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Slain American journalist remembered as driven 08/21/2014 01:36pm • RIK STEVENS Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- In 2011, just after James Foley was released from the Libyan prison where he'd been held for six weeks, he acknowledged the peril journalists face covering the world's most dangerous places, soberly conceding that a mistake could mean death."It's China tries 5 accused cult members for murder 08/21/2014 07:50am • LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- Five people stood trial Thursday in the beating death of a woman at a McDonald's restaurant in eastern China who reportedly refused to join their anti-Communist Christian sect -- a high-profile crime that led to a wave of arrests of cult suspects.The five FBI chief calls Islamic terror group 'savages' 08/20/2014 10:20pm • SADIE GURMAN Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Islamic State extremists who executed journalist James Foley are "savages" who must be brought to justice, said FBI Director James Comey, whose agents are directly involved in the investigation into the killing.Comey said his agency had been investigating Global cruise lines set sail for China 08/20/2014 08:22pm • KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) -- Royal Caribbean's newest ship has attractions not usually seen on cruise liners, including bumper cars, a skydiving simulator and a glass observation capsule on a mechanical arm that lifts its passengers high into the air.What's also a surprise is the Hertz and American Eagle are big market movers 08/20/2014 05:28pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:NYSEHertz Global Holdings Inc., down $1.23 to $30.33The rental car company withdrew its profit guidance, citing challenges posed by recalls, an accounting review an News Guide: Primary election highlights 08/20/2014 03:00pm • The Associated Press Highlights from Tuesday's primary elections in Alaska and Wyoming.___SULLIVAN WINS IN ALASKAFormer Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Alaska.Sullivan had been the presumptive front-runner in a race featuring three prominent can 33 Washington-area companies crack Inc. 500 08/20/2014 02:58pm • Inc. Magazine’s 2014 list of the country’s fastest-growing private companies includes 33 in the Washington area, including one in the top 5, and four in the top 50. The annual list is based on three-year revenue growth. The highest-ranking Washington-area company is Arlington-based Relia Youth coach: Inspiring speech was spontaneous 08/20/2014 02:52pm • SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) -- A youth baseball coach from Rhode Island who has become an Internet sensation for the inspiring speech he made after his team was eliminated from the Little League World Series says the talk was spontaneous and from the heart.Players on David Belisle's team from Cumbe A Closer Look: Do more with companion devices 08/20/2014 01:32pm • ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Apple has ways of encouraging you to buy more of its products: It offers bonus features on devices like the iPhone and iPad that work only when paired with other Apple gadgets.Amazon does it, too.It's understandable. The devices need to communi Google's pivotal IPO launched a decade of big bets 08/20/2014 10:24am • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google's IPO, a decade ago this week, launched the company on a trajectory that continues to reshape its business and much of the world in its orbit.And CEO Larry Page is determined to push even further.Page's vision is that Google's product Top Saudi cleric: Islamic State is Islam's enemy 08/20/2014 04:30am • ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia's top cleric said Tuesday that extremism and the ideologies of groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaida are Islam's No. 1 enemy and that Muslims have been their first victims.Grand Mufti Sheik Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik also sa Teens arrested in plot after Web activities eyed 08/20/2014 01:16am • CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) -- Investigators acting on a tip unraveled a plot to carry out a mass shooting at a suburban Los Angeles high school, arresting a pair of students who planned to target three school staffers and kill as many people as possible, police sa 6 Big Budget Apartment Items Worth the Splurge 08/20/2014 12:00am • When you're on a budget, you're always looking for ways to save -- whether that means using coupons while grocery shopping or only searching for clothes on the sale rack. But when it comes to outfitting your apartment, there are certain items that are definitely worth the splurge. Paying more for th Sheriff: Ex-Marine inquired about body disposal 08/19/2014 07:57pm • AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A former Marine charged Tuesday with murder after the body of his alleged lover was found in an abandoned California mine shaft had been looking into how to dispose of a human body, a sheriff's investigator said.Christopher Lee, 24, admitted condu Premier FBI cybersquad in Pittsburgh to add agents 08/19/2014 06:10pm • JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The FBI's premier cybersquad has focused attention on computer-based crime in recent months by helping prosecutors charge five Chinese army intelligence officials with stealing trade secrets from major companies and by snaring a Russian-led hacking ring