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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Oil boom produces jobs bonanza for archaeologists

Oil boom produces jobs bonanza for archaeologists

Oil boom produces jobs bonanza for archaeologists

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:53 PM PDT

A monument marks the Kildeer Mountain area where US soldiers clashed with Native American in 1864 Wednesday, June 11, 2014, near Killdeer, N.D. The site was surveyed by a team of archeologists when a power company wanted to run new power lines through the area. Indian tribes feared the project could disturb the remains of native people who were killed there but archeologists hired by the utility found TIOGA, N.D. (AP) — Drilling crews are eager to plunge their equipment into the ground. Road builders are ready to start highway projects, and construction workers need to dig.

Driver pleads not guilty in Morgan crash

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:49 PM PDT

Kevin Roper, second right, tries to walk past cameras blocking him as he arrives for a court appearance Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in New Brunswick, N.J. Roper, a Wal-Mart truck driver from Georgia, was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto in the wake of a deadly chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday, June 7, 2014, that killed comedian James McNair and left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and two others critically injured. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A truck driver pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the fatal New Jersey Turnpike crash that also injured comedian Tracy Morgan as investigators look into what role his long commute to work played in the accident.

Astronaut John Glenn, 92, has heart procedure

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:59 PM PDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former astronaut and U.S. senator John Glenn has had a heart valve replacement as he approaches his 93rd birthday.

Big changes in GOP leadership after Cantor loss

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:47 PM PDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after a House Republican caucus meeting. Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor intends to resign his leadership post at the end of next month, officials said Wednesday, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of next month, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake.

US eyes new aid to Iraq to curb insurgent march

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2011, file photo, Iraq's Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq. As a Sunni Muslim insurgency gains ground in Iraq, the United States is pondering whether the violent march could be slowed with new leadership in Baghdad after years of divisive policies. But with no obvious replacement for al-Maliki, and no apparent intent on his part to step down, Washington is largely resigned to continue working with him for a third term as Iraq's premier. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is preparing to send new aid to Iraq to help slow a violent insurgent march that is threatening to take over the nation's north, officials said Wednesday. But the Obama administration offered only tepid support for Iraq's beleaguered prime minister, and U.S. lawmakers openly questioned whether he should remain in power.

Holmes jury selection to be open to public, media

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:16 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — Jury selection in the Colorado theater shootings case will be open to the public and the news media, the judge said Wednesday.

Islamic gunmen push into Iraq's Sunni heartland

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:41 PM PDT

Militias of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) deploy in an area in Tikrit, 80 miles (130 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Al-Qaida-inspired militants seized effective control Wednesday of Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, expanding their offensive closer to the Iraqi capital as soldiers and security forces abandoned their posts following clashes with the insurgents. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida-inspired militants pushed deeper into Iraq's Sunni heartland Wednesday, swiftly conquering Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit as soldiers and security forces abandoned their posts and yielded ground once controlled by U.S. forces.

July trial next step in Sterling mess, Clippers sale

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:41 PM PDT

Shelly Sterling, wife of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald, watches a game on May 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaA July 7 trial date was set Wednesday on a probate petition filed by Shelly Sterling that could determine the fate of a sale deal for the NBA Los Angeles Clippers. The wife of embattled Clippers owner Donald Sterling wants the Los Angeles County Superior Court to complete a $2 billion sale of the NBA team to former Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer and prevent a "significant loss" to the family trust if her husband be able to block the sale. The trial, set to last four days, would end just days before the deadline to complete the sale and when NBA owners are scheduled to meet to vote on whether or not to approve the sale.

U.S. budget deficit shrinks to $130 billion in May

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:40 PM PDT

By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit shrank more than six percent from a year earlier to $130 billion in May, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday. Analysts polled by Reuters expected a $131 billion deficit last month.

Court: Warrantless cell tracking unconstitutional

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:37 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Investigators must obtain a search warrant from a judge in order to obtain cellphone tower tracking data that is widely used as evidence to show suspects were in the vicinity of a crime, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.

