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Police on manhunt find pipe bombs in woods

Police on manhunt find pipe bombs in woods

Police on manhunt find pipe bombs in woods

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:36 PM PDT

State police searching for a man accused of killing a state trooper said Tuesday they found two pipe bombs in the Pennsylvania woods during their manhunt.

Eurocontrol seeks more info sharing for airspace safety

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:34 PM PDT

College students gather around candles forming the shape of an airplane, during a candlelight vigil for victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at a university in YangzhouBy Alwyn Scott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Europe's air-traffic control organization on Tuesday fleshed out a plan for countries to share non-public intelligence in conflict zones to help airlines avert tragedies such as the one that claimed 298 lives over Ukraine in July. Frank Brenner, director general of Eurocontrol, told Reuters that his organization is pressing the task force of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United Nations aviation agency, for member states to share the background information they use in assessing airspace risk. ...

Realtor's body found; suspect pleads not guilty

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:34 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office shows Beverly Carter. Authorities say Carter's body was found early Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in a shallow grave at a concrete company, about 25 miles northeast of Little Rock, Ark. Carter had been missing since Thursday. (AP Photo/Courtesy Pulaski County Sheriff's Office)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused in the death of an Arkansas real estate agent set up an appointment to view a vacant home before abducting and killing her.

Police: Shots fired at Ky. school, 1 student hurt

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Students put their hands on their heads as they are lead out of Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Ky. on Tuesday, Sept. 30 2014 after a shooting. Officials said a student was injured and one person was being sought in connection with the incident. (AP Photo/The Courier-Journal, Scott Utterback)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A high school student was injured and one person was being sought after a shooting at a high school in southern Louisville, police said Tuesday.

Wave of attacks in Shi'ite parts of Baghdad kill 35

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT

People inspect the site of a car bomb attack in Basra, southeast of BaghdadBAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 35 people were killed in a wave of car bomb and mortar attacks in mainly Shi'ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police and medical sources said. It was one of the most violent days the capital has witnessed since U.S.-led forces began bombing Islamic State insurgents in Iraq last month. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks but Islamic State, ultra-radical Sunni Muslim militants who seized swathes of northern Iraq in June, claimed several suicide bombings in the capital earlier this year. ...

Gov. Jerry Brown signs California gun restriction

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:30 PM PDT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will become the first state that allows family members to ask a judge to remove firearms from a relative who appears to pose a threat, under legislation Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday he had signed.

Ed Sullivan statue stolen from TV academy plaza

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 1964 file photo, Ed Sullivan, center, stands with The Beatles, from left, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, during a rehearsal for the British group's first American appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," in New York. Los Angeles police are investigating the theft of a solid bronze statue of Sullivan from an outdoor exhibit at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The statue was taken on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014 from atop a pedestal in the academy's Hall of Fame Plaza in North Hollywood. (AP Photo, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are investigating the theft of a solid bronze statue of Ed Sullivan from an outdoor exhibit at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Morgan: 'Can't believe' Wal-Mart blaming him

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:27 PM PDT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Tracy Morgan is responding to allegations made by Wal-Mart in his lawsuit over a highway crash earlier this year that killed one of his friends.

Phelps arrested on DUI charge

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:26 PM PDT

Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps was arrested in his home state of Maryland and charged with driving under the influence, police sayWashington (AFP) - Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps was arrested Tuesday in his home state of Maryland and charged with driving under the influence, police said.

Iranian filmmakers call for nuclear deal

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:25 PM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Six prominent Iranian movie directors have launched a campaign calling for a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

EU says Apple gets illegal tax benefits in Ireland

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, a group of visitors to the Apple store descends a staircase to the showroom below to purchase the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, in New York. The European Union's competition watchdog is moving ahead with an inquiry of Apple's overseas tax practices, saying Ireland appears to grant the company illegal rebates that may have to be recouped. If the EU's preliminary finding were confirmed over the coming months, Apple Inc. could face a repayment bill worth billions of dollars because it funnels the bulk of its international sales through subsidiaries in Ireland, where it benefits from low, negotiated tax deals. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, file)BRUSSELS (AP) — Apple risks having to repay Ireland tax rebates worth billions of dollars after the European Union's competition watchdog said Tuesday the company appears to be benefiting from illegal tax deals there.

