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Banderas, Griffith announce 'loving and friendly' split

Banderas, Griffith announce 'loving and friendly' split

Banderas, Griffith announce 'loving and friendly' split

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:25 PM PDT

Melanie Griffith (L) and Antonio Banderas arrive on the red carpet for the 84th Annual Academy Awards on February 26, 2012, in Hollywood, CaliforniaHollywood power couple Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith announced the end of their 18-year marriage Friday, saying they had agreed to divorce "in a loving and friendly manner." Griffith filed for divorce in Los Angeles citing "irreconcilable differences" for the split, according to documents published by the TMZ celebrity news website. It is the second divorce for Banderas, who was previously married to Spanish actress Ana Leza for eight years, divorcing in 1996, the same year he married Griffith. The couple rubbished rumors of strife in 2012 after Banderas was seen dancing with Indian actress Mallika Sherawat in Cannes, and Griffith was seen without her wedding ring, People magazine noted.

Spy agency uncovers sense of humor in debut tweet

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:24 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — For a spy agency that likes to blend into the background, the CIA's debut on Twitter has revealed a covert sense of humor.

GM recalling 89,000 autos

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:24 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 89,000 autos because of air bag defects and other problems.

Yogi Berra, D-Day vet, honored on 70th anniversary

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:23 PM PDT

Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra looks on as he is honored by the U.S. Navy for his service 70 years ago during the D-Day Invasion at a ceremony at the Yogi Berra Museum in Montclair, N.J., Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (AP) — Seventy years ago, a 19-year-old from St. Louis was on a small attack boat launching rockets at the Germans during the Allied invasion of Normandy.

Man suspected of killing Canadian Mounties caught

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:21 PM PDT

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — A man suspected of gunning down three Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been charged with three counts of first degree murder and two attempted murder charges following his arrest Friday.

Clinton papers: Concerns over Commerce, Rwanda

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:19 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 18, 1996 file photo shows President Bill Clinton meets reporters in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. Former President Bill Clinton mused that congressional Republicans wanted to abolish a federal agency because it was headed by a black man, and his administration voiced concerns about the mass killings in Rwanda, according to a new batch of records released Friday. Documents show that during a practice session for his 1996 State of the Union speech, Clinton unloaded on GOP lawmakers who wanted to kill the Commerce Department. Clinton suggested they wanted to get rid of the department because the late Commerce Secretary Ron Brown did a better job than corporate executives who had served. (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A new batch of records from former President Bill Clinton's administration shows the ex-president musing about Republican plans to abolish a federal agency led by a black official, White House concerns about mass killings in Rwanda and political strategizing against former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Ex-Guatemala police chief gets life in prison

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT

Yves Bertossa, Prosecutor of the Canton of Geneva, briefs the journalists after the verdict in the case of former head of Guatemala police Erwin Sperisen, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, June 6, 2014. A Swiss court has sentenced Guatemala's former police chief to life in prison after convicting him of involvement in seven extrajudicial killings. Erwin Sperisen was arrested in Switzerland in 2012 and accused of planning and directing operations to kill detainees during his tenure as police chief from 2004-2007. He was tried in Switzerland because he has dual Swiss and Guatemalan nationality. Geneva's criminal court said it found Sperisen guilty of being jointly responsible for six killings and directly responsible for a seventh. (AP Photo/Keystone,Martial Trezzini)BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss court on Friday sentenced Guatemala's former police chief to life in prison for his role in seven extrajudicial killings.

Lawsuit challenges North Dakota gay marriage ban

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 27, 2013 file photo, demonstrators hold flags and chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the second day of gay marriage cases before the court. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision is somewhat clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal - same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Seven couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutional prohibition on same-sex marriage in North Dakota, making it the last state in the country with a ban to be sued by gay couples seeking the right to marry in their home state.

From Brazil to Croatia to the World Cup

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT

Croatia's Eduardo Da Silva gestures during the internationa friendly soccer match between Croatia and Mali, in Osijek, Croatia, Saturday, May 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Watch Eduardo da Silva as the bands play the Brazilian and Croatian national anthems before the opening match of the World Cup on Thursday in Sao Paulo.

