Nigeria pledges 600 volunteers as Africa steps up Ebola fight

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• Nigeria pledges 600 volunteers as Africa steps up Ebola fight
• US stocks surge on earnings; Nasdaq +1.6%
• Alleged MLB drug supplier pleads not guilty
• Coalition airstrikes in Syria killed over 500
• Police say Ottawa gunman was not under surveillance before the attack
• AP Interview: Libya FM wants Tripoli negotiations
• White House fence jumper held without bond
• Ex-Mountie hero of shooting at Canada's Parliament
• US journalist returns home after Ebola recovery
• Races for governor carry 2016 implications
• Border deaths drop to 15-year low
• Cremation fears leave empty Ebola beds in Liberia
• Family of abused boy gets GOP to change attack ad
• Ebola: A crash course in fear and how it hurts us
• 'Little Dancer' musical readies for opening in DC
• Warren running for president? 'I don't think so'
• Baby killed by Palestinian driver in Jerusalem was American: U.S.
• Comcast wins more Internet customers, ad sales up
• CDC details new Ebola response and prep teams
• U.S. warns of sanctions on buyers of Islamic State oil
• New survey details vast scope of teen dating abuse
• Sears to close stores, lay off about 5,500: Seeking Alpha
• Party committees spending $3M each day on House
• 911 calls show chaos after Delaware tour bus crash
• Compton among early leaders at Sea Island
• Cassidy has many opponents in Louisiana Senate bid
• South Carolina house speaker pleads guilty in ethics case, to resign
• Heads roll in Russia as more details emerge of Total crash
• US stocks jump following strong corporate earnings
• New Mexico wants home of noted artist recognized
• Tech firm fined for paying workers $1.21 per hour
• New mass grave evidence at Mladic trial
• Six in quarantine in Connecticut as U.S. steps up Ebola checks
• Spanish hospital releases five patients under watch for Ebola
• Insurer Epic offers Ebola cover for U.S. health and emergency workers
• 'Outsourcing' changes Georgia race in closing days
• Officials from Albania, Kosovo visit rival Serbia
• Berlusconi: Let's legalize gay civil unions
• James Corden to take over 'Late Late Show' March 9
• Canada faces jihadist threat after home-grown attacks

Nigeria pledges 600 volunteers as Africa steps up Ebola fight Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:07 PM PDT By Felix Onuah and Umaru Fofana ABUJA/FREETOWN (Reuters) - Nigeria pledged on Thursday to send a contingent of 600 volunteers to help fight the worst ever outbreak of Ebola on record which has killed nearly 5,000 people in West Africa. With financial pledges flowing in from around the world but trained doctors and nurses scarce in the three worst effected countries -- Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the African Union appealed last week to member states to urgently fill the gap. ...

US stocks surge on earnings; Nasdaq +1.6% Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:06 PM PDT New York (AFP) - US stocks bolted higher Thursday following a series of mostly strong earnings reports from Dow members Caterpillar, 3M and others.

Alleged MLB drug supplier pleads not guilty Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:03 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — A man described by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a black-market chemist who concocted athletic performance-enhancing drugs in his garage pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal charges arising from Major League Baseball's recent drug scandal.

Coalition airstrikes in Syria killed over 500 Posted: 23 Oct 2014 01:01 PM PDT MURSITPINAR, Turkey (AP) — U.S.-led coalition airstrikes in Syria have killed more than 500 people since they began last month, mainly Islamic militants, activists said Thursday, as fighting flared yet again in the northern Syrian border town of Kobani.

Police say Ottawa gunman was not under surveillance before the attack Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:55 PM PDT OTTAWA, Quebec (AP) — Police say Ottawa gunman was not under surveillance before the attack.

AP Interview: Libya FM wants Tripoli negotiations Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:53 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Libya's newly appointed foreign minister said Thursday that he hopes to see a negotiated solution to the standoff in the capital, Tripoli, where Islamist-allied militias have taken over the city and forced out the elected lawmakers.

White House fence jumper held without bond Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:51 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The 23-year-old Maryland man who climbed over the White House fence was ordered held without bond in an appearance Thursday before a federal magistrate judge.

Ex-Mountie hero of shooting at Canada's Parliament Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:51 PM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The standing ovation began even before Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers entered the Parliament chamber in his black robe, carrying the golden ceremonial mace on his right shoulder.

US journalist returns home after Ebola recovery Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:43 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An American video journalist who recovered from Ebola is home in Rhode Island.

