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WASHINGTON (AP) — Militants from the group Islamic State say the beheading of American journalist James Foley is retribution for recent U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. Militants have released a grisly video of the killing, and they're threatening to kill another captive they've identified as American journalist Steven Sotloff.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder is promising a thorough investigation into the fatal police shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Holder travels to the St. Louis suburb Wednesday to meet with FBI and other officials carrying out an independent federal investigation. Meanwhile, Tuesday brought another night of protests in Ferguson.
HARVEY, Ill. (AP) — Negotiators in the Chicago suburb of Harvey, Illinois are working to convince two men barricaded in a home to release the last of their hostages. They initially were holding six children and two adults, but four of the children have been released. The hostage situation began Tuesday afternoon after police responded to a burglary. The men exchanged gunfire with police, wounding two officers, and the suspects ran to a nearby home, where they barricaded themselves.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says Tuesday's floods in her state "looked absolutely devastating." The Phoenix area was battered by torrential rain storms Tuesday that caused severe flooding across the desert region. Rescuers across the state rushed to save people trapped in cars and homes. One helicopter crew rescued two women and three dogs from a home surrounded by swift-moving waters in a town about 30 miles north of Phoenix.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Macy's has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship store in Manhattan's Herald Square. Under the agreement with New York's attorney general, Macy's will adopt new policies such as further training employees and investigating customer complaints. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says this addresses more than a dozen recent complaints of profiling and false detentions of shoppers.
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