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Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

Serena Williams sparks outrage with drunk not virgin comments on US teenage rape victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400

American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012, News.com.au reports. According to ...

US Taliban to have direct peace talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:01 -0400

The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told reporters the first formal meeting between the US and Taliban representatives was expected to take place in Doha ...

Man disrupts US flight by screaming about CIA

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:02 -0400

A man stood up from his seat during a flight to the US, and screamed about the CIA, security leaks and poison, but was subdued by fellow passengers, a media report said Tuesday. The disruption occurred Monday during the United Airlines Flight 116 from Hong Kong that eventually landed safely at its scheduled destination in Newark, CNN reported. Passengers onboard the Boeing 777 flight said the ...

Obamas approval trust ratings suffer severe drop finds poll

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:00:03 -0400

President Barack Obama's approval and trust numbers have dropped sharply among Americans in the past one month, a new poll has found. According to a new CNN/ORC International Poll, Obama's approval was down eight points from May, to 45 percent from 53 percent. The poll found that 54 percent of Americans now disapproved of the president's performance, up from nine point CNN's polling in May. ...

Baffled Liverpool to tell Suarez to stop Madrid pronouncements and make transfer request

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

Fed up with their controversial striker Luis Suarez's almost daily public pronouncements on his future, Liverpool is reportedly set to lay down the law and demand that Suarez put in an official transfer request if he remains determined to leave for Real Madrid. The Uruguay international, currently playing in the Confederations Cup in Brazil, has turned what promises to be this summer's biggest ...

70 pc Americans oppose Obama administrations decision to arm Syrian rebels finds poll

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:40:02 -0400

A majority of Americans oppose Obama administration's decision to arm anti-government groups in Syria, a new poll has found. According to the Pew Research Center Poll, 70 percent of Americans don't want the United States and allies to send arms and military supplies to those Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. The poll found that the move by the United States was ...

US Cuba to discuss renewal of direct mail service

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:30:02 -0400

The US and Cuba will discuss this week the possibility of re-establishing direct mail, suspended 50 years ago, a State Department spokesperson told EFE Monday. Talks of a "technical" nature will take place Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington among officials of the State Department, the US Postal Service and the Cuban government, said the spokesperson. "We think that re-establishing a direct ...

NSA whistleblower Snowden denies being Chinese spy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:20:01 -0400

Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden said accusations from American politicians that he is a Chinese spy are a "predictable smear" designed to "distract from the issue of U.S. government misconduct", according to a South China Morning Post report on Tuesday. In the second public comments since he admitted exposing secret U.S. cyberspying programmes, Snowden told ...

18 Ibero-American films to be screened in Shanghai

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:50:01 -0400

Ibero-American films will not compete in the Shanghai International Film Festival, or SIFF, but will be represented with 18 films in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Basque and Catalan, among the more than 300 selected for event. Latin presence will therefore show a sharp drop from 2012, up to now the biggest showing by the Ibero-American film industry, when it had two movies competing - Spain's ...

Outrage over online teaching of Quran to Brit students by banned JuD hardliners

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:40:03 -0400

Easy Qu'ran Memorizing, a website which aims at providing online Qu'ran lessons to students from Middle East, Europe and North America has the tutor with a track record of being a member of the political arm of a banned terrorist organization. Mian Shahzib, a hardcore Islamist and long-term follower of the UN proscribed Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) teaching Qu'ran to British pupils through his website ...

Becks was offered kicker trial by NFL scout while at LA Galaxy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:02 -0400

Football legend David Beckham had reportedly been offered a trial as a kicker for an American football side. According to the Mirror, the offer came in as Beckham contemplated his future at the Los Angeles Galaxy and before he enjoyed his swansong with Paris Saint Germain. A source in Hollywood said that a National Football League (NFL) franchise scout contacted the retired footballer to see if ...

Obama defends surveillance of American communications

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:01 -0400

As the US whistleblower accused President Barack Obama of worsening "abusive" practices, Obama defended extensive surveillance of US communications, saying it had disrupted multiple terrorist plots and had adequate checks and balances. Reacting to Edward Snowden's charges that expanded surveillance programmes instead of curtailing them as he promised as a candidate, he asserted that the ...

Mich. woman ordered to trial on false rape report

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:11:35 -0400

PORT HURON, Mich. -; A Michigan woman accused of faking a sexual assault was ordered to stand trial on charges of making a false report of rape and tampering with evidence Tuesday after a doctor said her purported bruises faded after he wiped them with ...

Americas looming helium disaster

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:09:47 -0400

Imagine that you sustain an injury, sending you to the hospital. The doctor orders an MRI. But the critical material that allows the MRI to operate - liquid helium - is not available. So you don’t receive your MRI and a proper diagnosis cannot be made. If Congress does not act on bipartisan legislation by Sept. 30, such a scenario is a very real possibility in the near future.On that date, ...

Should U.S. or Local Authorities Judge Borders Security Americans Divided

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:07:39 -0400

Fewer than half of Americans think the Homeland Security Department should be responsible for determining if the country's borders are secure, according to the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll, indicating a small preference for a national agency over state and local ...

