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• Tourists back to paradise as Hawaii area struggles
• Gaza talks on hold, Israeli delegation stays home
• Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire
• Ukraine rebels say they are open to a cease-fire
• Drought lessons: Water wasters attend Water School
• Thousands from Iraq minority flee to Syria
• Obama proposes broader long-term strategy in Iraq
• Russia: Apparent US sub driven from Barents Sea
• Ukraine troops surround Donetsk, rebel leader says
• Police-mayor tensions mount over chokehold death
• Ebola starting to take an economic toll in region
• Donetsk rebels surrounded, commander says
• Obama: US won't be dragged into another Iraq war
• World War I: the war that inspired innovative art
• Hagel: US, India must improve defense cooperation
• Kurdish pleas for weapons may finally be heard
• Hawaii Dems face tough battles for gov, Senate
• US drops new aid to Iraqis fleeing militant surge
• Hawaii largely dodges one-two storm punch
• Rockets, airstrikes after Gaza war truce collapses
• Kerry aims to calm South China Sea tensions
• Charges in Jim Brady's homicide could prove tough
• Israel-Hamas truce collapses in new violence
• Wind, rain eases as tropical storm passes Hawaii
• A warning on 'torture report' release

Tourists back to paradise as Hawaii area struggles Posted: 09 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — Tourists in popular areas of Hawaii got back to their vacations after a tropical storm swept through without widespread disaster, but a large, rural swath of the Big Island has spent more than 24 hours without electricity and is struggling with downed trees blocking roads.

Gaza talks on hold, Israeli delegation stays home Posted: 09 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Egyptian-brokered talks between Israel and Hamas on a new border deal for Gaza were thrown into doubt Saturday after senior officials said an Israeli team would not rejoin negotiations in Cairo unless rocket fire from Gaza stops.

Ukraine rebel leader: We are open to a cease-fire Posted: 09 Aug 2014 10:47 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A top rebel leader announced Saturday that the rebel stronghold of Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian government troops and his forces were willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe.

Ukraine rebels say they are open to a cease-fire Posted: 09 Aug 2014 10:31 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A top rebel leader says the eastern city of Donetsk is surrounded by Ukrainian troops and his forces are willing to accept a cease-fire in order to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe.

Drought lessons: Water wasters attend Water School Posted: 09 Aug 2014 10:13 AM PDT SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Some overindulged their zucchini patch. Others didn't bother with that dripping kitchen sink. But now every Monday night in this drought-stricken beach town, dozens of residents who violated their strict rations take a seat at Water School, hoping to get hundreds of thousands of dollars in distressing penalties waived.

Thousands from Iraq minority flee to Syria Posted: 09 Aug 2014 09:25 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish officials say thousands of members of a religious minority group have fled across the border from Iraq after coming under attack by Islamic extremists.

Obama proposes broader long-term strategy in Iraq Posted: 09 Aug 2014 08:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed a broader long-term strategy to confront Islamic militants in Iraq, who have surprised U.S. intelligence with the fast pace of their approach on the Kurdish capital of Irbil.

Russia: Apparent US sub driven from Barents Sea Posted: 09 Aug 2014 08:34 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state news agencies say the country's navy claims to have driven away a submarine believed to be American that entered Russia's northern waters.

Ukraine troops surround Donetsk, rebel leader says Posted: 09 Aug 2014 07:42 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces have seized a key town and are surrounding Donetsk, the largest insurgent-held city in eastern Ukraine, a top rebel commander said Saturday.

Police-mayor tensions mount over chokehold death Posted: 09 Aug 2014 07:10 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Police have become increasingly at odds with Mayor Bill de Blasio over the appearance he is taking sides against them after the chokehold death of a black suspect last month — a conflict that has prompted the city's top law enforcement official to do damage control by calling the mayor "very pro-cop."

Ebola starting to take an economic toll in region Posted: 09 Aug 2014 06:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Caterpillar has evacuated a handful of employees from Liberia. Canadian Overseas Petroleum Ltd. has suspended a drilling project. British Airways has canceled flights to the region. ExxonMobil and Chevron are waiting to see whether health officials can contain the danger.

Donetsk rebels surrounded, commander says Posted: 09 Aug 2014 04:43 AM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A top commander of the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that Ukrainian forces have seized a key town, leaving the rebel region's largest city of Donetsk surrounded.

Obama: US won't be dragged into another Iraq war Posted: 09 Aug 2014 03:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the United States can't and shouldn't intervene in every world crisis. But he says when innocent people face a massacre and the U.S. has the ability to stop it, the nation shouldn't look away.

World War I: the war that inspired innovative art Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — In the summer of 1914, with the war in Europe just two weeks old, Henry James knew that something had been lost forever.

Hagel: US, India must improve defense cooperation Posted: 09 Aug 2014 02:04 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States and India must seize opportunities to collaborate more on defense development and not let government red tape and other problems stymie progress between the two nations, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday.

Kurdish pleas for weapons may finally be heard Posted: 09 Aug 2014 01:15 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Kurdish officials have beseeched the Obama administration to let them buy U.S. weapons. And for just as long, the administration has rebuffed the Kurds, America's closest allies in Iraq.

Hawaii Dems face tough battles for gov, Senate Posted: 09 Aug 2014 12:41 AM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — As the final days of campaigning drew to a close in Hawaii's dramatic primary races, a pair of hurricanes thrashed toward the islands.

US drops new aid to Iraqis fleeing militant surge Posted: 09 Aug 2014 12:25 AM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. launched a new airdrop Saturday to aid thousands of members of an Iraqi minority group who fled the advance of the Islamic State group, trying to stem a worsening humanitarian crisis in a country reeling from the extremist offensive.

Hawaii largely dodges one-two storm punch Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:34 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — The one-two hurricane punch that was supposed to hit Hawaii is looking more like a jab and a missed left hook.

Rockets, airstrikes after Gaza war truce collapses Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:45 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it struck more than 20 targets overnight in the Gaza Strip as militant fire continued toward Israel.

Kerry aims to calm South China Sea tensions Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:28 PM PDT NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Myanmar seeking to calm tensions in the South China Sea between China and its smaller neighbors.

Charges in Jim Brady's homicide could prove tough Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:10 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to bring a case against John Hinckley Jr. in the homicide of former White House press secretary James Brady could prove difficult for prosecutors, given the three decades that have passed since he was shot in an assassination try on Ronald Reagan and because a jury ruled that Hinckley was insane when he opened fire, an attorney and law professor said.

Israel-Hamas truce collapses in new violence Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:46 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A three-day truce collapsed Friday in a new round of violence after Gaza militants resumed rocket attacks on Israel, drawing a wave of retaliatory airstrikes that killed at least five Palestinians, including three children.

Wind, rain eases as tropical storm passes Hawaii Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:22 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — As the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island navigated flooded roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while residents and tourists wandered the beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves as wind and rain let up.

A warning on 'torture report' release Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:04 PM PDT Release of report on CIA tactics could inflame anti-U.S. passions, U.S. intelligence memo warns.

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