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Hasan: 'I would still be a martyr' if executed

Hasan: 'I would still be a martyr' if executed

Hasan: 'I would still be a martyr' if executed

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:46 PM PDT

File - In this Aug. 8, 2013 file courtroom sketch, Maj. Nidal Hasan, second from right, sits with his standby defense attorneys Maj. Joseph Marcee, left, and Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, second from left, as presiding judge Col. Tara Osborn looks on, during Hasan's trial, in Fort Hood, Texas. Testimony has been moving so quickly during the military trial of the soldier accused in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that the judge decided to give jurors extra time on Monday in between witnesses to finish their notes.(AP Photo/Brigitte Woosley, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Army psychiatrist on trial for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood told mental health experts after the attack that he "would still be a martyr" if convicted and executed by the government, according to newly released documents.

Federal plea deal in NH details hepatitis C pains

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital. Kwiatkowski, accused of infecting dozens of patients with hepatitis C through tainted needles, told investigators he had been stealing drugs for more than a decade and was "killing a lot of people," according to a plea agreement filed Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, that would send him to prison for 30 to 40 years. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The plea agreement reached by a traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C in New Hampshire describes in new detail the distress and pain some of them have suffered.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:44 PM PDT

App Store Official Charts for the week ending Aug. 12, 2013:

The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 15, 2012 file photo released by Point Foundation shows Robin Thicke performing at "Voices On Point" Concert & Gala in Los Angeles. Thisck's iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending Aug. 12, 2013:

Nuke unit fails key security test

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - This 2002 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the launch key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D. The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control _ and if necessary launch _ nuclear missiles after a string of unpublicized and unacceptable failings, including a potential compromise of missile launch codes. The group's deputy commander said it is suffering WASHINGTON (AP) — An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation's land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force charged with the military's most sensitive mission, the general in charge of the nuclear air force told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Actor testifies for Calif. paternity-rights bill

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, March 6, 2011 file photo, actor Jason Patric attends the after party for the opening night of the Broadway play "That Championship Season" in New York. A child custody case involving Patric and his ex-girlfriend has grown into a heated battle in California about whether certain sperm donors should be granted parental rights. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — "The Lost Boys" actor Jason Patric is asking California lawmakers to pass a bill that could allow him another chance to seek paternity rights for his 3-year-old son.

Icahn tells Apple CEO to buy back more stock

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:35 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says Apple should buy back more stock.

Bahrain on edge ahead of opposition-called protest

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:34 PM PDT

A Bahraini anti-government protester wearing a national flag watches for riot police as tires burn on a street in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Inspired by the movement behind Egypt's military coup, pro-democracy activists in Bahrain are hoping to gain new momentum by calling for nationwide protests Wednesday. Authorities warned they will "forcefully confront" any large demonstrations, raising fears of more violence in the strategic Gulf kingdom. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Inspired by the movement behind Egypt's military coup, anti-government activists seeking more influence in Bahrain are hoping to gain new momentum by calling for nationwide protests Wednesday. Authorities warned they will "forcefully confront" any large demonstrations, raising fears of more violence in the strategic Gulf kingdom.

Polish climber dies on Mount Hood

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:34 PM PDT

Sebastian Kinasiewicz is seen in an undated photo provided by the Hood River County Sheriff's Office. The search resumed early Tuesday, Aug. 13. 2013 for Kinasiewicz, a Polish military man who failed to return from an attempt to summit Oregon's Mount Hood. Kinasiewicz has been in the United States for drone training at the Insitu company in Bingen, Wash. (AP Photo/Hood River County Sheriff's Office)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crews on Tuesday found the body of a Polish military man on Oregon's Mount Hood, authorities said.

Boss: Manning wasn't too mentally unstable to work

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:33 PM PDT

FILE - Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., in a Tuesday, July 30, 2013 file photo, after receiving a verdict in his court martial. Manning's defense team is opening its case at the soldier's sentencing hearing. Defense attorney David Coombs says he expects to call the first of more than a dozen witnesses Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 in the court-martial at Fort Meade, near Baltimore. He says Manning will give a statement before the defense rests on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's violent outbursts and a photo of himself dressed as a woman ideally should have blocked him from deploying to Iraq, but the Army needed his skills, the soldier's former boss testified Tuesday.

Israelis begin releasing 26 Palestinian prisoners

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:32 PM PDT

Relatives of Taher Zyoud hang a banner with his picture at his home in the West Bank village of Selat Al-Harithyah near Jenin, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Zyoud is one of the 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them held for deadly attacks, Israel agreed to release this week as a part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. Arabic reads, "He made me good, He let me out of prison" and "The hero released prisoner Taher Mohammed Zyoud welcome back to your home and to your family." (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel began the process of releasing 26 Palestinian prisoners late Tuesday, an initial gesture on the eve of renewed Mideast negotiations.

Mars food study researchers to emerge from dome

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT

HONOLULU (AP) — Six researchers have spent the past four months living in a small dome on a barren Hawaii lava field at 8,000 feet, trying to figure out what foods astronauts might eat on Mars and during deep-space missions.

