US 'appalled' by 'disgraceful' UN school shelling

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• US 'appalled' by 'disgraceful' UN school shelling
• Attacks kill 44 in and near Damascus: NGO, agency
• Thai surrogate mom not upset with Australia couple
• At least 367 dead after quake hits southwest China
• Civilians suffer in Ukraine clashes as MH17 probe gathers pace
• Northeast California wildfire destroys 8 homes
• Lake Erie's algae woes began building a decade ago
• More tests needed before Ohio city gets water back
• Lake Erie's water woes began building a decade ago
• Alabama's Kiffin enjoying behind-the-scenes work
• Ten dead in strike on school in new Gaza fighting
• Back pain knocks Woods out of Bridgestone
• Cooper rejoins Dream in limited coaching role
• U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving
• Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water
• Jordan airline resumes flights to Iraq
• Sunni insurgents seize small towns in Iraq's north
• Injured Tiger withdraws from WGC event as Major looms
• Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon
• UN fury over new deadly strike on Gaza school
• Strong quake kills 367 in southern China
• Marvel's 'Guardians' rockets to top of box office
• At least 367 dead in southwest China quake
• Texas opens camp with dismissals, suspensions
• Air Force Academy investigating athletic programs
• US Ebola patient 'seems to be improving': CDC chief
• Xinhua: China earthquake death toll rises to 367
• US says 'appalled' by latest UN school shelling in Gaza
• Israel withdraws most troops from Gaza
• Turks & Caicos, south Bahamas buffeted by Bertha
• China's official Xinhua News Agency says death toll from earthquake rises to 357
• Low-cost Russia airline to suspend services due to EU sanctions
• Second U.S. aid worker with Ebola to leave Liberia Monday night
• Hamas and Palestinian officials in Cairo for Gaza talks
• Best-selling author Billie Letts dies in Oklahoma
• 150-pound tortoise found strolling in LA suburb
• The US condemns Israel's 'disgraceful' shelling of UN school in Gaza, calls attack 'appalling'
• 22 killed in day of clashes over Libyan airport
• Atlanta hospital deemed 1 of safest for Ebola care
• AP Exclusive: Sikh victim's lessons sustain family

US 'appalled' by 'disgraceful' UN school shelling Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:56 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States declared Sunday it is "appalled" by the "disgraceful" shelling by Israel of a United Nations school sheltering some 3,000 displaced people in southern Gaza.

Attacks kill 44 in and near Damascus: NGO, agency Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:51 PM PDT At least 44 people were killed in and near the Syrian capital Sunday in regime air strikes and rebel mortar fire, reports from a monitoring group and state media said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 32 people were killed in air raids on two rebel-held towns near Damascus. Seventeen were killed in Douma, northeast of the capital, and 15 in Kfar Batna, to the east, said Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman. State news agency SANA, meanwhile, said 12 people were killed in rebel mortar fire on southern districts of Damascus.

Thai surrogate mom not upset with Australia couple Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:50 PM PDT SRI RACHA, Thailand (AP) — A Thai surrogate mother said Sunday that she was not angry with the Australian biological parents who left behind a baby boy born with Down syndrome, and hoped that the family would take care of the boy's twin sister they took with them.

At least 367 dead after quake hits southwest China Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:43 PM PDT A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area of Yunnan province, and causing thousands of buildings, including a school, to collapse. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake registered at a shallow depth of less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Chinese state media said it was felt most strongly in Yunnan as well as in the neighboring provinces of Guizhou and Sichuan. The official Xinhua news agency said the epicenter was in Longtoushan town in Yunnan's mountainous Ludian county.

Civilians suffer in Ukraine clashes as MH17 probe gathers pace Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:40 PM PDT Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian rebels left at least 10 civilians dead in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as an international probe at the crash site of downed flight MH17 made headway. The deputy mayor in the encircled insurgent stronghold of Donetsk told AFP that shooting in a residential suburb had killed six civilians and injured 13, the latest victims of more than three months of civil war that has claimed at least 1,150 lives. Local authorities in the second-largest separatist bastion of Lugansk said shelling had left three dead and eight injured, while the city council in the frontline rebel base of Gorlivka reported one dead and 16 hurt in clashes there. Ukraine's military said its positions in the region continued to come under heavy bombardment, including shellfire allegedly from across the porous border with former Soviet master Russia.

