussein, Islamic State insurgents get dangerously close to Baghdad.

Gay marriage arguments ring a bell in Cincinnati Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:51 AM PDT CINCINNATI (AP) — For Chris Seelbach, the legal challenges to state bans on gay marriage being argued this week in federal appeals court in Cincinnati mark another milestone — not just for gay rights, but for the city he calls home.

Remembering 'War to end all wars' Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:35 AM PDT Lights will go out in British homes Monday commemorating 100 years since outbreak of WW I.

Dimming the lights, 100 years after 'war to end all wars' Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:19 AM PDT By Tess Little LONDON (Reuters) - Lights across Britain will be switched off for an hour on Monday in a tribute to the dead of World War One inspired by the prophetic observation of then-Foreign Minister Lord Grey on the eve of war 100 years ago. "We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." British landmarks like Trafalgar Square will be dark from 10 p.m. (5:00 p.m. EDT) and Prime Minister David Cameron has asked all Britons to switch off all but a single light in their homes for an hour. The "war to end all wars" spread carnage across Europe, especially northern France and Belgium, killing 17 million soldiers and civilians in 1914-18. One million of the dead were soldiers from Britain and its then empire.

Toledo mayor lifts water ban in northwest Ohio Posted: 04 Aug 2014 07:03 AM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A water ban that had hundreds of thousands of people in Ohio and Michigan scrambling for drinking water has been lifted, Toledo's mayor announced Monday.

Another heroic doctor, this time in Nigeria, contracts Ebola virus Posted: 04 Aug 2014 06:47 AM PDT Nigerian authorities said Monday that a doctor in Lagos who treated a Liberian victim of Ebola has contracted the virus, the second confirmed case in sub-Saharan Africa's largest city. Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu, who confirmed the positive test, said 70 other people believed to have come into contact with the Liberian were being monitored, with eight placed in quarantine including three who were "symptomatic." The confirmed case "is one of the doctors who attended to the Liberian Ebola patient who died," Chukwu told journalists. A quarantine unit has been set up in Lagos and blood tests from the three people displaying Ebola-like symptoms have been sent for testing, with results expected later on Monday, the minister further said.

Israeli police: Backhoe terror attack on bus Posted: 04 Aug 2014 06:31 AM PDT Construction vehicle killed pedestrian, overturned bus in Jerusalem. Police suspect Palestinian attack.

Cease-fire slows Gaza war as Israeli bus attacked Posted: 04 Aug 2014 06:16 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli-declared cease-fire and troop withdrawals slowed violence in the Gaza war Monday, though an attack on Israeli bus that killed one person in Jerusalem underscored the tensions still simmering in the region.

Toledo mayor keeps water advisory in place for now Posted: 04 Aug 2014 05:44 AM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A water ban entered its third day in northwest Ohio on Monday as Toledo's mayor extended the advisory, even as the latest tests suggested the city's tap water was probably safe.

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