(Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude shook the San Francisco Bay Area early on Sunday, waking residents but not causing major damage, according to initial reports. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was eight km (five miles) northwest of the town of American Canyon, on the northern edge of San Francisco Bay. Police dispatchers in San Francisco and Oakland said there were no reports of reports of major damage. Several people on […]
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U.S. aid workers who survived Ebola leave Atlanta hospital
(Reuters) – Appearing thin but smiling, a Texas doctor who weeks ago entered an Atlanta hospital in a full-body biohazard suit to be treated for Ebola said on Thursday he was “thrilled to be alive” as doctors declared him virus-free and safe for release. Dr. Kent Brantly’s release came two days after a second U.S. missionary, Nancy Writebol, was quietly allowed to leave Emory University Hospital, where both had been treated after contracting the […]
Israel, Palestinian militant groups agree to three-day Gaza truce
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ari Rabinovitch GAZA/JERUSALEM Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:03pm EDT (Reuters) – Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a three-day humanitarian truce to begin Friday morning, and negotiators from both sides will travel to Cairo to discuss a longer-term solution. The 72-hour break after more than three weeks of fighting was set to begin at 8 a.m. (0500 GMT), according to a joint statement released by […]
Obama, to send up 300 military advisers to Iraq
United States President Barack Obama is sending up to 300 military advisers in Iraq to help in the battle against an Al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency.
Five dead in Las Vegas shootings
Two police officers in Las Vegas were shot dead in a rampage that left 1 civilian death as well as 2 of the suspects.
Canada seeks stronger defense ties with Philippines
Canada’s chief of the defense staff said in his two-day state visit that Canada wants to bolster its defense ties with the Philippines.
Gunman kills one, wounds three at Seattle Pacific University
A man shot 4 people in Seattle Pacific University in the Washington State.
Military jet crashes in Southern California, damages homes
(Reuters) – A U.S. military jet crashed in a Southern California desert town on Wednesday, damaging homes, according to military officials and local media. An AV-8B Harrier jet from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Arizona, crashed at about 4:20 p.m. local time in Imperial, California, said Corporal Melissa Lee of the San-Diego based Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. As of Wednesday night, eight homes were evacuated, but no injuries had been reported, the […]
Bergdahl had left his unit before, but returned: sources
(Reuters) – A U.S. military investigation of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s capture by the Taliban found he had slipped away from his unit before but had always returned, raising questions about whether or not he was deserting when he disappeared in 2009, people familiar with the findings said on Thursday. Bergdahl, 28, was freed after five years as an Afghanistan war prisoner on Saturday when the Obama administration agreed to release five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo prison […]
Afghan president fumes at prisoner deal made behind his back: source
(Reuters) – The Afghan president is angry at being kept in the dark over a deal to free five Taliban leaders in exchange for a captured U.S. soldier, and accuses Washington of failing to back a peace plan for the war-torn country, a senior source said on Monday. The five prisoners were flown to Qatar on Sunday as part of a secret agreement to release Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who left Afghanistan for Germany on the same day. The […]
U.S. unveils sweeping plan to slash power plant pollution
BY VALERIE VOLCOVICI AND JEFF MASON (Reuters) – The U.S. power sector must cut carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels under federal regulations unveiled on Monday that form the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s climate change strategy. The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal is one of the most significant environmental rules proposed by the United States, and could transform the power sector, which relies on coal for nearly 38 percent of electricity. It also set off a […]
Republicans question U.S. prisoner swap with Taliban
United States politicians question the exchange of five Taliban prisoners with a United States army sergeant, saying that it amounts to a negotiation with terrorists.
