'Whitey' Bulger's defense lawyer pledges appeal

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• 'Whitey' Bulger's defense lawyer pledges appeal
• Israeli pain, Palestinian joy over inmate release
• Boston gangster Bulger convicted of murder and racketeering
• Mexico proposes private firms in oil industry
• Sinkhole swallows part of Florida resort villa
• Sheriff: Suspect in Idaho exchanged gunfire
• Sinkhole causes resort villa to partially collapse
• Oil stabilizes near $106; pump prices fall
• IOC 'cross' with Russia over anti-gay law
• Mursi supporters stand firm, brace for Egypt crackdown
• Study suggests Neanderthals were more advanced
• Miners, deal stocks, Apple in focus on Wall Street
• Bus driver in satisfactory condition after attack
• Top candidate's party in Mali accused of fraud
• Many NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer
• NH man said to have made threats before shooting
• Israel names Palestinians to be freed before peace talks
• Algeria issues arrest warrant for ex-OPEC chief
• Israeli victims' families protest prisoner release
• Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system
• NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' practice is unconstitutional, judge rules
• Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque
• Mo. State Fair bans rodeo clown who mocked Obama
• Column: Fannie, Freddie and our flawed 'Ownership Society'
• Key events in the life of James 'Whitey' Bulger
• Katy Perry to perform new single on MTV's VMAs
• Obama orders creation of intelligence review group
• Jets' McKnight appears OK after carted from field
• New Carole King musical will star Jessie Mueller
• 'Whitey' Bulger guilty of gangland killings
• BlackBerry may put itself up for sale
• Albuquerque hopes 'Breaking Bad' ending a start
• Dominican traffic death rate among world's highest
• Police ID victims in RI slayings, abduction
• Most NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer
• How the Whitey Bulger jury ruled, charge by charge
• Sandberg sells $91 million of Facebook stock
• Immigration debate renews debate over border fence
• US budget deficit down 37.6 percent through July
• Father in adoption dispute refuses extradition

'Whitey' Bulger's defense lawyer pledges appeal Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:44 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A defense attorney says former Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger will appeal his conviction in a string of 11 killings and other underworld crimes.

Israeli pain, Palestinian joy over inmate release Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT BRUKIN, West Bank (AP) — Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks.

Boston gangster Bulger convicted of murder and racketeering Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:41 PM PDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - James "Whitey" Bulger, a brutal gangster who ruled over Boston's criminal underworld in the 1970s and '80s and evaded capture for 16 years, was found guilty of murder and racketeering by a jury on Monday and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. The 83-year-old Bulger, dressed in a gray shirt, dark pants and white sneakers, stood quietly as the verdict was read, showing little emotional response to the decision by jurors to convict him after five days of deliberation in Boston federal court. Bulger's sentencing was scheduled for November 13. ...

Mexico proposes private firms in oil industry Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto is making the most daring gamble yet of his 8-month-old presidency with a proposal to lift a decades-old ban on private companies investing in the state-run oil industry, a cornerstone of Mexico's national pride that's seen production plummet in recent decades.

Sinkhole swallows part of Florida resort villa Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:40 PM PDT CLERMONT, Fla. (AP) — It sounded like a thunderstorm as windows broke and the ground shook, but vacations who were awakened from their rooms at a villa near Orlando soon realized that the building was starting to collapse — parts of it swallowed by a 100-foot sinkhole that also endangered two neighboring resort buildings.

Sheriff: Suspect in Idaho exchanged gunfire Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:36 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A close family friend suspected of abducting a 16-year old girl after killing her mother and younger brother fired at least one shot at FBI rescuers before agents killed him deep in the Idaho wilderness, authorities said Monday.

Sinkhole causes resort villa to partially collapse Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT CLERMONT, Fla. (AP) — It sounded like a thunderstorm as windows broke and the ground shook, but visitors who were awakened from their rooms at a villa near Orlando soon realized the building was starting to collapse.

Oil stabilizes near $106; pump prices fall Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:28 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil held steady around $106 a barrel Monday, while pump prices fell to their lowest level in a month.

