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Rivalries pose problems in arming Syria's rebels

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:02 PM PDT

In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires a heavy machine gun towards Syrian soldiers loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Aleppo, Syria. _ The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. aid so far suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition. Food, medicine and other life-saving supplies regularly run into long delays because of bickering among rebel factions, U.S. officials say. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian rebels' record in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid suggests major challenges ahead for any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

2 Bangladesh garment factories show effort, lapses

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012 file photo, a Bangladeshi police officer walks past rows of burnt sewing machines in the burned out Tazreen garment factory in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Government investigators said the November fire at the Tazreen factory, which killed 112, was so deadly in part because clothing was stored in the stairwell, which turned the emergency exit into a chimney billowing smoke, fire and toxic fumes from the burning fibers. (AP Photo/Khurshed Rinku, File)SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The walls of the cavernous AKH clothing factory are covered in red arrows. They point to three wide emergency staircases with evacuation plans posted on every floor. They point to fire extinguishers attached to the walls and pillars throughout the factory. They point to medical kits located near designated workers with "First Aid" stitched onto their shirts.

Fire threatens Colorado mountain town of 400

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:16 PM PDT

In this Thursday, June 20, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Forest Service, wildfires fires approach the town of South Fork, Colo. The town of about 400 people was evacuated Friday morning, June 21, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service, Penny Bertram)SOUTH FORK, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire working overtime in hot, windy weather is threatening a tourist town in Colorado's southwestern mountains.

Secret college admissions practice for men

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

Men in collegeSome admissions officials admit that male applicants get special treatment.

Obama nominates Comey to head FBI

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2007 file photo, James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The White House says President Barack Obama plans to announce Friday his new choice to lead the FBI in Comey, former President George W. Bush's No. 2 at the Justice Department. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has named James Comey to be the new FBI director. Comey was the No. 2 Justice Department official under Republican President George W. Bush.

Border security amendment offered in Senate

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:32 AM PDT

Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, listens at left, as Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., speaks at a news conference hosted by the Tea Party Patriots to oppose the Senate immigration reform bill, Thursday, June 20, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Martin; Akady Faktorovich, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union; Hans Marsen, an immigrant from England; Sessions; Niger Innis with TheTeaParty.Net, and George Wilkerson with The Remembrance Project. White House-backed immigration legislation gained momentum in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers closed in on a bipartisan compromise to spend tens of billions of dollars stiffening border security without delaying legalization for millions living in the country unlawfully. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — An agreement to vastly increase fencing, patrols and high-tech monitoring along the U.S.-Mexico border has been formally unveiled in the Senate.

Weiner calls rival over voter's gay slur

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:32 AM PDT

In his first campaign event, New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner greets commuters outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating explanations that capsized his promising congressional career. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)Former Rep. Anthony Weiner called his New York City mayoral rival Christine Quinn on Thursday to clarify a recent discussion he had with a voter who reportedly used a homophobic slur to describe Quinn. Quinn, who is openly gay, told reporters Friday she received a phone message from Weiner on Thursday after the ex-congressman came [...]

FAA investigating jets' close call over NYC

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:32 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two airplanes came too close to each other over New York City last week.

Brazil leader remains mute amid protests

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:13 AM PDT

People are reflected in the glass window of a commercial building that was damaged during protests in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. Police and protesters fought in the streets into the early hours Friday as Brazilians swarmed through Brazilian cities in the biggest demonstrations yet against a government viewed as corrupt at all levels and unresponsive to its people. President Dilma Rousseff called an emergency meeting of her top Cabinet members for Friday morning, more than a week after the protests began. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilians struggled Friday to comprehend the protests shaking their nation after 1 million anti-government demonstrators took to the streets the previous night in scores of cities, with clusters battling police and destroying swaths of storefronts and government buildings.

Voices about Brazil's protests

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Inacio Pinheiro poses for a photo as he works at his newspaper stand in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, June 21, 2013. The 41-year-old vendor says Some comments by Brazilians participating in protests across South America's biggest country:

Flooding forces 75,000 from west Canada homes

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:58 AM PDT

Kevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety as the flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Hundreds of people have been evacuated with volunteers and emergency crews helping to aid stranded residents. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage)CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Calgary's mayor said Friday the flooding situation in his city is as under control as it can be — for now. Officials estimated 75,000 people have been displaced in the western Canadian city.

Video: Flood evacuations underway in Canada

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:28 AM PDT

bulldozerAs many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes near Calgary.

Lavrov: Syria peace conference could be derailed

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:42 AM PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russia's foreign minister said Friday that Washington is sending contradictory signals on Syria that could derail an international conference intended to end that country's civil war, warning that U.S. talk about a possible no-fly zone would only encourage the rebels to keep fighting.

A test of 'perseverance' brings Heat another title

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:12 AM PDT

The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, left, holds the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy as LeBron James holds his Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award after Game 7 of the NBA basketball championship against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Miami. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win their second straight NBA championship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)MIAMI (AP) — Even after the confetti fell and the champagne spilled, in the early moments of a Game 7 celebration, LeBron James couldn't forget Game 6.