Tea party candidates try to build on Cantor loss

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:01 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, is pursued by reporters as he walks from his office through the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the morning after the stunning political defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., by a tea party challenger in the Virginia primary. In a statement, Speaker John Boehner praised Cantor as "a good friend and a great leader, and someone I've come to rely upon on a daily basis." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — Conservative insurgents rallied Wednesday to capitalize on the downfall of their party's House majority leader, whose loss to a tea party-backed challenger put the differences dividing Republicans back at the forefront of this year's midterm elections.

In Hill testimony, Hagel defends Bergdahl trade

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:34 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, before the House Armed Services Committee. Hagel faced angry lawmakers becoming the first Obama administration official to testify publicly about the controversial prisoner swap with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered an aggressive defense Wednesday of the secret prisoner exchange of five Taliban detainees for a U.S. soldier, telling Congress that the risks were too great and the situation too uncertain for the administration to tell lawmakers about the plan.

Vehicles, materials stored under Delaware bridges

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:34 PM PDT

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A review ordered by Delaware's transportation secretary has found that vehicles and materials are being stored under several major bridges in the state.

Vets bill OK seems certain, Senate vote continues

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:32 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate passage of a veterans health bill seems certain as an overwhelming number of senators have voted to approve the measure.

Obama holds up technical school as model for US

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:08 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, flanked by class Valedictorian Naomi Desilets, left, and student body President Reginald Sarpong,stands on stage prior to delivering the commencement address for Worcester Technical High School, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Saluting graduates as they leave the safety of high school behind, President Barack Obama held up a revitalized New England technical school on Wednesday as a model for the United States in an increasingly competitive global workforce.

Lawsuit challenges Seattle's $15 minimum wage

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:31 PM PDT

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges Seattle's adoption of what would be the nation's highest minimum wage as unfair to small franchises.

Tweet self-propagates through TweetDeck

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:29 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A tweet containing a snippet of computer code propagated itself through Twitter Wednesday by taking advantage of a security flaw in the company's TweetDeck application.

Blackwater guards face trial in Iraq shootings

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:28 PM PDT

Former Blackwater Worldwide guard Nicholas Slatten enters a taxi cab as he leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after the start of his first-degree murder trial. Slatten and three other Blackwater Worldwide guards are on trial for the killing of 14 Iraqi civilians and the wounding of 18 others in bloodshed that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater Worldwide security guards went on trial Wednesday in the killings of 14 Iraqis and the wounding of at least 18 others.

Trial will weigh if Sterling was properly ousted

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2010 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers team owner Donald Sterling watches his team play in Los Angeles. Sterling has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and will pursue his $1 billion federal lawsuit against the NBA, his attorney said Monday, June 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A trial will be held next month to determine whether Donald Sterling, who opposes his estranged wife's planned sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, was properly removed as an administrator for the family trust that owns the team.

Golfer DQs himself from Open to clear conscience

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:03 PM PDT

CORRECTS SPELLING TO MILLARD, NOT MALLARD - In this photo taken on May 31, 2011, and provided by Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU golfer Jason Millard tees off during the NCAA Divison 1 men's golf championship at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. Millard could be at Pinehurst No. 2 this week, playing in his first major championship. But he wouldn't have been able to live with himself. So, about an hour into his drive to North Carolina, he pulled over to the side of the road, called up a USGA official, and disqualified himself for what may - or may not - have been a rules violation during qualifying. (AP Photo/MTSU, Zach Gray)PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Jason Millard packed his bags, tossed his clubs in the car, and headed off to Pinehurst No. 2 to play in his first major championship.

Calif. man among 5 soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:25 PM PDT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man who is the son of former eHarmony CEO Jaynie Studenmund was among five soldiers killed in this week's friendly fire airstrike in Afghanistan.

