| NASA: Former astronaut Nagel dies after illness Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:04 PM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Steven R. Nagel, a former astronaut who flew on four space shuttle flights, has died after a long illness. He was 67. |
| Rams, Cardinals watching Ferguson with sadness Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:01 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — More than most, Kenny Britt can relate to the drama unfolding just a few miles from Rams Park in Ferguson.
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| Sierra Leone makes hiding Ebola patients illegal Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:57 PM PDT  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has passed a new law imposing possible jail time for anyone caught hiding an Ebola patient — a common practice that the World Health Organization believes has contributed to a major underestimation of the current outbreak.
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| Protesters mark two weeks since police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:56 PM PDT  By Nick Carey and Edward McAllister FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, gathered in intense heat on Saturday to pray and mark two weeks since a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager, while supporters of the officer said in a separate rally miles away that the shooting was justified. No arrests were recorded overnight, marking three consecutive relatively calm nights for the St. Louis suburb following daily unrest since Michael Brown, 18, was shot by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Tracey Stewart-Parks, 52, who works in accounting for a health care firm, carried a sign that read "Mike Brown was someone's son - I walk for their son." She said something similar could have happened to any of her four sons. It's time for change." Hundreds of people marched quietly Saturday afternoon in a St. Louis County NAACP-led rally wearing brightly colored T-shirts, many holding umbrellas for shade as temperatures hit 96 Fahrenheit (36 Celsius).
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| Thousands march in New York City to protest police chokehold death Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT  By Natasja Sheriff NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Reverend Al Sharpton led thousands of chanting but peaceful activists in a march across Staten Island on Saturday to protest the death of Eric Garner, who died after New York City police put him in a banned chokehold last month. "Let's make this a peaceful march and get justice for my husband so that this doesn't happen to anybody else," Esaw Garner said in a somber tone to protesters. Garner's sister, Ellisha Flagg, also spoke, saying the march was not anti-police, but was against police brutality and violence in general. The demonstration was also in response to the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American who was shot dead by a white police officer this month in Ferguson, Missouri, sparking more than a week of violent confrontations, Sharpton said.
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| Libya Islamist militias 'seize Tripoli airport' Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:51 PM PDT  Islamist fighters in the Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition said on Saturday they have captured Tripoli's battered international airport after many days of clashes with nationalist militiamen. The claim followed a setback the previous night when a warplane raided Islamist positions, killing 13 fighters, a Fajr Libya spokesman said. If independent sources confirm the airport has changed hands, it would be a major defeat for the nationalist fighters from Zintan west of Tripoli who have held the airport since the fall of long-time dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. A statement shown on screen on An-Nabaa television, regarded as close to the Islamists, said: "Fajr Libya announces that it totally controls Tripoli international airport."
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| Libyan militia accuses Egypt, UAE of airstrikes Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:50 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Two unidentified airstrikes targeting Islamist militia positions in Libya's capital killed 15 fighters and wounded 30 on Saturday. A senior militia leader accused Egypt and the United Arab Emirates of being behind the attacks on their posts. |
| Lovefest: Kevin Love traded to Cavs, joins LeBron Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:44 PM PDT  CLEVELAND (AP) — Olympic champions together, Kevin Love and LeBron James spent the last 30 days waiting to become teammates again.
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| Israeli airstrike collapses Gaza apartment tower Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:42 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel bombed an apartment tower in downtown Gaza City on Saturday, collapsing the 12-story building in an unprecedented strike, while Hamas kept up heavy rocket fire that sent more Israelis fleeing border areas close to Gaza. |
| Finland suspects Russian aircraft violated airspace Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT Finland suspects a Russian aircraft entered its airspace on Saturday afternoon without permission, the country's defense ministry said. It said a state aircraft, a term which refers to plane used in military, customs and police services, briefly entered the airspace over the Gulf of Finland. Finland shares a 1,300-km (800-mile) border with Russia and maintains generally cordial relations with its former ruler, but its defense forces have reportedly stepped up military surveillance due to the Ukraine crisis. |
| Iraq works to ease tensions after mosque attack kills 70 Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT  Iraqi officials worked Saturday to ease soaring tensions after 70 people were gunned down at a Sunni mosque, as attacks in Baghdad and areas to its north killed over 30 more. The attack at the mosque in Diyala province the day before, which most accounts said was the work of Shiite militiamen, threatens to increase anger among Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority with the Shiite-led government at a time when an anti-militant drive depends on their cooperation. The violence came as the US, which is carrying out air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State (IS) jihadists, ramped up its rhetoric over the grisly killing of journalist James Foley by the group and shown in a video posted online. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes said Foley's beheading "represents a terrorist attack against our country".
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| UN vows central role in fighting 'exceptional' Ebola epidemic Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT  The United Nations vowed Saturday to play a "strong role" in helping Liberia and its neighbours fight the deadly outbreak of Ebola in west Africa, which it said could take months to bring it under control. Liberia has been particularly hard hit by the epidemic that has swept relentlessly across the region since March, accounting for almost half of the 1,427 deaths. In recognition of the deteriorating situation, neighbouring Ivory Coast announced on Saturday it had closed its borders with Liberia and Guinea in a bid to protect its citizens. "Ebola in Liberia must be addressed to ensure a stable economy, future and society," said Karin Landgren, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's special representative for the country.
