CDC probes lab workers' possible anthrax exposure

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• CDC probes lab workers' possible anthrax exposure
• House GOP elects McCarthy, Scalise to leadership
• Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan
• US settles credit discrimination suit against bank
• BRAZIL BEAT: Van Persie takes it easy at practice
• 6th-grader Lucy Li's Open: a 78, then ice cream
• A lack of leading ladies haunts game industry
• Shooting incidents mar Brazil's WCup celebration
• High court: Whistleblowers' testimony is protected
• GE reshapes Alstom power bid
• A guide to fast-moving events in Iraq
• APNewsBreak: Revel files 2nd bankruptcy in 2 years
• Obama to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq
• Swisher's grand slam in 10th gives Indians 5-3 win
• Iraqi forces holding on in fight for oil refinery
• US: Better campus stats needed on dating violence
• Israel bans UK-based Muslim charity accused of funding Hamas
• Top US court limits 'abstract' software patents
• House GOP elects Kevin McCarthy majority leader
• Pope skips procession, takes it easy ahead of trip
• More action needed to protect journalists in crisis zones
• Julian Assange marks 2nd year in Ecuador's embassy
• Obama to send advisors to Iraq, open to military action
• Presbyterian pastors can preside at gay marriages
• New GE offer for Alstom is much better: French finance minister
• Power of Microsoft's Bing an open question in search industry
• Suarez give Uruguay halftime lead over England
• Taiwan's Quanta to start mass production of Apple's smartwatch in July: source
• Court overturns city law that bars living in cars
• BRAZIL BEAT: Suarez all anyone can talk about
• Horace Silver, pioneering jazz pianist, dies at 85
• Reid pulls spending bill after spat with GOP
• Veteran wounded by grenade gets Medal of Honor
• Some see foreign hand in growing Polish scandal
• Rock that whizzed by Earth may be grabbed by NASA
• Jim Kelly makes surprise visit to Bills practice
• APNewsBreak: Revel says it will shut without buyer
• Texas gas town considers banning fracking
• NATO reports new Russian troop build-up near Ukraine
• Correction: Nazi Investigation story

CDC probes lab workers' possible anthrax exposure Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:16 PM PDT The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says some of its staff in Atlanta may have been accidentally exposed to dangerous anthrax bacteria because of a safety problem at one of its labs.

House GOP elects McCarthy, Scalise to leadership Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:15 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, a former aide elected to Congress in his own right less than eight years ago, won election as House majority leader Thursday as fellow Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.

Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:14 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban suicide bombers struck NATO fuel trucks at a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan Thursday, setting off explosions that destroyed dozens of trucks and triggering a gunbattle with police guards that left all three attackers dead, officials said.

US settles credit discrimination suit against bank Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — GE Capital Retail Bank has agreed to pay $169 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of discriminating against Hispanic credit card customers, the Justice Department said Thursday.

BRAZIL BEAT: Van Persie takes it easy at practice Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:12 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Robin van Persie took some family time at a training session Thursday, sitting with wife Bouchra and his two young children in the stands while his Netherlands teammates played a practice game.

6th-grader Lucy Li's Open: a 78, then ice cream Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:10 PM PDT PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Lucy Li showed her age only when she finished her historic round Thursday at the U.S. Women's Open.

A lack of leading ladies haunts game industry Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Where the ladies at?

Shooting incidents mar Brazil's WCup celebration Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A stray bullet hits the neck of a small boy near an area where thousands of soccer fans had earlier watched Brazil play on a giant screen. A volley of gunfire is heard near Honduras' training camp. An angry off-duty police officer is caught on camera pulling out a handgun and firing two shots in the air to scatter protesters.

High court: Whistleblowers' testimony is protected Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The First Amendment protects public employees from job retaliation when they are called to testify in court about official corruption, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

GE reshapes Alstom power bid Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT By Natalie Huet and Benjamin Mallet PARIS (Reuters) - General Electric revised its bid for the power arm of Alstom on Thursday to respond to political concerns in France, offering joint venture opportunities and providing guarantees to the French state. It was the latest shot in a two-month fight for control of Alstom's energy business, days before the French group's board must choose between GE's offer and a rival one from Germany's Siemens and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) . French trade unions who met French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg over the deal said Siemens-MHI had also revised its offer, putting new money on the table to buy bigger stakes in parts of Alstom's businesses. "They will all reach a common position tonight," Francis Orosco, head of the CFTC energy sector trade union, told Reuters, adding: "Montebourg has no preference." GE said the new offer had been agreed with Alstom management and that it would create an "alliance", a term that France's Socialist government has said all along it favours to describe any tie-up involving the engineering group.

A guide to fast-moving events in Iraq Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:07 PM PDT In just over a week, an al-Qaida breakaway group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and other Sunni insurgents have rapidly expanded their hold on vast swaths of territory in northern Iraq in a lightning advance that shows no signs of ebbing. The sharp deterioration in security has sent thousands fleeing to the relatively safe self-ruled Kurdish region. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has led the country since 2006, has been blamed by many for failing to promote reconciliation with the minority Sunnis. Even the Obama administration is weighing whether to press the Shiite prime minister to step down in a last-ditch effort to prevent disgruntled Sunnis from igniting a civil war.

