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Scientist charged in major HIV vaccine fraud case

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:48 PM PDT

HPV vaccine for boys: Some insurance companies deny coverageIowa researcher falsified data that led to millions in grants, hopes of a breakthrough.

KFC: No proof restaurant asked scarred child to leave

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:53 PM PDT

Girl`s Ouster from KFC Over Scars May Have Been a HoaxFried chicken chain KFC said two different investigations have not found any evidence that an employee asked a 3-year-old girl and family members to leave because injuries she suffered in a pit bull mauling disturbed customers.

‘Star Wars' creator George Lucas selects Chicago for museum

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2013 file photo, Producer George Lucas speaks at the 2013 Governors Awards in Los Angeles. The "Star Wars" creator Lucas has selected Chicago to house his much anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, a spokesman for the mayor's office said Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The decision is a major victory for the nation's third-largest city, which was locked in a battle for the museum with San Francisco. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, file)"Star Wars" creator George Lucas announced Tuesday that he has picked Chicago to host his much-anticipated museum of art and movie memorabilia, in a major victory for the nation's third-largest city.

Homes damaged, trees uprooted in Indiana after tornado

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 02:12 PM PDT

Low-hanging dark crowds are seen northwest on I-65 on Tuesday, June 24, 2014. in Indianapolis. Authorities say a tornado near Indianapolis has damaged at least three homes. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Ran says the tornado struck Tuesday afternoon just southwest of Indianapolis but was no longer on the ground. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Charlie Nye ) NO SALESA tornado-producing storm hit central Indiana, damaging homes southwest of Indianapolis, downing power lines and uprooting trees in the city and its suburbs, authorities said.

1 killed in Pakistani plane shooting

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 02:22 PM PDT

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane.Police are looking for a gunman who opened fire on a plane landing at Peshawar airport.

At least 18 killed in latest Nigerian attack, police say

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:01 PM PDT

Varias niñas nigerianas que lograron escapar del secuestro del grupo islamista armado Boko Haram en Chibok (Nigeria), el 2 de junio de 2014At least 18 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in the northern Nigerian state of Kaduna overnight, a police spokesman said, the latest in daily bloody attacks that have racked Africa's most populous country.

Hernandez's trial for double homicide set for May

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, May 28, 2014, file photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez listens to the prosecution's summary of facts as he is arraigned on homicide charges at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Hernandez is due in court for a hearing in a Boston case accusing him of the 2012 drive-by slayings of two men Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty to killing Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado after a casual nightclub encounter. (AP Photo/Dominick Reuter, Pool, File)A judge scheduled a tentative May trial date for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men, and his lawyers asked a judge to issue a gag order because of intense media coverage of the murder case.

U.S. military teams arrive in Baghdad

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:27 PM PDT

Pentagon: More than 200 U.S. military members have begun their mission to assist Iraq.

U.S. no-fly list violates Constitution, judge says

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:58 PM PDT

The FBI Allegedly Used the No-Fly List to Coerce Muslims to be InformantsThe U.S. government's no-fly list banning people accused of links to terrorism from commercial flights violates their constitutional rights because it gives them no meaningful way to contest that decision, a federal judge ruled.

Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' draft sells at auction for $2M

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT

Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' draft sells for $2MOne of the most popular songs of all time, Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," has been sold at auction for more than $2 million. Sotheby's offered the working draft of the finished song in Dylan's ...

Kurdish leader warns of 'new reality' in Iraq

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:17 AM PDT

Members of Kurdish security forces take up positions with their weapons while guarding an oil refinery, on the outskirts of MosulKurdish President Barzani warned Secretary of State Kerry of a rapid Sunni militant advance, challenges ahead for the U.S.

U.S. advisers, forces flow into Baghdad

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:10 PM PDT

Iraqi government forces stand guard next to a tank on June 24, 2014 in the western city of RamadiPentagon: More than 200 U.S. military members have begun their mission to assist the Iraqi army.