Americans Split on Linking Border Security and Citizenship in Immigration Reform

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:07:38 -0400

Most Americans say illegal immigrants should be allowed to remain in the country, but the public divides evenly on whether citizenship should be linked to stiff progress in securing the border, as many Senate Republicans are demanding, the latest United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll has ...

Patty Griffin performs songs from her new album American Kid Wednesday at the Neptune

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:02:38 -0400

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin recently kicked off a tour in support of her seventh album, "American Kid," featuring the song "Don't Let Me Die in Florida." The album "was written to honor my father," Griffin says. It's her first collection of mostly new songs since "Children Running Through" in 2007. Before "American Kid," Griffin ...

Republicans want to cut $20 billion from food stamps

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:23 -0400

The House is slated to debate a farm bill this week, in which Republicans want cut $2 billion a year from the food stamp program. The president has threatened to veto ...

Meet the most powerful man in government youve never heard of

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:21 -0400

Chris Hayes looks at General Keith Alexander's historically long reign over the NSA with James Bamford and explains why he may be the most powerful man in Washington that you have yet to hear ...

House Republicans take another stab at limiting abortion rights succeed

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:21 -0400

Despite the fact that President Obama has promised to veto the bill, on Tuesday the House held a symbolic vote to pass a ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Chris Hayes is joined by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to talk about how bills like these serve as a distraction to the real issues Americans are ...

U.S. official 4 Americans killed at U.S. base in Afghanistan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:54:28 -0400

ISAF says four NATO coalition service members have been killed ISAF did not disclose the nationality of those killed A Pentagon official says the attack happened at Bagram Air ...

US State Department says screaming man was ex-employee

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:11 -0400

(20 mins ago) A US State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and screamed ';I'm dead'' during a flight from Hong Kong once worked at the agency. The spokeswoman said the passenger ended his time at the department in 2006. She gave no details about his job or why he no longer works there. The man started screaming nine hours into a 15-hour ...

California judge irked by accused killer acting as own lawyer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:50 -0400

SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) - An accused California serial killer representing himself at his own murder trial drew a series of rebukes from the judge on the first day of testimony and was warned to obey procedural rules in court or risk losing the right to serve as his own ...

New York state announces plan for board to help cash-strapped cities

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:48:49 -0400

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo arrives for a meeting with Appropriations Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman Senator Daniel Inouye and Senator Thad Cochran on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 3, ...

Phil Matier Brown Demonstrates Political Savvy With Unions Over Pay Raise

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:39:51 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- The union representing 95,000 state employees have reached a tentative contract agreement that includes a 4.5 percent pay raise over a two-year ...

BART Warns Passengers Of Potential Strike In Coming Weeks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:39:50 -0400

OAKLAND (KCBS)-- BART is warning its passengers that there could be a strike by one or more of its employee unions in the next several weeks, but one union representative thinks that warning is coming a little too soon. BART Spokesperson Alicia Trost said they are working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on a strike-contingency plan and that the agency has posted a warning on ...

Some Bay Area School Districts To See Increase In State Funding

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:39:50 -0400

OAKLAND (KCBS)-- Oakland Unified, San Francisco Unified and other Bay Area school districts will see significant increases in state funding now that the legislature has passed a budget. The only thing they need now is Governor Brown's signature. On Friday the Legislature passed the state budget and a bill that changes state funding for California schools by giving more money to districts ...

Oklahoma executes inmate for couples 2000 deaths

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:27 -0400

McALESTER, Okla. -- Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.James Lewis DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, becoming the state's second inmate executed this year.At a clemency hearing last month, DeRosa took responsibility for his role in the Oct. 2, 2000, ...

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:26 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:1. TALIBAN, US AGREE TO PEACE TALKSObama cautions, though, that the process won't be quick or easy. 2. WHO'S TAKING A SWIPE AT ROE V. WADEThe House passes a bill restricting almost all abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception, defying most state laws.3. NSA OFFERS ...

All Eyes Are On The Federal Reserve And Thats The Problem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:22 -0400

(Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) To read the financial and economic commentariat right now is to know that all eyes are on the Federal Reserve. Will it or won't it cease buying Treasuries and agency paper, will it or won't it raise the rate it sets for short-term credit? If the pundits are to be believed, such information will impact the allocation of trillions of dollars ...

United Airlines Becomes North American Launch Customer for Boeing 787-10 as It Increases Dreamliner Order to 65

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:56:17 -0400

United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) today increased its 787 Dreamliner order to 65 aircraft (including six previously delivered aircraft) with an order for 20 787-10s. United is the North American launch customer for the 787-10 and it expects delivery of its first aircraft in 2018. United ordered 10 incremental 787-10 aircraft and will convert 10 existing 787s on order to 787-10s, enabling the airline to ...

Surveillance history belies trust us Our view

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:49:32 -0400

helped break up more than 50 plots , including bombings of the New York Stock Exchange and the city's subways. Courts, Congress and a gaggle of self-imposed restrictions protect privacy and civil liberties, other witnesses assured. The message was clear: Nothing to worry about here. Trust us.So what's not to like? The lessons of history. As Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn, said, "We know ...

Rep. Mike Rogers NSA keeps America safe

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:49:32 -0400

No U.S. person anywhere in the world can be intentionally monitored without a specific order. The gross distortion of two vital National Security Agency (NSA) programs is dangerous and unfortunate.Neither program authorizes NSA to read e-mails or listen to phone calls of American citizens. Both are constitutional with numerous checks and balances by all three branches of government. OUR ...