Northeast California wildfire destroys 8 homes Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT BURNEY, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire in northeast California that nearly quadrupled in size over the weekend has destroyed eight homes and prompted the precautionary evacuation of a small long-term care hospital.

Lake Erie's algae woes began building a decade ago Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:30 PM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The toxins that contaminated the drinking water supply of 400,000 people in northwest Ohio didn't just suddenly appear.

More tests needed before Ohio city gets water back Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:28 PM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — More tests are needed to ensure that toxins are out of Toledo's water supply, the Ohio city's mayor said Sunday, instructing the 400,000 people in the region to avoid drinking tap water for a second day.

Lake Erie's water woes began building a decade ago Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:22 PM PDT TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The toxins that contaminated the drinking water supply of 400,000 people in northwest Ohio didn't just suddenly appear.

Alabama's Kiffin enjoying behind-the-scenes work Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:15 PM PDT TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Lane Kiffin's job description these days is much more about the playbook than the podium.

Ten dead in strike on school in new Gaza fighting Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:10 PM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed 10 people and wounded about 30 on Sunday in a U.N.-run school in the southern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian official said, as dozens died in Israeli shelling of the enclave and Hamas fired rockets at Israel. The United States was "appalled by today's disgraceful shelling" and urged Israel to do more to prevent civilian casualties, according to a statement by State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki. The Israeli military said it had "targeted three Islamic Jihad terrorists on board a motorcycle in the vicinity of an UNRWA school in Rafah" and added it was "reviewing the consequences of this strike." Islamic Jihad did not report any of its militants killed or injured in the incident. Amid Hamas accusations that Israel had misled the world about the alleged capture of an Israeli soldier, the officer, Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, was buried on Sunday after the military said it recovered remains and he was killed in action.

Back pain knocks Woods out of Bridgestone Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:10 PM PDT AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Tiger Woods was stricken with more back pain Sunday and withdrew after eight holes at the Bridgestone Invitational. He struggled to even take off his golf shoes before being driven away to an uncertain future.

Cooper rejoins Dream in limited coaching role Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:00 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Coach Michael Cooper is rejoining the Atlanta Dream in a limited role for Sunday's game against the New York Liberty, 10 days after he underwent surgery for tongue cancer.

U.S. doctor stricken with Ebola said to be improving Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:59 AM PDT By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - An American doctor stricken with the deadly Ebola virus while in Liberia and brought to the United States for treatment in a special isolation ward is improving, the top U.S. health official said on Sunday. Dr Kent Brantly was able to walk, with help, from an ambulance after he was flown on Saturday to Atlanta, where he is being treated by infectious disease specialists at Emory University Hospital. "It's encouraging that he seems to be improving - that's really important - and we're hoping he'll continue to improve," said Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. Frieden told CBS's "Face the Nation" it was too soon to predict whether Brantly would survive, and a hospital spokesman said later that Emory did not expect to provide any updates on the doctor's condition on Sunday.

Man-made wetlands turn wastewater into tap water Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:58 AM PDT FAIRFIELD, Texas (AP) — As murky water snakes through a man-made wetland between Dallas and Houston, its shallow ponds of lush vegetation slowly filter out phosphorous and nitrates until, a week later, the water runs clear as a creek into the area drinking supply.

Jordan airline resumes flights to Iraq Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:57 AM PDT Royal Jordanian , one of the main airlines serving Iraq, said on Sunday it had resumed flights to Iraq after a 24-hour suspension due to security concerns. The airline did not elaborate in its statement on why it reversed the decision it took on Saturday to halt flights to Iraq until further notice. Royal Jordanian has a weekly total of 30 flights to Iraq, serving Baghdad 11 times a week, as well as Basra in the south, and Irbil and Sulaymaniya in the Kurdish north. It stopped its twice-weekly flights to Mosul shortly after the northern city fell in June to the Islamic State militant group.