Races for governor carry 2016 implications Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in search of clues to the 2016 presidential contest might find them in this year's governor races.

Border deaths drop to 15-year low Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:40 PM PDT TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The number of people who die trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped to the lowest level in 15 years as more immigrants turn themselves in to authorities in Texas and fewer are taking their chances with the dangerous trek across the Arizona desert.

Cremation fears leave empty Ebola beds in Liberia Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:39 PM PDT MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Even as Liberians fall ill and die of Ebola, more than half the beds in treatment centers in the capital remain empty because of the government's order that the bodies of all suspected Ebola victims in Monrovia be cremated.

Family of abused boy gets GOP to change attack ad Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:33 PM PDT ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Republican Party scrambled Thursday to revise a television ad that accuses Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton of incompetence after the grandmother of a 4-year-old boy whose death was highlighted in the spot complained it was inappropriate.

Ebola: A crash course in fear and how it hurts us Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Ebola is giving Americans a crash course in fear.

'Little Dancer' musical readies for opening in DC Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen," a famous sculpture by Edgar Degas that can be seen in museums around the world, is coming to life in a new musical exploring the story of a mysterious 14-year-old dancer and the artist who portrayed her.

Warren running for president? 'I don't think so' Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:22 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren tends to stick to the script when she's asked about a potential 2016 presidential campaign: "I am not running for president." So her latest response has touched off new speculation about her future.

Baby killed by Palestinian driver in Jerusalem was American: U.S. Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:21 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 3-month-old baby killed in Jerusalem when a Palestinian man slammed his car into pedestrians was an American, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday. Eight other people were hurt on Wednesday when the driver crashed the vehicle at a light railway stop and then fled before being shot by police, officials said. He later died of his injuries. "The baby was an American citizen," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters in a briefing on Thursday. She gave no other details on the infant or the family, citing privacy concerns. U.S. ...

Comcast wins more Internet customers, ad sales up Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:20 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Comcast Corp.'s third-quarter net income jumped 50 percent in the third quarter, helped by a one-time tax settlement, growth in Internet subscribers and fewer defectors from its cable service.

CDC details new Ebola response and prep teams Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:18 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — New federal Ebola response squads — likened to public health SWAT teams — are being readied to rush to any U.S. city where a new Ebola case might be identified, officials say.

U.S. warns of sanctions on buyers of Islamic State oil Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:16 PM PDT By Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Thursday threatened to slap sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State militants in an effort to disrupt what it said was a $1-million-a-day funding source. Islamic State has seized large swaths of Iraq and Syria in a brutal campaign, and could pose a threat to the United States and its allies if it is not stopped, U.S. Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen said. ...

New survey details vast scope of teen dating abuse Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:12 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — From violence to verbal taunts, abusive dating behavior is pervasive among America's adolescents, according to a new, federally funded survey. It says a majority of boys and girls who date describe themselves as both victims and perpetrators.

Sears to close stores, lay off about 5,500: Seeking Alpha Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - Sears Holdings Corp is shuttering more than 100 stores and laying off at least 5,457 employees, investor website Seeking Alpha reported on Thursday, indicating the struggling retailer may be stepping up store closures. Sears said in August it had closed 96 stores in the six months since February and planned to close a total of 130 underperforming stores during the full fiscal year. It added at the time that it may shutter additional stores beyond the 130 target. ...

Party committees spending $3M each day on House Posted: 23 Oct 2014 12:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The political parties' House campaign arms spent almost $51 million in the first two weeks of October — or an average of almost $3.4 million every day — according to campaign finance summaries released Thursday.

911 calls show chaos after Delaware tour bus crash Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:54 AM PDT DOVER, Del. (AP) — Emergency calls made by passengers and passing motorists capture the chaos, fear and confusion in the aftermath of a tour bus crash in Delaware that left three people dead.

Compton among early leaders at Sea Island Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:53 AM PDT ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Erik Compton made two quick birdies in the morning chill and wound up with a 5-under 65. He was among three players tied for the early lead Thursday in the McGladrey Classic.

Cassidy has many opponents in Louisiana Senate bid Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:53 AM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mary Landrieu is the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Louisiana, a state that Mitt Romney won easily in 2012 and where President Barack Obama remains highly unpopular.

South Carolina house speaker pleads guilty in ethics case, to resign Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:52 AM PDT By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina House of Representatives Speaker Bobby Harrell pleaded guilty on Thursday to criminal ethics charges and agreed to immediately resign from the legislature. Harrell, a Republican who became speaker in 2005, pleaded guilty to six counts that included using campaign funds for personal expenses, misconduct in office and false reporting, in a case that has laid low a key figure in the state Republican Party. ...

