Ex-governor's corruption trial focuses on marriage

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• Ex-governor's corruption trial focuses on marriage
• East Ukraine rebels deny threat to ban OSCE from crash site
• U.S. expands economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
• House panel condemns Obama for prisoner swap
• Iraq gets U.S. to seize $100 million Kurdish oil cargo off Texas
• U.S. says tanker with Iraqi Kurdish oil outside U.S. waters
• 3 sites make shortlist for new FBI headquarters
• San Francisco political adviser pleads not guilty
• Pennsylvania town gets wet yet again on Rain Day
• U.S., Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
• Vegas illegal betting suspects freed from custody
• Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; scores killed
• Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case
• Obama: US imposing sanctions on energy, finance and arms sectors of Russia with 'bigger bite'
• U.N. agency to form airline safety task force after crash
• APNewsbreak: Defense to oversee plagiarism probe
• Obama says new US and European sanctions will make Russia's weak economy even weaker
• Jones' HOF induction adds to Seattle's big year
• Steven Seagal's Estonia gig nixed over pro-Russia stance
• Institute: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site
• Appeals court upholds labels on meat packages
• Police: Suspect paid prostitutes in Bellagio cash
• Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary
• Leader of Hamas military wing rules of quick truce
• Child's body found in wheel well of US military plane
• Obama to announce U.S. sanctions on Russia
• Husband arrested in death of NBA player's aunt
• Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia
• Aussie swimmers face scrap, doping shock erupts
• Immigration debate roils politics in ... Maine?
• In audiotape, shadowy leader of Hamas military wing rules out Gaza truce until demands are met
• Top doctor dies from Ebola after treating dozens
• Great apes face extinction: conservationist Jane Goodall
• EU agrees economic sanctions on Russia
• U.S. adds VTB, two other banks to Russia sanctions list
• Generation of tanners see spike in deadly melanoma
• German police arrest 18-year-old after attack on synagogue
• Israel's Iron Dome makers were hit by hackers: report
• New Hampshire man held on $1M in teen's kidnapping
• EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia

Ex-governor's corruption trial focuses on marriage Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:01 PM PDT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The corruption trial for ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife plunged Tuesday into the sordid details of the couple's marriage and the former first's lady's "crush" on a businessman accused of lavishing them with gifts and cash in exchange for promoting his company.

East Ukraine rebels deny threat to ban OSCE from crash site Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:01 PM PDT Rebels in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday denied they had threatened to ban the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from the crash site of Malaysian flight MH17. "The DNR government has long been working effectively with the OSCE mission," a statement said, adding that areas of cooperation included investigation into the plane crash and ceasefire talks. Earlier the rebels issued a statement saying they were going to halt cooperation with the OSCE, until now the main body tasked with negotiating access to the crash site for international experts, saying it was serving U.S. and Ukrainian interests. The OSCE did not immediately comment.

U.S. expands economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine Posted: 29 Jul 2014 01:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States has expanded sanctions against Russia over its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. Obama said the sanctions targeted energy, defense and finance sectors of the Russian economy. "If Russia continues on this current path, the costs on Russia will continue to grow," Obama said. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Sandra Maler)

House panel condemns Obama for prisoner swap Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel has voted to condemn President Barack Obama for the May swap of five Taliban leaders for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held prisoner in Afghanistan for five years.

Iraq gets U.S. to seize $100 million Kurdish oil cargo off Texas Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:57 PM PDT By Anna Driver and Ahmed Rasheed HOUSTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq scrambled to gain control of a cargo of Kurdish oil worth $100 million off the Texas coast on Tuesday after a U.S. judge ordered its seizure in a bid by Baghdad to halt oil sales by the autonomous region of Kurdistan. A U.S. magistrate overnight approved a request from Baghdad's lawyers on Monday that laid claim to the oil, saying the cargo of some 1 million barrels of crude from Iraqi Kurdistan was sold without its permission. Oil sales are seen as central to Kurdish dreams of independence, which Baghdad opposes, and the latest dispute over exports reflects Iraqi Kurds' emboldened steps toward seizing greater political and economic autonomy. While the rulers of the country's northern Kurdish enclave have long aspired to independence, their position has strengthened in recent months as Kurdish Peshmerga troops have outperformed Iraqi soldiers against Islamist militants.

U.S. says tanker with Iraqi Kurdish oil outside U.S. waters Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:57 PM PDT The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday a tanker carrying Iraqi Kurdish oil was anchored outside U.S. waters off the coast of Texas and a court order to seize the cargo would only be enforced when the ship entered U.S. territory. A U.S. judge overnight approved a request by Baghdad to seize the disputed cargo worth more than $100 million. "The cargo has not yet entered U.S. jurisdiction," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a daily briefing. "Once it enters U.S. jurisdiction, the court order against the cargo could be enforced," she added.