Sunni insurgents seize small towns in Iraq's north Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:54 AM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Militants with the Islamic State extremist group on Sunday seized two small towns in northern Iraq after driving out Kurdish security forces, further expanding the territories under their control, officials and residents said.

Injured Tiger withdraws from WGC event as Major looms Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:53 AM PDT Former world number one Tiger Woods withdrew from Sunday's final round of the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational with back spasms, casting serious doubt on his status for the upcoming PGA Championship. The final major tournament of the year tees off in four days at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, and Woods was hopeful it might signal a return to form as the 14-time major champion chases the career record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus. Woods, 38, underwent back surgery March 31 to relieve pressure on a pinched nerve and this was only this third event since the operation. Woods missed the cut at the PGA event he hosts in Washington in late June and finished level 69th at the British Open last month, his worst 72-hole showing in a major as a professional but his only four-round effort without pain since February.

Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:52 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels killed 10 Lebanese troops and likely captured over a dozen more in a raid on a Lebanese border town, the country's military chief said, the most serious spillover of violence yet into the tiny country from its neighbor's civil war.

UN fury over new deadly strike on Gaza school Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:52 AM PDT The UN expressed outrage after another deadly strike on one of its schools Sunday as Israel began pulling some troops back from Gaza in a step towards unilateral withdrawal. The strike killed 10 people at a school in the southern city of Rafah where around 3,000 Palestinians made homeless by the violence had been sheltering, in the third such incident in 10 days. "Israel must do more to meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties," US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. Israel's military, hours after the attack, confirmed it had targeted three Islamic Jihad militants on a motorbike "in vicinity of an UNRWA school in Rafah.

Strong quake kills 367 in southern China Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:51 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake in southern China's Yunnan province toppled thousands of homes on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and injuring more than 1,800.

Marvel's 'Guardians' rockets to top of box office Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:44 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Guardians of the Galaxy" blasted past expectations at the weekend box office.

At least 367 dead in southwest China quake Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:43 AM PDT More than 367 people died and almost 2,000 were injured when a strong earthquake hit southwest China's mountainous Yunnan province Sunday, bringing homes crashing to the ground and sparking a massive relief operation. The quake in Zhaotong prefecture, in the province's northeast, toppled buildings and left rescue teams and residents to pull survivors from beneath the rubble, images on social media showed. "At least 367 people have been killed and 1,881 people were injured," the official news agency Xinhua reported early Monday, citing rescuers and raising a previous toll given minutes earlier of 357. The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported the quake at a magnitude of 6.1 and said it struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 4:30 pm (0830 GMT).

Texas opens camp with dismissals, suspensions Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:42 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New Texas coach Charlie Strong opened his first Longhorns training camp with a tough message for his players: break the rules and there will be consequences.

Air Force Academy investigating athletic programs Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:33 AM PDT COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Air Force Academy said Sunday it has launched an investigation of its athletic department and is demanding more accountability from coaches after the Colorado Springs Gazette reported allegations of lax oversight and athlete misconduct.

US Ebola patient 'seems to be improving': CDC chief Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:32 AM PDT A US doctor infected with the Ebola virus "seems to be improving," a top US health official said Sunday after the aid worker was flown back to the United States from Africa for treatment. Kent Brantly, one of two American aid workers infected with the deadly virus in West Africa, is being treated in an isolation unit at Emory University hospital in Atlanta. "But Ebola is such a scary disease because it's so deadly," he added, speaking on CBS's Face the Nation. More than 700 people have died in West Africa during the current outbreak.

Xinhua: China earthquake death toll rises to 367 Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:26 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's official Xinhua News Agency says the death toll from a strong earthquake in southern Yunnan province has risen to 367.

