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| Pelosi's defense of NSA surveillance draws boos Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:20 AM 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 |
| Pope 'snub' of concert stuns cardinals, sends signal Monday, Jun 24, 2013 07:33 AM PDT  By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A last-minute no-show by Pope Francis at a concert where he was to have been the guest of honor has sent another clear signal that he is going to do things his way and does not like the Vatican high life. The gala classical concert on Saturday was scheduled before his election in March. But the white papal armchair set up in the presumption that he would be there remained empty. ... Full Story | Top |
| US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing Monday, Jun 24, 2013 06:08 PM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — An American executive said he has been held hostage for four days at his medical supply plant in Beijing by scores of workers demanding severance packages like those given to 30 co-workers in a phased-out department. Full Story | Top |
| Made in the USA: Journey behind the label Monday, Jun 24, 2013 04:28 AM PDT Top Line After a manufacturing plant closed down in his hometown of Ravenswood, W.Va., resulting in 650 people losing their jobs, Josh Miller began to wonder what was really made in America anymore. He decided to set out on a 30-day road trip across the United States in search of answers for how to revive [...] Full Story | Top |
| Is This Evidence of a Dog Mourning the Loss of a Friend? Monday, Jun 24, 2013 10:40 AM PDT There's been a lot of evidence lately of animals in mourning. It could be due to the loss of a fellow pet or owner, but whatever the case more and more people are realizing that dogs can possess human emotions. There's the pit bull who refused to leave the side of his fallen comrade on [...] Full Story | Top |
| Mississippi, no longer the worst state to be a kid Monday, Jun 24, 2013 01:09 PM PDT There's good news for the children of Mississippi; their state is no longer the worst place to be a kid. That's because a new set of annual rankings on children's welfare says New Mexico has dethroned Mississippi's perennial hold on the bottom ranking of the Kids Count list. For the past 24 years, the Annie [...] Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court punts on affirmative-action case Monday, Jun 24, 2013 07:18 AM PDT The Supreme Court has surprised legal experts by declining to strike down the University of Texas' use of race in undergraduate admissions. On Monday, the justices sent the case back to a lower court for a rehearing, dodging a decision on whether affirmative-action policies at public colleges around the country are unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutor opens with Zimmerman's obscenity Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:53 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors in opening statements Monday that George Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin "because he wanted to," not because he had to, while a defense attorney said the neighborhood watch volunteer shot the teen in self-defense to stop him from smashing Zimmerman's head into a concrete sidewalk. Full Story | Top |
| Student booted from class for saying ‘I don’t accept gays’ wins federal lawsuit Monday, Jun 24, 2013 05:30 AM PDT A federal district court judge ruled last week that a Michigan high school teacher violated a student's free speech rights when he kicked the student out of class for voicing disapproval for homosexuality. Full Story | Top |
| Bullied NY bus monitor teaches kindness year later Monday, Jun 24, 2013 06:17 AM PDT  GREECE, N.Y. (AP) — No new carpet or furniture for the home she's lived in for 46 years. No fancy car in the driveway. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. presses Russia as mystery over Snowden deepens Monday, Jun 24, 2013 03:03 PM PDT  By Jeff Mason and Lidia Kelly WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States on Monday increased pressure on Russia to hand over Edward Snowden, the American charged with disclosing secret U.S. surveillance programs, and said it believed he was still in Moscow despite reports he was leaving for Cuba. Earlier Snowden, until recently a contractor with the U.S. National Security Agency, had been expected to fly to Havana from Moscow, perhaps on the way to Ecuador, but he was not seen on the plane and Russian officials declined to say where he was. The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Why China has a 'one dog policy' Monday, Jun 24, 2013 05:36 AM PDT Western human rights activists have never made much of a fuss about it, but China's "one child policy" has a little known canine equivalent. Full Story | Top |
| Texas lawmakers approve abortion restrictions Monday, Jun 24, 2013 03:51 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans used their majority to cut short debate and give preliminary approval early Monday to some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country as time was running out on the Texas Legislature's special session. Full Story | Top |
| 2 Mich. McDonald's drop halal food after suit Monday, Jun 24, 2013 02:35 PM PDT  The only two McDonald's restaurants in the United States that were serving food prepared according to Islamic law have stopped several weeks after a $700,000 settlement over a lawsuit that alleged the ... Full Story | Top |
| By taking in Snowden, Ecuador would defy US again Monday, Jun 24, 2013 04:33 AM PDT  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Rafael Correa of Ecuador embraces his role as a thorn in Washington's side, railing against U.S. imperialism in speeches and giving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange refuge in his nation's embassy in London. Full Story | Top |
