Iran and EU announce framework for nuclear deal

Iran and EU announce framework for nuclear deal
Prosecutors: Lubitz probed suicide methods, cockpit security
Matt Bai: Marco Rubio wants his identity back
Indiana lawmakers announce proposed religious law changes
Robert Schuller, Crystal Cathedral megachurch founder, dies
Arkansas, Indiana work to mend religion acts seen as targeting gays
Boston bombing prosecutors ask judge to explain conspiracy to jury
Two New York City women arrested in alleged bomb plot
Gunmen attack university in Kenya
The Menendez indictment: 'Girlfriend 2,' the doctor and the senator
California unveils historic water restrictions over drought crisis
Getty oil heir's death latest in string of family tragedies

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:02 AM PDT

Iran and six world powers have agreed on the outlines of an understanding to limit Iran's nuclear programs, officials told The Associated Press Thursday. Negotiations continued on a dispute over how much of it to make public.

Prosecutors: Lubitz probed suicide methods, cockpit security

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:20 AM PDT

BERLIN (AP) — The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before he flew the plane into the French Alps, killing 150 people, German prosecutors said Thursday.

Matt Bai: Marco Rubio wants his identity back

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"Someone stole my credit card," Marco Rubio said when I entered his office last week.

Indiana lawmakers announce proposed religious law changes

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 06:20 AM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican legislative leaders have unveiled changes to the state's new religious objections law that has faced criticism it could allow discrimination against lesbians and gays.

Robert Schuller, Crystal Cathedral megachurch founder, dies

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:57 AM PDT

ARTESIA, Calif. (AP) — The Rev. Robert H. Schuller, the Southern California televangelist and author who beamed his upbeat messages on faith and redemption to millions from his landmark Crystal Cathedral only to see his empire crumble in his waning years, has died. He was 88.

Arkansas, Indiana work to mend religion acts seen as targeting gays

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:26 AM PDT

Indiana and Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday crafted remedies to religion acts after the measures, which had passed easily in the Republican-controlled statehouses, ran into strong national criticism that they allowed discrimination against gays. In Indiana, lawmakers flanked by gay-rights activists unveiled changes to protect civil liberties under the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which Republican Governor Mike Pence signed into law last week. Indiana was flooded with protests, threats of boycotts and warnings from powerful U.S. firms such as Apple Inc. about looming economic damage for the act's perceived stand against U.S. ideals of inclusion. "What was intended as a message of inclusion, inclusion of all religious beliefs, was interpreted as a message of exclusion, especially for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community," Speaker Brian Bosma told a news conference in Indianapolis.

Boston bombing prosecutors ask judge to explain conspiracy to jury

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:11 AM PDT

Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to instruct the jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial that defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev need not have known all the details of the plot to be guilty.

Two New York City women arrested in alleged bomb plot

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 10:39 AM PDT

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York City women have been arrested in an alleged conspiracy to build a bomb and wage a "terrorist attack" in the United States, according to a federal criminal complaint made public on Thursday. Noelle Velentzas, 28, and Asia Siddiqui, 31, devised a plot to target police, government or military targets based on their "violent jihadist beliefs," according to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. The two women, who were roommates in the New York City borough of Queens, conducted extensive research on how to build an explosive device and plotted to attack such targets as a military base or a police funeral, the complaint stated. Velentzas and Siddiqui were charged with conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against persons or property in the United States.

Gunmen attack university in Kenya

Posted: 02 Apr 2015 09:46 AM PDT

Masked gunmen open fire in dormitories, killing at least 15 people and wounding 60 others.

The Menendez indictment: 'Girlfriend 2,' the doctor and the senator

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New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was indicted Wednesday on federal corruption charges.

California unveils historic water restrictions over drought crisis

Posted: 01 Apr 2015 03:57 PM PDT

California announced sweeping statewide water restrictions for the first time in history Wednesday in order to combat the region's devastating drought, the worst since records began. Governor Jerry Brown issued the declaration at a press conference in a parched, brown slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains that would normally be covered by deep snow. The executive order issued by Brown would aim to achieve a 25 percent reduction in water usage across cities and towns throughout California by a combination of measures. "As Californians, we must pull together and save water in every way possible," Brown said.