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Who's the top earner in White House? Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:59 PM PDT One employee makes 30 percent more than Obama's top 22 advisors. Full Story | Top |
Plaintiffs in Prop 8 case wed in SF, LA Friday, Jun 28, 2013 08:39 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Full Story | Top |
Heatwave hits Phoenix, Las Vegas Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:36 PM PDT A blazing heat wave expected to send the mercury soaring to nearly 120 degrees in Phoenix and Las Vegas over the weekend settled across the West on Friday, threatening to ground airliners and raising fears that pets will get burned on the scalding pavement. Full Story | Top |
Violence flares in Egypt before weekend protests Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:46 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi rallied Friday in Cairo, and both sides fought each other in the second-largest city of Alexandria, where two people were killed — including an American — and 85 were injured while at least five offices of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood were torched, officials said. Full Story | Top |
Status of the states on same-sex marriage Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:49 PM PDT The Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions this week with major consequences for efforts to legalize or bar same-sex marriage. One ruling opened the way for California to become the 13th state to allow gay marriage; the other struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and directed the government to recognize legally married same-sex couples. Full Story | Top |
Mandela family feud over where he should be buried Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:18 PM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Nelson Mandela remained in critical condition in hospital Friday, a family feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried went to the courts, according to South Africa's national broadcaster. Full Story | Top |
Obama's ties to Mandela loom over S. Africa visit Friday, Jun 28, 2013 11:29 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Inspired by Nelson Mandela's struggles in South Africa, a young Barack Obama joined campus protests in the U.S. against the racist rule that kept Mandela locked away in prison for nearly three decades. Full Story | Top |
Pa. girl doing well after 2nd lung transplant Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:02 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who underwent a double-lung transplant amid a national debate over the organ allocation process received a second set of lungs after the first failed, and has now taken some breaths on her own, the girl's parents said Friday. Full Story | Top |
Neighbor testifies about Martin-Zimmerman fight Friday, Jun 28, 2013 03:00 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two neighbors and a police officer gave accounts Friday in George Zimmerman's murder trial that seemed to bolster the neighborhood watch volunteer's contention that he was on his back and being straddled by Trayvon Martin during their confrontation. Full Story | Top |
Sears, Penney sever ties with Paula Deen Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen's media and merchandising empire is collapsing. Full Story | Top |
End of era as Celtics rebuild without Pierce Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:52 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Letting Doc Rivers go to the Los Angeles Clippers was the first sign. Getting rid of Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett clinched it. Full Story | Top |
Plaintiffs in Calif. gay marriage case wed in SF Friday, Jun 28, 2013 06:08 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Full Story | Top |
Millions of fans fete victorious Blackhawks Friday, Jun 28, 2013 01:59 PM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — From the jubilant parade all the way to the boisterous rally, millions of excited fans spent a sun-drenched Friday celebrating another Stanley Cup title for the Chicago Blackhawks. Full Story | Top |
Plaintiffs in Calif. marriage case marry in SF Friday, Jun 28, 2013 05:07 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after an appeals court cleared the way for same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years. Full Story | Top |
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