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• FBI: Air marshal attacked with syringe in Nigeria
• White House says beheaded U.S. journalist not 'sold' to Islamic State
• U.S. bombs Islamic State in Iraq
• Head of Syrian militant group killed in suicide bombing
• Though facing deportation by U.S., kids learn to 'pledge allegiance'
• Ray Rice's wife rips media as video puts NFL on defensive
• Longer Rice video shows obscenities, spitting
• Obama takes IS 'degrade and destroy' plans to prime time
• U.S. judge re-sentences Jose Padilla to 21 years on terrorism charges
• U.S. proposes rules to prevent runaway trains packed with explosive goods
• Connecticut, Illinois, California lead probe into Home Depot data breach
• Obama to give speech at 2100 ET on Wednesday on Islamic State plan
• Ebola patient arrives at Atlanta hospital
• Fueling error doomed four aboard New Mexico air ambulance
• Hundreds die in India & Pakistan
• U.S. takes halting steps to plug infrastructure funding gap
• Trump threatens to close Taj Mahal
• Formula One champion Schumacher leaves hospital
• Trump empire back in bankruptcy as two NJ casinos file
• Spitting, punching, obscenities In 'director's cut' of Rice video
• Final 2014 U.S. primaries to pick contenders for governor, Senate
• New Hampshire voters to pick Republican challenger for U.S. Senate
• Jury selection begins in trial of Florida 'race war' planner
• Sarah Palin's real reality show
• If deemed mentally fit, California college gunman set for trial: local CBS affiliate

FBI: Air marshal attacked with syringe in Nigeria Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:02 PM PDT The FBI says a U.S. air marshal was attacked with a syringe at a Nigerian airport.

White House says beheaded U.S. journalist not 'sold' to Islamic State Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:47 PM PDT The United States has no information indicating beheaded American journalist Steven Sotloff was "sold" to Islamic State militants by moderate Syrian opposition rebels, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday. Sotloff family spokesman Barak Barfi told CNN on Monday night the family believed Islamic State paid up to $50,000 to rebels who told the militant group the 31-year-old journalist had entered Syria.

U.S. bombs Islamic State in Iraq Posted: 09 Sep 2014 12:31 PM PDT US warplanes carried out more airstrikes against jihadists in western Iraq, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as President Barack Obama prepared to present his plan to defeat the Sunni extremists. American fighter jets, attack and drone aircraft conducted five bombing raids on Monday and Tuesday near the massive Haditha Dam in Anbar province, said the US Central Command, which oversees forces in the region. The US military said the strikes were in "support of Iraqi Security Forces and Sunni tribes protecting the Haditha Dam" against militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS). The bombing "destroyed or damaged" eight IS armed vehicles, including two that were "transporting anti-aircraft artillery," five other vehicles and one transport vehicle, Central Command said.

Head of Syrian militant group killed in suicide bombing Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:59 AM PDT Syrian state media and activists say that the head of one of Syria's largest rebel groups has been killed in a suicide bombing.

Though facing deportation by U.S., kids learn to 'pledge allegiance' Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:43 AM PDT By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants to promptly send them home to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, but until they are shipped out children caught entering the United States illegally are getting an old-fashioned dose of American patriotism. The surge of children making the treacherous journey in hopes of reuniting with relatives living in the United States has brought chaos to the border, stretched Washington's ability to cope with a humanitarian crisis and prompted an immigration backlash in some American communities.

Ray Rice's wife rips media as video puts NFL on defensive Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:26 AM PDT Ray Rice's wife defended the former Baltimore Ravens running back on Tuesday after a video showed him knocking her out, and assailed the media for its handling of an incident that put the U.S. "I woke up this morning, feeling like I had a horrible nightmare, feeling like I'm mourning the death of my closest friend," Janay Rice wrote in an Instagram post. "But to have to accept the fact that it's reality is a nightmare itself." Ray Rice, 27, who had been one of the top running backs in the National Football League, was released by the Ravens on Monday and suspended indefinitely by the league. The video shows him striking Janay, then his fiancée, in the elevator of a New Jersey casino in February.