Republic Steel faces $1.1M in fines for violations

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republic Steel faces more than $1.1 million in federal fines for serious safety violations at its manufacturing plant in Canton, Ohio.

Chipotle considering change to allow antibiotics

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill says it's reviewing a change to start using some beef that's been treated with antibiotics, but said no decision has yet been made on the matter.

Gunman takes 3 hostages at north La. bank

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:27 PM PDT

ST. JOSEPH, La. (AP) — Authorities say a gunman has taken at least three people hostage at a bank in northeastern Louisiana.

UN chief says drone strikes must comply with law

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The head of the United Nations said Tuesday during a visit to Pakistan that drone strikes must comply with international law, touching on an issue that has created friction between Islamabad and Washington.

Missing Iowa border collie found stuck in a tree

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT

This Aug. 11, 2013, photo provided by Ron Stevenson shows Laddy, a border collie, who was found Sunday stuck up in a tree two blocks from his Davenport home, Iowa. Cynthia Weeks, his owner, said she believes Laddy escaped Friday from an invisible electronic fencing system thanks to a non-working battery in his collar. She said his love for squirrels and chasing things probably led him up the tree. Despite a few abrasions on the pads of his feet, he's otherwise fine. (AP Photo/Ron Stevenson) MANDATORY CREDITDAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A 7-year-old border collie who was missing from his Iowa home for a few days didn't get very far — he only went up.

Soccer-loving pope cheers Messi, other players

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:18 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis is applauded by Italy goalie Gianluigi Buffon, left, and Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi during a private audience at the Vatican, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Two big-name Argentines have had a VIP meeting at the Vatican, Pope Francis and Barcelona football star Lionel Messi. The player, his fellow teammates on the Argentine national soccer squad as well as Italy's national team players were enjoying a private audience Tuesday with the first Latin American-born pontiff in the Apostolic Palace. The teams meet Wednesday in Rome in a friendly match. Francis told the players to remember they are role models on and off the field "for better or worse." He asked for their prayers for himself "on the playing field God put me on. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis cheered fellow Argentine Lionel Messi and other soccer stars Tuesday as he led a morality-focused pep rally of sorts at the Vatican for Argentina and Italy's national teams ahead of their eagerly awaited friendly match.

NJ Sandy victims introduced as Powerball winners

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:14 PM PDT

In this Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 photo provided by the New Jersey Lottery, the 16 unidentified workers from an Ocean County garage in a New Jersey shore community hit hard by Superstorm Sandy pose with a winner's check from the $448 million Powerball drawing, on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The group had one of three winning tickets in the lottery. (AP Photo/New Jersey Lottery, Sam Fromkin)TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Six people afflicted by Superstorm Sandy, as well as the daughter of a legislator who wrote the law creating the New Jersey Lottery, are among the 16 county garage workers who won a third of the recent $448 million Powerball national jackpot.

FIFA asks WCup host Russia to explain anti-gay law

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has asked authorities in 2018 World Cup host Russia for "clarification and more details" about a new anti-gay law, joining the International Olympic Committee in seeking answers from Moscow.

Stock market creeps higher as Treasury yield rise

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 31, 2013, file photo, trader Michael Urkonis works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Hopes over the European economy coupled with a strong bounce-back in Japan's Nikkei stock index shored up markets Tuesday, ahead of key U.S. retail sales data that could have a bearing on when the Federal Reserve starts to rein in its monetary stimulus. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes edged higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, led by gains in technology companies and banks.

Eurozone turning a corner as recession set to end

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:08 PM PDT

A construction worker reaches out for a stone while working on a building in downtown Lisbon, Friday, Aug. 9, 2013. Portugal's unemployment rate has fallen for the first time in two years according to the bailed-out country's statistics agency that reported preliminary estimates show the jobless rate in the second quarter dropped to 16.4 percent from a record 17.7 percent in the first quarter. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)LONDON (AP) — The recession that's gripped the eurozone since late 2011 is likely over.

Backers, foes of ousted Egypt leader battle in Cairo streets

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:05 PM PDT

By Tom Finn and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Mursi battled in the streets of Cairo on Tuesday, showing Egypt remained dangerously split six weeks after the army overthrew him in response to mass unrest against his rule. As demonstrators hurled rocks at each other and police fired tear gas, an initiative by Al-Azhar, a top religious authority, to resolve the crisis appeared to inch forward. ...

BlackBerry shares jump on sale speculation

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT

TORONTO (AP) — BlackBerry shares surged Tuesday on a report that its largest shareholder is looking to take the company private and on speculation about how much the company could fetch.

Oil rises on US retail sales data; pump price dips

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:58 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil rose Tuesday as a government report indicated consumer spending could boost economic growth in the months ahead.

Fire causes blackout on Greek resort island

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Visitors to the Greek resort of Santorini faced candlelit dinners with warm beer after a power station fire left the entire island without electricity for more than eight hours at the peak of the tourist season.

