French semis: Sharapova-Bouchard, Djokovic-Gulbis

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• French semis: Sharapova-Bouchard, Djokovic-Gulbis
• France takes U.S. to task over BNP Paribas fine
• Ex-Blue Angels commander gets letter of reprimand
• Oil up slightly as US supply data awaited
• Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears
• Clippers owner Donald Sterling hit with lawsuit
• As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president
• FBI: San Francisco man had bomb components
• Obama's emissions plan could boost climate talks
• Bergdahl's unit comrades recount his disappearance
• President-elect to Egyptians: "Time to work"
• Irish church under fire over children's mass grave
• Instagram vamps up photo editing tools
• UAW raises dues for 1st time in 47 years
• Former UK PM Brown pitches social justice against Scottish independence
• Delaware bridge tilt likely from ground shifting
• Vandalized Santa Fe burro gets new tail
• Syrians vote in wartime election set to extend Assad's rule
• Lost climbers on Mount Rainier
• Russia: Syrian vote isn't obstacle to peace talks
• Official: GWAR frontman died of heroin overdose
• Merkel eyes IMF's Lagarde for EU Commission chief: sources
• Arizona abortion restrictions to remain blocked
• Gay to make Lausanne Athletissima return
• Saban's new deal worth nearly $7 million a year
• U.S. May car sales jump to 1.6 million, beating expectations
• Samsung sees Tizen phone as gateway for bigger things
• FBI: Suspect in San Francisco explosives case had ball bearings, screws, bomb components
• Attorney: Girl charged in stabbing is mentally ill
• City of Chicago sues over painkiller marketing
• White House apologizes for no notice on Bergdahl
• Utah school apologizes to teens for altered photos
• US auto sales hit 9-year high in May
• Boehner: Leaders told 2 years ago of possible swap
• Shield law backers sense momentum after House vote
• Stocks drift lower; Hillshire bidding war heats up
• Bollywood awards offer economic boost to Tampa
• Obama defends deal that freed soldier amid growing demands for hearings
• Missing climbers traveled far to ascend Rainier
• Samsung's new Tizen phone touted for bigger things

French semis: Sharapova-Bouchard, Djokovic-Gulbis Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:15 PM PDT PARIS (AP) — This is what Maria Sharapova does. She digs herself a big hole in a match, then figures a way out, no matter what it takes.

France takes U.S. to task over BNP Paribas fine Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:13 PM PDT By John Irish and Karen Freifeld PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) - France stepped up its protests to the United States on Tuesday over a possible $10 billion-plus sanctions busting fine for its biggest bank BNP Paribas , saying such a move could hurt transatlantic free-trade talks. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius' warning came two days before French President Francois Hollande hosts President Barack Obama for talks fraught with other sources of possible tension - from General Electric Co's overtures to emblematic French engineering group Alstom to differences over Syria and sanctions on Russia. Until now, Hollande's senior ministers have shied away from commenting on BNP's negotiations with U.S. authorities, who are investigating whether the lender evaded U.S. sanctions relating primarily to Sudan, Iran and Syria between 2002 and 2009.

Ex-Blue Angels commander gets letter of reprimand Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — A former Blue Angels commander tolerated inappropriate sexual comments and pornographic images in the workplace during his time as leader of the famed precision flying team and will be given a letter of reprimand, the Navy said Tuesday.

Oil up slightly as US supply data awaited Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:08 PM PDT The price of oil was little changed Tuesday as traders awaited reports on U.S. supplies of crude and refined products.

Volume of encrypted email rising amid spying fears Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:07 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The volume of email cloaked in encryption technology is rapidly rising as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other major Internet companies try to shield their users' online communications from government spies and other snoops.

Clippers owner Donald Sterling hit with lawsuit Posted: 03 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is being sued by a woman who alleges that while employed by him they had a romantic relationship and that she was subjected to racially and sexually offensive comments.

As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some even marking the ballots with their own blood.

FBI: San Francisco man had bomb components Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A search of the San Francisco apartment of a social media expert turned up ball bearings, screws and components needed to make a homemade bomb, the FBI said in an affidavit unsealed Tuesday.

Obama's emissions plan could boost climate talks Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — President Barack Obama's move to limit U.S. carbon emissions may prompt an important shift by China in its climate policies, where officials are increasingly worried about the costs of pollution anyway, according to a Chinese expert and activists closely following the international negotiations.

Bergdahl's unit comrades recount his disappearance Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former members of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's platoon spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday about Bergdahl's disappearance, his freedom and how he should be treated now that he's out. The interviews were facilitated by a public relations firm, Capitol Media Partners, co-owned by Republican strategist Richard Grenell. All three men said Bergdahl should be investigated for desertion. Army Chief of Staff Gen. John McHugh said Tuesday that after Bergdahl has recovered, the Army will "review" the circumstances of his disappearance.