Affidavits detail art of lying to struggling homeowners by B of A employees

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:48:26 -0400

The All In panel continues discussion of new affidavits showing Bank of America employees were told to lie, not just to struggling homeowners, but to the government and public at ...

Three Americans held over Ohio disabled woman and child enslaved in basement for 10 years

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:42:58 -0400

(23 mins ago) A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were forced to live in an Ohio basement with snakes and pitbulls and were treated like slaves for more than two years, US prosecutors said. The case came to light after the woman was caught stealing a candy bar and told police she would rather go to jail than go home because her roommates ';were mean to her.'' Three of her ...

United Dreamliner diverted due to possible oil filter problem

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:41:41 -0400

SEATTLE (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Tuesday that a Boeing Co 787 on its way to Tokyo from Denver was diverted to Seattle after an indication of a problem with an oil filter, but the plane landed without ...

Capitol Hill cooperation allows congressman to breathe easier

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:38:38 -0400

PHOENIX -- A Texas congressman who was choking on a piece of popcorn is thanking a fellow Republican from Arizona and a House staffer who is a doctor for stepping in to ...

Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. states

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:37 -0400

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rapidly across the United States and proving harder to control than previously ...

U.S. in danger of losing humanities social sciences edge panel

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:35 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is in danger of losing its advantage in the humanities and social sciences, just as China and other rivals move toward the U.S. model of a broad education in the liberal arts, a federal panel warned in a report to be released on ...

The US Military and the Unraveling of Africa

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:37:21 -0400

website. The Gulf of Guinea. He said it without a hint of irony or embarrassment. This was one of US Africa Command's big success stories. The Gulf... of Guinea. Never mind ...

2-Alarm Fire Burning In San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:33:35 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Firefighters are responding to a two-alarm fire in the San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood Tuesday evening, a fire dispatcher ...

War Correspondent Michael Hastings Dies In SoCal Car Crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:33:35 -0400

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith said he learned from a family member that the 33-year-old died early ...

Rapids Coach Defenseman Suspended For Actions Vs. ‘Quakes

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:33:34 -0400

Head coach Oscar Pareja of Colorado Rapids leaves the pitch after being defeated 2-1 by the San Jose Earthquakes. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty ...

United 787 heading to Tokyo diverted to Seattle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:22 -0400

SEATTLE -; United Airlines says an oil filter issue has prompted the crew of a Boeing 787 flying from Denver to Tokyo to divert to Seattle-Tacoma International ...

Ark. AG seeks to uphold verdict against JJ

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:16 -0400

The Justice Department and the state of Arkansas filed suit against the oil giant ExxonMobil over a March 29 pipeline rupture that spilled 210,000 gallons of oil into a residential neighborhood and waterways in the small town of ...

Dish passes on making new offer for Sprint

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:54:15 -0400

Sprint is suing to stop Dish Network's buyout of wireless data network operator Clearwire. The nation's third-largest cellphone carrier said the proposed deal violates the rights of Sprint and other Clearwire ...

Court Grants Pastor Right to Sue Oklahoma Over Native American License Plate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:59 -0400

An Oklahoma pastor has been given approval by a federal appeals court to sue the state over its license plate depicting the image of an Indian "rain god" made famous by a Native American ...

Defining ‘White’ And ‘Hispanic’ In Majority-Minority America

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:44:43 -0400

its latest population data last week, providing a portrait of the nation through July of 2012. Among the most interesting findings was that, for the first time, deaths among white Americans exceeded births. While this does not mean, of course, that white people are about to disappear, it is nonetheless a harbinger of the vast race-ethnic changes that are leading us inexorably toward a ...

GOP needs to be Party of Lincoln again Column

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:43:26 -0400

Lincoln Day Dinner is still a Republican Party staple, but it's not clear that most Republicans understand why, outside of inertia and the historic accident that the 16th president happens to be a founding figure in the party.This is a symptom of the party's current discontents. Lincoln is the foremost proponent of opportunity in U.S. history. He lived a life of aspiration -- rising ...

NSA considers ending collection of data on Americans phone calls

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:51 -0400

National Investigative Correspondent, NBC News The National Security Agency is reviewing whether to stop collecting a vast stockpile of records of Americans’ telephone calls - the most controversial component of its surveillance programs- by allowing telecommunications companies to retain the data until U.S. intelligence officials have a specific reason to review it for possible connections ...

Pool of potential jurors in George Zimmerman case shrinks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:42:40 -0400

Legal exports Faith Jenkins and Lisa Bloom join PoliticsNation to discuss the latest developments in the George Zimmerman case as the pool of potential jurors continues to ...

Dateline Doha At last it’s time for America to talk to the men from the Taliban

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:38:14 -0400

No more long dinners in Qatari restaurants, or idle afternoons in the capital's many shopping centres. Since they were first secretly delivered by US plane to Doha in 2010, the senior Taliban emissaries whom Washington hoped would eventually agree a peace deal with Kabul have not been rushed off their feet; efforts to kick-start a formal negotiating process to end the war repeatedly ...

Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing elderly couple

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:35:24 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed on Tuesday a man who was convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery at their home that netted $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy ...

Pentagon unveils plans for moving women into combat roles

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. military official declared "the days of Rambo are over" as the Pentagon unveiled its plans on Tuesday for integrating women into combat infantry positions following 12 years of war in which they fought and died in Iraq and Afghanistan while barred from front-line fighting ...

Markey Gomez clash in final US Senate debate

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:30:34 -0400

BOSTON -- Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey clashed on everything from their records in Congress and the private sector to term limits in their final debate of Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.Gomez defended his time as a Navy SEAL and his work in the private equity firm Advent International, saying President Barack Obama's pension fund as a former Illinois ...

21 US senators urge State Department to review Honduras aid amid allegations of police abuse

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:41 -0400

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - U.S. senators are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations. The 21 senators want the State Department to provide Congress with a detailed report on whether the Honduran government is protecting freedom of expression, implementing the rule of law and ...

US man pleads guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to US

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:29 -0400

TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August ...

NFL Stars Home Searched After Killing

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:28:17 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez looks on during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field, Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville, ...

Fatality At Hayward BART Station Shuts Down Service

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:47 -0400

HAYWARD (CBS SF) — A person died after jumping in front of a BART train at the Hayward station Tuesday afternoon and service is stopped in both directions, a BART police lieutenant ...

Marin Supervisors Approve County Fair Dress Code Aimed At Gang Members

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:47 -0400

MARIN (KCBS) --The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally adopted a dress code policy targeting gang members at the upcoming County Fair. But some are concerned the policy could lead to racial profiling. The dress-code policy won unanimous approval. Supervisors said gang members are allowed at the fair, as long as they are not wearing gang colors or other insignia. The fair runs ...

Feds Captives forced to eat dog food

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:26:43 -0400

>Editor's note: For more information on this story, check out CNN affiliates WKYC, WOIO and WJW.(CNN) -- A mentally disabled woman and her daughter were held in an Ohio apartment crowded with people and animals for more than a year, forced to perform manual labor and threatened with dogs and snakes to keep them compliant, authorities said Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said the people accused of ...

AP sources 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:33 -0400

The attack comes as U.S. and allied forces formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and police in a ceremony in Kabul. The transition to Afghan-led security means U.S. and other foreign combat troops will not be directly carrying the fight to the insurgency, but will advise and back up the Afghan forces as needed with air support and medical ...

Couple guilty in murder of mother of 2-month-old

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:32 -0400

PLANADA, Calif. -; A California couple is facing prison time after juries convicted them of luring an acquaintance to their home and strangling her to kidnap her 2-month-old ...

Suburban NY woman indicted on pot-growing charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:31 -0400

A woman from the ritzy New York City suburb of Scarsdale who is accused of raising thousands of marijuana plants was compared Tuesday to Colombian cocaine ...

McCaskill backs Hillary Clinton as next Dem Prez nominee

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:44 -0400

WASHINGTON – Sen. Claire McCaskill, who once joked she wouldn’t let her daughter near Bill Clinton, today gave Hillary Clinton a glowing endorsement to be the next Democratic Party nominee for president.McCaskill’s support was spelled out in a statement posted by Ready for Hillary, an unofficial pro-Clinton political action committee."Hillary Clinton had to give up her ...

Va. cabbie pursues charges after anti-Muslim rant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:15 -0400

McLEAN, Va. -- For the second time in as many months, a Muslim civil rights group is pursuing criminal charges on behalf of a taxicab driver who was subjected to an anti-Islamic rant caught on tape.In the most recent case, an Ashburn, Va., woman unleashed a string of expletives and called 911 to report she was afraid for her life because she said her cabbie, Abdikar Aden of Alexandria, was ...

Maine governor says he wont talk to 3 newspapers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:48:13 -0400

AUGUSTA, Maine -- A spokeswoman for Maine Gov. Paul LePage says the administration will no longer comment for stories published in three of Maine's daily newspapers.Adrienne Bennett told the Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/17Wn2Of ) on Tuesday the administration won't be talking to that publication, the Kennebec Journal and the Morning Sentinel. All are owned by MaineToday ...

Department of Labor vs. me Column

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:05 -0400

kids' clothing consignment business , a little like the ones that are everywhere now but also a little different. What started as a small family business operating out of our home has grown to 22 states. Now, though, it might all turn out to be illegal, thanks to the bureaucratic thinking of the Department of Labor.Help a mother outThe business model that parents thought was an innovation, ...

Honoring children upon graduation Column

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:05 -0400

For all the teen drama, they are, and will remain, my life. I recently got into a debate with a friend of mine over a remark I'd made, mostly in passing. "My kids are my life," I said.My friend, who is childless, argued that parents these days often sacrifice too much of their own lives in pursuit of the impossible: perfect child-rearing. She also pin-pointedly noted that kids are ...

Right to strike down voter registration law tellusatoday

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:03 -0400

We asked our Twitter followers what they thought about the Supreme Court striking down an Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote. Comments edited for clarity and grammar: There are legitimate concerns to voter fraud, but the Arizona law was politically motivated. Striking it made sense.-- @JonFRiceThe ruling is a major victory for allowing all citizens to vote without ...

