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U.S. concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:50 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching, the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter. Instead, the U.S. government pursued negotiations to get him back over the following five years of his captivity — a track that led to his release over the weekend. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter.

Questions loom over Bergdahl-Taliban swap

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 03:42 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image provided by the U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching, the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter. Instead, the U.S. government pursued negotiations to get him back over the following five years of his captivity — a track that led to his release over the weekend. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military curbed any high-risk rescue plans. But the U.S. kept pursuing avenues to negotiate his release, recently seeking to fracture the Taliban network by making its leaders fear a faster deal with underlings could prevent the freedom they sought for five of their top officials, American officials told The Associated Press.

Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:06 AM PDT

In this August 2011 photo provided by Arrica Wallace, Wallace poses with her husband, Matthew, and sons Marccus and Mason in Mexico during a vacation, two weeks after her first round of chemotherapy. Arrica Wallace was 35 when her cervical cancer was discovered in 2011. It spread widely, with one tumor so large that it blocked half of her windpipe. The strongest chemotherapy and radiation failed to help, and doctors gave her less than a year to live. But her doctor heard about an immune therapy trial at the Cancer Institute and got her enrolled. "It's been 22 months since treatment and 17 months of completely clean scans" that show no sign of cancer, Arrica Wallace said. (AP Photo/Courtesy Arrica Wallace)CHICAGO (AP) — Two years ago, Arrica Wallace was riddled with tumors from widely spread cervical cancer that the strongest chemotherapy and radiation could not beat back. Today, the Kansas mother shows no signs of the disease, and it was her own immune system that made it go away.

Palestinians form unity Cabinet amid Israel threat

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:50 PM PDT

Palestinians hold pictures of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and President Mahmoud Abbas as they celebrate the announcement of the unity government, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza StripRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a national unity government Monday, formally ending a crippling seven-year split with his Islamic militant Hamas rivals but drawing Israeli threats of retaliation.

Syria tightens security ahead of presidential vote

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:39 AM PDT

FILE - This Monday, May 12, 2014 file photo, Syrian people drive by campaign posters of presidential candidates in Damascus, Syria. Despite the presence of challengers on this year's ballots, there's little doubt that Bashar Assad will secure a third seven-year term. The Arabic, right, reads, "For us to live with dignity, neither in refugee camps nor in shelters, Maher Hajjar." The one at left reads, "There's a benefit in trying others, Hassan al-Nouri, June 3, 2014."(AP Photo, File)DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — With security heightened in Damascus and thousands fearing rebel attacks in other cities, Syria holds an election Tuesday in the middle of its bloody civil war — a vote that President Bashar Assad is expected to win easily and that critics have denounced as a sham.

Pro-Russia rebels attack Ukrainian border guards

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 02:49 PM PDT

A pro-Russian rebel fires his weapon during clashes with Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of Luhansk, Ukraine, Monday, June 2, 2014. Hundreds of pro-Russia insurgents attacked a border guard base in eastern Ukraine on Monday, with some firing rocket-propelled grenades from the roof of a nearby residential building. At least five rebels were killed when the guards returned fire, a spokesman for the border guard service said.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)LUHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Russia rebels armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a daylong assault Monday on a key government base used to coordinate the defense of the country's border with Russia, prompting the deployment of air support by government forces.

Justices reject reporter's bid to protect source

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:58 AM PDT

The United States Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Monday refused to get involved in the case of a reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of disclosing classified information.

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef ends his show

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef, who is known as CAIRO (AP) — In a new sign of shrinking freedoms, Egypt's most popular satirist Bassem Youssef announced Monday that his landmark weekly TV show, which lambasted presidents and politicians, has been cancelled because of pressure on the station airing it and a climate in the country that no longer accepts satire.

FAA considers approving drones for filming movies

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 02:57 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, a potentially significant step that could lead to greater relaxation of the agency's ban on commercial use of drones.

New York, New Jersey storm projects chosen

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 03:47 PM PDT

Joined by Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Sen. Charles Schumer, right, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, center, is greeted at a press conference at the Jacob Riis Houses on Monday June 2, 2014 in New York. Secretary Donovan announced the winners of four designs, chosen from a pool of 10 finalists as a part of the NEW YORK (AP) — A system of dikes around the tip of lower Manhattan, and water pumps and parks across the Hudson River in New Jersey were among the projects selected Monday to receive nearly $1 billion in federal funding as part of efforts to protect the New York City region from Superstorm Sandy-type flooding.

Study: People fear male-named hurricanes more

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 30, 2005 file photo shows floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina coverig a portion of New Orleans. A new psychology study shows that people are wrongly less prone to flee from hurricanes with feminine names. Yet the study finds female named storms have been deadlier in the United States than their macho sounding counterparts. Katrina and Sandy are the two deadliest storms to make landfall in the U.S. since names went co-ed in 1979. The study, which didn't involve experts in meteorology or disaster science, is published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

After VA scandal, Senate to take up new bill

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:12 AM PDT

House Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller attends a House Republican leaders news conference to call for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonLegislation addressing issues plaguing the dep't. will reportedly be reviewed this month.

Rand Paul no fan of coal energy until Obama carbon plan emerged

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:46 AM PDT

Senator Rand Paul answer questions during a meet and greet event Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Garrard County Cooperative Extension Office in Lancaster, KY. (AP Photo/The Advocate-Messenger, Clay Jackson)Rand Paul is slamming Obama for mandating that power plants curb emissions, but six years ago he called coal "a very dirty form of energy."

Koch bros.-backed group selling immigration reform to tea party

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT

Daniel Garza examines immigration reformIn this exclusive video, see how the Koch-backed LIBRE Initiative explains immigration reform to conservatives.

