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<item><title>US rules out coordination with Syria as it spies on jihadists</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-rules-coordination-syria-spies-jihadists-193447775.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7HS9mvQZB2fYRsYzAqQhyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-REF-TS-Nic6365341-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rebel fighters walk in front of damaged buildings in Karam al-Jabal neighbourhood of Aleppo on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="Rebel fighters walk in front of damaged buildings in Karam al-Jabal neighbourhood of Aleppo on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The United States has begun reconnaissance flights over Syria to track Islamic State jihadists but insisted it has &amp;quot;no plans&amp;quot; to coordinate with Syria on targeting the militants. Numerous sources said foreign drones had been seen, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that &amp;quot;non-Syrian spy planes&amp;quot; had on Monday carried out surveillance of IS positions in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. The surveillance is seen as a precursor to possible US air strikes on jihadist positions, similar to those being carried out in neighbouring Iraq. It comes after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&amp;#039;s regime said on Monday it was willing to work with the international community, including Washington, to tackle extremist fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/us-rules-coordination-syria-spies-jihadists-193447775.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:18:28 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.afp.com/">AFP</source><guid isPermaLink="false">us-rules-coordination-syria-spies-jihadists-193447775</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7HS9mvQZB2fYRsYzAqQhyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-REF-TS-Nic6365341-1-1-0.jpg" type="" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/us-rules-coordination-syria-spies-jihadists-193447775.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7HS9mvQZB2fYRsYzAqQhyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-REF-TS-Nic6365341-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rebel fighters walk in front of damaged buildings in Karam al-Jabal neighbourhood of Aleppo on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="Rebel fighters walk in front of damaged buildings in Karam al-Jabal neighbourhood of Aleppo on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The United States has begun reconnaissance flights over Syria to track Islamic State jihadists but insisted it has &amp;quot;no plans&amp;quot; to coordinate with Syria on targeting the militants. Numerous sources said foreign drones had been seen, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting that &amp;quot;non-Syrian spy planes&amp;quot; had on Monday carried out surveillance of IS positions in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor. The surveillance is seen as a precursor to possible US air strikes on jihadist positions, similar to those being carried out in neighbouring Iraq. It comes after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad&amp;#039;s regime said on Monday it was willing to work with the international community, including Washington, to tackle extremist fighters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Federer hits season 50 as teen duo rock US Open</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/five-time-champions-federer-serena-centre-stage-173140313--ten.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fNrSNcnCNtF0rDTkZ8WEyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-WAS-Was8859784-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia during their US Open men&amp;#039;s singles match, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center in New York, on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia during their US Open men&amp;#039;s singles match, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center in New York, on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Roger Federer claimed his 50th win of 2014 as the 17-time major winner got his campaign for a record sixth US Open off to a battling start. The great Swiss, playing in his 60th successive Grand Slam event and bidding to become the oldest major winner in over 40 years, on Tuesday defeated Australia&amp;#039;s Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to register his 23rd win in 24 night matches in New York. &amp;quot;It was a bit more difficult than I thought it was going to be in the third set,&amp;quot; said Federer who had been cruising with a break in the third before Matosevic briefly rallied. Second seeded Federer, who hit 10 aces and 41 winners and was cheered on by basketball legend Michael Jordan, found himself sharing the headlines on the second day at Flushing Meadows with teenage upstarts CiCi Bellis and Borna Coric.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/five-time-champions-federer-serena-centre-stage-173140313--ten.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:17:42 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.afp.com/">AFP</source><guid isPermaLink="false">five-time-champions-federer-serena-centre-stage-173140313--ten</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fNrSNcnCNtF0rDTkZ8WEyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-WAS-Was8859784-1-1-0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/five-time-champions-federer-serena-centre-stage-173140313--ten.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fNrSNcnCNtF0rDTkZ8WEyg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-WAS-Was8859784-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia during their US Open men&amp;#039;s singles match, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center in New York, on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return to Marinko Matosevic of Australia during their US Open men&amp;#039;s singles match, at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center in New York, on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Roger Federer claimed his 50th win of 2014 as the 17-time major winner got his campaign for a record sixth US Open off to a battling start. The great Swiss, playing in his 60th successive Grand Slam event and bidding to become the oldest major winner in over 40 years, on Tuesday defeated Australia&amp;#039;s Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to register his 23rd win in 24 night matches in New York. &amp;quot;It was a bit more difficult than I thought it was going to be in the third set,&amp;quot; said Federer who had been cruising with a break in the third before Matosevic briefly rallied. Second seeded Federer, who hit 10 aces and 41 winners and was cheered on by basketball legend Michael Jordan, found himself sharing the headlines on the second day at Flushing Meadows with teenage upstarts CiCi Bellis and Borna Coric.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>U.N. agency to launch plan for warning airlines of risks in conflict zones</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-agency-launch-plan-warning-airlines-risks-010134135.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3hRpWCpaff0CjEEaao6kuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T021645Z_2_LYNXMPEA7Q00O_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS-COMBAT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Parts of wreckage are seen at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Rozsypne in Donetsk region" align="left" title="Parts of wreckage are seen at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Rozsypne in Donetsk region" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Reuters) - The United Nations&amp;#039; civil aviation body will launch two pilot projects designed to help airlines and states better share information about risks in conflict zones, the organization said on Tuesday, nearly six weeks after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine. The plans were announced at the conclusion of a two-day meeting by the International Civil Aviation Organisation&amp;#039;s (ICAO) special task force on flights in conflict zones, which has been given the complex task of addressing risks to airliners in conflict zones. The second project, to be piloted by unnamed &amp;quot;key ICAO partners,&amp;quot; will establish a new centralized system for the &amp;quot;prompt sharing of conflict zone information.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;These recommendations will help to ensure the safety of civilian passengers and crew, no matter what airline they are flying on or where they are flying,” said David McMillan, chairman of the task force, in a statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-agency-launch-plan-warning-airlines-risks-010134135.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:16:45 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">u-n-agency-launch-plan-warning-airlines-risks-010134135</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3hRpWCpaff0CjEEaao6kuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T021645Z_2_LYNXMPEA7Q00O_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS-COMBAT.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-n-agency-launch-plan-warning-airlines-risks-010134135.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3hRpWCpaff0CjEEaao6kuA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T021645Z_2_LYNXMPEA7Q00O_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS-COMBAT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Parts of wreckage are seen at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Rozsypne in Donetsk region" align="left" title="Parts of wreckage are seen at the site where the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crashed, near the village of Rozsypne in Donetsk region" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(Reuters) - The United Nations&amp;#039; civil aviation body will launch two pilot projects designed to help airlines and states better share information about risks in conflict zones, the organization said on Tuesday, nearly six weeks after a Malaysian airliner was shot down over Ukraine. The plans were announced at the conclusion of a two-day meeting by the International Civil Aviation Organisation&amp;#039;s (ICAO) special task force on flights in conflict zones, which has been given the complex task of addressing risks to airliners in conflict zones. The second project, to be piloted by unnamed &amp;quot;key ICAO partners,&amp;quot; will establish a new centralized system for the &amp;quot;prompt sharing of conflict zone information.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;These recommendations will help to ensure the safety of civilian passengers and crew, no matter what airline they are flying on or where they are flying,” said David McMillan, chairman of the task force, in a statement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Mankins traded; Bradford, Raji on IR</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mankins-traded-bradford-raji-ir-021226409--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sQh8UvDY3IpM9XruBHSldQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ced9975a87c0eb215d0f6a706700dfd5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - From left are 2014, file photos showing Tampa Bay Buccaneers&amp;#039; Tim Wright, and New England Patriots&amp;#039; Logan Mankins. The Buccaneers addressed a need to upgrade their struggling offensive line by obtaining six-time Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from the Patriots for tight end Tim Wright and a draft pick. The deal Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, comes less than 24 hours after the Bucs met with Richie Incognito to try to determine if one of the central figures in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal might be an answer to their problems at guard. (AP Photo/File)" align="left" title="FILE - From left are 2014, file photos showing Tampa Bay Buccaneers&amp;#039; Tim Wright, and New England Patriots&amp;#039; Logan Mankins. The Buccaneers addressed a need to upgrade their struggling offensive line by obtaining six-time Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from the Patriots for tight end Tim Wright and a draft pick. The deal Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, comes less than 24 hours after the Bucs met with Richie Incognito to try to determine if one of the central figures in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal might be an answer to their problems at guard. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On the NFL&amp;#039;s first preseason cutdown day, a trade and several key players going on injured reserve overshadowed other moves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/mankins-traded-bradford-raji-ir-021226409--spt.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:12:26 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">mankins-traded-bradford-raji-ir-021226409--spt</guid><media:content url="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sQh8UvDY3IpM9XruBHSldQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ced9975a87c0eb215d0f6a706700dfd5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mankins-traded-bradford-raji-ir-021226409--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sQh8UvDY3IpM9XruBHSldQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ced9975a87c0eb215d0f6a706700dfd5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - From left are 2014, file photos showing Tampa Bay Buccaneers&amp;#039; Tim Wright, and New England Patriots&amp;#039; Logan Mankins. The Buccaneers addressed a need to upgrade their struggling offensive line by obtaining six-time Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from the Patriots for tight end Tim Wright and a draft pick. The deal Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, comes less than 24 hours after the Bucs met with Richie Incognito to try to determine if one of the central figures in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal might be an answer to their problems at guard. (AP Photo/File)" align="left" title="FILE - From left are 2014, file photos showing Tampa Bay Buccaneers&amp;#039; Tim Wright, and New England Patriots&amp;#039; Logan Mankins. The Buccaneers addressed a need to upgrade their struggling offensive line by obtaining six-time Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins from the Patriots for tight end Tim Wright and a draft pick. The deal Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, comes less than 24 hours after the Bucs met with Richie Incognito to try to determine if one of the central figures in the Miami Dolphins bullying scandal might be an answer to their problems at guard. (AP Photo/File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;On the NFL&amp;#039;s first preseason cutdown day, a trade and several key players going on injured reserve overshadowed other moves.