APNewsBreak: Revel files 2nd bankruptcy in 2 years Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:05 PM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel has filed for bankruptcy for the second time in as many years.

Obama to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:04 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States would send up to 300 military advisers to support Iraqi forces confronting an al Qaeda-splinter group attacking the country and was prepared to take targeted military action if necessary. But the U.S. president, speaking to a news conference after meeting with his national security team, insisted: "American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again." "We do not have the ability to simply solve this problem by sending in tens of thousands of troops and committing the kinds of blood and treasure that has already been expended in Iraq," he said. "Ultimately, this is something that is going to have to be solved by the Iraqis." Obama said the military advisers would support Iraqi security forces and create joint operation centers in Baghdad and northern Iraq to share intelligence and coordinate planning to confront the insurgents. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the commandos would assess the situation on the ground and evaluate gaps in the Iraqi security forces.

Swisher's grand slam in 10th gives Indians 5-3 win Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:17 PM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — Nick Swisher's two-out grand slam off Ernesto Frieri in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.

Iraqi forces holding on in fight for oil refinery Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:02 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi soldiers and helicopter gunships appeared to be holding on after three days of battle against Sunni militants Thursday for control of Iraq's largest oil refinery, but Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's own fate seemed increasingly in play with political leaders meeting in recent days behind closed doors and discussing his future, according to a Shiite lawmaker.

US: Better campus stats needed on dating violence Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants colleges and universities to compile statistics on stalking, dating violence and domestic violence as part of its ongoing effort to curb sexual assaults on campuses.

Israel bans UK-based Muslim charity accused of funding Hamas Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:01 PM PDT Israel on Thursday banned a British-based charity from operating in the occupied West Bank, accusing Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) of being a source of funding for the Palestinian Hamas Islamist movement. Israel has intensified its crackdown on Hamas, through raids on its West Bank institutions and arrests of suspected activists, after accusing the group of abducting three Israeli teenagers who disappeared near a Jewish settlement a week ago. Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon signed an order declaring the IRW an "unauthorised association" and empowering Israeli authorities to seize any funds the group might send to Palestinians in the West Bank, his ministry said in a statement.

Top US court limits 'abstract' software patents Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a computerized financial trading system cannot be patented because it is based on an "abstract" idea. In a case closely watched by the tech sector for its implications for software patents, the court struck down the patents held by Australia's Alice Corp. in its dispute with a major global banking group. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a unanimous court, said the patented process of assessing financial risk "does no more than simply instruct the practitioner to implement the abstract idea of intermediated settlement on a generic computer." The platform was backed by the US government and some key tech firms, including Google and Facebook.

House GOP elects Kevin McCarthy majority leader Posted: 19 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, a former aide elected to Congress in his own right less than eight years ago, won election as House majority leader Thursday as fellow Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia.

Pope skips procession, takes it easy ahead of trip Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT ROME (AP) — Pope Francis skipped an annual procession to a Roman basilica on Thursday as he takes it easy ahead of a grueling 1-day trip to southern Italy this weekend.

More action needed to protect journalists in crisis zones Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT More must be done to protect journalists in crisis zones like Ukraine, the OSCE has warned, following the deaths of two more reporters in the country's east. In an interview with AFP, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's press freedom advocate, Dunja Mijatovic, said that rights groups were slow to react at the start of the crisis, before mass protests toppled President Viktor Yanukovych's government. "Now the situation is different but if you look at when the crisis started in December with these first attacks on (the) Maidan (square) on more than 40 journalists, we were quite lonely in that period." "It's killing the cause because a joint voice coming from international organisations could help," she said on Tuesday, ahead of the publication Thursday of her biannual report taking stock of the media freedom situation in Europe, North America and central Asia.

Julian Assange marks 2nd year in Ecuador's embassy Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:57 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange is marking the second anniversary of his stay in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, saying he has no intention of returning to Sweden where he faces allegations of sexual misconduct.

Obama to send advisors to Iraq, open to military action Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:57 PM PDT President Barack Obama pledged to take "precise" military action if needed to check marauding Sunni radicals in Iraq and offered up to 300 US advisors to train Iraqi forces facing a crisis splintering the country on sectarian lines. But Obama, who based an entire political career on ending US involvement in Iraq, insisted the United States is not slipping back into the morass -- and issued a sharp warning that sectarianism spells disaster for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Iran. Obama signalled stepped up White House action after meeting top national security advisors to discuss how to respond to swift gains by rebel Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) forces, which have seized several key cities and threatening to advance on Baghdad. The fighters have northern Iraq's biggest city, Mosul and taken swathes of territory in an advance which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, left an unknown number dead and alarmed Western nations who fear the establishment of a vast new "terror" haven.