Railway in Quebec train tragedy loses license

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 16, 2013 file photo, workers stand before mangled tanker cars at the crash site of a train derailment and fire in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, that happened on July 6. Canada's transportation agency said Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013 that it has taken away the operating license of the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway and its Canadian subsidiary, the U.S.-based rail company whose runaway oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, killing 47 people. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz, Pool, File)TORONTO (AP) — Canada's transportation agency has taken away the operating license of the U.S.-based rail company whose runaway oil train derailed and exploded in a Quebec town, killing 47 people.

Even worse odds than in 2008 for Mideast deal

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:53 AM PDT

A man holds a sign which reads, "Red week, the Israeli government releases twenty six murderers," during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, as people protested Israel's decision to release 26 Palestinian prisoners, most of them held for deadly attacks, as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that led to a resumption of Mideast negotiations. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)JERUSALEM (AP) — The same negotiators, the same issues, a familiar venue: The sense of deja vu is overwhelming as Israelis and Palestinians start Wednesday on their third attempt in 13 years to draw a border between them.

Brazil says it needs answers on NSA surveillance

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:52 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves journalist after a press conference at the headquarters of the Colombian National Police Counter-Narcotics in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 12, 2013. Kerry is on a one-day official visit to Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota on Tuesday criticized U.S. surveillance in Brazil and said the trust between the U.S. and Brazil would be damaged if U.S. explanations about the program are not satisfactory.

Icahn has large Apple stake; calls company extremely undervalued

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:52 AM PDT

File photograph of Investor Carl Icahn speaking at the Wall Street Journal Deals & Deal Makers conference at the New York Stock ExchangeSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he now has a "large stake" in Apple Inc, which he believes to be extremely undervalued. The billionaire, with a reputation for pushing aggressive corporate change, said on Twitter he discussed a larger buyback program with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook. "Had a nice conversation with Tim Cook today. Discussed my opinion that a larger buyback should be done now," Icahn tweeted. (Reporting by Edwin Chan; Editing by Carol Bishorpic)

Tompall Glaser, an original Nashville outlaw, dies

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tompall Glaser, a country music singer, publisher and studio owner best known for his association with the outlaw movement against record labels, died Tuesday. He was 79.

Fan who died in fall went to several games a month

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:49 AM PDT

Baseball fans look over a railing at Turner Field near the scene where a man fell 60 feet from the upper deck Monday Aug. 12, 2013. Atlanta police spokesman John Chafee confirmed the death of the man, whose name has not been released. The man fell during Monday night's game between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, Curtis Compton) MARIETTA DAILY OUT, GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT) LOCAL TV OUT (WXIA, WGCL, FOX 5).ATLANTA (AP) — A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan who fell about 65 feet to his death at the team's stadium was waiting out a rain delay in a smoking area and talking to his mother on the phone shortly before the accident.

Peru military chief: Explosion killed rebels

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:48 AM PDT

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's armed forces chief says an explosion apparently triggered by bullets and an ensuing fire killed the two Shining Path rebels believed to be the top two military leaders of the cocaine-funded insurgency.

Crews successfully conduct burnout at Idaho town

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:47 AM PDT

The 80,300-acre Elk Fire Complex burns across Elmore County, Idaho , Sunday Aug. 11, 2013. The Elk Complex Fire has so far charred more than 125-square-miles and is now the nation's top wildfire priority, according to federal wildfire officials. (AP Photo/Times-News,Ashley Smith) Mandatory CreditBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Fire crews in central Idaho capitalized on favorable winds Tuesday to continue burnout operations around a small mountain community, seeking to push a wildfire toward an area torched by a massive blaze last year.

Bright kicks off GOP challenge to US Sen. Graham

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A challenger for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat said Tuesday that he is running in the GOP primary because South Carolina needs more conservative representation and someone who isn't so friendly with Democrats.

Regulator: New nuke plant now wouldn't make sense

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:36 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — If Georgia was starting from scratch, it could not financially justify the nuclear power plant now under construction.

Govt, states try to block proposed airline merger

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, file photo, American Airlines and US Airways jets prepare for flight at a gate at the Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The Justice Department and a number of state attorneys general on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is trying to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways, saying it would cause "substantial harm" to consumers by leading to higher fares and fees.

Kerry, Israeli PM discuss new settlements

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:35 AM PDT

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says he thinks it would be better if Israel did not make settlement announcements while peace talks are under way, but he doesn't think they threaten the second round of talks Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Ackman gone, but J.C. Penney's problems remain

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:34 AM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2012 file photo shows William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management in Toronto. Ackman has resigned from J.C. Penney Co.'s board as part of a deal to resolve an unusually public battle between the activist investor and the struggling department store operator. J.C. Penney's rose in premarket trading Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit, File)PLANO, Texas (AP) — The boardroom drama may be over, but J.C. Penney is still grappling with an uncertain future.

Actresses urge support for Calif. paparazzi bill

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 11:33 AM PDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Actresses Halle Berry and Jennifer Garner are urging California lawmakers to support legislation that would impose tougher penalties on paparazzi who harass celebrities and their children.
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