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Saturday, July 26, 2014

'Once Upon a Time' has Anna and Elsa of 'Frozen'

'Once Upon a Time' has Anna and Elsa of 'Frozen'

'Once Upon a Time' has Anna and Elsa of 'Frozen'

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:20 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Anna and Elsa of "Frozen" have arrived in Storybrooke.

Ceasefire ends as Gaza militants resume firing rockets into Israel

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:16 PM PDT

An Israeli soldier stands on top of a military vehicle in a base near Sa'ad in the southern district of IsraelBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ori Lewis GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Militants resumed firings rockets into Israel from Gaza on Saturday, rejecting an extension to a ceasefire in a conflict in which more than 1,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have died. Israel had agreed to extend an initial 12-hour pause in the fighting by a further four hours but this was rejected by Islamist group Hamas, which dominates Gaza. Israeli tank fire killed a man in the southern Gaza Strip, a local official said, announcing the first fatality after the breakdown of the ceasefire. The man killed by tank fire brought the number of Palestinian fatalities to 1,033 since July 8 when Israel launched its offensive, aimed at ending rocket fire out of Gaza.

Nigeria death shows Ebola can spread by air travel

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:16 PM PDT

A man reads a local newspaperson a street with the headline Ebola Virus kills Liberian in Lagos, in Lagos Nigeria, Saturday, July 26, 2014. An Ebola outbreak that has left more than 600 people dead across West Africa has spread to the continent's most populous nation after a Liberian man with a high fever vomited aboard an airplane to Nigeria and then died there, officials said Friday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) The 40-year-old man had recently lost his sister to Ebola in Liberia, health officials there said. It was not immediately clear how he managed to board a flight, but he was moved into an isolation ward upon arrival in Nigeria on Tuesday and died on Friday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities raced to stop the spread of Ebola on Saturday after a man sick with one of the world's deadliest diseases brought it by plane to Lagos, Africa's largest city with 21 million people.

Godzilla returns: Sequel announced at Comic-Con

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:06 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Godzilla is coming back.

Aussies stay on top on track, Bolt breezes in

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:03 PM PDT

Australia's Annette Edmondson celebrates winning the women's 10km scratch race in the in the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on July 26, 2014Australia took their Commonwealth Games cycling medal tally to 15 after another dominant session on Saturday as Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bolt sprinkled stardust on Scotland. Annette Edmondson won the women's track cycling scratch race while Scott Sunderland landed the men's 1km time trial. The 22-year-old Edmondson, who was silver medallist in the individual pursuit, matched brother Alex's tally of team gold and individual pursuit silver. The pressure was certainly on Sunderland as the defending champion from Delhi and Simon van Velthooven from New Zealand went last in the time trials.

'Hobbit' cast tease trailer, bloopers at Comic-Con

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:02 PM PDT

Fans play around an actor posing in the role of the Witch King of Angmar from the "Hobbit" on day 1 of the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention held Thursday, July 24, 2014 in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)SAN DIEGO (AP) — "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" launched a full-scale assault on Comic-Con.

Turkish court orders arrest of 12 more police officers in wiretap probe

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:23 PM PDT

Turkey's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Tayyip Erdogan speaks during an election rally in DiyarbakirBy Ayla Jean Yackley ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the formal arrest of 12 more police officers, including the former head of Istanbul's intelligence unit, pending charges they may have illegally wiretapped Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, media said. The detention of 115 police officers in overnight raids earlier this week ratcheted up a power struggle between Erdogan and his erstwhile ally, Fethullah Gulen, an influential Islamic scholar based in Pennsylvania, whose followers took up key posts in the police and judiciary during Erdogan's 11 years in power. Fuat Ali Yilmazer, who oversaw intelligence for Istanbul police and is accused of forming and leading a criminal gang, was among those formally arrested, CNN Turk reported. He has accused them of a litany of crimes, including organizing 2013 mass anti-government protests and using the corruption charges in an attempt topple him in a coup.

Clear rules sought for musical items on planes

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:59 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The government should clarify federal rules about bringing musical instruments on to commercial flights as carry-on luggage, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said, after a report of problems encountered by a band flying to Rhode Island for the Newport Folk Festival.

