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• Pennsylvania beauty queen accused of faking cancer for donations
• IS affiliate in Egypt releases image of slain Croat captive
• Exclusive: Atlantic City recovery costs reach $1.7 million and growing
• No arrests in Ferguson protests for first time in five days: police
• Judge to hear about Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension settlement talks
• Texas to execute man convicted of killing veteran police officer
• After 2 nights of tension, a peaceful protest in Ferguson
• Wildfire escalates in northern California, people flee homes
• U.S. military helicopter crashes in waters off Okinawa: media
• Officer fired for 'troubling' decisions in shooting of Texas teen
• Trump says he'll release policy specifics soon
• Clinton relents, gives up possession of private email server
• Police release video they say shows Ferguson suspect with gun
• New York probes allegations of inmates beaten after prison escape
• Senator offers plan to pay for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel
• New Hampshire to make criminals face victims' families at sentencing
• Oath Keepers return to Ferguson, angering police

Pennsylvania beauty queen accused of faking cancer for donations Posted: 12 Aug 2015 01:01 PM PDT A Pennsylvania beauty queen accused of collecting charity funds by pretending to have cancer was in custody on Wednesday after being stripped of her sash and crown, court records show. Miss Pennsylvania U.S. International 2015, Brandi Weaver-Gates, 23, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one felony count of theft by deception and another of receiving stolen property. An anonymous letter tipped off police to the actions by Weaver-Gates, the complaint said.

IS affiliate in Egypt releases image of slain Croat captive Posted: 12 Aug 2015 10:49 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Islamic State sympathizers circulated an image Wednesday that appears to show the grisly aftermath of the beheading of a Croatian hostage abducted in Egypt, which if confirmed would mark the first such killing of a foreign captive in the country since the extremist group established a branch here last year.

Exclusive: Atlantic City recovery costs reach $1.7 million and growing Posted: 12 Aug 2015 10:18 AM PDT New Jersey is spending at least $1.7 million, more than twice as much as previously known, on professionals mainly from the audit firm Ernst & Young LLP (EY) to turn around distressed gambling hub Atlantic City. The city's tax base shrank by two-thirds in five years because of casino competition from neighboring states, prompting Governor Chris Christie, now a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, to appoint emergency manager Kevin Lavin in January. Under Lavin, EY [ERNY.UL] billed $1.25 million for its second phase of work, currently underway, to develop a long-term recovery strategy, according to documents obtained through a public records request.

No arrests in Ferguson protests for first time in five days: police Posted: 12 Aug 2015 07:51 AM PDT Protests in Ferguson, Missouri, over last year's police killing of an unarmed black teenager ended peacefully on Wednesday morning, law enforcement officials said, after shots had been fired and shop windows smashed earlier in the week. It was the first night since Friday to end without arrests, said St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire. The mainly black St. Louis suburb of 21,000 people has had months of largely peaceful protests punctuated by nights of rioting, arson and gunfire since a white police officer fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, 2014.

Judge to hear about Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension settlement talks Posted: 12 Aug 2015 06:28 AM PDT NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Football League and the players' union are expected to update a Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday on their progress, or lack of it, toward a settlement of their dispute over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's 'Deflategate' suspension. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who has pushed for a settlement, is expected to hear a closed-door briefing from the league and union regarding their efforts to resolve the case without the judge deciding whether to uphold Brady's ban.

Texas to execute man convicted of killing veteran police officer Posted: 12 Aug 2015 04:32 AM PDT Texas plans on Wednesday to execute Daniel Lopez, 27, who was convicted of killing a veteran police officer in 2009 and has waived his rights to appeal his death sentence. If the execution goes ahead, it would be the 528th in Texas, the most of any state since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Lopez was convicted of striking Corpus Christi Police Lieutenant Stuart Alexander at high speed with a sports utility vehicle as he was fleeing from police.

After 2 nights of tension, a peaceful protest in Ferguson Posted: 12 Aug 2015 01:53 AM PDT Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Tuesday night.

