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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party

Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party

Israelis strip-search Arab journalist at US party

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:05 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S.-funded Alhurra network said Thursday that one of its cameramen was interrogated and strip-searched by Israeli security men while covering a July 4 party at the U.S. ambassador's residence near Tel Aviv.

SF Bay area rail talks resume as strike goes on

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:02 PM PDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Striking San Francisco Bay Area rail workers and transit agency officials have returned to the bargaining table for talks that one union leader described as "frustrating."

Reactions to Morsi ouster reveal domestic politics

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT

Egyptian army soldiers stand alert in front of the constitutional court where Egypt's chief justice Adly Mansour was sworn in the nation's interim president Thursday, July 4, 2013. The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)The reactions of some countries to the military overthrow of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi offer a revealing glimpse at their own domestic politics. Here is a look at which side key countries are supporting.

Bolivia's Morales says US aimed to intimidate

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:55 PM PDT

Bolivia's President Evo Morales is welcomed upon his arrival home after an unplanned 14-hour layover in Vienna at the airport in El Alto, Bolivia, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. The European rerouting of the Bolivian presidential plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was aboard ignited outrage Wednesday among Latin American leaders who called it a stunning violation of national sovereignty and disrespect for the region. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday that the rerouting of his plane over suspicions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden was on board was a plot by the U.S. to intimidate him and other Latin American leaders.

Burns, breathing issues killed 19 firefighters

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:45 PM PDT

A young boy holds his hat as he and others stand for the national anthem before the start of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. A mile-high city about 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, Prescott remains a modern-day outpost of the pioneer spirit. It's that spirit that will guide officials as they navigate the days ahead and figure out how to honor the elite Hotshot firefighters who died in a nearby wind-driven wildfire that is still burning. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — The 19 firefighters killed over the weekend in an Arizona blaze died of burns and inhalation problems, according to initial autopsy findings released Thursday.

Counselor killed while staff ate breakfast outside

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Staff members at a summer camp near Yosemite National Park were having breakfast outdoors when they felt what the parent of one counselor described as an earthquake.

Knicks to keep Smith and Prigioni

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:31 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are keeping J.R. Smith and Pablo Prigioni, two key members of their first Atlantic Division championship team since 1994.

Statue of Liberty reopens as US salutes July 4th

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT

Leticia Baes, of the Phillipines, poses for a photo at the bases of the Statue of Liberty, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at in New York. The Statue of Liberty finally reopened on the Fourth of July months after Superstorm Sandy swamped its little island in New York Harbor as Americans across the country marked the holiday with fireworks and barbecues. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)NEW YORK (AP) — The Statue of Liberty reopened on the Fourth of July, eight months after Superstorm Sandy shuttered the national symbol of freedom, as Americans around the country celebrated with fireworks and parades and President Obama urged citizens to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence.

Some Ariz. residents to return home after fire

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:25 PM PDT

A young boy holds his hat as he and others stand for the national anthem before the start of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. A mile-high city about 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, Prescott remains a modern-day outpost of the pioneer spirit. It's that spirit that will guide officials as they navigate the days ahead and figure out how to honor the elite Hotshot firefighters who died in a nearby wind-driven wildfire that is still burning. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents who were forced to evacuate due to a deadly Arizona wildfire will be allowed to return to their homes Thursday evening.

IMF tells Italy: press reforms, create youth jobs

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT

ROME (AP) — The International Monetary Fund pressed Italy on Thursday to do more about "unacceptably high" unemployment, especially among young people and women, and urged it to bring back an unpopular property tax whose return could threaten the survival of Premier Enrico Letta's coalition government.

Portugal politicians try to save government

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:12 PM PDT

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The leaders of Portugal's governing coalition parties remained locked in negotiations Thursday as they attempted to repair differences that threatened to pitch the bailed-out country into turmoil and reignite concerns over Europe's debt crisis.

U.S. enjoys July 4 parades, picnics under watchful eyes of police

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:11 PM PDT

Fireworks for Independence Day are seen in Union Beach, New JerseyBy Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - People across the United States gathered on Thursday for parades, picnics and fireworks at Independence Day celebrations, held under unprecedented security following the Boston Marathon bombings. Spectators waving U.S. flags and wearing red, white and blue headed for public gatherings in Boston, New York, Washington, Atlanta and other cities under the close watch of police armed with hand-held chemical detectors, radiation scanners and camera surveillance, precautions sparked by the deadly April 15 bombings. A U.S. ...