Heads roll in Russia as more details emerge of Total crash Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:51 AM PDT Top Russian airport officials quit on Thursday as more employees were detained over the Moscow plane crash that killed the CEO of French oil giant Total. The driver of the snowplough that collided with Total boss Christophe de Margerie's plane as it was taking off from Moscow's Vnukovo airport late Monday was also ordered to be held for two months behind bars for further questioning. "The investigation suggests that these people did not respect the norms of flight security and ground operations, which led to the tragedy," said the powerful Investigative Committee in charge of the probe. Vnukovo airport also said its general director and his deputy had resigned "due to the tragic event" after the management was accused of "criminal negligence" by investigators.

US stocks jump following strong corporate earnings Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:50 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose sharply in afternoon trading Thursday, driven by encouraging earnings from companies including Caterpillar and 3M. Investors were also encouraged by some positive manufacturing news out of Europe.

New Mexico wants home of noted artist recognized Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:47 AM PDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Artist Luis Jimenez is credited with helping transform the definition of public art in the U.S. with his larger-than-life, debate-provoking fiberglass sculptures.

Tech firm fined for paying workers $1.21 per hour Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:47 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Silicon Valley company is paying more than $43,000 in back wages and penalties after labor regulators found eight employees imported from India were being treated like they were in an overseas sweat shop while they were working on a special project in the U.S.

New mass grave evidence at Mladic trial Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:45 AM PDT AMSTERDAM (AP) — U.N. judges have ruled prosecutors may present evidence from a recently discovered mass grave against former Bosnian Serb Gen. Ratko Mladic — a decision that will further delay a verdict at his war crimes trial.

Six in quarantine in Connecticut as U.S. steps up Ebola checks Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT By Richard Weizel WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) - Connecticut placed six West Africans who recently arrived in the United States under quarantine for possible Ebola exposure, a move that comes as the United States starts new restrictions on those coming from the countries hardest hit by the deadly virus. The family of six West Africans, who arrived Saturday and were planning to live in the United States, will be watched for 21 days, Connecticut state health authorities said Thursday. Officials have yet to say where the family came from. ...

Spanish hospital releases five patients under watch for Ebola Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish hospital has released five patients who had been under observation in an isolation ward after having been in contact with a nurse who was infected with Ebola, a government health committee announced on Thursday. Nurse Teresa Romero, 44, was the first person to catch the disease outside West Africa in the current outbreak which has killed thousands in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. She was cleared of the deadly virus by doctors at Madrid's Carlos III hospital this week but not discharged. ...

Insurer Epic offers Ebola cover for U.S. health and emergency workers Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. insurer Epic said on Thursday it had launched Ebola indemnity cover for U.S. healthcare and emergency workers. At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, mainly in West Africa. Three cases have been diagnosed inside the United States and the spread of the disease has prompted some insurers to exclude Ebola from their policies. Epic President Richard Kosinski said the group's Ebola cover had been added to an existing policy which also applies to other blood-borne pathogens such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. ...

'Outsourcing' changes Georgia race in closing days Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:43 AM PDT NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn has spent the past month hammering away at Republican David Perdue's career as a business executive, making his role in outsourcing jobs a hallmark of her campaign for U.S. Senate.

Officials from Albania, Kosovo visit rival Serbia Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:38 AM PDT BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Kosovo's foreign minister traveled to Serbia on Thursday for the first time since Kosovo declared independence in 2008, describing the visit as a historic event.

Berlusconi: Let's legalize gay civil unions Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:38 AM PDT ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi is pushing for the legalization of civil unions between gays in Italy, but not same-sex marriage.

James Corden to take over 'Late Late Show' March 9 Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:37 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has set March 9 for the debut of James Corden as host of "The Late Late Show."

Canada faces jihadist threat after home-grown attacks Posted: 23 Oct 2014 11:35 AM PDT Lawmakers returned to the bullet-chipped halls of Canada's parliament Thursday after two jihadist attacks in three days forced their nation to confront a deadly new home-grown threat. In the House of Commons, members applauded Sergeant-at-Arms Kevin Vickers, who on Wednesday put aside his ceremonial duties to draw a gun and fire the shot that halted one attacker. "The objective of these attacks was to instill fear and panic in our country and to interrupt the business of government," Prime Minister Stephen Harper told the chamber as business resumed.

