Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email

Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email
Calif. oil spill: Plains All American Pipeline's history of safety violations
US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement
Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder
IS suicide bomber in deadly strike on Saudi Shiite mosque
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
Quadruple-murder suspect faces arraignment in Washington
FBI identifies two California men arrested for seeking to help militants
NY can ban 'Choose Life' license plates as DMV program upheld
Senate expected to act on NSA collection of phone records
Anti-Asian discrimination claims at Harvard reveal long fight over affirmative action
Prosecutor: 6 officers indicted in death of Freddie Gray
Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor

Posted: 22 May 2015 11:12 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received information on her private email server about the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi that has now been classified.

Calif. oil spill: Plains All American Pipeline's history of safety violations

Posted: 22 May 2015 06:00 AM PDT

Critical eyes have uncovered that Plains All American Pipeline, which operates the pipeline that ruptured in Santa Barbara earlier this week, has a history of safety violations.

US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement

Posted: 22 May 2015 10:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba still have no agreement on re-establishing embassies.

Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder

Posted: 22 May 2015 11:00 AM PDT

Daron Dylon Wint is accused in the slayings of a wealthy family and their housekeeper.

IS suicide bomber in deadly strike on Saudi Shiite mosque

Posted: 22 May 2015 09:45 AM PDT

An Islamic State group suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing and wounding several people in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where assailants linked to the Sunni extremist IS killed seven members of the minority Shiite community in November. The interior ministry said a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the mosque in Kudeih, in the Shiite-majority city of Qatif, the official SPA news agency reported.

Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage

Posted: 22 May 2015 07:12 AM PDT

Dublin (AFP) - Ireland took to the polls on Friday to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation.

Quadruple-murder suspect faces arraignment in Washington

Posted: 22 May 2015 09:37 AM PDT

By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man accused of killing a Washington businessman, his wife, son and housekeeper faced arraignment on Friday after authorities tracked him down overnight in the U.S. capital. The suspect, Daron Wint, 34, of Lanham, Maryland, has been charged with first-degree murder while armed. Members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force had tracked Wint to a Howard Johnson hotel in College Park, Maryland, near Washington, late on Thursday, only to see him leave as they arrived.

FBI identifies two California men arrested for seeking to help militants

Posted: 22 May 2015 11:05 AM PDT

The FBI has identified two Southern California men arrested on suspicion of conspiring to provide material support to militants and they were expected to appear in court on Friday. Anaheim residents Muhanad Badawi and Nader Elhuzayel, both 24, were arrested on Thursday, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in an email. NBC News, citing unnamed sources, reported the two men were planning to travel abroad to join the militant group Islamic State.

NY can ban 'Choose Life' license plates as DMV program upheld

Posted: 22 May 2015 10:39 AM PDT

A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the content of custom license plates, and reversed a lower court ruling ordering the state to let an adoption advocacy group put the words "Choose Life" on its own plates. By a 2-1 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles had "broad discretion" to decide which plates to permit, and did not violate the First Amendment free speech rights of the Children First Foundation in rejecting the "Choose Life" plates. Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler said the content of custom plates was "private speech" and the plates themselves a "nonpublic forum." She said it followed that the DMV's uniform policy of excluding controversial, politically sensitive messages from plates, which the agency said stemmed from highway safety concerns, was "reasonable and viewpoint neutral, which is all that the First Amendment requires." The 2nd Circuit ruled as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether Texas violated the First Amendment by rejecting a custom plate bearing the Confederate flag, on concern the plate and others like it might offend people.

Senate expected to act on NSA collection of phone records

Posted: 22 May 2015 12:28 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the bulk collection of American phone records by the National Security Agency is now before the Senate, in what is increasingly looking like a game of legislative chicken.

Anti-Asian discrimination claims at Harvard reveal long fight over affirmative action

Posted: 21 May 2015 04:16 PM PDT

Does one of the nation's most prestigious universities really have a racially biased admissions process, or are the organizers behind such a claim merely pushing a larger, more controversial agenda?