Officer in Missouri shooting unaware teen was a suspect: police

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• Officer in Missouri shooting unaware teen was a suspect: police
• Jeb Bush lends political star power to Rick Scott
• Iraqi Sunnis say could join new government, fight Islamic State
• Lawyer: Chemicals in tea caused internal damage
• Lucky cat survives 12-story fall in New York City
• No bidders for possibly booby-trapped land
• Clinton's break with Obama on Syria _ what's next
• Aid group: W. Africa Ebola outbreak like 'wartime'
• Cops: Amish girls kidnapped by more than 1 person
• Tens of thousands hold anti-PM rally in Pakistan
• Police identify officer, allege teen robbed store
• U.S. lawmakers want to end transfers of military equipment to police
• Ford recalls 160,000 Focus, Escape models for wiring problem
• Boko Haram kidnaps 100, Chad frees most captives
• Chief: Officer didn't know Brown was a suspect
• Seeing Iraq horror, Europe pledges aid and arms
• Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour
• George still hopeful of returning this season
• Dafne Schippers gets sprint double at Euros
• US Basketball: No Africa trip after Ebola outbreak
• Iraq's al-Maliki: Stern, unwavering, heavy-handed
• AP NewsAlert
• NASCAR to restrict drivers exiting cars after Ward death
• U.N. Security Council blacklists Islamist militants in Iraq, Syria
• Two anti-government marches arrive in Pakistani capital
• Money laundering charge added to FedEx drug case
• Publicist: Casey Kasem to be buried in Norway
• Romo ready at last when Cowboys face Ravens
• Last scream for California's Colossus coaster
• EU gives European governments go-ahead to arm Iraqi Kurds
• Dhoni defiant but England on top in fifth Test
• 3 killed in Egypt as Islamists protest
• Police claim slain US teen was robbery suspect
• Marine who urinated on corpses in Afghanistan dies
• Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine
• Hundreds mourn AP video journalist killed in Gaza
• Hollande, African leaders honour 'southern D-Day' veterans
• War college begins review into senator's work
• Iraqis welcome change of PM but challenges loom
• 11 dead in attacks on air force bases in Pakistan's Quetta

Officer in Missouri shooting unaware teen was a suspect: police Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:06 PM PDT By Nick Carey FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Minutes before a police officer shot him dead, Michael Brown had become a suspect in the theft of cigars from a store, according to police reports released on Friday after days of protests in a St. Louis suburb over the unarmed black teenager's death. Rather, Officer Darren Wilson, 28, shot and killed Michael Brown after he asked Brown to move out of the street onto a sidewalk, Jackson said. Wilson worked four of his six years as an officer on the Ferguson police force, the chief said.

Jeb Bush lends political star power to Rick Scott Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:06 PM PDT HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Jeb Bush is lending his political star power to embattled Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who is locked in a tight race for re-election in the nation's largest swing-voting state.

Iraqi Sunnis say could join new government, fight Islamic State Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:05 PM PDT By Raheem Salman and Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq's Sunni heartland offered their conditional backing on Friday for a new government that hopes to contain sectarian bloodshed and an offensive by Islamic State militants that threatens tear the country apart. One of the most influential tribal leaders said he was willing to work with Shi'ite prime minister-designate Haider al-Abadi provided a new administration respected the rights of the Sunni Muslim minority that dominated Iraq under Saddam Hussein. ...

Lawyer: Chemicals in tea caused internal damage Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:02 PM PDT SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman who drank sweet tea that authorities say was mistakenly mixed with a highly toxic industrial cleaning solution at a Utah restaurant has deep, ulcerated burns in her upper esophagus, a family attorney said Friday.

Lucky cat survives 12-story fall in New York City Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:02 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A cat named Gizmo has only minor injuries after a 12-story fall at a Manhattan apartment building.

No bidders for possibly booby-trapped land Posted: 15 Aug 2014 01:00 PM PDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No one bid for the compound of a tax-evading couple convicted of amassing an arsenal of weapons and holding federal law enforcement officials at bay for months.

Clinton's break with Obama on Syria _ what's next Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's split with President Barack Obama over a foreign policy "organizing principle" isn't likely to be the last time differences emerge between the two. How she handles those breaks could be among her biggest challenges to a successful run for president in 2016.

Aid group: W. Africa Ebola outbreak like 'wartime' Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:58 PM PDT MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 1,100 people in West Africa could last another six months, the Doctors Without Borders charity group said Friday. One aid worker acknowledged that the true death toll is still unknown.

Cops: Amish girls kidnapped by more than 1 person Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:58 PM PDT A New York sheriff says two young Amish sisters now safe at home were kidnapped from their family farm stand and police are seeking more than one person responsible.

Tens of thousands hold anti-PM rally in Pakistan Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:54 PM PDT ISLAMABAD (AP) — Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Pakistan's capital Islamabad late Friday following the arrival of convoys led by a cricket star-turned-politician and a fiery anti-Taliban cleric.