Stocks move higher as US jobs grow at healthy clip

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT

FILE - This March 4, 2013 file photo shows a sign for Wall Street on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures rose Friday, June 6, 2014, after the government said U.S. employers hired at a good clip for the fourth month in a row. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing higher after the U.S. government reported more healthy job growth in May.

Shower of rose petals over Statue of Liberty marks D-Day

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:05 PM PDT

Rose petals are dropped from a helicopter on the Statue of Liberty on June 6, 2014, on Liberty Island in New YorkA million red rose petals were showered over the Statue of Liberty on Friday in a spectacular display to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy during World War II. Dropped from three helicopters, the petals looked tiny against Lady Liberty, a 305-foot (93-meter) colossus rising from an island in New York harbor. One hundred and thirty French and American schoolchildren unfurled huge French and American flags at the foot of the statue, and sung French and American hymns, in honor of the US forces that stormed ashore June 6, 1944 to help liberate France from Nazi occupation. "I am not a hero, the heroes are still in Normandy, and France," said 91-year-old Joseph Chiopolo, a former army medic who remembers the landing on Omaha Beach with horror.

Help! My car's engine cut off: Here's what to do

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:05 PM PDT

FILE - This April 1, 2014 file photo shows the ignition switch of a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt in Alexandria, Va. The ignition switch on the Cobalt and other small cars was so poorly designed that it easily slipped out of the run position, causing engines to stall. Engineers knew it; as early as 2004, a Cobalt stalled on a GM test track when the driver's knee grazed the key fob. By GM's admission, the defective switches caused over 50 crashes and at least 13 deaths. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The faulty General Motors ignition switches blamed for dozens of crashes, some fatal, aren't the only reason a moving car can suddenly stall. It happened to Bill Van Tassel a couple of weeks ago, as he was steering his Mazda Miata around a turn on an Interstate onramp.

Official: 1 hurt in stabbing at Virginia Navy site

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:05 PM PDT

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — The Navy conducted a massive manhunt Friday for a sailor that officials said stabbed another service member multiple times near one of its naval hospitals.

World honors D-Day's fallen, 70 years on

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:03 PM PDT

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — It was a day of pride, remembrance and honors for those who waded through blood-tinged waves, climbed razor-sharp cliffs or fell from the skies, staring down death or dying in an invasion that portended the fall of the Third Reich and the end of World War II.

Seattle student pepper-sprayed, tackled gunman

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT

Jon Meis is taken from the scene by medics after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. A 19-year-old man was fatally shot and two other young people were wounded after a gunman entered the foyer at Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus and started shooting Thursday afternoon. When he paused to reload, a student building monitor disarmed him. Meis is the student monitor who is credited with stopping the suspected gunman, Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, by pepper spraying him and tackling him. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDITSEATTLE (AP) — The man blasting away with a shotgun paused to reload, and Jon Meis saw his chance.

North Korea detains third US tourist

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (C) delivers a speech before the commanding officers of the combined units of the Korean People's Army in Samjiyong, North Korea's Ryaggang province on April 1, 2014North Korea said Friday it had detained a US tourist for "hostile activities" after he reportedly left a bible at a hotel, bringing to three the number of Americans held by the reclusive regime including missionary Kenneth Bae. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said in a brief report that Jeffrey Edward Fowle was being questioned by authorities after violating visa regulations. "US citizen in custody for committing anti-DPRK (North Korea) hostile activities", KCNA said in its headline accompanying the story. The United States confirmed the arrest, although State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said she could not name the detainee for privacy reasons.

Another awkward encounter for Obama, Putin

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:55 PM PDT

A giant screen shows US president Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin on split-screen during an international ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day on Sword Beach in Ouistreham, in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6 June 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Ian Langsdon, Pool)BENOUVILLE, France (AP) — Add another awkward chapter to the long-running story of the tense relationship of President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US consumer spending surges in April

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:55 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers increased their borrowing by a sizable amount in April, with growth in credit card debt rising at the fastest pace in more than 12 years.

D-DAY NOTEBOOK: Old film, new dance recall history

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:51 PM PDT

Actors perform as President Barack Obama watches the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Sword Beach in Ouistreham, France, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)BENOUVILLE, France (AP) — Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole.

