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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York City and the nation's capital are among the places where protesters will gather to again air their anger over the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police. Civil rights organizations plan to hold a national march in Washington, sponsored in part by the National Action Network, the Urban League and the NAACP. Joining the march are the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two unarmed black men who died in incidents with white police officers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says that despite Democrats' objections to certain provisions, the Senate should give final approval to a $1.1 trillion, House-passed spending bill to fund the government until September. The snag is a demand from Republicans Ted Cruz of Texas and Mike Lee of Utah for a vote to cut spending that might support administration immigration policy. The senate will work today and may vote to limit debate shortly after midnight tonight.
BANJARNEGARA, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rain sent mud surging down hillsides into a central Indonesian village, killing at least 18 people and leaving another 90 missing. Rescuers including soldiers, police and villagers are digging through the mud with whatever they have, including bare hands. Some heavy equipment has made it in as well. About 105 houses were swept away.
BAGHDAD (AP) — The downing of an Iraqi military helicopter today is adding to worries that Islamic State group militants captured ground-to-air missiles capable of shooting down airplanes when they overran Iraqi and Syrian army bases this summer. Officials say the two crewmembers aboard the helicopter were killed. The attack happened in the Shiite holy city of Samarra, about 60 miles north of Baghdad.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The annual escalation of armed incursions into South Africa's flagship wildlife reserve is on and officials say game rangers killed three poachers in the past week. Hundreds of rhinos have been killed for their horns this year. Three other poachers were wounded and arrested in another confrontation. Many poachers cross in from neighboring Mozambique.
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