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• A warning on 'torture report' release
• James Brady's death ruled a homicide
• Obama’s new Iraq mission: No end date, but not ‘prolonged’
• Judge sides with athletes in NCAA compensation case
• Surfers take to waves as flooding hits Hawaii
• Police: Texas boy, 7, shoots 8-year-old cousin
• Ebola-infected U.S. doctor: I'm growing stronger
• New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil
• Center of Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii's Big Island
• Sheriff: Suspect in Wash. girl's disappearance likely got muddy
• New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil
• VA apologizes for error in patient-death report
• Iraqi rebels hold hundreds of Yazidi women
• Ebola: Nigeria declares state of emergency
• Russian nuclear bombers roaming closer to U.S. airspace
• 21 more MH17 victims identified, experts fly home
• Prisoner to get new trial in 1990 NYC killing
• Russian Defense Ministry: Military drills near Ukraine over
• U.S. allies support strikes, but not helping
• China court jails British, US investigators hired by GSK
• Tropical Storm Iselle slams Hawaii, knocks out power
• Smokey Bear turns 70—there won't be candles on the cake
• Man charged with starting 2013 California wildfire
• US bombs militants in Iraq as crisis worsens
• Obama's Iraq aim: contain, not destroy, extremists
• Israel-Hamas truce collapses in new violence
• In Gaza, dispute over civilian vs combatant deaths
• Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party
• Wind, rain eases as tropical storm passes Hawaii
• New Ukrainian rebel leader gives Moscow distance
• How Obama decided on airstrikes in Iraq

A warning on 'torture report' release Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:32 PM PDT Release of report on CIA tactics could inflame anti-U.S. passions, U.S. intelligence memo warns.

James Brady's death ruled a homicide Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:56 PM PDT Surprise determination made by D.C. medical examiner.

Obama’s new Iraq mission: No end date, but not ‘prolonged’ Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:16 PM PDT How long will American airstrikes pummel fighters belonging to the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)? The White House said Friday that the mission is open-ended but repeatedly promised that it will not be "prolonged."

Judge sides with athletes in NCAA compensation case Posted: Twenty athletes involved in lawsuit that challenged the NCAA's regulation of college athletics on antitrust grounds.

Surfers take to waves as flooding hits Hawaii Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:34 PM PDT As the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island began navigating flooded roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while tourists wandered the beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves despite driving rain and wind.

Police: Texas boy, 7, shoots 8-year-old cousin Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:41 AM PDT Texas City police say an 8-year-old boy is in critical condition but does not appear to have life-threatening injuries after being shot in the face by his 7-year-old cousin.

Ebola-infected U.S. doctor: I'm growing stronger Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:15 PM PDT Kent Brantly's first public comments since nearly dying in Africa last month.

New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:27 PM PDT Pentagon: U.S. launches second round of Iraq strikes using drones, F/A-18 fighter jets.

Center of Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii's Big Island Posted: 08 Aug 2014 03:45 PM PDT The center of Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island on Friday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, knocking down trees and causing power outages ahead of a more powerful storm gathering strength behind it. While Iselle weakened into a tropical storm before reaching the islands, it was being closely followed by Julio, a Category 3 hurricane set to reach the area as early as Sunday morning - although the latest forecasts showed it tracking just north of the archipelago. As Iselle bore down, more than 1,200 people flocked to evacuation shelters across the Big Island, according to County of Hawaii Civil Defense, as heavy rains and strong winds pummeled eastern areas of the island from Puna to Hilo.

Sheriff: Suspect in Wash. girl's disappearance likely got muddy Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:05 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — The person who might be responsible for the disappearance of a 6-year-old Washington girl would have been "covered in mud," and authorities on Friday asked for the public's help in recalling whether they had seen anyone who fit that description over the weekend.

New round of U.S. airstrikes near Irbil Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:55 PM PDT Pentagon: U.S. launches second round of Iraq strikes using drones, F/A-18 fighter jets.

VA apologizes for error in patient-death report Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:34 AM PDT The Department of Veterans Affairs has apologized for what it called an "inadvertent" mistake that underreported the number of deaths linked to delays in cancer treatment at VA medical facilities.

Iraqi rebels hold hundreds of Yazidi women Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:02 PM PDT Iraq official: Hundreds of Yazidi women taken captive by Islamic State militants.

Ebola: Nigeria declares state of emergency Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:02 AM PDT Nigerian president approves $11.6M in emergency funds to contain virus.

