Clinton raises record $45 million since campaign launch

Clinton raises record $45 million since campaign launch
U.S., Cuba restoring diplomatic ties after 54 years
Trump loses business deals over comments about Mexicans, but gains in polls
Markets rally on report Greece accepts creditor terms
Militants attack Egyptian army checkpoints in Sinai, kill 50
Christie’s New Hampshire marathon begins
Official: Fire at South Carolina black church wasn't arson
Baltimore to put cameras in police vans, review riot gear
Obama pushes state Medicaid expansion in healthcare hub Nashville
Protecting dementia sufferers from scammers gains ground in U.S
Top Obama aides knew about Clinton's private email in 2009
Terror expert throws 'cold water' on concerns of a July 4 attack
U.S. heads to World Cup final with 2-0 win over Germany
At last, de Blasio takes off gloves and hits back at Cuomo
IMF: Greece misses $1.8 billion loan payment
Obama to announce U.S., Cuba deal to reopen embassies

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:55 AM PDT

More than 90 percent of the donations in Clinton's fundraising haul were for amounts of $100 or less, her campaign said.

U.S., Cuba restoring diplomatic ties after 54 years

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 09:17 AM PDT

By Daniel Trotta and Jeff Mason HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba on Wednesday formally agreed to restore diplomatic ties that had been severed for 54 years, fulfilling a pledge made six months ago by the former Cold War enemies. U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro exchanged letters agreeing to reopen embassies in each other's capitals, with the Cubans saying that could happen as soon as July 20. "This is a historic step forward in our efforts to normalize relations with the Cuban government and people and begin a new chapter with our neighbors in the Americas," Obama said from the White House Rose Garden.

Trump loses business deals over comments about Mexicans, but gains in polls

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Donald Trump's comments about Mexican immigrants may be costing him a growing of number of business relationships, but they appear to have given him a bump in the polls.

Markets rally on report Greece accepts creditor terms

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 03:36 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Eurozone stocks and peripheral bonds rallied on Wednesday, extending gains after a report that Greece was ready to accept most conditions from its international creditors in order to reach a deal over its debt crisis.

Militants attack Egyptian army checkpoints in Sinai, kill 50

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:42 AM PDT

Islamic militants on Wednesday unleashed a wave of simultaneous attacks, including suicide car bombings, on Egyptian army checkpoints in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 50 soldiers, security and military officials said.

Christie’s New Hampshire marathon begins

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Official: Fire at South Carolina black church wasn't arson

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:32 AM PDT

A church that was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan in 1995 caught fire again Tuesday night.

Baltimore to put cameras in police vans, review riot gear

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:52 AM PDT

Cameras that can record will be installed in Baltimore police vans like the one in which Freddie Gray suffered a fatal injury, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said on Wednesday. "We're working through a process that will place cameras with recording capabilities in the backs of all our police vans, to ensure that we have a more complete record of what occurs there," Rawlings-Blake told reporters. The van in which Gray was transported had a non-recording camera that the driver could use to monitor the passengers, but it was not working at the time.

Obama pushes state Medicaid expansion in healthcare hub Nashville

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 11:51 AM PDT

Fresh from another Supreme Court validation of his landmark healthcare law, President Barack Obama visited healthcare hub Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday to push state governments to expand the Medicaid health program for the poor. Obamacare, as the president's law is known, envisions a major expansion of the program, but nearly half of all U.S. states, mostly Republican-controlled, have rejected that part of the law and opted out of a Medicaid expansion. The Tennessee legislature voted against an expansion in February and a total of 22 states have made such a stand.

Protecting dementia sufferers from scammers gains ground in U.S

Posted: 01 Jul 2015 10:13 AM PDT

By Suzanne Barlyn and Elizabeth Dilts NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after New York socialite Brooke Astor died in 2007, her son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of bilking her of millions of dollars. The heiress suffered from dementia, and did not know that her son, charged with her care, was paying himself exorbitant amounts from her assets. The Astor story is surprisingly common: a growing number of Americans suffer from Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, and a sizeable percentage of those patients will fall victim to scams.

Top Obama aides knew about Clinton's private email in 2009

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:39 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Obama administration officials knew as early as 2009 that Hillary Rodham Clinton was using a private email address for her government correspondence.

Terror expert throws 'cold water' on concerns of a July 4 attack

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A former CIA official tells Yahoo News some analysts may be "overstating the threat."

U.S. heads to World Cup final with 2-0 win over Germany

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 08:05 PM PDT

MONTREAL (AP) — Carli Lloyd remembers putting the ball on its spot and shutting out the noise of more than 51,000 anxious fans.

At last, de Blasio takes off gloves and hits back at Cuomo

Posted: 30 Jun 2015 05:15 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Bill de Blasio, who 18 months ago in his inaugural address pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with his one-time boss and friend of more than two decades Gov. Andrew Cuomo, revised his opinion of him on Tuesday in a highly unusual and extraordinarily personal news conference.