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Royal box: His Airness now a member of Club Fed</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/royal-box-airness-now-member-club-fed-020901686.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zksIDn040mRDUIr_6.oEyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44edb18d88aaef215d0f6a706700a241.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael Jordan talks with Mirka Federer before a match between Roger Federer, of Switzerland, and Marinko Matosevic, of Australia, in the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" align="left" title="Michael Jordan talks with Mirka Federer before a match between Roger Federer, of Switzerland, and Marinko Matosevic, of Australia, in the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW YORK (AP) — His Airness is now a member of Club Fed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/royal-box-airness-now-member-club-fed-020901686.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:09:05 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">royal-box-airness-now-member-club-fed-020901686</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zksIDn040mRDUIr_6.oEyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44edb18d88aaef215d0f6a706700a241.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/royal-box-airness-now-member-club-fed-020901686.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/zksIDn040mRDUIr_6.oEyA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/44edb18d88aaef215d0f6a706700a241.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Michael Jordan talks with Mirka Federer before a match between Roger Federer, of Switzerland, and Marinko Matosevic, of Australia, in the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" align="left" title="Michael Jordan talks with Mirka Federer before a match between Roger Federer, of Switzerland, and Marinko Matosevic, of Australia, in the first round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW YORK (AP) — His Airness is now a member of Club Fed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>American woman is being held hostage in Syria</title><description>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic State militant group is holding hostage a young American woman who was doing humanitarian aid work in Syria, a family representative said Tuesday. The 26-year-old woman is the third American known to have been kidnapped by the militant group.</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/us-hostage-islamic-state-female-aid-worker-162736921--politics.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:03:43 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">us-hostage-islamic-state-female-aid-worker-162736921--politics</guid></item><item><title>Apple planning 12.9-inch iPad for 2015: Bloomberg</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-planning-12-9-inch-ipad-2015-bloomberg-020136418--finance.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V0HmV5uPIfu5RWqpkBBcdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T020136Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0Y9_RTROPTP_2_LUXURY-US.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Umbrellas are seen in front of the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York" align="left" title="Umbrellas are seen in front of the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Apple Inc is preparing to roll out a larger, 12.9-inch version of its iPad for 2015, with production set to begin in the first quarter of next year, Bloomberg cited people with knowledge of the matter as saying on Tuesday. The report comes as Apple struggles with declining sales of its 10-inch and 7.9-inch tablets, which are faltering as people replace iPads less frequently than expected and larger smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and other rivals encroach upon sales. Apple has been working with its suppliers for over a year on larger touch-screen devices, Bloomberg cited the sources as saying. Apple was not immediately available for comment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/apple-planning-12-9-inch-ipad-2015-bloomberg-020136418--finance.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:01:36 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">apple-planning-12-9-inch-ipad-2015-bloomberg-020136418--finance</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V0HmV5uPIfu5RWqpkBBcdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T020136Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0Y9_RTROPTP_2_LUXURY-US.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/apple-planning-12-9-inch-ipad-2015-bloomberg-020136418--finance.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V0HmV5uPIfu5RWqpkBBcdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T020136Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0Y9_RTROPTP_2_LUXURY-US.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Umbrellas are seen in front of the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York" align="left" title="Umbrellas are seen in front of the Apple store on 5th Avenue in New York" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Apple Inc is preparing to roll out a larger, 12.9-inch version of its iPad for 2015, with production set to begin in the first quarter of next year, Bloomberg cited people with knowledge of the matter as saying on Tuesday. The report comes as Apple struggles with declining sales of its 10-inch and 7.9-inch tablets, which are faltering as people replace iPads less frequently than expected and larger smartphones made by Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and other rivals encroach upon sales. Apple has been working with its suppliers for over a year on larger touch-screen devices, Bloomberg cited the sources as saying. Apple was not immediately available for comment.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>American man suspected of fighting with Islamic State is killed</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/american-man-suspected-fighting-islamic-state-killed-001442993.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuLBQqHMtHDexkQdYVaQZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T015744Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7Q015_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-AMERICAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, of New Hope, Minnesota is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, of New Hope, Minnesota is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An American man suspected of fighting alongside Islamic State militants who have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria to the alarm of the Baghdad government and its allies in the West has been killed in Syria, a U.S. Citizen Douglas McAuthur McCain&amp;#039;s presence in Syria and can confirm his death,&amp;quot; U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. A national security official who asked not to be named told Reuters that the FBI was investigating McCain&amp;#039;s death, and a State Department spokeswoman said officials had been in contact with his family and were providing &amp;quot;all consular assistance.&amp;quot; Family members told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that McCain&amp;#039;s mother had been called by a State Department official to report that he had been killed in Syria over the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/american-man-suspected-fighting-islamic-state-killed-001442993.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:55:30 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">american-man-suspected-fighting-islamic-state-killed-001442993</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuLBQqHMtHDexkQdYVaQZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T015744Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7Q015_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-AMERICAN.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/american-man-suspected-fighting-islamic-state-killed-001442993.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KuLBQqHMtHDexkQdYVaQZg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-27T015744Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7Q015_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-AMERICAN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, of New Hope, Minnesota is pictured in this handout photo" align="left" title="Douglas McAuthur McCain, 33, of New Hope, Minnesota is pictured in this handout photo" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An American man suspected of fighting alongside Islamic State militants who have seized large areas of Iraq and Syria to the alarm of the Baghdad government and its allies in the West has been killed in Syria, a U.S. Citizen Douglas McAuthur McCain&amp;#039;s presence in Syria and can confirm his death,&amp;quot; U.S. National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said in a statement. A national security official who asked not to be named told Reuters that the FBI was investigating McCain&amp;#039;s death, and a State Department spokeswoman said officials had been in contact with his family and were providing &amp;quot;all consular assistance.&amp;quot; Family members told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that McCain&amp;#039;s mother had been called by a State Department official to report that he had been killed in Syria over the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Poroshenko to seek ceasefire after 'very tough' talks with Putin</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/poroshenko-seek-ceasefire-very-tough-talks-putin-015255410.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e5aqf6vfMHDd1XGgzilyMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T231719Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0QL_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ukraine&amp;#039;s President Poroshenko, Russia&amp;#039;s President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov attend a meeting in Minsk" align="left" title="Ukraine&amp;#039;s President Poroshenko, Russia&amp;#039;s President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov attend a meeting in Minsk" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Alexei Anishchuk and Natalia Zinets MINSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia&amp;#039;s Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic. The first talks between the two leaders since June were described by Putin as positive, but he said it was not for Russia to get into the details of truce terms between the Kiev government and two rebel eastern regions. &amp;quot;We didn&amp;#039;t substantively discuss that, and we, Russia, can&amp;#039;t substantively discuss conditions of a ceasefire, of agreements between Kiev, Donetsk and Luhansk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/poroshenko-seek-ceasefire-very-tough-talks-putin-015255410.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:52:55 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">poroshenko-seek-ceasefire-very-tough-talks-putin-015255410</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e5aqf6vfMHDd1XGgzilyMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T231719Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0QL_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/poroshenko-seek-ceasefire-very-tough-talks-putin-015255410.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/e5aqf6vfMHDd1XGgzilyMA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T231719Z_2_LYNXMPEA7P0QL_RTROPTP_2_UKRAINE-CRISIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ukraine&amp;#039;s President Poroshenko, Russia&amp;#039;s President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov attend a meeting in Minsk" align="left" title="Ukraine&amp;#039;s President Poroshenko, Russia&amp;#039;s President Putin and Foreign Minister Lavrov attend a meeting in Minsk" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Alexei Anishchuk and Natalia Zinets MINSK (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night negotiations with Russia&amp;#039;s Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic. The first talks between the two leaders since June were described by Putin as positive, but he said it was not for Russia to get into the details of truce terms between the Kiev government and two rebel eastern regions. &amp;quot;We didn&amp;#039;t substantively discuss that, and we, Russia, can&amp;#039;t substantively discuss conditions of a ceasefire, of agreements between Kiev, Donetsk and Luhansk.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Judges chide state lawyers over gay marriage bans</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-indiana-set-defend-gay-marriage-bans-053338992.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nGxYd7VG25EXSHkaKU2VtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-08-26/4d3e2860-2d6a-11e4-83a1-53f35ca74587_782681db8775e9215d0f6a706700956a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="ACLU attorney Ken Faulk" align="left" title="ACLU attorney Ken Faulk" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;CHICAGO (AP) — Federal appeals judges bristled on Tuesday at arguments defending gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, with one Republican appointee comparing them to now-defunct laws that once outlawed weddings between blacks and whites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-indiana-set-defend-gay-marriage-bans-053338992.