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California teen welcomed home after kidnapping

California teen welcomed home after kidnapping

California teen welcomed home after kidnapping

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 2011 file photo provided by Andrea Saincome, Hannah Anderson, center, reclining across the laps of others, and James Lee DiMaggio, right, pose for a picture with other members of the extended Anderson and Saincome families. Via a social media site, Hannah Anderson says longtime family friend DiMaggio LAKESIDE, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old girl got a warm welcome home reception five days after FBI agents killed a longtime family friend suspected of torturing and killing her mother and brother and escaping with her to the Idaho wilderness.

Students in tornado-shattered town return to class

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Cam'ron Richardson, right, hugs his brother Anthony Richardson as he heads in for the first day of school at Plaza Towers Elementary School in their temporary location at Central Jr. High School in Moore, Okla., Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. The Briarwood and Plaza Towers elementary schools were destroyed when an EF5 twister hit Moore on May 20. Cam'ron was trapped under the rubble of the tornado that killed two dozen people. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)MOORE, Okla. (AP) — After an anguish-filled summer, students returned to classes Friday at two elementary schools destroyed last spring by a deadly tornado that ripped a 17-mile path of devastation through the suburbs of Oklahoma City.

CIA acknowledges Area 51 _ but not UFOs or aliens

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:08 PM PDT

File - A car moves along the Extraterrestrial Highway near Rachel, Nevada, in this Wednesday, April 10, 2002 file photo. The CIA is acknowledging the existence of Area 51 in newly declassified documents. George Washington University's National Security Archive obtained a CIA history of the U-2 spy plane program through a public records request and released it Thursday Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Laura Rauch, File)LAS VEGAS (AP) — UFO buffs and believers in space aliens are celebrating the CIA's clearest acknowledgement yet of the existence of Area 51, the top-secret Cold War test site that has been the subject of elaborate conspiracy theories for decades.

China seen probing IBM, Oracle, EMC after Snowden leaks

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:08 PM PDT

A worker is pictured behind a logo at the IBM stand on the CeBIT computer fair in HanoverSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's Ministry of Public Security and a cabinet-level research center are preparing to investigate IBM Corp, Oracle Corp and EMC Corp over security issues, the official Shanghai Securities News said on Friday. The report follows revelations by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden of widespread surveillance by the National Security Agency. It also comes as Beijing probes Western drugmakers over allegations of bribery and over-pricing. ...

New NSA revelations stir congressional concern

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - This June 6, 213 file photo shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md. The NSA has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the intelligence agency broad new powers in 2008, The Washington Post reports. In one case, telephone calls from Washington were intercepted when the city's area code was confused with the dialing code for Egypt. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — New revelations from leaker Edward Snowden that the National Security Agency has overstepped its authority thousands of times since 2008 are stirring renewed calls on Capitol Hill for serious changes to NSA spy programs, undermining White House hopes that President Barack Obama had quieted the controversy with his assurances of oversight.

Fort Hood suspect kicked gun from officer's hand

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2013 file courtroom sketch, military prosecutor Col. Steve Henricks, right, speaks as Nidal Malik Hasan, center, and presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn look on during Hasan's court-martial in Forth Hood, Texas. FBI agent Donna Cowling, who searched the apartment of Hasan, testified Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, that it was nearly empty when she led a team to the home the night of the attack. Cowling says there was no furniture, only a card table, a prayer rug and a shredder. On the table was a package for a pistol laser sight, rubber bands and paper towels. (AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — With the gunman standing over her, Fort Hood police officer Kimberly Munley tried to fire her weapon as she lay bleeding on the ground. Nothing happened.

Ga. toll booth charity tradition is back

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:03 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The tradition of travelers paying the toll for the driver behind them on Georgia Highway 400 is back after motorists complained and Gov. Nathan Deal asked for it to be reinstated.

Duffy takes no-hitter into 6th, Royals beat Tigers

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the first inning of the first game of a doubleheader baseball game Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)DETROIT (AP) — Danny Duffy took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and beat Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on a combined two-hitter Friday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Part of NYC bridge closed after smoky truck fire

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:01 PM PDT

A cloud of smoke billows from the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, as seen from Waterside Plaza, on the east side of New York, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, after a truck caught fire on the bridge. There were no reports of injuries but traffic delays were reported on the major crossing between Manhattan and Queens. (AP Photo/Frank Ritter)NEW YORK (AP) — Part of a major New York City bridge will be closed at least through Sunday after a truck caught fire and sent clouds of black smoke billowing over the city.

Djokovic's bid for ATP history ends in Cincy

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:56 PM PDT

John Isner eyes a forehand against Novak Djokovic, from Serbia, during a quarterfinal match at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic's bid to become the first player to win all nine Masters events has been put on hold for at least another year.