President-elect to Egyptians: "Time to work" Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:55 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president-elect, the former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, told Egyptians it is now "time to work" to rebuild the economy after he was officially declared the landslide winner of last week's election, restoring a career military man to the country's top office.

Irish church under fire over children's mass grave Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:53 PM PDT DUBLIN (AP) — The Catholic Church in Ireland is facing fresh accusations of child neglect after a researcher found records for 796 young children believed to be buried in a mass grave beside a former orphanage for the children of unwed mothers.

Instagram vamps up photo editing tools Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The photo sharing app Instagram is adding editing tools that go beyond the vintage-looking filters that made it popular.

UAW raises dues for 1st time in 47 years Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:52 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Delegates to the United Auto Workers convention have voted to raise dues by 25 percent to shore up the union's finances, the first increase in 47 years.

Former UK PM Brown pitches social justice against Scottish independence Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:51 PM PDT Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Scots on Tuesday that keeping Scotland a part of the United Kingdom would promote social justice and ensure a fair welfare system. In an attempt to convince Scots to vote against independence in a referendum on September 18, Brown struck a distinctly more positive tone than the current British government in London which has warned Scots of the economic dangers of breaking away. "The best way of funding healthcare is to pool the risk and resources across the whole of the United Kingdom," said Brown, a Scottish-born Labour politician who served as Britain's prime minister from 2007 to 2010. "No nationalist should be allowed to destroy it," Brown, 63, told activists in Glasgow, a city 340 miles (550 km) north of London, at the launch of the Scottish Labour party's campaign to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom Brown, a former finance minister who remains a lawmaker in the British parliament for a Scottish constituency, said an independent Scotland would be more unequal and less socially just.

Delaware bridge tilt likely from ground shifting Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:49 PM PDT WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Engineers say subsurface ground movement appears to have caused supporting columns on an Interstate 495 bridge in Delaware to tilt, forcing the indefinite closure of the highway that is a major East Coast artery.

Vandalized Santa Fe burro gets new tail Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:48 PM PDT SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new tail is going on the donkey.

Syrians vote in wartime election set to extend Assad's rule Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:44 PM PDT By Marwan Makdesi DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syrians voted on Tuesday in an election expected to deliver an overwhelming victory for President Bashar al-Assad but which his opponents have dismissed as a charade in the midst of Syria's devastating civil war. Rebel fighters, the political opposition in exile, Western powers and Gulf Arabs say no credible vote can be held in a country where swathes of territory are outside state control and millions have been displaced by conflict. State television showed long queues of people waiting to vote at polling stations in areas under state control, as well as crowds waving flags and portraits of the president. Assad, looking relaxed and wearing a dark blue suit and light blue tie, voted at a central Damascus polling station with his wife Asma.

Lost climbers on Mount Rainier Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:41 PM PDT OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say six climbers are presumed dead after a fall from one of the most technical and physically grueling routes on Mount Rainier in Washington state.

Russia: Syrian vote isn't obstacle to peace talks Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's United Nations ambassador insists that Syria's presidential election on Tuesday is not an obstacle to a political settlement of the devastating war and is urging the U.N. chief to quickly appoint a new envoy to revive stalled peace talks.

Official: GWAR frontman died of heroin overdose Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:36 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia medical examiner's office says Dave Brockie, the frontman for the heavy metal band GWAR, died of an accidental heroin overdose.

Merkel eyes IMF's Lagarde for EU Commission chief: sources Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:36 PM PDT By Paul Taylor PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has asked France whether it would be willing to put forward International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde as president of the European Commission, two French sources briefed on the exchanges said. They said Merkel, Europe's most powerful political leader, made the inquiry in a private conversation with French President Francois Hollande after European Parliament elections characterized by widespread anti-EU protest votes. "Merkel raised it privately with Hollande, who did not take a final position but said he did not think it would be a good idea for Europe to lose the IMF post," one source said. In Berlin, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said the Reuters report was wrong.

Arizona abortion restrictions to remain blocked Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:34 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation's strictest rules on the use of abortion drugs are likely to be struck down and will continue to be blocked while a lawsuit against them plays out, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Gay to make Lausanne Athletissima return Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:33 PM PDT Lausanne (AFP) - American Tyson Gay said Tuesday he will return to 100 metres racing after a one-year drug ban at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne on July 3.

Saban's new deal worth nearly $7 million a year Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban can make more than $55 million over the next eight years with the Crimson Tide.

