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(AP Photo/MENA). In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, meets with editors of Egyptian newspapers and media in the presidential palace, in Cairo Egypt, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014.
Monday, August 25 2014 11:17 AM EDT2014-08-25 15:17:32 GMT
An active shooter has been reported at the Fort Lee Army base in central Virginia.More >>
The Army says a female soldier with a gun inside a key building on a central Virginia base turned the gun on herself, causing an injury, but didn't wound any others.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 11:17 AM EDT2014-08-25 15:17:30 GMT
A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from...More >>
A senior federal nuclear expert is urging regulators to shut down California's last operating nuclear plant until they can determine whether the facility's twin reactors can withstand powerful shaking from any one...More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 11:16 AM EDT2014-08-25 15:16:58 GMT
After weeks of community protests, the family of Michael Brown is asking for silence and peace as they lay him to rest.More >>
Hundreds of people lined up in sweltering heat Monday to say goodbye to Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot and killed earlier this month in a confrontation with a police officer that fueled almost two weeks of street...More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 10:57 AM EDT2014-08-25 14:57:42 GMT
A powerful earthquake that struck the heart of California's wine country caught many people sound asleep, sending dressers, mirrors and pictures crashing down around them. Scores were injured as the temblor...More >>
The utility serving areas damaged by Sunday's earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area says it expects to continue searching for possible gas leaks over the coming days.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 10:48 AM EDT2014-08-25 14:48:14 GMT
Just when Rick Perry was feeling like governor non grata, a felony indictment accusing him of abusing his power has energized Texas conservatives.More >>
Texas Gov. Rick Perry's legacy has rarely been mentioned on statewide GOP campaign trails this year, and the party's nominee to replace him has questioned some of Perry's signature achievements. Amid his record...More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 10:09 AM EDT2014-08-25 14:09:43 GMT
State officials say a fast-growing wildfire near the Northern California town of Weaverville is threatening about 520 homes and businesses.More >>
Crews working in steep terrain were building containment lines around a wildfire that chased people from about 200 homes near the California Gold Rush-era boomtown of Weaverville.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 8:27 AM EDT2014-08-25 12:27:23 GMT
A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding.More >>
A top U.S. health official plans to travel to West Africa to see firsthand how the Ebola outbreak is unfolding.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 8:27 AM EDT2014-08-25 12:27:19 GMT
Two American aid workers have recovered from Ebola and left an Atlanta hospital, after weeks of intensive treatment in a special isolation unit.More >>
Two American aid workers have recovered from Ebola and left an Atlanta hospital, after weeks of intensive treatment in a special isolation unit.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 3:19 AM EDT2014-08-25 07:19:31 GMT
When Niki Quasney felt a piercing pain in her ribcage in March, the oncologist treating her advanced ovarian cancer told her to get to an emergency room immediately.More >>
When Niki Quasney felt a piercing pain in her ribcage in March, the oncologist treating her advanced ovarian cancer told her to get to an emergency room immediately.More >>
Monday, August 25 2014 2:38 AM EDT2014-08-25 06:38:01 GMT
John G. Sperling, founder of the for-profit University of Phoenix, has died, company officials said Sunday. He was 93.More >>
John G. Sperling, who overcame learning problems early in life and went on to found the for-profit University of Phoenix, has died, company officials said Sunday. He was 93.More >>
Michael Brown's father asks for 'day of silence' as he prepares to lay his son to rest MondayMore >>
Michael Brown's father asks for 'day of silence' as he prepares to lay his son to rest MondayMore >>
6.0-magnitude earthquake in Northern California causes injuries, damaging fires, power outagesMore >>
6.0-magnitude earthquake in Northern California causes injuries, damaging fires, power outagesMore >>
Ferguson streets peaceful for another night as tensions subside after nights of violenceMore >>
Ferguson streets peaceful for another night as tensions subside after nights of violenceMore >>
Missouri governor pulls National Guard from Ferguson; of 163 arrests, 7 are city residentsMore >>
Missouri governor pulls National Guard from Ferguson; of 163 arrests, 7 are city residentsMore >>
US rescue mission in Syria this summer failed to find Americans held hostage by extremistsMore >>
US rescue mission in Syria this summer failed to find Americans held hostage by extremistsMore >>
Attorney general visits Ferguson, says he understands why black Americans mistrust policeMore >>
Attorney general visits Ferguson, says he understands why black Americans mistrust policeMore >>
George W. Bush takes ice bucket challenge, gets doused in cold water by Laura BushMore >>
George W. Bush takes ice bucket challenge, gets doused in cold water by Laura BushMore >>
Latest Ferguson protests are smaller, more subdued ahead of visit by attorney generalMore >>
Latest Ferguson protests are smaller, more subdued ahead of visit by attorney generalMore >>
Pathologist: Bullet may have grazed 18-year-old's arm when he put hands up, 'we don't know'More >>
Pathologist: Bullet may have grazed 18-year-old's arm when he put hands up, 'we don't know'More >>
Cystic fibrosis patients breathe easy with surfing, organizations teach them howMore >>
Cystic fibrosis patients breathe easy with surfing, organizations teach them howMore >>
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) - A Libyan lawmaker and television stations are saying that the country's outgoing parliament has voted to sack the current government and name a new one.
The decision Monday leaves the country with two rival parliaments and governments.
The outgoing Islamist-dominated parliament in Tripoli refuses to recognize the parliament elected in June, which is controlled by non-Islamists.
The newly-elected parliament meets in the eastern city of Tobruk because of militia infighting in Tripoli and the country's second-largest city, Benghazi.
Libyan television station Alharar and a lawmaker in Tripoli said the parliament voted unanimously to appoint a new "national salvation government" headed by Omar al-Hassi, a university professor.
That parliament had previously tried to sack the current head of the interim government, Abdullah al-Thinni. But Libya's constitutional court declared the move unconstitutional.
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