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ROUND ROCK, Texas — A Texas sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed at his home north of Austin before dawn Monday in what authorities said appeared to be an attempted burglary. Sgt. Craig Hutchinson of the Travis County Sheriff’s Office used his police radio around 1:30 a.m. to report people prowling behind his house. Sheriff Greg Hamilton said at a news conference that no arrests have been made and that authorities were seeking an unknown number of suspects. Tensions remain high after the fatal... Читать дальше...

Since late last year, the Islamic State group has suffered a string of territorial losses, most recently in Fallujah, where it was driven out last month by Iraqi forces after occupying the city for more than two years. The group still controls significant areas in northern and western Iraq, including the country’s second-largest city of Mosul. Since its 2014 blitz, Islamic State has declared an Islamic caliphate on the territory it holds in Iraq and Syria.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democratic National Committee offers 'sincere apology' to Sanders and supporters for 'inexcusable remarks' in emails.

ANSBACH, Germany — A Syrian man who tried unsuccessfully to claim asylum in Germany pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and vowed the nation’s people “won’t be able to sleep peacefully anymore” in a cell phone video before blowing himself up outside a wine bar, wounding 15 people, authorities said Monday. The assailant set off a backpack laden with explosives and shrapnel Sunday night after being refused entry to a crowded music festival in the Bavarian city of Ansbach because he didn’t have a ticket. Читать дальше...

Harley previously served as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for operations, plans and strategy. Howe has been nominated to be promoted to vice admiral and assigned to the Central Intelligence Agency as the associate director for military affairs.

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey on Monday issued warrants for the detention of 42 journalists suspected of links to the alleged organizers of a failed military uprising, intensifying concerns that a sweeping crackdown on coup plotters could target media for coverage critical of the government. While the Turkish government said it is investigating the journalists for possible criminal conduct rather than their reporting, critics warned that a state of emergency imposed after the July 15 coup attempt poses a threat to freedom of expression. Читать дальше...

Man who shot himself in robbery attempt is arrested BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say they have arrested a man they say accidentally shot himself when he was trying to rob a student outside a high school.

[...] the Clinton and Trump campaigns are fighting over Russia's role in the release of thousands of internal Democratic National Committee emails. The email uproar is an unwelcome distraction at the launch of the Democratic National Convention, inflaming the rift between supporters of Hillary Clinton and primary rival Bernie Sanders just when the party was hoping to close it. Clinton's campaign, citing a cybersecurity firm hired to investigate the leak, blamed Russia for hacking the party's computers... Читать дальше...

(AP) — Pullman police are investigating reports that several Washington State University football players were involved in a brawl that sent two students to the hospital and injured several others. The fight left one student unconscious with a head wound and another with a broken jaw that required facial reconstructive surgery.

SANDERS, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona authorities say an accident briefly closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the New Mexico state line. The Arizona Department of Transportation says the vehicle crash occurred Monday about two miles west of the New Mexico state line. The lanes were reopened about 45 minutes later. ADOT officials didn't immediately release any details on the crash.

Sen. Bernie Sanders urged his delegates to the Democratic National Convention on Monday to help elect Hillary Clinton as president. —Delaware delegate Jeff Day: "From the atmosphere in that room, it's not looking like a unified Democratic party going into the convention." —Rhode Island delegate Aaron Regunberg: We need to do everything we can to make sure Secretary Clinton defeats Donald Trump and his hate-filled campaign.

HAGERTOWN, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan is announcing a $540,000 state grant to test an alternative to incarceration for those convicted of nonviolent crimes linked to heroin or opioid addiction. Hogan says the six-month program aims to help offenders become productive citizens.

PHOENIX (AP) — A small group in Arizona is protesting a decision not to charge a police officer in the shooting death of a woman accused of shoplifting and threatening the lawman with scissors.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — One of two men charged in the kidnapping and murder of a Utah train worker has died after hanging himself in a northern Utah jail with a bedsheet, authorities said Monday. Wyoming prosecutors said last week that they wouldn't announce whether they would seek the death penalty against the Harrisons until they were transferred from Utah to face the Wyoming charges. Servey said the younger Harrison was notified of his father's death and placed on a suicide watch. The Ricks family... Читать дальше...