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White House says immigration plans not final yet

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• White House says immigration plans not final yet
• US girls stopped in Germany, suspected of trying to join IS
• Albania PM seeks to ease tensions with Serbia
• Bank robber who bummed cigarette gets 10 years
• Renee Zellweger: 'People don't know me in my 40s'
• Canada parliament attacks: Live Report
• NATO, Swedish fighters scrambled to intercept Russian plane
• Lloyds to cut 9,000 jobs over next three years - sources
• Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town
• Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest
• US to track everyone coming from Ebola nations
• Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa parliament attack
• Nebraska trucker returns bull mastiff to Arizona
• Official WHO Ebola toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000
• Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site
• 2 dead in shooting attack at Canada's Parliament
• U.S. jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings
• Ottawa police say male suspect in attack and soldier are dead
• At Berlin Wall, Kerry warns of new East-West tensions
• Inspector: 'Serious lapse' at Secret Service
• Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings
• EPA: Gas mileage inflated on 4 Mini Cooper models
• Leafs-Senators game postponed after shootings
• U.S. offers assistance to Canada in wake of Ottawa shootings
• Canada PM talking to lawmakers when attack happened 'outside door'
• A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen
• Police say soldier, 1 suspected gunman dead in Ottawa shootings
• Redskins' Gruden: RG3 is 'wild card' for Monday
• ACC cherishes exposure of Thursday Night Lights
• Cases of troubling NYC jail deaths deemed medical
• Palestinian kills baby at Jerusalem station
• Driver in Jerusalem attack a Hamas member: Israel
• Ottawa police say they believe there is more than one shooter
• Vermont man guilty of luring, killing teacher
• WHO: Ebola responsible for 4,877 deaths
• North Korean detainee reunites with family in Ohio
• Ottawa hospital says it treated 3 shooting victims
• Q&A: Poitras on capturing history in a hotel room
• Cuban doctors, nurses land in Liberia to fight Ebola alongside U.S.
• Drugmakers to join forces to make millions of Ebola vaccine doses

White House says immigration plans not final yet Posted: 22 Oct 2014 12:44 PM PDT The White House on Wednesday cautioned against making assumptions about President Barack Obama's changes to immigration rules based on a new federal contract proposal from the Homeland Security Department ...

US girls stopped in Germany, suspected of trying to join IS Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:49 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - Three teenage American girls who were suspected of wanting to join Islamic State jihadists were sent home after they were intercepted in Germany, US media reports and officials said Wednesday.

Albania PM seeks to ease tensions with Serbia Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:48 AM PDT TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania's prime minister said Wednesday that his nation and Serbia must try to end decades of hostility toward one another by focusing on major issues such as their mutual desire to join the European Union, not last week's dispute over a soccer match.

Bank robber who bummed cigarette gets 10 years Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:46 AM PDT PITTSBURGH (AP) — A bank robber who stopped during his escape to bum a cigarette off a construction worker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a federal judge in Pittsburgh.

Renee Zellweger: 'People don't know me in my 40s' Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:46 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Renee Zellweger says she looks different because she's "living a different, happy, more fulfilling life."

Canada parliament attacks: Live Report Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:44 AM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - 18:43 GMT - Pictures? - Authories ask the public to send in any pictures of videos of the suspect via email to NatDiv_Media_DivNat@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

NATO, Swedish fighters scrambled to intercept Russian plane Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO and Swedish fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian intelligence-gathering plane that briefly entered Estonian airspace on Tuesday, the alliance said on Wednesday. The Estonian Foreign Ministry called the Russian ambassador to the ministry and gave him a protest note over the incursion, the Estonian defense forces said. Fighters from Denmark as well as Portuguese F-16s from NATO's air policing mission in the Baltics took off after radar detected an unidentified aircraft flying close to NATO airspace in the Baltic Sea, NATO said. ...

Lloyds to cut 9,000 jobs over next three years - sources Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:41 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group will next week announce plans to cut 9,000 jobs over the next three years, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The cuts amount to about 10 percent of Lloyds' workforce and will be announced as part of Chief Executive Antonio Horta-Osorio's strategy review next Tuesday, the sources said. Horta-Osorio's new three-year plan is expected to include the closure of some branches as the bank responds to a growing number of transactions being executed online, and the automation of some back-office functions. ...

Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:35 AM PDT By Isabel Coles and Dasha Afanasieva ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) - Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to relieve fellow Kurds under attack by Islamic State militants, marking the semi-autonomous region's first military foray into Syria's war. Kobani lies on the border with Turkey and Islamic State fighters keen to consolidate territorial gains in northern Syria have pressed an offensive against the town even as U.S.-led forces started bombing their positions. ...

