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• Trump pictured holding live American bald eagle in Time magazine
• Former president Carter to receive treatment for brain cancer
• Jimmy Carter to undergo radiation for cancer on his brain
• Victim in New Hampshire prep school rape trial due back on stand
• 3 firefighters die in wildfire after vehicle crashes
• North, South Korea trade fire along border
• Exclusive: U.S. government, police working on counter-drone system - sources
• Donald Trump, Jeb Bush trade barbs in New Hampshire
• Astronaut 'holding up' 145 days into journey
• California prosecutors say Uber's background checks missed convicts
• 3 firefighters killed in Washington state wildfire
• More racial unrest in St. Louis after police kill black suspect
• Former Los Angeles sheriff's captain pleads guilty to lying at trial
• Ex-chemical company president pleads guilty in West Virginia spill
• Police shoot black man in St. Louis, spur fresh protests

Trump pictured holding live American bald eagle in Time magazine Posted: 20 Aug 2015 11:42 AM PDT Donald Trump appears on the cover of Time magazine this week — but it's not the cover that's drawing the most attention. Inside, the Republican presidential frontrunner is pictured standing in his 25th-floor office in midtown Manhattan holding an eagle.

Former president Carter to receive treatment for brain cancer Posted: 20 Aug 2015 07:52 AM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said on Thursday he will start radiation treatment for cancer on his brain later in the day. Carter, 90, said he will cut back dramatically on his schedule to receive treatment every three weeks after doctors detected four spots of melanoma on his brain following liver cancer surgery. Carter served as president from 1977 to 1981, his one-term in the White House defined by national economic struggles and the embarrassing Iran hostage crisis.

Jimmy Carter to undergo radiation for cancer on his brain Posted: 20 Aug 2015 07:36 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter announced Thursday that he will begin radiation treatment on cancer that is on multiple spots on his brain.

Victim in New Hampshire prep school rape trial due back on stand Posted: 20 Aug 2015 04:17 AM PDT A teenager who says she was raped by a graduating senior at their elite New Hampshire prep school last year is due back on the witness stand on Thursday to face questioning by a defense attorney. The teen testified on Wednesday that fellow student Owen Labrie, now 19, raped her after luring her to a remote building in the wooded campus of St. Paul's School, whose graduates include prominent U.S. business and political figures, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The trial has cast a light on what Labrie has described as the school tradition of a "senior salute," in which younger students agree to sex with graduating seniors.

3 firefighters die in wildfire after vehicle crashes Posted: 20 Aug 2015 03:13 AM PDT TWISP, Wash. (AP) — Three firefighters died after their vehicle crashed and was likely caught by flames as they battled a blaze in Washington state, authorities said. Four other firefighters were injured.

North, South Korea trade fire along border Posted: 20 Aug 2015 02:24 AM PDT South Korea fired rounds at the North in response to a suspected projectile.

Exclusive: U.S. government, police working on counter-drone system - sources Posted: 19 Aug 2015 10:21 PM PDT As concerns rise about a security menace posed by rogue drone flights, U.S. government agencies are working with state and local police forces to develop high-tech systems to protect vulnerable sites, according to sources familiar with the matter. Although the research aimed at tracking and disabling drones is at an early stage, there has been at least one field test. Last New Year's Eve, New York police used a microwave-based system to try to track a commercially available drone at a packed Times Square and send it back to its operator, according to one source involved in the test.

Donald Trump, Jeb Bush trade barbs in New Hampshire Posted: 19 Aug 2015 09:16 PM PDT Trump dismisses Bush as unelectable, while Bush labels his rival a tax-hiking Democrat.

Astronaut 'holding up' 145 days into journey Posted: 19 Aug 2015 09:00 PM PDT Scott Kelly tells Yahoo's Katie Couric what life is like on the International Space Station.

California prosecutors say Uber's background checks missed convicts Posted: 19 Aug 2015 07:09 PM PDT By Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California prosecutors have broadened their civil lawsuit against popular online ride-sharing service Uber, alleging that its background checks missed people previously convicted of murder and sex crimes, court records show. The district attorneys of San Francisco and Los Angeles filed an amended complaint against Uber Technologies Inc on Tuesday, which said "systemic failures in Uber's background check process" came to light after their initial December filing. The new complaint said registered sex offenders, identity thieves, burglars, a kidnapper and a convicted murderer had passed the firm's screening process and were driving for the company until they were cited for providing illegal rides.

3 firefighters killed in Washington state wildfire Posted: 19 Aug 2015 06:33 PM PDT TWISP, Wash. (AP) — Three firefighters were killed and three to four others were injured Wednesday as raging wildfires advanced on towns in north-central Washington, authorities said.

More racial unrest in St. Louis after police kill black suspect Posted: 19 Aug 2015 06:16 PM PDT St. Louis police fatally shot a black teenager they say pointed a gun at them on Wednesday, drawing angry protesters and recalling the racial tensions sparked by the killing of an unarmed African-American teen in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, a year ago. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said the shooting took place as officers were carrying out a search warrant and two young black men ran out the back door of the targeted house. One suspect pointed a gun at officers who then fired about four times, killing him, Dotson said.

Former Los Angeles sheriff's captain pleads guilty to lying at trial Posted: 19 Aug 2015 05:27 PM PDT A former Los Angeles County Sheriff Department's captain charged in a probe of jail abuse pleaded guilty on Wednesday to lying on the witness stand, officials said. Under his plea agreement, William Thomas Carey, 57, must cooperate with U.S. prosecutors in the case against a retired second-in-command at the department. Carey entered his guilty plea in federal court in Los Angeles and faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced on Jan. 25, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Ex-chemical company president pleads guilty in West Virginia spill Posted: 19 Aug 2015 03:36 PM PDT (Reuters) - The former president of a chemical company charged in the contamination of West Virginia's biggest source of drinking water pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three federal pollution counts. Gary Southern, 53, was the last Freedom Industries Inc executive charged in the Elk River spill in January 2014. The leak of a coal-washing chemical near Charleston contaminated the drinking water of about 300,000 people.

Police shoot black man in St. Louis, spur fresh protests Posted: 19 Aug 2015 02:47 PM PDT (Reuters) - Police shot and killed a black man in St. Louis on Wednesday in a killing that drew angry crowds 10 days after protesters marked the anniversary of the police shooting of an unarmed teen in nearby Ferguson.

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