Investigators fault pilot 'mismanagement' in Asiana flight

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 6, 2013 aerial file photo, the wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 lies on the ground after it crashed at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Nearly a year after Asiana Flight 214 crashed while landing in San Francisco, the National Transportation Safety Board is meeting to determine what went wrong, who's to blame and how to prevent future accidents. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)NTSB: Crew 'did not fully understand' flight systems in San Francisco crash that killed 3.

Family: ‘Slender Man' stabbing victim on ‘miraculous road to recovery’

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:57 AM PDT

This June 19, 2014 photo provided by Dana Hoffmann shows a tree with a canopy of heart-shaped cards sent from people from around the world in the bedroom of a 12-year-old Waukesha, Wis., stabbing victim. The unidentified girl, stabbed 19 times in the legs, arms and torso last month, is making steady physical and emotional progress, but her movement is limited by breathing problems, her family said Tuesday, June 24. Court documents indicate that two 12-year-old classmates stabbed the girl in a plan to curry favor with Slender Man, a character in horror stories they had read online. (AP Photo/Dana Hoffmann)A 12-year-old southeastern Wisconsin girl stabbed 19 times in the legs, arms and torso last month is making steady physical and emotional progress, and she recently enjoyed a movie date with her father, her family said.

Putin calls for Ukraine cease-fire extension

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 22, 2014, Russian Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside Moscow's Kremlin Wall, in Moscow, Russia, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Russian news agencies say President Vladimir Putin has asked parliament to cancel a resolution that sanctions the use of military force in Ukraine. Putin wrote to the head of parliament's upper house asking that a March 1 request authorizing the use of force in neighboring Ukraine be withdrawn. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Russian leader says end of hostilities must be come with talks between gov't and rebels.

Shipwreck hunter: Lake Michigan debris may be 1679 vessel

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:15 AM PDT

Griffin ShipwreckA debris field at the bottom of Lake Michigan may be the remains of the long-lost Griffin, a vessel commanded by a 17th-century French explorer, said a shipwreck hunter who has sought the wreckage for decades.

New warning on climate change's costs

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:29 PM PDT

In this April 21, 2014 photo, people walk along one of the beaches in Key Biscayne, Fla. While there is a wide open beach now, many officials fear that in years to come, rising sea levels may destroy the open area. On Tuesday, April 22, 2014, members of the U.S. Senate are taking a field trip to Miami Beach for a hearing on the coastal effects of climate change. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)Report says U.S. will face multibillion-dollar bill from climate change over next 25 years.

Ukraine military copter downed by rebel fire; 9 feared dead

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:38 AM PDT

Ukrainian servicemen stop a car at a checkpoint outside the eastern Ukrainian town of SlavianskBy Pavel Polityuk and Aleksandar Vasovic KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Rebels shot down a Ukrainian helicopter carrying technicians who had been installing equipment to monitor violations of a peace plan in Ukraine's rebellious east on Tuesday, killing all nine people on board, a military spokesman said. The technicians had been returning from setting up specialised equipment when their Mi-8 cargo helicopter was struck by a rebel missile near Slaviansk in eastern Ukraine, government forces spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov said. The incident took place just hours after pro-Russian separatists on Monday night announced a ceasefire until June 27 to match a week-long truce by government forces which has been ordered by President Petro Poroshenko. It was the second time a helicopter has been brought down by rebel fire from Slaviansk, a separatist stronghold.

Mother held at Sudan airport hours after death row reprieve

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:40 PM PDT

In this file image made from an undated video provided Thursday, June 5, 2014, by Al Fajer, a Sudanese nongovernmental organization, Meriam Ibrahim breastfeeds her newborn baby girl that she gave birth to in jail last week, as the NGO visits her in a room at a prison in Khartoum, Sudan. Sudan's official news agency, SUNA, said the Court of Cassation in Khartoum on Monday, June 23, canceled the death sentence against 27-year-old Meriam Ibrahim after defense lawyers presented their case. The court ordered her release. (AP Photo/Al Fajer, File)A Sudanese Christian woman was detained at Khartoum airport on Tuesday, one day after an Islamic court annulled her death sentence for apostasy and released her from prison. The exact status of 26-year-old Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag after officials took her back into custody was unclear. "The National Security took her and Daniel," said the source, referring to Ishag's American husband Daniel Wani, who was supposed to be travelling with her. Harf said Sudan had said that "the family was temporarily detained at the airport for several hours by the government for questioning about issues related to their travel and, I think, travel documents.