Portugal PM says found formula for government stability

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Communist Party members march during a protest calling for a government resignation in LisbonBy Shrikesh Laxmidas and Axel Bugge LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's prime minister has found a way to maintain government stability with the junior partner in the ruling coalition, but the full details still need to be agreed to end a political crisis that has threatened Lisbon's adjustment under a bailout. Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said a formula had been found after meeting with the leader of the rightist CDS-PP party three times in the past 24 hours to heal the most damaging political rift since the country received a bailout in 2011. ...

Police say missing Madeleine McCann may be alive

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Composite photos showing three-year-old Madeine McCann, left, with a computer generated age progression image of the missing child as she might look now, right, issued Thursday July 4, 2013. British police say Thursday July 4, 2013 they have launched a full investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and want to trace 38 "persons of interest" in the case. Detectives say it's possible that Madeleine, who vanished from a Portuguese holiday resort six years ago, is still alive. (AP Photo/PA, Metropolitan Police, Teri Blythe) MANDATORY CREDIT ONE TIME USE ONLY UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVELONDON (AP) — British police say they have launched a full investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and want to trace 38 "persons of interest" in the case.

Brazil's Batista steps down as chairman of MPX

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 01:10 PM PDT

In this April 7, 2009 file photo, Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista attends a ceremony in which Batista donated about $4.5 U.S. million dollars for the the Rio 2016 Olympic games bid, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Batista has stepped down as chairman of energy company MPX Energia after it was forced to call off a long-sought IPO. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes, File)SAO PAULO (AP) — Eike Batista, not long ago Brazil's richest man, has resigned as chairman of energy company MPX Energia after it was forced to call off a planned IPO, the company said Thursday.

National Guard soldiers, airmen to be furloughed

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:44 AM PDT

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — More than 1,100 National Guard soldiers and airmen in Hawaii — and thousands in other states — will be living with 20 percent less pay over the next three months as the Defense Department carries out automatic federal budget cuts.

Central Pa. fire leaves 4 dead, 3 critically hurt

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:41 AM PDT

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A blaze that erupted early Thursday at a central Pennsylvania home killed four people, including two children, and left three other residents critically injured, authorities said. Investigators believe unattended food caused the fire.

Egypt: Interim president sworn in amid crackdown

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:36 AM PDT

Egyptian soldiers deploy near Cairo University, where Muslim Brotherhood supporters have gathered to support ousted president Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Thursday, July 4, 2013. The chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court was sworn in Thursday as the nation's interim president, taking over hours after the military ousted the Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Adly Mansour took the oath of office at the Nile-side Constitutional Court in a ceremony broadcast live on state television. According to military decree, Mansour will serve as Egypt's interim leader until a new president is elected. A date for that vote has yet to be set.(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — A senior judge was sworn in as Egypt's interim president Thursday to replace ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi as the military launched a major crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. Reeling from what it called a military coup against democracy, the group said it would not work with the new political system.

Cuba: Flap over late cultural figure's estate

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2012 file photo, Alfredo Guevara, president of the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema, speaks during a press conference in Havana, Cuba. Cuban authorities and Guevara's heirs have come into conflict over the cultural icon's legacy including his works of art, documents and books. Two months after the death of the Cuban intellectual, Cuban officials conducted a surprise inventory of Guevara's house Saturday, June 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes, File)HAVANA (AP) — A dispute is brewing in Cuba over the estate of a prominent intellectual and close associate of the Castro brothers after authorities carried out a surprise search of his home.

African Union to meet on Egypt political crisis

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:25 AM PDT

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — The African Union says the removal of Egypt's president was in violation of the country's constitution.

Zimbabwe court orders polls to go ahead July 31

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:22 AM PDT

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that crucial elections will go ahead on July 31 despite appeals to delay the poll from the former opposition in the country's shaky coalition.

