GM raises ignition-switch death toll to 21

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• GM raises ignition-switch death toll to 21
• St. Louis County cops apologize for flier wording
• Record iPhone weekend sales top 10 million: Apple
• Owner: 'No misinformation' by Ravens on Rice
• Week of diplomacy: Israel-Hamas talks, Abbas at UN
• US stocks drop as China, oil weigh on markets
• Florida investigated man who killed 6 grandkids
• Syria Kurds battle jihadist advance as thousands flee
• Governor confident ambush suspect will be caught
• Senator: Drop nomination of controversial judge
• Israel court condemns African migrant detentions
• Sierra Leone, Liberia brace for new Ebola cases
• US spacecraft enters Mars orbit, India probe next
• Clintons mark 10 years of annual summit
• Grizzly prompts road closure in Grand Teton Park
• Prosecutor: 800 rounds found in intruder case
• Eric Lynch, Howard Stern's diminutive foil, dies
• Focus on UVa employee in student's disappearance
• Islamist group kidnaps Frenchman in Algeria
• Campaigns commonly share policy platforms, slogans
• Siemens splurges $7.6 billion on Dresser-Rand in U.S. shale market bet
• Wesleyan orders fraternities to become coed
• Alaska TV reporter quits on air to promote pot
• Protesters stage Wall Street climate crisis sit-in
• Cuban salsa singer split between island and US
• Poll: Support for gay marriage may be leveling off
• Islamic State group calls for attacking civilians
• Islamic State offensive poses problems for Turkey
• SpaceX breaks ground on Texas rocket launch site
• Dolls, games, pots, pans up for toy hall of fame
• Radwanska crashes, Sharapova through in Wuhan
• White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammunition in car: prosecutor
• White House fence jumper had 800 rounds ammunition in car: prosecutor
• Ice in Arctic seas shrinks to 6th-lowest recorded
• Homelessness increases among school children
• White House intruder had huge ammo stash in car
• 'Madam Secretary' premiere wins 14.3 mn viewers
• Bear suspected to have killed New Jersey hiker
• Prosecutor: more than 800 rounds of ammunition found in car of alleged White House intruder

GM raises ignition-switch death toll to 21 Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:41 PM PDT New York (AFP) - General Motors on Monday raised the death toll linked to its faulty ignition switches to 21 as compensation claims mount following its long-delayed safety recall of the dangerous cars.

St. Louis County cops apologize for flier wording Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:41 PM PDT ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County police apologized Monday for the wording of a flier announcing a seminar to help officers interact with the media.

Record iPhone weekend sales top 10 million: Apple Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:38 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Apple broke its sales record for an opening weekend of a new iPhone model, delivering 10 million in three days and boasting it could have sold more if it had them.

Owner: 'No misinformation' by Ravens on Rice Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:37 PM PDT OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti criticized a report that suggests he and other team officials tried to persuade the NFL to be lenient on Ray Rice after the running back was arrested for knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City elevator.)

Week of diplomacy: Israel-Hamas talks, Abbas at UN Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — It's a busy week in Mideast diplomacy, book-ended by the launch of Israel-Hamas talks about a border deal for blockaded Gaza and the Palestinian president's U.N. speech about a new strategy for dealing with Israel.

US stocks drop as China, oil weigh on markets Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Worries about the outlook for growth in China and a slide in the price of oil pushed the stock market to its biggest loss in almost seven weeks Monday.

Florida investigated man who killed 6 grandkids Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:33 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — State child welfare officials say they had been investigating a Florida man for two weeks before he fatally shot his daughter and six grandchildren.

Syria Kurds battle jihadist advance as thousands flee Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:32 PM PDT MURSITPINAR (Turkey) (AFP) - Kurdish militia fought to defend a key border town in northern Syria on Monday after 130,000 terrified residents fled to Turkey to escape an advance by the Islamic State group.

Governor confident ambush suspect will be caught Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT In the thick of a difficult re-election campaign, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett could have been tempted to place himself front and center of the effort to capture the gunman who ambushed a state police barracks.

Senator: Drop nomination of controversial judge Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says President Barack Obama's controversial pick of Michael Boggs to become a federal judge lacks enough votes to survive and the nomination should be withdrawn.

Israel court condemns African migrant detentions Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:24 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A high Israeli court on Monday condemned the government's policy of detaining illegal African migrants captured in the Negev Desert, ordered that a detention facility be closed within three months and banned new detentions for a year.

Sierra Leone, Liberia brace for new Ebola cases Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Two of the West African nations hardest hit by Ebola were bracing for new caseloads on Monday after trying to outflank the outbreak with a nationwide checkup and a large new clinic.

US spacecraft enters Mars orbit, India probe next Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:20 PM PDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Next up, India. With NASA's Maven spacecraft safely in orbit around Mars, the spotlight shifts to India's first mission to the red planet.

Clintons mark 10 years of annual summit Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Bill and Hillary Clinton marked the 10th anniversary of the former president's annual Clinton Global Initiative, pointing to female empowerment around the globe as the former secretary of state considers a 2016 presidential campaign.

Grizzly prompts road closure in Grand Teton Park Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A grizzly bear with a penchant for chokecherries and a dislike of crowds has led to the indefinite closure of part of a popular road in Grand Teton National Park.

Prosecutor: 800 rounds found in intruder case Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Investigators found more than 800 rounds of ammunition in the car of the man accused of scaling the White House fence and sprinting inside the building, a federal prosecutor said Monday. A machete and two hatchets also were found.

Eric Lynch, Howard Stern's diminutive foil, dies Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:18 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric "The Actor" Lynch, the diminutive member of Howard Stern's "Wack Pack," who for years launched into comical, frequently foul-mouthed rants during calls to Stern's radio show, has died in California. He was 39.

