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• Fired OSU band director files federal lawsuit
• Nigerian schoolgirl freed by rebels comes home
• Obama, Netanyahu to meet at White House next week
• Secret Service director briefed Obama on review: White House
• Vanishing Marine will be tried on desertion charge
• Britain joins fight against Islamic State
• Obama administration seeks more protection for military borrowers
• Europe's space agency plans Nov. comet landing
• The real 'Mystic Pizza' restaurant really ripped off workers, state says
• U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges
• Lawsuit hangs over India leader's 1st US visit
• N. Koreans in Pyongyang suddenly get fashion-conscious
• Why China stays on sidelines in Islamic State fight
• Fire grounds flights in Chicago, snarls air traffic
• Airstrikes generate new IS recruits in Syria
• Flights at Chicago's main airports grounded due to fire: FAA
• Los Angeles schools knew of complaints against former teacher: LA Times
• Traffic control site fire halts flights in, out of Chicago
• Tracking would-be global jihadists
• Police, protesters scuffle after Ferguson apology
• Police, protesters clash at rally in Ferguson, Missouri: CNN, KMOV
• Derek Jeter's magical Yankee Stadium finale
• New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat
• FBI director: Strikes on al-Qaida affiliate did not wipe out its threat to U.S.
• Obama accepts Holder resignation

Fired OSU band director files federal lawsuit Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:44 PM PDT After being fired after an investigation into overly sexualized band culture, Jon Waters plans to formally fight back.

Nigerian schoolgirl freed by rebels comes home Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:25 PM PDT The first of Nigeria's kidnapped "Chibok girls" to make it home after being released by her Islamic extremist captors spent a tortured night, tossing and turning and screaming "They will kill me! They will kill me!"

Obama, Netanyahu to meet at White House next week Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:04 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting on Wednesday to discuss Israel's relationship with the Palestinians, the situation in Gaza, Iran nuclear talks, and the fight against Islamic State militants, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Friday. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Secret Service director briefed Obama on review: White House Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:46 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama received an update Thursday on a review of the Secret Service's response after an intruder climbed the White House fence and entered the executive mansion last week, the White House said on Friday. Spokesman Josh Earnest said Secret Service Director Julia Pierson briefed Obama in the Oval Office on the investigation. Earnest said the White House would likely review the service's eventual recommendations on how to change security procedures. ...

Vanishing Marine will be tried on desertion charge Posted: 26 Sep 2014 11:31 AM PDT A U.S. Marine who vanished from his unit in Iraq and later wound up in Lebanon for eight years will face trial in military court on desertion and other charges, the military said Friday.

Britain joins fight against Islamic State Posted: 26 Sep 2014 10:53 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on Islamic State group militants in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists.

Obama administration seeks more protection for military borrowers Posted: 26 Sep 2014 10:14 AM PDT By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Friday proposed changes to current lending rules toward military personnel and their families, to expand protections from predatory practices on a wider variety of loans and financial products such as credit cards. The plan, to be formally issued on Monday, would close loopholes and cover more types of borrowing, including all payday loans, vehicle title loans, tax refund loans, credit cards and open lines of credit, among others. "This proposed regulation ... ...

Europe's space agency plans Nov. comet landing Posted: 26 Sep 2014 09:39 AM PDT The ESA wants to be the first to land a spacecraft on a comet, and set Nov. 12 as the date.

The real 'Mystic Pizza' restaurant really ripped off workers, state says Posted: 26 Sep 2014 09:19 AM PDT By Richard Weizel MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - The Connecticut restaurant that was the setting of the 1988 movie "Mystic Pizza," which helped launched Julia Roberts' career, has been cited by state labor authorities who found it owed employees $105,000 in back pay and unpaid overtime. Located in the touristy port town of Mystic, the restaurant which has long capitalized on its role in the film about the lives of three waitresses was also ordered to pay $23,000 in civil penalties for the wage-law violations. ...

U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:41 AM PDT By Julia Edwards and David Ingram WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department. Holder, an unapologetic liberal voice and one of President Barack Obama's closest allies, will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed. His nearly six-year term, marked by civil rights advances and frequent fights with Congress, made him one of the nation's longest serving attorneys ...

