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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Ukraine vows to punish rebels who downed plane

Ukraine vows to punish rebels who downed plane

Ukraine vows to punish rebels who downed plane

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:06 PM PDT

A pro-Russian fighter guards the site of remnants of a downed Ukrainian army aircraft Il-76 at the airport near Luhansk, Ukraine, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists shot down the military transport plane Saturday in the country's restive east, killing all 49 service personnel on board, Ukrainian officials said. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)NOVOHANNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's new president declared Sunday a day of mourning and vowed to punish those responsible after pro-Russia separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, killing all 49 crew and troops aboard.

'After Midnight' to close by the end of the month

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:03 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Broadway musical celebrating Duke Ellington's years at the Cotton Club nightclub in Harlem is dancing into history: It will play its final show June 29.

It's the role players who have the Spurs rolling

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:02 PM PDT

San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard is interviewed during a media availability for the NBA basketball finals on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 5 against the Miami Heat on Sunday. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker is still thankful for the role players who helped carry San Antonio to its last NBA title in 2007.

@HiddenCash rolls out $2,000 treasure hunt to New York

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 01:01 PM PDT

Kurt Dee from Queens, New York, finds an envelope with money as part of the @HiddenCash scavenger hunt on June 14, 2014 in New York's Central ParkThe frenzied scavenger hunt for large sums of cash hidden in public hit New York on Saturday, with $2,000 in envelopes stashed across Central Park and Brooklyn. The brainchild of a group of wealthy friends in California, it is the first time the treasure hunt comes to New York, having sparked Internet-driven chases on the West Coast. "Our biggest day ever! Houston, Mexico City, NYC today! Be safe, be kind, tweet when you find!" the @HiddenCash handle wrote on twitter kicking off the hunt at 10 am (1400 GMT). The 20 white business envelopes, $50 in each, carry a handwritten message on the front: "Twitter @HiddenCash.

Italy saves over 300 migrants at sea; 10 die

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:57 PM PDT

ROME (AP) — The Italian coast guard and navy have rescued more than 300 migrants whose boats ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea and recovered the bodies of 10 migrants whose dinghy had overturned.

Scores soar on a tough day at Pinehurst No. 2

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, chips to the green on the third hole during the round of the U.S. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt York)PINEHURST, N.C. (AP) — Now that's more like it.

Israeli premier: Terror group took 3 missing teens

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:53 PM PDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank City of Hebron, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — A terror group abducted three teens, including an American, who disappeared in the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Saturday, as soldiers searched the territory to find them.

Ukraine, Russia hold new talks in gas dispute

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT

KIEV, UKRAINE (AP) — Officials from the Russian and Ukrainian state gas companies were meeting in Kiev to try to resolve a knotty dispute over how much Ukraine owes Russia for past natural gas deliveries and what price Ukraine should pay for future supplies.

BRAZIL BEAT: Even Argentina fans find a friend

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:48 PM PDT

Argentina's team warms up during a training session at Cidade do Galo training ground in Vespasiano, near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Friday, June, 13, 2014. Argentina will play in group F of the Brazil 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — OK, so we all know yellow and green is good at the World Cup in Brazil. Blue and white stripes? Whoa. Not so much.

Gun control group marches across Brooklyn Bridge

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Diana Rodriguez, of Staten Island, holds a framed image of her daughter Samantha Guzman who was a victim of gun violence, at a rally outside city hall to call for tougher gun control laws, Saturday, June 14, 2014, in New York. The protest was underwritten by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the most visible gun control advocates in the U.S., and included relatives of some of those slain in the 2012 shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — Some carried photos of loved ones cut down by a bullet. Others held signs imploring Congress to act. And nearly all shouted out "Not one more," a tear-stained rallying cry embraced by those who believe the U.S. needs tougher gun control laws.

Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:43 PM PDT

Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in BaghdadBy Ahmed Rasheed and Raheem Salman BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counter-attacks, easing pressure on the Shi'ite-led government in Baghdad. As Iraqi officials spoke of wresting back the initiative against Sunni militants, neighboring Shi'ite Iran held out the prospect of working with its longtime U.S. arch-enemy to help restore security in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he was reviewing military options, short of sending troops, to combat the insurgency. The United States ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overran areas in the north and advanced on Baghdad.

Governor asks Obama to help end Philly rail strike

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:39 PM PDT

Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) union and members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) wave to motorist while walking a picket line outside the Roberts Avenue rail yard in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 14, 2014, after the two unions went on strike at midnight Friday. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett asked President Barack Obama on Saturday to intervene the dispute between the Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and its engineers and electricians unions. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett asked President Barack Obama on Saturday to intervene in a commuter rail strike in the nation's sixth-largest metropolitan area and force union workers to return to their jobs.

Videos open window on Guantanamo hunger strike

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this photo Nov. 20, 2013 file photo reviewed by the U.S. military, a U.S. Navy nurse stands next to a chair with restraints, used for force-feeding, and a tray displaying nutritional shakes, a tube for feeding through the nose, and lubricants, including a jar of olive oil, during a tour of the detainee hospital at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. Attorneys for a Syrian prisoner have begun studying hours of video showing him being removed from his cell, placed in a restraint chair and fed by a tube with liquid nutrients. They are looking for evidence of what he has portrayed to them as abusive force-feeding, akin to torture, during the months that he has participated in a hunger strike that drew the attention of President Barack Obama and led to a renewed effort to close the prison. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — The U.S. military has long insisted it employs only humane methods to keep hunger-striking prisoners alive at Guantanamo. That assertion is under new scrutiny due to a judicial order.

Las Vegas officer remembered as loving family man

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:30 PM PDT

A flag covers the casket of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Officer Alyn Beck during his memorial service at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts Saturday, June 14, 2014 in Las Vegas. Two suspects shot and killed Beck, 41, and fellow police officer Igor Soldo, 31, in an ambush at a Las Vegas restaurant Sunday, June 8, 2014, before fatally shooting a third person inside a nearby Wal-Mart, authorities said. (AP Photo/John Locher, Pool)LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas police officer killed in an ambush at a pizza shop was remembered Saturday as a Renaissance man, a great police officer and a loving family man.

3 GOP presidential hopefuls talk of unifying party

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:21 PM PDT

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, right, talks with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., left, during the Iowa State Republican Convention, Saturday, June 14, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Presidential hopefuls Sen. Rand Paul, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Sen. Rick Santorum are in Iowa to deliver their prescriptions for how to unite the Republican Party.

Afghans ignore Taliban threats and vote again in final test

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:19 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai shows his card before voting in the presidential election in KabulBy Praveen Menon and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) - Millions of Afghans turned out for a second time on Saturday to elect a successor to President Hamid Karzai on Saturday, a decisive test of the country's ambitions to transfer power democratically for the first time in its tumultuous history. Most foreign troops will leave by the end of 2014, and whoever takes over from Karzai will inherit a troubled country plagued by an assertive Taliban insurgency and an economy crippled by corruption and the weak rule of law. The run-off pitted former anti-Taliban fighter Abdullah Abdullah against ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani after neither secured the 50 percent majority needed to win outright in the first round on April 5. "I'm from this country so I am never afraid of threats," said Lajiullah Azizi, a hospital worker who voted in western Kabul just minutes after a small bomb exploded at his polling station.

Obama says climate change deniers ignoring science

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, with University of California, Irvine (UCI) Chancellor Michael Drake, waves to the UCI graduating class at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, June 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama said denying climate change is like arguing the moon is made of cheese, as he issued a call to action on global warming to Saturday's graduates of the University of California, Irvine.

Kelly Clarkson announces birth of daughter

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2013 file photo, Kelly Clarkson performs at Green Mountain Coffee's NEW YORK (AP) — Kelly Clarkson has something to sing about: She's celebrating the birth of her first child.

