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Shinseki resigns amid VA scandal

Shinseki resigns amid VA scandal

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:38 AM PDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)After meeting on widespread lapses, Obama accepts resignation "with considerable regret."

Medicare's ban on covering sex-change surgery lifted

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Oakland celebrates gay prideTransgender people receiving Medicare may no longer be automatically denied coverage for sex reassignment surgeries, a U.S. Department of Health and Services review board ruled in a groundbreaking decision that recognizes the procedures as a medically necessary and effective treatment for individuals who do not identify with their biological sex.

U.K. syllabus reform leaves U.S. authors on the shelf, spurs protest

Posted: 30 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove waits to be interviewed by members of the media after speaking about education reform at the London Academy of Excellence in Stratford, East LondonBritain's education minister says he has not killed a mockingbird, but many literature-lovers don't believe him.

Clinton defends handling of Benghazi attack

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:30 AM PDT

Liberals Press Hillary Clinton for Policy SpecificsHillary Clinton wrote in her new book that she won't be part of "a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans."

Google takes requests to censor results in Europe

Posted: 30 May 2014 03:51 AM PDT

FILE- In this April 17, 2007 file photo, exhibitors of the Google company work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine. The demands can be submitted on a Web page that Google opened late Thursday, May 29, 2014, in response to a landmark ruling issued two weeks ago by Europe's highest court. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, File)Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world's dominant search engine.

Obama, Shinseki to have 'serious' talk about VA problems

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Shinseki addresses reporters after testifying before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on VA health care, on Capitol Hill in WashingtonObama announced meeting plans moments after Shinseki publicly apologized for issues at VA facilities.

U.S. charges man with obstructing Boston bombing probe

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:05 AM PDT

Boston Bombing Suspect: Can't Use 'Betrayal' ArgumentU.S. officials charged a Kyrgyzstan national who bought dinner for the accused Boston Marathon bombers the night of the attack with interfering with the investigation into the deadly bombing.

Cracks appear on ledge at Chicago's Willis Tower

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:08 AM PDT

the cracked coating of one of the glass bay of The LedgeCHICAGO (AP) — Alejandro Garibay says he knows now he wasn't in danger when the ledge he was sitting on high above downtown Chicago started to crack — but when he first heard what sounded like breaking ice, he thought he was going to die.

Ballmer agrees to buy L.A. Clippers for $2B

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2014, photo, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, left, shakes hands with former NBA players Bill Russell, right, and "Downtown" Freddie Brown as Omar Lee looks on during an NCAA college basketball game between Washington and Oregon State in Seattle. An individual with knowledge of negotiations to sell the Los Angeles Clippers said Shelly Sterling has reached an agreement to sell the team to Ballmer for $2 billion. The individual, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly, told The Associated Press on Thursday, May 29, 2014, that Ballmer and the Sterling Family Trust now have a binding agreement. The deal now must be presented to the NBA. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)Shelly Sterling confirms that she plans to sell the team to the ex-Microsoft CEO.

Shinseki addresses homeless veterans

Posted: 30 May 2014 02:48 AM PDT

Homeless VeteransThe VA secretary faces calls to resign from congressional members due to an escalating scandal.

Zuckerberg, wife gift $120M to Calif. schools

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:48 AM PDT

Mark Zuckerberg with his wife, Priscilla ChanMENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.

2 boys declared Spelling Bee co-champs

Posted: 30 May 2014 06:48 AM PDT

Ansun Sujoe, 13, left, of Fort Worth, Texas, and Sriram Hathwar, 14, of Painted Post, N.Y., raise the championship trophy after being named co-champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, on Thursday, May 29, 2014, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)For the first time in 52 years, two competitors share the National Spelling Bee title.

Shinseki resigns amid veterans' health care issues

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki pauses as he speaks at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. President Barack Obama says he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system.

East Ukraine quiet raises leadership questions

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:57 AM PDT

A Ukrainian soldier take a rest at a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Friday, May 30, 2014.The Ukrainian Acting Defence Minister said on Friday that troops had ousted separatists from southern and western parts of the Donetsk region and north of the Luhansk region. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — The scruffy rebels who normally populate the headquarters of the rebel Donetsk People's Republic were mostly out of view on Friday. In their place were members of a new faction, who showed up a day before with an armored personnel carrier and flushed out the occupants.

India: 2 police fired for not acting in rape case

Posted: 30 May 2014 05:31 AM PDT

Members of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union shout slogans during a protest against a gang rape of two teenage girls in Katra village, outside the Uttar Pradesh state house, in New Delhi, India, Friday, May 30, 2014. A top government official said the northern Uttar Pradesh state has sacked two police officers who failed to respond to a complaint by the father of the two teenage girls who went missing and were later found gang raped and killed. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Facing relentless media attention and growing criticism for a series of rapes, state officials in north India fired two police officers Friday for failing to investigate the disappearance of two teenage cousins, who were gang-raped and later found hanging from a tree.

Grieving father takes center stage in gun debate

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:42 AM PDT

Richard Martinez talks about his son Christopher Michael-Martineza during a memorial service for the victims and families of Friday's rampage at Harder Stadium on the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in the Isla Vista area near Goleta, Calif. Sheriff's officials said Elliot Rodger, 22, went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, stabbing three people to death at his apartment before shooting and killing three more in a crime spree through a nearby neighborhood. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Martinez says he never set out to be a face of the gun-control movement and has no interest in taking deer rifles and shotguns from the hands of hunters. After all, he used to be one.

