| Zimmerman jury continues deliberations Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:52 AM PDT  Supporters of the Trayvon Martin family and the accused gather outside the courthouse.
|
| Dreamliner fire not caused by battery fault, says UK agency Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:35 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A fire onboard an empty Boeing 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport didn't appear to be caused by faulty batteries on the plane, a British investigative agency said Saturday.
|
| Egypt announces criminal investigation of Mursi Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:26 AM PDT  By Yasmine Saleh and Peter Graff CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt announced a criminal investigation on Saturday against deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, with prosecutors saying they were examining complaints of spying, inciting violence and ruining the economy. Egypt's first freely elected leader has been held at an undisclosed location since the army removed him from power on July 3, but has not yet been charged with any crime. In recent days Washington has called for him to be freed and for the authorities to stop arresting leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood. ...
|
| George Zimmerman murder trial: Live chat Posted: 13 Jul 2013 06:58 AM PDT Jurors begin their second day of deliberations. Join the conversation. |
| ID emerges of third girl to die of SF plane crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 09:52 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The name of a girl who died of injuries suffered recently in the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco has emerged early Saturday.
|
| Texas abortion providers fear major shutdowns Posted: 13 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Dr. Howard Novick winces as he recalls treating two and three women a week for infections and complications from botched abortions. It was the early 1970s, before the procedure was legalized, and the experience persuaded him to devote his life to this area of medicine.
|
| Texas Republicans finally pass new abortion limits Posted: 13 Jul 2013 08:01 AM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican lawmakers passed a bill that would give Texas some of the nation's most restrictive abortion laws and force most of its clinics to close, leading Democrats to promise a fight over the contentious measure in the courts at the ballot box.
|
| Russia: no asylum application from Snowden Posted: 13 Jul 2013 02:59 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian immigration officials said Saturday they have not received an application from Edward Snowden, the U.S. National Security Agency leaker who wants to get asylum in Russia.
|
| In Egypt's Sinai, militants intensify attacks Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:08 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt's military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.
|
| AP PHOTOS: Spain's Running of the Bulls Posted: 13 Jul 2013 09:53 AM PDT  Thrill-seekers flee massive beasts at Spain's San Fermin festival, some getting away unscathed while others pay dearly when gored by raging bulls. The Running of the Bulls, and the San Fermin festival, dates back to the late 16th century and also is known for its all-night street parties. The runs, eight in all, are the highlight of a nine-day street festival to honor Pamplona's patron saint, San Fermin.
|
| 2 sides, 2 stories on Senate showdown Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The immediate and the institutional are on a collision course in the Senate, where majority Democrats want to erode the right of minority Republicans to block confirmation of President Barack Obama's picks for administration posts.
|
| Correction: Neighborhood Watch story Posted: 13 Jul 2013 09:27 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — In a story July 12 and in some versions of a story July 11 about George Zimmerman's murder trial, The Associated Press erroneously reported the maximum prison sentence that George Zimmerman could face if convicted of manslaughter. It is 30 years in prison, not life in prison. |
| 23 injured during stampede at Spanish bull run Posted: 13 Jul 2013 08:27 AM PDT  PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring, officials said. An American citizen from Ohio was one of two runners gored.
|
| Crane to clear train tracks in deadly French crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:57 AM PDT  BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) — A powerful crane will start lifting smashed train cars over buildings Saturday to clear a railway line after a derailment killed six people and injured nearly 200 people south of Paris in what investigators believe may have been a case of equipment failure, authorities said.
|
| Mechanical error may have caused French crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT  BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) — An unattached rail joint may have caused a train derailment in France during a busy holiday weekend that left six dead, rail officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 people were injured and nine remained in critical condition.
|
| Hundreds of new charges filed in US kidnap case Posted: 13 Jul 2013 01:40 AM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The litany of charges against a Cleveland man outline in numbing detail the crimes his victims allegedly suffered over 10 years of imprisonment: August 2002, kidnapping. September 2004, kidnapping. November 2006, aggravated murder.
|
| Third Chinese girl dies from injuries in SF crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 01:34 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A girl who had been in intensive care since the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight has died, hours after authorities confirmed one of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the disaster was hit by a fire truck speeding to the crash site. |
