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Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control

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Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control

Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:31 AM PDT

A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014. The Supreme Court is poised to deliver its verdict in a case that weighs the religious rights of employers and the right of women to the birth control of their choice. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Landmark ruling says 'closely held' corporations can hold religious views under U.S. law.

Jury selection begins in trial of marathon suspect's friend

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 13, 2014 file courtroom sketch, defendant Azamat Tazhayakov, a college friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, sits during a hearing in federal court in Boston. Jury selection is set to begin Monday, June 30, 2014 in Boston for his federal trial on obstruction of justice charges. Tazhayakov, of Kazakhstan, is accused with another friend of removing items from Tsarnaev's dorm room, but is not charged with participating in the bombing or knowing about it in advance. (AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins, File)BOSTON (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the obstruction trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Thousands of bags go missing from British Airways flights

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Obama seeks to send immigrant kids back to Central America

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:41 AM PDT

Detainees are escorted to an area to make phone calls as hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Nogales, Ariz. CPB provided media tours Wednesday of two locations in Brownsville, Texas, and Nogales, that have been central to processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers to send unaccompanied children from Central America back home from the U.S. border they tried to cross illegally, setting up a confrontation with immigration activists.

Dutch airline's World Cup tweet doesn't fly with Mexico fans

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:05 AM PDT

A screenshot of the KLM twitter account shows a tweet that appeared shortly after the Netherlands defeated Mexico in the World Cup in Brazil on June 29, 2014. What was meant to be a harmless joke has turned into a PR blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands' dramatic comeback victory in the World Cup. Amid the widespread protest online, the post was pulled a half-hour later without an explanation. (AP Photo/KLM twitter account)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — What was meant to be a joke has turned into a PR blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands' dramatic comeback victory in the World Cup.

Nigerian World Cup optimism tempered by domestic unrest

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:56 AM PDT

Nigeria fans in Lagos cheer during their side's 2014 World Cup match against Argentina in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on June 25, 2014In the thick of charcoal smoke rising from kebab grills in downtown Lagos, traders and their customers excitedly talk up Nigeria's chances ahead of the country's first World Cup knockout match in 16 years. People should be worried because seeing and hearing from other states what is happening, one has to be very conscious," said Femi Adeeko, 66, who runs the Famoss Hotel in the city's affluent Ikoyi district. Nigeria hopes to become the first African side in World Cup history to make it to the semi-finals, but they face a tough route, with European powerhouses France first in the firing line. Hopes are sky high after a creditable performance against Argentina in the group stage where, despite losing 3-2, Nigeria won over many critics and CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa became an overnight hero after netting twice.

Katie Couric: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in Iraq

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 08:57 AM PDT

Now I Get It: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in IraqThe disagreement between Sunnis and Shias dates back to 632 A.D. when the two main Muslim groups split over who should lead them after the Prophet Mohammed died. Fast forward to 2014, and the struggle is about religion, politics and boundaries.

Evacuation slide deploys mid-air on United flight to California

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT

United Airlines Flight Diverted After Emergency Slide DeploysCHICAGO (AP) — An evacuation slide inflated inside a United Airlines plane as it flew from Chicago to California, filling part of the cabin and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Kansas, the airline and passengers said.

Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington state

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 03:52 AM PDT

soon-to-be-open medical marijuana dispensary in SeattleSEATTLE (AP) — Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012 as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition.

Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:41 AM PDT

Jamie PaganNearly every state has at least one special court designed to give returning vets a break.

Panel: Pistorius not mentally ill during killing

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 02:38 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, May 20, file photo, Oscar Pistorius listens as a court ruling is handed down that he would undergo psychiatric evaluation in Pretoria, South Africa. The murder trial of Pistorius resumes Monday, June 30, 2014 after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that could have influenced his actions on the night he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)A psychiatric report finds the sprinter was not mentally ill when he killed his girlfriend.

Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq: report

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 12:00 AM PDT

Contractors of the US private security firm BlackwaterWashington (AFP) - The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.

North Korea to try two detained U.S. citizens

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 11:20 PM PDT

Jeffrey Fowle is shown in this City of Moraine handout photoThe two U.S. tourists are accused of committing crimes against the state.

Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 04:51 PM PDT

Robert McDonald, the CEO and president of Procter & GambleWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx of new veterans returning from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Marine who disappeared in Iraq in 2004 back in U.S.

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 01:54 PM PDT

US Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali HassounWASHINGTON (AP) — A Marine who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq and then returning to the U.S. claiming he had been kidnapped, only to disappear again, is back in U.S. custody, officials said Sunday.

Court: Public union can't make nonmembers pay fees

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:44 AM PDT

The Supreme Court building in Washington, Monday, June 30, 2014, following various court decisions. The court ruled on birth control, union fees and other cases. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that help cover a union's costs of collective bargaining.

Alarm, ridicule for declaration of Islamic state

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 07:52 AM PDT

In this Sunday, June 29, 2014 photo, an Iraqi family leave their hometown Mosul, walking towards Irbil, on the outskirts of the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of Syria and Iraq has formally declared the establishment of a new Islamic state, demanding allegiance from Muslims worldwide in a move that could further strain relations with other militant groups. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — A militant group's declaration of an Islamic state in territory it controls in Syria and Iraq touched off celebrations among its followers but drew condemnation and even ridicule from rivals and officials in Baghdad and Damascus.

Officials: Israel finds bodies of kidnapped teens

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:38 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a Foreign Affairs Committee meeting, at the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, June 30, 2014. At least 14 rockets launched from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel early Monday, the Israeli army said, the latest in an intensifying barrage from the Palestinian territory. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)JERUSALEM (AP) — Security officials say the Israeli military has discovered the bodies of three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this month.

North Korea preparing to try 2 American tourists

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 08:53 AM PDT

TOKYO (AP) — North Korea said Monday it is preparing to try two Americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against it.

Sentencing due for man who tried to aid al-Qaida

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 09:51 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who used Facebook to connect with al-Qaida and planned to train its fighters in Pakistan was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in federal court.

GM won't limit ignition switch crash compensation

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2014, file photo, Kenneth Feinberg, administrator of the One Fund Boston Compensation Program, speaks at a forum at Boston University in Boston. Feinberg said there is no limit on the total amount he can pay people harmed in crashes caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches. Feinberg announced the terms of the compensation plan Monday, June 30, 2014, in Washington.(AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The attorney overseeing General Motors' compensation to victims of small-car crashes says there's no limit to what the company will pay, provided the crashes were caused by faulty ignition switches. The tally could climb into billions of dollars.

Suarez apologizes for biting opponent at World Cup

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:31 AM PDT

Uruguay's soccer player Luis Suarez, center, with his children Benjamin, left, and Delfina, waves to fans from his home, before the start of his team's World Cup round 16 match with Colombia, on the outskirts of Montevideo, Uruguay, Saturday, June 28, 2014. FIFA banned Suarez from all football activities for four months for biting an opponent at the World Cup, a punishment that rules him out of the rest of the tournament. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Luis Suarez has issued an apology to Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini for biting him during a World Cup match and vowed never to do it again.

Robert Downey Jr.'s son arrested in drug case

Posted: 30 Jun 2014 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 1, 2007 file photo, Robert Downey Jr. and his son Indio arrive at a premiere in Los Angeles. Authorities say Indio, the 20-year-old son of actor Robert Downey, Jr. is out on bail after being arrested with what deputies believe was cocaine Sunday, June 30, 2014, after a car he was in was pulled over in West Hollywood. Downey was released shortly after 9 p.m. on $10,250 bail. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon,File)WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Actor Robert Downey Jr. thanked authorities Monday for arresting his 20-year-old son on suspicion of cocaine possession and said the family was determined to get him the help he needs.

Al-Qaida breakaway formally declares Islamic State

Posted: 29 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT

This undated photo posted by the U.S. State Department in their Rewards for Justice website on June 18, 2014 shows Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), who unilaterally announced the creation of a new Islamic caliphate — a state governed by Shariah law — in an audio recording released late Sunday, June 29, 2014. The group proclaimed al-Baghdadi the caliph of its new state, and demanded that Muslims everywhere pledge allegiance to him. (AP Photo/U.S. State Department Rewards for Justice)BAGHDAD (AP) — The al-Qaida breakaway group that has seized much of northern Syria and huge tracks of neighboring Iraq formally declared the creation of an Islamic state on Sunday in the territory under its control.

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