Secret to Prism success: Even bigger data seizure

Secret to Prism success: Even bigger data seizure
China announces new measures to curb air pollution
Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'
Moderate cleric wins Iran's presidential vote
AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft
Erdogan urges protesters to leave Istanbul park
Firefighters advance against huge Colo. wildfire
In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger
Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
Mickelson, Horschel lead after 2 rounds at US Open
Obama: Being a good father isn't easy
US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat
Grandson says Mandela's health improving
Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Istanbul park
Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:09 AM PDT

In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp. more frequently than before, armed with court orders demanding information on customers. Around the world, government ...

China announces new measures to curb air pollution

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:40 AM PDT

China's Cabinet has announced measures to curb the country's notorious air pollution, one of the many environmental challenges facing the country that are increasingly angering the public. The broad measures ...

Iran's Rowhani seeks 'constructive interaction'

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 01:08 AM PDT

Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president.

Moderate cleric wins Iran's presidential vote

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:44 AM PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Moderate cleric Hasan Rowhani was declared the winner of Iran's presidential vote on Saturday after gaining support among many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns and now resets the country's political order.

AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:22 AM PDT

FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward Snowden grew up here, the National Security Agency's looming presence was both a very visible and accepted part of everyday life.

Erdogan urges protesters to leave Istanbul park

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:35 AM PDT

SINCAN, Turkey (AP) — In a boisterous speech to tens of thousands of flag-waving party faithful, Turkey's prime minister on Saturday threatened protesters that if they don't clear out Istanbul's Taksim Square, security forces "know how to clear it."

Firefighters advance against huge Colo. wildfire

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters trying to stop a monstrous wildfire outside Colorado Springs on Saturday worked to expand containment lines and lift evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most destructive blaze in state history, which has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people.

In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 06:30 AM PDT

Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he faced a vicious attack. One was weighted down and dumped in a river; in the other case, police were called by the shooter himself.

Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:53 AM PDT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the U.S. and Europe harshly condemned the news and prosecutors in Poland have said they'll investigate.

Mickelson, Horschel lead after 2 rounds at US Open

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 08:06 AM PDT

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — No one could catch Phil Mickelson or Billy Horschel as the second round wrapped up early Saturday at the U.S. Open, where sunny skies helped dry muddy Merion Golf Club.

Obama: Being a good father isn't easy

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 03:03 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says there's no substitute for the love and support that fathers provide.

US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:09 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — British fighter jets escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter threatening the aircraft, officials said Saturday.

Grandson says Mandela's health improving

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:37 AM PDT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela's health has improved, his grandson said Saturday as the 94-year-old spent his eighth day in the hospital recovering from a lung infection.

Turkish PM urges protesters to leave Istanbul park

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 10:09 AM PDT

SINCAN, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's prime minister has threatened protesters that if they don't leave Istanbul's Taksim Square, security forces "know how to clear it."

Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons

Posted: 15 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet online.