| George Lucas Marries Mellody Hobson Monday, Jun 24, 2013 08:38 AM PDT  Does the Mos Eisley Cantina band play weddings? George Lucas and Mellody Hobson have tied the knot! Full Story | Top |
| ‘Border surge’ amendment to immigration bill gets support needed to end debate Monday, Jun 24, 2013 08:17 AM PDT After just a few hours of floor speeches Monday afternoon, the Senate voted 67-27 to end debate on an amendment to the immigration bill that would increase border seucirty funding, taking another step toward the legislation's final passage. Fifteen Republicans joined Democrats in support of a motion to end debate on the amendment, which required [...] Full Story | Top |
| Rusty the red panda goes missing from National Zoo (Update: Rusty found!) Monday, Jun 24, 2013 09:57 AM PDT UPDATE: Call off the search party. Rusty the red panda has been found, according to the National Zoo. Rusty the red panda has been recovered, crated & is headed safely back to the National Zoo! — National Zoo (@NationalZoo) June 24, 2013 A red panda named Rusty has pulled an Edward Snowden and gone missing. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Send him back: US urges nations to return Snowden Monday, Jun 24, 2013 07:57 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. grasped for help Monday from both adversaries and uneasy allies in an effort to catch fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. The White House demanded that he be denied asylum, blasted China for letting him go and urged Russia to "do the right thing" and send him back to America to face espionage charges. Full Story | Top |
| Rights case ruling favors Colo. transgender girl Monday, Jun 24, 2013 04:20 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say a suburban Colorado Springs school district discriminated against a 6-year-old transgender girl by preventing her from using the girls' bathroom, in what advocates described as the first such ruling in the next frontier in civil rights. Full Story | Top |
| Germany investigates commander of Nazi-led unit Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:57 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Monday that they opened a formal preliminary investigation of a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit during World War II, to determine whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and seek his extradition. Full Story | Top |
| Transgender first-grader wins civil rights suit after girls’ bathroom ban Monday, Jun 24, 2013 04:48 AM PDT The Colorado Civil Rights Division has decided in favor of the transgender first-grader who had been prohibited from using the girls' bathroom at a public elementary school. Full Story | Top |
| White House urges Moscow to expel Snowden to US Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:44 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. assumes National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden remains in Russia, and officials are working with Moscow in hopes he will be expelled and returned to America to face criminal charges, President Barack Obama's spokesman said Monday. He declared that a decision by Hong Kong not to detain Snowden has "unquestionably" hurt relations between the United States and China. Full Story | Top |
| Colorado school discriminated against transgender girl: report Monday, Jun 24, 2013 12:32 AM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado school district discriminated against a 6-year-old transgender girl when it barred her from using the girls' lavatory, according to a report by the state's civil rights division released by the family's attorney on Sunday. Coy Mathis, who was born male but has identified as a female since an early age, attended Eagleside Elementary School, south of Colorado Springs, as a girl since kindergarten. ... Full Story | Top |
| Texas House passes sweeping abortion restrictions Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:42 AM PDT By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives approved on Monday sweeping restrictions on abortions, including a ban on most after 20 weeks of pregnancy and stricter standards for abortion clinics. If the bill becomes law, Texas could become the 13th state to pass a 20-week ban and would have some of the toughest abortion restrictions in the country. Supporters says the bill is needed to protect women's health and to keep fetuses from feeling pain. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama leaves Kenya off itinerary for Africa trip Monday, Jun 24, 2013 12:27 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama arrives in Africa this week, there will be one notable omission from his travel itinerary: Kenya, the birthplace of his father and home to many of his relatives. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear Monday, Jun 24, 2013 07:30 PM PDT  HAVANA (AP) — Confusion over the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden grew on Monday after a jetliner flew from Moscow to Cuba with an empty seat booked in his name. Full Story | Top |
| ROLL CALL: Did Kim Kardashian Get A $770K Push Gift From Kanye West? Monday, Jun 24, 2013 11:09 AM PDT  Plus, two music brawls! And, Channing Tatum stays 100% adorbale! Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans Full Story | Top |
| Smithfield drops Paula Deen as spokeswoman Monday, Jun 24, 2013 04:41 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen lost another part of her empire on Monday: Smithfield Foods said it is dropping her as a spokeswoman. Full Story | Top |
| Boost for cars or bust? Ethanol debate heats up Monday, Jun 24, 2013 03:09 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a dilemma for drivers: Do they choose a gasoline that's cheaper and cleaner even if, as opponents say, it could damage older cars and motorcycles? Full Story | Top |
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