Gross images go viral threatening brands Your Say

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:01 -0400

A viral video of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of taco shells, and a photo of a Wendy's worker eating ice cream from the dispenser, are examples of social media hazards for brands today. Comments from Facebook:Do you really think an employee who works for less than $10 an hour cares about losing his or her job? I doubt it, but in higher-paying professions, people fear losing their ...

Arizona voter law overreached Your Say

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:59 -0400

The Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court sit for their official photograph. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Arizona cannot require proof of citizenship when people register to ...

GOP relentlessly pursues abortion restrictions

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:28 -0400

Republicans are using the Kermit Gosnell case to justify a 20-week abortion ban they are voting on in the House of Representatives. Stephanie Shriock of Emily's List joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss the latest battles in the war on women's ...

Obama no Cheney on surveillance

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:28 -0400

As President Obama addresses comparisons made between him and Vice President Cheney on spying issues, Maria Teresa Kumar and Jonathan Capehart join Rev. Sharpton to discuss their ...

Surveillance prevented at least 10 U.S. terror attacks NSA says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:27 -0400

The director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Keith Alexander, defended the controversial surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden and revealed details of two previously unreported cases he said were cracked with the help of the programs. NBC's Andrea Mitchell ...

Why the LGBT struggle is like the civil rights struggle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:27 -0400

In the latest installment of Reply Al, Sharpton explains why people shouldn't worry about the difference between the civil rights movement and LGBT equality ...

Transcripts expose Issa’s witch-hunt

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:27 -0400

Ranking member on the House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings hopes to debunk the conspiracy theories that the White House was behind the IRS targeting scandal as he releases the transcripts of an IRS employee interview against Committee Chairman Darrell Issa's ...

Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:25 -0400

Five decades after John F. Kennedy visited the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama will address U.S.-Germany relations in the same historic location. The President recently wrapped up a trip to Northern Ireland where he attended the G-8 summit. NBC's Brian Williams ...

House passes ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:24 -0400

By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, offering social conservatives a symbolic victory even as the bill is all but certain not to become law.The vote was 228-196, with six Democrats and all but six Republicans voting for the measure.But the legislation, sponsored by Rep. Trent ...

House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:24 -0400

View Photo Associated Press/Carolyn Kaster - Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at House Judiciary Committee hearing to discuss the Strengthen and Fortify ...

Sideshow Obama ‘birthers’ still exist

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:23 -0400

Jimmy Fallon found a way to connect Miss Utah's wacky answer at the Miss USA pageant to President Obama's approval ratings; South Carolina Republican Jeff Duncan tells radio host he still questions the president's "validity," proving that the birther movement is still alive and well in America; and a Congressman introduces his colleague from American Samoa, with a ...

Steele on GOP abortion bill ‘This is a crazy conversation to have right now’

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:22 -0400

It doesn't seem like the GOP has learned much from their women problem in 2012. Joan Walsh from Salon and former RNC Chair Michael Steele join Chris Matthews to discuss why the party continues to bring up the abortion issue, especially when this continual revisiting of this legislation isn't getting the party ...

Transcript release sheds new light on IRS scandal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:20 -0400

After Darrell Issa, R-Calif., only released select pieces of documentation from IRS committee interviews, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., took matters into his own hands by releasing over 200 pages of transcripts. Chris Matthews discusses the details with the Maryland ...

‘The Good Wife’s’ Chris Noth talks unscripted politics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:18 -0400

political opponent if need be. and cannot look at it as unethical and still, you know, go on and be a good guy in other matters. so that he doesn't -- once he does the act, he doesn't think about it, it's done and on to the ...

Could foiled terrorist attacked have been stopped without snooping

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:16 -0400

2009 , nsa using 7.02 authority intercepted an e-mail from a terrorist locked in pakistan. that will individual was talking with the individual located inside ...

Boehner No House immigration without GOP majority

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:37:15 -0400

Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., joins Martin Bashir to discuss whether any meaningful immigration reform bill can pass the House if, as Speaker Boehner demands, it must represent the will of a majority of House ...

New York regulators fine Deloitte $10m over StanChart

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:36:42 -0400

Nikhil Kumar is The Independent's New York correspondent. He was formerly assistant editor on the foreign desk and has also done a variety of jobs on the city desk, where he wrote about markets, commodities and other business and economics ...

Senators urge scrutiny of American Airlines and US Airways merger

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:34:21 -0400

On the eve of a Senate hearing on airline mergers, two senators are urging the Obama administration to carefully scrutinize the proposed merger ...

Officials investigating death of Puerto Rico bank executive

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:14 -0400

SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico said on ...

Did senior State Department security officials commit perjury

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:21 -0400

Two top officials at the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service (DS) -- the federal law enforcement agency that protects American diplomats and investigates allegations of criminal misconduct by State Department employees -- gave sworn testimony earlier this year that appears to be evasive at best, and untrue at worst, according to evidence obtained by Fox News. The officials are ...

CAPTIVE IN KUWAITContract Dispute Leaves 100 Americans Stranded

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:27:19 -0400

More than 100 American citizens have been trapped on two U.S. Army bases in Kuwait for months because of a contract dispute. (Wikipedia/public ...