BRAZIL BEAT: Sounds of Italy at World Cup

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:23 PM PDT

Italy's Antonio Cassano, left, talks with teammate Mario Balotelli during a training session in Mangaratiba, Brazil, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Italy will play in group D of the Brazil 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)MANGARATIBA, Brazil (AP) — Luigi Serrano was banging out the notes to the Neapolitan folk song "Reginella" at Casa Azzurri on Wednesday.

Stocks fall back as World Bank cuts growth outlook

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:23 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo made April 22, 2010 shows a Wall Street sign in front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock futures slipped Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after the World Bank downgraded its forecast for the global economy this year, citing a bitter American winter and the political crisis in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market fell back from record levels Wednesday because of a weaker forecast for global growth and concerns about airline profits.

Catholic bishops keep focus on abortion, marriage

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:06 PM PDT

Participants listen during the morning general session at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. The nation's Roman Catholic bishops are holding their mid-year meeting as they wrestle with the new agenda set by Pope Francis to make compassion a priority over hot-button issues such as abortion. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Roman Catholic bishops meeting Wednesday renewed their focus on abortion and gay marriage under Pope Francis.

Clinton: Cantor opponent 'ran against immigrants'

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles out to the crowd in Chicago, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, during an event to promote her new book. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)CHICAGO (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that House Majority Leader Eric Cantor "was defeated by a candidate who basically ran against immigrants."

Heat turn to the tape to make fixes before Game 4

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Miami Heat's LeBron James listens to a question during an NBA basketball media availability at the NBA Finals, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in Miami. The San Antonio Spurs lead the Heat 2-1 in the best-of-seven games series. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James has learned on important lesson during his journey from 19-year-old rookie to two-time NBA champion: Never talk back to the coach during a film session.

News Guide: What's next for teacher tenure?

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:17 PM PDT

Protestors chant in front of Los Angeles Unified School District Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon June 10, 2014. About 300 students, parents and other supporters held a rally to support a measure by the district to target LAUSD's neediest schools with an additional $837 million in state funds. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Kyusung Gong)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After a two-month trial and another two months of deliberating, a California judge on Tuesday found that a handful of laws governing the hiring and firing of the state's teachers are unconstitutional because they deprive children of a quality education. It was the first time in U.S. history a court has found that teacher effectiveness is an essential component of the right to an equal public education, said Russlynn Ali, a former assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education.

Groups allege abuse of child immigrants at border

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:17 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Unaccompanied children arrested by U.S. border authorities are packed in frigid cells and sleep on hard floors without enough food or medical care, advocacy groups said in a complaint Wednesday that alleges widespread abuses amid a surge of illegal crossings by young immigrants from strife-torn Central American countries.

Woman jailed over truancy fines found dead in cell

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:15 PM PDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of parents, some impoverished and overwhelmed, have been jailed in Pennsylvania for failing to pay court fines that arise from truancy hearings after their children skip school, creating what some call a "debtor's prison" for people like Eileen DiNino.

Barry Beach turns to courts after clemency denied

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:15 PM PDT

FILE - This May 15, 2013, file photo shows Barry Beach at a diner in Billings, Mont. Montana's parole board on Wednesday, June 11, 2014, rejected a clemency application from Beach, meaning he will continue to serve a 100-year prison sentence for the 1979 slaying of a high-school classmate on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)DEER LODGE, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man denied clemency for the 1979 beating death of a high-school classmate says the decision will not end his pursuit for freedom.

Barbra Streisand visits Hill for heart disease

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:13 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barbra Streisand appealed Wednesday to lawmakers on Capitol Hill for more funding and research devoted to women and heart disease, calling it the No. 1 killer of women even as most research into the disease focuses on men.

