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• Pennsylvania governor vows to bring gunman who ambushed troopers to justice
• Swiss say would shield Snowden from 'political' extradition to U.S
• Daniele Watts Goes on the Offensive
• NATO: We'll defeat Islamic State with 'all means necessary'
• NFL adds domestic violence experts as advisors
• Vikings reinstate Peterson after abuse charge
• Senate holds hearing on District of Columbia statehood
• Rasmussen: IS demands military action, but NATO won't lead it
• Pregnant Philadelphia woman, unborn child, killed in shooting -police
• Apple sets new record with next iPhone
• Microsoft to buy Minecraft maker for $2.5 billion
• Hillary returns to Iowa—but so does Bill
• Ray Rice will appeal indefinite suspension
• Newborn dies after pregnant woman shot to death
• Edouard set to become first major 2014 Atlantic hurricane
• U.S. city and county pension funding up nearly 6 percent in 2013: report
• America's gay marriage battle goes global
• Why won’t Rand Paul admit he’s changed his mind?
• Four burned in explosion at Arizona pet food factory
• 'No time to lose' in global push against militants
• Happy red cup leads to happy new Miss America
• New Yorker Kira Kazantsev 'Happy' to be crowned Miss America
• U.S. Navy identifies pilot presumed dead in Pacific Ocean crash
• Why Scotland wants independence
• #GoodellMustGo banners fly above NFL stadiums

Pennsylvania governor vows to bring gunman who ambushed troopers to justice Posted: 15 Sep 2014 12:54 PM PDT By Joe McDonald BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett on Monday called the deadly ambush on a state police barracks "an assault on society" and vowed to bring to justice the gunman who killed one trooper and critically wounded another. Yellow crime scene tape closed off the Blooming Grove law enforcement barracks about 100 miles (161 km) north of Philadelphia, where late on Friday the shooter killed Corporal Bryon Dickson, 38, and wounded Trooper Alex Douglass, 31. Douglass was recovering after surgery and was speaking on Monday with investigators, police said. ...

Swiss say would shield Snowden from 'political' extradition to U.S Posted: 15 Sep 2014 11:03 AM PDT ZURICH (Reuters) - Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden could be granted safe passage in Switzerland if he helped a potential criminal inquiry into U.S. spying there, the Swiss public prosecutor's office said on Monday. He would probably not be extradited to the United States if Washington asked, but it was also unlikely that he would be granted political asylum, according to a document laying out Switzerland's legal options if Snowden were to visit. ...

Daniele Watts Goes on the Offensive Posted: 15 Sep 2014 10:46 AM PDT Daniele Watts Goes on the Offensive

NATO: We'll defeat Islamic State with 'all means necessary' Posted: 15 Sep 2014 10:30 AM PDT 26 foreign ministers in Paris pledge to take on the extremist group.

NFL adds domestic violence experts as advisors Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:58 AM PDT The women will "help lead and shape" the league's policies and programs.

Vikings reinstate Peterson after abuse charge Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:11 AM PDT EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are reinstating Adrian Peterson this week after he was charged with child abuse and say he will play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.

Senate holds hearing on District of Columbia statehood Posted: 15 Sep 2014 08:39 AM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee will consider statehood for the District of Columbia on Monday, the first hearing on the matter by Congress in two decades, but there is practically no chance for the U.S. capital to become the 51st state. The bill before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee would give Washington and its roughly 650,000 residents a vote in Congress by carving a state, New Columbia, out of the current District of Columbia. ...

Rasmussen: IS demands military action, but NATO won't lead it Posted: 15 Sep 2014 08:06 AM PDT By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Military intervention against Islamic State militants could be justified on the grounds of self-defense or preventing a campaign "pretty close to genocide", NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday. Rasmussen said the threat posed by Islamic State "requires a military response to degrade and defeat this terrorist organization" but he said NATO as an organization would not be undertaking military strikes against the group. "We are not considering ... a leading NATO role in this operation. ...

Pregnant Philadelphia woman, unborn child, killed in shooting -police Posted: 15 Sep 2014 07:33 AM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An unborn child whose mother was killed in a weekend shooting in Philadelphia has died after being delivered by Caesarian section. Philadelphia police say Megan Doto, 26, was shot in the face while sitting in front of her house just before noon on Sunday. She was pronounced dead soon afterward at Temple University Hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section. The baby was in critical condition before dying at 1:13 a.m. ET (0513 GMT) Monday. Police said they have no suspects in the shooting. ...

Apple sets new record with next iPhone Posted: 15 Sep 2014 07:01 AM PDT (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it received record first-day pre-orders of its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with over four million in the first 24 hours, meaning many customers will have to wait for their new phones. Apple said a significant number of orders will be delivered to customers beginning Friday, but many will be delivered in October.

