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• Bear kills hiker near New York: police
• Highway swallowed by Washington mudslide to reopen, six months later
• White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammo
• Ebola toll passes 2,800: WHO
• Missing Afghan soldiers found at Canadian border
• Man seen with missing UVa student being sought
• Arias trial: Judge maintains camera restrictions
• Lawyer: Exonerated NYC man dies from asthma attack
• NTSB investigating fatal Delaware bus crash
• American would-be jihadis return home to FBI scrutiny
• White House intruder to face charges in court
• Ex-New York Mayor Giuliani to defend Activision in Noriega lawsuit
• Murderer escapes from Texas prison
• Ex-NYC mayor Giuliani joins Activision's 'Call of Duty' legal team
• New Jersey man attacked and killed by black bear, police say
• Hot property: Apple sets iPhone sales record over weekend
• Having trouble understanding Common Core? Katie Couric explains
• How did intruder get through White House front door?
• 2 countries have managed to halt Ebola spread, WHO says
• Accused White House intruder to appear in court
• Woman accused of running granddaughter to death to go on trial
• Climate protesters pledge to risk arrest during Wall Street sit-in
• Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS
• NYC police officer dies, 8 hurt in van crash
• 32 structures destroyed in California wildfire

Bear kills hiker near New York: police Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:03 PM PDT A 22-year-old hiker walking with friends in the woods just an hour's drive from New York has been killed by a bear, police said Monday.

Highway swallowed by Washington mudslide to reopen, six months later Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:30 PM PDT By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state highway destroyed by a deadly mudslide in March was scheduled to reopen this week, officials said on Monday, as residents of a rural community devastated by the disaster marked its six-month anniversary. Forty-three people were killed when a rain-soaked hillside collapsed above the Stillaguamish River on March 22, unleashing a torrent of mud that swallowed 50 houses near Oso, 55 miles northeast of Seattle. A section of highway, state route 530, was decimated, cutting off a major transportation route in the Cascade foothills ...

White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammo Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:15 PM PDT Man who scaled fence, ran into White House last week had over 800 rounds of ammo in car: prosecutor.

Ebola toll passes 2,800: WHO Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:59 AM PDT An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the region. Senegal and Nigeria, the most recent of five nations to record cases of Ebola, implemented strict measures to isolate the ill and track down further possible cases -- steps that Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone have failed to impose, allowing the disease to take hold in cities and rural communities. ...

Missing Afghan soldiers found at Canadian border Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:43 AM PDT Three Afghan soldiers who went missing from a Cape Cod military base over the weekend have reportedly been found.

Man seen with missing UVa student being sought Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:27 AM PDT A man authorities believe is the last person seen with a University of Virginia student before she disappeared is being sought on arrest warrants charging him with reckless driving.

Arias trial: Judge maintains camera restrictions Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:55 AM PDT A judge refused to lift camera coverage restrictions in the penalty phase of Jodi Arias' retrial.

Lawyer: Exonerated NYC man dies from asthma attack Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:39 AM PDT A New York City man freed after serving 23 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit died over the weekend.

NTSB investigating fatal Delaware bus crash Posted: 22 Sep 2014 10:24 AM PDT Vehicle overturned, leaving 2 dead, dozens injured; police say no drugs, alcohol involved.

American would-be jihadis return home to FBI scrutiny Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:51 AM PDT Some of the estimated 100 Americans who have tried to get to Syria and join up with groups like the Islamic State have returned to the United States and are under FBI scrutiny, a top official told reporters on Monday.

White House intruder to face charges in court Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The man who jumped the fence at the White House and entering the building in a major security breach was scheduled to appear in court on Monday amid reports that U.S. authorities are considering ways to increase the security buffer surrounding the presidential compound. Omar Gonzalez, 42, who scaled the barrier Friday evening while carrying a knife, is expected in U.S. District Court in Washington at 1:45 p.m. (1745 GMT), according to court spokesman Sheldon Snook. ...

Ex-New York Mayor Giuliani to defend Activision in Noriega lawsuit Posted: 22 Sep 2014 09:01 AM PDT By Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Monday he would defend Activision Blizzard Inc in a lawsuit filed by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega over his depiction in the company's popular "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" video game. As co-counsel, Giuliani will defend Activision on the grounds that Noriega's depiction in the game is protected under the right to free speech. ...

Murderer escapes from Texas prison Posted: 22 Sep 2014 08:28 AM PDT By Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - A murderer escaped from a state prison in Amarillo, Texas, early on Monday, scaling a fence and fleeing as a guard fired six shots at him, officials said. Marvin Garcia, 34, was serving a 25-year sentence at the Neal Unit prison for a homicide committed in Harris County in 2008. He scaled the fence at 3:40 a.m. CDT, leaving his jacket and blood on the fence. It was not clear whether the blood was the result of the correction officer's gunfire. ...