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| Thousands turn out for rally over chokehold death Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of people expressing grief, anger and hope for a better future marched peacefully through Staten Island on Saturday to protest the chokehold death of an unarmed black man by a white police officer.
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| Thousands protest New York police 'chokehold' death Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT  Several thousand people demonstrated on New York's Staten Island Saturday to protest the death of a black man who had been placed in a chokehold by police. Eric Garner, 43, a father of six who was suspected of illegally selling cigarettes, was wrestled to the ground by several white police officers after resisting arrest on July 17. Classified as a homicide by the New York medical examiner's office, his death set off intense reactions and several protests in New York reminiscent of those in Ferguson, Missouri, over the August 9 police shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. "I can't breathe" and "no justice, no peace," chanted the demonstrators, who converged on Staten Island, one of five New York City boroughs, by bus and ferry.
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| Yankees retire Torre's No. 6 Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:26 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Torre lingered on the field at Yankee Stadium, hugging each one of the guests on hand Saturday to honor New York's four-time World Series winning manager.
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| Forces from Libyan city of Misrata say they seized Tripoli airport Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:25 PM PDT By Heba al-Shibani and Feras Bosalum TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Forces from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday seized Tripoli's main airport after more than a month of fighting with a rival group, a Misrata spokesman said. Pictures on social media purportedly showed Misrata fighters celebrating at the terminal building in what, if confirmed, would be a big development in the battle to control the capital. War planes had earlier struck Misrata positions in Tripoli in an attack claimed by renegade general Khalifa Haftar. The raids had killed 10 people and wounded dozens, the Misrata faction said. |
| Man fatally shot backstage at California concert Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:25 PM PDT MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Police say a 38-year-old man has died after being shot multiple times during a concert at a popular Silicon Valley music venue. |
| Woman tackles man fleeing police, then taunts him Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:19 PM PDT RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A 40-year-old woman tackled a 20-year-old man fleeing from police in Washington state, then taunted him about being taken down by a grandmother. |
| Rusney Castillo on field before Red Sox game Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:19 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have announced that they have signed Cuban defector Rusney Castillo to a seven-year contract Saturday. |
| Rays protest game over timing of replay challenge Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:16 PM PDT TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon protested Saturday's game against the Blue Jays in the fourth inning after the umpires granted Toronto a replay challenge after the next play had begun. |
| Merkel urges Ukraine truce as Russia convoy returns home Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:12 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a new ceasefire in crisis talks with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday, as a controversial Russian convoy returned home. The visit by Merkel -- the most influential Western leader to call on Kiev since the crisis erupted in the ex-Soviet state -- came ahead of crunch talks next Tuesday between Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin alongside top EU officials. Tensions surged on Friday when Russia sent scores of trucks it said were carrying aid to the stricken insurgent stronghold of Lugansk in an unauthorised move Kiev described as a "direct invasion". She also warned Russia -- already under punishing EU and US sanctions over its alleged meddling in Ukraine -- of further punitive measures.
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| Wanted rapper, reality star lashes out at NYPD Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A rap and reality television star is lashing out at police who say he's wanted for roughing up his ex-girlfriend and stealing her cellphone. |
| Obama to business: tell your lawmakers to renew Ex-Im Bank Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:55 AM PDT  By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged business owners to press Congress to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which could halt any new financing Sept. 30 - as some conservative Republicans hope it will - if lawmakers fail to act. Obama said in his weekly radio address that if Congress lets the bank close, it would be stunting U.S. "If Congress fails to act, thousands of businesses, large and small, that sell their products abroad will take a completely unnecessary hit," the president said.
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| Democrats adopt 2016 presidential primary calendar Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:55 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Leaders of the Democratic Party adopted their 2016 presidential nominating calendar on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor to President Barack Obama. |
| Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire as fighting rages Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:51 AM PDT  By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Yasmine Saleh GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt called on Israel and the Palestinians on Saturday to halt hostilities and resume peace talks but both sides kept up attacks, including an Israeli air strike which destroyed a residential tower block in the centre of Gaza City. Hamas militants also fired rockets at Israel. Initial reports said 17 people were wounded in the attack on the 13-storey building, the Israeli army and Gaza health officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the building, which collapsed completely, contained a command centre by Hamas militants.
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| Ferguson streets stay calm after violent nights Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:43 AM PDT  FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Ferguson's streets remained peaceful as tensions between police and protesters continued to subside after nights of violence and unrest that erupted when a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old.