Iraqis return to school after delay from unrest Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:34 AM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi students returned to school on Wednesday amid tightened security as the academic year began a month late because thousands of people displaced by last summer's onslaught by the Islamic State group had taken shelter in school buildings.

US to track everyone coming from Ebola nations Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:33 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Stepping up their vigilance against Ebola, federal authorities said Wednesday that everyone traveling into the U.S. from Ebola-stricken nations will be monitored for symptoms for 21 days. That includes returning American aid workers, federal health employees and journalists, as well as West African travelers.

Canada soldier, gunman dead in Ottawa parliament attack Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT Ottawa (AFP) - Gunfire echoed through the Gothic halls of the Canadian parliament Wednesday as police shot dead a gunman who had killed a soldier guarding a nearby war memorial before storming the building.

Nebraska trucker returns bull mastiff to Arizona Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A dog-loving Nebraska trucker has taken a lost 95-pound bull mastiff on a 1,380-mile trip back to her owners in Arizona.

Official WHO Ebola toll near 5,000 with true number nearer 15,000 Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:32 AM PDT By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 4,877 people have died in the world's worst recorded outbreak of Ebola, and at least 9,936 cases of the disease had been recorded as of Oct. 19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, but the true toll may be three times as much. The WHO has said real numbers of cases are believed to be much higher than reported: by a factor of 1.5 in Guinea, 2 in Sierra Leone and 2.5 in Liberia, while the death rate is thought to be about 70 percent of all cases. That would suggest a toll of almost 15,000. ...

Dozens released Ebola-free from Sierra Leone site Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:31 AM PDT FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Dozens of Ebola survivors have been discharged from a treatment center near Sierra Leone's capital and told they were virus-free, as police and residents clashed in other areas of the West African country.

2 dead in shooting attack at Canada's Parliament Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:26 AM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian soldier standing guard at a war memorial in the country's capital was shot to death Wednesday, and gunfire then erupted inside Parliament, authorities said. One gunman was killed, and police said they were searching for as many as two others.

U.S. jury convicts ex-Blackwater guards in 2007 Baghdad killings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:23 AM PDT By Aruna Viswanatha and Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a sweeping victory for the U.S. government, a federal jury on Wednesday found four former Blackwater guards guilty on nearly every count they faced in connection with the 2007 killing of 14 unarmed Iraqis at a Baghdad traffic circle. Jurors found three of the ex-guards guilty of manslaughter and weapons charges, and a fourth guilty of murder. The verdict comes more than seven years after the shooting incident that outraged Iraqis and inflamed anti-American sentiment around the world. ...

Ottawa police say male suspect in attack and soldier are dead Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:19 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - A man suspected of launching an armed attack in Ottawa has died, local police said on Wednesday and confirmed that a male soldier shot at the National War Memorial had also died. "One shooting victim succumbed to injuries ... one male suspect has also been confirmed deceased," the Ottawa Police Service said in a statement. It did not say where the suspect had died. A gunman shot and fatally wounded the soldier at the National War Memorial in central Ottawa, and then entered the country's parliament buildings, which remain in lockdown. ...

At Berlin Wall, Kerry warns of new East-West tensions Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:17 AM PDT Berlin (AFP) - US Secretary of State John Kerry visited remnants of the Berlin Wall on Wednesday and warned that East-West tensions again threaten freedom in Europe, 25 years after its collapse.

Inspector: 'Serious lapse' at Secret Service Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:17 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A government investigation Wednesday criticized a bizarre Secret Service assignment that pulled agents from their duty near the White House and sent them to the rural Maryland home of a headquarters employee embroiled in a personal dispute with a neighbor.

Blackwater guards found guilty in Iraq shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Four former Blackwater security guards were convicted Wednesday in the 2007 shootings of more than 30 Iraqis in Baghdad, an incident that inflamed anti-American sentiment around the globe and was denounced by critics as an illustration of a war gone horribly wrong.

EPA: Gas mileage inflated on 4 Mini Cooper models Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:13 AM PDT DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has told BMW to reduce the gas mileage estimates on the window stickers on four of its Mini Cooper models after an audit found the figures were overstated.

Leafs-Senators game postponed after shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:04 AM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The NHL postponed Wednesday night's game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Senators because of shootings in Ottawa.

