4 governors visit Afghanistan for terror briefings

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• 4 governors visit Afghanistan for terror briefings
• Search for police shooting suspect hits 3rd week
• HK activists kick off 'Occupy Central' protest
• Europe leads 10-6 after 2 days of Ryder Cup
• India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address
• Vigil in Meridian for Idaho pastor jailed in Iran
• Rooney gets red card; Neymar hat trick for Barca
• Yemen's Shiite rebels agree to pull back, disarm
• After sabotage, air travel system slowly recovers
• Clooney marries human rights lawyer in Venice
• Angels end talks with Anaheim on stadium lease
• Liberia: Top doctor goes under Ebola quarantine
• AP Interview: Browns unmoved by chief's apology
• World leaders give their annual speeches at the UN
• Syrian al Qaeda offshoot vows retaliation against U.S.-led air strikes
• Spain celebrates beatification of Opus Dei leader
• Police: Man accused in Oklahoma beheading is awake
• New mom Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby daughter
• James Traficant, convicted ex-congressman, dies
• Washington's experts recruit 'Call of Duty' creator
• Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders kick off 'Occupy Central' protest in big challenge to Beijing
• Truck hits college softball team's bus, killing 4
• Libya: Send us more arms or face wider terrorism threat
• Man who raised $55K for potato salad throws party
• Democratic official: Traficant, ex-Ohio congressman expelled after corruption conviction, dies
• Suspect's confession is center of missing boy case
• Chelsea Clinton gives birth to daughter
• 13 escape Tenn. youth center despite new security
• Hearing for 49ers McDonald postponed yet again
• Phoenix cow dies after being pelted with softballs
• Hong Kong pro-democracy movement Occupy kicks off blockade of city
• British fighter jets fly over Iraq, no air strikes yet
• Defying air strikes, Islamic State shells Syrian Kurdish town
• Rooney gets reds; United beats West Ham 2-1
• US-led planes strike fighters attacking Syria town
• Police: Man refused to move for helicopter landing
• US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq
• Wynton Marsalis to christen St. Louis jazz center
• Schools got early warnings about abusive teacher
• U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire

4 governors visit Afghanistan for terror briefings Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:07 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Four U.S. governors made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Saturday as part of a delegation to receive counterterrorism briefings and greet troops stationed there.

Search for police shooting suspect hits 3rd week Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) — Police say the 2-week-old search for the suspect in the deadly ambush of Pennsylvania state police troopers is continuing in the heavily wooded area that has become the manhunt's focus.

HK activists kick off 'Occupy Central' protest Posted: 27 Sep 2014 01:01 PM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — Leaders of a Hong Kong pro-democracy movement kicked off a long threatened mass civil disobedience protest early Sunday to challenge Beijing over its recent decision to rule out genuine democratic reforms for the former British colony.

Europe leads 10-6 after 2 days of Ryder Cup Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:54 PM PDT GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — It's 10-6 going into the final day of the Ryder Cup — again.

India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:52 PM PDT By Jonathan Allen UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he wants to hold bilateral talks with neighboring Pakistan "without a shadow of terrorism," a day after Pakistan's prime minister expressed frustration with stalled talks over Kashmir. In his first address to the U.N. General Assembly since his resounding election victory in May, Modi also invoked India's Hindu and ascetic traditions, saying they might provide answers to climate change and called for an International Yoga Day. ...

Vigil in Meridian for Idaho pastor jailed in Iran Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:51 PM PDT MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — More than 100 people gathered for a vigil at the Meridian City Hall Ampitheater to pray for the safe return of a Boise pastor jailed in Iran for preaching Christianity.

Rooney gets red card; Neymar hat trick for Barca Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:51 PM PDT Wayne Rooney scored and then was ejected from a Premier League game for the first time in 5½ years as Manchester United defeated West Ham 2-1 Saturday.

Yemen's Shiite rebels agree to pull back, disarm Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:46 PM PDT SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Shiite rebels in Yemen who overran much of the capital signed a security deal on Saturday that stipulates disarmament and withdrawal from areas they have seized in recent months.

