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Friday, August 22, 2014

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:36 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Reid apologizes for Asian jokes at Vegas luncheon

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, after a Democratic caucus meeting. Democrats and Republicans in Congress vowed urgent support for a $225 million missile defense package for Israel, boosting the likelihood that legislation will clear Congress before lawmakers begin a monthlong vacation at week's end. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is apologizing for jokes he made about Asians during a luncheon in Las Vegas this week.

U.S. considering taking fight against Islamic State into Syria

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:31 PM PDT

By Steve Holland EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) - The United States is considering taking the fight against Islamic State militants into Syria after days of airstrikes against the group in Iraq and the beheading of an American journalist, the White House signaled on Friday. President Barack Obama, soon to end a two-week working vacation on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, has not yet been presented with military options for attacking Islamic State targets beyond two important areas in Iraq, said White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes.

Oklahoma officer accused in 6 sexual assaults

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:30 PM PDT

This Aug. 21, 2014 photo made available by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office shows Daniel K. Holtzclaw. The 27-year-old Oklahoma City police officer was arrested Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 and is being held in lieu of $5 million bond after being accused of committing a series of sexual assaults against at least six women while on duty. (AP Photo/Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office)OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City police officer is accused of sexually assaulting black women while he should have been patrolling the city — sometimes targeting women walking alone and at other times assaulting motorists he pulled over on city streets.

West condemns Russia over convoy to Ukraine

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:28 PM PDT

LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated sharply on Friday as Moscow sent more than 130 trucks rolling across the border in what it said was a mission to deliver humanitarian aid. Ukraine called it a "direct invasion," and the U.S. and NATO condemned it as well.

McDonnell says he was angry about investigation

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:28 PM PDT

Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell arrives at federal court with her attorney William Burck in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Former Gov. Bob McDonnell took the stand in his own defense on Wednesday and is expected to continue Thursday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says he was "darn angry" when he found out state police asked his wife about the couple's relationship to a vitamin entrepreneur.

Fitbit to Schumer: We don't sell personal data

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:26 PM PDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Fitbit, the maker of a popular line of wearable fitness-tracking devices, said Friday that it does not sell personal data to advertisers, contrary to concerns raised by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.

Oregon sues Oracle over failed health care website

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:22 PM PDT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The state of Oregon filed a lawsuit Friday against Oracle Corp. and several of its executives over the technology company's role in creating the troubled website for the state's online health insurance exchange.

AP PHOTOS: A look back at Mo'Ne Davis' tournament

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, file photo, Philadelphia's Mo'ne Davis delivers in the first inning against Nashville's Robert Hassell III during a baseball game in United U.S. pool play at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa. Even though she'll return to the routine of school, home and other interests now that her Little League career is done, her impact has been immense _ and the possibilities ahead seem unending for the girl with the big braids who captured the imagination of so many. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Mo'Ne's moment is over. Her legacy may just be beginning.

National Guard starts to pull out of embattled Missouri town

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:19 PM PDT

St Louis county prosecutor Bob McCulloch is seen in an undated handout photo from the St Louis County prosecutor's officeBy Nick Carey and Edward McAllister FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - National Guard troops began departing Ferguson, Missouri, on Friday in a sign authorities are increasingly confident they have quelled the worst of the violence that erupted after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager. "Monday night will be a critical night," said Bishop Edwin Bass, president of the St. Louis church Urban Initiatives of the Church of God In Christ. The patchwork of groups, including the Dream Defenders and the National Lawyers Guild, are holding training and strategy sessions for local young people and others who want to continue to peacefully protest Brown's death. They are instructing teams of "legal observers" on how to document complaints of police harassment and abuse.

Historic Cleveland ballpark gets new shot at life

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:18 PM PDT

This Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014 photo shows paintings of Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, left, and Babe Ruth at League Park in Cleveland. The city of Cleveland has invested $6.3 million in restoring the old site of League Park, a historic site where the Cleveland Indians clinched its 1920 World Series title, Babe Ruth hit his 500th home run and where Joe DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to 56 games. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)CLEVELAND (AP) — Even in Cleveland, League Park probably doesn't mean much to a casual baseball fan. The former home of the Cleveland Indians sat neglected and largely forgotten for decades in a not-so-well-traveled east side neighborhood.