Ex-Goldman director Gupta loses bid to stay out of prison

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:06 PM PDT

Rajat Gupta departs Manhattan Federal Court after being sentenced in New YorkFormer Goldman Sachs Group Inc director Rajat Gupta has failed to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the June 17 start of his two-year prison term while he pursues an appeal of his insider trading conviction. Gupta, also a former global managing director of the consulting firm McKinsey & Co, had asked the country's highest court for permission to stay free during his appeal, after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on May 30 denied him the same request. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who handles emergency applications from the 2nd Circuit, on Wednesday denied Gupta's request to stay out of prison. The full 2nd Circuit has yet to decide whether to rehear Gupta's appeal of his conviction, which a three-judge panel of that court upheld on March 25.

BRAZIL BEAT: Cool Cristiano arrives for World Cup

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT

Portugal's soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo, foreground, with Miguel Veloso, centre, and Raul Meireles behind, walk down from a plane as they arrive at the Viracopos airport, in Campinas, Brazil, Tuesday, June 11, 2014. Portugal will play in group G of Brazil's 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Paulo Duarte)CAMPINAS, Brazil (AP) — With his cap on backward, Cristiano Ronaldo strolled off a plane, lifted a hand and coolly pointed to acknowledge a bunch of fans who shouted out his name. Another day in the life.

Obama addresses graduates at turnaround school

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT

President Barack Obama stands on stage with class Valedictorian Naomi Desilets, left, and student body President Reginald Sarpong prior to delivering the commencement address for Worcester Technical High School, Wednesday, June 11, 2014 in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama is delivering the commencement address at a Massachusetts high school that once was so outdated it nearly shut down.

Israeli airstrike kills 1 in northern Gaza

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:12 PM PDT

Israeli border policeman and Palestinian protesters argue during a demonstration in support for dozens of Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli jails, outside Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, June 11, 2014. A day before the start of the World Cup in Brazil, protesters dressed up in the jerseys of the Palestinian football team and kicked a ball around outside Ofer, an Israeli lockup in the West Bank. A group of helmeted soldiers prevented them from advancing. Troops fired stun grenades and pushed some of the players who dribbled and kicked the ball over the heads of soldiers. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli aircraft struck a target in the northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing one person and wounding three others, in the first deadly violence between the sides since a new Palestinian government took office last week.

Cantor to step down as House majority leader on July 31

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:57 PM PDT

Eric Cantor said on Wednesday he would resign as House majority leader on July 31 following his primary election loss on Tuesday. "As of July 31, I will be stepping down as majority leader," Cantor told a news conference. He also said he would throw his support behind Representative Kevin McCarthy of California to be his successor as majority leader if McCarthy sought the post. McCarthy is currently the No. 3 Republican in the House of Representatives behind Speaker John Boehner and Cantor.

Long waits at the VA for mental health care

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:56 PM PDT

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Nick D'Amico, a deeply troubled Army veteran, had been seeing a counselor every other week. But he found it next to impossible to get a follow-up appointment at the El Paso VA with a psychiatrist who could adjust his medication, according to his mother.

Cantor to resign as majority leader July 31

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:55 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is pursued by reporters as he walks from his office through the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, the morning after the stunning political defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., by a tea party challenger in the Virginia primary. In a statement, Speaker John Boehner praised Cantor as "a good friend and a great leader, and someone I've come to rely upon on a daily basis." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginia Republican Rep. Eric Cantor says he will step down as House majority leader on July 31. He plans to stay in Congress but not seek re-election.

Cantor announces plans to resign leadership post

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after a House Republican caucus meeting. Repudiated at the polls, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor intends to resign his leadership post at the end of next month, officials said Wednesday, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican Leader Eric Cantor says he is resigning his leadership post at the end of next month.

What should you do if confronted with a gunman?

Posted: 11 Jun 2014 03:10 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, June 8, 2014, file photo, a Las Vegas police officer walks away from the scene of a shooting near a Wal-Mart, in Las Vegas. At a time when shootings seem to happen almost daily, how should Americans react if someone opens fire at work, at school or at a theater or store? The Associated Press consulted experts on what to do. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)When a gunman menaced a small Seattle college, a student pepper-sprayed the attacker, ending his rampage. Police say his actions probably saved lives.
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