Trial of accused Fort Hood gunman moved to at least August

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:41 -0400

U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan (L) appears before the Fort Hood Chief Circuit Judge Colonel Gregory Gross with a military lawyer (R) during an arraignment as seen in this courtroom sketch, July 20, ...

Jury selection moves to second phase in Trayvon Martin murder case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:39 -0400

1 of 3. George Zimmerman stands as the judge leaves the courtroom as jury selection continues in his second-degree murder trial in Sanford, Florida, June 18, ...

Cancellation of Arab American Film Festival a Troubling Sign

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:26:34 -0400

This is where we are today, as a country and a society. You can't even hold an Arab American film festival in Dearborn, Michigan, a center of the Arab American community in this country. The festival was supposed to run this month, but last month the Arab American Chamber of Commerce pulled the plug on it. What a shame! Young filmmakers from across the US and the world would have come ...

Watch Bronx Principal Accused of Making Bomb Threats

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:24:16 -0400

Shocking claims from teachers at a school in the blocks and they say their principal. Threatened to blow to school with them inside homework and Bronx intermediate school 232 -- -- tight eye ...

Burger Joint Robber Shot Dead By Deputies In Castro Valley Was Wanted Parolee

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:52 -0400

fatally shot in a confrontation with two Alameda County sheriff's deputies at a restaurant in Castro Valley on Friday night was a parolee at large from Oakland, authorities said Tuesday. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. J.D. Nelson identified the suspect as 32-year-old Quincy Williams and said he had three felony convictions for robbery, drugs and theft. Williams also had "numerous" ...

Aetna To Stop Selling Individual Health Insurance Plans In Calif.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:52 -0400

SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — Aetna Inc. will stop selling individual health insurance policies in California next month, just weeks after opting out of the exchange that is being established as part of the national health care reforms, a state regulator said Tuesday. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said he was disappointed in Aetna’s decision because consumers need more ...

Chrysler Agrees To Major Recall Of Jeeps At Risk Of Fire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:52 -0400

DETROIT (CBS/AP) – Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. In deciding on the recall, Chrysler sidestepped a showdown with government safety regulators that could have led to public hearings with witnesses ...

Ex-Warrior Ellis Tells Bucks He’s Opting Out Of Contract

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:51 -0400

Monta Ellis has informed the Bucks he won't exercise his $11 million option for the upcoming season, making him an unrestricted free agent July 1. The move Monday wasn't a total surprise, coming after Ellis rejected a two-year contract extension last ...

San Mateo’s Mohamed Lahna Aims For 2016 Paralympic Triathlon

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:51 -0400

Mohamed Lahna of Morocco crosses the finish line during the Paratriathlon Male Tri-2 race on October 22, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Sandra Mu/Getty ...

Timeline A’s Attempts To Relocate From Oakland Coliseum

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:51 -0400

Chris Young #25 of the Oakland Athletics high fives Shane Peterson #32 after the Athletics beat the Houston Astros at O.co Coliseum on April 17, 2013 in Oakland. (Ezra Shaw/Getty ...

Yahoo Discloses Number Of U.S. Government Data Requests

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:22:50 -0400

SUNNYVALE (CBS/AP) — Yahoo is the latest company to disclose how many requests for user data it has received from U.S. government agencies, putting the number between 12,000 and 13,000 in the six months that ended on May 31. Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer and General Counsel Ron Bell said in a blog post late Monday that the most common requests concerned fraud homicides, kidnappings, and ...

U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:21:00 -0400

WASHINGTON, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 7:21pm EDT WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways Group to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air travelers. US Airways announced on Feb. 14 that it planned to buy American Airlines parent ...

MLB Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees ppd. rain

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:19:15 -0400

Tuesday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees has been postponed due to rain in New York. The game will be made up Wednesday at 1 p.m. EDT as part of a split doubleheader, with the second game scheduled for 7:05 ...

Feds target contacts of DEA agents killer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:52:44 -0400

DEA ) agent - prohibiting U.S. residents from conducting financial or commercial transactions with them and freezing any assets they have under U.S. ...

Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:51:36 -0400

Reuters © An employee rides her bike past a logo next to the main entrance of the Google building in Zurich July 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christian ...

Senators to Obama Arming Syrian rebels not enough

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:12 -0400

WASHINGTON -; A bipartisan trio of key senators is demanding that President Barack Obama take more decisive action to stem the military advance by Syrian President Bashar Assad's ...

Officials Man mauled by bear outside Wis. cabin

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:12 -0400

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the man was attacked in his yard near Shell Lake on Monday night. DNR carnivore specialist David MacFarland says the man's dog apparently initiated contact with the ...

What it takes to become an Army Ranger

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:11 -0400

There are many different requirements, standards and tests for the wide variety of Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and commando units - ranging from infantry and combat engineer to pararescue and special ...

IRS worker No political bias against tea party

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:08 -0400

WASHINGTON -; An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released ...

Officials Unattended campfire caused Calif. fire

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:44:52 -0400

Colorado authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders in the state's second largest city as a historically damaging fire continued to burn to the ...

Bus fare rise sees a million people protest on the streets of Brazil

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:23 -0400

When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year's World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have "a big social and cultural ...

