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AP source: Dolphins' Keller (knee) out for season

AP source: Dolphins' Keller (knee) out for season

AP source: Dolphins' Keller (knee) out for season

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:49 PM PDT

Houston Texans safety D.J. Swearinger (36) tackles Miami Dolphins tight end Dustin Keller (81) during the second quarter of a pre-season NFL football game at Reliant Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, in Houston. Keller was taken off the field on a cart after injuring his leg. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle,Brett Coomer)MIAMI (AP) — Dustin Keller will miss the entire season with a knee injury that leaves the Miami Dolphins without much experience at tight end, a position in which they were counting on an upgrade to enliven their offense in 2013.

Obama plays final golf round before vacation ends

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:43 PM PDT

President Barack Obama golfs at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama returned to the golf course Sunday to play his sixth and final round of a weeklong vacation on Martha's Vineyard.

Petition drive to recall San Diego mayor begins

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - San Diego Mayor Bob Filner speaks during a news conference at city hall, in San Diego in this July 26, 2013 file photo. Filner is challenging a recall effort by touting city progress during his term — an indication that he has no intention of resigning. Filner, in a statement obtained Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 by The Associated Press, made no mention of the reason recall organizers want to boot him from office — allegations by more than a dozen women that he made unwanted advances such as inappropriate statements or groping. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)SAN DIEGO (AP) — The campaign to oust San Diego's embattled mayor is underway.

Utah girl dies after wind sends trampoline flying

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:37 PM PDT

PANGUITCH, Utah (AP) — A 9-year-old southern Utah girl is dead after a strong wind gust picked up the backyard trampoline she was sitting on and sent it flying more than 150 feet.

EU to 'urgently review' its relations with Egypt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

Egyptians security forces escort an Islamist supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood out of the al-Fatah mosque and through angry crowds, after hundreds of Islamist protesters barricaded themselves inside the mosque overnight, following a day of fierce street battles that left scores of people dead, near Ramses Square in downtown Cairo, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Tallal)BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will "urgently review" its relations with Egypt, where more than 800 people have died in clashes between security forces and supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi, officials said Sunday.

Insight: Some U.S. feedlots rue loss of 'Vitamin Z' Zilmax

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

A view of the Merck & Co. campus in Linden, New Jersey in this file photoBy Lisa Baertlein and P.J. Huffstutter (Reuters) - After nearly a decade of relying on weight-gain feed additives as a lifeline to survival, some of the 75,000 U.S. cattle feedyards that dot rural America in places such as Texas and the Great Plains, suddenly must do without the leading product Zilmax - nicknamed "Vitamin Z." Merck & Co's announcement on Friday that it was suspending the sale of Zilmax in the United States and Canada surprised many cattle owners and feedlot operators, who say Zilmax and other beta-agonists have been a godsend for a struggling U.S. ...

'The Butler' serves box-office success at No. 1

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:23 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Lee Daniels' The Butler" is serving up success at the box office.

Despite odds, Calif. city becomes 2 newspaper town

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:23 PM PDT

This Aug. 15, 2013, photo shows new, empty news stands ready to hold copies of the Long Beach Register on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, Calif. Published by the Orange County Register, the Long Beach Register makes its five-day-a-week debut Monday, Aug. 19. It's the first expansion of the Register outside of Orange County under new owners Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz, who bought the newspaper's parent company, Freedom Communications Inc., last year. The Long Beach Register will have a newsroom staff of 20 and compete with the established newspaper in town, the Long Beach Press-Telegram. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city.

NecronomiCon to celebrate horror writer Lovecraft

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — If you've enjoyed the works of Stephen King, seen the films "Alien" or "Prometheus," or heard about the fictional Arkham Asylum in Batman, thank H.P. Lovecraft, the early 20th century horror writer whose work has been an inspiration to others for nearly a century.

Egypt: 36 killed in Brotherhood escape attempt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father's funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Badie, the son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, was killed by Egyptian security forces Friday during clashes in Cairo's Ramses Square. Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not allow further violence after the deaths of hundreds in days of political unrest, while still calling for the political inclusion of Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's official news agency says 36 people were killed when Muslim Brotherhood detainees tried to escape from a prison truck convoy in northern Cairo.

Bolt finishes worlds with another gold, wins 4x100

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:12 PM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt dances as he celebrates winning gold in the men's 4x100-meter relay final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)MOSCOW (AP) — Usain Bolt stumbled on the track, even almost fell down.

Mexico's new gov't follows old drug war strategy

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:07 PM PDT

File-This July 23, 2013 file photo shows armed members of a local self-defense group wearing white T-shirts with the slogan MEXICO CITY (AP) — With the capture of two top drug lords in little more than a month, the new government of President Enrique Pena Nieto is following an old strategy it has openly criticized for causing more violence and crime.

Nadal beats Isner for Cincy title

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal, from Spain, falls to the court after defeating John Isner 7-6 (8), 7-6 (3) to win the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)CINCINNATI (AP) — Not even John Isner's steamiest serves could keep Rafael Nadal from winning another hard-court title.