LeBron James to opt-out of contract with Miami

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World 3.0: Lifesaving drones

Posted: 23 Jun 2014 02:22 PM PDT

Drones for Good: How these unmanned vehicles can help 1 billion peopleDrones have gotten a pretty bad reputation. The word conjures up images of war, surveillance and "collateral damage," which means civilian deaths. This week on World 3.0, we're introducing you to one company offering a kinder, gentler drone.

As wars wind down, small-town police inherit armored vehicles

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 02:06 AM PDT

Warren County Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree poses in front the department's mine resistant ambush protected vehicle, or MRAP, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, in Queensbury, N.Y. The hulking vehicles, built for about $500,000 each at the height of the war, are among the biggest pieces of equipment that the Defense Department is giving to law enforcement agencies under a national military surplus program. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)Robert Shellmyer was relieved to see last week at his hometown's 175th anniversary celebration that the local police department's new prized possession was not driving alongside the tractors and floats in the parade.

Clock ticks for artifacts trapped in rapidly-melting Swiss glaciers

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:24 AM PDT

Alvier mountain in the Swiss AlpsGENEVA (AP) — Swiss scientists say only decades remain for alpinists and hikers to retrieve items covered for hundreds or even thousands of years by ice which is now melting.

Nigerian villagers: 60 girls and women, 31 boys abducted

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 09:20 AM PDT

Members of the #BringBackOurGirls Abuja campaign group attend a sit-in protest in AbujaMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Extremists have abducted 60 more girls and women and 31 boys in weekend attacks on villages in northeast Nigeria, witnesses said Tuesday, another sign of the Nigerian military's failure to curb an Islamic uprising.

Report: Putin canceling threat of force

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:05 AM PDT

Local citizens lineup to get free food in besieged Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, MondayMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Tuesday to cancel a resolution sanctioning the use of military force in Ukraine, his spokesman said.

US special forces face complex challenge in Iraq

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:09 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. teams of special forces going into Iraq after a three-year gap will face an aggressive insurgency, a splintering military and a precarious political situation as they help Iraqi security forces improve their ability to battle Sunni militants.

LeBron tells Heat he will become free agent

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2014 file photo, Miami Heat's LeBron James gestures as he answers a question during a news conference in Miami. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that James has decided to opt out of the final two years of his contract with the Heat and become a free agent on July 1. Opting out does not mean James has decided to leave the Heat, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the four-time NBA MVP nor the team had made any public announcement. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James delivered his message loud and clear, without actually saying a word.

Iraqi prime minister's focus is to defend Baghdad

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:22 PM PDT

Iraqi men line up for physical examinations at the main army recruiting center to volunteer for military service in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. Political leaders have agreed to start the process of seating a new government by July 1. Once a stable government is in place, officials hope Iraqi security forces will be inspired to fight the insurgency instead of fleeing, as they did in several major cities and towns in Sunni-dominated areas since the start of the year.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)BAGHDAD (AP) — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is ready to concede, at least temporarily, the loss of much of Iraq to Sunni insurgents and is instead deploying the military's best-trained and equipped troops to defend Baghdad, Iraqi officials told The Associated Press Tuesday.

Ukraine's cease-fire jeopardized by deadly attack

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 01:52 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a news conference after his meeting with Austrian President Heinz Fischer in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. The Russian President visited Vienna on Tuesday, where he met with the Austrian leadership and officials from the Organization for Security and Co-operation who had helped broker peace talks between Kiev and Moscow. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)MOSCOW (AP) — The shaky cease-fire in Ukraine was thrown into peril Tuesday when pro-Moscow separatists shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, killing nine servicemen.