US stocks drop on disappointing economic data

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:25 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 29, 2014 in New York CityNew York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks Tuesday finished lower following disappointing economic data, including a big drop in US consumer confidence.

At 69, satirist keeps South Africa laughing

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:23 PM PDT

Cross-dressing South African satirist, Pieter-Dirk Uys, speaks to journalists as Evita Bezuidenhout, at Johannesburg's Market Theatre, Tuesday Sept. 30, 2014, where he is launching a four-week run of "Adapt or Fly", a one-man show in which he sends up political figures of the past and present. Uys will play signature character Evita Bezuidenhout, a flamboyant white woman from the Afrikaner minority and stalwart of the apartheid era. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The cross-dressing South African satirist says he doesn't tell jokes and can't remember punchlines.

Jail escape in Washington not detected for 2 days

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:20 PM PDT

MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — An inmate's escape from a jail in Washington state went undetected for two days last week until the man's defense lawyer stopped for a visit and he couldn't be found.

Defiant Hong Kong protesters vow to stay put

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong demonstrators rejected demands to immediately end rallies that have paralysed the city's downtown, braving rainstorms to turn out in swelling numbers before a national holiday Wednesday expected to put their campaign for free elections into overdrive.

Boxes of body parts, pink paper were sent to schools, Canada trial told

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:17 PM PDT

Handout of pink tissue paper which was presented as evidence in the trial of Luka MagnottaBy Allison Lampert MONTREAL (Reuters) - (Story contains graphic images and language) Packages of body parts, pink papers and hand-drawn black hearts were sent to elementary schools and political parties, according to evidence shown Tuesday in the trial of a Canadian man who has admitted to killing and dismembering a Chinese student. ...

Netflix takes aim at the theatrical window

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:17 PM PDT

In this image released by Netflix, Michelle Yeoh appears in a scene from"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend," which will premiere on Netflix and in selected global IMAX theaters on Aug. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Netflix, Rico Torres)NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood's carefully controlled system of movie rollouts is officially under siege.

Broadway version of 'The Audience' imports actors

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:16 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a promotional photo for Peter Morgan's play "The Audience." Mirren will star in NEW YORK (AP) — Helen Mirren will be seeing some familiar faces when she brings "The Audience" to Broadway.

Florida loud music killing trial coming to close

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:15 PM PDT

Michael Dunn wipes a tear as he testifies during his retrial at the Duval County Courthouse, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Jacksonville, Fla. Dunn is being retried on murder charges for the shooting death of 17-year old Jordan Davis in a dispute over loud music at a Jacksonville gas station in November of 2012. Dunn was found guilty of three counts of attempted murder and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile during his previous trial, but the jury was deadlocked on the murder charge. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bruce Lipsky, Pool)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Michael Dunn was shooting to kill, not defending himself, when he fired at 17-year-old Jordan Davis after the two had an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store, prosecutors said during closing arguments on Tuesday in the second trial in the case.

Stocks slip, leaving S&P 500 down for September

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange in New York. U.S. stocks are opening slightly higher Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, as investors set aside worries about the protests in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ending slightly lower, leaving the Standard & Poor's 500 index in the red for September.

California becomes first state to ban plastic bags

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT

A woman walks with a plastic bag in Sacramento, Calif.Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery and convenience stores, driven to action by pollution in streets and waterways. A national coalition ...

Microsoft gives peek at coming Windows 10 software

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a conference on July 16, 2014San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft on Tuesday offered its first glimpse of its Windows 10 software that it hopes delivers a winning formula for powering tablets and smartphones, along with laptops and desktop computers.

Colorado's pot market getting new competition

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado's new marijuana industry is in for a brand new element Wednesday — competition.

