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• U.S. sending 300 more troops to Iraq
• Ukraine ends unilateral cease-fire
• NCAA to reopen academic fraud probe at North Carolina
• Israel weighs strikes on Hamas in West Bank, Gaza after teenagers found dead
• U.S. sending 200 more troops to Iraq
• Before Belgium-U.S. showdown, Klinsmann makes questionable call on Algerian ref
• White House to Justice Kennedy: No thanks to birth control advice
• Blair: ISIL in Iraq, Syria 'won't be successful in the end'
• BNP pleads guilty, agrees to pay nearly $9B in U.S. sanctions case
• Obama on immigration: I'll act on my own
• Dems look for silver lining in Hobby Lobby contraception ruling
• Bodies of 3 missing Israeli teens found
• Thousands of bags go missing from British Airways flights
• Jury selection begins in trial of marathon suspect's friend
• Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control
• Obama seeks to send immigrant kids back to Central America
• Dutch airline's World Cup tweet doesn't fly with Mexico fans
• Nigerian World Cup optimism tempered by domestic unrest
• Katie Couric: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in Iraq
• Evacuation slide deploys mid-air on United flight to California
• Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington state
• Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down
• Panel: Pistorius not mentally ill during killing
• Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq: report
• North Korea to try two detained U.S. citizens
• Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in U.S.
• Court: Religious rights trump birth control rule
• Boy's death draws attention to immigration perils
• Bodies of missing Israeli teens found in West Bank
• GM safety crisis grows as recalls mount
• Islamic state declaration could lead to schism
• Guideline: Most healthy women can skip pelvic exam
• Obama: I'll act on my own on immigration
• Obama lauds former CEO as right choice to fix VA
• World Cup kisses goodbye to Africa

U.S. sending 300 more troops to Iraq Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:24 PM PDT Officials: Troops will strengthen security at the U.S. Embassy, in and around Baghdad.

Ukraine ends unilateral cease-fire Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:27 PM PDT Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he is halting a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and says Ukrainian forces will go on the offensive against the rebels.

NCAA to reopen academic fraud probe at North Carolina Posted: The NCAA notified North Carolina that it will reopen its 2011 investigation looking into "academic irregularities" at the school among Tar Heels athletes. The case had previously ended more than two years ago.

Israel weighs strikes on Hamas in West Bank, Gaza after teenagers found dead Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:12 PM PDT Israel is weighing a possible broad offensive against the Islamic Hamas group.

U.S. sending 200 more troops to Iraq Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:31 PM PDT President Barack Obama says he's sending about 200 more U.S. troops to Iraq to protect Americans and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

Before Belgium-U.S. showdown, Klinsmann makes questionable call on Algerian ref Posted: U.S. Soccer has cast its entire lot behind the idea that coach Jurgen Klinsmann knows what he is doing when it comes to advancing in the World Cup.

White House to Justice Kennedy: No thanks to birth control advice Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:26 AM PDT Justice Anthony Kennedy had some helpful advice for the White House about how it could still provide birth control to women even after the Supreme Court dealt a blow to the law on Monday.

Blair: ISIL in Iraq, Syria 'won't be successful in the end' Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:34 AM PDT Former British PM Tony Blair discusses unrest in Iraq, Syria with Yahoo News' Katie Couric.

BNP pleads guilty, agrees to pay nearly $9B in U.S. sanctions case Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:26 PM PDT France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay nearly $9 billion to resolve criminal allegations that it processed transactions for clients in Sudan and other blacklisted countries.

Obama on immigration: I'll act on my own Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:32 PM PDT President Obama says he is finished waiting for House Republicans to act on immigration, and now plans to act on his own.

Dems look for silver lining in Hobby Lobby contraception ruling Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:35 AM PDT Leading Democrats vehemently disagreed with the Supreme Court's decision to limit the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate, but some also saw in the ruling a political opportunity to galvanize female voters, whom they view as crucial to keeping the Senate majority in November.

Bodies of 3 missing Israeli teens found Posted: 30 Jun 2014 11:13 AM PDT Israel: The bodies of 3 Jewish teens missing since June 12 have been found.