Longer Rice video shows obscenities, spitting Posted: 09 Sep 2014 11:11 AM PDT A longer, more detailed video of the fight between Ray Rice and Janay Palmer shows them shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit in the face of the three-time Pro Bowl running back before he throws a brutal punch.

Obama takes IS 'degrade and destroy' plans to prime time Posted: 09 Sep 2014 10:23 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will address the nation Wednesday night to outline plans for an expanded U.S. effort to confront violent Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

U.S. judge re-sentences Jose Padilla to 21 years on terrorism charges Posted: 09 Sep 2014 10:07 AM PDT By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Miami re-sentenced Jose Padilla to 21 years for a 2007 terrorism conviction on Tuesday after an appeals court deemed the original 17-year sentence too lenient. Federal prosecutors agreed not to seek more than 30 years in prison for Padilla as long as his lawyers did not introduce records related to alleged harsh conditions he endured during the 3 1/2 years he spent in a South Carolina military prison. District Judge Marcia Cooke ordered Padilla remain in a super-maximum security prison. Padilla, an al Qaeda recruit and the first U.S.

U.S. proposes rules to prevent runaway trains packed with explosive goods Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:50 AM PDT In that case, an unattended 74-car train carrying crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken oil patch became unsecured and rolled 7 miles down the tracks before derailing and exploding, killing 47 people and flattening the surrounding area. "This rule making will solidify our existing securement regulations and provide additional safeguards against the rolling of unattended freight trains," Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo said in a statement. The United States and Canada have taken multiple measures to improve rail safety since Lac-Megantic and other incidents as the U.S.

Connecticut, Illinois, California lead probe into Home Depot data breach Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:35 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - The attorneys general of Connecticut, Illinois and California are leading a multi-state probe into a data breach disclosed by retailer Home Depot Inc, a spokeswoman for Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen said on Tuesday. "We have had initial contact with the company," said Jaclyn Falkowski, director of communications for Jepsen. "We would decline any further comment at this time." (Reporting by Jim Finkle; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Obama to give speech at 2100 ET on Wednesday on Islamic State plan Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is set to deliver an address to the nation at 2100 ET (0100 GMT) on Wednesday on the threat posed by Islamic State militants and the U.S. strategy "for degrading and ultimately destroying" the group, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton)

Ebola patient arrives at Atlanta hospital Posted: 09 Sep 2014 09:03 AM PDT Identity and condition of the patient were not disclosed by Emory University's hospital, citing confidentiality.

Fueling error doomed four aboard New Mexico air ambulance Posted: 09 Sep 2014 08:47 AM PDT LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Federal safety investigators say an air ambulance got the wrong fuel at a New Mexico airport before it took off and crashed, killing all four people aboard.

Hundreds die in India & Pakistan Posted: 09 Sep 2014 08:15 AM PDT By Abu Arqam Naqash and Adnan Abidi MUZAFFARABAD/SRINAGAR (Reuters) - The death toll from the heaviest rain to fall on Kashmir in 50 years rose to more than 400 on Tuesday, with thousands still trapped on rooftops and residents criticizing Indian and Pakistani authorities for not doing enough to help them. "The damage is shocking," a senior official from India's National Disaster Response Force said in New Delhi. "People have been stranded on the rooftops of their homes for the last three days in some parts of Kashmir." The official, who requested anonymity, said he would have deployed disaster-response teams earlier, but "we were all caught off guard because there was not a single warning issued by the weather office. India's meteorological department had forecast heavy rain in Kashmir last week, but the Central Water Commission, which issues flood advisories, has been criticized by Indian media for not warning the state.

U.S. takes halting steps to plug infrastructure funding gap Posted: 09 Sep 2014 07:58 AM PDT The Obama administration on Tuesday announced a series of measures to help shore up crumbling U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said investing in infrastructure has historically been one of the best ways to create jobs and boost economic growth, but spending has fallen over the past decade, as two-thirds of roads are now in disrepair, and one out of nine U.S. "Looking ahead, if we want to continue to lead the world, we are going to need modern highways and railroads, first-rate tunnels and bridges, and efficient power networks and water systems," Lew said at an infrastructure summit Treasury hosted with the Department of Transportation. Republicans and Democrats are at odds over how to provide a more permanent fix to the infrastructure funding problem, and the White House is highlighting the need for the private sector to step in.