'Gigi' cast adds a phantom, a nanny and a newsie

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT

This undated image released by Boneau/Bryan-Brown shows actor Howard McGillin, who will star in "Gigi," on Broadway with actress Vanessa Hudgens. McGillin, who has starred in "The Phantom of the Opera," joins Corey Cott and Steffanie Leigh in the musical which will be seen at the Kennedy Center from Jan. 16-Feb. 12 and then move to Broadway. (AP Photo/Boneau/Bryan-Brown)NEW YORK (AP) — Vanessa Hudgens will be getting some help onstage in "Gigi" by a longtime phantom, a newsboy and former British nanny.

Study: Gambling industry worth $240B, 1.7M jobs

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:13 PM PDT

Samantha Whittemore sits on a bench in a mermaid costume at the Aruze boot during the Global Gaming Expo Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Las Vegas. U.S. casinos and the makers of the games found inside had a $240 billion economic impact and employed 1.7 million people in 2013, a study shows. The American Gaming Association was expected to announce the results of the study Tuesday. (AP Photo/John Locher)LAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. casinos and the makers of the games found inside had a $240 billion economic impact and employed 1.7 million people in 2013, a study shows.

Court reviews contractor political donations

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of 11 appeals court judges on Tuesday seemed reluctant to overturn a ban on contractors donating money to federal elections, a prohibition that has been on the books for 70 years.

Olympian Michael Phelps apologizes for DUI arrest

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2014, file photo, Michael Phelps looks on after finishing seventh in the men's 100 meter freestyle final at the U.S. National Championships swimming competition in Irvine, Calif. Authorities say Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested on a DUI charge in Maryland. Transit police say they stopped the 29-year-old Phelps at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)BALTIMORE (AP) — Olympic champion Michael Phelps is apologizing for his latest brush with the law, saying he is "deeply sorry to everyone I have let down" with an arrest early Tuesday on a DUI charge.

Sagebrush habitat fuels $1B in recreation spending

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:08 PM PDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Visitors to federal rangelands with significant tracts of sagebrush pumped about $1 billion into the economy in 11 Western states last year, according to a study released Tuesday by advocates of protecting sage grouse across the region.

Islamic State gains could spark new wave of Syrian refugees: UN

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:07 PM PDT

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands more Syrians could be forced to flee their war-torn homeland if Islamic State fighters continue gaining ground, the U.N. aid chief warned on Tuesday as U.S.-led air strikes pound the extremist group. Valerie Amos told the United Nations Security Council that recent advances by Islamic State - also known as ISIL and ISIS - in northern Aleppo had forced more than 160,000 people, mostly women and children, to escape across the border into Turkey in just a few days. ...

Lawsuit: Man with schizophrenia falsely held

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A northern New Mexico county and police officers in a small city falsely detained an Albuquerque man diagnosed with schizophrenia for preaching at a Denny's restaurant, then denied him medical treatment in jail, according to a new federal lawsuit.

Who is the man replacing the 'Bond King'?

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Pimco shows newly named chief investment officer Daniel Ivascyn. With Bill Gross' surprise departure from Pimco, Ivascyn, 45, now finds himself watching over trillions in assets at the huge mutual fund firm. (AP Photo/Pimco)NEW YORK (AP) — With Bill Gross' surprise departure from Pimco, 45-year-old Daniel Ivascyn now finds himself watching over trillions in assets at the huge mutual fund firm.

2015 Westminster pack to include 2 new breeds

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:25 PM PDT

Falko, left, a wire-haired vizsla, and Luna, a coton de tulear, pose on stage with their owners during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in New York. The Westminster Kennel Club announced that the two breeds will be eligible to compete for the first time in the New York show next February. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)NEW YORK (AP) — One is a rugged, versatile hunter conditioned to withstand frosty Hungarian winters. The other is a happy-go-lucky companion from the island of Madagascar. Both will join the pack at the Westminster Kennel Club show next year.

Lightning, rain fail to deter resolute Hong Kong protesters

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Protesters walk past an umbrella as they block the main road at Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong KongBy Clare Baldwin and John Ruwitch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters thronged the rain-soaked streets of Hong Kong early on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on the pro-Beijing government that has called the action illegal and vowed to press ahead with National Day celebrations. On the sixth day of a determined mass campaign to occupy sections of the city and express fury at a Chinese decision to limit voters' choices in a 2017 leadership election, there was little sign of momentum flagging. ...