Most Americans hate their jobs or have checked out Gallup says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:39:21 -0400

Seven out of 10 workers have "checked out" at work or are "actively disengaged," according to a recent Gallup survey. In its ongoing survey of the American workplace, Gallup found that only 30 percent of workers are "were engaged, or involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their workplace." Although that equals the high in engagement since Gallup began ...

Lil Wayne steps on American flag during God Bless Amerika video shoot

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:27 -0400

Photo credit: Lil Wayne (Getty Images) Lil Wayne insists that he didn't really mean to stomp all over the American flag during a video shoot, despite evidence to the contrary. While filming a music video for the song "God Bless Amerika," the 30-year-old raps in front of an American flag that drops to the ground, at which point he walks all over Old Glory for the better part of a ...

Humanities social sciences critical to our future Column

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:38 -0400

The bipartisan Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences is issuing a report on the subject. Once again, in our contentious Congress, the sideshow is upstaging the circus. While our representatives are ...

From the Archives Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:12 -0400

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a 147-hour mission. NBC's Robert Bazell Reports from Cape Canaveral, ...

Matthews War is the new damn normal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:00 -0400

Should we be voting on matters of war? Chris Matthews discusses the new decision to arm rebels in Syria and how it fits a narrative of war as the new normal in ...

Hillary Clinton’s officially unofficial campaign – and 2014 gun control politics

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:34:00 -0400

MSNBC host Toure ("The Cycle"), Buzzfeed's McKay Coppins and The Atlantic's Garance Franke-Ruta debate whether the early steam building behind Hillary Clinton 2016, including an endorsement from Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, is wise - or shades of 2008; then the trio examine Vice President Biden's strong words on gun control and the role the issue may play come ...

CBO 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:59 -0400

Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades. The eagerly awaited report by Congress' non-partisan scorekeeping agency said the legislation would increase federal spending in the form of benefits for those gaining legal status, but those expenses would be more than offset by a rise in the labor force, increasing ...

NSA director Intelligence gathering helped stop 50 attacks since 911

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:58 -0400

Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., and MSNBC host Karen Finney ("Disrupt") debate whether President Obama is right, that checks and balances protect us from NSA overreach, and whether it's appropriate to invoke Nazi Germany and North Korea in the debate over intelligence ...

Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:56 -0400

Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's death that yielded nothing. Yet the mystery endures, fueled by a public fascination with mobsters and ...

Jindal’s ‘stupid’ GOP ignores jobs sequester for latest abortion bill

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:56 -0400

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Georgetown University's Michael Eric Dyson discuss the Grand Ol' Party of "stupid" is ignoring jobs - and instead "naval-gazing" on another anti-abortion bill that has no hope of ...

Bashir Issa’s hypocritical ‘selective’ information

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:55 -0400

Martin Bashir explains that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.- a man connected to two allegations of car theft -- should know better than anyone the misinformation that can result when you selectively leak information - as he's done with testimony related to the IRS ...

Report says immigration bill cuts deficit

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:54 -0400

2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...

Rep. Burgess comment on male fetuses pleasure just the latest GOP low

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:53 -0400

The Grio's Joy Reid joins Martin Bashir to discuss the latest jaw-dropping comment on abortion by a male Republican congressman - and why he and his party are twisting science to suit a bill that can't possibly become ...

Top Lines Obama NSA Miss Utah Bill O’Reilly and asphyxiation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:51 -0400

Straighten your tie on air; Pres. Obama defends NSA intelligence gathering; Miss Utah says "create education better"; Bill O'Reilly makes fun of everybody - just ask him; and there's no pleasing Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham on Syria in today's "Top ...

Surveillance helped stop plots against NYSE and New York subway official says

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:48 -0400

FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce details how the NSA's phone surveillance program foiled a terror plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Joyce made the remarks while testifying Tuesday at a House ...

Prosecutor 3 Ohioans enslaved disabled mom child

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:42 -0400

CLEVELAND (AP) -- A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, sometimes denied food and threatened with a pet python and pit bulls, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her captors, authorities said Tuesday in announcing federal charges against three ...

Mother in upscale New York suburb indicted as marijuana dealer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:27:02 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mother of three in an upscale New York suburb was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a sophisticated marijuana operation, federal law enforcement officials ...

Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes California fire a threat

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:23 -0400

DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew in ...

Ohio residents accused of holding disabled woman in slavery

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:22 -0400

(From left to right) Jessica Hunt, Jordie Callahan, Daniel Brown, three Ohio residents who are accused of holding a cognitively disabled woman and her daughter against their will, are pictured in this handout photo released to Reuters on June 18, ...

Fitch Rates American Equitys Senior Unsecured Notes BB

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:02 -0400

Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ...

Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:28 -0400

BOSTON -- The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what its president says is a milestone for the proposed 130-turbine project.The $2.6 billion Cape Wind project aims to be the nation's first offshore wind farm. But Cape Wind, proposed in 2001, has been delayed by lengthy review and entrenched opponents and has been looking for ...

UN Security Council likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force Fiji sending troops

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:36 -0400

The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant says there is "strong support" in the council for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal to expand the 913-member force to 1,250. The force was established in 1974 to monitor the ...

US State Department Screaming passenger who disrupted Hong Kong flight once worked at agency

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:22 -0400

NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from Hong Kong once worked at the agency. The spokeswoman said Tuesday that the passenger ended his time at the department in 2006. She gave no details about his job or why he no longer works there. The man started screaming nine hours into a ...