Clouds, added crews aid fight against Idaho fire

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

A helicopter makes a drop while battling the Beaver Creek Fire on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013 north of Hailey, Idaho.(AP Photo/Times-News, Ashley Smith) Mandatory CreditHAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Fire managers are expressing optimism in their battle against a wildfire that has scorched nearly 160 square miles and forced the evacuation of 2,300 homes near two central Idaho resort communities.

Report: JPMorgan investigated for China hiring

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. regulators are looking into whether JPMorgan Chase hired the children of Chinese officials to help it boost its business in China, The New York Times reported.

Torre says MLB working on winning back fans' trust

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Major League Baseball vice president Joe Torre told The Associated Press on Sunday the sport is doing everything it can to win fans' trust back when it comes to players using performance-enhancing drugs.

Gibson: 'Cheaters' like Braun rob other players

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2011, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson watches batting practice before playing against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game in San Diego. Gibson said Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, that "cheaters" like Ryan Braun rob other players of opportunities for moments such as his pinch-hit home run during the ninth inning of Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kirk Gibson would like to have a private conversation with disgraced slugger Ryan Braun.

EU weighs aid, commercial links with Egypt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy listens to Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat's reply to his address to the Maltese parliament in VallettaBy Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments will this week question how to best use their economic ties with Egypt to pressure Cairo's army-backed rulers into finding a peaceful compromise with supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. At stake could be a 5 billion euro ($6.7 billion) package of grants and loans promised by the EU, its member governments and international financial institutions last year, as well as various trade incentives, EU officials and experts say. ...

Lawyer: Norwegian imprisoned in Congo has died

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:25 AM PDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Tjostolv Moland, one of two Norwegian citizens imprisoned in Congo since 2009 on murder charges, has died in prison, his lawyer and government officials said Sunday. He was 32.

Egypt army chief: New clashes won't be tolerated

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:22 AM PDT

A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father's funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Badie, the son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, was killed by Egyptian security forces Friday during clashes in Cairo's Ramses Square. Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not allow further violence after the deaths of hundreds in days of political unrest, while still calling for the political inclusion of Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not tolerate further political violence after nationwide clashes killed hundreds, as security forces detained Muslim Brotherhood members in raids aimed at disrupting planned rallies.

Congress split on cutting off aid to Egypt

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken March 10, 2011, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first Muslim elected to Congress, becomes emotional as he testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee on the extent of the radicalization of American Muslims on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic leaders have generally supported President Barack Obama's stance on Egypt. But Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, Ellison said, "I would cut off aid but engage in intense diplomacy in Egypt and in the region to try to say, look, we will restore aid when you stop the bloodshed in the street and set up a path towards democracy that you were on before." He said, "In my mind, there's no way to say that this was not a coup. It is. We should say so. And then follow our own law, which says we cannot fund the coup leaders." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the streets of an important Middle East ally.

Egypt's cabinet debates Brotherhood's fate, death toll climbs

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:12 AM PDT

Egypt's Foreign Minister Fahmy speaks during a news conference in CairoBy Alistair Lyon and Tom Finn CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's army-backed rulers met on Sunday to discuss their bloody confrontation with deposed President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood amid contrasting proposals for compromise and a fight to the death. In a televised speech to military and police officers, army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to crack down on anyone using violence, but also struck an apparently inclusive note, telling Mursi's supporters: "There is room for everyone in Egypt. ...

Some of Guantanamo's hardest cases to get new look

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT

In this Sept. 17, 2007 photo released on Aug. 13, 2013 by defense lawyer U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, detainee Faez al-Kandari, 36, is shown in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base. Faez al-Kandari is a Kuwaiti who has been held for more than 11 years at the Guantanamo Bay prison. The Pentagon says the roughly 50 men in the indefinite detention category are held under international laws of war until the GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — As the U.S. renews its effort to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, it will soon begin reconsidering the fate of prisoners such as Mohammed al-Shimrani.

Paul: GOP big enough to accommodate him, Christie

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says he and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will continue to disagree over national security and other issues, but the Republican Party is big enough to accommodate both men's views.

Castro back in Cubs lineup after blunder

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:10 AM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Starlin Castro was back in the Cubs lineup a day after being pulled for making a mental mistake the day before.

Fed minutes, euro zone surveys to point the way

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:04 AM PDT

Sun rises to the east of the U.S. Federal Reserve building in WashingtonBy Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - A blend of past and present holds the key this week to gauging global economic prospects. Month-old minutes from the Federal Reserve could offer hints on when the U.S. central bank will scale back its extraordinary stimulus and up-to-date sentiment indicators will help track momentum in the reviving euro zone. The single currency area ended an 18-month recession last quarter, growing 0.3 percent, and August business surveys are likely to show the modest recovery is slowly broadening out. ...

Report: Clashes on Saturday in Egypt killed 79

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 11:01 AM PDT

A friend of Ammar Badie, 38, killed Friday by Egyptian security forces during clashes in Ramses Square, and also son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, shouts, "Allah is the greatest," while attending his burial in Cairo's Katameya district, Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Egypt increased security at the Supreme Constitutional Court building ahead of planned mass rallies by supporters of the country's ousted President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim government says clashes on Saturday between police and supporters of the country's ousted president killed 79 people.