Colorado school protests roil swing state politics

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:06 PM PDT

In this Sept. 23, 2014 photo, high school students hold a protest against a Jefferson County School Board proposal to emphasize patriotism in the teaching of U.S. history, at Ralston Valley High School, in Arvada, Colo. The protests over the Colorado school district's proposal to promote patriotism and de-emphasize civil disobedience in American history classes have found their way into the state's marquee midterm election races, injecting a volatile issue two weeks before early voting ballots land in mailboxes across the state. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — The protests over a Colorado school district's proposal to promote patriotism and de-emphasize civil disobedience in American history classes have found their way into the state's marquee midterm election races, injecting a volatile issue two weeks before early voting ballots land in mailboxes across the state.

Jeb Bush talks education for Arkansas GOP hopeful

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, listens as Republican candidate for Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson speaks to reporters in the library at LISA Academy North in Sherwood, Ark., Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Bush, a potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, has stepped up campaigning for Republicans in tight races ahead of the midterm elections.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)SHERWOOD, Ark. (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush praised education proposals from gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas Tuesday despite differences between the Republicans on key school reforms, as the potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate stepped up campaigning for Republicans in tight races ahead of the midterm elections.

Gaza lions sent to Jordan after war damages zoo

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 01:03 PM PDT

A Palestinian worker loads a metal cage with a lion inside onto a truck at the Al-Bisan zoo, as a team prepares a transfer for three lions to Israel en route to a better life at a wildlife sanctuary in Jordan after their zoo was damaged in the recent Israel-Hamas war, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Three lions, a pair of males and a pregnant female, were sedated before the big cats were placed in metal cages and loaded onto a truck that transferred them through the Erez border crossing into Israel. Amir Khalil of the Four Paws International welfare group said the zoo's animals were in urgent need of care after the 50-day war. He said the zoo was badly damaged and more than 80 animals died as a result of the fighting. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip (AP) — A trio of scrawny lions was brought into Israel from Gaza on Tuesday en route to a better life at a wildlife sanctuary in Jordan after their zoo was damaged in the recent Israel-Hamas war.

Kurd troops attack Iraq jihadists on three fronts

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:58 PM PDT

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters hold a position on the front line in Khazer near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aski kalak, 40 km west of Arbil in northern Iraq, on September 16, 2014Arbil (Iraq) (AFP) - Kurdish troops backed by warplanes battled the Islamic State group on three fronts in northern Iraq Tuesday, clawing back land lost to the jihadists in recent months.

Strasburg's playoff debut, 2 years after shutdown

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:57 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 27, 2014, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park in Washington. Two years after famously being shut down by the Washington Nationals to protect his elbow, Stephen Strasburg finally will make his postseason debut this week for the NL East champions. "It's worked as planned," says Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo, the man responsible for holding out Strasburg in 2012. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)WASHINGTON (AP) — About a half-hour before game time on the days Stephen Strasburg starts at home for the Washington Nationals, he emerges from the dugout and walks along the right-field line with pitching coach Steve McCatty, hearing cheers from spectators along the way.

Lawmaker: Italian spy agency paid Mafia bosses

Posted: 30 Sep 2014 12:56 PM PDT

Claudio Fava speaks during a news conference, in Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. An Italian lawmaker has decried a secret arrangement in which intelligence agents paid imprisoned top Mafiosi for information during several of the years when Silvio Berlusconi was premier. Claudio Fava, vice president of Parliament's anti-Mafia commission, told reporters Tuesday that magistrates investigating Italy's organized crime syndicates were kept in the dark about the practice, described in a written protocol between the now-defunct intelligence agency Sisde and the national prison administration agency. The practice came to light when Premier Matteo Renzi declassified the document in July. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)ROME (AP) — An Italian lawmaker has decried a secret arrangement in which intelligence agents paid imprisoned top Mafiosi for information during several of the years when Silvio Berlusconi was premier.
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