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Acting VA chief: Payback will be punished

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson speaks to the media during a visit to the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center, Friday, June 6, 2014, in San Antonio. Gibson warned VA administrators on Friday that intimidation or retaliation against anyone who calls attention to problems within the veterans' health system will not be tolerated. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Watchdog looking into alleged retaliation against workers who filed "whistleblower" complaints.

Jury to decide life or death for ex-soldier who killed 5-year-old

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 03:40 PM PDT

This Nov. 10, 2003 photo released by Tarshia Williams shows Williams' daughter Talia Williams in Orangeburg, S.C. Jurors are considering whether to sentence Naeem Williams, a former Hawaii soldier, to death or life in prison after he was convicted of beating his daughter Talia to death. (AP Photo/Tarshia Williams)HONOLULU (AP) — A federal prosecutor asked for the "ultimate punishment" for a former soldier convicted of his 5-year-old daughter's murder, while a defense attorney asked for mercy.

CIA outwits impersonators by embracing Twitter, Facebook

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 02:05 PM PDT

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters BuildingThe spy agency says it plans to share unclassified documents and other "historical artifacts" with the public through social media.

Brazilians seem immune to World Cup fever

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:57 PM PDT

Members of Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement block a road during a protest in front of Sao Paulo's World Cup stadiumDour mood prevails as nation gets ready to host event it has always celebrated from afar.

Police: Seattle suspect wanted to kill many

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 03:09 PM PDT

SPU President Dan Martin, center, prays with university trustee Matt Whitehead and Geoff Smith, right, in the Free Methodist church after a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014. A man that shot students was disarmed by others at the scene. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo)Attorney says Aaron Ybarra has long had mental health problems and is on suicide watch.

D-Day vet ditches nursing home for secret trip to Normandy

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:11 AM PDT

This undated handout image issued by Gracewell Healthcare on Friday, June 6, 2014, of Bernard Jordan an 89-year-old veteran, holding a picture of himself as the Mayor of Hove from 1995 to 1996. An 89-year old World War II veteran who was reported missing from a nursing home in England has been found in Normandy after traveling to attend D-Day commemorations, police said Friday. Bernard Jordan was last seen at The Pines home in Hove, southern England, on Thursday morning. Staff called police when he did not return that evening. (AP Photo/Gracewell Healthcare/PA)LONDON (AP) — An 89-year old World War II veteran who was reported missing from a nursing home in England has been found in Normandy after traveling to attend D-Day commemorations, police said Friday.

Can Sen. Mitch McConnell make a scandal out of nothing?

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 11:51 AM PDT

McConnell campaign image of factoryInside the Kentucky nonscandal of using stock photos on the campaign trail

North Dakota gets 'symbolic' challenge to gay marriage ban

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 27, 2013 file photo, demonstrators hold flags and chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on the second day of gay marriage cases before the court. The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision is somewhat clear in the 13 states and the District of Columbia where gay marriage is currently legal - same-sex married couples must be treated the same as other spouses under federal laws governing tax, health care, pensions and other federal benefits. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)Seven couples filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in North Dakota, making it the last state in the country to be sued by couples seeking the right to marry in their home state.

Putin: Ceasefire needed for Ukraine talks

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 10:12 AM PDT

Ukraine's President-elect Petro Proshenko, left, walks past Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day in Ouistreham, western France, Friday, June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week in Normandy. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)After short talk with president-elect Poroshenko, says he expects "good will" from neighbor.

Global telecom says six countries have direct taps on phones

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:19 PM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 file photo shows people walking by a branch of Vodafone in central London. Vodafone, one of the world's largest cellphone companies, revealed the scope of government snooping into phone networks Friday, saying authorities in some countries are able to directly access an operator's network without seeking permission.The company outlined the details in a report that is described as the first of its kind, covering 29 countries in which it directly operates. It gives the most comprehensive look to date on how governments monitor the communications of their citizens. The most explosive revelation was that in a small number of countries, authorities require direct access to an operator's network — bypassing legal niceties like warrants. It did not name the countries. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, file)LONDON (AP) — Government snooping into phone networks is extensive worldwide, one of the world's largest cellphone companies revealed Friday, saying that several countries demand direct access to its networks without warrant or prior notice.

