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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is steadfastly insisting that airstrikes and humanitarian airdrops being carried out in Iraq are not the start of an open-ended campaign to defeat the Islamic militants that now control much of the country's northern region. U.S. planes have dropped food and water to refugees and launched several airstrikes on targets near the Kurdish capital.
SEATTLE (AP) — A Russian lawmaker's son accused of hacking computers at hundreds of U.S. businesses, stealing credit card information and selling it has pleaded not guilty to 29 charges. A federal judge in Washington state ordered Roman Seleznev held without bail until a hearing on Feb. 16 to consider his custody status. His trial has been set to begin on Oct. 6.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's November election can be held under a new voting law approved by Republican lawmakers. A federal judge today denied a motion by several groups seeking to hold the vote under old rules because they say the new law will suppress minority voter turnout. The judge says the groups failed to show they would suffer "irreparable harm."
WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia police say this week's death of former White House press secretary James Brady has been ruled a homicide by the Virginia medical examiner's office. An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound and its health consequences. Brady was shot in the head by John Hinckley Jr. during a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
HONOLULU (AP) — Residents and tourists alike are venturing outside now that Tropical Storm Iselle has passed over Hawaii. The first such storm to hit the islands in 22 years knocked out power, caused flooding and downed trees when it crossed onto the Big Island in a rural and sparsely populated region. There have been no reports of major injuries. A second storm will pass to the north.
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