| Why NSA whistleblower is in Hong Kong Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:48 AM PDT  Edward Snowden was either lucky or good when he chose where to flee.
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| Ted Cruz: ‘Proud wacko bird’ Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:22 AM PDT  The senator says Obama is the biggest obstacle to immigration reform.
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| Jury selection begins in George Zimmerman trial Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:44 AM PDT  Lawyers on both sides of the George Zimmerman trial today will begin what is expected to be a weekslong process of selecting a 12-member jury in the incendiary case in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman's attorneys declined to ask for a change of venue in the case, suggesting they are confident they can find impartial jurors in [...]
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| Sequester hits cancer patients — doctors, lawmakers seek fix Posted: 10 Jun 2013 02:23 AM PDT  You may have heard that White House tours were cut due to across-the-board federal spending cuts known as the sequester. Or that Congress made sure to minimize disruptions to air travel. Or perhaps you know someone being furloughed as a result of the cuts. But did you know a major fight is being waged over [...]
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| NSA contractor risks steep jail time for data leak Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:28 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who gave classified documents to reporters, making public two sweeping U.S. surveillance programs and touching off a national debate on privacy versus security, has revealed his own identity. He risked decades in jail for the disclosures — if the U.S. can extradite him from Hong Kong where he has taken refuge. |
| Mandela still in hospital in serious condition Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:55 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela's condition remained serious but stable on Monday, his third day in a Pretoria hospital, the South African government said.
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| Afghan Taliban attack near Kabul airport Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:19 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven heavily armed Taliban fighters launched a pre-dawn attack near Afghanistan's main airport Monday, apparently targeting NATO's airport headquarters with rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and at least one large bomb. Two Afghan civilians were wounded and all the attackers were killed after an hours-long battle.
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| Korea talks raise hopes; history may scuttle them Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:41 AM PDT  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The two Koreas will hold their highest-level talks in years Wednesday in an effort to restore scrapped joint economic projects and ease animosity marked by recent threats of nuclear war. That in itself is progress, though there are already hints that disputes in their bloody history could thwart efforts to better ties.
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| Jury selection begins in Zimmerman's trial Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:43 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In the first order of business in the trial of a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen, a judge Monday denied a defense request to delay the trial's start. |
| 2 out of 3 people face hunger as Haiti woes mount Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:28 AM PDT  BELLE ANSE, Haiti (AP) — The hardship of hunger abounds amid the stone homes and teepee-like huts in the mountains along Haiti's southern coast.
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| Music service, mobile software expected from Apple Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:57 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is expected to reveal a digital radio service and changes to the software behind iPhones and iPads on Monday as the company opens its annual conference for software developers.
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| Leak of NSA programs tests US, China ties Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:08 AM PDT  BEIJING (AP) — A day after the presidents of China and the United States ended their first summit, pledges of cooperation by the two leaders faced an early test from an unexpected quarter -- an American intelligence contractor was leaking highly sensitive U.S. surveillance programs from his hiding place in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong.
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| Witch hunts in Papua New Guinea linked to jealousy Posted: 09 Jun 2013 10:43 PM PDT  CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — On a tropical island in Papua New Guinea where most people live in huts, a mob armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed a wooden house by night. They seized Helen Rumbali and three female relatives, set the building on fire and took the women away to be tortured. Their alleged crime: Witchcraft.
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| 10 Things to Know for Today Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:06 AM PDT  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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| S&P boosts outlook for US gov't debt Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:25 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is boosting its outlook for U.S. government debt, citing stable government spending levels and predicting economic improvements. |
| Judge rejects delaying Zimmerman trial Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:18 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has denied a defense request to delay the start of the trial of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed teen. |
| Jury selection to begin for Zimmerman's trial Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:05 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven't already made up their mind about the case. |
