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FBI: US has identified James Foley's executionerUS officials say they have identified the masked man in the videos depicting the beheadings of two American journalists and a British aid worker.
Eric Holder resigning as US attorney generalThe White House said that President Barack Obama planned to announce Holder's departure later Thursday.
Woman punched by CHP cop gets $1.5 million, cop resignsMarlene Pinnock, the woman punched by a cop in the California Highway Patrol, is releasing information about her settlement with the CHP.
- Bill Simmons suspended after profane rant on Roger Goodell
ESPN gave Bill Simmons a three-week suspension after he called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a liar during a profane tirade in a podcast.
Judge grants marathon bomber two-month trial delayThe trial for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will begin Jan. 5 instead of Nov. 3. The judge did not move the trial from Boston, and said there was no reason to assume a fair jury could not be selected.
Where's Hannah Graham? Police arrest suspect in case of missing studentCharlottesville police have charged Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. with abduction with intent to defile Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia sophomore who went missing Sept. 13. Matthew had been employed at the university medical center.
Tony Stewart will not be charged in fellow race car driver's deathA grand jury in upstate New York decided the NASCAR driver and team owner was not responsible for the on-track death of Kevin Ward, Jr., last month.
TV spending soars as Fla. governor's race remains too close to callA new poll shows that 44 percent of likely voters prefer Scott, and 42 percent prefer Crist, while 8 percent say they'd vote for Libertarian Adrian Wyllie.
- Violent protests in Ferguson after Michael Brown memorial torched
Up to 200 protesters gathered late Tuesday night in Ferguson and smashed windows at a beauty shop on West Florissant Avenue. The protest was apparently a response to the burning of a Michael Brown memorial site Tuesday.
Khorasan Group: Obama opens a new front against Al QaedaKhorasan Group: In a separate action from the air strikes against the Islamic State group, the US bombed a cell of Al Qaeda militants in northwestern Syria after concluding they were close to attacking the US or Europe, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.
Bin Laden son-in-law sentenced to life in prisonSulaiman Abu Ghaith, who was an Al Qaeda spokesman after 9/11, received his sentence in a federal courtroom Tuesday in New York.
- UPS shooting in Alabama leaves three dead, including shooter
A UPS employee opened fire Tuesday morning at one of the company's warehouses in Alabama, leaving three people dead, police said.
Friend of accused Marathon bomber wants trial moved from BostonRobel Phillipos is accused of helping to getting rid of a laptop computer and other items used by accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
- Hope Solo, facing domestic violence charges, still plays pro soccer
Hope Solo: The US Soccer star will continue to play until after her trial, U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati said Monday. Hope Solo faces charges of fourth-degree domestic violence assault.
Diplomats owe $16 million in unpaid NYC parking tickets. Who owes most?The biggest NYC scofflaw? Egypt tops a list of 180 countries with unpaid parking tickets. Egypt owes nearly $2 million, reports The Wall Street Journal.
US, ally nations launch airstrike campaign in SyriaSome of the airstrikes were against Islamic State group targets in Raqqa. Two-thirds of the estimated 31,000 Islamic State militants are believed to be living in Syria.
Louisiana judge rules state marriage ban 'unconstitutional'Earlier this month in a separate ruling, a federal judge upheld the same ban.
Missing Virginia college student: Police focus on U.Va. employeeUniversity of Virginia student Hannah E. Graham has been missing since September 13. Police are searching for the man believed to have been the last to see the missing college student.
U.S. Treasury cracks down on tax-dodging 'corporate inversions'The White House announced new policies Monday that are designed to cut down on corporate inversions by striking corporations where it hurts – their tax loopholes.
Steve Bisciotti: 'no misdirection' by Ravens on Ray RiceRavens owner Bisciotti held a news conference Monday to respond to an ESPN report last week that suggests he and other team officials tried to persuade the NFL for leniency for their star running back Ray Rice.