Militants resume firing rockets into Israel from Gaza

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Militants resumed firing rockets into Israel from Gaza around two hours after the end of a 12-hour ceasefire on Saturday, the armed wing of Islamist group Hamas said. Warning sirens sounded across the country as rockets were fired as far as the Tel Aviv area, police said. Israel had offered to extend the truce, which began at 8 a.m. (0100 EST), by four hours, but Hamas said it had not agreed to this. Gaza's health ministry said a man was killed in the southern Gaza Strip as a result of tank fire, believed to be the first fatality after the breakdown of the ceasefire.

Police ID 3 kids killed in Philly carjacking crash

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Investigators gather at the scene of a fatal accident in North Philadelphia, Friday July 25, 2014. Two children were killed and three people critically injured when a hijacked car lost control and hit a group of people near a fruit stand, according to police. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two carjackers who fled after ramming a stolen SUV into a family selling fruit for their church, killing three young siblings, were still on the run Saturday as the reward for their capture topped $100,000.

Pack signs Nelson to extension after 1st practice

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Green Bay Packers' Jordy Nelson watches during NFL football training camp Saturday, July 26, 2014, in Green Bay, Wis. Nelson was signed to a contract extension, the Packers announced Saturday. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordy Nelson had a secret on the way to the first practice of Packers training camp.

Hamas renews rocket fire at Israel after Gaza lull

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Hamas said it fired rockets at Israel from Gaza on Saturday, after a 12-hour humanitarian window which the world had said should pave the way for a longer-term truce. The rocket fire came shortly after Israel announced it would extend the humanitarian ceasefire for another four hours, as its security cabinet debated whether to press on with the 19-day operation. The conflict has claimed more than 1,000 Palestinian lives, most of them civilians, and has killed 40 Israeli soldiers as well as three civilians inside Israel. Top US diplomat John Kerry met European and Middle Eastern foreign ministers in Paris earlier to push both sides to extend the temporary truce, which began at 0500 GMT and was to end at 1700 GMT.

Despite Clinton: O'Malley in Iowa amid 2016 talk

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:54 PM PDT

FILE - Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley speaks with reporters in his office inside the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Md., in this April 7, 2014 file photo. O'Malley was returning to Iowa on Saturday, July 26, 2014 headlining a fundraiser for state Sen. Rita Hart in Clinton, a town on the banks of the Mississippi River, and another event in North Liberty for Kevin Kinney, a Johnson County sheriff's deputy seeking an open state Senate seat. After a Saturday night speech in Omaha to help the Nebraska Democratic Party, O'Malley was joining with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch, who is challenging Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, for fundraisers in western Iowa on Sunday and a canvassing kickoff in Sioux City. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Martin O'Malley's latest foray into Iowa began, appropriately, in a place called Clinton.

Penn State hires former Cal AD to lead program

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State hired Sandy Barbour as athletic director, a month after she stepped down as AD at the University of California-Berkeley.

Fast food workers vow civil disobedience

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:46 PM PDT

VILLA PARK, Ill. (AP) — Fast food workers from across the country have voted in suburban Chicago to escalate their campaign for higher wages and union representation by including civil disobedience.

Widow: Man who died in NYPD custody wasn't violent

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

Esaw Garner, wife of Eric Garner, left, speaks alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton during a rally at the National Action Network headquarters, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. Eric Garner, 43, died on Thursday, July 18, during an arrest in Staten Island, when a plain-clothes police officer placed him in what appeared be a choke hold while several others brought him to the ground and struggled to place him in handcuffs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)NEW YORK (AP) — The widow of a New York City man who died this month in a videotaped confrontation with New York City police demanded justice on Saturday, saying the victim wasn't asking for trouble.

Hamas fires rockets on Israel, ending 12-hour lull

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:40 PM PDT

A Palestinian woman carries her belongings past the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2014. Thousands of Gaza residents who had fled Israel-Hamas fighting streamed back to devastated border areas during a lull Saturday, and were met by large-scale destruction: scores of homes were pulverized, wreckage blocked roads and power cables dangled in the streets. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said it fired five rockets at Israel late Saturday after rejecting Israel's offer to extend a 12-hour humanitarian cease-fire by four hours, casting new doubt on international efforts to broker an end to 19 days of fighting.

