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| U.S. warns countries against Snowden travel Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 04:54 PM PDT  By James Pomfret and Lidia Kelly HONG KONG/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was seeking asylum in Ecuador on Sunday after Hong Kong allowed his departure for Russia in a slap to Washington's efforts to extradite him on espionage charges. In a major embarrassment for President Barack Obama, an aircraft thought to have carried Snowden landed in Moscow on Sunday, and the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said he was "bound for the Republic of Ecuador via a safe route for the purposes of asylum. ... Full Story | Top |
| Hostess: Twinkies to return to shelves July 15 Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 01:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess is betting on a sweet comeback for Twinkies when they return to shelves next month. Full Story | Top |
| Pelosi's defense of NSA surveillance draws boos Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 08:54 PM PDT  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has disappointed some of her liberal base with her defense of the Obama administration's classified surveillance of U.S. residents' phone and Internet records. Full Story | Top |
| AP PHOTOS: Largest and brightest full moon of year Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 12:49 PM PDT  Stargazers are still abuzz over the biggest and brightest full moon of the year, which graced the skies over the weekend. Full Story | Top |
| Graham on Snowden: ‘The freedom trail is not exactly China-Russia-Cuba-Venezuela’ Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 11:20 AM PDT As the international manhunt for Edward Snowden continues to unfold like a social-media-fueled spy novel—ping-ponging from Hong Kong to Moscow and, perhaps soon, Havana, Caracas and Quito—angry U.S. officials in Washington appeared on the Sunday morning talk-show circuit to talk about the accused National Security Agency leaker-turned-asylum-seeking fugitive. "I believe he hurt our nation," South [...] Full Story | Top |
| South Africa: Nelson Mandela in critical condition Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 03:00 PM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela's health has deteriorated and he is now in critical condition, the South African government said Sunday. Full Story | Top |
| NBC's Gregory: Why shouldn't Greenwald be charged? Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 11:47 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — NBC "Meet the Press" host David Gregory got a rise out of Glenn Greenwald on Sunday by asking the Guardian reporter why he shouldn't be charged with a crime for having "aided and abetted" former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden. Full Story | Top |
| Brazil protesters vent rage at govt corruption Saturday, Jun 22, 2013 10:59 PM PDT  SAO PAULO (AP) — A quarter-million Brazilians took to the streets in the latest a wave of sometimes-violent protests that are increasingly focusing on corruption and reforming a government system in which people have lost faith. A new poll shows that 75 percent of citizens support the demonstrations. Full Story | Top |
| What to Expect from the President's Big Climate Change Speech Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 08:44 AM PDT  On Tuesday, President Obama will use a speech at the University of Georgetown to announce new, sweeping executive orders addressing climate change that will be designed to appease critics who have attacked the President for talking the green talk and not walking the green walk. Obviously, the White House is also hoping tackling climate change will get them some decent press in the wake of that pesky surveillance scandal. Full Story | Top |
| Analysis: For Obama, a world of Snowden troubles Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 02:56 PM PDT  By Warren Strobel and Paul Eckert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since his first day in office, President Barack Obama's foreign policy has rested on outreach: resetting ties with Russia, building a partnership with China and offering a fresh start with antagonistic leaders from Iran to Venezuela. But the global travels on Sunday of former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden highlight the limits of that approach. Leaders Obama has wooed - and met recently - were willing to snub the American president. ... Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman jurors begin life in sequestration Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 04:35 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The six jurors and four alternates who will hear opening statements Monday in George Zimmerman's murder trial are beginning their time together in a sequestered bubble: They won't return to their homes for weeks, contact with family and friends will be limited, and Internet and phone usage is restricted. Full Story | Top |
| Hatred between Sunnis, Shiites abounds in Mideast Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 04:49 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — It's not hard to find stereotypes, caricatures and outright bigotry when talk in the Middle East turns to the tensions between Islam's two main sects. Full Story | Top |
| WikiLeaks: Snowden going to Ecuador to seek asylum Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 09:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Admitted leaker Edward Snowden took flight Sunday in evasion of U.S. authorities, seeking asylum in Ecuador and leaving the Obama administration scrambling to determine its next step in what became a game of diplomatic cat-and-mouse. Full Story | Top |
| Hundreds protest Texas abortion restrictions Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 07:23 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More than 800 women's rights protesters crowded into the Texas Capitol on Sunday to watch Democrats try a series of parliamentary maneuvers to stop the Republican majority from passing some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country. Full Story | Top |