Cochran, Rangel struggle for political survival

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Congressman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., flashes a thumbs-up after voting in the congressional primaries, Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in New York. Rangel, 84, one of the most recognizable members of the Congressional Black Caucus, faces multiple challengers in his primary as he aims for a 23rd term representing demographically shifting areas of New York City. Rangel's top challenger is state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who would become the first Dominican-born member of Congress. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran lawmakers in peril, Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi and Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel of New York struggled against younger challengers on Tuesday, hoping their seniority and Washington clout could win over voters at home in elections churned by race.

One editor convicted, one cleared in UK scandal

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 02:05 PM PDT

Rebekah Brooks, former News International chief executive, left, accompanied by her husband Charlie Brooks, leaves the Central Criminal Court in London, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson was convicted of phone hacking Tuesday, but fellow editor Rebekah Brooks was acquitted after a months-long trial centering on illegal activity at the heart of Rupert Murdoch's newspaper empire. A jury at London's Old Bailey unanimously found Coulson, the former spin doctor of British Prime Minister David Cameron, guilty of conspiring to intercept communications. Brooks was acquitted of that charge and of counts of bribing officials and obstructing police. The nearly eight-month trial was triggered by revelations that for years the News of the World used illegal eavesdropping to get stories, listening in on the voicemails of celebrities, politicians and even crime victims. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)LONDON (AP) — It was a simple trick — punching in passcodes to listen to messages left on other people's phones.

Pastor defrocked over gay wedding is reinstated

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:30 PM PDT

United Methodist pastor Frank Schaefer, right, hugs the Rev. David Wesley Brown after a news conference Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at First United Methodist Church of Germantown in Philadelphia. Schaefer, who presided over his son's same-sex wedding ceremony and vowed to perform other gay marriages if asked, can return to the pulpit after a United Methodist Church appeals panel on Tuesday overturned a decision to defrock him. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania pastor who broke church law by presiding over his son's same-sex wedding ceremony and then became an outspoken activist for gay rights can return to the pulpit after a United Methodist Church appeals panel on Tuesday overturned a decision to defrock him.

Who put sleeping pills into Wall Street's water?

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:28 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 20, 2014 file photo, trader James Doherty center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. In a world suddenly more dangerous, you'd think fund managers and traders would be selling and buying and selling again in a frenzy of second guessing. Instead, they're the picture of calm and contentment. The lack of fear is spooking some people. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Is the lack of fear on Wall Street something to fear?

Soccer's bad boy bites opponent at World Cup

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Italy's Giorgio Chiellini displays his shoulder showing apparent teeth marks after colliding with the mouth of Uruguay's Luis Suarez during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)NATAL, Brazil (AP) — Biting opponents, racist comments — all that looked to be behind Luis Suarez, as soccer's bad boy was maturing into a star for his club and country. Then, the old habit that most people leave behind in nursery school cropped up again in front of an audience of millions.

Judge: No-fly list violates constitutional rights

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 03:08 PM PDT

FILE - This May 11, 2012 file photo, Portland Imam Mohamed Sheikh Abdirahman Kariye, who is one of 15 men who say their rights were violated because they are on the U.S. government's no-fly list, leaves the United Sates Court of Appeals following oral arguments on the ACLU No Fly List challenge, in Portland, Ore. A federal judge has ruled Tuesday, June 24, 2014, that the U.S. government violated the rights of 13 people on its no-fly list by depriving them of their constitutional right to travel, and gave them no adequate way to challenge their placement on the list. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government offers no adequate method for people to challenge their placement on its no-fly list, a federal judge ruled Tuesday in a case involving 13 Muslims who believe they're on the list.

BRAZIL BEAT: Best place to watch World Cup match

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 04:17 PM PDT

Soccer fans, decked out in orange, the Netherlands' national color, celebrate the second goal scored by Memphis Depay, while watching a live broadcast of the group B World Cup match between Chile and Netherlands, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, June 23, 2014. Netherlands won 2-0, taking the top spot in group B. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)SAO PAULO (AP) — There are plenty of cool places to watch a World Cup match in Brazil, but for Dutch fan Jan Eykma, this is as good as it gets: a beer in hand, a big screen ahead and a legendary stadium as a backdrop.

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