Autopsy reveals little on Ariz. firefighter deaths

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:18 AM PDT

A young boy holds his hat as he and others stand for the national anthem before the start of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. A mile-high city about 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, Prescott remains a modern-day outpost of the pioneer spirit. It's that spirit that will guide officials as they navigate the days ahead and figure out how to honor the elite Hotshot firefighters who died in a nearby wind-driven wildfire that is still burning. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — An initial autopsy report on 19 elite firefighters killed over the weekend says they died from accidental "fire-related injuries."

What now? Q&A about latest snag in health care law

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama gestures during a statement about the Affordable Care Act, Friday, in San Jose, Calif. Nothing's ever easy with President Barack Obama's health care law. The latest hitch gives employers an additional year before they must offer medical coverage to their workers or pay a fine. What does the delay mean for workers? And struggling businesses? And is it a significant setback for a law already beset by court challenges, repeal votes and a rush of deadlines for making health insurance available to nearly all Americans next year? (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Nothing's ever easy with President Barack Obama's health care law.

Lisicki and Bartoli reach Wimbledon final

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:16 AM PDT

Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays a return to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in a Women's singles semifinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Thursday, July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON (AP) — Sabine Lisicki advanced to her first Wimbledon final a couple of hours after Marion Bartoli reached her second.

Suicide bomber in Iraq kills 2 police, wounds 19

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:14 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official says a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into police patrolling a city north of the Iraqi capital, killing two police.

Joey Chestnut wins 7th contest with record 69 dogs

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Joey Chestnut, center, wins the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating contest with a total of 69 hot dogs and buns, alongside Tim Janus, left, and Matt Stonie, right, Thursday, July 4, 2013 at Coney Island, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut downed 69 franks and devoured his own record in the men's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest while Sonya Thomas defended her title in the women's competition.

Hard-line Lebanese Sunni cleric releases audio

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:08 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — A hard-line Sunni cleric who disappeared during a shootout with the Lebanese army in the coastal city of Sidon has released an audio confirming he is alive.

Rights groups decry Egypt media crackdown

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:06 AM PDT

CAIRO (AP) — Rights groups are decrying a crackdown by Egyptian authorities on media considered sympathetic to ousted President Mohammed Morsi, shutting down four religious stations, banning the Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper and raiding the office of Al-Jazeera Live Egypt.

Obama treads cautiously on Egypt leader's ouster

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Opponents of Egypt's Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi celebrate outside the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013. A statement on the Egyptian president's office's Twitter account has quoted Mohammed Morsi as calling military measures "a full coup." The denouncement was posted shortly after the Egyptian military announced it was ousting Morsi, who was Egypt's first freely elected leader but drew ire with his Islamist leanings. The military says it has replaced him with the chief justice of the Supreme constitutional Court, called for early presidential election and suspended the Islamist-backed constitution. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is proceeding cautiously in its response to the ouster of Egypt's President's Mohammed Morsi, straddling a line between supporting democracy while declining to take sides.

Mandela on life support as family grave restored

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:49 AM PDT

Family members of former South African President Nelson Mandela carry a coffin of a deceased child to be buried near his house in Qunu, South Africa, Thursday, July 4, 2013. In a macabre family feud fought as Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition, a South African court ruled Wednesday that the former president's grandson must return the bodies of the 94-year-old's three deceased children to their original burial site. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is being kept alive by a breathing machine and faces "impending death," court documents show, as his family gravesite was restored Thursday.

Rapper 50 Cent denies kicking ex-girlfriend

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2013, rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson attends the "After Earth" premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre, in New York. Jackson has been charged with attacking his ex-girlfriend and trashing her Los Angeles condo last month. City Attorney Mike Feuer said Wednesday, July 3, 2013, the 37-year-old "In da Club" singer is charged with domestic violence and vandalism. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 50 Cent denies allegations he attacked his ex-girlfriend and trashed her condo.

Brotherhood leader arrested, Egypt's Islamists call protests

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

Adli Mansour, Egypt's chief justice and head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, speaks at his swearing in ceremony as interim president in CairoBy Asma Alsharif and Shadia Nasralla CAIRO (Reuters) - The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood was arrested by Egyptian security forces on Thursday in a crackdown against the Islamist movement after the army ousted the country's first democratically elected president. The dramatic exit of President Mohamed Mursi was greeted with delight by millions of people on the streets of Cairo and other cities overnight, but there was simmering resentment among Egyptians who opposed military intervention. ...