Hamas executes 'collaborators,' Israeli child killed

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:10 PM PDT

A picture taken on August 22, 2014 shows four Palestinian men walking under the toppled minaret of a mosque in Gaza City which was almost completely destroyed in an Israeli airstrike weeks agoHamas executed 18 alleged collaborators in Gaza City on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed harsh retribution for the killing of a four-year-old boy by Palestinian mortar fire. The escalating bloodshed has seen another 76 Palestinians die in Gaza and wounded nine Israeli civilians since hostilities resumed on Tuesday after the collapse of truce talks and nine days of calm. Israel has vowed no let-up until it can guarantee the safety of its civilians, and Hamas insists that Israel end an eight-year blockade on the tiny, over-populated Palestinian coastal enclave it controls. At least 2,092 Palestinians have been killed since July 8, of whom the United Nations has identified 70 percent as civilians, and 68 people have died on the Israeli side, all but four of them soldiers.

Lawsuits challenge FAA drone, model aircraft rules

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - This Jan. 15, 2014, file photo shows a test drone as it is is launched by catapult as a trail plane follows on a ranch near Sarita, Texas. Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone operators and investors have filed lawsuits challenging a government directive that they say imposes tough new limits on the use of model aircraft and broadens a ban on commercial drone flights. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Model aircraft hobbyists, research universities and commercial drone interests filed lawsuits Friday challenging a government directive that they say imposes tough new limits on the use of model aircraft and broadens the agency's ban on commercial drone flights.

Oregon gunman planned to kill 'bunch' of people

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gunman who fatally shot his father and then a man camping at an Oregon beach earlier this week left behind notes that said he was mentally ill and planned to "kill a bunch of other people" and then himself.

Pentagon cites 'dangerous' Chinese jet intercept

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT

A U.S. Navy plane P-8 PoseidonWASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday accused a Chinese fighter jet of conducting a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace — the fourth such incident since March.

1990 arson-murder rap tossed, man is set free

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Han Tak Lee, 79, arrives at the federal courthouse with assistance from friends and supportersafter his release from a Pennsylvania prison, Friday, August 22, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. Lee was released on bail Friday while prosecutors decide whether to appeal a ruling that threw out his conviction in his daughter's 1989 death. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former New York businessman whose arson-murder conviction was overturned in the death of his daughter was freed from prison Friday after 24 years, following a judge's ruling that the case against him was based on now-debunked arson science.

Coalition sues over immigrants' access to lawyers

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 01:02 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of lawyers filed a lawsuit Friday to halt the quick deportation of Central American women and children, saying immigrants at a New Mexico detention center don't have proper access to lawyers and are being forced to clean restrooms and retell stories of violence and rape in front of children.

2 French girls investigated as would-be jihadi

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT

PARIS (AP) — Two French girls, aged 15 and 17, have been captured by a security net that authorities are using to ferret out citizens who are considering traveling to other countries to join jihads.

New Obama birth control fixes for religious groups

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 18, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington. Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of paying for birth control for female employees while still ensuring those employees have access to contraception. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to quell a politically charged controversy, the Obama administration announced new measures Friday to allow religious nonprofits and some companies to opt out of paying for birth control for female employees while still ensuring those employees have access to contraception.

Obama taking less vacation, but too much for some

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, maneuvers his golf cart while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Obama is vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha's Vineyard and hours on the golf course have his detractors teeing up as they highlight the slew of foreign policy crises currently facing the United States.

Furyk in 3-way tie for lead at Barclays

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT

Kevin Chappell watches his tee shot on the fifth hole during second round play at The Barclays golf tournament Thursday, Aug. 22, 2014, in Paramus, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) — Brendon Todd is keeping his name on the leaderboard at The Barclays and in the conversation as a Ryder Cup pick.

Draghi 'confident' ECB measures will boost economy

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:53 PM PDT

Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) gives a press conference following the meeting of the ECB Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on August 7, 2014European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Friday he is "confident" the ECB's recent policy measures will help get the eurozone economy back on its feet. "Our preparation for outright purchases in asset-backed security (ABS) markets is fast moving forward and we expect that it should contribute to further credit easing.

