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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Officially, a state of emergency remains in effect in Ferguson, Missouri, but the National Guard is pulling out and relative calm is replacing the unrest that followed the shooting death of an unarmed, black 18-year-old by a white police officer. Police have made only a handful of arrests the past two nights. About 100 protesters gathered yesterday evening.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. military officials say the Islamic State group can be knocked down, but don't expect it to stay down long. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says airstrikes have helped in Iraq, but the militants have the resources to regroup. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey says the Islamic State militants cannot be defeated without attacking them in Syria. Meanwhile, the killing of journalist James Foley has reopened a debate about paying ransoms, something the U.S. has ruled out.
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's armed forces are claiming progress against pro-Russian rebels despite the slow overall pace of their advance. Defense officials say in a daily update that government forces destroyed 11 Grad missile systems, three tanks and five armored personnel carriers during fighting near one town. They also claim to have killed around 100 rebel fighters.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Full military honors and national mourning are the orders of the day in Malaysia where Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 returned home. The bodies and ashes of 20 victims from the Malaysia Airlines jet that was shot down over eastern Ukraine in July were driven from the tarmac of Kuala Lumpur International Airport to private funerals.
NEW YORK (AP) — Once upon a time, there was always room for Jello: Today -- not so much. Sales have tumbled 19 percent in the past four years, with alternatives such as Greek yogurt surging in popularity. The dessert was invented more than a century ago and helped popularize a delicacy once reserved for the rich. Kraft has vowed to boost Jell-O's jiggle.
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