U.S. May car sales jump to 1.6 million, beating expectations Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT By Ben Klayman and Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) - Automakers on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected U.S. new car sales of 1.6 million in May, with rising consumer demand underpinning a broader recovery in the U.S. economy. The auto industry in May recorded its strongest annual sales rate since before the 2008 recession, as transaction prices remained strong and discounts did not increase. Industry sales rose 11.3 percent to 1,606,264 vehicles, according to a compilation of manufacturers' results by Reuters. General Motors Co and Chrysler Group said May sales were the best for that month in seven years.

Samsung sees Tizen phone as gateway for bigger things Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:28 PM PDT Samsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things." The South Korean consumer electronics colossus showed off the Samsung Z, its first Tizen-powered smartphone, in a major shift away from the ubiquitous Android operating system used in the majority of its devices. Samsung touted Tizen as a platform not just for phones, but for a range of connected devices from home appliances to door locks and watches which may communicate with one another in the future.

FBI: Suspect in San Francisco explosives case had ball bearings, screws, bomb components Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:27 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — FBI: Suspect in San Francisco explosives case had ball bearings, screws, bomb components.

Attorney: Girl charged in stabbing is mentally ill Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:26 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 12-year-old girl accused of plotting to kill a friend to curry favor with a fictional character she read stories about online shows signs of mental illness and should be in a hospital, her defense attorney said Tuesday.

City of Chicago sues over painkiller marketing Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:23 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago is seeking damages in a lawsuit accusing five drugmakers of deceptively marketing a class of prescription painkiller that can be highly addictive.

White House apologizes for no notice on Bergdahl Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has apologized to key lawmakers for not notifying them in advance about the exchange of five Taliban detainees for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl (boh BURG'-dahl).

Utah school apologizes to teens for altered photos Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:17 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Some Utah high school students who cracked their yearbooks to find sleeves digitally added to their tank tops and a tattoo erased say school officials have apologized to them.

US auto sales hit 9-year high in May Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:17 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks — and five sunny weekends — pushed U.S. auto sales to a nine-year high in May.

Boehner: Leaders told 2 years ago of possible swap Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Top members of Congress were briefed more than two years ago about the possibility of exchanging an American soldier held captive by the Taliban for five terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday.

Shield law backers sense momentum after House vote Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of legislation to protect reporters from being compelled to name confidential sources are claiming new momentum after a recent surprise vote in the GOP-controlled House and in advance of a possible Senate debate this summer.

Stocks drift lower; Hillshire bidding war heats up Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell slightly in afternoon trading Tuesday, a day after major indexes reached their latest record highs. Hillshire Brands jumped as a bidding war for the company heated up while Krispy Kreme Doughnuts plunged after issuing a disappointing forecast.

Bollywood awards offer economic boost to Tampa Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:06 PM PDT Organizers of Bollywood's annual awards said Tuesday that the first US edition pumped more than $26 million into Tampa, Florida, as visitors flocked to the song-and-dance extravaganza. The International Indian Film Academy, releasing figures for the April 26 event, said that 23,594 people watched the main event at Tampa's American football stadium and that two-thirds of them came from outside Florida. Hotels in the Tampa Bay area earned more than 62 percent additional revenue compared with the same day the previous year.

Obama defends deal that freed soldier amid growing demands for hearings Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:05 PM PDT By David Alexander and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON/WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended himself on Tuesday against Republican criticism of the prisoner swap deal that freed a U.S. soldier from Taliban captivity, as his fellow soldiers accused him of deserting his unit and turning his back on his country. Speaking in Poland, Obama said rescuing Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl upheld a "sacred rule" that the United States does not "leave our men or women in uniform behind." Republicans lawmakers, however, are demanding hearings into whether Obama violated the law by not consulting Congress over the deal to swap Bergdahl for five senior Taliban leaders detained in the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The U.S. military's top uniformed officer, Army General Martin Dempsey, signaled a possible investigation into Bergdahl but stressed he would remain innocent until proven guilty. Idaho native Bergdahl was freed at the weekend in exchange for five Afghans held at Guantanamo Bay, a facility much-criticized by international human rights groups.

Missing climbers traveled far to ascend Rainier Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:04 PM PDT OLYMPIA, Washington (AP) — The climbers who likely died last week on snow-capped Mount Rainier in Washington state had traveled from as far as Singapore, Minnesota and New York to ascend the glacial peak.

Samsung's new Tizen phone touted for bigger things Posted: 03 Jun 2014 12:02 PM PDT Samsung on Tuesday unwrapped its new smartphone using the Tizen platform, a move aimed at breaking away from Google's Android and staking a claim to the "Internet of Things." The South Korean consumer electronics colossus showed off the Samsung Z, its first Tizen-powered smartphone, in a break from the ubiquitous Android operating system used in the majority of its devices. Samsung touted Tizen as a platform not just for phones, but for a range of connected devices from home appliances to door locks and watches which may communicate with one another in the future.

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