Southern African leaders back re-election of Zimbabwe's Mugabe

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:48 AM PDT

Zimbabwe's President Mugabe addresses supporters during celebrations to mark the country's Defence Forces Day in the capital HarareBy Mabvuto Banda LILONGWE (Reuters) - Southern African leaders on Sunday endorsed the re-election of veteran President Robert Mugabe, brushing aside a campaign from Zimbabwe's opposition MDC who said the vote July was rigged and its results should be overturned. The decision by the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), which helped broker a power-sharing deal after disputed elections in 2008, clears the way for Mugabe, 89, to be sworn as early as this week for a fresh five-year term. ...

Guantanamo prosecutors want 2014 trial for 9/11 case

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:43 AM PDT

By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Prosecutors in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal are pushing the judge to set a September 2014 trial date in the 9/11 case, a decision that could hinge on how deeply the defense is allowed to delve into the defendants' treatment in secret CIA prisons. A U.S. military judge, Army Colonel James Pohl, will hear arguments on the issue in a weeklong pretrial hearing that begins on Monday at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. ...

UN chemical arms experts arrive in Syrian capital

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:40 AM PDT

In this image made from video, U.N. weapon inspectors collect their luggage from their U.N. vehicle as they arrive at a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. A team of U.N. weapons inspectors arrived in Damascus on Sunday for a long-delayed mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical arms in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/AP Video)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — After months of drawn-out negotiations, United Nations experts arrived in Damascus on Sunday to begin their investigation into the purported use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war.

Liberia's president marks decade of peace

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:39 AM PDT

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf celebrated a decade of peace on Sunday by attending a prayer service held at the scene of one of the worst massacres recorded during the country's 14-year civil war.

Pistorius trial: What happens next

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:31 AM PDT

File: Athlete Oscar Pistorius weeps in court in this Friday, Feb 15, 2013, file photo at his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. It is reported Sunday Aug. 18, 2013, that the trial of Pistorius will be in early 2014 but the exact date will likely be set in court on upcoming Monday, according to prosecutors. (AP Photo/Antione de Ras - Independent Newspapers Ltd South Africa) SOUTH AFRICA OUTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is due to re-appear in a South African court on Monday to face charges of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Here's what is expected to happen next:

UN inspectors arrive in Damascus on chemical probe

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:17 AM PDT

In this image made from video, U.N. weapon inspectors collect their luggage from their U.N. vehicle as they arrive at a hotel in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. A team of U.N. weapons inspectors arrived in Damascus on Sunday for a long-delayed mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical arms in Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/AP Video)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A team of U.N. weapons inspectors arrived in Damascus on Sunday for a long-delayed mission to investigate the alleged use of chemical arms in Syria's civil war.

Prosecutors getting to motive in Fort Hood trial

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:13 AM PDT

FILE- In this Aug. 6, 2013, file courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan sits in court for his court-martial in Fort Hood, Texas. The prosecutors pursuing the death penalty against the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will soon begin trying to answer a difficult but key question_ determining why Hasan attacked his fellow soldiers in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The prosecutors pursuing the death penalty against the Army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will soon begin trying to answer a difficult but key question: Why did Maj. Nidal Hasan attack his fellow soldiers in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military base?

NYPD faces prospect of 2 new, separate watchdogs

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:13 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — After years of burnishing a reputation as one of the nation's most potent police forces, the New York Police Department appears poised to become one of the most closely monitored.

U.N. chemical weapons inspectors to start work in Syria on Monday

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:11 AM PDT

Ake Sellstrom the head of a U.N. chemical weapons investigation team arrives in DamascusDAMASCUS (Reuters) - A team of U.N. chemical weapons experts have arrived in Damascus and will start work on Monday to investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war. President Bashar al-Assad's government and the rebels fighting him have accused each other of using chemical weapons, a step which the United States had said would cross a "red line" in a conflict which has killed 100,000 people. Like the broader Syrian conflict, the issue of chemical weapons has divided world powers. ...

C. African Republic: Rebel chief is new president

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The rebel leader whose fighters toppled the government of Central African Republic earlier this year was sworn in as president on Sunday, beginning an 18-month countdown to elections in a country that aid organizations say is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Jamaica sweeps 6 sprint events with relay golds

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 09:50 AM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning his third gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)MOSCOW (AP) — Usain Bolt is perfect again.

Insight: Egypt seen as graveyard of Islamist ambitions for power

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 09:32 AM PDT

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flee from shooting in front of Azbkya police station during clashes at Ramses Square in CairoBy Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT (Reuters) - As the army ruthlessly crushes the Muslim Brotherhood on the streets of Cairo, having swept away its elected president, Egypt is being painted as the graveyard of the Arab Spring and of Islamist hopes of shaping the region's future. This week's bloody drama has sent shockwaves out of Egypt, the political weathervane and cultural heart of the Arab world. ...

Bolt wins 3rd gold, helps Jamaica win 4x100 relay

Posted: 18 Aug 2013 08:35 AM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt competes to win the men's 200-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) — Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the world championships, anchoring Jamaica to victory in the 4x100-meter relay on Sunday.
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