U.S. offers assistance to Canada in wake of Ottawa shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:01 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States offered assistance to Canada on Wednesday in the wake of shootings at the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, the White House said. Spokesman Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper spoke by phone to discuss the incident. He said Americans' thoughts and prayers are with the Canadian people and emphasized the strength of U.S.-Canadian relations. Earnest told reporters that U.S. officials, including from the White House, have been in touch with Canadian counterparts to offer U.S. assistance. He said U.S. ...

Canada PM talking to lawmakers when attack happened 'outside door' Posted: 22 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was addressing a meeting of legislators from his Conservative party in parliament on Wednesday when an armed man burst into the building and ran right by the door of the room, a cabinet minister told Reuters. "PM was addressing caucus, then a huge boom, followed by rat-a-tat shots. We all scattered. It was clearly right outside our caucus door," Treasury Board Minister Tony Clement said. Eyewitnesses say police chased the man in the building and say at least 30 shots were fired. ...

A Republican Senate means changing the chairmen Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — If Republicans win the Senate, the Pentagon should brace for constant grilling from Sen. John McCain, who has found fault with nearly every aspect of President Barack Obama's national security policies.

Police say soldier, 1 suspected gunman dead in Ottawa shootings Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:58 AM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Police say soldier, 1 suspected gunman dead in Ottawa shootings.

Redskins' Gruden: RG3 is 'wild card' for Monday Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:56 AM PDT ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Jay Gruden says Colt McCoy remains the Washington Redskins starting quarterback as of "right now" — but the coach called Robert Griffin III a "wild card" who still has a chance to start Monday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys.

ACC cherishes exposure of Thursday Night Lights Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:54 AM PDT Atlantic Coast Conference football has enjoyed a long run in the starring role on Thursday Night Lights.

Cases of troubling NYC jail deaths deemed medical Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:52 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of documents obtained by The Associated Press raise serious questions about the quality and timeliness of care given to least 15 inmates who died over the past five years while being held at New York City's Rikers Island jail.

Palestinian kills baby at Jerusalem station Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:52 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian motorist with a history of anti-Israel violence slammed his car into a crowded train station in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a three-month-old baby girl and wounding eight people in what police called a terror attack.

Driver in Jerusalem attack a Hamas member: Israel Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:52 AM PDT Jerusalem (AFP) - A Palestinian who ran over a group of pedestrians in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing a baby, was a member of Hamas, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister's office said.

Ottawa police say they believe there is more than one shooter Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:51 AM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ottawa police say they believe there is more than one shooter.

Vermont man guilty of luring, killing teacher Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:51 AM PDT BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A part-time snowplow driver who told police he and his wife set out "to get a girl" was convicted Wednesday of luring a prep-school teacher out of her Vermont home and then killing her.

WHO: Ebola responsible for 4,877 deaths Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:50 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — Ebola is now believed to have killed 4,877 people globally and that the spread of the lethal virus remains "persistent and widespread" in West Africa, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

North Korean detainee reunites with family in Ohio Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:50 AM PDT WEST CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — An American arrested and held for nearly six months in North Korea for leaving a Bible at a nightclub returned home to Ohio on Wednesday to tears of joy and hugs from his wife and surprised children.

Ottawa hospital says it treated 3 shooting victims Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:48 AM PDT OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A hospital says it has received three victims from the shootings in Canada's capital.

Q&A: Poitras on capturing history in a hotel room Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:39 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine if Bob Woodward's clandestine meetings in a Washington D.C. parking garage with Deep Throat had been documented — or, better yet, filmed by Woodward, himself.

Cuban doctors, nurses land in Liberia to fight Ebola alongside U.S. Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:38 AM PDT By James Harding Giahyue MONROVIA (Reuters) - A team of Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Liberia on Wednesday to help to fight the worst outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus on record alongside a U.S. military mission deploying in the West Africa country. A jet from the national airline Cubana carrying the 51 medical personnel touched down at 6.45 a.m. EDT at the Roberts International Airport outside Monrovia, a stone's throw from a new Ebola clinic built by U.S. forces. The doctors and nurses, dressed in white uniforms, disembarked from the aircraft waving Cuban flags. ...

Drugmakers to join forces to make millions of Ebola vaccine doses Posted: 22 Oct 2014 10:38 AM PDT By Ben Hirschler LONDON (Reuters) - Leading drugmakers plan to work together to speed up the development of an Ebola vaccine and hope to produce millions of doses for use next year. U.S. firm Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that it aims to produce at least 1 million doses of its two-step vaccine next year and has already discussed collaboration with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline, which is working on a rival vaccine. ...

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