Focus on UVa employee in student's disappearance Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:13 PM PDT A man authorities believe is the last person seen with a University of Virginia student before she disappeared is being sought on arrest warrants charging him with reckless driving.

Islamist group kidnaps Frenchman in Algeria Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:13 PM PDT ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A splinter group from al-Qaida's North African branch has kidnapped a French citizen and announced on Monday that it will kill him unless France ends its participation in air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.

Campaigns commonly share policy platforms, slogans Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:12 PM PDT MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democrat running for Wisconsin governor acknowledges her campaign lifted policy platforms, including some exact language, from like-minded candidates.

Siemens splurges $7.6 billion on Dresser-Rand in U.S. shale market bet Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:07 PM PDT By Georgina Prodhan and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Siemens AG has agreed to buy U.S. oilfield equipment maker Dresser-Rand Group Inc for $7.6 billion in cash, paying a relatively rich price to belatedly beef up its presence in the U.S. shale oil and gas industry. The acquisition, which ranks among the biggest in the history of the industrial group, will strengthen Siemens' position in the United States, its weakest region, and bring it nearer catching up with rival General Electric Co . ...

Wesleyan orders fraternities to become coed Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:05 PM PDT MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — Wesleyan University in Connecticut on Monday ordered its residential fraternities to become coeducational within the next three years.

Alaska TV reporter quits on air to promote pot Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:02 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A television reporter revealed during a live on-air segment that she owns a medical marijuana business and was quitting her job to advocate for the drug ahead of a November ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of pot in Alaska.

Protesters stage Wall Street climate crisis sit-in Posted: 22 Sep 2014 01:01 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A day after 100,000 people marched to warn that climate change is destroying the Earth, hundreds of activists gathered Monday in lower Manhattan's financial district, chanting, carrying signs and — in some places — sitting down in the street to protest what they said was corporate and economic institutions' role in the climate crisis.

Cuban salsa singer split between island and US Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:58 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — In his most famous song, Cuban salsa singer Manuel Gonzalez croons about creating a bridge between Miami and Havana.

Poll: Support for gay marriage may be leveling off Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:58 PM PDT A survey released Monday from the Pew Research Center indicates American support for same-sex marriage could be leveling off after several years of dramatic growth in acceptance of equal rights for gays and lesbians.

Islamic State group calls for attacking civilians Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:57 PM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group's spokesman said its fighters are ready to battle a U.S.-led military coalition, casting it as a historic clash between Muslims and their enemies and calling for attacks at home and abroad.

Islamic State offensive poses problems for Turkey Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:52 PM PDT SURUC, Turkey (AP) — Fierce fighting Monday between the Islamic State militant group and Kurdish forces just over the border in Syria brought the battle closer to Turkey, triggering a surge of tens of thousands of refugees and raising pressure for the government to step up efforts to take on the Sunni extremists.

SpaceX breaks ground on Texas rocket launch site Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:40 PM PDT BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The commercial rocket launches that could begin as early as 2016 in the southernmost tip of Texas will be a critical step toward one day establishing a human presence on Mars, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Monday.

Dolls, games, pots, pans up for toy hall of fame Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:39 PM PDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Pots and pans and paper airplanes are among the 12 finalists for induction this year into the National Toy Hall of Fame.

Radwanska crashes, Sharapova through in Wuhan Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:38 PM PDT World number six Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out of the $2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open on Monday by a determined Caroline Garcia of France, while Maria Sharapova won her first match of the inaugural tournament.

White House intruder had 800 rounds of ammunition in car: prosecutor Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:37 PM PDT By Julia Edwards and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A decorated Iraq war veteran who scaled a fence on Friday night and got into the White House had over 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and was arrested in July with a sniper rifle and a map marking the executive mansion, a federal prosecutor said on Monday. Omar Gonzalez, 42, was also stopped, but not arrested in August walking by the White House with a hatchet in his waistband, federal prosecutor David Mudd told a federal judge. The previous interactions that Gonzalez had with the U.S. ...

White House fence jumper had 800 rounds ammunition in car: prosecutor Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:37 PM PDT The man who scaled the fence and ran into the White House on Friday night had more than 800 rounds of ammunition in his car and had been arrested in July with a sniper rifle and a map marking the executive mansion, a federal prosecutor said on Monday. Omar Gonzalez, 42, was also stopped, but not arrested in August walking by the White House with a hatchet, the U.S. Attorney's office said in Washington. Gonzalez is accused of scaling the fence on Friday night and entering the White House, sparking a partial evacuation of the presidential building. ...

Ice in Arctic seas shrinks to 6th-lowest recorded Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:34 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Ice in Arctic seas shrank this summer to the sixth lowest level in 36 years of monitoring.

Homelessness increases among school children Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of homeless school children is rising in U.S. schools.

White House intruder had huge ammo stash in car Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:21 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - A homeless man who triggered a security alert when he jumped the White House fence and ran into the building with a knife had 800 rounds of ammunition in his car, a court heard Monday.

'Madam Secretary' premiere wins 14.3 mn viewers Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:10 PM PDT Washington (AFP) - Some 14.3 million Americans tuned in to watch Sunday's premiere of a new CBS drama that recalls Hillary Clinton's stint as US secretary of state, according to initial ratings data Monday.

Bear suspected to have killed New Jersey hiker Posted: 22 Sep 2014 12:04 PM PDT WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A black bear believed to have attacked and killed a hiker over the weekend likely was looking for food and was circling the victim's body when sheriff's officers and wildlife officials killed it, officials said Monday.

Prosecutor: more than 800 rounds of ammunition found in car of alleged White House intruder Posted: 22 Sep 2014 11:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutor: more than 800 rounds of ammunition found in car of alleged White House intruder.

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