Russian nuclear bombers roaming closer to U.S. airspace Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:50 AM PDT Russian nuclear bombers were spotted flying near Alaska this week. Major Beth Smith, of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), has said "Over the past week, NORAD has visually identified Russian aircraft operating in and around the U.S. air defense identification zones." There have been about 16 Russian forays in the Alaskan and north Canadian area in the last 10 days. It is not entirely uncommon to see Russian planes in this airspace, however, the increased number of such planes seems to be triggering some concern amongst the aviation military community, particularly given the increased tension in Ukraine. The official stated "[Russian strategic nuclear forces appear to be] trying to test our air defense reactions, or our command and control systems. These are not just training missions."

21 more MH17 victims identified, experts fly home Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:22 AM PDT Dutch forensics experts have identified 21 more victims of flight MH17, the government said on Friday, while their colleagues at the crash site began arriving home from east Ukraine where fighting has stopped the investigation. Meanwhile, Dutch forensics investigation coordinator Arie de Bruijn said around 176 "more-or-less" complete bodies had been recovered from the crash site. Another 527 body parts have also arrived at the forensic investigators' research facility southwest of Amsterdam, De Bruijn told the ANP news agency. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the search for body parts at the crash site was being suspended due to escalating clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists.

Prisoner to get new trial in 1990 NYC killing Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:48 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A man imprisoned for nearly a quarter-century in an infamous tourist killing will get a new hearing on his claim of innocence in a case that was seen as an emblem of random urban violence, a judge said Friday.

Russian Defense Ministry: Military drills near Ukraine over Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:22 AM PDT Russia's Defense Ministry said late on Friday that it had finished military exercises it was conducting near the border with Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting Ukrainian government forces, Interfax news agency reported.

U.S. allies support strikes, but not helping Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:13 AM PDT The U.K., France and Germany limit their contribution to promises of aid.

China court jails British, US investigators hired by GSK Posted: A British investigator once hired by scandal-hit pharmaceutical giant GSK in China was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail for breaching privacy laws, a Shanghai court said Friday.

Tropical Storm Iselle slams Hawaii, knocks out power Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:42 AM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — The National Weather Service says the eye of Tropical Storm Iselle has made landfall on Hawaii's Big Island.

Smokey Bear turns 70—there won't be candles on the cake Posted: 08 Aug 2014 08:57 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Smokey Bear is turning 70 on Saturday — but don't bring any candles to the party, please.

Man charged with starting 2013 California wildfire Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:39 AM PDT FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — While the flames still raced through California's Sierra Nevada last year, investigators zeroed in on a deer hunter they had rescued by helicopter an hour after the first report of the wildfire that would become the mountain range's largest in its recorded history.

US bombs militants in Iraq as crisis worsens Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:34 PM PDT IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. unleashed its first airstrikes in northern Iraq against militants of the Islamic State group Friday amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The extremists took captive hundreds of women from a religious minority, according to an Iraqi official, while thousands of other civilians fled in fear.

Obama's Iraq aim: contain, not destroy, extremists Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new military strategy in Iraq amounts to trying to contain, not destroy, the Islamic militant group that now controls much of the country's northern region. That leaves open the questions of how deeply the U.S. will be drawn into the sectarian conflict, and whether airstrikes alone can stop the militants' momentum.

Israel-Hamas truce collapses in new violence Posted: 08 Aug 2014 03:24 PM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — A three-day truce collapsed Friday in a new round of violence after Gaza militants resumed rocket attacks on Israel, drawing a wave of retaliatory airstrikes that killed at least five Palestinians, including three children.

In Gaza, dispute over civilian vs combatant deaths Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the grisly math of the Israel-Hamas war, conflicting counts of combatants and civilians killed in Gaza are emerging — with the ratio perhaps more important to shaping international opinion of the monthlong conflict than any final toll.

Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Mainstream conservatives ran the table in Senate Republican primaries as tea party upstarts lost all six challenges to GOP incumbents, leaving the establishment upbeat about midterm elections and the insurgent movement beaten but unbowed.

Wind, rain eases as tropical storm passes Hawaii Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:45 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — As the first tropical storm to hit Hawaii in 22 years passed by the islands, some coffee farmers on the Big Island navigated flooded roads to assess damage to their crops Friday while residents and tourists wandered the beaches of Oahu and surfers took to the waves as wind and rain let up.

New Ukrainian rebel leader gives Moscow distance Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:39 PM PDT DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants "only moral support" from Moscow, as the Kremlin apparently tries to rebut Western claims that it is calling the shots among the rebels.

How Obama decided on airstrikes in Iraq Posted: 08 Aug 2014 04:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the summer, President Barack Obama had watched with alarm as a brutal, al-Qaida-linked insurgency seized more and more territory in northern Iraq. But it wasn't until Thursday, when Obama learned that genocide could be imminent, that the president decided the U.S. military had to act.

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