U.S. says Russia must pull convoy from Ukraine or face more sanctions

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:48 PM PDT

Trucks of a Russian convoy carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine, drive in the direction of the Ukrainian border near the town of Donetsk, in Russia's Rostov RegionBy Natalia Zinets and Dmitry Madorsky KIEV/DONETSK-IZVARINO BORDER CROSSING Russia (Reuters) - The United States demanded Moscow remove an aid convoy it sent into rebel-held eastern Ukraine without permission on Friday, accusing Russia of a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of its former Soviet neighbor and threatening more sanctions. Moscow, which has thousands of troops close to the Russian side of the border, warned against any attempt to "disrupt" the convoy, which it said was purely humanitarian; NATO said Russian troops had been firing artillery across the border and within Ukraine in a major escalation of military support for pro-Moscow rebels since mid-August, a defacto charge that Russia was already waging war. Moscow denies backing the rebels militarily but the United States and European Union have imposed sanctions and the Kremlin has retaliated, renewing some of the chill of the Cold War;

New fear: What happens in Ferguson if no charges?

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:47 PM PDT

Protesters march Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Protesters again gathered Thursday evening, walking in laps near the spot where Michael Brown was shot. Some were in organized groups, such as clergy members. More signs reflected calls by protesters to remove the prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, from the case. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Conditions calmed this week in Ferguson after nights of sometimes violent unrest stemming from the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer. But a delicate and crucial question lingers: What happens if the grand jury now considering the case doesn't return a charge against the officer?

Gaza gunmen execute 'collaborators'; mortar kills Israeli boy

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:45 PM PDT

A Hamas militant grabs a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel in Gaza CityBy Nidal al-Mughrabi and Allyn Fisher-Ilan GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas-led gunmen in Gaza executed 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel on Friday, accelerating a crackdown on suspected informers after Israeli forces tracked down and killed three senior Hamas commanders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to escalate the fight against Hamas, vowing the group would "pay a heavy price" after a four-year-old Israeli boy was killed by a mortar attack from Gaza, the first Israeli child to die in the six-week conflict. Shortly after his remarks, Palestinian officials said Israel had flattened a house in a Gaza City air strike, wounding at least 40 people. Israel's military spokesman said another ground war was possible if necessary to stop the rocket fire.

Ebola spreads in Nigeria; Liberia has 1,000 deaths

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Two alarming new cases of Ebola have emerged in Nigeria, widening the circle of people sickened beyond the immediate group of caregivers who treated a dying airline passenger in one of Africa's largest cities.

Argentina slams U.S. judge as 'imperialist,' peso halts rout

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT

People walk in Buenos Aires' financial districtBy Jorge A. Otaola and Richard Lough BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina on Friday accused the U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa blocked payments to holders of issued under U.S. Griesa ruled that measures proposed by Argentina's president late on Tuesday to make debt payments locally and push bondholders to bring their debt under Argentine law violated past court rulings. President Cristina Fernandez's measures, if enacted and executed, would potentially allow Argentina to skirt Griesa's court orders and thus resume interest payments on an estimated $29 billion in restructured bonds.

Vikings adding $19M to stadium project

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT

FILE - This May 13, 2013, file photo, provided by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority and the Minnesota Vikings is a rendering of the new Vikings football stadium. The Vikings are kicking in another $19.7 million for their new stadium to make sure it has the features they want, a spokesman said Friday, Aug. 22, 2014. Rising steel prices and refined cost estimates for the stadium's massive pivoting glass doors created a budget shortfall. (AP Photo/HKS, File)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings are kicking in another $19.7 million for their new stadium to make sure it has the features they want.

Chiefs OT Stephenson suspended for PEDs violation

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2013, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs tackle Donald Stephenson (79) waits for a play to start during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Stephenson has been suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. Stephenson was a fill-in starter last season but was expected to anchor the right side of the line this year. He remains eligible to participate in all preseason practices and games, including Saturday night's, Aug. 23, 2014, game against Minnesota. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs offensive tackle Donald Stephenson was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season Friday for violating the league's performance-enhancing substance policy, a massive blow to an already unsteady offensive line.