Melanie Griffith files to divorce Antonio Banderas

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 7, 2008 file photo shows actors Antonio Banderas, right, and his wife Melanie Griffith at the Gala premier of "The Other Man" at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. Griffith filed for divorce from Banderas on Friday June 6, 2014 in Los Angeles, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the end of their 18-year marriage. (AP Photo/Jonathan Hayward, CP, FIle)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Melanie Griffith filed for divorce Friday from Antonio Banderas, her husband of 18 years.

Ben Crane shoots 65, takes early lead at St. Jude

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:49 PM PDT

Ben Crane leaves the 18th green after finishing his second round of the St. Jude Classic golf tournament Friday, June 6, 2014, in Memphis, Tenn. Crane finished the day at 12-under 128. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ben Crane shot a 5-under 65 Friday grabbing a six-stroke lead during the rain-delayed second round of the St. Jude Classic at the TPC Southwind.

Texas GOP advances 'reparative therapy' for gays

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:47 PM PDT

Delegates to the Texas GOP Convention cheer for Gov. Rick Perry after his speech in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, June, 5, 2014. In his address, the longest-serving governor in the state's history focused more on the future and national issues than his political legacy at home. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gay Republicans in Texas said Friday they may stop fighting their party's proposed endorsement of "reparative therapy" over worries that even tougher anti-gay language could be added to the party platform.

Clinton chafed at GOP push to abolish Commerce

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:47 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton mused that congressional Republicans wanted to abolish a federal agency because it was headed by a black man, and his administration voiced concerns about the mass killings in Rwanda, according to a new batch of records released Friday.

Acting chief says VA won't tolerate intimidation

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan GibsonSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson warned VA administrators on Friday that intimidation or retaliation against anyone who calls attention to problems within the veterans' health system will not be tolerated.

Ivory Coast colossus Toure fights for African pride

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT

File photo of Manchester City's Toure celebrating his goal against Manchester United during their English Premier League soccer match in ManchesterIvory Coast midfield colossus Yaya Toure has few obvious reasons to be unhappy - he is enormously successful, earns more than $350,000 a week at Manchester City and will soon play at the World Cup. Yet Toure says the fact he comes from Africa means he is not properly appreciated. Toure's uncompromising comments reflect a drive for success that took the powerfully built player to Belgium at the age of 18 and then in quick succession to teams in Ukraine, Greece and France before he signed for Barcelona in 2007. The 31-year-old was part of the team that won the Spanish title in 2009 and beat Manchester United in the final of the Champions League, a match where he showed his flexibility by playing out of position at centre-back.

Rumors of asylum raise hopes for migrant families

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT

In this June 3, 2014 photo, three-year-old Perla Calidono, of Copan, Honduras, plays at the Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe migrant shelter in Reynosa, Mexico. She and her mother, 23-year-old Sandra Calidono, are among the families hoping to soon cross illegally into the United States. Like a game of telephone, the word has spread about young children being reunited with parents in the U.S., about mothers being released with their babies. It's given hope to an unknown number of migrants willing to risk the dangerous crossing _ with their young children _ in order to escape intense poverty and crime at home. (AP Photo/Christopher Sherman)REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) — The 27-year-old Honduran woman is desperate to know if the rumor is true: that she'll be allowed to stay in the United States because she is traveling with her 2-year-old daughter.

Woman sues after STD diagnosis posted on Facebook

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:42 PM PDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio woman whose medical record was posted to Facebook, revealing her name and a syphilis diagnosis, has sued the hospital where she was treated and the worker who accessed her information.

California Chrome finishes last run before Belmont

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT

California Chrome takes a lap, with exercise rider Willie Delgado up, during a workout at Belmont Park, Friday, June 6, 2014, in Elmont, N.Y. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome has finished his final run-through before he goes for history and the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.

Coca-Cola ad: Working off a soda takes 23 minutes

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows cans of Coca-Cola in Doral, Fla. Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda.

Billionaire pleads guilty to sexual assault charge

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT

RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin billionaire pleaded guilty Friday to having repeated sexual assault with a teenage girl, a charge that prosecutors ended up downgrading from a felony to a misdemeanor after they said the victim and her family repeatedly refused to cooperate with them.