UNCF to receive $25 million Koch gift

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 08:30 AM PDT

Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund, is interviewed in Washington, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The United Negro College Fund announced a $25 million grant Friday from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation _ a large donation from the conservative powerhouse Koch name that Democrats have sought to vilify heading into the 2014 mid-term elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Negro College Fund announced a $25 million grant Friday from Koch Industries Inc. and the Charles Koch Foundation — a large donation from the conservative powerhouse Koch name that Democrats have sought to vilify heading into the 2014 midterm elections.

VA: 18 more 'lost' vets died

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 07:47 AM PDT

Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan GibsonOfficials are investigating if the newly reported deaths were due to long wait times.

Seattle student pepper-sprayed, tackled gunman

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:26 PM PDT

Shooting suspect Aaron Ybarra, left, is led in chains to a court hearing at a King County Jail courtroom Friday, June 6, 2014, in Seattle. Ybarra was arrested in the killing of a 19-year-old student and wounding of two other young people Thursday at Seattle Pacific University. Police say another student pepper-sprayed and tackled him. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)SEATTLE (AP) — The man blasting away with a shotgun paused to reload, and Jon Meis saw his chance.

Man suspected of killing Canadian Mounties caught

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 02:04 PM PDT

MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — A man suspected of gunning down three Royal Canadian Mounted Police was caught and charged Friday, ending a 30-hour manhunt that closed schools and forced residents to hide inside their homes of this eastern Canadian city. "I'm done," a witness heard him tell police.

Saving Sgt. Bergdahl: What's known and what's not

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 11:50 AM PDT

In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban have released a video showing the handover of Bergdahl to U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan. The video, emailed to media on Wednesday, shows Bergdahl in traditional Afghan clothing sitting in a pickup truck parked on a hillside. More than a dozen Taliban fighters with machine guns stand around the truck and on the hillside. That feel-good moment in the Rose Garden sure seems like a long time ago. Just a week after the president announced that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had been freed in Afghanistan, details emerging about the soldier, the deal and how the rescue came together are only adding to the list of questions. A look at what's known _ and unknown _ about saving Sgt. Bergdahl. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video)WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a week after the president announced that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had been freed in Afghanistan, questions have been raised about the soldier, the deal and how the rescue came together.

World honors D-Day's fallen, 70 years on

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 01:03 PM PDT

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — It was a day of pride, remembrance and honors for those who waded through blood-tinged waves, climbed razor-sharp cliffs or fell from the skies, staring down death or dying in an invasion that portended the fall of the Third Reich and the end of World War II.

US employers add jobs at pace not seen since 1999

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 02:37 PM PDT

In this April 23, 2014 photo, Luke Gill, of Quicken Loans, left, talks with job candidate Jasmine Boykins at a job fair at the Matrix Center in Detroit. The government issues ist May jobs report on Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/The Detroit News, David Coates)WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time since 1999, American employers have added more than 200,000 jobs a month for four straight months, offering more evidence that the U.S. economy is steadily growing while much of Europe and Asia struggle.

Gay marriages begin in Wisconsin after ruling

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:55 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, supporters of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling which overturned the federal Defense of Marriage Act carry a large rainbow flag during a parade around the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. A federal judge has struck down Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage Friday, June 6, 2014, ruling it unconstitutional. It wasn't clear whether same-sex marriages could immediately begin. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart)MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Same-sex couples began getting married in Wisconsin on Friday shortly after a federal judge struck down the state's gay marriage ban and despite confusion over the effect of the ruling.

North Korea says it is holding an American tourist

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 04:02 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong UnSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has detained a 56-year old man from Ohio, accusing him of an unspecified crime after he traveled to the communist-led country as a tourist, the nation's state news agency and the man's family said Friday. The North is now holding three Americans.

