| Your questions on Iran nuke deal answered Posted: 14 Jul 2015 09:49 AM PDT  Katie Couric and guests break down what the historic accord means for the U.S. and the world.
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| Officials: 4 escape from Mississippi jail; 2 still at large Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:20 AM PDT  RAYMOND, Miss. (AP) — Four prisoners escaped from a Mississippi jail before a late-night bed check with help from inside and outside the facility, officials said, and two remained at large Tuesday.
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| Obama says Iran nuclear deal prevents ‘more war’ in Middle East Posted: |
| Family of New York chokehold victim renews calls to charge officer Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:58 AM PDT  By Edward McAllister NEW YORK (Reuters) - The family of Eric Garner, a black man who died after a white police officer put him in a chokehold a year ago, renewed calls to criminally charge the police officer on Tuesday, a day after the family reached a $5.9 million settlement with New York City. A grand jury in December declined to indict the officer, Daniel Pantaleo, who placed Garner, 43, in the chokehold, a maneuver banned by the New York City Police Department. After the state grand jury declined to indict, then-U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in December promised a full investigation into Garner's death.
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| Colorado cinema massacre trial to hear closing arguments Posted: 14 Jul 2015 10:18 AM PDT  By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Jurors will hear closing arguments on Tuesday in the trial of Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes, as they prepare to decide whether he was legally insane or a calculating mass murderer when he killed a dozen people. Prosecutors and the defense have been allotted two hours each to present their case by Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour, after testimony in the almost three-month-long capital trial ended last week. When the shooting stopped, 12 moviegoers lay dead and 70 were either wounded by gunfire or injured fleeing the theater. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Holmes if he is convicted.
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| Wal-Mart sued for denying health insurance to gay worker's wife Posted: 14 Jul 2015 11:42 AM PDT  A Wal-Mart Stores Inc employee sued the retailer on Tuesday, saying its prior policy of denying health insurance to the spouses of gay employees violated gender discrimination laws. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, seeks nationwide class-action status. Wal-Mart, the largest private U.S. employer, began offering health insurance benefits to same-sex spouses last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act that denied federal benefits to married gay couples.
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| Iran nuclear deal: Fine 'new chapter' or 'historic mistake'? Posted: 14 Jul 2015 11:40 AM PDT  A landmark Iran nuclear agreement was reached Tuesday after clearing final obstacles, and a senior diplomat said it included a compromise between Washington and Tehran that would allow U.N. inspectors to press for visits to Iranian military sites as part of their monitoring duties.
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| Lee's new book puts sleepy town back in the spotlight Posted: 14 Jul 2015 11:43 AM PDT  MONROEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Author Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville buzzed with excitement over the Tuesday release of her novel "Go Set a Watchman," the sequel to the Pulitzer Prize-winning "To Kill a Mockingbird." The town is the model for Maycomb, the setting of both books. A full day of celebrations is planned, including readings, tours and a mint julep cocktail hour outside the old courthouse.
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