Grieving relatives at MH17 site as Dutch, Australia ready troops

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:37 PM PDT

A man stands at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on July 26, 2014, near the village of Hrabove (Grabove), in the Donetsk regionThe first relatives of victims on the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 arrived on Saturday at the crash site, as Dutch and Australian forces prepared for possible deployment to secure the location in rebel-held east Ukraine. A truce has been called in the immediate area around the site by both the Kiev forces and pro-Russian separatists, but combat was raging just 60 kilometres (35 miles) away, with loud explosions heard at regular intervals in western and northern suburbs of rebel stronghold Donetsk. "She was full of life," said Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski of their 25-year-old daughter Fatima, an aerospace engineering student who died when the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur plane was shot down July 17, killing all 298 people on board. The Dutch government, which is in charge of identifying the remains found at the site, said that forensic experts had confirmed the identity the first victim on Saturday, one of 193 Dutch citizens who had been on board.

US evacuates Libya embassy over 'real risk' from fighting

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:31 PM PDT

Smoke billows from an area near Tripoli's airport as fighting between rival factions continues on July 24, 2014The United States evacuated its Libyan embassy staff under air cover Saturday as they faced a "real risk" from fierce fighting around Tripoli airport, Secretary of State John Kerry said. The announcement came hours after the country's interim government warned the clashes between militia vying for control of the strategic airport were threatening to tear Libya apart. Fighting around the airport halted abruptly and the convoy sped out of the capital shortly afterwards, witnesses said. Calling for an end to the conflict around the airport, the government raised the spectre of "the collapse of the country" and "the destruction which could result from... endless war".

Thousands ignore ban in Paris to protest Israeli offensive in Gaza

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:24 PM PDT

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police in central Paris on Saturday when thousands of marchers defied a ban by French authorities to rally against Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve warned organizers in a television address that they would be held responsible for any clashes and could be prosecuted for ignoring a ban that was confirmed by the country's top administrative court. TV footage showed a minority of demonstrators wearing balaclavas and traditional Arab keffiyeh headdresses throwing projectiles at riot officers after two hours of peaceful protest. By 1700 GMT (13:00 EST), most demonstrators had been evacuated from the square and order restored.

Browns fans flock to see Johnny Football

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel signs autographs for fans after his first practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Berea, Ohio on Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo)BEREA, Ohio (AP) — There were No. 2 jerseys everywhere, ringing the practice fields in various shapes, sizes and colors.

Ukraine launches offensive to retake Donetsk

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Jerzy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski whose daughter, 25-year-old Fatima, was a passenger on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, sit on part of the wreckage of the crashed aircraft in Hrabove, Ukraine, Saturday, July 26, 2014. The couple who live in Perth, Australia, crossed territory held by pro-Russian rebels to reach the wreckage-strewn farm fields outside the village of Hrabove. They last spoke to Fatima shortly before she boarded the flight for Kuala Lumpur in Amsterdam on July 17. Rudhart-Dyczynski said, "We have promised our daughter we will come here." (AP Photo/Nicholas Garriga)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials said their forces advanced to the outskirts of a key town north of Donetsk on Saturday as they try to retake the stronghold held for months by pro-Russia rebels.

Nibali set to win Tour, with 2 Frenchmen on podium

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:18 PM PDT

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, strains during the twentieth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 54 kilometers (33.6 miles) with start in Bergerac and finish in Perigueux, France, Saturday, July 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PERIGUEUX, France (AP) — Finally cracking broad smiles after weeks of no-nonsense racing, Vincenzo Nibali confirmed he will win the Tour de France after another impressive ride in a dramatic penultimate stage on Saturday.

U.S. evacuates Libya embassy after 'free-wheeling militia violence'

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:17 PM PDT

Black plumes of smoke is seen in the vicinity of Camp Thunderbolt, after clashes between militants, former rebel fighters and government forces in BenghaziBy Patrick Markey TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The United States evacuated its embassy in Libya on Saturday, driving diplomats across the border into Tunisia under heavy military escort after escalating clashes broke out between rival militias in Tripoli. Security in the Libyan capital has deteriorated following two weeks of fighting between brigades of former rebel fighters who have pounded each other with rockets and artillery fire in southern Tripoli near the embassy compound. The violence is the worst seen in Tripoli since the 2011 fall of Muammar Gaddafi. Western governments fear Libya is teetering toward becoming a failed state just three years after the NATO-backed war ended his one-man rule.