IOC 'cross' with Russia over anti-gay law Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:26 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — The Olympic leadership is "cross" with Russia for implementing anti-gay legislation ahead of the Winter Games, a senior IOC official said Monday, insisting that there must be no restrictions on athletes in Sochi next year.

Mursi supporters stand firm, brace for Egypt crackdown Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:26 PM PDT By Yasmine Saleh and Angus MacSwan CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamist supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi refused to abandon their protest camps in Cairo on Monday and said they would fend off any police crackdown with sticks, stones and their faith. By nightfall, though, the streets of the capital were relatively quiet as the security forces held back from any action despite warnings on Sunday that they were ready to dismantle the camps. Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said every effort was being made to resolve the situation through dialogue. ...

Study suggests Neanderthals were more advanced Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:24 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — Researchers have found what they say are specialized bone tools made by Neanderthals in Europe thousands of years before modern humans are thought to have arrived to share such skills, a discovery that suggests modern man's distant cousins were more advanced than previously believed.

Miners, deal stocks, Apple in focus on Wall Street Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:22 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Mining companies and corporate deal stories were in focus Monday on an otherwise quiet day on the stock market.

Bus driver in satisfactory condition after attack Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:20 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A man who shot the driver of a Metro bus on Monday also fired at police as he fled through downtown Seattle and was shot by officers after he boarded another bus, police said.

Top candidate's party in Mali accused of fraud Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:17 PM PDT BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian presidential candidate Soumaila Cisse's supporters on Monday accused the front-runner's party of stuffing ballot boxes as workers tallied votes on chalkboards from an election aimed at restoring stability after a rebellion, a coup and an Islamic insurgency.

Many NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:16 PM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York voters, despite their tradition of rooting for comebacks and supporting eccentric candidates, appear to have had it with Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer and their sex scandals, according to a poll released Monday.

NH man said to have made threats before shooting Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:14 PM PDT MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The president of a New Hampshire YWCA where a father killed himself and his 9-year-old son during a supervised visit says someone determined to carry out violence will do so regardless of security measures.

Israel names Palestinians to be freed before peace talks Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:11 PM PDT By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel named 26 Palestinians on Monday it will free from jail this week under a deal enabling U.S.-backed peace talks to resume. But the goodwill gesture was clouded by new plans to expand Israeli settlements that the United Nations and European Union condemned as illegal and which the Palestinians said were aimed at provoking them to pull out of the negotiations. The 26 prisoners are the first of a total of 104 that Israel has decided in principle to free as part of an agreement reached after shuttle diplomacy by U.S. ...

Algeria issues arrest warrant for ex-OPEC chief Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:10 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's chief prosecutor says an international arrest warrant has been issued for former OPEC president Chakib Khelil for his alleged role in a bribery scandal involving Algeria's state oil company, Sonatrach.

Israeli victims' families protest prisoner release Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:07 PM PDT BRUKIN, West Bank (AP) — Mustafa al-Haj expected to die in an Israeli prison for killing an American-born settler hiking in the West Bank in 1989. Now lights decorate his home to celebrate the planned release of the 45-year-old and more than 100 other Palestinian convicts in a deal that revived Mideast peace talks.

Holder proposes changes in criminal justice system Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder called Monday for major changes to the nation's criminal justice system that would scale back the use of harsh sentences for certain drug-related crimes.

NYPD's 'stop-and-frisk' practice is unconstitutional, judge rules Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:04 PM PDT By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" crime-fighting tactic unconstitutional, dealing a stinging rebuke to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who vowed to appeal the ruling. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin called it "indirect racial profiling" because it targeted racially defined groups, resulting in the disproportionate and discriminatory stopping of tens of thousands of blacks and Hispanics while the city highest officials "turned a blind eye," she said. ...

Agents: 44 gunned down in Nigeria mosque Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:03 PM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Suspected Islamic militants gunned down 44 people praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, two security agents said Monday, the latest in a slew of violence blamed on religious extremists in this country.