NBA Timberwolves name Saunders as new coach

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:36 PM PDT

Flip Saunders, the Minnesota Timberwolves' president of basketball operations, pictured on March 5, 2011, was named as the new coach of the NBA team, which has not reached the playoffs for 10 consecutive seasonsFlip Saunders, the Minnesota Timberwolves' president of basketball operations, was named Friday as the new coach of the NBA team, which has not reached the playoffs for 10 consecutive seasons. Saunders served as coach of the Timberwolves for parts of 10 campaigns from 1995-2005, overseeing the team's most successful span, which included a run to the 2004 Western Conference finals after a team-record 58-win season. "After an exhaustive process and several thorough discussions with Flip, we came to the conclusion that he was the stabilizing force needed to lead our team," Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said.

D-DAY NOTEBOOK: Of film footage and modern dance

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:35 PM PDT

Colored smoke fills the sky as WWII veterans stand to attention flanked by children during an international ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings on D-Day on Sword Beach in Ouistreham, in Normandy, France, Friday, June 6 June 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. (AP Photo/Ian Langsdon, Pool)BENOUVILLE, France (AP) — Historical film footage and modern interpretive dance recreated the images of World War II at D-Day's 70th anniversary, a blend of old and new that bridged seven decades and depicted a once riven Europe as a newly unified whole.

New tests may settle debate over disputed Vermeer

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:35 PM PDT

This image made available by Christie's in London on Friday June 6, 2014 shows the painting LONDON (AP) — Verily, it's a Vermeer.

Uber taxi app valued at $17 bn in new funding round

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:34 PM PDT

A woman attempts to hail a taxi in New York City on February 13, 2014Internet Age taxi app Uber upshifted to the elite ranks of Silicon Valley on Friday with a round of funding that gives the California-based startup a whopping $17 billion value. "With our growth and expansion, the company has evolved from being a scrappy Silicon Valley tech startup to being a way of life for millions of people in cities around the world," Uber said in a blog post. Since launching in San Francisco four years ago, Uber has spread to 128 cities in 37 countries, according to the company. Uber said the latest funding round will result in about $1.4 billion being raised and give the company a value of $17 billion.

Seattle suspect had mental health evaluations

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:34 PM PDT

Jon Meis is taken from the scene by medics after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. A 19-year-old man was fatally shot and two other young people were wounded after a gunman entered the foyer at Otto Miller Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus and started shooting Thursday afternoon. When he paused to reload, a student building monitor disarmed him. Meis is the student monitor who is credited with stopping the suspected gunman, Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, by pepper spraying him and tackling him. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDITSEATTLE (AP) — Police say the suspect in a shooting at a small Seattle university was hospitalized twice in recent years for mental health evaluations.

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:32 PM PDT

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

Police: Arizona couple abused adopted daughters

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Kimery Lynn Jorg. Jorg and her husband Johan Glenn Jorg have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse, accusing them of severely malnourishing two adopted daughters and forcing them to sleep in a backyard tent either nude or only in a diaper at their Peoria, Ariz., home. According to Peoria police, the 13-year-old and 11-year-old girls also were subjected to strict punishment routines that included hourlong running sessions and memorization of Bible verses. The couple appeared Thursday night, June 5, 2014 before a judge who set bond at $100,000 apiece. (AP Photo/Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)PHOENIX (AP) — Police in suburban Phoenix have arrested a married couple on suspicion of child abuse, accusing them of severely malnourishing two adopted daughters and forcing them to sleep in a backyard tent either nude or only in a diaper.

Funeral held for 6-year-old stabbed in NY elevator

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Daniel St. Hubert is arraigned at Brooklyn criminal court, Thursday, June 5, 2014, in New York. St. Hubert is the accused in a knife attack that left a 6-year-old boy dead and a 7-year-old girl critically injured in a public housing building that didn't have security cameras. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — About 1,000 people from all walks of life, some crying and others wearing photo-emblazoned T-shirts, gathered Friday to mourn a 6-year-old Brooklyn boy stabbed in a public housing project elevator.

D-Day anniversary events around US and abroad

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT

One of three helicopters showered 1-million rose petals on the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Friday is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings of Allied troops in Normandy, the largest amphibious invasion in history and a turning point in World War II. Here are some of the events held or planned around the United States and in France:

Bill Clinton, Winfrey to attend Angelou memorial

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:16 PM PDT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey are joining first lady Michelle Obama at a weekend memorial service for poet and author Maya Angelou (MY'-uh AN'-juh-loh).
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