Non-nonsense coach Noll: A great teacher

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 12:01 PM PDT

File-This Sept. 29, 1975, file photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers coach Chuck Noll conferring with quarterback Joe Gilliam, left, and wide receiver John Stallworth during game in Pittsburgh, Pa. Noll, the Hall of Fame coach who won a record four Super Bowl titles with the Pittsburgh Steelers, died Friday, June 13, at his home. He was 82. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner said Noll died of natural causes. (AP Photo/File)Chuck Noll was a no-nonsense coach, and his Pittsburgh Steelers followed his lead to win four Super Bowls.

BRAZIL BEAT: Croatia criticizes ref's English, too

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:56 AM PDT

Croatia's Dejan Lovren, left, and teamamte Ivan Rakitic, center, complain to referee Yuichi Nishimura, from Japan, after Nishimura issued a penalty against Croatia during the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Croatia in the opening game of the tournament at Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday, June 12, 2014. Brazil's Neymar scored on a penalty kick following the ball helping his team to a 3-1 victory. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — Croatian players just won't forgive Japanese referee Yuichi Nishimura, who awarded Brazil a controversial penalty in the World Cup opener with the score 1-1.

Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT

An Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee shows a ballot to observers at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Despite a Taliban threat to stay away, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghans braved threats of violence and searing heat Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff that likely will mark the country's first peaceful transfer of authority, an important step toward democracy as foreign combat troops leave. The new leader will be challenged with trying to improve ties with the West and combatting corruption while facing a powerful Taliban insurgency and declining international aid.

Scott, McIlroy begin chasing Kaymer at US Open

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:51 AM PDT

Martin Kaymer of Germany works on the practice putting green during the third round of the 114th US Open on June 14, 2014 in Pinehurst, North CarolinaPinehurst (United States) (AFP) - World number one Adam Scott and Rory McIlroy launched their pursuit of record-setting US Open leader Martin Kaymer on Saturday at Pinehurst as third-round scores soared in the afternoon heat. Germany's Kaymer finished six strokes clear of the field after 36 holes, firing back-to-back 65s for a US Open record start 10-under par 130. "A six-shot lead is a big lead," Kaymer said Saturday. Still, Kaymer's effort had rivals comparing him to Tiger Woods, the injured 14-time major champion who began a run of four major wins in a row with a 15-shot romp at the 2000 US Open.

Egypt sends 13 to trial for sexual violence

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:38 AM PDT

An Egyptian woman walks past a vehicle carrying anti-riot police officers deployed to secure a protest against sexual harassment in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Egypt's top prosecutor referred Saturday 13 men to trial for attempted rape and assault of women during public rallies in Cairo's iconic Tahrir square, the first implementation of tough new penalties against rampant sexual violence, the state news agency reported. Arabic reads, "Your security is our duty, your safety is our target." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top prosecutor referred 13 men to trial for attempted rape and assault of women during public rallies in Cairo's iconic Tahrir square, the first implementation of tough new penalties against rampant sexual violence, the state news agency reported.

In Afghanistan's rural Wardak, fear of Taliban keeps voters away

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:27 AM PDT

By Jessica Donati MAIDAN SHAHR Afghanistan (Reuters) - Little more than an hour's drive away from the lines of voters in Kabul, a polling station in rural Afghanistan was all but deserted on Saturday, with the threat of Taliban attacks undermining turnout and the legitimacy of the vote. In the province of Wardak, where militants use districts under their control to launch attacks on the capital, streets and polling stations were mostly empty, save for election staff and their observers. It was a scene repeated across rural Afghanistan in the second round of a presidential election that aims to transfer power peacefully for the first time in the country's tumultuous history. To many residents in Wardak, where rockets hit near the governor's compound and clashes broke out with insurgents on Saturday, voting was not worth the risk of losing their lives.