3 sites make shortlist for new FBI headquarters Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation would move its headquarters from a storied, decades-old home in the nation's capital to a new location in the suburbs under a federal government proposal released Tuesday.

San Francisco political adviser pleads not guilty Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:51 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California political consultant charged with bribery, racketeering and other counts in a sweeping indictment that also names a state senator and an alleged gang leader has pleaded not guilty.

Pennsylvania town gets wet yet again on Rain Day Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:51 PM PDT WAYNESBURG, Pa. (AP) — It's just a sprinkle, but it counts enough for people in a southwestern Pennsylvania town to celebrate Rain Day.

U.S., Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:50 PM PDT President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels.

Vegas illegal betting suspects freed from custody Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A wealthy Malaysian businessman who was charged in a World Cup betting scheme has been let out of jail after his poker-star friends posted his bail and immigration officials cleared his release.

Israel hits symbols of Hamas rule; scores killed Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed its heaviest bombardment in a 3-week-old war against Hamas on Tuesday, striking symbols of the militant group's control in Gaza and firing tank shells that Palestinian officials said shut down the strip's only power plant.

Jury awards Ventura $1.8M in defamation case Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A jury awarded former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura $1.8 million on Tuesday in his lawsuit against the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle.

Obama: US imposing sanctions on energy, finance and arms sectors of Russia with 'bigger bite' Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:49 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama: US imposing sanctions on energy, finance and arms sectors of Russia with 'bigger bite'

U.N. agency to form airline safety task force after crash Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:48 PM PDT The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) also said it was setting up a task force with the airline industry and other aviation bodies to look at how safety information can be collected and distributed properly. The ICAO made the announcement after a meeting in Montreal with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents most major airlines, and others. In the wake of the Malaysia Airlines disaster, some in the aviation industry called for the ICAO, which has 191 member nations, to play a larger role in advising airliners about safety risks. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, president of the ICAO's governing council, told a news conference after the meeting that the ICAO could only act with the agreement of all of its members.

APNewsbreak: Defense to oversee plagiarism probe Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:48 PM PDT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Army War College official says the Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation against Sen. John Walsh of Montana.

Obama says new US and European sanctions will make Russia's weak economy even weaker Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama says new US and European sanctions will make Russia's weak economy even weaker .

Jones' HOF induction adds to Seattle's big year Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:47 PM PDT RENTON, Wash. (AP) — As Walter Jones started going through names to give his induction speech at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he constantly came back to his son Walterius.

Steven Seagal's Estonia gig nixed over pro-Russia stance Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:41 PM PDT Hollywood tough guy Steven Seagal has had his blues gig cancelled at a festival in Estonia following an uproar in this formerly-Soviet ruled Baltic state over the star's pro-Russia views, the authorities said Tuesday. Seagal is reported to back Russian President Vladimir Putin's March annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and regards him as a personal friend. The blues-singing action movie star was booked to perform next month at Tallinn's "Augustibluus" summer blues festival, but uproar among Estonians forced organisers to pull the plug, the authorities said. Estonian rock star Tonis Magi, who headlines the festival, went so far as to call for a boycott of the Tallinn event if Seagal was allowed to perform.

Institute: NKorea upgrading rocket launch site Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea is upgrading its main rocket launch site and has conducted a series of engine tests as it develops a mobile, intercontinental missile that could increase the threat it poses to the United States, a U.S. research institute said Tuesday.

Appeals court upholds labels on meat packages Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:37 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld new government rules requiring labels on packaged steaks, ribs and other cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

Police: Suspect paid prostitutes in Bellagio cash Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:36 PM PDT LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man accused of robbing a Bellagio casino cashier of $43,500 at gunpoint later paid prostitutes at another hotel near the Strip with money still bound in Bellagio wrappers, Las Vegas police said Tuesday.

Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:33 PM PDT The Senate on Tuesday unanimously confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new Veterans Affairs secretary, with a mission to overhaul an agency beleaguered by long veterans' waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records to cover up delays.

Leader of Hamas military wing rules of quick truce Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The shadowy leader of the Hamas military wing says in an audiotape that his group will not cease fire until its demands are met.

