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• U.S. Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police after teen shooting
• Court rules against gay marriage bans in 2 states
• Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell, wife guilty of public corruption
• Man arrested in death of missing Ariz. girl
• 12 killed, 30 injured in Baghdad car bombing
• Sunni militants kidnap dozens of Iraqis
• SU2C's success: $261M raised, cancer research dream teams
• FCC chief: Americans want ISP choices
• Tom Hanks, Sting, Lily Tomlin to get Kennedy Center honors
• Man charged with 4 beating deaths in small Ohio town
• Man tied to deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak arrested in Boston
• Mass. kayakers looking for seals find great white shark instead
• Science experiment goes awry, injures 13 at Nevada museum
• One person commits suicide every 40 seconds: WHO
• Police cuff protestors demanding higher fast-food wages
• More trouble at Nashville detention center
• Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota
• Russia has several thousand combat troops in Ukraine, says NATO
• Fast-food worker protests planned for more than 150 U.S. cities
• U.S. tax revenue to rise if Obama legalizes some immigrants -report
• Matt Bai: The coming foreign policy election
• On the Iowa campaign trail with indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry
• Michael Bloomberg returning to lead Bloomberg LP
• Al-Qaida leader says it has expanded into India
• Family of Hawaii toddler who died after dental work settles suit

U.S. Justice Department to investigate Ferguson police after teen shooting Posted: 04 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT Justice Department announced on Thursday it will launch a civil investigation into the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed by a white policeman last month. The probe is the second federal investigation spurred by Brown's death at the hands of police officer Darren Wilson, which sparked days of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson. The Justice Department is simultaneously investigating possible criminal charges against the police officer who shot Brown.

Court rules against gay marriage bans in 2 states Posted: 04 Sep 2014 12:47 PM PDT A U.S. appeals court in Chicago ruled Thursday that gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana violate the U.S. Constitution — thereby bumping the number of states where gay marriage will be legal from 19 to 21.

Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell, wife guilty of public corruption Posted: 04 Sep 2014 12:31 PM PDT Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, have been convicted in a public corruption case that accused them of conspiring to use his office to promote a businessman's product in exchange for gifts.

Man arrested in death of missing Ariz. girl Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:39 AM PDT The 8-year-old's body has been found, police confirmed.

12 killed, 30 injured in Baghdad car bombing Posted: 04 Sep 2014 11:04 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded 30 in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite Muslim Kadhamiya neighbourhood on Thursday evening, police said. The explosion was the fourth attack in Shi'ite districts of the capital in two weeks. "Cars are set ablaze...this place has been targeted several times as it's very crowded," a policeman near the blast scene said. He said the bomb detonated near shops and restaurants. (Reporting by Raheem Salman; Writing by Oliver Holmes, Editing by Angus MacSwan)

Sunni militants kidnap dozens of Iraqis Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:47 AM PDT Residents say militants affiliated with the extremist Islamic State group have kidnapped dozens of men from a Sunni village north of Baghdad.

SU2C's success: $261M raised, cancer research dream teams Posted: 04 Sep 2014 10:12 AM PDT Every minute, cancer takes a life in the United States — that's more than 1,500 Americans every single day. In fact, cancer is the second leading cause of death in our country, and we need to fight it now before it becomes the leading cause. For me, the battle is personal. I lost my husband Jay and my sister Emily to cancer.

FCC chief: Americans want ISP choices Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:54 AM PDT Although consumers have Internet options, there are few high-speed providers.

Tom Hanks, Sting, Lily Tomlin to get Kennedy Center honors Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:38 AM PDT (Reuters) - Actor Tom Hanks, British rock star Sting and comedian Lily Tomlin are to receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors, one of the top cultural prizes in the United States. "Let's Stay Together" singer Al Green and ballet dancer Patricia McBride will round out the five 2014 honorees in recognition of their lifetime contributions to U.S. "Al Green's iconic voice stirs our souls in a style that is all his own; Tom Hanks has a versatility that ranks him among the greatest actors of any generation," the Kennedy Center said in a statement.

Man charged with 4 beating deaths in small Ohio town Posted: 04 Sep 2014 09:05 AM PDT An Ohio man has been charged with aggravated murder in the beating deaths of four men found in separate houses in a small central Ohio town this week, authorities said on Thursday. Donald Hoffman, 41, had been taken into custody on Tuesday as a person of interest in the deaths of the men in Bucyrus, Ohio, and was being held on a probation violation, the Crawford County Sheriff's Office said. They have been identified as Billy Jack Chatman, 55, Freelin Hensley, 67, Darrell Lewis, 65, and Gerald Lee Smith, 65.

Man tied to deadly 2012 meningitis outbreak arrested in Boston Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:50 AM PDT Glenn Adam Chin, 46, had been a supervising pharmacist at the former New England Compounding Center of Framingham, Massachusetts, which produced the tainted steroids that provoked the worst outbreak of fungal meningitis in U.S. Attorney's office in Boston is continuing its criminal probe into the matter, but arrested Chin because of his plans to board a plane to Hong Kong at Boston Logan International Airport, officials said. He is the first person to face criminal charges related to the incident, which pushed NECC into bankruptcy and led to stricter national regulation of custom medication makers. Medications compounded by NECC were prepared, filled and held under unsanitary conditions, according to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Benedict Celso.