Republicans may boycott CNN, NBC presidential debates

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gavels the opening of the second session of the 2012 Republican National Convention in TampaBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Republican party resolved on Friday to boycott any 2016 presidential debates sponsored by CNN and NBC if the networks go ahead with plans to make special programs on Hillary Clinton, who is widely expected to seek the Democratic nomination. Delegates to a meeting of the Republican National Committee voted for a resolution that included the boycott and said the programs would be "little more than extended commercials promoting former Secretary Clinton. ...

Ohio State CB Roby eligible for pretrial diversion

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:49 PM PDT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana prosecutor has offered Ohio State star cornerback Bradley Roby the opportunity to enter a pretrial diversion program that could result in a misdemeanor assault charge being dismissed.

Obama is eager member of golfing presidents' club

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:48 PM PDT

President Barack Obama watches his shot during a golf outing at Mink Meadows Golf Club, in Vineyard Haven, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. President Obama and his wife Michelle are vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) — American presidents love golf — 15 of the last 18 have played — and Barack Obama is an eager member of that club.

Europe takes early 3-1 lead at Solheim Cup

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

United States' Morgan Pressel urges the gallery on for applause after she and her teammate Jessica Korda won their foursome match against Europe's Catriona Matthew from Scotland and Jodi Ewart Shadoff from England in the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Parker, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)PARKER, Colo. (AP) — Three straight long putts stunned America's No. 1 power pairing Friday and helped the Europeans get off to a surprising early lead at the Solheim Cup.

Oil rises for 6th day in a row

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans during a protest in Ramses Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with vigilante residents in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country's Arab Spring uprising. Tens of people were killed in the fighting nationwide, including police officers. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)The price of oil rose for the sixth consecutive day Friday on continuing violence in Egypt and supply disruptions elsewhere in the Middle East and North Africa.

Singer Fergie officially changes her name

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:39 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 30, 2011 file photo shows singer Fergie of the group Black Eyed Peas performing in in New York. Fergie has officially changed her name: The singer born Stacy Ann Ferguson is now Fergie Duhamel. The Grammy winner's representative confirmed the name change Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/ Donald Traill, File)NEW YORK (AP) — She's the F to the E, R, G, the I, the E.

Puerto Rico marina awaits $450M renovation

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean's largest marina is getting a $450 million makeover.

Bridge truck fire sends smoke billowing over NYC

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:29 PM PDT

A cloud of smoke billows from the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, as seen from Waterside Plaza, on the east side of New York, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, after a truck caught fire on the bridge. There were no reports of injuries but traffic delays were reported on the major crossing between Manhattan and Queens. (AP Photo/Frank Ritter)NEW YORK (AP) — A truck fire on a major New York City bridge has been brought under control hours after it sent huge clouds of black smoke billowing over the city.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:25 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

FBI probes nude photo extortion of Miss Teen USA

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 10,2013 file photo, Miss California Teen USA 2013, Cassidy Wolf, is crowned Miss Teen USA 2013. The FBI is investigating allegations that someone tried to extort nude photographs from the newly crowned Wolf, after hacking into a webcam in her Southern California bedroom. (AP Photo/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, File)TEMECULA, Calif. (AP) — The FBI is investigating allegations that the newly crowned Miss Teen USA was the victim of someone who hacked into a webcam in her Southern California bedroom several months ago in an attempt to extort nude photographs from her.

Iraq seeking US drones to curb al-Qaida threat

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Children inspect the aftermath of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A wave of car bombs in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday killed and wounded dozens of people, the latest attacks in a months-long surge in violence. More than 3,000 people have been killed in violence during the past few months, raising fears Iraq could see a new round of widespread sectarian bloodshed similar to that which brought the country to the edge of civil war in 2006 and 2007. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's top diplomat says lethal U.S. drones could be based in Iraq to help fight a growing threat by al-Qaida.

Egypt clashes leave at least 60 dead nationwide

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

Egyptians lay on the ground after being injured during clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Ramses Square, near the Al-Fath mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)CAIRO (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with armed vigilantes in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country's Arab Spring uprising. At least 60 people were killed in the fighting nationwide, including eight police officers.

Icahn's bid to fast-track key Dell lawsuit fails

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock ExchangeBy Dave Warner WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn's legal effort to derail a $25 billion takeover of Dell Inc stalled on Friday after a judge refused to fast-track his lawsuit against the company, an integral part of his months-long opposition campaign. Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Leo Strine waved off Icahn's request to accelerate the lawsuit, dismissing claims that the company and its board wronged shareholders by accepting an undervalued offer from Chief Executive Michael Dell. ...

Phillies fire manager Manuel, promote Sandberg

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels (35) is greeted by manager Charlie Manuel, right, at the dugout afer scoring on a Jimmy Rollins base hit in the third inning of a baseball game in Atlanta, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Charlie Manuel was fired as manager of the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, with his team way out of the pennant race and in a tailspin since the All-Star break.

Companies halt operations amid violence in Egypt

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:13 PM PDT

Egyptian army soldiers take their positions on top and next to their armored vehicles while guarding an entrance to Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide marches after Friday prayers and a "day of rage" to denounce this week's unprecedented bloodshed in the security forces' assault on the supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president that left more than 600 dead. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)DETROIT (AP) — A number of international companies have suspended operations in Egypt as three days of violent street battles make the streets of Cairo unsafe.