How Google got states to legalize driverless cars

Posted: 30 May 2014 12:25 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 14, 2014, a row of Google self-driving cars are shown outside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Four years ago, the Google team developing cars which can drive themselves became convinced that, sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was just one problem: Driverless cars almost certainly were illegal.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — About four years ago, the Google team trying to develop cars driven by computers — not people — became convinced that sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was one big problem: Driverless cars were almost certainly illegal.

Zebras make longest trek in Africa, research says

Posted: 30 May 2014 09:52 AM PDT

In this undated handout photo supplied by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), zebra run on a plain in northern Botswana. Thousands of zebra were monitored during a 500 kilometers (300 miles) roundtrip journey, a newly discovered trek that wildlife experts say reaches farther than any other known land migration in Africa. The newfound migration is a rare bright spot at a time when mass movements of wildlife are disappearing because of fencing, land occupation and other human pressures, a conservation specialist said. (AP Photo/HO-World Wildlife Fund International - Martin Harvey) MANDATORY CREDITJOHANNESBURG (AP) — At a time when mankind's encroachment on habitats is increasingly leading species to extinction, scientists have discovered a mass migration of animals in Africa that reaches farther than any other documented on the continent.

Amazon ruins await adventurous World Cup visitors

Posted: 30 May 2014 08:53 AM PDT

In this May 21, 2014 photo, A boy kicks a penalty during a soccer match in the ruins of Paricatuba, near Manaus, Brazil. Children of the tiny village of Paricatuba, which grew up around the villa, use the ruins as a spot for energetic games of barefoot soccer or to scare themselves silly. Teenagers come here to make out, and older people to get drunk. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)PARICATUBA, Brazil (AP) — If Hollywood were to set a psychological thriller in the Amazon rainforest, the haunting Paricatuba Ruins would be the perfect backdrop.

Thai coup chief: elections could occur in 1 year

Posted: 30 May 2014 10:16 AM PDT

Thai riot police stand guard near Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 30, 2014. An anti-coup activist called Friday for a weekend rally to defy the military government's ban on demonstrations, urging those opposed to the takeover to wear masks and be ready for cat-and-mouse chases with soldiers in the capital. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — The head of the military junta that took control of Thailand in a coup last week said Friday that new elections may not occur for more than a year because peace and reforms must be achieved first.

NSA finds 1 email from Snowden raising question

Posted: 29 May 2014 07:34 PM PDT

In this image taken from video provided by NBC News on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor, speaks to NBC News anchor Brian Williams during an NBC Exclusive interview. Snowden told Williams that he worked undercover and overseas for the CIA and the NSA. (AP Photo/NBC News)WASHINGTON (AP) — Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snowden gently asks for "clarification" on a technical legal question about training materials, agency officials said Thursday.

Autopsy out on flash point Albuquerque police shooting

Posted: 29 May 2014 03:52 PM PDT

FILE - This March 16, 2014 photo of an Albuquerque Police Department lapel camera still, shows a standoff with James Boyd, before firing six shots at the man. Police say Boyd, 38, refused to drop a knife and had threatened to kill officers. An autopsy report released Thursday May 29, 2014, says Boyd, a homeless man shot and killed by Albuquerque police had multiple surgeries and his arm amputated before he died. That shooting sparked widespread calls for Albuquerque police reform, and U.S. Justice Department then released a scathing review of the agency's use of force. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Police Department, File)Police shot camper in back in death that sparked violent protests and federal probe.

Interpol: We're working to block Nigerian girls from being sold

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:30 AM PDT

Interpol Trying to Make It Difficult for Boko Haram to Sell Abducted GirlsThe head of Interpol told ABC News that he has no information to confirm or dispute the assertion earlier this week that top officials in Nigeria know the location of the 200 school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram. "Interpol doesn't know where these 200 girls...

Hillary Clinton has secret lunch with Obama at the White House

Posted: 29 May 2014 02:05 PM PDT

Former U.S. Clinton smiles during a lengthy ovation for her at the start of an event on empowering woman and girls, at the World Bank in WashingtonFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a secret lunch with President Barack Obama on Thursday -- an unannounced meeting sure to fuel extensive speculation at a time when she's widely expected to seek his job in 2016.

Obama ducks tough topics in concussions speech

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Healthy Kids & Safe Sports Concussion SummitPresident leaves out NCAA unionization debate, monetization of hard-hitting culture.

'6th extinction' study finds species vanishing at faster rate

Posted: 29 May 2014 11:22 AM PDT

This handout photo, taken Dec. 2012, in Brazil, provided by Stuart Pimm, Duke University, shows a baby golden lion tamarin. Once thought to be extinct, this tamarin is a success story because biologists have helped set aside land for them. Species of plants and animals are going extinct 1,000 faster than they did before humans, with the world on the verge of a sixth great extinction, a new study says. The study looks at the past and present rates of extinction and found a lower rate in the past than scientists had thought. Because of that it means that species are now disappearing from Earth at a rate about ten times faster than biologists had figured before, said study lead author noted biologist Stuart Pimm of Duke University. (AP Photo/Stuart Pimm, Duke University)WASHINGTON (AP) — Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene, and the world is on the brink of a sixth great extinction, a new study says.

NSA: If Snowden emailed us any complaints, we can't find them

Posted: 29 May 2014 12:11 PM PDT

Snowden Breaks Down Smartphone Security IssuesWASHINGTON (AP) — The National Security Agency says so far it can't find any emails from former systems analyst Edward Snowden complaining about wrongdoing or abuse regarding U.S. surveillance programs.

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