Presbyterian pastors can preside at gay marriages Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:57 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — The largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S. will allow pastors to preside at gay weddings in states that recognize same-sex marriage.

New GE offer for Alstom is much better: French finance minister Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - A revised offer by General Electric for a tie-up with Alstom is a "substantial improvement" on its previous proposal, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said on Thursday. "You see, the government was right to intervene," he told reporters on the margins of a meeting of European finance ministers in Luxembourg. GE said earlier its new offer had been agreed with Alstom management and would create an "alliance" with 50:50 joint ventures in grid, nuclear and renewable assets. The U.S. ...

Power of Microsoft's Bing an open question in search industry Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT By Bill Rigby SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's new chief executive, Satya Nadella, likes to boast that Bing is growing and powers 30 percent of the Internet search market, making it a worthy competitor to Google Inc . But within the advertising and research industries that measure and manage search as a business, Microsoft's strength is an open question. The figures quoted by Microsoft, which include searches by partner Yahoo Inc , are much higher than the rate at which people actually click on the links that a search returns, according to new studies by industry researchers. The new search data calls into question Bing's effectiveness for advertisers.

Suarez give Uruguay halftime lead over England Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — Luis Suarez made an instant impact on his return from injury Thursday, heading Uruguay into a 1-0 lead over England at halftime in their key World Cup match.

Taiwan's Quanta to start mass production of Apple's smartwatch in July: source Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc will start mass production of Apple Inc's first smartwatch in July, according to a source familiar with the matter, as the tech giant tries to prove it can still innovate against rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. The watch, which remains unnamed but which company followers have dubbed the iWatch, will be Apple's first foray into a niche product category that many remain skeptical about, especially as to whether it can drive profits amid cooling growth in tech gadgets. The production will be a boost to Quanta, given that its work for Apple till now has focused on laptops and iPods, product lines that are in decline. Quanta's role though is likely to raise questions about what involvement Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, will play in production. While the watch is widely expected, the start date of its mass production and the extent of Quanta's involvement were not known until now.

Court overturns city law that bars living in cars Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down a 31-year-old Los Angeles law that bars people from living in parked vehicles, saying the vaguely written statute discriminates against the homeless and poor.

BRAZIL BEAT: Suarez all anyone can talk about Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:43 PM PDT SAO PAULO (AP) — For the throngs of English and Uruguayan fans streaming into Itaquerao Stadium on Thursday, there was only one topic of conversation: Luis Suarez.

Horace Silver, pioneering jazz pianist, dies at 85 Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:42 PM PDT Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and band leader with a tireless inventiveness who influenced generations of jazzmen with his distinctive hard bop sound, has died. He was 85.

Reid pulls spending bill after spat with GOP Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's top Democrat has yanked a $180 billion spending measure from the floor after the chamber's top Republican protested a plan that would have denied Republicans the chance to more easily win changes to the measure.

Veteran wounded by grenade gets Medal of Honor Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor Thursday on an Afghan veteran who took the blow from a grenade to save a fellow Marine, praising him for displaying the type of valor that will inspire generations.

Some see foreign hand in growing Polish scandal Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:40 PM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Interference from "abroad" could be behind the eavesdropping of the compromising conversation between two Polish top leaders, some claim as a political scandal grows and threatens to topple the government in the Eastern European country.

Rock that whizzed by Earth may be grabbed by NASA Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:38 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA is zeroing in on the asteroids it wants to capture, haul near the moon and have astronauts visit.

Jim Kelly makes surprise visit to Bills practice Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:38 PM PDT ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly took a break from his recovery from cancer treatments to make a surprise appearance at the Buffalo Bills' practice.

APNewsBreak: Revel says it will shut without buyer Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City's Revel Casino Hotel warned its staff Thursday that it will shut down this summer if a buyer can't be found for the struggling casino.

Texas gas town considers banning fracking Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:37 PM PDT DENTON, Texas (AP) — Natural gas money has been good to this Texas city: It has new parks, a new golf course and miles of grassy soccer fields. The business district is getting a makeover, and the airport is bustling, too.

NATO reports new Russian troop build-up near Ukraine Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:36 PM PDT NATO on Thursday reported another build-up of Russian forces near Ukraine as its new president put in place key pieces of his pro-Western government and embraced an EU trade pact that has been bitterly fought by the Kremlin. Ukraine's parliament unanimously confirmed as foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin -- a charismatic 46-year-old ambassador to Germany who had spearheaded the EU negotiations and now represents Poroshenko at closed-door talks with Moscow. Those high-stakes meetings and Poroshenko's late-night phone exchange on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin bolstered hopes for a solution to Ukraine's worst crisis since independence in 1991.

Correction: Nazi Investigation story Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:32 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a story June 18 about a man charged with complicity in the killing of 216,000 Jews at a Nazi death camp during World War II, The Associated Press erroneously reported when a German court issued an arrest warrant. It was issued June 17, 2013, not this past Tuesday.

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