Zimbabwe opposition withdraws election challenge

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT

Movement For Democtratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai, center, attends the burial of activist Rebecca Mafukeni in Harare, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Mafukeni died while imprisoned for the alleged murder of a police officer. Tsvangirai who lost to President elect, Robert Mugabe in elections is challenging the results in court and has declared the election null and void. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change said Friday that it is withdrawing a court challenge over disputed election results that gave long-time President Robert Mugabe a commanding victory, saying it did not believe it would get a fair hearing.

Seventeen dead, hundreds rescued after ferry sinks in Philippines

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

A Filipino fisherman in front of an oil tanker M/T Makisig surrounded by oil containment booms off the shore of Cavite province, south of Manila, Philippines, 10 August 2013.By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed but hundreds were rescued after a passenger ferry sank following a collision with a cargo vessel in the central Philippines, a coastguard commander said. "We don't know if there are still people missing," Rear Admiral Luis Tuason told local radio early on Saturday, citing a discrepancy between the actual numbers killed or rescued and the ferry's manifest, which showed 692 crew and passengers on board. ...

SHR not expecting Stewart back for a while

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — While Tony Stewart recovers from a broken leg, his team is still figuring out how to move on without him.

Fight over ex-president marks Mexico's oil debate

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The debate over proposals to open Mexico's oil industry to private companies has become mired in a battle over the memory of revered former president Lazaro Cardenas, roughly Mexico's equivalent of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Longoria to receive Hispanic Heritage Awards

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:56 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Eva Longoria, chef Jose Andres and actor and director Diego Luna are among those who will receive the 26th Hispanic Heritage Awards.

Denver man shot after firing at propane tank

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:54 AM PDT

DENVER (AP) — A man suspected of killing a woman and wounding another is in the hospital after being shot by Denver police after he fired at a propane tank he was carrying.

Reactions to developments in Egypt

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:54 AM PDT

Reactions on Friday around the world to developments in Egypt following clashes in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured:

RNC votes to block CNN, NBC from hosting debates

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, reacts to a speech during the Republican National Committee summer meeting Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, in Boston.The RNC formally renewed its minority outreach effort, introducing the first four members of a BOSTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee approved a resolution Friday to block two television networks from hosting GOP presidential primary debates.

Islamic militants kill 13 in northeast Nigeria

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian legislator and a survivor say suspected Islamic militants have killed 13 people in an attack on a northeast village near where a massacre occurred at a mosque.

Stock selling accelerates into afternoon trading

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Trader Jonathan Corpina, left, and specialist Michael McDonnell work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Stocks bounced back Friday from consecutive days of significant declines, with more evidence of a rebounding U.S. housing market.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks extended declines from earlier this week in late-afternoon trading Friday, hurt by weak performances from retailers and companies sensitive to higher interest rates.

Israel extradites war crimes suspect to Bosnia

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:41 AM PDT

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A former Bosnian Serb soldier accused of taking part in the Srebrenica massacre has been placed into custody to face trial after his extradition from Israel.

Power companies dangle free nights and weekends

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2011, file photo, Manager Nick Reynoza holds a 100-watt incandescent light bulb at Royal Lighting in Los Angeles. In the U.S., companies have different motivations for offering innovative electricity plans. Traditional regulated utilities are trying to reduce stresses on their grids. Upstart power providers are trying to lure new customers. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Electric bills have long been take-it-or-leave-it affairs: Pay one rate for all the power you used the month before, no matter when you used it.

Beirut bomb ups fear of fallout from Syria war

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:38 AM PDT

Hezbollah supporters raise their hands to great Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who delivers a speech through a giant TV screen from a secret location, during a rally marking the seventh anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, at the southern Lebanese-Israel border village of Aita, Lebanon, Friday Aug. 16, 2013. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah says all preliminary investigations show Takfiri groups, a term for Sunni radicals, were likely behind Thursday's bombing in a predominantly Shiite southern suburb of Beirut that killed tens of people and wounded hundreds. The Arabic words on the left and right read:"Our decision is resistance." (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader blamed Sunni extremists Friday for a car bombing that killed 22 people in a Shiite neighborhood south of Beirut, heightening fears that Lebanon will be dragged further into sectarian fallout from the war in neighboring Syria.

Syrian airstrike kills at least 15, wounds dozens

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck targets in a rebel-held district in the contested northern city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 15 people, wounding dozens of others and leaving some buried under the rubble of buildings, activists said.

Key events in Egypt's uprising and unrest

Posted: 16 Aug 2013 11:32 AM PDT

Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi march towards Old Cairo as they carry the coffin, covered with a national flag, of their colleague who was killed during Wednesday' clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with armed vigilantes in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country's Arab Spring uprising. At least 60 people were killed in the fighting nationwide, including police officers.
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