After sabotage, air travel system slowly recovers Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:42 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's air travel system slowly began to recover Saturday after an alleged act of employee sabotage at a large regional air traffic control center brought Chicago's two international airports to a halt.

Clooney marries human rights lawyer in Venice Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:37 PM PDT VENICE, Italy (AP) — George Clooney and human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin were married Saturday in a private ceremony in Venice, Italy, the actor's representative said.

Angels end talks with Anaheim on stadium lease Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:33 PM PDT ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Angels have ended negotiations with the city of Anaheim over a renewed lease on the baseball team's existing stadium and are considering options for a new home ballpark.

Liberia: Top doctor goes under Ebola quarantine Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:30 PM PDT MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia's chief medical officer is placing herself under quarantine for 21 days after her office assistant died of Ebola.

AP Interview: Browns unmoved by chief's apology Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:28 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The parents of Michael Brown said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press they were unmoved by the apology of the Ferguson, Missouri, police chief weeks after their unarmed 18-year-old son was killed by a police officer.

World leaders give their annual speeches at the UN Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:27 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (AP) — World leaders gathered Saturday for the fourth day of the annual ministerial meeting of the U.N. General Assembly to address the state of their countries and the world. Here are highlights from some of the newsworthy speakers:

Syrian al Qaeda offshoot vows retaliation against U.S.-led air strikes Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:25 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front on Saturday denounced U.S.-led air strikes on Syria, saying they amounted to a war against Islam and vowing to retaliate against Western and Arab countries that took part. "We are in a long war. This war will not end in months nor years. This war could last for decades," group spokesman Abu Firas al-Suri said. "It's not a war against Nusra Front, it's a war against Islam," he added in an audio message published on the group's social media network in its first reaction since the launch of the U.S.-led strikes on Tuesday. ...

Spain celebrates beatification of Opus Dei leader Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:18 PM PDT MADRID (AP) — The second most important figure in the Opus Dei order was beatified Saturday at an open air Mass attended by tens of thousands of Catholics that sent Alvaro del Portillo on a key step toward sainthood and illustrated how the once secretive order has become more mainstream.

Police: Man accused in Oklahoma beheading is awake Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:14 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A man who was shot after he beheaded one woman and attacked another at an Oklahoma food processing plant from which he had just been fired has regained consciousness and has been interviewed by detectives, police said Saturday.

New mom Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby daughter Posted: 27 Sep 2014 12:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say they are "blessed, grateful, and so happy" to become grandparents.

James Traficant, convicted ex-congressman, dies Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:58 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress since the Civil War, died Saturday. He was 73.

Washington's experts recruit 'Call of Duty' creator Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:55 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - A Washington think tank is recruiting the mastermind behind the best-selling "Call of Duty" video games to help policy wonks imagine future wars America may have to fight.

Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders kick off 'Occupy Central' protest in big challenge to Beijing Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:47 AM PDT HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders kick off 'Occupy Central' protest in big challenge to Beijing .

Truck hits college softball team's bus, killing 4 Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:38 AM PDT A tractor-trailer veered across the median of a major interstate highway in Oklahoma late Friday and crashed into the side of a Texas women's college softball team bus, killing four players and injuring a dozen other people.

Libya: Send us more arms or face wider terrorism threat Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:37 AM PDT By Rodrigo Campos UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Libya on Saturday asked the world either to give it more weapons and other support to help restore security and rebuild its institutions or to declare outright that the conflict-torn North African state "must face terrorism alone." After describing Tripoli's descent into chaos, which led the government to abandon its premises in the capital, Aguila Saleh Iissa, president of the Libyan House of Representatives, said: "This would not have happened had the international community taken the situation in Libya seriously. ...

Man who raised $55K for potato salad throws party Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:29 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who raised $55,000 in a joking crowdfunding appeal to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad has thrown a huge public party that promised "peace, love and potato salad."

Democratic official: Traficant, ex-Ohio congressman expelled after corruption conviction, dies Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:28 AM PDT CLEVELAND (AP) — Democratic official: Traficant, ex-Ohio congressman expelled after corruption conviction, dies.