Ex-NYC mayor Giuliani joins Activision's 'Call of Duty' legal team Posted: 22 Sep 2014 07:55 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani is joining videogame maker Activision's legal team in seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega against the popular "Call of Duty" franchise.

New Jersey man attacked and killed by black bear, police say Posted: 22 Sep 2014 07:09 AM PDT (Reuters) - A man hiking in a heavily wooded area of northern New Jersey was attacked and killed by a black bear during the weekend, police said on Monday. Darsh Patel, 22, of Edison, New Jersey, and four friends encountered the bear on Sunday afternoon in the Apshawa Preserve, about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of New York City, according to the West Milford Township, New Jersey, police department. The bear began to follow the hikers and they scattered, police said in a statement. Four of them regrouped but Patel was missing and they contacted police, it said. ...

Hot property: Apple sets iPhone sales record over weekend Posted: 22 Sep 2014 06:36 AM PDT (Reuters) - Apple Inc said it sold a record 10 million iPhones in the first weekend after its new, larger phone models went on sale in 10 countries on Friday. The phones, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, drew more than 4 million pre-orders on Sept. 12, more than double the 2 million orders for the company's iPhone 5 model in the same period two years ago. Analysts had estimated first-weekend sales of up to 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, based on the first-day pre-orders. Last year, Apple sold 9 million iPhone 5S and 5C models in 11 countries, including China, in the first weekend. ...

Having trouble understanding Common Core? Katie Couric explains Posted: 22 Sep 2014 06:04 AM PDT

How did intruder get through White House front door? Posted: 22 Sep 2014 05:48 AM PDT A new surveillance video shows the path taken by the White House intruder on Friday after he hopped the fence, ran across the North Lawn, up the stairs and through the front door before he was stopped.

2 countries have managed to halt Ebola spread, WHO says Posted: 22 Sep 2014 05:33 AM PDT GENEVA (Reuters) - Two of the five countries affected by the world's worst ever Ebola outbreak are managing to halt the spread of the disease, the World Health Organization said on Monday, although the overall death toll rose to 2,793 out of 5,762 cases. "On the whole, the outbreaks in Senegal and Nigeria are pretty much contained," a WHO statement said. There were no new deaths in Guinea, four in Sierra Leone and 39 in Liberia. A separate Ebola outbreak has killed 40 people in Democratic Republic of Congo, where there have been 71 cases, it said in a statement on the situation as of Sept. 18. ...

Accused White House intruder to appear in court Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of scaling a security fence and getting into the White House with a knife is scheduled to have his initial appearance Monday in federal court.

Woman accused of running granddaughter to death to go on trial Posted: 22 Sep 2014 03:09 AM PDT By Verna Gates BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) - An Alabama woman accused of running her 9-year-old granddaughter to death as punishment for eating forbidden chocolates and lying about it was set to go on trial on Monday. Joyce Hardin Garrard, 49, stands accused of forcing Savannah Hardin to run non-stop for three hours in February 2012. Authorities say the girl collapsed, went into seizures and died days later at a Birmingham hospital. Hardin died from dehydration and low sodium, a condition common in marathon runners, Etowah County Sheriff's spokeswoman Natalie Barton said. ...

Climate protesters pledge to risk arrest during Wall Street sit-in Posted: 22 Sep 2014 02:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters plan to risk arrest on Monday during an unsanctioned blockade in New York City's financial district to call attention to what organizers say is Wall Street's contribution to climate change. The Flood Wall Street demonstration comes on the heels of Sunday's international day of action that brought some 310,000 people to the streets of New York City in the largest single protest ever held on over climate change. There were no arrests or incidents in Sunday's massive march, police said. ...

Some 130,000 Syrians reach Turkey, fleeing IS Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:49 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals 130,000, Turkey's deputy prime minister said Monday.

NYC police officer dies, 8 hurt in van crash Posted: 21 Sep 2014 11:40 PM PDT (Reuters) - A New York City police officer died, and eight others were injured when their van crashed into a barrier in the Bronx on Sunday morning, police said. Michael Williams, 25, was thrown through a back window of the police van after it hit a barrier around 5 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital, the New York Police Department said in a statement. The eight other officers in the van were also hurt, though none of their injuries were life-threatening, police said. No other vehicles were involved in the accident. ...

32 structures destroyed in California wildfire Posted: 21 Sep 2014 09:19 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Light rain and cooler temperatures helped firefighters makes advances Sunday against a huge Northern California wildfire that has destroyed nearly three-dozen structures.

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