US stocks open higher after 2-day plunge

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 07:28 AM PDT

U.S. stocks rose in morning trading on Friday as traders regrouped following the biggest drop of the year.

Court of public opinion looms large in George Zimmerman murder trial

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:10 AM PDT

All-Female Jury Chosen for George Zimmerman TrialOn paper, Seminole County, Fla., criminal case No. 2012-001083-CFA is a second-degree murder trial, one that could send George Zimmerman to prison for life. But in the court of public opinion, the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin has roused a national conversation about racial profiling, self-defense, gun control, vigilantism, civil rights and [...]

Brazil's president grasps for answer to protests

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT

Military police detain a man during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 20, 2013. More than half a million Brazilians poured into the streets of at least 80 Brazilian cities Thursday in demonstrations that saw violent clashes and renewed calls for an end to government corruption and demands for better public services. Riot police battled protesters in at least five cities, with some of the most intense clashes happening in Rio de Janeiro, where an estimated 300,000 demonstrators swarmed into the seaside city's central area. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)Brazilians are angry about a range of issues from corruption to the World Cup.

Brazil protests could halt soccer

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:09 AM PDT

(Blank Headline Received)Media is speculating a tournament ahead of next year's World Cup is in danger.

The top 9,486 ways Jay Carney won’t answer your question

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:54 AM PDT

White House press secretary Jay Carney listens to a question during the daily press briefing, Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the White House in Washington. Carney discussed the ongoing conflict in Syria, immigration reform, and several other topics. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A Yahoo News analysis of the 444 briefings that Carney has held since becoming White House press secretary has identified 13 distinct strains in the way he dodges a reporter's question. In the following interactive, you can browse all 9,486 of Carney's most-used responses and verbal crutches.

Obama to meet with privacy, civil liberties board

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:38 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2007 file photo shows the National Security Agency building at Fort Meade, Md. As many as one of every five worldwide terror threats picked up by U.S. government surveillance has been targeted on the United States, the Obama administration says. But officials are reluctant to say much more about the 50 plots they claim have been thwarted. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is holding his first meeting with a privacy and civil liberties board Friday as he seeks to make good on his pledge to have a public discussion about secretive government surveillance programs.

Stonehenge gathering marks summer solstice

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:08 AM PDT

People raise their hands in celebration during the summer solstice shortly after 4:52 am at the prehistoric Stonehenge monument, near Salisbury, England, Friday, June 21, 2013. Following an annual all-night party, thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight at the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)STONEHENGE, England (AP) — Police say more than 20,000 celebrants have gathered at the famed Stonehenge monument to mark the summer solstice.

Kerry trip starts with tough Syrian, Afghan issues

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:38 AM PDT

In this June 19, 2013, photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a Gays and Lesbian in Foreign Affairs Agencies Pride event at the State Department in Washington. Kerry is beginning an overseas trip plunging into two thorny U.S. foreign policy problems: unrelenting bloodshed in Syria and efforts to talk to the Taliban and end the war in Afghanistan. Kerry leaves June 21 for Doha, Qatar, where representatives of 11 nations will discuss how to coordinate aid to rebels trying to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry begins an overseas trip plunging into two thorny foreign policy problems facing the Obama administration: unrelenting bloodshed in Syria and efforts to talk to the Taliban and find a political resolution to the war in Afghanistan.

Flooding may force 100,000 from west Canada homes

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:38 AM PDT

Kevan Yaets swims after his cat Momo to safety as the flood waters sweep him downstream after submerging his truck in High River, Alberta on Thursday, June 20, 2013 after the Highwood River overflowed its banks. Hundreds of people have been evacuated with volunteers and emergency crews helping to aid stranded residents. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jordan Verlage)HIGHWOOD RIVER, Calgary (AP) — As many as 100,000 people could be forced from their homes by heavy flooding in western Canada, Calgary city officials said, while mudslides forced the closure of the Trans-Canada Highway, isolating the mountain resort towns of Banff and Canmore.

Wallenda to cross gorge near Grand Canyon on wire

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 01:04 AM PDT

High wire performer Nik Wallenda walks across a wire as he practices Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Sarasota, Fla. Wallenda, a seventh generation high-wire walker, will attempt to walk across the Grand Canyon on Sunday, June 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — It's an ambitious feat even for a man who was born into a family of daredevils.

Senate immigration bill boosted by border deal

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:48 AM PDT

Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, listens at left, as Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., speaks at a news conference hosted by the Tea Party Patriots to oppose the Senate immigration reform bill, Thursday, June 20, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Martin; Akady Faktorovich, an immigrant from the former Soviet Union; Hans Marsen, an immigrant from England; Sessions; Niger Innis with TheTeaParty.Net, and George Wilkerson with The Remembrance Project. White House-backed immigration legislation gained momentum in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers closed in on a bipartisan compromise to spend tens of billions of dollars stiffening border security without delaying legalization for millions living in the country unlawfully. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching immigration legislation offering the prize of U.S. citizenship to millions is swiftly gaining ground in the Senate following agreement between Republicans and Democrats on dramatic steps aimed at securing the border with Mexico.
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