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• Apparent explosion injures woman on Rhode Island beach: CBS news
• Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch
• US psychology group colluded with govt 'torture' program: report
• Greeks heading to Brussels for crucial talks
• John Sununu: Time to reconsider the George H.W. Bush presidency
• At least 1 killed by blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo
• In Los Angeles, Trump speaks out on undocumented immigrants
• Judge in drought-hit California blocks water cut orders for some farmers
• Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions
• Judge refuses to remove himself from Arizona sheriff's profiling case
• Greek lawmakers back bailout reform plan
• Cleveland judge won't be forced to issue warrants in Rice shooting

Apparent explosion injures woman on Rhode Island beach: CBS news Posted: 11 Jul 2015 11:16 AM PDT (Reuters) - A woman was injured on Saturday in an apparent explosion at a beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, CBS News reported emergency officials as saying.

Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:13 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Saturday that recent U.S. airstrikes it assisted destroyed the top leadership of a fledging Islamic State affiliate there, potentially striking a major blow to an insurgent group already targeted by local Taliban fighters.

US psychology group colluded with govt 'torture' program: report Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:38 AM PDT The US's top psychology association colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA to devise ethical guidelines to support post-9/11 interrogation techniques that have since been labeled as torture, a report said Friday. The association colluded with several government agencies, including the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to devise ethical guidelines for the interrogation program under former president George W. Bush, according to the review.

Greeks heading to Brussels for crucial talks Posted: 11 Jul 2015 04:42 AM PDT Bailout proposals now enough backing to set up a weekend of negotiations to stave off financial collapse.

John Sununu: Time to reconsider the George H.W. Bush presidency Posted: 11 Jul 2015 02:51 AM PDT

At least 1 killed by blast at Italian Consulate in Cairo Posted: 11 Jul 2015 01:47 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A large explosion struck outside the Italian Consulate in Egypt's capital Cairo early Saturday, severely damaging the building and killing one civilian, and injuring four others, officials said. An Italian diplomat said the consulate was closed at the time and no staff members were wounded in the blast.

In Los Angeles, Trump speaks out on undocumented immigrants Posted: 10 Jul 2015 11:49 PM PDT By Phoenix Tso LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump met in Los Angeles on Friday with families whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants, saying U.S. immigration policy has allowed criminals from other countries to find sanctuary in American borders. "People came into the country illegally and killed their children," Trump said at a press conference at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. During his speech, Trump vented about illegal immigrants, claiming that many of the people crossing the border from Mexico are criminals and rapists.

Judge in drought-hit California blocks water cut orders for some farmers Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:26 PM PDT California regulators violated the rights of some farmers by demanding mandatory water cutbacks without giving them a prior hearing, a state judge ruled on Friday. California is in the fourth year of a catastrophic drought that has cost its farm sector billions, and prompted the state's first-ever mandatory cutbacks in urban water use. Sacramento Superior Court Shelleyanne Chang issued a temporary order restraining the state from punishing four Central Valley districts, which includes dozens of farmers, for disregarding curtailment orders imposed to help conserve water, court records show.

Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:11 PM PDT It's not unique to the federal government," said Tony Scott, who spent 35 years in the private sector running systems at companies such as Microsoft Corp, Walt Disney Co and General Motors Co. Scott was named as the federal CIO in February and knew from the start that stepping up cyber defenses would be a focus. The hacks have created a political firestorm and led on Friday to the resignation of the chief of the Office of Personnel Management as Americans questioned the security of government-housed data. Scott began reviewing the status of cyber security at government agencies early in his tenure.

Judge refuses to remove himself from Arizona sheriff's profiling case Posted: 10 Jul 2015 08:50 PM PDT A federal judge on Friday refused to remove himself from a racial-profiling case being pressed against hardline Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio and his deputies. U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow rejected a motion made by Arpaio's lawyers that the judge recuse himself because his decisions in the high-profile case could be seen as biased. In a 40-page written ruling, Snow said the basis for the claims made in May by the Maricopa County sheriff and his chief deputy Gerard Sheridan were "legally insufficient and untimely" and that the case should proceed, including civil contempt hearings.

Greek lawmakers back bailout reform plan Posted: 10 Jul 2015 07:32 PM PDT Greece's parliament backed the government's reform plan containing austerity measures to win a third bailout early Saturday, but with the government suffering significant losses from dissenting lawmakers.

Cleveland judge won't be forced to issue warrants in Rice shooting Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:09 PM PDT A divided Ohio appeals court panel on Friday said it would not force a municipal judge to issue arrest warrants for Cleveland police officers involved in the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in a city park last November. A group of community activists who have sought to bring charges against the officers directly through a little known Ohio law had asked the 8th District Court of Appeals to compel the judge to issue arrest warrants in the case. Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine in June found probable cause for Officer Timothy Loehmann, who shot Rice, and his partner, Frank Garmback, to face charges in the shooting.

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