California Chrome chases history in Belmont Stakes

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 02:45 PM PDT

California Chrome takes a lap, with exercise rider Willie Delgado up, during a workout at Belmont Park, Friday, June 6, 2014, in Elmont, N.Y. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race on Saturday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)NEW YORK (AP) — California Chrome is 1 1/2 miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history — 36 years without a Triple Crown winner.

White House hints at help for Syrian rebels

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 08:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 file photo, provided by an anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria. A Syrian official and activists say dozens of people have been killed or wounded over the past three days in stepped-up rebel attacks on government-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo. The attacks are the latest ahead of the country's presidential election on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, a highly contentious vote amid a civil war that has killed more than 160,000 people. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN, File)Obama foreign advisor Susan Rice said Friday US was providing "lethal and non-lethal" support to opposition.

More people flying these days, and they want legroom: Survey

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Afghan candidate survives bomb attacks

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 12:10 PM PDT

Afghan security personnel block traffic after a suicide attack that struck the convoy of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, June 6, 2014. The Afghan Interior Ministry says a suicide bomber and a roadside bomb struck the convoy as it left a campaign event at a wedding hall in the capital Kabul, killing several civilians but leaving the candidate himself unharmed.(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Six civilians die in the assassination attempt on presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah.

Security researchers uncover new OpenSSL threat

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D-Day event brings together Putin, new Ukraine leader

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 03:11 PM PDT

Putin, Poroshenko and Merkel talk in BenouvilleBy John Irish, Jeff Mason and Alexei Anishchuk COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER France (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and Ukraine held their first talks on Friday since Moscow annexed Crimea, airing ways to end their four-month conflict in a brief encounter during commemorations in France of the World War Two D-Day landings. French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel brought together Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko for a 15-minute meeting before they joined other dignitaries for lunch. Putin went on to have an equally short meeting with Barack Obama in which, according to a White House official, the U.S. President urged him to recognize Poroshenko as Ukraine's leader and to cut off arms supplies to pro-Russian separatists.

Taliban: We took good care of Bergdahl

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 07:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this file image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, right, stands with a Taliban fighter in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban said Friday, June 6, 2014, that Bergdahl was treated well during the five years they held him captive and was even allowed to play soccer with the men holding him. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video, File)The U.S. soldier got fresh fruit and played soccer with his captors.

Suspect in Canada police killings arrested

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 09:55 PM PDT

Police officers check a car at a roadblock in Moncton, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 5, 2014. RCMP officers combed the streets and woods of this normally tranquil city Thursday in search of a man suspected of killing three officers in the deadliest attack on their ranks in nearly a decade. The suspect, 24-year-old Justin Bourque, was armed with high-powered long firearms. He was spotted three times while eluding the massive manhunt that emptied roads and kept families hunkered in their homes in Moncton, an east coast city where gun violence is rare. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Andrew Vaughan)The suspect was wanted in the shooting that left 3 officers dead and 2 others wounded.

Obama honors D-Day heroes at Normandy

Posted: 06 Jun 2014 06:59 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande stand with veterans in Colleville-sur-MerThe president joins veterans and world leaders in a solemn tribute.

Seattle police: Student disarmed shooter in deadly campus attack

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 05:50 PM PDT

Seattle firefighters remove a victim from the scene of a shooting at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, June 5, 2014 in Seattle. About 4,270 students attend the private Christian university, located in a residential neighborhood about 10 minutes from downtown Seattle. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDITSEATTLE (AP) — Police say a Seattle Pacific University student on Thursday disarmed a lone gunman who entered a building and shot four people.

Seattle hospital: 1 dead, 3 injured in university shooting

Posted: 05 Jun 2014 05:11 PM PDT

1 dead, 3 injured in Seattle university shootingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle hospital spokeswoman says one man in his 20s has died and a woman is critically injured after a shooting Thursday afternoon on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.

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