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NYC immigrant public defender system breaks ground 09/07/2014 02:00pm • DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- When Curtis Edmund first heard that a government official had come by his Bronx home looking for him, he couldn't figure out why. But he agreed to a meeting early this year, and when he arrived, he was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enfo Gulf of Mexico residents hail ruling against BP 09/05/2014 06:26pm • JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Environmentalists, recreational fishermen and people who make their living on the Gulf of Mexico are hailing a federal judge's ruling that could mean $18 billion in additional fines for BP over the nation's worst offshore oil spill.Lisa Smith c Washington's Top News -- Friday, September 5, 2014 09/05/2014 03:45am • Here's a look at some of the day's top stories from WTOP: Missionary infected with Ebola heading to Nebraska A doctor infected with Ebola while working in Liberia is being flown to a Nebraska hospital for treatment. Officials at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha say Dr. Rick Sacra is expected Ruling against BP could mean $18 billion in fines 09/05/2014 03:42am • MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP could be looking at close to $18 billion in additional fines over the nation's worst offshore oil spill after a federal judge ruled Thursday that the company acted with "gross negligence" in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster.U.S. District Judg Man arrested in death of 8-year-old Arizona girl 09/04/2014 07:15pm • FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- The man arrested in the disappearance and death of an 8-year-old Arizona girl had been staying in the family's home, and police say he shoplifted clothing for himself to cover up the crime.Police caught up with Justin James Rector near a Wal- Departments use technology to ID troubled officers 09/04/2014 03:22pm • TAMI ABDOLLAH Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Police departments across the U.S. are using technology to try to identify problem officers before their misbehavior harms innocent people, embarrasses their employer, or invites a costly lawsuit -- from citizens or the federal government.While such South Africa tapes released to opposition party 09/04/2014 02:03pm • CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- Taped phone conversations and documents about former corruption charges against South Africa's president were released Thursday to the opposition party, reviving a case that has plagued the leader since before he took office.Conversation Lawyer: Brown never convicted of serious felony 09/04/2014 03:30am • ALAN SCHER ZAGIER Associated Press CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- The 18-year-old fatally shot by a suburban St. Louis police officer didn't face any juvenile charges at the time of his death and never was convicted of a serious felony such as murder, robbery or burglary, a juvenile court system lawyer said W Obama says beheading videos won't intimidate US 09/03/2014 08:06pm • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent TALLINN, Estonia (AP) -- President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the United States will not be intimidated by Islamic State militants after the beheading of a second American journalist and will build a coalition to "degrade and destroy" the group.Obama sti Testimony: Rowland wanted payment outside campaign 09/03/2014 03:52pm • PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A Republican running for Congress testified Wednesday that former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland proposed becoming a consultant to his 2010 campaign while being paid as though he was working for the candidate's animal rescue organization.Mar French Muslim minister wants respect after slurs 09/03/2014 02:50pm • THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) -- France's new Muslim education minister called for more respect Wednesday after becoming the target of slurs, while a top Socialist politician said a magazine should be convicted of inciting racial hatred for referring to her religion and ethnic backgroun 2 NC men's convictions overturned in 1983 killing 09/03/2014 10:00am • JONATHAN DREW Associated Press LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) -- One of North Carolina's longest-serving death-row inmates and his half brother are being freed after three decades in prison after another man's DNA was discovered on a cigarette butt left near the body of a girl the siblings were convicted of k 5 women named to Japan's Cabinet, tying past high 09/03/2014 09:35am • YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's prime minister picked five women for his Cabinet on Wednesday, matching the past record and sending the strongest message yet about his determination to change deep-seated views on gender and revive the economy by getting women on board as workers Police: Death of teen whose body burned was random 09/03/2014 05:54am • KEN KUSMER Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A 15-year-old Indianapolis girl whose burned body was found over the weekend was likely abducted and killed by someone she didn't know, police and family members said Tuesday.Dominique Allen's death was a homicide resulting from asphyxiation, Marion C Greece to toughen penalties on hate speech 09/02/2014 11:50am • DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Lawmakers in Greece on Tuesday began debating draft legislation to outlaw Holocaust denial and expand prosecution powers against the incitement of racial violence, following scores of violent attacks against immigrants and a surge in popular s