Trump threatens to close Taj Mahal Posted: 09 Sep 2014 07:42 AM PDT Unless casino workers agree to concessions, the Atlantic City resort will shutter on Nov. 13.

Formula One champion Schumacher leaves hospital Posted: 09 Sep 2014 07:10 AM PDT GLAND, Switzerland (AP) — Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his recovery at home, his manager said Tuesday.

Trump empire back in bankruptcy as two NJ casinos file Posted: 09 Sep 2014 06:23 AM PDT (Reuters) - Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc , which operates two casinos in Atlantic City, joined the list of casino operators in New Jersey that have filed for bankruptcy. Trump Entertainment operates the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. The casino industry in Atlantic City is declining due to growing competition from new rivals in the northeastern United States and a fall in disposable income. Around 8,300 people are losing jobs in Atlantic City with three casinos closing in less than a month.

Spitting, punching, obscenities In 'director's cut' of Rice video Posted: 09 Sep 2014 05:37 AM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Ray Rice and Janay Palmer can be heard shouting obscenities at each other, and she appears to spit in the face of the three-time Pro Bowl running back right before he throws a brutal punch in a video shown to The Associated Press by a law enforcement official.

Final 2014 U.S. primaries to pick contenders for governor, Senate Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:35 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Voters in five eastern states are set to vote in the final primary elections of 2014 to pick gubernatorial candidates in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York and U.S. Senate challengers in New Hampshire and Delaware. The incumbent Democratic governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island opted not to seek re-election, setting the stage for two competitive party primaries in each state. ...

New Hampshire voters to pick Republican challenger for U.S. Senate Posted: 09 Sep 2014 04:20 AM PDT Senator Scott Brown aims to complete his rebranding as a native son of New Hampshire on Tuesday by winning the Republican nomination to run against incumbent U.S. Brown faces a three-way primary with former state Senator Jim Rubens, whose campaign has won the backing of a new super-PAC aimed at reducing the role of money in U.S. Republicans including Arizona Senator John McCain, former Massachusetts Governor and failed 2012 presidential candidate Mitt Romney and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush have all thrown their weight beyond Brown, seeing his candidacy as a chance for their party to retake a majority in the U.S.

Jury selection begins in trial of Florida 'race war' planner Posted: 09 Sep 2014 03:34 AM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Tuesday in the Florida trial of an alleged ringleader of a white supremacist group that was broken up in 2012 while training near Orlando and Disney World for a "race war". Marcus Faella, 41, is charged with paramilitary training and shooting into a structure in Osceola County. Prosecutors said Faella is a member of the American Front, a nationwide, military-style, skinhead organization, which is modeled on Britain's far right, whites-only National Front. Faella was arrested in 2012 after an informant infiltrated his heavily fortified center for the AF on his isolated property in St. Cloud, about 11 miles from the Walt Disney World theme parks, according to an arrest affidavit.

Sarah Palin's real reality show Posted: 09 Sep 2014 02:30 AM PDT I watched all 77 videos on her new online TV channel and lived to tell the tale. In fact, I was actually kind of … moved.

If deemed mentally fit, California college gunman set for trial: local CBS affiliate Posted: 09 Sep 2014 01:43 AM PDT (Reuters) - A California grand jury has indicted a former nursing student with seven counts of murder in a shooting rampage at a Christian college, freeing prosecutors from having to present their case to a judge before proceeding to trial if the defendant is later declared mentally competent, a local CBS broadcaster reported. An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled in January last year that Korean-American One Goh was mentally incompetent to stand trial. If a judge determines at a later point that Goh has regained his mental competency, he would be ordered to stand trial in the high-profile case. Broadcaster CBS cited Alameda County prosecutors in saying that charges originally brought against Goh were incorporated in the Aug. 22 indictment.

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