Greece meets skeptical European creditors in search of help

Greece meets skeptical European creditors in search of help
Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch
US psychology group colluded with govt 'torture' program: report
Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions
Background check mix-up let suspected Charleston shooter buy gun: FBI
Apparent explosion injures woman on Rhode Island beach: CBS news
In Los Angeles, Trump speaks out on undocumented immigrants
Healthy, easy recipes by kids at White House dinner
Reddit interim CEO Pao resigns; Huffman regains CEO title
Confederate flag taken down in South Carolina after 54 years
CIA, FBI looking into forged letter from top Democrat

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 11:05 AM PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Greece's finance minister was locked in talks with skeptical creditors Saturday, trying to persuade them that the Greek government can be trusted to deliver on its reform promises in exchange for a financial rescue securing the country's future in the euro.

Afghanistan says US strikes destroy its Islamic State branch

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:39 AM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Saturday that recent U.S. airstrikes it assisted destroyed the top leadership of a fledging Islamic State affiliate there, potentially striking a major blow to an insurgent group already targeted by local Taliban fighters.

US psychology group colluded with govt 'torture' program: report

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 08:00 AM PDT

The US's top psychology association colluded with the Pentagon and the CIA to devise ethical guidelines to support post-9/11 interrogation techniques that have since been labeled as torture, a report said Friday. The association colluded with several government agencies, including the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to devise ethical guidelines for the interrogation program under former president George W. Bush, according to the review.

Exclusive: At White House, 30-day sprint kicks off cyber marathon to stop intrusions

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 10:03 PM PDT

It's not unique to the federal government," said Tony Scott, who spent 35 years in the private sector running systems at companies such as Microsoft Corp, Walt Disney Co and General Motors Co. Scott was named as the federal CIO in February and knew from the start that stepping up cyber defenses would be a focus. The hacks have created a political firestorm and led on Friday to the resignation of the chief of the Office of Personnel Management as Americans questioned the security of government-housed data. Scott began reviewing the status of cyber security at government agencies early in his tenure.

Background check mix-up let suspected Charleston shooter buy gun: FBI

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 01:31 PM PDT

The suspect in the killings of nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina, was able to buy a gun because of mistakes in a background check that should have revealed an admission of drug possession, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Friday. The examiner of suspect Dylann Roof's federal background check did not see a police report in which Roof admitted to drug possession, which would have barred him from buying the weapon, Comey told reporters at a briefing.

Apparent explosion injures woman on Rhode Island beach: CBS news

Posted: 11 Jul 2015 10:54 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A woman was injured on Saturday in an apparent explosion at a beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, CBS News reported emergency officials as saying.

In Los Angeles, Trump speaks out on undocumented immigrants

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 11:06 PM PDT

By Phoenix Tso LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump met in Los Angeles on Friday with families whose loved ones were killed by undocumented immigrants, saying U.S. immigration policy has allowed criminals from other countries to find sanctuary in American borders. "People came into the country illegally and killed their children," Trump said at a press conference at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. During his speech, Trump vented about illegal immigrants, claiming that many of the people crossing the border from Mexico are criminals and rapists.

Healthy, easy recipes by kids at White House dinner

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Reddit interim CEO Pao resigns; Huffman regains CEO title

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:50 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Reddit said Friday that interim CEO Ellen Pao resigned from the company, and co-founder Steve Huffman is back as its CEO.

Confederate flag taken down in South Carolina after 54 years

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 03:52 PM PDT

South Carolina pulled the Confederate flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse on Friday, marking a milestone in how America commemorates the war that tore the United States apart 150 years ago.

CIA, FBI looking into forged letter from top Democrat

Posted: 10 Jul 2015 11:34 AM PDT

The request for comment reached Sen. Dick Durbin's staff just after midnight on Monday. What did the No. 2 Senate Democrat have to say about a letter, over his signature, in which he appeared to dictate to Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk who should be in his government? A Washington, D.C.-based reporter for Russian outlet RIA Novosti wanted to know.