| NSA Chief Keith Alexander: 'System Did Not Work As It Should Have' to Prevent Snowden Document Leaks Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 10:58 AM PDT  During an exclusive interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith Alexander said this morning on "This Week" that NSA leaker Edward Snowden has caused "irreversible and significant damage" to the U.S. with his actions. But Alexander could not say why the... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. lawmakers slam Russia for abetting Snowden flight Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 09:37 AM PDT By Paul Eckert and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Sunday said former national security contractor Edward Snowden's reported flight to Russia with a plan to flee onward to Cuba or Venezuela undermined his whistle blower claims and they slammed Moscow for helping a fugitive. An aircraft thought to be carrying Snowden landed in Moscow on Sunday after Hong Kong let the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor leave the territory, despite Washington's efforts to extradite him to face espionage charges. ... Full Story | Top |
| Egypt's army says it's ready to save nation Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 02:01 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Wading into an increasingly volatile fray, Egypt's military on Sunday gave the nation's Islamist rulers and their opponents a week to reach an understanding before planned June 30 opposition protests aimed at forcing out the president, in a toughly worded warning that it will intervene to stop the nation from entering a "dark tunnel." Full Story | Top |
| Spider-Man 2: Sarah Gadon Is In, But Not As Mary Jane Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 11:24 AM PDT  Days after it was announced Shailene Woodley's scenes as Mary Jane Watson had been cut from "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" - with multiple outlets reporting the role would be recast completely - actress Sarah Gadon signed on to join the Marc Webb-directed film. Full Story | Top |
| Square roots? Scientists say plants are good at math Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 03:58 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Plants do complex arithmetic calculations to make sure they have enough food to get them through the night, new research published in journal eLife shows. Scientists at Britain's John Innes Centre said plants adjust their rate of starch consumption to prevent starvation during the night when they are unable to feed themselves with energy from the sun. They can even compensate for an unexpected early night. ... Full Story | Top |
| Afghans rush to learn risky art of defusing bombs Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 05:12 PM PDT  CAMP BLACK HORSE, Afghanistan (AP) — In a desolate field outside Kabul, an Afghan soldier hunches over a knee-high robot equipped with cameras, multidirectional pincers and tank-treads built for rough terrain. Carefully, he attaches four bottles of water and a tiny explosive charge to the robot. He uses a remote control to guide it 50 meters (yards) away to his target: a simulated backpack bomb. Full Story | Top |
| Edward Snowden heads for asylum: Does the US have any options? Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 08:36 AM PDT National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, aided by the WikiLeaks whistleblower organization, has left his hideout in Hong Kong and is hop-scotching his way to South America – all of which has left US officials scrambling for recourse following their failure so far to bring Mr. Snowden back to the US for prosecution on charges of espionage. Full Story | Top |
| Why Hezbollah has openly joined the Syrian fight Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 05:18 AM PDT The face of Abbas Farhat, a combatant with the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah killed recently in Syria, looms down from a banner outside his home in this winding hill village. Full Story | Top |
| Forget SCOTUS: 5 Wins for LGBT Acceptance We Can Celebrate Right Now Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 10:53 AM PDT Waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to finally rule on the constitutionality of gay marriage bans has so far simply resulted in nothing more than months of nail-biting. Full Story | Top |
| Aerialist to cross gorge near Grand Canyon Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 05:44 PM PDT  LITTLE COLORADO RIVER GORGE, Ariz. (AP) — Daredevil Nik Wallenda is using the Navajo Nation as a backdrop to one of his most ambitious feats yet — crossing a tightrope 1,500 feet above the Little Colorado River Gorge near the Grand Canyon. Full Story | Top |
| Region's woes take centre stage as refugee becomes 'Arab Idol' Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 03:33 AM PDT  By Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - The finalists of "Arab Idol" were as glamorous as Hollywood stars in their tuxedos and evening gowns, but their real lives couldn't be further from the bright lights of the stage. The three hopefuls hailed from Syria, Egypt and the Palestinian territories - some of the world's most troubled and unsettled countries. Palestinian Mohammed Assaf, crowned the winner on Saturday night, grew up in a refugee camp in the Gaza strip. He spent hours at border crossings and had to climb the studio's back fence to arrive in time to secure a spot in the competition. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Serena apologises to Sharapova over boyfriend barb Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 07:49 AM PDT By Toby Davis LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Serena Williams launched a charm offensive on Sunday as she sought to broker a truce with Maria Sharapova and calm the storm surrounding comments she made about a rape victim. On the eve of Wimbledon, where she is defending champion, the pre-tournament focus has been on an interview she gave to Rolling Stone magazine that touched on a high-profile teenage rape case in Ohio and brought her into conflict with her Russian rival Sharapova. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rising US wealth doesn't generate spending surge Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 09:30 AM PDT  The stock market rallied to record heights last month, home prices have rebounded and the wealth of American households has returned to where it was before the Great Recession. That's just what Federal ... Full Story | Top |
| NeNe Leakes Remarries Ex-Husband Gregg Leakes Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 10:00 AM PDT  NeNe Leakes is once again officially Mrs. Leakes! The reality star tied the knot with former ex-husband Gregg Leakes for a second time on Saturday, Access Hollywood has confirmed. Full Story | Top |
| Promise of price cut on hospital bills is in limbo Sunday, Jun 23, 2013 12:13 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Huge list prices charged by hospitals are drawing increased attention, but a federal law meant to limit what the most financially vulnerable patients can be billed doesn't seem to be making much difference. Full Story | Top |
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