Child's body found in wheel well of US military plane Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT The body of an adolescent boy was found in a wheel well of a US military cargo plane after the aircraft landed in Germany over the weekend, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The "apparent stowaway" was discovered Sunday night during a "routine post-flight inspection" of the C-130J aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference. The plane had been flying operations in support of US Africa Command "with stops in a few countries," said Kirby, without naming the nations.

Obama to announce U.S. sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:30 PM PDT President Barack Obama is to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday.

Husband arrested in death of NBA player's aunt Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:28 PM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police say they have arrested a man wanted in the slaying of the aunt of Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes.

Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday.

Aussie swimmers face scrap, doping shock erupts Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:25 PM PDT Australia's swimmers encountered resistance on the final day of competition in the pool at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, while the event was rocked by its first doping case. Australia were hoping to confirm their dominance in the pool with a strong last-day showing, but they endured early disappointments at Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming Centre. England's Benjamin Proud beat Australia's Cameron McEvoy and James Magnussen to the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle final, while New Zealand's Lauren Boyle took the glory in the women's 400m freestyle.

Immigration debate roils politics in ... Maine? Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:23 PM PDT LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — In the whitest U.S. state, thousands of miles from the Mexican border, the debate over immigration is becoming a central issue in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races.

In audiotape, shadowy leader of Hamas military wing rules out Gaza truce until demands are met Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:23 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In audiotape, shadowy leader of Hamas military wing rules out Gaza truce until demands are met.

Top doctor dies from Ebola after treating dozens Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:23 PM PDT Authorities say the top doctor treating Ebola in Sierra Leone has died from the disease.

Great apes face extinction: conservationist Jane Goodall Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:21 PM PDT The world's great apes face extinction within decades, renowned chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall warned Tuesday in a call to arms to ensure man's closest relatives are not wiped out. "If we don't take action the great apes will disappear, because of both habitat destruction as well as trafficking," Goodall told AFP in an interview in Nairobi. In the past half century, chimpanzee numbers have slumped from two million to just 300,000, spread over 21 countries, said Goodall, a British scientist who spent more than five decades studying chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe National Park.

EU agrees economic sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:11 PM PDT By Barbara Lewis and Justyna Pawlak BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union reached agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first broad economic sanctions on Russia over its role in Ukraine, diplomats said, marking a new phase in the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cold War. The measures will shut major state-owned Russian banks out of European capital markets and target the defense sector and sensitive technologies, including oil, but exclude the vital gas sector, on which Europe is heavily dependent. In contrast to the United States, the 28-nation EU, with bigger economic interests at stake, hesitated for months to take decisive action against Moscow.

U.S. adds VTB, two other banks to Russia sanctions list Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:10 PM PDT The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on VTB, the Bank of Moscow, the Russian Agriculture Bank and the United Shipbuilding Corp over Moscow's support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, the Treasury Department said. The sanctions on the three banks prohibit U.S. citizens or companies from dealing with debt carrying maturities longer than 90 days, or with new equity.

Generation of tanners see spike in deadly melanoma Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Stop sunbathing and using indoor tanning beds, the acting U.S. surgeon general warned in a report released Tuesday that cites an alarming 200 percent jump in deadly melanoma cases since 1973.

German police arrest 18-year-old after attack on synagogue Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:08 PM PDT German police arrested an 18-year-old man after petrol bombs were thrown at a synagogue in the western town of Wuppertal overnight, they said in a statement on Tuesday. "This is the most worrying and threatening period that we've experienced since 1945," Knobloch told the Cologne Stadt-Anzeiger newspaper.

Israel's Iron Dome makers were hit by hackers: report Posted: 29 Jul 2014 12:08 PM PDT Three Israeli defense contractors behind the Iron Dome missile shield and related systems were themselves robbed of hundreds of documents by hackers linked to the Chinese government starting in 2011, according to an independent U.S. security researcher. Krebs on Security, a blog operated by former Washington Post security reporter Brian Krebs, reported on Tuesday that Iron Dome's manufacturers were infiltrated by the state-sponsored Comment Crew hacking group, believed to operate out of China. The targets of these online attacks were top military contractors Elisra Group, Israel Aerospace Industries[ISRAI.UL] , and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who were responsible for constructing the system which now partially insulates Israel from rocket barrages fired from the Gaza Strip.

New Hampshire man held on $1M in teen's kidnapping Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:59 AM PDT CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man charged with kidnapping a teenage girl nine months ago was ordered held on $1 million bail Tuesday as the girl watched from the front row of the courtroom.

EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia Posted: 29 Jul 2014 11:59 AM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — Shocked into action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner and the resulting deaths of more than 200 Europeans, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, to be followed swiftly by similar punitive measures from the U.S.

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