Police identify officer, allege teen robbed store Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:53 PM PDT Police on Friday identified the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager and released documents alleging the young man had been suspected of stealing a $48.99 box of cigars from a convenience store in a "strong-arm" robbery shortly before he was killed.

U.S. lawmakers want to end transfers of military equipment to police Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:50 PM PDT By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers alarmed by the aggressive police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, are pushing for Congress to limit the Pentagon's ability to provide civilian police departments with military equipment such as armored vehicles designed for the battlefield. Georgia Democrat Hank Johnson wrote colleagues in the House of Representatives this week seeking support for legislation to curtail a program that passes surplus equipment from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to municipal U.S. police forces, free of charge. Because of the program "our local police are quickly beginning to resemble paramilitary forces," Johnson said.

Ford recalls 160,000 Focus, Escape models for wiring problem Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:47 PM PDT Ford Motor Co is recalling nearly 160,000 Focus ST sedans and Escape crossovers from model years 2013-2014 to correct a wiring problem that could affect engine performance, the company said on Friday. There are no crashes or injuries attributed to the problem, Ford said. It is the 11th recall for the 2013 Escape. The compact crossover, one of Ford's best-selling U.S. models, was redesigned for the 2013 model year.

Boko Haram kidnaps 100, Chad frees most captives Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:38 PM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's Boko Haram militant group kidnapped 100 people earlier this month but most were freed by security forces from neighboring Chad, a Nigerian security official and a local self-defense member said Friday.

Chief: Officer didn't know Brown was a suspect Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:36 PM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The chief in the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by police says the officer didn't know the teen was a robbery suspect at the time of the shooting.

Seeing Iraq horror, Europe pledges aid and arms Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:35 PM PDT BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday forged a unified response to the rapid advance of Islamic militants in Iraq and the resulting refugee crisis, allowing direct arms deliveries to Kurdish fighters battling the Sunni insurgents. Several EU nations pledged more humanitarian aid.

Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:28 PM PDT Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that entered onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. NATO accused Russia of active involvement in the "destabilisation" of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Kremlin separatists have been fighting against Kiev for four months. The two countries have also been wrangling for days over a Russian convoy that Moscow says is carrying humanitarian aid for besieged rebel-held cities but which Kiev suspects could be a "Trojan horse" to provide military help to the insurgents.

George still hopeful of returning this season Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:24 PM PDT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George hopes to make it back on the court next season despite the "freak accident" that caused a compound fracture in his right leg.

Dafne Schippers gets sprint double at Euros Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:18 PM PDT ZURICH (AP) — Dafne Schippers clinched her sprint double at the European Championships with a dominating victory in the 200 meters on Friday and still seeks gold with the Dutch relay team over the weekend for a triple.

US Basketball: No Africa trip after Ebola outbreak Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:18 PM PDT The U.S. national team has canceled a trip to Senegal after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

Iraq's al-Maliki: Stern, unwavering, heavy-handed Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:13 PM PDT When a rocket struck in Baghdad's Green Zone in 2007 during a news conference by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the world's top diplomat ducked and looked unsettled. Al-Maliki, however, never flinched, and dismissed the attack as "nothing."

AP NewsAlert Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:13 PM PDT FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Police chief: Officer who shot Michael Brown did not know he was a robbery suspect at the time.

NASCAR to restrict drivers exiting cars after Ward death Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:13 PM PDT In the wake of the death of 20-year-old racer Kevin Ward, NASCAR Friday implemented a new rule restricting drivers from exiting their cars during races except in cases of emergency. The new rule was announced at Michigan International Speedway, venue for Sunday's elite-level Sprint Cup race, but will apply to all of the racing series that NASCAR sanctions. It comes six days after three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart struck and killed Ward -- who had left his damaged vehicle in mid-race -- during a low-level dirt-track race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York. Drivers who don't follow the new procedure will be subject to sanctions, NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said.

U.N. Security Council blacklists Islamist militants in Iraq, Syria Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:12 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council took aim at Islamist militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, blacklisting six people including the Islamic State spokesman and threatening sanctions against those who finance, recruit or supply weapons to the insurgents. The 15-member council unanimously adopted a resolution that aims to weaken the Islamic State - an al Qaeda splinter group that has seized swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate - and al Qaeda's Syrian wing Nusra Front.

Two anti-government marches arrive in Pakistani capital Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT By Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two large anti-government movements entered the Pakistani capital late on Friday night, presenting the 15-month-old civilian government with its biggest challenge yet. Former cricketer Imran Khan, who heads the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party, and populist cleric Tahir ul-Qadri say they will occupy main streets until Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns. The unrest has raised questions Pakistan's stability, at a time when the nuclear-armed nation of 180 million is waging an offensive against Pakistani Taliban militants and the influence of anti-Western and sectarian groups is growing. The government insisted shots were not fired, and police arrested 16 activists from the ruling party.

Money laundering charge added to FedEx drug case Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:09 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say several addicts died soon after receiving shipments of illegal prescription drugs via FedEx.