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Catholic, was chosen as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee's running mate Friday. In a Facebook post that carried the headline "VP Pick, Tim Kaine, a Catholic?" Bishop Thomas Tobin took issue with Kaine's positions on abortion, same-sex marriage, gay adoptions and the ordination of women. Earlier in the campaign, some Catholic bishops criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his call to end automatic citizenship for children born to immigrants living illegally in the United States.

(AP) — An Indiana trooper who happened upon an armed robbery at a central Indiana convenience store on Monday shot and wounded the fleeing suspect who pointed a gun at him, state police said. The trooper ordered the 22-year-old suspect, Ricky B. Zimmerman of Pendleton, to stop, but he continued to leave the area and pointed a handgun at the trooper through a car window, according to police.

BEIJING — A Chinese military court on Monday sentenced a former top general to life in prison for taking bribes, concluding China’s highest-level prosecution of a military figure in decades. While few details of the charges against Guo were immediately released, state media had reported that prosecutors had proof that he and his family took advantage of his position and accepted bribes to arrange promotions and assignments for others. During that time, the military enjoyed large annual budget increases... Читать дальше...

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — In a story July 24 about a woman accused of killing her mother, The Associated Press erroneously reported the circumstances of an earlier case in which the defendant, Sarra Gilbert, was accused of killing her dog. Police say the mother of a woman whose disappearance led to the discovery of 10 sets of human remains strewn along Long Island's Gilgo Beach has been found dead in her apartment ELLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The mother of a sex worker whose disappearance led to the discovery... Читать дальше...

A photo posted by @steinbeisserorg on Jul 21, 2016 at 12:21pm PDT Related Links Top Bay Area talents partnering with Gelinaz for "Walk with Us San Francisco" The Bay Area is no stranger to over-the-top culinary events, but the U.S. debut of avante-garde dining experience, Experimental Gastronomy, which will be held at Saratoga’s Montalvo Arts Center on September 25, may take the cake. Not only will top Bay Area chefs David Kinch (Manresa, the Bywater), Corey Lee (Benu, In Situ, Monsieur Benjamin) and Daniel Patterson (Coi... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell moderately on Monday as investors took a break after four weeks of gains that brought the market to record highs. Larson pointed out the recent price-to-earnings ratio on the S&P 500, or the amount money that investors are paying for each dollar of earnings, which was trading at nearly 20. With Japan's economy barely growing, economists are speculating about whether its central bank may push more stimulus, likely lowering its interest rate further into negative territory... Читать дальше...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Democrats open their convention to nominate Hillary Clinton for president as ouster of party chief, emails roil party.

Two teenage boys were arrested in connection with a fire last week that destroyed the Millbrae Community Center, but the young suspects told investigators they didn’t intend to burn the town’s most popular gathering spot to the ground, officials said Monday. The boys, ages 16 and 17, are Millbrae residents and were arrested Friday on suspicion of arson after a probe by the Central County Fire Department, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Читать дальше...

Witnesses reported hearing a loud argument involving several people in a parking lot minutes before the shooting, and people and vehicles fleeing afterward. No suspects have been identified and a motive for the shooting wasn't immediately determined.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists at the Mayan ruin site of Palenque said Monday they have discovered an underground water tunnel built under the Temple of Inscriptions, which houses the tomb of an ancient ruler named Pakal. The director of archaeology for the National Institute of Anthropology and History, Pedro Sanchez Nava, said the theory makes sense in light of other pre-Hispanic peoples such as those who lived at Teotihuacan, near Mexico City, where another water tunnel was found. Fearing... Читать дальше...

Frankie Valli, whose falsetto fuels The Four Seasons' music, will return to Broadway for seven shows from Oct. 21-29 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Together they scored 30 Billboard Top 40 hits, and Valli scored nine Billboard Top 40 hits as a solo artist.