Suspect's confession is center of missing boy case Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:25 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — While a judge weighs whether a murder confession in one of the nation's most notorious missing child cases can be used at the suspect's trial, a larger question is looming: Was it all made up?

Chelsea Clinton gives birth to daughter Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:22 AM PDT New York (AFP) - Chelsea Clinton announced Saturday that she had given birth to her first child, daughter Charlotte, thrilling first-time grandparents Bill and Hillary.

13 escape Tenn. youth center despite new security Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:17 AM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Security upgrades at a troubled youth detention center in Nashville were not enough to prevent 13 teenagers from escaping Friday night, marking the third major disturbance this month.

Hearing for 49ers McDonald postponed yet again Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:16 AM PDT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors have again postponed a court hearing involving San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald in connection with his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.

Phoenix cow dies after being pelted with softballs Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:13 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a family's pet cow died after being pelted with softballs.

Hong Kong pro-democracy movement Occupy kicks off blockade of city Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:11 AM PDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - The leader of a Hong Kong movement seeking greater democracy announced in the early hours of Sunday the launch of a campaign to blockade the heart of the financial center to demand greater freedoms in the former British colony. The news came as tens of thousands of people massed in the center of Hong Kong less than 24 hours after riot police fired pepper spray to disperse activists who had stormed government headquarters to demand full democracy. ...

British fighter jets fly over Iraq, no air strikes yet Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:06 AM PDT By Michele Kambas RAF AKROTIRI Cyprus (Reuters) - Two British fighter jets flew over Iraq on Saturday on their first mission since the UK parliament authorized bombing missions against Islamic State militants, but they did not carry out any air strikes, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) said. The Tornado jets left the British Royal Air Force's Akrotiri base in Cyprus at 3.25 a.m. EDT and returned more than seven hours later, a Reuters witness said. ...

Defying air strikes, Islamic State shells Syrian Kurdish town Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:06 AM PDT By Mariam Karouny and Jonny Hogg BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - New U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State fighters failed to stop them from pressing their assault on a strategic Syrian town near the Turkish border on Saturday, hitting it with shell fire for the first time. The U.S. Central Command said the air strikes destroyed an IS building and two armed vehicles near the border town of Kobani, which the insurgents have been besieging for the past 10 days. ...

Rooney gets reds; United beats West Ham 2-1 Posted: 27 Sep 2014 11:02 AM PDT Wayne Rooney scored and then was ejected from a Premier League game for the first time in 5½ years as Manchester United defeated West Ham 2-1 Saturday.

US-led planes strike fighters attacking Syria town Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:54 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.S.-led coalition warplanes struck Islamic State fighters in Syria attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as positions in the country's east, activists and a Kurdish official said.

Police: Man refused to move for helicopter landing Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:50 AM PDT DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man was arrested after deputies say he refused to move his car so a helicopter could land and transport a victim to the hospital after a serious car accident.

US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:42 AM PDT Damascus (AFP) - The US-led coalition widened its air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria Saturday as British warplanes took off on anti-jihadist missions over neighbouring Iraq.

Wynton Marsalis to christen St. Louis jazz center Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:41 AM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis will help christen a new St. Louis jazz center that organizers hope will serve as a venue worthy of the genre's top acts while inspiring the next generation of jazz greats from an area that has produced Miles Davis, Clark Terry and David Sanborn, among others.

Schools got early warnings about abusive teacher Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:36 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Unified School District received a complaint three decades ago about possible sexual misconduct involving a teacher who was later accused of blindfolding students and spoon-feeding them his semen on cookies in what he called tasting games.

U.S. flight woes linger after Chicago air traffic center fire Posted: 27 Sep 2014 10:35 AM PDT By Laila Kearney (Reuters) - U.S. airports reported hundreds of residual flight cancellations on Saturday, a day after an employee apparently set a Chicago-area air traffic control center on fire and tried to take his own life. The incident forced the evacuation of the Federal Aviation Administration control center in Aurora, Illinois, and severely snarled air traffic on Friday, when an estimated 2,100 flights were canceled at major airports across the country. ...

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