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:52:50 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">wisconsin-indiana-set-defend-gay-marriage-bans-053338992</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nGxYd7VG25EXSHkaKU2VtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-08-26/4d3e2860-2d6a-11e4-83a1-53f35ca74587_782681db8775e9215d0f6a706700956a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-indiana-set-defend-gay-marriage-bans-053338992.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nGxYd7VG25EXSHkaKU2VtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2014-08-26/4d3e2860-2d6a-11e4-83a1-53f35ca74587_782681db8775e9215d0f6a706700956a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="ACLU attorney Ken Faulk" align="left" title="ACLU attorney Ken Faulk" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;CHICAGO (AP) — Federal appeals judges bristled on Tuesday at arguments defending gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, with one Republican appointee comparing them to now-defunct laws that once outlawed weddings between blacks and whites.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Authorities: 'Serial killer' is behind 4 killings</title><description>LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man in custody is a serial killer who is suspected of randomly shooting seven people, leaving four dead, over five days in the Los Angeles area, authorities said Tuesday.</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/1-person-suspected-fatal-los-angeles-shootings-213921668.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:52:14 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">1-person-suspected-fatal-los-angeles-shootings-213921668</guid></item><item><title>Mexican president praises California policies</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-governor-welcomes-mexican-president-013225263.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uzfx2fbRGe5lhLOw2i8EIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4dabddeb8474db215d0f6a706700f78f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, greets Mexico&amp;#039;s President Enrique Pena Nieto" align="left" title="California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, greets Mexico&amp;#039;s President Enrique Pena Nieto" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto praised Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers Tuesday for approving a series of immigrant-friendly laws, saying California is taking a lead role in the absence of national immigration reform.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/california-governor-welcomes-mexican-president-013225263.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:50:26 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">california-governor-welcomes-mexican-president-013225263</guid><media:content url="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uzfx2fbRGe5lhLOw2i8EIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4dabddeb8474db215d0f6a706700f78f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/california-governor-welcomes-mexican-president-013225263.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uzfx2fbRGe5lhLOw2i8EIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4dabddeb8474db215d0f6a706700f78f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, greets Mexico&amp;#039;s President Enrique Pena Nieto" align="left" title="California Gov. Jerry Brown, left, greets Mexico&amp;#039;s President Enrique Pena Nieto" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto praised Gov. 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Head football coach Steve Sarkisian said USC has received calls contradicting Shaw&amp;#039;s detailed claims about his two high ankle sprains. (AP Photo/University of Southern California)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the University of Southern California sports information office shows defensive back Josh Shaw. The university is investigating his story that he injured both of his ankles jumping off a balcony to save his nephew from drowning. Head football coach Steve Sarkisian said USC has received calls contradicting Shaw&amp;#039;s detailed claims about his two high ankle sprains. 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(AP Photo/University of Southern California)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian says the school is investigating defensive back Josh Shaw&amp;#039;s claim that he injured both of his ankles jumping off a balcony to save his nephew from drowning.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>CiCi Bellis, 15, youngest US Open winner since '96</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ivanovic-beats-american-riske-us-open-1st-round-171005503--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OpEgtHi.5c11Ad5JslPBug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6f6b7ef886aee215d0f6a7067002bb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Catherine Bellis, of the United States, drops to her knees after defeating Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. 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(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW YORK (AP) — While 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis was in the process of stunning a Grand Slam finalist to become the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match since 1996, her father did his best to conceal his emotions courtside.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/ivanovic-beats-american-riske-us-open-1st-round-171005503--spt.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:43:45 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">ivanovic-beats-american-riske-us-open-1st-round-171005503--spt</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OpEgtHi.5c11Ad5JslPBug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6f6b7ef886aee215d0f6a7067002bb8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ivanovic-beats-american-riske-us-open-1st-round-171005503--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OpEgtHi.5c11Ad5JslPBug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e6f6b7ef886aee215d0f6a7067002bb8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Catherine Bellis, of the United States, drops to her knees after defeating Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" align="left" title="Catherine Bellis, of the United States, drops to her knees after defeating Dominika Cibulkova, of Slovakia, during the first round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW YORK (AP) — While 15-year-old American CiCi Bellis was in the process of stunning a Grand Slam finalist to become the youngest player to win a U.S. Open match since 1996, her father did his best to conceal his emotions courtside.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Tortoises in controversial art exhibit removed</title><description>ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Three tortoises wearing iPads for a controversial Aspen, Colorado, art exhibit have been removed at a veterinarian's request because of wet, cool weather.</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/tortoises-controversial-art-exhibit-removed-212515255.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:40:04 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">tortoises-controversial-art-exhibit-removed-212515255</guid></item><item><title>Police: Plane stowaway arrested at Phoenix airport</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-plane-stowaway-arrested-phoenix-airport-231332082.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kAZs5wTufAPj5ImOR3uHkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/96bbf1daa7c0f0215d0f6a706700b458.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Marilyn Jean Hartman appears in court in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, Hartman, 62, accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights and sentenced to jail for one incident in California, was been arrested at a Phoenix airport on suspicion of criminal trespass. Police are requesting a mental health evaluation for Hartman, who was recently ordered to spend 117 days in jail for violating probation by returning to Los Angeles International Airport. She served a fraction of her sentence and was released because of overcrowding. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Brittany Murray, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Marilyn Jean Hartman appears in court in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, Hartman, 62, accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights and sentenced to jail for one incident in California, was been arrested at a Phoenix airport on suspicion of criminal trespass. Police are requesting a mental health evaluation for Hartman, who was recently ordered to spend 117 days in jail for violating probation by returning to Los Angeles International Airport. She served a fraction of her sentence and was released because of overcrowding. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Brittany Murray, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;PHOENIX (AP) — A woman accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights without a ticket and sentenced to jail for returning to a Los Angeles airport in violation of her probation was arrested Tuesday after being recognized loitering at a Phoenix airport, police said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/police-plane-stowaway-arrested-phoenix-airport-231332082.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:38:34 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">police-plane-stowaway-arrested-phoenix-airport-231332082</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kAZs5wTufAPj5ImOR3uHkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/96bbf1daa7c0f0215d0f6a706700b458.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/police-plane-stowaway-arrested-phoenix-airport-231332082.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kAZs5wTufAPj5ImOR3uHkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/96bbf1daa7c0f0215d0f6a706700b458.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Marilyn Jean Hartman appears in court in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, Hartman, 62, accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights and sentenced to jail for one incident in California, was been arrested at a Phoenix airport on suspicion of criminal trespass. Police are requesting a mental health evaluation for Hartman, who was recently ordered to spend 117 days in jail for violating probation by returning to Los Angeles International Airport. She served a fraction of her sentence and was released because of overcrowding. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Brittany Murray, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2014 file photo, Marilyn Jean Hartman appears in court in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, Hartman, 62, accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights and sentenced to jail for one incident in California, was been arrested at a Phoenix airport on suspicion of criminal trespass. Police are requesting a mental health evaluation for Hartman, who was recently ordered to spend 117 days in jail for violating probation by returning to Los Angeles International Airport. She served a fraction of her sentence and was released because of overcrowding. (AP Photo/The Daily Breeze, Brittany Murray, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;PHOENIX (AP) — A woman accused of trying to sneak aboard multiple flights without a ticket and sentenced to jail for returning to a Los Angeles airport in violation of her probation was arrested Tuesday after being recognized loitering at a Phoenix airport, police said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Quake is major test for hard-luck California city</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napa-earthquake-hastens-calls-warning-system-070049508.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pFV95bWRq00ixXwpYUlMRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dbad9ed888fee215d0f6a706700a27a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Contractors pull loose bricks from the roof of an earthquake damaged 36,000 square foot former boat shop on Mare Island Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Vallejo, Calif. The building dates from 1904 and was used by the Navy. The bayside city that twice was briefly the capital of California sustained more than $5 million in damage and dozens of injuries. It was the latest blow to a town that has weathered years of bankruptcy and is now beset by gangs and crime. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" align="left" title="Contractors pull loose bricks from the roof of an earthquake damaged 36,000 square foot former boat shop on Mare Island Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Vallejo, Calif. The building dates from 1904 and was used by the Navy. The bayside city that twice was briefly the capital of California sustained more than $5 million in damage and dozens of injuries. It was the latest blow to a town that has weathered years of bankruptcy and is now beset by gangs and crime. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The historic blue-collar town of Vallejo is a short distance but a far cry from the touristy Napa Valley vineyards and quaint towns. So when Sunday&amp;#039;s earthquake struck, the damage to the wine industry took center stage and the rubble in Vallejo got scant attention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/napa-earthquake-hastens-calls-warning-system-070049508.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:32:07 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">napa-earthquake-hastens-calls-warning-system-070049508</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pFV95bWRq00ixXwpYUlMRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dbad9ed888fee215d0f6a706700a27a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/napa-earthquake-hastens-calls-warning-system-070049508.