Prosecutor: Prison worker discussed murder-for-hire with inmates

Prosecutor: Prison worker discussed murder-for-hire with inmates
Rachel Dolezal: Jenner’s story ‘resonated’ with me
Transgender movement may not have to wait long for its day in court
Former NAACP leader Dolezal found to have violated ethics rules - Spokane lawmaker
FBI arrests man in New York as part of terrorism probe
Uber driver is employee, not contractor: California Labor Commission
Russia does not want arms race with US: Putin aide
Golden State downs Cleveland, wins NBA championship
5 things you never knew about Richard Nixon
Official: California balcony collapse kills at least 6 people
Ex-NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal: 'I identify as black'
Prosecutors outline case against Phoenix man in Texas attack

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:04 AM PDT

The employee charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security facility had discussed with them a murder-for-hire plot involving her husband, a district attorney confirmed Wednesday.

Rachel Dolezal: Jenner’s story ‘resonated’ with me

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 06:04 AM PDT

The former NAACP leader at the center of a controversy surrounding her race says she cried when reading about the transgender former Olympian's transition.

Transgender movement may not have to wait long for its day in court

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Former NAACP leader Dolezal found to have violated ethics rules - Spokane lawmaker

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:18 AM PDT

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Former Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, accused of lying about her racial background, has been found to have violated ethics rules while serving on a police oversight commission, the Spokane city council president said on Wednesday.

FBI arrests man in New York as part of terrorism probe

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 11:26 AM PDT

FBI agents in New York on Wednesday arrested a man in the borough of Staten Island as part of a larger terrorism-related investigation, an FBI spokeswoman said. The arrest by the Federal Bureau of Investigation came a day after U.S. officials accused a New York college student of plotting to set off a pressure-cooker bomb in support of the Islamic State militant group. The spokeswoman, Kelly Langmesser, declined to identify the man arrested on Wednesday or comment on media reports that he became violent.

Uber driver is employee, not contractor: California Labor Commission

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 09:55 AM PDT

A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by the California Labor Commission. The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, was the latest in a host of legal and regulatory challenges facing Uber and other highly valued start-ups in the United States and other countries. The commission said Uber is "involved in every aspect of the operation." Classifying Uber drivers as employees opens the company up to considerably higher costs, including Social Security, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance.

Russia does not want arms race with US: Putin aide

Posted: 17 Jun 2015 04:54 AM PDT

Russia does not want to enter a costly new arms race with the United States, a top Kremlin aide said Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin said it was boosting its nuclear arsenal. "Russia is trying to react to possible threats with some sort of means but that's it," Yury Ushakov, Putin's top foreign policy aide, told a briefing. "We are against any arms race because it naturally weakens our economic capabilities," Ushakov said.

Golden State downs Cleveland, wins NBA championship

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The NBA's best team fulfilled its promise in Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals.

5 things you never knew about Richard Nixon

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Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric sat down with best-selling author Evan Thomas to discuss the many lives of the former president.

Official: California balcony collapse kills at least 6 people

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 11:25 PM PDT

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A 21st-birthday party thrown by a group of visiting Irish college students turned tragic early Tuesday when the fifth-floor balcony they were crammed onto collapsed with a sharp crack, spilling them about 50 feet onto the pavement. Six people were killed and seven seriously injured.

Ex-NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal: 'I identify as black'

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 11:33 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The NAACP chapter president who resigned after her parents said she is white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around age 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and she "takes exception" to the contention she tried to deceive people.

Prosecutors outline case against Phoenix man in Texas attack

Posted: 16 Jun 2015 07:45 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Calling him "off-the-charts dangerous," authorities outlined the evidence Tuesday against a Phoenix man who they say helped orchestrate a shootout on an anti-Islam event in Texas and had aspirations to join the Islamic State terrorist organization and attack the Super Bowl.