US says 'appalled' by latest UN school shelling in Gaza Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:24 AM PDT The United States said it was "appalled" by the shelling of another UN school in Gaza Sunday and called for a "full and prompt" investigation. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki did not explicitly say which side was responsible for the attack that left at least 10 dead, but strongly implied the US believed Israel was responsible, calling on it "to do more to meet its own standards and avoid civilian casualties." Israel's military later confirmed it had fired on a target "in the vicinity" of the UN school in Rafah, where thousands of Palestinians had taken refuge from the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas. It was the third time a UN school had been hit in 10 days, and came amid growing international outrage over the mounting civilian casualties of the 27-day-old conflict.

Israel withdraws most troops from Gaza Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:22 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel withdrew most of its ground troops from the Gaza Strip on Sunday in an apparent winding down of the nearly monthlong operation against Hamas that has left more than 1,800 Palestinians and 60 Israelis dead.

Turks & Caicos, south Bahamas buffeted by Bertha Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:20 AM PDT PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands (AP) — Tropical Storm Bertha was moving over the Turks & Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas on Sunday after emerging from the Dominican Republic, where overflowing rivers led to the temporary evacuation of dozens of families.

China's official Xinhua News Agency says death toll from earthquake rises to 357 Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:12 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — China's official Xinhua News Agency says death toll from earthquake rises to 357.

Low-cost Russia airline to suspend services due to EU sanctions Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:12 AM PDT A low-cost airline run by Russian national carrier Aeroflot said on Sunday it will suspend all flights after its plane lease agreement was canceled when the European Union slapped sanctions on Moscow over its role in the Ukraine crisis. The EU announced punitive measures on the airline, Dobrolyot (Good Flight), in late July when it expanded its list of sanctions on Russia to 95 people and 23 organizations subject to travel bans and asset freezes. Dobrolyot began operations in June, carrying out its maiden flight to Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in March.

Second U.S. aid worker with Ebola to leave Liberia Monday night Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:01 AM PDT A second American health worker suffering from Ebola is due to fly from Liberia's capital Monrovia to the United States overnight on Monday, the country's information minister said. "The airport authorities tell me it will be Monday night or very early on Tuesday at around 1 am," Lewis Brown told Reuters by telephone on Sunday. Nancy Writebol, a missionary working for U.S. charity Samaritan's Purse, is due to travel on the same plane that transported her colleague Dr. Kent Brantly from Liberia on Saturday, Brown added.

Hamas and Palestinian officials in Cairo for Gaza talks Posted: 03 Aug 2014 11:00 AM PDT A delegation from Palestinian groups, including militant organisations Hamas and Islamic Jihad, met in Cairo on Sunday for indirect ceasefire talks with Israel to be conducted through Egyptian officials, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said. Truce talks would include Hamas' demand that Egypt ease movement across its border with blockaded Gaza. Israel said on Saturday it would not send envoys as scheduled, accusing enemy Palestinian Islamists of misleading international mediators.

Best-selling author Billie Letts dies in Oklahoma Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:57 AM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Best-selling author Billie Letts has died at an Oklahoma hospital.

150-pound tortoise found strolling in LA suburb Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:55 AM PDT ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — At least officers didn't have to issue a speeding ticket when they spotted a giant tortoise ambling down a street suburban Los Angeles.

The US condemns Israel's 'disgraceful' shelling of UN school in Gaza, calls attack 'appalling' Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The US condemns Israel's 'disgraceful' shelling of UN school in Gaza, calls attack 'appalling'

22 killed in day of clashes over Libyan airport Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:52 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A day of militia fighting over control of the international airport in Libya's capital killed 22 people, the country's interim government said Sunday, part of the worsening chaos gripping the country.

Atlanta hospital deemed 1 of safest for Ebola care Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:35 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — The Ebola virus has killed more than 700 people in Africa and could have catastrophic consequences if allowed to spread, world health officials say. So why would anyone allow infected Americans to come to the U.S.?

AP Exclusive: Sikh victim's lessons sustain family Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:34 AM PDT OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — Punjab Singh spent a lifetime preaching the Sikh principles of optimism and hope — the very principles that his family now rely upon to sustain them during his slow recovery from being shot in the head two years by a white supremacist.

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