Thousands of bags go missing from British Airways flights Posted:

Jury selection begins in trial of marathon suspect's friend Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:38 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the obstruction trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:31 AM PDT Landmark ruling says 'closely held' corporations can hold religious views under U.S. law.

Obama seeks to send immigrant kids back to Central America Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:50 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers to send unaccompanied children from Central America back home from the U.S. border they tried to cross illegally, setting up a confrontation with immigration activists.

Dutch airline's World Cup tweet doesn't fly with Mexico fans Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:05 AM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — What was meant to be a joke has turned into a PR blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands' dramatic comeback victory in the World Cup.

Nigerian World Cup optimism tempered by domestic unrest Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:56 AM PDT In the thick of charcoal smoke rising from kebab grills in downtown Lagos, traders and their customers excitedly talk up Nigeria's chances ahead of the country's first World Cup knockout match in 16 years. People should be worried because seeing and hearing from other states what is happening, one has to be very conscious," said Femi Adeeko, 66, who runs the Famoss Hotel in the city's affluent Ikoyi district. Nigeria hopes to become the first African side in World Cup history to make it to the semi-finals, but they face a tough route, with European powerhouses France first in the firing line. Hopes are sky high after a creditable performance against Argentina in the group stage where, despite losing 3-2, Nigeria won over many critics and CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa became an overnight hero after netting twice.

Katie Couric: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in Iraq Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:57 AM PDT The disagreement between Sunnis and Shias dates back to 632 A.D. when the two main Muslim groups split over who should lead them after the Prophet Mohammed died. Fast forward to 2014, and the struggle is about religion, politics and boundaries.

Evacuation slide deploys mid-air on United flight to California Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — An evacuation slide inflated inside a United Airlines plane as it flew from Chicago to California, filling part of the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Kansas, the airline and passengers said.

Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington state Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:52 AM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition.

Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:41 AM PDT Nearly every state has at least one special court designed to give returning vets a break.

Panel: Pistorius not mentally ill during killing Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:38 AM PDT A psychiatric report finds the sprinter was not mentally ill when he killed his girlfriend.

Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq: report Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:00 AM PDT Washington (AFP) - The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.

North Korea to try two detained U.S. citizens Posted: 29 Jun 2014 11:20 PM PDT The two U.S. tourists are accused of committing crimes against the state.

Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in U.S. Posted: 29 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday.

Court: Religious rights trump birth control rule Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that some companies with religious objections can avoid the contraceptives requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the first time the high court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under federal law.

Boy's death draws attention to immigration perils Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:04 PM PDT EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — When authorities found an 11-year-old Guatemalan boy's body about a mile from Texas' southern border, they also discovered his brother's Chicago phone number scribbled on the inside of his belt buckle.

Bodies of missing Israeli teens found in West Bank Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:38 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military found the bodies of three missing teenagers on Monday just over two weeks after they were abducted in the West Bank — a grim discovery that ended a frantic search that led to Israel's largest ground operation in the Palestinian territory in nearly a decade and drew Israeli threats of retaliation.

GM safety crisis grows as recalls mount Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:50 PM PDT DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars recalled over faulty ignition switches.

Islamic state declaration could lead to schism Posted: 30 Jun 2014 01:58 PM PDT BAGHDAD (AP) — A militant extremist group's unilateral declaration of an Islamic state is threatening to undermine its already-tenuous alliance with other Sunnis who helped it overrun much of northern and western Iraq.

Guideline: Most healthy women can skip pelvic exam Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:48 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual.

Obama: I'll act on my own on immigration Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:47 PM PDT In the face of an unyielding Congress, President Barack Obama said Monday he will no longer wait for Republicans to act on immigration and will move on his own to make policy changes in what has been a top second-term priority of his presidency.

Obama lauds former CEO as right choice to fix VA Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sought to turn the page Monday on a humiliating chapter in the history of the Veterans Affairs Department, tapping former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald to take over the sprawling agency.

World Cup kisses goodbye to Africa Posted: 30 Jun 2014 04:38 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nigeria and Algeria made World Cup history for Africa and now leave with their heads held high.

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