Lawsuit hangs over India leader's 1st US visit Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:24 AM PDT Federal court in NYC summons Indian PM Narendra Modi to respond to human rights abuse allegations.

N. Koreans in Pyongyang suddenly get fashion-conscious Posted: 26 Sep 2014 08:06 AM PDT PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — High heels, with sequins. Brightly colored, tight-fitting dresses. Hairstyles and makeup that are almost like what you would expect on streets of Beijing or Seoul.

Why China stays on sidelines in Islamic State fight Posted: 26 Sep 2014 07:16 AM PDT Among the reasons: Beijing isn't certain of U.S. intentions, and it doesn't have the military mobility.

Fire grounds flights in Chicago, snarls air traffic Posted: 26 Sep 2014 06:59 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - All flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports were grounded early on Friday due to a fire at an air traffic control tower, snarling traffic nationwide ahead of the weekend. The Chicago Department of Aviation said employees at the Federal Aviation Administration control tower in Aurora, Illinois, were evacuated when the fire broke out before 6 a.m. CT (1100 GMT). FAA also confirmed the fire but gave few other details. ...

Airstrikes generate new IS recruits in Syria Posted: 26 Sep 2014 06:26 AM PDT More than 200 fighters said joining jihadi cause in northern Aleppo.

Flights at Chicago's main airports grounded due to fire: FAA Posted: 26 Sep 2014 06:10 AM PDT (Reuters) - All flights into and out of Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports were grounded early on Friday due to a fire at an air traffic control facility, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Employees at the facility in Aurora, Illinois, were evacuated and a fire department was on the scene, the FAA said. More than 300 flights into and out of the two airports had been canceled by 7:30 a.m. CT (1230 GMT) on Friday, according to the tracking website FlightAware.com. ...

Los Angeles schools knew of complaints against former teacher: LA Times Posted: 26 Sep 2014 05:54 AM PDT (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Unified School District knew of complaints made against a former teacher some 30 years before he was convicted of taking bondage-style photographs of his young students, some with spoonfuls of semen held to their faces, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Court documents filed in a civil lawsuit showed that education officials received complaints against 63-year-old Mark Berndt as early as 1983, after he allegedly dropped his pants during a school field trip, the Los Angeles Times said. ...

Traffic control site fire halts flights in, out of Chicago Posted: 26 Sep 2014 05:39 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — A fire at a suburban Chicago air traffic control facility Friday halted to all flights in and out of the city's two airports.

Tracking would-be global jihadists Posted: 26 Sep 2014 05:22 AM PDT Interpol chief says database of foreign fighters trying to join extremist cause has mushroomed in size to 33 countries.

Police, protesters scuffle after Ferguson apology Posted: 26 Sep 2014 12:35 AM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police and protesters clashed briefly in Ferguson just hours after the St. Louis suburb's police chief issued an apology to the family of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer last month.

Police, protesters clash at rally in Ferguson, Missouri: CNN, KMOV Posted: 25 Sep 2014 11:01 PM PDT By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Several protesters were arrested on Thursday night after police clashed with demonstrators at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri, where black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death by a white police officer last month, CNN and KMOV-TV reported. A number of protesters were arrested after Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson began marching with a crowd of rally-goers and a scuffle broke out near him, the broadcasters, CNN and St. Louis television station KMOV, said. Reuters could not independently verify the reports. ...

Derek Jeter's magical Yankee Stadium finale Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:25 PM PDT Derek Jeter hits a walk-off single in his final Yankee Stadium game.

New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:57 PM PDT By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - A warning by Iraq's prime minister that Islamist militants planned to attack New York City sent political leaders scrambling on Thursday to assure the public it was safe to ride the subways and travel the streets of the nation's largest city. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio each had the same idea - take a subway ride to a busy transit hub to announce that everything was under control. "I have a simple message for all New Yorkers. ...

FBI director: Strikes on al-Qaida affiliate did not wipe out its threat to U.S. Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:50 PM PDT FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he is "not confident" that a U.S. military strike against a Syrian-based al-Qaida cell has disrupted a plot to mount a terror attack aimed at the United States and that the group remains "at the top of my list of things that I worry about."

Obama accepts Holder resignation Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:34 PM PDT The president praises the U.S. attorney general for his track record in a variety of areas.

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