Israel PM: 3 missing teens taken by terror group

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:20 AM PDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank City of Hebron, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — A terror group abducted the three teens missing from the West Bank, Israel's prime minister said Saturday, as soldiers combed the rocky terrain and searched homes to try and find them.

AP Analysis: Turmoil blurring Mideast borders

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:15 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file image posted on a militant website on Jan. 4, 2014, which is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Shakir Waheib, a senior member of the al-Qaida breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), left, next to a burning police vehicle in Iraq's Anbar Province. For the al-Qaida breakaway group that overran parts of Iraq this week, the border between that country and Syria, where it is also fighting, may as well not even be there. The group, wants to establish a Shariah-ruled mini-state bridging both countries, in effect uniting a Sunni heartland across the center of the Mideast. (AP Photo via Militant Website, File)CAIRO (AP) — Working in secret, European diplomats drew up the borders that have defined the Middle East's nations for nearly a century — but now civil war, sectarian bloodshed and leadership failures threaten to rip that map apart.

Sotomayor drops by Hillary Clinton book signing

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an event to discuss her new book in Washington, Friday, June 13, 2014. Clinton discussed choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America's 67th Secretary of State, and how these experiences drive her view of the future. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — You never know who'll show up at a Hillary Rodham Clinton book event.

US presses Russia over weapons flow to Ukraine

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:09 AM PDT

Remnants of a downed Ukrainian army aircraft Il-76 at the airport near Luhansk, Ukraine, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Pro-Russian separatists shot down the military transport plane Saturday in the country's restive east, killing all 49 service personnel on board, Ukrainian officials said. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday pressed his Russian counterpart to make clear Moscow's commitment to end the flow of weapons and other support to separatists in Ukraine, the State Department said.

BRAZIL BEAT: World Cup selfies with Van Persie

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:08 AM PDT

Netherlands' Robin van Persie celebrates after scoring a goal during the group B World Cup soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands at the Arena Ponte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, Friday, June 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As World Cup selfies go, a group of noisy Brazilian kids got some real good ones as they crowded Robin van Persie and snapped away on their cellphones at a relaxed Dutch team training session.

French rail strike to enter fifth day

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:04 AM PDT

SNCF employees demonstrate at Lyon-Perrache railway station in Lyon, France on June 12, 2014French unions decided to extend into Sunday a crippling railway strike for a fifth day despite a renewed appeal for dialogue by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. Thierry Lepaon, the head of the CGT trade union -- the largest representing rail workers -- urged President Francois Hollande to resolve the crisis by the weekend as Valls appealed to the strikers' "sense of responsibility".

Colombians enjoy life after Falcao with win over Greeks

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:03 AM PDT

Colombia's midfielder James Rodriguez (C) shoots and scores during a World Cup Group C football match between Colombia and Greece at the Mineirao Arena in Belo Horizonte on June 14, 2014Belo Horizonte (Brazil) (AFP) - James Rodriguez rounded off a convincing 3-0 win for Colombia over Greece as the South American side made light of the absence of injured talismanic striker Radamel Falcao in their opening Group C match at the World Cup finals on Saturday in Belo Horizonte. Full-back Pablo Armero had given the Colombians -- appearing at their first finals since 1998 -- the lead in the fifth minute and with the Greeks offering little in attack while Teofilo Gutierrez's 13th goal for his country shortly before the hour mark wrapped up the three points. Rodriguez, nicknamed the 'new kid' as he is seen as the successor to legend Carlos Valderrama whose nickname was 'the kid', rounded off an impressive performance with a sweet left footed shot in time added on. Armero's goal was the fastest in Colombia's five appearances at a World Cup finals, beating the 19 minutes it took another defender Francisco Zuluaga to score against Uruguay in the 1962 finals in Chile.

Israeli prime minister says that 3 teens missing in West Bank were kidnapped by a terror group

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 11:01 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli prime minister says that 3 teens missing in West Bank were kidnapped by a terror group.