Hurdles obstruct Argentina's path to restructuring debt

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:37 PM PDT

By Sarah Marsh BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's proposed debt restructuring plan, designed to sidestep U.S. Left-leaning President Cristina Fernandez unveiled on Tuesday measures that would see the South American country make payments on debts held under foreign legislation in Argentina and push bondholders to bring their notes under Argentine law. While the draft bill is likely to enjoy smooth passage through a Congress dominated by political allies of Fernandez, Argentina faces a far tougher time persuading investors, financial institutions and legal teams that it is solid. Huge question marks surround how Argentina will locate all holders of its debt across 15 separate bond series.

Morocco arrests suspected Islamic State members

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:36 PM PDT

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco announced on Friday the arrest of two suspected militants seeking to join the Islamic State group as the country is in a heightened state of alert over fears of a terrorist attack.

C. African Republic prime minister names cabinet

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:34 PM PDT

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The prime minister of Central African Republic has named a 31-member cabinet, including representatives of two groups that have been involved in horrific violence for more than a year.

Gaza militants kill 18 alleged spies for Israel

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza gunmen killed 18 alleged spies for Israel on Friday, including seven who were lined up behind a mosque with bags over their heads and shot in front of hundreds of people. The killings came in response to Israel's deadly airstrike against three top Hamas military commanders.

Islamic State backers under scrutiny in US

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:32 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Officially, the FBI agents who swarmed Donald Ray Morgan at Kennedy Airport this month were there to arrest him on a mundane gun charge. But they whisked him away to their Manhattan office and grilled him for two hours on an entirely different topic: Islamic State extremists.

Man charged in biting attack at Lollapalooza

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:31 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Chicago Police Department shows 33-year-old Sergio Vicenteno who is charged with aggravated battery in an Aug. 1, 2014 attack at Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival. Vicenteno is accused of biting two men in a seemingly random attack as the Arctic Monkeys performed. (AP Photo/Chicago Police Department)CHICAGO (AP) — A 33-year-old Chicago man is accused of biting two men in a seemingly random attack as the Arctic Monkeys performed at Lollapalooza earlier this month.

Cirque du Soleil takes Beatles tribute to airports

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:19 PM PDT

FILE-In this Aug. 21,1964 file photo an overwrought Beatles fan is escorted from the hall during the Beatles second stop of their U.S. tour in Las Vegas, Nevada. To mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' only performance in Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil performers are expected to make surprise, flash mob-style appearances Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, in the San Francisco and Las Vegas airports and on a flight. (AP Photo)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Visitors flying into Las Vegas got more than just their luggage when they stopped by baggage claim.

Parole denied yet again for Lennon's killer

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — John Lennon's killer was denied release from prison in his eighth appearance before a parole board, New York corrections officials said Friday.

China warplane in 'dangerous' intercept with US jet: Pentagon

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:06 PM PDT

This image obtained August 22, 2014, courtesy of the Department of Defense shows a Chinese fighter jet in a photo taken by a US Navy P-8 crewA Chinese fighter jet flew perilously close to a US military aircraft this week in a "very dangerous" incident in international air space east of Hainan Island, the Pentagon said Friday. The episode raised tensions and underlined the growing rivalry between the United States and China, with Beijing building up its military and asserting its territorial claims across the Pacific. "On August 19, an armed Chinese fighter jet conducted a dangerous intercept of a US Navy P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft that was on a routine mission," spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference. The close call occurred about 135 miles (220 kilometers) east of China's Hainan, he said.

Potential 2016 candidates cautious on Ferguson

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 12:00 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The police shooting and death of Michael Brown has gripped the nation amid clashes between protesters and the police in suburban St. Louis. But for most of those who want to lead the nation, there's little to gain in an election year by taking a stand or proposing new policy.

Hamilton edges Rosberg in Belgian practice

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives during the first practice session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Spa on August 22, 2014 ahead of this weekend's Belgium Formula One Grand PrixA relaxed Lewis Hamilton topped the times ahead of his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg in second free practice for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton, who trails Rosberg by 11 points in the title race after 11 of this year's 18 races, wound up six-tenths of a second clear of the German and admitted he had enjoyed returning to the cockpit after a month away on holiday, mostly in the United States.
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