Containment of deadly Ariz. fire expected to jump

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT

A young boy holds his hat as he and others stand for the national anthem before the start of the Prescott Frontier Days Rodeo, Wednesday, July 3, 2013 in Prescott, Ariz. A mile-high city about 90 miles northwest of Phoenix, Prescott remains a modern-day outpost of the pioneer spirit. It's that spirit that will guide officials as they navigate the days ahead and figure out how to honor the elite Hotshot firefighters who died in a nearby wind-driven wildfire that is still burning. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Prescott town leaders honoring the deaths of 19 hometown firefighters are retooling the over-the-top celebration that has long made this Old West town the place to be on Independence Day.

Germany's Merkel hopes for U.S. answers on spying

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:27 AM PDT

Man wears a mask of U.S. President Obama during a protest in support of former U.S. spy agency contractor Snowden in BerlinBy Roberta Rampton and Gernot Heller BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after a phone call with Barack Obama on Wednesday night that she believed the U.S. president took Germany's concern over reported U.S. spying very seriously, and she hoped coming talks would bring answers. Obama sought to allay the anger in Germany and other European allies in his call with Merkel, during which the chancellor said she made clear to him spying was not what she expected from countries considered friends. ...

2nd re-enactment of Battle of Gettysburg begins

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Re-enactors at Gettysburg National Military Park pause for the playing of Taps at the end of a commemorative march where Pickett's Charge took place during ongoing activities commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. Union forces turned away a Confederate advance in the pivotal battle of the Civil War fought July 1-3, 1863, which was also the war's bloodiest conflict with more than 51,000 casualties. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Battle of Gettysburg is underway for the second time in a week and tourists are converging in droves even if the outcome of the Civil War's pivotal encounter has been known for 150 years.

Djokovic feeling fit and fresh for Wimbledon semis

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:23 AM PDT

Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts after beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in a Men's singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Wednesday, July 3, 2013.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)LONDON (AP) — One semifinalist is rebounding from a taxing five-set comeback. Another was so overwhelmed to reach the final four, he sat on the court and wept. One more has a knee that's being kept in action through the miracles of ice baths, athletic tape and painkillers.

Mexican reforms hostage to opposition in local elections

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:15 AM PDT

Supporter of governor candidate Francisco Vega of the PAN waves a flag in TijuanaBy Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A year after winning the Mexican presidency, Enrique Pena Nieto needs a solid performance by the opposition in state elections on Sunday to keep alive a fragile alliance he built to steer reforms through Congress. Falling short of a majority when he won, Pena Nieto crafted an informal coalition with the opposition to help realize his economic vision, two key parts of which - opening up state oil giant Pemex to private capital and boosting the tax take - he is planning to send to Congress by September. ...

French minister dresses down US at July 4 fete

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday April 23, 2013 file photo French interior minister Manuel Valls addresses members of parliament during questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris. French Interior Minister Manuel Valls has publicly dressed down the United States at the American ambassador's July Fourth garden party, Thursday July 4, 2013, denouncing alleged U.S. PARIS (AP) — France's top security official publicly dressed down the United States at the American ambassador's July 4 garden party, denouncing alleged U.S. "espionage" of France and other countries, while the European Parliament voted to open an investigation.

Pakistan, IMF agree to $5.3 billion bailout

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar, right, shakes hands with IMF mission chief Jeffrey Franks after a joint news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 4, 2013. Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached an initial agreement on a bailout of at least $5.3 billion to stave off an economic crisis as the country's foreign reserves dip perilously low, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan took a major step toward averting an economic crisis Thursday, reaching an initial deal with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout of at least $5.3 billion to help shore up the country's rapidly diminishing foreign reserves.

Some Kenyan parents oppose laptop offer to kids

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 10:13 AM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An ambitious plan by Kenya's government to give laptops to schoolchildren has been opposed by parents who say the money for the computers should instead go toward raising teachers' salaries and feeding children.
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