Mass. kayakers looking for seals find great white shark instead Posted: 04 Sep 2014 08:10 AM PDT PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A pleasant trip by two Massachusetts kayakers to check out some cute seals turned terrifying as the pair encountered a great white shark.

Science experiment goes awry, injures 13 at Nevada museum Posted: 04 Sep 2014 07:52 AM PDT RENO, Nev. (AP) — A routine experiment designed to help children understand tornadoes erupted in a chemical flash, injuring 13, including children who suffered acid burns on their hands, arms and faces.

One person commits suicide every 40 seconds: WHO Posted: 04 Sep 2014 07:18 AM PDT One person commits suicide every 40 seconds -- more than all the yearly victims of wars and natural disaster -- with the highest toll among the elderly, the United Nations said Thursday. In its first report on suicide, the UN's World Health Organisation blamed intense media coverage when celebrities kill themselves for fuelling the problem.

Police cuff protestors demanding higher fast-food wages Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:43 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Police handcuffed several protesters in New York and Detroit on Thursday as they blocked traffic in the latest attempt to escalate their efforts to get McDonald's, Burger King and other fast-food companies to pay their employees at least $15 an hour.

More trouble at Nashville detention center Posted: 04 Sep 2014 06:25 AM PDT Disturbance involved 28 teens; 2 staff injured Wednesday night where breakout happened 2 nights earlier.

Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota Posted: 04 Sep 2014 05:36 AM PDT By Ernest Scheyder BISMARCK N.D. (Reuters) - North Dakota's oil boom has fueled a construction bonanza for new supermarkets, restaurants and clothing stores. The law requires North Dakota pharmacies to be owned by local pharmacists or run by hospitals with a local pharmacist on staff. Supporters of the initiative argue it will remove an embarrassing anachronism, give consumers more choice and lower prescription drug costs. Opponents say that allowing national chains would destroy North Dakota's tradition of personalized pharmacy care and be yet another example of how the state's neighborly way of life is changing too fast.

Russia has several thousand combat troops in Ukraine, says NATO Posted: 04 Sep 2014 05:16 AM PDT Russia has several thousand combat troops and hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles inside Ukraine, a NATO military officer said on Thursday. NATO had previously said that "well over 1,000" Russian troops were operating inside Ukraine, marking a significant escalation of Moscow's military involvement in the country. "We are still seeing several thousand Russian combat troops on the ground inside Ukraine, equipped with hundreds of tanks and armored vehicles, so (there is) no substantial change in the disposition of Russian forces inside Ukraine," the NATO officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters on the sidelines of a NATO summit in Wales.

Fast-food worker protests planned for more than 150 U.S. cities Posted: 04 Sep 2014 03:31 AM PDT (Reuters) - Fast-food workers will stage another day of protests in more than 150 U.S. Organizers expect their biggest protest to date, with fast-food workers from McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and KFC restaurants expected to walk off the job. The union-backed actions, which started in New York and other major cities, have steadily gathered steam since 2012 and helped to spur a national debate about the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. McDonald's Corp, Burger King Worldwide Inc and other major fast-food chains do not own most of their U.S.

U.S. tax revenue to rise if Obama legalizes some immigrants -report Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:56 AM PDT The group, which has close ties to the Obama administration, estimated $21.2 billion in additional payroll taxes would be collected over five years under one scenario available to Obama, who has made immigration reform a priority of his second term. "Many workers and employers will be able to emerge from the underground economy and pay payroll taxes for the first time," the report said. Obama, who had strong support from the Latino community in his 2012 re-election, had pushed Congress to pass a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for some of the 11.7 million undocumented people in the United States.

Matt Bai: The coming foreign policy election Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:23 AM PDT It's past Labor Day in a midterm election year, which means we've reached the point when chaired foreign policy professors at our finest universities are urgently summoned by governors and junior senators eyeing the presidency so they can answer all kinds of questions like "What is ISIS?" and "Where is Gaza?" and "Is it true the Soviet Union no longer exists?"

On the Iowa campaign trail with indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry Posted: 04 Sep 2014 02:06 AM PDT Undeterred by a grand jury indictment back home, Texas Gov. Rick Perry hits the campaign trail in Iowa.

Michael Bloomberg returning to lead Bloomberg LP Posted: 04 Sep 2014 12:06 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is returning to lead the financial data and news company he founded in 1981 but left to serve three terms in City Hall.

Al-Qaida leader says it has expanded into India Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:48 PM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Al-Qaida has expanded into the Indian subcontinent, the leader of the terror group said in a video statement released Thursday, with a regional group that will "wage jihad against its enemies."

Family of Hawaii toddler who died after dental work settles suit Posted: 03 Sep 2014 11:13 PM PDT By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - Relatives of a 3-year-old Hawaii girl who suffered brain injuries and died after undergoing a dental procedure that went awry late last year have settled the malpractice lawsuit brought in the case, the family's lawyer said on Wednesday. The attorney, L. Richard Fried Jr., said terms of the agreement with the dentist's insurance company were confidential, "but we are very happy with the settlement." He added that an investigation by state authorities was continuing. The toddler, Finley Boyle, visited Dr. Lilly Geyer and her Island Dentistry for Children practice in Honolulu on Dec. 3 for extensive dental work that was to include four root canals and multiple cavity fillings, according to court documents. Island Dentistry for Children has since closed permanently.

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