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BEIRUT (AP) — Islamic State extremists have released a video purportedly showing the beheading of a second American journalist, Steven Sotloff. He had worked in Syria as a freelancer for Time and Foreign Policy magazines. The video hasn't been authenticated by the government but appears similar to that recently released showing the killing of James Foley. The State Department says it's believed that "a few" Americans are still being held by the group.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Manned and unmanned U.S. aircraft operating in Somalia may have taken out the leader of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab. Ahmed Abdi Godane was believed to have been among six people killed in two vehicles last night. Al-Shabab gained international notoriety a year ago this month when it attacked an upscale shopping center in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Kansas City, Missouri, say three people were killed and two others critically wounded in a shooting in a residential area. A police spokeswoman says two of the victims were killed in one location, one was killed at another and the two people who were wounded were found at a third location, all in the same middle-class cul-de-sac. A search is underway for a SUV taken from one of the homes.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The jury has the case in the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife. They're accused of selling the influence of the office to a wealthy vitamin executive. A federal judge in Richmond, Virginia, spent nearly two hours reading instructions to jurors. They deliberated for more than five hours before calling it a day.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Corpus Christi, Texas, is hearing a challenge to new Texas voter ID rules pushed through by GOP lawmakers. They're being challenged by the Obama administration, minority rights groups, voters and Democratic lawmakers. Experts estimate that 787,000 registered voters lack any of seven acceptable forms of ID to cast a ballot under the law. Blacks and Hispanics make up a disproportionate slice of those voters.
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