Mo. State Fair bans rodeo clown who mocked Obama Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Fair on Monday permanently banned a rodeo clown whose imitation of President Barack Obama getting charged by a bull has been widely criticized as disrespectful.

Column: Fannie, Freddie and our flawed 'Ownership Society' Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:01 PM PDT (Reuters) - More than four years ago, President Obama assumed office promising dramatic reform to the housing market. After all, it was the housing market that triggered the financial crisis, and the vast proliferation of low-quality loans that had fueled the housing bubble. But politics delayed those reforms, and now the president is reopening the issue with a call to wind down the two main federal mortgage agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...

Key events in the life of James 'Whitey' Bulger Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:01 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Key events in the life of James 'Whitey' Bulger, who was convicted Monday by a jury that believed the mob boss took part in 11 slayings, finding him guilty of racketeering and other a slew of other crimes:

Katy Perry to perform new single on MTV's VMAs Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:01 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Katy Perry is returning to the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Obama orders creation of intelligence review group Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is directing his national intelligence director to form a panel of outside experts to review government intelligence and communications technologies.

Jets' McKnight appears OK after carted from field Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:59 AM PDT CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — New York Jets running back Joe McKnight appeared to be OK after he was carted to the locker room, wearing an oxygen mask, after dropping to the field during a drill Monday.

New Carole King musical will star Jessie Mueller Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:58 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Jessie Mueller has nabbed a beautiful Broadway role — she'll be playing celebrated songwriter Carole King in a new musical about the woman who wrote such hits as "It's Too Late" and "You've Got a Friend."

'Whitey' Bulger guilty of gangland killings Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:57 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — James "Whitey" Bulger, the feared Boston mob boss who became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives, was convicted Monday in a string of 11 killings and other gangland crimes, many of them committed while he was said to be an FBI informant.

BlackBerry may put itself up for sale Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:51 AM PDT By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) - Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry is mulling options that could include joint ventures, partnerships or an outright sale, as the company's leading shareholder steps down from its board in a possible prelude to taking a different role. BlackBerry, which pioneered on-your-hip email with its first smartphones and email pagers, said on Monday it had set up a committee to review its options, sparking debate over whether Canada's one-time crown jewel is more valuable as a whole or snapped up piece by piece by competitors or private investors. ...

Albuquerque hopes 'Breaking Bad' ending a start Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:50 AM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It's been five years of meth addicts, deadly shootings, violent drug traffickers and hidden secrets of the desert.

Dominican traffic death rate among world's highest Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:46 AM PDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — High school student Adonis Tineo lay motionless in an overflowing emergency room on a recent afternoon after slamming his motorcycle into a truck laden with rice as he tried to pass a minivan.

Police ID victims in RI slayings, abduction Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT JOHNSTON, R.I. (AP) — A man was charged with killing his girlfriend and her daughter and then kidnapping her son, touching off a search that ended when the 2-year-old was found wandering alone outside in Providence, police said Monday.

Most NY voters embarrassed by Weiner, Spitzer Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:44 AM PDT ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York voters, despite their tradition of rooting for comebacks and supporting eccentric candidates, have had it with Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer and their sex scandals.

How the Whitey Bulger jury ruled, charge by charge Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:43 AM PDT Verdicts of the jury in the James "Whitey" Bulger case:

Sandberg sells $91 million of Facebook stock Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:40 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, has sold $91 million worth of shares in the social networking company.

Immigration debate renews debate over border fence Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:35 AM PDT LOS EBANOS, Texas (AP) — If Congress agrees on a comprehensive immigration reform bill, it will probably include a requirement to erect fencing that would wrap more of the nation's nearly 2,000-mile Southwest border in tall steel columns.

US budget deficit down 37.6 percent through July Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:32 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The government on Monday reported a $97.6 billion deficit for July but remains on track to post its lowest annual budget gap in five years.

Father in adoption dispute refuses extradition Posted: 12 Aug 2013 11:31 AM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The father of a Cherokee Indian girl at the center of an adoption dispute turned himself in to authorities on Monday but refused extradition to South Carolina.

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