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pFV95bWRq00ixXwpYUlMRQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2dbad9ed888fee215d0f6a706700a27a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Contractors pull loose bricks from the roof of an earthquake damaged 36,000 square foot former boat shop on Mare Island Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Vallejo, Calif. The building dates from 1904 and was used by the Navy. The bayside city that twice was briefly the capital of California sustained more than $5 million in damage and dozens of injuries. It was the latest blow to a town that has weathered years of bankruptcy and is now beset by gangs and crime. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" align="left" title="Contractors pull loose bricks from the roof of an earthquake damaged 36,000 square foot former boat shop on Mare Island Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Vallejo, Calif. The building dates from 1904 and was used by the Navy. The bayside city that twice was briefly the capital of California sustained more than $5 million in damage and dozens of injuries. It was the latest blow to a town that has weathered years of bankruptcy and is now beset by gangs and crime. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The historic blue-collar town of Vallejo is a short distance but a far cry from the touristy Napa Valley vineyards and quaint towns. So when Sunday&amp;#039;s earthquake struck, the damage to the wine industry took center stage and the rubble in Vallejo got scant attention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>List of winners from the 66th Emmy Awards</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/list-winners-66th-emmy-awards-004456541.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.1If8OY_ZZeRY.FyiFpVow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0f449c746487d7215d0f6a7067006fa2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Allison Janney arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Allison Janney arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;List of winners at Monday&amp;#039;s 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &amp;amp; Sciences:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/list-winners-66th-emmy-awards-004456541.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:31:39 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">list-winners-66th-emmy-awards-004456541</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.1If8OY_ZZeRY.FyiFpVow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0f449c746487d7215d0f6a7067006fa2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/list-winners-66th-emmy-awards-004456541.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.1If8OY_ZZeRY.FyiFpVow--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0f449c746487d7215d0f6a7067006fa2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Allison Janney arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)" align="left" title="Allison Janney arrives at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;List of winners at Monday&amp;#039;s 66th annual Primetime Emmy Awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts &amp;amp; Sciences:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Herd mentality: 'Sheepdog mystery' solved at last</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/herd-mentality-sheepdog-mystery-solved-last-234033338.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NfZ_5tQVK2yzTzbP6Zg1EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/6661c12868862a80072d3fa33e7399e14d54950f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sheepdog herds a flock in Lowther, northwest England, on September 13, 2009" align="left" title="A sheepdog herds a flock in Lowther, northwest England, on September 13, 2009" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;There is the riddle of the Bermuda Triangle. The answer, revealed on Tuesday in a journal published by Britain&amp;#039;s prestigious Royal Society, is that sheepdogs cleverly follow a simple rulebook. Researchers fitted highly accurate GPS tracking devices into backpacks that were then placed on a trained Australian Kelpie sheepdog and on a flock of 46 female merino sheep in a five-hectare (12-acre) field. &amp;quot;It basically sees white, fluffy things in front of it,&amp;quot; said Andrew King of Swansea University in Wales.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/herd-mentality-sheepdog-mystery-solved-last-234033338.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:26:43 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.afp.com/">AFP</source><guid isPermaLink="false">herd-mentality-sheepdog-mystery-solved-last-234033338</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NfZ_5tQVK2yzTzbP6Zg1EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/6661c12868862a80072d3fa33e7399e14d54950f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/herd-mentality-sheepdog-mystery-solved-last-234033338.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NfZ_5tQVK2yzTzbP6Zg1EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/6661c12868862a80072d3fa33e7399e14d54950f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A sheepdog herds a flock in Lowther, northwest England, on September 13, 2009" align="left" title="A sheepdog herds a flock in Lowther, northwest England, on September 13, 2009" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;There is the riddle of the Bermuda Triangle. The answer, revealed on Tuesday in a journal published by Britain&amp;#039;s prestigious Royal Society, is that sheepdogs cleverly follow a simple rulebook. Researchers fitted highly accurate GPS tracking devices into backpacks that were then placed on a trained Australian Kelpie sheepdog and on a flock of 46 female merino sheep in a five-hectare (12-acre) field. &amp;quot;It basically sees white, fluffy things in front of it,&amp;quot; said Andrew King of Swansea University in Wales.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Florida, Arizona pick nominees for governor</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-arizona-pick-nominees-governor-174310000--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6BWJ3BFsIvlEoZpFc2FDKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c18b168a8714e8215d0f6a7067000530.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, kisses volunteer Edouine Belot, of Fort Lauderdale, left, on the head during a visit to a phone bank, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crist is running against Nan Rich for the democratic nomination for Florida Governor. Florida&amp;#039;s primary election is Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" align="left" title="Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, kisses volunteer Edouine Belot, of Fort Lauderdale, left, on the head during a visit to a phone bank, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crist is running against Nan Rich for the democratic nomination for Florida Governor. Florida&amp;#039;s primary election is Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections in Florida, Arizona and Vermont. Highlights:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/florida-arizona-pick-nominees-governor-174310000--election.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:19:33 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">florida-arizona-pick-nominees-governor-174310000--election</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6BWJ3BFsIvlEoZpFc2FDKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c18b168a8714e8215d0f6a7067000530.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/florida-arizona-pick-nominees-governor-174310000--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6BWJ3BFsIvlEoZpFc2FDKA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c18b168a8714e8215d0f6a7067000530.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, kisses volunteer Edouine Belot, of Fort Lauderdale, left, on the head during a visit to a phone bank, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crist is running against Nan Rich for the democratic nomination for Florida Governor. Florida&amp;#039;s primary election is Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" align="left" title="Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, right, kisses volunteer Edouine Belot, of Fort Lauderdale, left, on the head during a visit to a phone bank, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Crist is running against Nan Rich for the democratic nomination for Florida Governor. Florida&amp;#039;s primary election is Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters cast ballots Tuesday in primary elections in Florida, Arizona and Vermont. Highlights:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Federal prosecutions not easy in police shootings</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/federal-prosecutions-not-easy-police-shootings-172009308--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6wZ9xGG4mDpmyRFegUjOlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0429b9cb873fe8215d0f6a706700a59c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Aug. 12, 2014 file photo shows protesters standing on a street in Ferguson, Mo. Racial tensions have run high in in the predominantly black city of Ferguson, following the shooting death by police of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black man. As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, history suggests there’s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction. Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Aug. 12, 2014 file photo shows protesters standing on a street in Ferguson, Mo. Racial tensions have run high in in the predominantly black city of Ferguson, following the shooting death by police of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black man. As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, history suggests there’s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction. Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests there&amp;#039;s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/federal-prosecutions-not-easy-police-shootings-172009308--politics.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:19:06 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">federal-prosecutions-not-easy-police-shootings-172009308--politics</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6wZ9xGG4mDpmyRFegUjOlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0429b9cb873fe8215d0f6a706700a59c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/federal-prosecutions-not-easy-police-shootings-172009308--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6wZ9xGG4mDpmyRFegUjOlQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/0429b9cb873fe8215d0f6a706700a59c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This Aug. 12, 2014 file photo shows protesters standing on a street in Ferguson, Mo. Racial tensions have run high in in the predominantly black city of Ferguson, following the shooting death by police of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black man. As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, history suggests there’s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction. Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This Aug. 12, 2014 file photo shows protesters standing on a street in Ferguson, Mo. Racial tensions have run high in in the predominantly black city of Ferguson, following the shooting death by police of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black man. As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, history suggests there’s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction. Federal authorities investigating possible civil rights violations in the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown must meet a difficult standard of proof, a challenge that has complicated the path to prosecution in past police shootings. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Justice Department probes the police shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old in Missouri, history suggests there&amp;#039;s no guarantee of a criminal prosecution, let alone a conviction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>New York risks 'return to bad old days'</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-risks-return-bad-old-days-011746152.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6WBv4nPWTUS28R8mDBv1cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b35248978a1411c7145ec0a0979b9ac69c75aaa9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers patrol the Brooklyn Bridge on August 25, 2014 in New York City" align="left" title="Police officers patrol the Brooklyn Bridge on August 25, 2014 in New York City" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;New York is hurtling back to &amp;quot;the bad old days of high crime&amp;quot; under current Mayor Bill de Blasio, a major police union has warned, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Democrat. &amp;quot;The degradation of our streets is on the rise,&amp;quot; said Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, urging the Democratic Party to choose another city to hold its 2016 convention. In a full-page open letter in The New York Times, Mullins said that the city was &amp;quot;lurching backwards to the bad old days of high crime, danger-infested public spaces, and families that walk our streets worried for their safety.&amp;quot; He accused de Blasio of making &amp;quot;dangerous choices&amp;quot; and said that the New York Police Department (NYPD) was &amp;quot;understaffed, overworked and underpaid.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/york-risks-return-bad-old-days-011746152.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:17:46 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.afp.com/">AFP</source><guid isPermaLink="false">york-risks-return-bad-old-days-011746152</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6WBv4nPWTUS28R8mDBv1cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b35248978a1411c7145ec0a0979b9ac69c75aaa9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/york-risks-return-bad-old-days-011746152.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6WBv4nPWTUS28R8mDBv1cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/b35248978a1411c7145ec0a0979b9ac69c75aaa9.