Microsoft to buy Minecraft maker for $2.5 billion Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:45 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft will acquire the maker of the popular game Minecraft for $2.5 billion.

Hillary returns to Iowa—but so does Bill Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:12 AM PDT The former first lady takes the stage, but the former president gets the spotlight.

Ray Rice will appeal indefinite suspension Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:26 AM PDT The embattled football player isn't taking his punishment quietly.

Newborn dies after pregnant woman shot to death Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:10 AM PDT Megan Doto, 25, was shot while sitting outside her Philadelphia home.

Edouard set to become first major 2014 Atlantic hurricane Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:06 AM PDT (Reuters) - Edouard, a Category 2 hurricane, may become the first major hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic season by Monday night although it poses no threat to land, the National Hurricane Center said. The center of the storm was about 720 miles east-southeast of Bermuda, and was moving toward the northwest at 15 mph (24 km/hr), the Miami-based hurricane center said. It's already far out at sea and should continue to stay out there," NHC spokesman Dennis Feltgen said late on Sunday. So far this year, only one Atlantic hurricane - Arthur, a Category 2 storm, made landfall in the United States, on North Carolina's Outer Banks in early July.

U.S. city and county pension funding up nearly 6 percent in 2013: report Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:05 AM PDT (Reuters) - Funding levels for city and county pension plans rose almost 6 percent in 2013 from the previous year, according to a report released by Wilshire Consulting on Monday. Russ Walker, vice president at Wilshire Associates and an author of the report, attributed the rise to the strong rally of global stock markets over the 12 months, offsetting "weaker performance by global fixed income and allowing pension asset growth to outdistance the growth in pension liabilities over fiscal 2013." For years, many states short-changed their public pensions, putting in far less than recommended by actuaries.

America's gay marriage battle goes global Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:33 AM PDT Starting in 2012, the leader of the most prominent American anti-gay marriage organization unexpectedly began adding a ton of stamps to his passport.

Why won’t Rand Paul admit he’s changed his mind? Posted: 15 Sep 2014 02:18 AM PDT Rand Paul has trouble admitting that he's changed his mind. This could be a serious problem if he runs for president.

Four burned in explosion at Arizona pet food factory Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:46 AM PDT (Reuters) - Four contractors were burned on Sunday in an explosion at an Arizona pet food factory, a fire department official said. The workers were welding in a grain elevator at the Nestle Purina plant in Flagstaff at around 4:30 p.m. when grain dust caught fire and sparked an explosion, said Flagstaff Fire Department Captain Bill Morse.

'No time to lose' in global push against militants Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:28 AM PDT Diplomats are meeting in Paris to come up with a strategy against the Islamic State group.

Happy red cup leads to happy new Miss America Posted: 15 Sep 2014 12:25 AM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Miss New York Kira Kazantsev won the Miss America pageant Sunday night, with the help of a red plastic cup.

New Yorker Kira Kazantsev 'Happy' to be crowned Miss America Posted: 14 Sep 2014 08:58 PM PDT (Reuters) - New Yorker Kira Kazantsev won the coveted 2015 Miss America Pageant crown on Sunday, a "three-peat" for contenders from the Big Apple. As part of the competition, Kazantsev, 23, sang Pharrell William's song "Happy", keeping time by tapping a red plastic cup. Wearing a long-sleeved, backless white gown and clutching red roses, the newest Miss America walked the 50-foot runway with a wide smile and waved to a cheering crowd in Atlantic City, where the 94-year-old beauty pageant returned last year after eight years in Las Vegas. Kazantsev's win marked New York's third consecutive Miss America title.

U.S. Navy identifies pilot presumed dead in Pacific Ocean crash Posted: 14 Sep 2014 07:26 PM PDT Navy on Sunday identified a fighter jet pilot who is presumed dead following a mid-air collision with another jet over the western Pacific Ocean. The missing pilot is Lieutenant Nathan Poloski, 26, of Lake Arrowhead, Calif., a 2009 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, the Navy said in a statement. Poloski went missing Friday after two F/A-18 Hornet jets collided west of Wake Island, about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of Hawaii. The Navy conducted a 36-hour search over 3,000 square miles for the pilot and his aircraft but called off the search on Saturday, saying Poloski was thought to be dead.

Why Scotland wants independence Posted: 14 Sep 2014 05:08 PM PDT There's nothing new about Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom's ups and downs.

#GoodellMustGo banners fly above NFL stadiums Posted: 14 Sep 2014 04:06 PM PDT A women's rights group flew banners above several NFL stadiums on Sunday calling on its commissioner, Roger Goodell, to resign over his handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence case.

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