Publicist: Casey Kasem to be buried in Norway Posted: 15 Aug 2014 12:07 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The wife of Casey Kasem plans to bury the late radio personality in Norway — contrary to Kasem's desire to be interred in Los Angeles and against the wishes of his adult children, a publicist for Kasem's daughter said Friday.

Romo ready at last when Cowboys face Ravens Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo hasn't taken a snap in a game since he played through a back injury to lead a drive that kept Dallas in playoff contention late last season.

Last scream for California's Colossus coaster Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — It's last call for Colossus.

EU gives European governments go-ahead to arm Iraqi Kurds Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:56 AM PDT By Adrian Croft and Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union gave a green light on Friday to individual EU governments to supply arms and ammunition to Iraqi Kurds battling Islamist militants, provided they had the consent of authorities in Baghdad. EU foreign ministers holding an emergency meeting in Brussels on the Iraq and Ukraine crises welcomed the decision by several EU governments to send weapons in response to an appeal by Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani. The United States is already supplying weapons to Peshmerga fighters from Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, who are struggling to stem advances by militants from the Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot.

Dhoni defiant but England on top in fifth Test Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:56 AM PDT India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni stood alone as the tourists suffered yet another batting collapse to hand England the advantage on the first day of the fifth and final Test at The Oval. At Friday's close, England were 62 without loss in reply to India's meagre 148 all out, a deficit of 86 runs. England captain Alastair Cook was 24 not out and Australia-born Sam Robson, driving well after a run of low scores, 33 not out as the hosts looked to extend their 2-1 series lead. Earlier, Dhoni made 82 -- more than 55 percent of India's runs -- in an innings where only Murali Vijay (18) and Ravichandran Ashwin (13) also got into double figures.

3 killed in Egypt as Islamists protest Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:56 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — At least three people were killed in the Egyptian capital Friday as dozens of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi held scattered protests for a second straight day, a year after the mass killing of protesters at two Cairo sit-ins.

Police claim slain US teen was robbery suspect Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:46 AM PDT Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager whose shooting death by a white police officer unleashed riots in a Missouri town, was a suspect in a convenience store robbery, police said Friday. The allegation reignited anger in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, with the 18-year-old student's family accusing police of character assassination even as the investigation into his death continues. Incident reports from the Ferguson police department linked Brown by name to the theft of a $49 box of cigars from a convenience store, just minutes before he was shot in broad daylight on a nearby street. Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson identified the officer who shot Brown as Darren Wilson, 28, a white six-year veteran of the force with no disciplinary record who had responded to a 911 call about the robbery.

Marine who urinated on corpses in Afghanistan dies Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:41 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A decorated retired Marine whose career as a sniper was derailed by a video that showed him urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters has died, his attorney said Friday.

Russia denies its vehicles destroyed in Ukraine Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia (AP) — NATO on Friday said a Russian military column ventured overnight into Ukraine, and the Ukrainian president said his forces destroyed most of it. Russia denied all of this, but the reports spooked global markets and overshadowed optimism driven by agreement over a Russian aid convoy bound for eastern Ukraine.

Hundreds mourn AP video journalist killed in Gaza Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT PITIGLIANO, Italy (AP) — Several hundred mourners packed the ornate cathedral of this hilltop Tuscan town on Friday to remember Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli as a committed storyteller who had found personal and professional contentment in the Middle East.

Hollande, African leaders honour 'southern D-Day' veterans Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:30 AM PDT President Francois Hollande and 15 African leaders paid tribute Friday to the hundreds of thousands of troops who, 70 years ago, launched the southern invasion of occupied France that opened up a second western front against Hitler's Nazis. After a colourful military ceremony on the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle under clear blue southern France skies, Hollande said Europe "should never forget that its salvation came from the south." Hollande was joined on the carrier by 15 leaders from France's former African colonies, in recognition of the key role soldiers from these countries played in liberating France, two months after D-Day smashed the first hole in Germany's defences.

War college begins review into senator's work Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. Army War College spokeswoman says no information will be released about an investigation into plagiarism allegations against Sen. John Walsh until the process is complete.

Iraqis welcome change of PM but challenges loom Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Nouri al-Maliki's decision to step down as Iraq's prime minister raised hopes Friday for a new government that can roll back an increasingly powerful Sunni insurgency and prevent the country from splitting apart.

11 dead in attacks on air force bases in Pakistan's Quetta Posted: 15 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT Eleven Taliban-linked militants were killed and 13 members of the Pakistani security forces wounded in attacks on two air force bases in the west Pakistan city of Quetta on Thursday, officials said. Pakistan's military has been fighting an offensive against the Taliban insurgency in the remote, largely lawless region of North Waziristan on the Afghanistan border since June. A wing of the Pakistani Taliban said they had carried out Thursday night's raids in response to that offensive. "It is a revenge for the army's killing of innocent people in North and South Waziristan," said Ghalib Mehsud, who said he was a commander and spokesman for the Fidayeen Islam, a Taliban wing responsible for training suicide bombers.

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