NFL Star to Be Questioned About Murder

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:20:22 -0400

New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez looks on during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field, Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville, ...

Police Seek Help In Finding Vallejo Homicide Suspect

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:09 -0400

VALLEJO (CBS SF) -Vallejo police have identified a suspect in a February homicide as 32-year-old William Cordoba and are seeking the public's help in locating him. Cordoba, also known as William Johnson, ...

Michelle Shocked Invited To SF Pride Week Months After Homophobic Rant

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:07 -0400

Michelle Shocked performs on stage during day five of the Bluesfest Music Festival at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm on April 25, 2011 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty ...

Ex-Warriors Exec D’Alessandro Begins ‘Dream Job’ As Kings GM

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:19:00 -0400

The Sacramento Kings formally introduced D'Alessandro as the team's new general manager Monday, handing over basketball operations to the former Denver and Golden State executive who has spent a lifetime waiting for such an opportunity. He joins coach Mike Malone, hired just two weeks ago by new owner Vivek Ranadive, who said D'Alessandro emerged from the "long and arduous ...

Feds charge 3 in Ohio slavery case

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:56:00 -0400

Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:49:07 -0400

This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron Eveatt ...

Feds propose expanding Cary immigration office

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:40 -0400

Cary, N.C. - Two years after local opposition scuttled plans for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in a former Cary supermarket, federal officials are looking to expand the existing office in Cary.A closed-door meeting is set for Wednesday as officials begin the pre-application process with Cary to secure more space for the ICE office.The agency uses about 2 acres on Centrewest ...

APNewsBreak Conn. chimp attack victim to appeal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:48 -0400

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -; An attorney for a Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee says he plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn't do anything about ...

US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2103

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:47 -0400

As of Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...

Americans want NSA leaker prosecuted

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:47 -0400

A poll has found 54 per cent of Americans are in favour of prosecuting Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor, turned ...

NTSB Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:45 -0400

TULSA, Okla. -; An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and had even complained that he couldn't distinguish between red and green signals, a doctor told a federal oversight board ...

Tornado spotted near Denver airport terminal

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:43 -0400

Suit McDonalds wages put on costly debit card

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:42 -0400

Single mom Natalie Gunshannon has filed suit over bank fees that allegedly include $1.00 to check her balance, $1.50 to withdraw cash and $15 to replace a lost ...

UPDATE 1-Enroll America sets private outreach for Obamacare sign-up

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:42:23 -0400

Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:42pm EDT By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Enroll America, a nonprofit group at the center of the political fight over President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, launched a multi-state grassroots campaign on Tuesday to help sign up millions of uninsured Americans for health coverage in the coming months. The group, which has strong ties to the Obama ...

We Were Told To Lie Say Bank Of America Employees

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:41:47 -0400

Bank of America 's mortgage servicing unit consistently lied to homeowners, fraudulently denied loan modifications and offered bonuses to staff for intentionally pushing people into foreclosure, according to ...

Bill would honor Buffalo Soldiers role in parks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:27 -0400

In the decades after the Civil War, the nation's first black Army regiments guarded Yosemite and Sequoia national parks against poaching and timber thefts, a role that in hindsight made them some of the United States' first park ...

Teacher training especially in California gets poor grades

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:12 -0400

NEW YORK - California has been trying to improve how it educates teachers for more than a decade, and some of its ideas have become a model for the rest of the country. But the vast majority of teacher preparation programs in the state are still failing to adequately prepare teachers, according to a controversial new report Tuesday that rated more than 1,200 schools of education across the ...

McCaskill Gives Early Endorsement to Hillary Clinton

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:54 -0400

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, an early backer of Barack Obama in 2008, on Tuesday announced her backing of Ready for Hillary, a group encouraging the former secretary of state to run for president in 2016. McCaskill, who was re-elected to a second term in 2012, said the group's work was critical if Clinton opts to run in 2016. "Hillary Clinton had to give up her political ...

Sen. Sessions Gang of Eight immigration bill “nowhere close to what the American people really want.”

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:24 -0400

Andrea Tantaros radio show to express his reservations about the Gang of Eight immigration bill – which he said was ';nowhere close to what the American people really want'; – and have a little fun with his colleague, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL). Noting that Rubio has lately been expressing reservations about the border security provisions of the bill, but has been touting ...

Americans View GOP Less Favorably Than Democratic Party

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:36 -0400

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans still rate the Republican Party less favorably than the Democratic Party, 39% vs. 46%. But both parties' ratings are down from November 2012. The Democrats' rating dropped more, from 51% just after President Barack Obama won re-election. Americans' ratings of the Democratic Party are now more on par with readings earlier in 2012, while their ratings of ...

Former New York City Councilman Pedro Gautier Espada Sentenced to Six Months’ Imprisonment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:36:20 -0400

Earlier today, Pedro Gautier Espada was sentenced before Judge Frederic Block in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, to six months’ imprisonment, to be followed by six months’ home confinement and one year of supervised release, for theft of federal funds from Bronx-based non-profit healthcare clinics, Soundview Healthcare Network ("Soundview") and for failing to file ...