Hall of Fame cuts new retiree induction time

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:17 PM PDT

Former Major League Baseball pitcher and Hall of Fame inductee signs autographs on baseballs on July 23, 2014 on Capitol Hill in WashingtonUS all-time home run king Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mark McGwire and other players linked to performance-enhancing substances now have less time as candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame officials announced Saturday they were changing induction rules for the first time since 1991, trimming the maximum number of years that retired players remain on the ballot from 15 years to 10 years. Players must be listed by at least five percent of voters from a North American media panel to remain on the ballot. "The board is committed to keeping the policies and voting procedures of the Hall of Fame relevant," said Hall of Fame board chairman Jane Forbes Clark.

Radcliffe goes undercover as Spidey at Comic-Con

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:16 PM PDT

Daniel Radcliffe attends the RADiUS-TWC "Horns" panel on Day 2 of Comic-Con International on Friday, July 25, 2014, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)SAN DIEGO (AP) — That guy in the Spider-Man suit you posed with at Comic-Con? It might have actually been Harry Potter.

GOP works to avert Senate upset in Georgia

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - This July 22, 2014, file photo shows Republican candidate for U.S. Senate David Perdue as he greets supporters in Atlanta, at his election-night watch party. Minutes after Perdue won his Republican Senate primary in Georgia, a grainy image of his Democratic rival Michelle Nunn was on Atlanta TV as a faceless voice slammed her as a rubber stamp for President Barack Obama. In turn, Democrats portray Perdue as a greedy executive who laid off workers. It's all a clear indicator of what the next three months hold for a first-time Democratic candidate who may be the party's only hope for picking off a GOP-held Senate seat in November. (AP Photo, File)ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Republicans are on the offensive in the opening days of Georgia's Senate campaign, hammering Democrat Michelle Nunn as a rubber stamp for President Barack Obama and questioning her resume as a non-profit executive — the very experience that anchors her appeal as a moderate who gets things done without partisan wrangling.

Arizona execution renews debate over methods

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections, an unidentified Arizona Corrections Officer adjusts the straps on the gurney used for lethal injections at the Arizona State Prison at Florence, Ariz. The prolonged execution this week of an Arizona death row inmate with a new, two-drug combination highlights the patchwork approach states have been forced to take with lethal injection drugs, with the types, combinations and dosages varying widely. (AP Photo/Arizona Department of Corrections)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A third execution by lethal injection has gone awry in six months, renewing debate over whether there is a foolproof way for the government to humanely kill condemned criminals, and whether it's even worth looking for one.

3 rockets hit Israel as Hamas rejects Gaza truce

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:51 AM PDT

A Palestinian woman carries her belongings past the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2014. Thousands of Gaza residents who had fled Israel-Hamas fighting streamed back to devastated border areas during a lull Saturday, and were met by large-scale destruction: scores of homes were pulverized, wreckage blocked roads and power cables dangled in the streets. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says three rockets have been fired from Gaza at Israel despite a proposed extension of a humanitarian truce in the Gaza war.

Detained CNN journalist freed in Ukraine

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:49 AM PDT

The new Russia (novorossiya) flag flying next to the Lenin statue at the Lenin Square in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. Donetsk on July 13, 2014A freelance Ukrainian journalist who was detained by pro-Russian separatists while working for the US news network CNN has been freed, the broadcaster said Saturday. CNN said news producer Anton Skiba, who was captured by armed men outside a hotel in the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Tuesday, had called them to say that he was "free and that he is fine." "CNN also has had visual confirmation that Skiba is free from sources on the ground in Donetsk," the network said on its online news site. Donetsk is under siege by Ukrainian forces, and fighting continued Saturday, with loud explosions heard in one suburb of the city.