Wildfire escalates in northern California, people flee homes Posted: 12 Aug 2015 01:02 AM PDT By Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A wildfire burning in northern California grew rapidly on Tuesday near another massive blaze that has destroyed dozens of buildings, forcing some residents to evacuate their homes for the second time in as many weeks. The so-called Jerusalem Fire, sparked on Sunday, has spread across 14,000 acres (5,665 hectares) and was burning aggressively through drought-parched vegetation north of Napa Valley wine country, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said. The fire, burning about 100 miles (160 km) north of San Francisco, was 5 percent contained, Cal Fire said.

U.S. military helicopter crashes in waters off Okinawa: media Posted: 12 Aug 2015 12:29 AM PDT A U.S. military helicopter crashed in waters off the Japanese southern island of Okinawa, Japanese media reports said on Wednesday, adding there was no immediate information on possible casualties. The reported accident comes as Japan's central government begins talks with Okinawa's governor over contentious plans to relocate a U.S. Marines air base to a less crowded part of the island, host to the bulk of U.S. military forces in Japan. The U.S. Forces, Japan had no immediate comment.

Officer fired for 'troubling' decisions in shooting of Texas teen Posted: 11 Aug 2015 09:01 PM PDT A white officer who fatally shot a black Texas teenager last week at a Dallas-area car dealership has been fired after making a series of troubling decisions, Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said on Tuesday. Christian Taylor, a 19-year-old college football player at Angelo State University, became the latest unarmed black man to die at the hands of a white police officer after officials said he was seen on security surveillance tape vandalizing cars at an auto dealership in Arlington. Taylor was shot multiple times by Arlington police officer Brad Miller, 49, who was still undergoing training with the department, police said.

Trump says he'll release policy specifics soon Posted: 11 Aug 2015 07:36 PM PDT BIRCH RUN, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump says his campaign is prepared to lay out specific policy plans. He's just not ready yet.

Clinton relents, gives up possession of private email server Posted: 11 Aug 2015 07:03 PM PDT After months of demands she relinquish the server, she directs her team to give the device to the Justice Department.

Police release video they say shows Ferguson suspect with gun Posted: 11 Aug 2015 05:57 PM PDT By Scott Malone FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - St. Louis County Police released a video on Tuesday that they said shows a suspect, who has been accused of firing on police, drawing a pistol from his pants during protests in strife-torn Ferguson, Missouri. Tyrone Harris, 18, was shot by police and is in critical condition. The incident occurred on Sunday in the St. Louis suburb where largely peaceful demonstrations over police shootings of unarmed black men have been punctuated by violence.

New York probes allegations of inmates beaten after prison escape Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:20 PM PDT Authorities are investigating allegations that guards beat and abused dozens of inmates in an upstate New York prison after the daring escape of two convicted killers in June, state corrections officials said on Tuesday. The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said it had been investigating for several weeks the allegations of prisoner abuse at the Clinton Correctional Center, which were first reported in the New York Times on Tuesday. Prisoners left behind in the so-called honor section of the prison, reserved for inmates with good behavior including Richard Matt and David Sweat before their June 6 escape, described "being beaten while handcuffed, choked, and slammed against cell bars and walls," the Times reported.

Senator offers plan to pay for New Jersey-New York rail tunnel Posted: 11 Aug 2015 04:04 PM PDT U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York on Tuesday put forward a plan to pay for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River linking New Jersey and New York City, following lengthy delays that have left commuters stranded and frustrated in recent weeks. Schumer proposed creation of a non-profit development corporation that would help raise money to pay for the multibillion-dollar project and also pushed to expedite repairs to the existing tunnel, which dates to the early 1900s. "We are fast approaching a regional transportation Armageddon: the busiest rail line in the country stranded without a way into New York," Schumer said at a press conference on Tuesday.

New Hampshire to make criminals face victims' families at sentencing Posted: 11 Aug 2015 03:00 PM PDT New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan on Tuesday signed a law that requires convicted criminals to appear in court at sentencing when victims' families and friends are given the opportunity to express their pain. In the end, convicted murderer Seth Mazzaglia, 33, dropped the request and attended the sentencing, where family members of his victim, Elizabeth "Lizzy" Marriott, expressed profound grief and anger toward him.

Oath Keepers return to Ferguson, angering police Posted: 11 Aug 2015 01:18 PM PDT A group of five heavily-armed white men calling themselves the Oath Keepers arrived in Ferguson, Mo., late Monday night, angering police who feared their presence would only inflame tensions.

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