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• Pencils down: More U.S. colleges drop standardized tests
• Subject of California manhunt killed by deputies
• Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall
• Three injured after balloon crashes in Pennsylvania
• One dead after small plane crashes onto train track in New York
• Trump wants money from Mideast countries supported by US
• Pro-Bush super PAC spending $10M-plus on initial TV campaign
• Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves
• U.S. civil rights leader Julian Bond dies at 75
• Longtime civil rights activist Julian Bond dead at 75
• China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead
• FAA site shows flight delays of 15 minutes or less
• Trump says he'd deport undocumented immigrants as U.S. president
• Front-runners Clinton, Trump descend on Iowa State Fair

Pencils down: More U.S. colleges drop standardized tests Posted: 16 Aug 2015 12:04 PM PDT Don't worry, a growing number of U.S. schools are scrapping standardized test scores as part of admission. Washington, D.C.'s George Washington University last month joined more than 850 U.S. colleges and universities that no longer require applicants to take the SAT or ACT, tests that have been a feature of American student life for decades. Proponents of making the tests optional say the switch can help schools become more diverse and admit students who will thrive even though they may have lagged other applicants on scores.

Subject of California manhunt killed by deputies Posted: 16 Aug 2015 11:00 AM PDT Two deputy sheriffs confronted Benjamin Peter Ashley, 34, on a dirt road in the early evening on Saturday after the owner of convenience store reported that a man fitting Ashley's description had bought some food, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said on Sunday.

Trump says would raise visa fees to pay for Mexican border wall Posted: 16 Aug 2015 10:27 AM PDT (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would increase fees on some Mexican visas and all border crossing cards as part of a broader plan to force Mexico to pay for a wall along the southern U.S. border. On NBC's "Meet the Press," he said he would deport all undocumented immigrants and rescind U.S. President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration. In a policy paper issued on Sunday, Trump said he would increase fees on temporary visas for Mexican chief executives, diplomats and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) workers if Mexico does not agree to pay for the wall.

Three injured after balloon crashes in Pennsylvania Posted: 16 Aug 2015 09:04 AM PDT The balloon's 55-year-old male pilot was attempting to land in a hayfield on Saturday evening, New Holland police said. As the basket touched the ground, the top of the balloon fell onto power lines, and everyone in the balloon apparently suffered injuries from electric shock, police said. New Holland Police Sgt. Mark Willwerth said that all three people were taken to Lancaster General Hospital and two were then taken to burn units at other hospitals.

One dead after small plane crashes onto train track in New York Posted: 16 Aug 2015 08:48 AM PDT (Reuters) - One person is dead and one hospitalized after a small plane crashed onto railroad tracks on Long Island in New York State on Sunday, authorities said. The crash happened about 7:48 a.m. on South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville, about 31 miles east of New York City, said Nassau County Police spokeswoman Maureen Roach. The Hawker Beechcraft BE35 was traveling from Gabreski Airport in Suffolk when the pilot radioed that he was having engine trouble, Roach said.

Trump wants money from Mideast countries supported by US Posted: 16 Aug 2015 07:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is outlining a foreign policy in which the United States would put ground troops in the fight against Islamic State militants and demand money from Middle East countries supported by the U.S.

Pro-Bush super PAC spending $10M-plus on initial TV campaign Posted: 16 Aug 2015 05:45 AM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The powerfully funded super PAC backing Republican Jeb Bush will spend at least $10 million on television time in the earliest voting presidential primary states, the first salvo in a massive TV ad campaign to support the former Florida governor's bid for the Republican nomination.

Obama can do Iran nuclear deal even if Congress disapproves Posted: 16 Aug 2015 05:12 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The September vote on the Iran nuclear deal is billed as a titanic standoff between President Barack Obama and Congress. Yet even if lawmakers reject the agreement, it's not game-over for the White House.

U.S. civil rights leader Julian Bond dies at 75 Posted: 16 Aug 2015 12:48 AM PDT Bond died in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, the Southern Poverty Law Center announced in a statement. Bond was the civil rights organization's first president. "Julian was a visionary and tireless champion for civil and human rights," SPLC said of its former president who held the post from 1971 to 1979.

Longtime civil rights activist Julian Bond dead at 75 Posted: 16 Aug 2015 12:00 AM PDT FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Julian Bond, a civil rights activist and longtime board chairman of the NAACP, has died. He was 75.

China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead Posted: 15 Aug 2015 09:13 PM PDT TIANJIN, China (AP) — Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination.

FAA site shows flight delays of 15 minutes or less Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic was snarled and passengers' tempers frayed on Saturday as many flights to and from airports throughout a large swath of the Northeast stretching from New York down to the Carolinas were delayed or cancelled.

Trump says he'd deport undocumented immigrants as U.S. president Posted: 15 Aug 2015 07:34 PM PDT Republican presidential contender Donald Trump would deport all undocumented immigrants and rescind U.S. President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration if he is elected to the White House, he said in an interview with NBC News that will air on Sunday. "We're going to keep the families together, but they have to go," Trump told NBC's "Meet the Press," according to an excerpt released on Saturday. Asked by host Chuck Todd about illegal immigrants who might have nowhere else to go, Trump said: "We will work with them.

Front-runners Clinton, Trump descend on Iowa State Fair Posted: 15 Aug 2015 02:04 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Hillary Rodham Clinton walked among the booths of funnel cakes and corn dogs at the Iowa State Fair, trailed by a massive pack of media and onlookers, Donald Trump's helicopter circled the fairgrounds in the air above.

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