2 guns found at hospital shooting suspect's home

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:49 AM PDT

A hospital worker views police activity near the scene of a shooting at a wellness center attached to Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital in Darby, Pa., on Thursday, July 24, 2014. A doctor grazed by gunfire from a patient who had entered his office in a suburban hospital's psychiatric unit stopped him by returning fire with his own gun and injuring him, authorities said. (AP Photo)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities found two more guns at the home of a man suspected of fatally shooting his caseworker and grazing his psychiatrist in suburban Philadelphia before the doctor pulled out his own weapon and fired back.

No Love for US stars in defending world crown

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:44 AM PDT

Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during a game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on December 18, 2012 in Miami, FloridaMinnesota Timberwolves star forward Kevin Love, being sought in trade deals by several NBA clubs, will not play for the United States in this year's Basketball World Cup. USA Basketball announced Saturday in a statement that Love, a member of the 2012 London Olympic gold-medal US team, will not participate in the world squad's training camp that opens Monday in Las Vegas "because of his current status." The Cleveland Cavaliers, fresh off landing four-time NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James and signing guard Kyrie Irving to a long-term deal, want to make a deal for Love to provide a new "Big Three" for James as he tries to bring the Cavaliers their first NBA title and Cleveland its first major sports champion in half a century.

Israeli military says 3 rockets fired from Gaza after Hamas rejects 4-hour truce extension

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:43 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says 3 rockets fired from Gaza after Hamas rejects 4-hour truce extension.

Nissan expands recall prompted by faulty air bag

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:40 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 226,000 additional vehicles over a defective air bag that has affected much of the global auto industry.

Nibali secures Tour de France victory

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:33 AM PDT

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides during the twentieth stage, a 54 km individual time trial, as part of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 26, 2014 in western FrancePérigueux (France) (AFP) - Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali secured Tour de France victory on Saturday as Germany's Tony Martin dominated the penultimate 20th stage time trial and the host nation celebrated podium success. Barring a final stage catastrophe on Sunday, Astana rider Nibali is assured of winning his first Tour title on the Champs Elysees as he takes an impressive 7min 52sec lead to Paris. It is the first Tour victory by an Italian since Marco Pantani in 1998.

Giants acquire righty Jake Peavy from Red Sox

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:32 AM PDT

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy works against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in Toronto. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants boosted their rotation for the stretch run by acquiring right-hander Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for a pair of minor league pitchers.

EU targets Russian intelligence chiefs, readies tougher sanctions

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) reviews Russian naval ships in the Crimean port of Sevastopol on May 9, 2014, with head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Bortnikov (R) and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L)Spurred into action by the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the EU put Russia's intelligence chiefs on its sanctions list Saturday as it readied much harsher measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The director of the FSB security service, Alexander Bortnikov, and the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, Mikhail Fradkov, were among 15 people and 18 entities hit with asset freezes and visa bans, the EU's Official Journal said. Bortnikov and Fradkov, both members of the Russian Security Council, were included for their part in "threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine," it said. Among other figures was Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, who offered to send troops to support the pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine accused of shooting down flight MH17 with a Russian-supplied missile.

'Batman v Superman' stare-down comes to Comic-Con

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Bersain Gutierrez, dressed as Superman, carries an American flag during preview night at the 2014 Comic-Con International Convention held Wednesday, July 23, 2014 in San Diego. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Invision/AP)SAN DIEGO (AP) — Batman and Superman engaged in an epic staring contest at Comic-Con.

Hamas official says group rejects Israel's proposed four-hour extension of Gaza war truce

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:25 AM PDT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas official says group rejects Israel's proposed four-hour extension of Gaza war truce.

Goldman mortgage deal with federal agency could reach $1.25 billion: source

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:24 AM PDT

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Chairman and CEO Blankfein moderates a panel discussion at North American Energy Summit in New YorkBy Lauren Tara LaCapra NEW YORK (Reuters) - A deal to resolve a U.S. regulator's claims against Goldman Sachs Group Inc over mortgage-backed securities sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac leading up to the financial crisis could cost the bank between $800 million and $1.25 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person said Goldman Sachs is discussing a settlement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which filed 18 lawsuits against Goldman and other banks in 2011 over about $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities that later went sour. Goldman Sachs and the FHFA declined to comment on Saturday.
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