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police officers patrol the Brooklyn Bridge on August 25, 2014 in New York City" align="left" title="Police officers patrol the Brooklyn Bridge on August 25, 2014 in New York City" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;New York is hurtling back to &amp;quot;the bad old days of high crime&amp;quot; under current Mayor Bill de Blasio, a major police union has warned, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Democrat. &amp;quot;The degradation of our streets is on the rise,&amp;quot; said Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, urging the Democratic Party to choose another city to hold its 2016 convention. In a full-page open letter in The New York Times, Mullins said that the city was &amp;quot;lurching backwards to the bad old days of high crime, danger-infested public spaces, and families that walk our streets worried for their safety.&amp;quot; He accused de Blasio of making &amp;quot;dangerous choices&amp;quot; and said that the New York Police Department (NYPD) was &amp;quot;understaffed, overworked and underpaid.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Demonstrations resume in Missouri over shooting death of black teen</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/demonstrations-resume-missouri-over-shooting-death-black-teen-010859350.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uo8ianHNNVHyaKHLUQuvTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T211106Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7P10C_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-MISSOURI-SHOOTING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Activists raise their hands as they demand justice for the killing of Michael Brown after marching to the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse from City Hall in downtown St. Louis, Missouri" align="left" title="Activists raise their hands as they demand justice for the killing of Michael Brown after marching to the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse from City Hall in downtown St. Louis, Missouri" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Edward McAllister ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - More than 100 demonstrators marched peacefully in St. Louis on Tuesday demanding the arrest of a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. The death of Michael Brown, 18, focused global attention on the state of race relations in the United States and evoked memories of other racially charged cases, including the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Florida in 2012. Family and supporters of Brown celebrated his life on Monday at a music-filled funeral service at a St. Louis church that rang with calls for peace and police reforms. The Aug. 9 shooting sparked two weeks of demonstrations, some with violent clashes and scores of arrests, in which protesters demanded Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson be charged in Brown&amp;#039;s death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/demonstrations-resume-missouri-over-shooting-death-black-teen-010859350.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:08:59 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">demonstrations-resume-missouri-over-shooting-death-black-teen-010859350</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uo8ianHNNVHyaKHLUQuvTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T211106Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7P10C_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-MISSOURI-SHOOTING.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/demonstrations-resume-missouri-over-shooting-death-black-teen-010859350.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uo8ianHNNVHyaKHLUQuvTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T211106Z_1007000001_LYNXMPEA7P10C_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-MISSOURI-SHOOTING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Activists raise their hands as they demand justice for the killing of Michael Brown after marching to the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse from City Hall in downtown St. Louis, Missouri" align="left" title="Activists raise their hands as they demand justice for the killing of Michael Brown after marching to the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse from City Hall in downtown St. Louis, Missouri" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Edward McAllister ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - More than 100 demonstrators marched peacefully in St. Louis on Tuesday demanding the arrest of a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. The death of Michael Brown, 18, focused global attention on the state of race relations in the United States and evoked memories of other racially charged cases, including the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in Florida in 2012. Family and supporters of Brown celebrated his life on Monday at a music-filled funeral service at a St. Louis church that rang with calls for peace and police reforms. The Aug. 9 shooting sparked two weeks of demonstrations, some with violent clashes and scores of arrests, in which protesters demanded Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson be charged in Brown&amp;#039;s death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>10 Things to Know for Wednesday</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-wednesday-103500895.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2XtxKwOaAZf2gj6UXOGCWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d75b31b687deeb215d0f6a706700926a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Palestinian gives sweet to supporters as they celebrate the cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Israel and Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated entire neighborhoods in the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" align="left" title="A Palestinian gives sweet to supporters as they celebrate the cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Israel and Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated entire neighborhoods in the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-wednesday-103500895.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:05:21 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">10-things-know-wednesday-103500895</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2XtxKwOaAZf2gj6UXOGCWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d75b31b687deeb215d0f6a706700926a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/10-things-know-wednesday-103500895.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2XtxKwOaAZf2gj6UXOGCWw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/d75b31b687deeb215d0f6a706700926a.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Palestinian gives sweet to supporters as they celebrate the cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Israel and Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated entire neighborhoods in the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" align="left" title="A Palestinian gives sweet to supporters as they celebrate the cease-fire between Palestinians and Israelis at the main road in Gaza, in the northern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Israel and Hamas agreed Tuesday to an open-ended cease-fire, halting a seven-week war that killed more than 2,200 people, the vast majority Palestinians, left tens of thousands in Gaza homeless and devastated entire neighborhoods in the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Crist makes Florida comeback bid as 4 states vote</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voters-florida-3-other-states-head-polls-070409045--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X.ZoApBb8COQoSv7J5PZvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/12dcc92c872ce8215d0f6a7067000c14.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist makes a campaign stop in Boynton Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Florida Democrats appeared poised Tuesday to select the former Republican governor as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a nationally watched race that&amp;#039;s part of an unlikely political comeback for Crist. The campaign between Crist and former state Sen. Nan Rich hadn&amp;#039;t garnered much attention as turnout appeared light in Tuesday&amp;#039;s primary election. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" align="left" title="Former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist makes a campaign stop in Boynton Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Florida Democrats appeared poised Tuesday to select the former Republican governor as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a nationally watched race that&amp;#039;s part of an unlikely political comeback for Crist. The campaign between Crist and former state Sen. Nan Rich hadn&amp;#039;t garnered much attention as turnout appeared light in Tuesday&amp;#039;s primary election. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist continued his political comeback Tuesday as Democratic voters selected him as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in Florida, one of four states where voters were choosing candidates for statewide office.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/voters-florida-3-other-states-head-polls-070409045--election.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 21:02:43 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">voters-florida-3-other-states-head-polls-070409045--election</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X.ZoApBb8COQoSv7J5PZvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/12dcc92c872ce8215d0f6a7067000c14.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voters-florida-3-other-states-head-polls-070409045--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X.ZoApBb8COQoSv7J5PZvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/12dcc92c872ce8215d0f6a7067000c14.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist makes a campaign stop in Boynton Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Florida Democrats appeared poised Tuesday to select the former Republican governor as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a nationally watched race that&amp;#039;s part of an unlikely political comeback for Crist. The campaign between Crist and former state Sen. Nan Rich hadn&amp;#039;t garnered much attention as turnout appeared light in Tuesday&amp;#039;s primary election. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" align="left" title="Former Florida Republican Gov. Charlie Crist makes a campaign stop in Boynton Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Florida Democrats appeared poised Tuesday to select the former Republican governor as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in a nationally watched race that&amp;#039;s part of an unlikely political comeback for Crist. The campaign between Crist and former state Sen. Nan Rich hadn&amp;#039;t garnered much attention as turnout appeared light in Tuesday&amp;#039;s primary election. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Charlie Crist continued his political comeback Tuesday as Democratic voters selected him as their nominee to challenge Republican Gov. Rick Scott in Florida, one of four states where voters were choosing candidates for statewide office.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>UNC probing report of alleged hazing incident</title><description>CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina is investigating a report of an alleged hazing altercation that left a walk-on receiver with a possible concussion.</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/unc-probing-report-alleged-hazing-incident-235708220--spt.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:50:04 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">unc-probing-report-alleged-hazing-incident-235708220--spt</guid></item><item><title>AP source: American militant said killed in Syria</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-american-militant-said-killed-syria-224252742--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4wpUuJasqCT.jLWP0jsGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb02e3e7a7baf0215d0f6a706700293e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This March 23, 2008 photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office shows Douglas McAuthur McCain. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, a U.S. official said McCain, a U.S. citizen, is believed to have been killed in Syria and was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office)" align="left" title="This March 23, 2008 photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office shows Douglas McAuthur McCain. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, a U.S. official said McCain, a U.S. citizen, is believed to have been killed in Syria and was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW HOPE, Minn. (AP) — An American man believed to have been killed in Syria was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State, a U.S. official said Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-american-militant-said-killed-syria-224252742--politics.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:32:36 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">ap-source-american-militant-said-killed-syria-224252742--politics</guid><media:content url="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4wpUuJasqCT.jLWP0jsGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb02e3e7a7baf0215d0f6a706700293e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ap-source-american-militant-said-killed-syria-224252742--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/E4wpUuJasqCT.jLWP0jsGw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cb02e3e7a7baf0215d0f6a706700293e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This March 23, 2008 photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office shows Douglas McAuthur McCain. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, a U.S. official said McCain, a U.S. citizen, is believed to have been killed in Syria and was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office)" align="left" title="This March 23, 2008 photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office shows Douglas McAuthur McCain. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, a U.S. official said McCain, a U.S. citizen, is believed to have been killed in Syria and was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Hennepin County, Minn. Sheriff&amp;#039;s Office)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;NEW HOPE, Minn. (AP) — An American man believed to have been killed in Syria was there to fight alongside a terrorist group, most likely the Islamic State, a U.S. official said Tuesday.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>No sign of quick end to Ukraine conflict</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-claims-capture-10-russian-soldiers-080154727.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5f3nV98A4_Cne6YhIszOwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9687f7bc8654e4215d0f6a7067005f96.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, second right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, to their talks after after posing for a photo in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, two other former Soviet republics as well as top EU officials are meeting in Minsk, Belarus, for a highly anticipated summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine which has left more than 2,000 dead and displaced over 300,000 people. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, second right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, to their talks after after posing for a photo in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, two other former Soviet republics as well as top EU officials are meeting in Minsk, Belarus, for a highly anticipated summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine which has left more than 2,000 dead and displaced over 300,000 people. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine&amp;#039;s president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-claims-capture-10-russian-soldiers-080154727.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:15:25 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">ukraine-claims-capture-10-russian-soldiers-080154727</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5f3nV98A4_Cne6YhIszOwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9687f7bc8654e4215d0f6a7067005f96.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-claims-capture-10-russian-soldiers-080154727.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5f3nV98A4_Cne6YhIszOwA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9687f7bc8654e4215d0f6a7067005f96.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, second right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, to their talks after after posing for a photo in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, two other former Soviet republics as well as top EU officials are meeting in Minsk, Belarus, for a highly anticipated summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine which has left more than 2,000 dead and displaced over 300,000 people. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" align="left" title="Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, second left, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, second right, and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, right, to their talks after after posing for a photo in Minsk, Belarus, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Leaders of Russia, Belarus, two other former Soviet republics as well as top EU officials are meeting in Minsk, Belarus, for a highly anticipated summit to discuss the crisis in Ukraine which has left more than 2,000 dead and displaced over 300,000 people. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Ukraine&amp;#039;s president said Wednesday that Vladimir Putin accepts the principles of a peace plan for Ukraine but the Russian leader insisted that only Kiev can reach a cease-fire deal with the pro-Moscow separatists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Kentucky leader pleads guilty in kickbacks scheme</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-leader-pleads-guilty-kickbacks-scheme-223306478.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s7rFpOsfkGBqG9v_RpQM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/43ef8a57a7b8f0215d0f6a7067008b0d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 5, 2012, file photo, snow falls on West Liberty, Ky., as the town of 3,400 prepares to clean up from Friday&amp;#039;s devastating tornado. Judge-Executive Tim Conley, who lead the reconstruction after the tornado, received $120,000 to $200,000 to steer work to a contractor in a scheme that started three years before the tornado and continued while the town struggled to rebuild, prosecutors said. Conley could spend years in prison. (AP Photo/John Flavell, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 5, 2012, file photo, snow falls on West Liberty, Ky., as the town of 3,400 prepares to clean up from Friday&amp;#039;s devastating tornado. Judge-Executive Tim Conley, who lead the reconstruction after the tornado, received $120,000 to $200,000 to steer work to a contractor in a scheme that started three years before the tornado and continued while the town struggled to rebuild, prosecutors said. Conley could spend years in prison. (AP Photo/John Flavell, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Circular saws squealed and construction workers hammered away on buildings, part of this Appalachian area&amp;#039;s painstaking recovery from a deadly 2012 tornado.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-leader-pleads-guilty-kickbacks-scheme-223306478.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:14:39 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">kentucky-leader-pleads-guilty-kickbacks-scheme-223306478</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s7rFpOsfkGBqG9v_RpQM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/43ef8a57a7b8f0215d0f6a7067008b0d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-leader-pleads-guilty-kickbacks-scheme-223306478.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/s7rFpOsfkGBqG9v_RpQM5A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/43ef8a57a7b8f0215d0f6a7067008b0d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this March 5, 2012, file photo, snow falls on West Liberty, Ky., as the town of 3,400 prepares to clean up from Friday&amp;#039;s devastating tornado. Judge-Executive Tim Conley, who lead the reconstruction after the tornado, received $120,000 to $200,000 to steer work to a contractor in a scheme that started three years before the tornado and continued while the town struggled to rebuild, prosecutors said. Conley could spend years in prison. (AP Photo/John Flavell, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this March 5, 2012, file photo, snow falls on West Liberty, Ky., as the town of 3,400 prepares to clean up from Friday&amp;#039;s devastating tornado. Judge-Executive Tim Conley, who lead the reconstruction after the tornado, received $120,000 to $200,000 to steer work to a contractor in a scheme that started three years before the tornado and continued while the town struggled to rebuild, prosecutors said. Conley could spend years in prison. (AP Photo/John Flavell, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WEST LIBERTY, Ky. (AP) — Circular saws squealed and construction workers hammered away on buildings, part of this Appalachian area&amp;#039;s painstaking recovery from a deadly 2012 tornado.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Obama to award Medal of Honor to Civil War officer</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-award-medal-honor-civil-war-soldier-204538098--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyzZmK6pHL8IUStPfAC1Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/54287c1c881dec215d0f6a706700dfb2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo Cushing. A Civil War soldier is to be honored with the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration 151 years after his death.The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will give the Medal of Honor to Alonzo H. Cushing. His descendants and Civil War buffs have been pushing for the Union Army lieutenant killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to receive the award. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo Cushing. A Civil War soldier is to be honored with the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration 151 years after his death.The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will give the Medal of Honor to Alonzo H. Cushing. His descendants and Civil War buffs have been pushing for the Union Army lieutenant killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to receive the award. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — A century and a half after his valiant death at the Battle of Gettysburg, a Union Army officer is being awarded the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration, thanks to a decades-long campaign by his descendants and Civil War buffs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-award-medal-honor-civil-war-soldier-204538098--politics.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:06:49 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">obama-award-medal-honor-civil-war-soldier-204538098--politics</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyzZmK6pHL8IUStPfAC1Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/54287c1c881dec215d0f6a706700dfb2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-award-medal-honor-civil-war-soldier-204538098--politics.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GyzZmK6pHL8IUStPfAC1Xg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/54287c1c881dec215d0f6a706700dfb2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo Cushing. A Civil War soldier is to be honored with the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration 151 years after his death.The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will give the Medal of Honor to Alonzo H. Cushing. His descendants and Civil War buffs have been pushing for the Union Army lieutenant killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to receive the award. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)" align="left" title="This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society shows First Lt. Alonzo Cushing. A Civil War soldier is to be honored with the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration 151 years after his death.The White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will give the Medal of Honor to Alonzo H. Cushing. His descendants and Civil War buffs have been pushing for the Union Army lieutenant killed at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to receive the award. (AP Photo/Wisconsin Historical Society)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;WASHINGTON (AP) — A century and a half after his valiant death at the Battle of Gettysburg, a Union Army officer is being awarded the nation&amp;#039;s highest military decoration, thanks to a decades-long campaign by his descendants and Civil War buffs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Miley Cyrus' date wanted by Oregon police</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-date-wanted-oregon-police-181027207.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ba5Vw4tpmFEY5A_kELTcJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db4b419e8879ee215d0f6a7067004bb6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus, front, hugs Jesse Helt, right, at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The young homeless man who accompanied Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon. Helt gained worldwide attention Sunday when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus, front, hugs Jesse Helt, right, at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The young homeless man who accompanied Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon. Helt gained worldwide attention Sunday when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-date-wanted-oregon-police-181027207.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:06:22 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">miley-cyrus-date-wanted-oregon-police-181027207</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ba5Vw4tpmFEY5A_kELTcJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db4b419e8879ee215d0f6a7067004bb6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-date-wanted-oregon-police-181027207.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ba5Vw4tpmFEY5A_kELTcJQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db4b419e8879ee215d0f6a7067004bb6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus, front, hugs Jesse Helt, right, at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The young homeless man who accompanied Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon. Helt gained worldwide attention Sunday when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014 file photo, Miley Cyrus, front, hugs Jesse Helt, right, at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The young homeless man who accompanied Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon. Helt gained worldwide attention Sunday when Cyrus let him accept her award for video of the year. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The young homeless man who accompanied Miley Cyrus to the MTV Video Music Awards has a warrant out for his arrest in Oregon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Russia, Ukraine talks end without major breakthrough</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-ready-everything-ukraine-peace-process-starts-215613563.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jjIz4L2XI_6pK.4ahteqEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-PAR-Par7958312-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A picture released by Russian President Vladimir Putin&amp;#039;s press office shows him taking part in a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="A picture released by Russian President Vladimir Putin&amp;#039;s press office shows him taking part in a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine apparently failed to make a major breakthrough towards ending brutal fighting in east Ukraine Wednesday as strongman Vladimir Putin played down the entry by his troops into the former Soviet state. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Putin sat down for a crunch one-on-one in Minsk after marathon talks involving top EU officials as tensions spiked after Moscow admitted for the first time that its troops had crossed into Ukraine. Poroshenko said there were &amp;quot;some results&amp;quot; but there seemed to be no significant compromises to help end four months of clashes between government forces and pro-Russian fighters that some fear could spill over into all-out war between the two neighbours. The Russian leader said he would &amp;quot;do everything&amp;quot; to help a future peace process but did little to soothe tensions when he shrugged off Kiev&amp;#039;s claims it had captured 10 Russian troops on its territory, with military sources in Moscow earlier saying they crossed over &amp;quot;by accident&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-ready-everything-ukraine-peace-process-starts-215613563.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:01:27 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.afp.com/">AFP</source><guid isPermaLink="false">putin-says-ready-everything-ukraine-peace-process-starts-215613563</guid><media:content url="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jjIz4L2XI_6pK.4ahteqEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-PAR-Par7958312-1-1-0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-says-ready-everything-ukraine-peace-process-starts-215613563.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jjIz4L2XI_6pK.4ahteqEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/Part-PAR-Par7958312-1-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A picture released by Russian President Vladimir Putin&amp;#039;s press office shows him taking part in a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on August 26, 2014" align="left" title="A picture released by Russian President Vladimir Putin&amp;#039;s press office shows him taking part in a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, on August 26, 2014" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Talks between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine apparently failed to make a major breakthrough towards ending brutal fighting in east Ukraine Wednesday as strongman Vladimir Putin played down the entry by his troops into the former Soviet state. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Putin sat down for a crunch one-on-one in Minsk after marathon talks involving top EU officials as tensions spiked after Moscow admitted for the first time that its troops had crossed into Ukraine. Poroshenko said there were &amp;quot;some results&amp;quot; but there seemed to be no significant compromises to help end four months of clashes between government forces and pro-Russian fighters that some fear could spill over into all-out war between the two neighbours. The Russian leader said he would &amp;quot;do everything&amp;quot; to help a future peace process but did little to soothe tensions when he shrugged off Kiev&amp;#039;s claims it had captured 10 Russian troops on its territory, with military sources in Moscow earlier saying they crossed over &amp;quot;by accident&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Exclusive: OtterBox maker explores $2.5 billion-plus sale: sources</title><description>Otter Products LLC, the privately held company that makes the OtterBox protective cases for mobile phones, is exploring a sale that could value the company at more than $2.5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Otter Products, founded in 1998 by entrepreneur Curt Richardson and owned by him and his family, has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc to manage the sale process, the people said this week.</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/exclusive-otterbox-maker-explores-2-5-billion-plus-000017460--sector.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 20:00:17 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">exclusive-otterbox-maker-explores-2-5-billion-plus-000017460--sector</guid></item><item><title>Conrad Hilton hurt in car crash near Palm Springs</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/conrad-hilton-hurt-car-crash-near-palm-springs-235612313.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_01Ax.WeI7YRiv4MRc2.aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6e6134188b8ef215d0f6a70670098cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, Conrad Hilton, left, Kathy Hilton, center, and Rick Hilton arrive at the launch party of new MTV series &amp;quot;Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s My New BFF&amp;quot; in Los Angeles. Conrad Hilton received “major injuries” when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Daniel Hesser said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, that Paris Hilton’s 19-year-old brother was taken from the accident scene to Desert Regional Medical Center. His current condition is unknown. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, Conrad Hilton, left, Kathy Hilton, center, and Rick Hilton arrive at the launch party of new MTV series &amp;quot;Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s My New BFF&amp;quot; in Los Angeles. Conrad Hilton received “major injuries” when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Daniel Hesser said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, that Paris Hilton’s 19-year-old brother was taken from the accident scene to Desert Regional Medical Center. His current condition is unknown. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Conrad Hilton received major injuries when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs over the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/conrad-hilton-hurt-car-crash-near-palm-springs-235612313.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:56:12 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">conrad-hilton-hurt-car-crash-near-palm-springs-235612313</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_01Ax.WeI7YRiv4MRc2.aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6e6134188b8ef215d0f6a70670098cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/conrad-hilton-hurt-car-crash-near-palm-springs-235612313.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_01Ax.WeI7YRiv4MRc2.aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a6e6134188b8ef215d0f6a70670098cf.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, Conrad Hilton, left, Kathy Hilton, center, and Rick Hilton arrive at the launch party of new MTV series &amp;quot;Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s My New BFF&amp;quot; in Los Angeles. Conrad Hilton received “major injuries” when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Daniel Hesser said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, that Paris Hilton’s 19-year-old brother was taken from the accident scene to Desert Regional Medical Center. His current condition is unknown. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2008 file photo, Conrad Hilton, left, Kathy Hilton, center, and Rick Hilton arrive at the launch party of new MTV series &amp;quot;Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s My New BFF&amp;quot; in Los Angeles. Conrad Hilton received “major injuries” when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Daniel Hesser said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, that Paris Hilton’s 19-year-old brother was taken from the accident scene to Desert Regional Medical Center. His current condition is unknown. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Conrad Hilton received major injuries when he lost control of his BMW and crashed on a highway near Palm Springs over the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>GM ignition-switch fund receives claims for more than 100 deaths</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gm-ignition-switch-fund-receives-claims-more-100-212643814--finance.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2Hw7hVNqLE4VnXxwqXObYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T235539Z_1006950002_LYNXMPEA7P10X_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GM-RECALL-COMPENSATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="GM CEO Barra testifies before House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill" align="left" title="GM CEO Barra testifies before House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - A program to compensate victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has received claims for 107 deaths as of Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the lawyer overseeing the program. Amy Weiss, a spokeswoman for Kenneth Feinberg, told Reuters that the 107 deaths were among 309 claims that have been submitted so far. Before a claim is deemed eligible, it will be evaluated by Feinberg and his staff to determine whether the ignition switch was in fact responsible for causing a serious physical injury or death. The number of death claims submitted already far exceeds the 13 deaths that GM has officially attributed to the switch, which prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/gm-ignition-switch-fund-receives-claims-more-100-212643814--finance.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:55:39 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</source><guid isPermaLink="false">gm-ignition-switch-fund-receives-claims-more-100-212643814--finance</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2Hw7hVNqLE4VnXxwqXObYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T235539Z_1006950002_LYNXMPEA7P10X_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GM-RECALL-COMPENSATION.JPG" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gm-ignition-switch-fund-receives-claims-more-100-212643814--finance.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2Hw7hVNqLE4VnXxwqXObYw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-26T235539Z_1006950002_LYNXMPEA7P10X_RTROPTP_2_CBUSINESS-US-GM-RECALL-COMPENSATION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="GM CEO Barra testifies before House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill" align="left" title="GM CEO Barra testifies before House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - A program to compensate victims of crashes linked to a faulty ignition switch in General Motors vehicles has received claims for 107 deaths as of Tuesday, according to a spokeswoman for the lawyer overseeing the program. Amy Weiss, a spokeswoman for Kenneth Feinberg, told Reuters that the 107 deaths were among 309 claims that have been submitted so far. Before a claim is deemed eligible, it will be evaluated by Feinberg and his staff to determine whether the ignition switch was in fact responsible for causing a serious physical injury or death. The number of death claims submitted already far exceeds the 13 deaths that GM has officially attributed to the switch, which prompted the recall of 2.6 million vehicles earlier this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Jeter recalls day he and Rivera were sent down</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jeter-recalls-day-rivera-were-sent-down-235537182--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TRRiktJPRTyV5Xh1CSgTTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7db1423964b8d7215d0f6a706700868c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&amp;#039; Derek Jeter looks for a sign from the third base coach before his first at-bat in his final regular-season baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&amp;#039; Derek Jeter looks for a sign from the third base coach before his first at-bat in his final regular-season baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;DETROIT (AP) — It&amp;#039;s the type of anecdote that sounds like an urban legend: The New York Yankees once sent Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera down to the minors at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/jeter-recalls-day-rivera-were-sent-down-235537182--spt.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:55:37 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">jeter-recalls-day-rivera-were-sent-down-235537182--spt</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TRRiktJPRTyV5Xh1CSgTTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7db1423964b8d7215d0f6a706700868c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jeter-recalls-day-rivera-were-sent-down-235537182--spt.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TRRiktJPRTyV5Xh1CSgTTA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7db1423964b8d7215d0f6a706700868c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New York Yankees&amp;#039; Derek Jeter looks for a sign from the third base coach before his first at-bat in his final regular-season baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)" align="left" title="New York Yankees&amp;#039; Derek Jeter looks for a sign from the third base coach before his first at-bat in his final regular-season baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;DETROIT (AP) — It&amp;#039;s the type of anecdote that sounds like an urban legend: The New York Yankees once sent Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera down to the minors at the same time?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>2 new Maya civilization centers studied in Mexico</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-maya-civilization-centers-studied-mexico-202158458.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cY0Pg.6_quNSF.w4r2Hl4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77d3dd07883eed215d0f6a706700f97c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 28, 2013 image released by Mexico&amp;#039;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Monday Aug. 25, 2014, ruins belonging to an ancient Maya city called Lagunita stand out in the jungle on a remote location in the southern state of Campeche, Mexico. Archaeologists in Mexico have made public the existence of an ancient Maya city in the state of Campeche and have rediscovered this forest-covered site that first was stumbled upon in the 1970s. The INAH says the discoveries will help archaeologists study the cultural and political histories of an area known as the Central Lowlands of the Maya region. (AP Photo/INAH, Mauricio Marat)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 28, 2013 image released by Mexico&amp;#039;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Monday Aug. 25, 2014, ruins belonging to an ancient Maya city called Lagunita stand out in the jungle on a remote location in the southern state of Campeche, Mexico. Archaeologists in Mexico have made public the existence of an ancient Maya city in the state of Campeche and have rediscovered this forest-covered site that first was stumbled upon in the 1970s. The INAH says the discoveries will help archaeologists study the cultural and political histories of an area known as the Central Lowlands of the Maya region. (AP Photo/INAH, Mauricio Marat)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two lost Maya cities recently uncovered by an international team of scientists in Mexico could help decipher the story of the empire&amp;#039;s early capitals to the south that were eventually abandoned for large cities on the Yucatan peninsula.