N.Y. business owner accused of plotting to kill troops

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 12:20 PM PDT

Terror Plot ArrestA New York business owner from Yemen plotted vengeance attacks against members of the U.S. military for American actions overseas and Shiite Muslims over the civil war in Syria, according to federal authorities.

Soldier's release spurs troubling questions

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:47 AM PDT

Bowe Bergdahl Released by Taliban After 5 Years of CaptivitySome of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's fellow soldiers claim that he deserted his post in 2009.

U.S. accuses European hackers of mass theft

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 03:24 PM PDT

Cyber attacksA Russian computer hacker was accused Monday of leading a worldwide conspiracy that targeted hundreds of thousands of computers with malware, enabling his group to steal more than $100 million from business ...

White House wants delay in young immigrant plan

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:03 AM PDT

Immigrant children who come into the U.S. alone are housed in shelters like this one in Harlingen, Texas which is licensed to hold up to 290. Some 60,000 children and teens are expected to be caught in the U.S. illegally without a parent or a guardian this year. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)Pentagon's plan would allow some who entered the U.S. illegally as children to obtain citizenship.

Bear spotted lounging in hammock

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 07:26 AM PDT

Bear in hammockSummer in the Northern Hemisphere doesn't officially start until June 21, but last week a forward-thinking black bear got a head start on the rest of us.

U.S.-Taliban captive swap stirs debate

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 05:51 AM PDT

Jani and Bob Bergdahl speak to the media during a press conference at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, on Sunday, June 1, 2014. Bob Bergdahl, the father of an American soldier just released from captivity in Afghanistan says he's proud of how far his son, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, was willing to go to help the Afghan people. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)Does the exchange put other Americans at risk of being snatched as bargaining chips?

5 killed in dust storm in Iran

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:04 AM PDT

A view of Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2014, while a flash dust storm hits the Iranian capital. Iran's state TV is reporting that at least two people have been killed and 30 others injured after a heavy dust storm hit the capital Tehran with a speed of 110 kilometers per hour. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)A heavy dust storm roared into Iran's capital Monday, blacking out the sun in a swirling cloud and tearing down trees in a squall that killed five people and injured 30, state television reported.

Obama unveils historic emissions cap plan

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:09 AM PDT

Smoke billows from chimneys of a heating plant in JilinPlan aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030.

W. Virginia has most million-dollar Powerball wins per capita

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 08:17 AM PDT

In a Thursday, May 29, 2014 photo provided by the West Virginia Lottery, Hartzell West Virginia lottery players are on a roll this year, with nine people winning Powerball tickets worth at least $1 million.

Palestine swears in unity government

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 07:35 AM PDT

FILE- In this March 18, 2007 file photo, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left, speak as they head the first cabinet meeting of the new coalition government at Abbas' office in Gaza City. A last-minute dispute has erupted between Hamas and Fatah over the makeup of the Palestinian unity government meant to end the factions' seven-year political split. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of Fatah, has announced plans to swear in a government of technocrats backed by both factions on Monday, June 2, 2014.(AP Photo, File)President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a Palestinian unity government Monday, taking a major step toward ending a crippling split with his Hamas rivals, but also setting the stage for new friction with Israel and possibly with the West.

Meet the people trying to make Bitcoin happen in Washington

Posted: 01 Jun 2014 09:13 PM PDT

A Bitcoin sign is seen in a window in TorontoInside the world of Bitcoin lobbyists working to help Washington understand the mysterious world of cryptocurrency.

The top-secret deal with the Taliban to free U.S. soldier

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Bowe Bergdahl could be reunited with his family as soon as Wednesday, part of a carefully managed reintegration program the military uses for freed captives.

Police use water cannons on female protesters in India

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 06:37 AM PDT

Supporters of BJP shout slogans as police use a water cannon to stop them from moving towards the office of Yadav, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, during a protest against recent rape and hanging of two girls, in LucknowWomen were protesting a rise in violence against women in the northern India state of Lucknow, where two girls were gang-raped last week and later found hanging from a tree.

Insurgents attack border guards in Ukraine

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 04:41 AM PDT

Ukrainian army paratroopers move to position in Slovyansk, Ukraine, Monday, June 2, 2014. Hundreds of armed insurgents attacked a border guards' camp in eastern Ukraine Monday, as rebels nearby promised safety for the officers if they surrendered the base and lay down their arms. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)At least five rebels were killed in the clash, a spokesman said.

Spanish king to abdicate in favor of son

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 04:04 AM PDT

File photo of Spain's King Juan Carlos attending lunch in BerlinKing Juan Carlos plans to step down after nearly 40 years on the throne.

EPA seeks to cut power plant carbon by 30 percent

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 05:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in in Colstrip, Mont. The Obama administration on Monday, June 2, 2014, will roll out a plan to cut earth-warming pollution from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, setting in motion one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)The plan is one of the most significant actions to address global warming in U.S. history.

25 years on, Tiananmen barely known to China youth

Posted: 02 Jun 2014 09:14 AM PDT

BEIJING (AP) — Born in 1989, Steve Wang sometimes wonders what happened in his hometown of Beijing that year. But his curiosity about pro-democracy protests and the crackdown on them passes quickly.

Poll: More Americans oppose Snowden's actions

Posted: 01 Jun 2014 03:41 PM PDT

This still image from video recorded on June 6, 2013, and released to AFP on June 10, 2013, shows Edward Snowden speaking during an interview with The Guardian newspaper at an undisclosed location in Hong Kong.One third of respondents disagree with his decision to flee the U.S. and leak NSA secrets.

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