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| Costa scores again as Chelsea snare Foxes Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:43 AM PDT  Diego Costa scored for the second match in succession as Chelsea made it two Premier League wins from two matches this season with a 2-0 victory at home to newly-promoted Leicester City on Saturday. After a goalless first half, Chelsea twice almost took the lead at the start of the second period. Oscar hit the far post with a curling shot from the right before Branislav Ivanovic's header was well saved by Kasper Schmeichel, son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter. Leicester, who held Everton to a 2-2 draw last week, then had a chance of their own when David Nugent burst clear only for the Foxes striker to be denied by Thibault Courtois, again preferred by Jose Mourinho to Petr Cech, when one-on-one with the keeper.
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| Bombings kill 30 in Iraq after Sunni mosque attack Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:30 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — Bombings in Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 30 people in Iraq on Saturday as the government investigated a deadly attack on a Sunni mosque the day before that has heightened sectarian tensions amid a fragile political transition.
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| US OPEN 2014: Serena chasing major title No. 18 Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:30 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams stopped hiding from history and started making more of it.
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| Allergan reviews meeting requests in takeover bid Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:29 AM PDT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Botox maker Allergan Inc. is reviewing shareholder requests for a special meeting to consider replacing most of its board, a change fellow drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. is seeking as part of the hostile takeover attempt it's been waging since April. |
| Orioles 3B Machado to have season-ending surgery Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:27 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado has decided to have season-ending surgery on his ailing right knee, leaving the Orioles without one of their best players as they try for their first division title in 17 years.
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| Residents say assault case erodes trust in police Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:25 AM PDT  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Residents of a neighborhood where an Oklahoma City officer is accused of sexually assaulting women say the allegations make them distrust police.
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| Mom of boys with Lyme disease fights for chickens Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:42 AM PDT BRIDGETON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey woman is fighting to keep the chickens she bought to eat ticks after her sons contracted Lyme disease. |
| Israeli air strike destroys residential tower block in Gaza City Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:24 AM PDT GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike destroyed a 13-storey residential tower block in the center of Gaza City on Saturday and initial reports said 17 people were wounded, the Israeli army and Gaza health officials said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the building, which collapsed completely, had been used as a command center by Hamas militants. Local residents said the building housed 44 families. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Ori Lewis; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) |
| China rejects U.S. criticism over jet encounter Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:19 AM PDT  China on Saturday called US criticism of an approach by one of its jets to a US Navy patrol plane off the Chinese coast earlier this week "completely groundless" and said its pilot had maintained a safe distance from the US aircraft. The strongly-worded statement attributed to Ministry of National Defense spokesman Yang Yujun was a response to a diplomatic complaint the Pentagon filed with Beijing on Friday. The complaint concerned an August 19 encounter about 215 km (135 miles) east of China's Hainan Island in which a Chinese fighter jet came within meters (yards) of a US P-8 Poseidon anti-submarine and reconnaissance plane and, the US claimed, performed acrobatic maneuvers around it. In its statement, the Chinese defense ministry said the J-11 jet was conducting routine checks and described the pilot's actions as professional.
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| Iceland raises volcano alert to red Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:02 AM PDT  Iceland raised its alert over the nation's largest volcanic system to red on Saturday, banning all air traffic in the area, after detecting a small sub-glacial eruption. A major explosion at the Bardarbunga volcano could signal a replay of the global travel chaos triggered when another Icelandic peak blew four years ago, creating a massive ash cloud across Europe. "There is an ongoing eruption beneath the glacial surface, probably a small eruption which has not been enough to melt the ice cap," Iceland Met Office official Theodor Hervasson told AFP. Police said a number of tourists were being evacuated in an area located north of the Bardarbunga volcano, which lies in southeast Iceland.
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| Witnesses say Israeli airstrike collapses 12-story apartment tower in Gaza City, 10 wounded Posted: 23 Aug 2014 10:01 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Witnesses say Israeli airstrike collapses 12-story apartment tower in Gaza City, 10 wounded. |
| Bombs kill at least 35 across Iraq a day after mosque shooting Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:44 AM PDT  By Ahmed Rasheed and Isabel Coles BAGHDAD/ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) - Bombings across Iraq killed at least 35 people in attacks that appeared to be revenge for an assault on a Sunni mosque that has deepened sectarian conflict. A bomb also exploded in the northern city of Arbil on Saturday, a rare attack unsettling the relative stability the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region has enjoyed. In Baghdad, a bomber rammed a vehicle into an intelligence headquarters, killing at least eight people, police and medical sources said. Near Tikrit, a suicide bomber driving a military Humvee packed with explosives attacked a gathering of soldiers and Shi'ite militias overnight, killing nine.
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| US ready to 'take action' in Syria if Americans threatened Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:41 AM PDT  The White House said it was ready to "take action" against any threat to America as it indicated serious consideration of US military strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. The Pentagon has warned of the dangers of IS and said operations against it in Syria may be needed, after weeks of air strikes have slowed the advance of the Sunni militant group in Iraq and as the West reeled from the grisly killing of American journalist James Foley. The White House also said late Friday that air strikes in Syria may be necessary, as deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes agreed that "any strategy to deal with the ISIL organization has to deal with both sides of the border, Iraq and Syria."
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