No curfew: Saturday night Bangkok-style is back

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:56 AM PDT

Tourists and locals eat and drink at a restaurant in Bangkok's Khaosan road, Thailand, Saturday June 14, 2014. The generals who seized power in Thailand have lifted a nationwide curfew, giving a green light for the capital's red-light districts, nightclubs and pubs to roar back to life. Late night revelry was planned in Bangkok to celebrate the return of Saturday night freedom for the first time in a month. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)BANGKOK (AP) — The generals who seized power in Thailand disrupted one of the country's most lucrative industries — the go-go bars that were forced to close early because of a curfew.

NHL's West is best again in Stanley Cup finals

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:56 AM PDT

Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) makes a save in the second period during Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the New York Rangers, Wednesday, June 11, 2014, in New York. The Rangers defeated the Kings 2-1 to get their first win of the series. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)The West is best in the NHL — again.

Israeli official says missing teens presumed alive

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:55 AM PDT

An Israeli soldier stands guard in the West Bank City of Hebron, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Israeli security forces searched the West Bank for a second day Saturday, looking for three missing teenagers, including an American, who they fear have been abducted by Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister said Saturday that the military is determined to find three missing teenagers, one of whom is an American, who he said are presumed alive and believed to be held by Palestinian militants.

Pentagon orders aircraft carrier to Gulf in case Iraq military option needed

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Handout photo of aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush transiting the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean SeaU.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered an aircraft carrier moved into the Gulf on Saturday, readying it in case Washington decides to pursue a military option after insurgents overwhelmed a string of Iraqi cities this week and threatened Baghdad. "The order will provide the Commander-in-Chief additional flexibility should military options be required to protect American lives, citizens and interests in Iraq," the Pentagon said in a statement. The carrier USS George H.W. Bush, moving from the North Arabian Sea, will be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun, the statement said. President Barack Obama said on Friday he needed several days to determine how the United States would help Iraq deal with the insurgency.

Kerry warns Russia over ties to separatists in Ukraine

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:44 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday warned Russia that the United States and its G7 partners would 'raise the costs' Moscow could face unless it curbed weapons flowing into Ukraine and cut ties with pro-Russia separatists. Kerry "underscored the commitment of the United States and G7 partners to raise the costs for Russia if it does not end the flow of weapons across the border and break with separatists," a senior State Department official said of Kerry's call on Saturday with Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk.

Governor asks US to help end Philly transit strike

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:42 AM PDT

FILE - A SEPTA regional train, the R7, rolls into 30th Street station in Philadelphia in this Nov. 16, 2004 file photo. Four hundred workers at a Philadelphia-area regional rail system went on strike Saturday morning June 14, 2014, shutting down 13 train lines that carry commuters to the suburbs and Philadelphia International Airport. Subways, trolleys and buses operated by SEPTA will continue to run. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett asked President Barack Obama on Saturday to intervene in a commuter rail strike in the nation's sixth-largest metropolitan area and force union workers to return to their jobs.

US would be boosted with at least tie vs Ghana

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:41 AM PDT

United States' Chris Wondolowski, right, runs resistance exercises with teammates, including Clint Dempsey, front, during a training session at the Sao Paulo FC training center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The U.S. will play in group G of the 2014 soccer World Cup. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NATAL, Brazil (AP) — The skies may clear by Monday night, when the United States plays Ghana in the World Cup opener.

Hagel orders US aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf

Posted: 14 Jun 2014 10:36 AM PDT

President Barack Obama talks about his administration's response to a growing insurgency foothold in Iraq, Friday, June 13, 2014, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, prior to boarding the Marine One Helicopter for Andrews Air Force Base, Md., then onto North Dakota and California. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered an aircraft carrier — the USS George H.W. Bush — to move from the northern Arabian Sea to the Persian Gulf as President Barack Obama considers possible military options for Iraq.
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