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/2-maya-civilization-centers-studied-mexico-202158458.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:50:55 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">2-maya-civilization-centers-studied-mexico-202158458</guid><media:content url="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cY0Pg.6_quNSF.w4r2Hl4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77d3dd07883eed215d0f6a706700f97c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/2-maya-civilization-centers-studied-mexico-202158458.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cY0Pg.6_quNSF.w4r2Hl4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/77d3dd07883eed215d0f6a706700f97c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Oct. 28, 2013 image released by Mexico&amp;#039;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Monday Aug. 25, 2014, ruins belonging to an ancient Maya city called Lagunita stand out in the jungle on a remote location in the southern state of Campeche, Mexico. Archaeologists in Mexico have made public the existence of an ancient Maya city in the state of Campeche and have rediscovered this forest-covered site that first was stumbled upon in the 1970s. The INAH says the discoveries will help archaeologists study the cultural and political histories of an area known as the Central Lowlands of the Maya region. (AP Photo/INAH, Mauricio Marat)" align="left" title="In this Oct. 28, 2013 image released by Mexico&amp;#039;s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) on Monday Aug. 25, 2014, ruins belonging to an ancient Maya city called Lagunita stand out in the jungle on a remote location in the southern state of Campeche, Mexico. Archaeologists in Mexico have made public the existence of an ancient Maya city in the state of Campeche and have rediscovered this forest-covered site that first was stumbled upon in the 1970s. The INAH says the discoveries will help archaeologists study the cultural and political histories of an area known as the Central Lowlands of the Maya region. (AP Photo/INAH, Mauricio Marat)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two lost Maya cities recently uncovered by an international team of scientists in Mexico could help decipher the story of the empire&amp;#039;s early capitals to the south that were eventually abandoned for large cities on the Yucatan peninsula.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Women talk about sports on CBS Sports Network</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cbs-sports-network-launch-women-sports-show-180811572.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HuTE80VIb0PQE3fVKGi1MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b9a98b158762e9215d0f6a706700c8a5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 15, 2008, file photo, television personality Lesley Visser accepts the outstanding journalist award during The Billie Awards presented by the Women&amp;#039;s Sports Foundation, in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS Sports Network will air an all-women sports show starting next month. The panel will feature a core of CBS Sports announcers: Lesley Visser, Amy Trask, Tracy Wolfson, Dana Jacobson and Allie LaForce. CBS said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, the weekly hour-long, prime-time program on the cable channel will be the first of its kind. &amp;quot;We Need to Talk&amp;quot; premieres Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 15, 2008, file photo, television personality Lesley Visser accepts the outstanding journalist award during The Billie Awards presented by the Women&amp;#039;s Sports Foundation, in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS Sports Network will air an all-women sports show starting next month. The panel will feature a core of CBS Sports announcers: Lesley Visser, Amy Trask, Tracy Wolfson, Dana Jacobson and Allie LaForce. CBS said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, the weekly hour-long, prime-time program on the cable channel will be the first of its kind. &amp;quot;We Need to Talk&amp;quot; premieres Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;CBS officials talked about an all-women sports show for more than a year, and now they&amp;#039;re set to make television history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/cbs-sports-network-launch-women-sports-show-180811572.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:50:09 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">cbs-sports-network-launch-women-sports-show-180811572</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HuTE80VIb0PQE3fVKGi1MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b9a98b158762e9215d0f6a706700c8a5.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cbs-sports-network-launch-women-sports-show-180811572.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HuTE80VIb0PQE3fVKGi1MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b9a98b158762e9215d0f6a706700c8a5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this April 15, 2008, file photo, television personality Lesley Visser accepts the outstanding journalist award during The Billie Awards presented by the Women&amp;#039;s Sports Foundation, in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS Sports Network will air an all-women sports show starting next month. The panel will feature a core of CBS Sports announcers: Lesley Visser, Amy Trask, Tracy Wolfson, Dana Jacobson and Allie LaForce. CBS said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, the weekly hour-long, prime-time program on the cable channel will be the first of its kind. &amp;quot;We Need to Talk&amp;quot; premieres Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this April 15, 2008, file photo, television personality Lesley Visser accepts the outstanding journalist award during The Billie Awards presented by the Women&amp;#039;s Sports Foundation, in Beverly Hills, Calif. CBS Sports Network will air an all-women sports show starting next month. The panel will feature a core of CBS Sports announcers: Lesley Visser, Amy Trask, Tracy Wolfson, Dana Jacobson and Allie LaForce. CBS said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, the weekly hour-long, prime-time program on the cable channel will be the first of its kind. &amp;quot;We Need to Talk&amp;quot; premieres Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;CBS officials talked about an all-women sports show for more than a year, and now they&amp;#039;re set to make television history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Pryor invokes Ebola outbreak in new TV attack ad</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pryor-invokes-ebola-outbreak-tv-attack-ad-221340709--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n1Cr9HM4MYL.OIfxiQwb.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f0a1b05b875ae9215d0f6a70670038fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor walks to a news conference near Arkansas Children&amp;#039;s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Pryor faces a challenge from Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton in the November election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" align="left" title="Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor walks to a news conference near Arkansas Children&amp;#039;s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Pryor faces a challenge from Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton in the November election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor invoked the Ebola outbreak in a new television ad unveiled this week criticizing his Republican rival over a vote against medical disaster funding, injecting fears about the deadly disease into an already intense race.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/pryor-invokes-ebola-outbreak-tv-attack-ad-221340709--election.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:29:17 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">pryor-invokes-ebola-outbreak-tv-attack-ad-221340709--election</guid><media:content url="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n1Cr9HM4MYL.OIfxiQwb.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f0a1b05b875ae9215d0f6a70670038fd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pryor-invokes-ebola-outbreak-tv-attack-ad-221340709--election.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/n1Cr9HM4MYL.OIfxiQwb.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f0a1b05b875ae9215d0f6a70670038fd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor walks to a news conference near Arkansas Children&amp;#039;s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Pryor faces a challenge from Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton in the November election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" align="left" title="Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor walks to a news conference near Arkansas Children&amp;#039;s Hospital in Little Rock, Ark., Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Pryor faces a challenge from Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton in the November election. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor invoked the Ebola outbreak in a new television ad unveiled this week criticizing his Republican rival over a vote against medical disaster funding, injecting fears about the deadly disease into an already intense race.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item><item><title>Police: Slain woman ID'd ex-deputy as her attacker</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-victim-ids-deputy-gunman-911-call-143336336.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1gRiFOvYY1N9l1zkRYWJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f959151e8756e9215d0f6a7067005a4c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2014 file photo emergency personnel transport Andy Steele from his home in Fitchburg, Wis., where authorities said Steele&amp;#039;s wife, Ashlee Steele and sister-in-law, Kacee Tollesfsbol, were found shot dead. Authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 that Tollefsbol called 911 around 1 p.m. Friday and said Andy Steele had shot her in the back. Andy Steele was arrested but hasn&amp;#039;t been charged. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2014 file photo emergency personnel transport Andy Steele from his home in Fitchburg, Wis., where authorities said Steele&amp;#039;s wife, Ashlee Steele and sister-in-law, Kacee Tollesfsbol, were found shot dead. Authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 that Tollefsbol called 911 around 1 p.m. Friday and said Andy Steele had shot her in the back. Andy Steele was arrested but hasn&amp;#039;t been charged. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman told police before she died that she had been shot by her brother-in-law, a newly retired Wisconsin sheriff&amp;#039;s deputy suffering from Lou Gehrig&amp;#039;s disease, according to new court documents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</description><link>http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-victim-ids-deputy-gunman-911-call-143336336.html</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:27:50 -0400</pubDate><source url="http://www.ap.org/">Associated Press</source><guid isPermaLink="false">shooting-victim-ids-deputy-gunman-911-call-143336336</guid><media:content url="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1gRiFOvYY1N9l1zkRYWJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f959151e8756e9215d0f6a7067005a4c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" width="130" height="86"></media:content><media:text type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-victim-ids-deputy-gunman-911-call-143336336.html"&gt;&lt;img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/1gRiFOvYY1N9l1zkRYWJWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f959151e8756e9215d0f6a7067005a4c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2014 file photo emergency personnel transport Andy Steele from his home in Fitchburg, Wis., where authorities said Steele&amp;#039;s wife, Ashlee Steele and sister-in-law, Kacee Tollesfsbol, were found shot dead. Authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 that Tollefsbol called 911 around 1 p.m. Friday and said Andy Steele had shot her in the back. Andy Steele was arrested but hasn&amp;#039;t been charged. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2014 file photo emergency personnel transport Andy Steele from his home in Fitchburg, Wis., where authorities said Steele&amp;#039;s wife, Ashlee Steele and sister-in-law, Kacee Tollesfsbol, were found shot dead. Authorities said Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 that Tollefsbol called 911 around 1 p.m. Friday and said Andy Steele had shot her in the back. Andy Steele was arrested but hasn&amp;#039;t been charged. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, John Hart, File)" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A woman told police before she died that she had been shot by her brother-in-law, a newly retired Wisconsin sheriff&amp;#039;s deputy suffering from Lou Gehrig&amp;#039;s disease, according to new court documents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear="all"/&gt;</media:text><media:credit role="publishing company"></media:credit></item></channel>
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