| 5 key moments from first week of Zimmerman trial Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:32 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The first week of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial closed Friday. At the start of the week, prosecutors and defense attorneys outlined their cases for the jury of six women. Then prosecutors began putting on their case.
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| Millions worldwide share difficult Mandela vigil Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:04 PM PDT  As Nelson Mandela slowly fades into history, yet another remarkable moment is helping to seal his legacy: Millions of people around the world, united by respect and gratitude, are preparing for this beloved man to die.
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| In South Africa, Obama pays tribute to ill Mandela Posted: 29 Jun 2013 10:46 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Paying tribute to his personal hero, President Barack Obama met privately Saturday with Nelson Mandela's family as the world anxiously awaited news on the condition of the ailing 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader.
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| First week of testimony in Martin case wraps up Posted: 29 Jun 2013 09:48 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The first week of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial wrapped up with testimony from two neighbors and a police officer that seemed to bolster the defense's argument that he was pinned on his back by Trayvon Martin before shooting the teen.
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| Jackson son's testimony dominates trial's 9th week Posted: 29 Jun 2013 09:00 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:
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| Egypt group: 22 million signatures against Morsi Posted: 29 Jun 2013 06:14 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — The youth group leading the campaign against Egypt's president says it has collected the signatures of 22 million Egyptians who want to remove the Islamist leader.
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| Obama meets privately with Mandela family Posted: 29 Jun 2013 05:58 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are meeting privately with the family of Nelson Mandela. |
| Obama tells leaders to follow Mandela's example Posted: 29 Jun 2013 04:43 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday encouraged leaders in Africa and around the world to follow former South African President Nelson Mandela's example of country before self, as the U.S. president prepared to pay personal respects to relatives who have been gathered around the critically ill anti-apartheid icon.
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| Egypt on edge ahead of more protests Posted: 29 Jun 2013 04:12 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egypt's embattled Islamist president are holding rival sit-ins on the eve of what are expected to be massive opposition-led protests aimed at forcing Mohammed Morsi's ouster.
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| Obama: Mandela a beacon for the power of principle Posted: 29 Jun 2013 03:42 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama says former South African President Nelson Mandela continues to shine as a beacon of the power of principle and standing up for what's right.
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| Obama: Make climate change a must for your vote Posted: 29 Jun 2013 03:26 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging Americans to make climate change a political litmus test, asking them to declare they won't vote for any politicians who don't protect future generations from environmental devastation.
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| Gay marriages resume in Calif. with a flurry Posted: 29 Jun 2013 03:12 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Same-sex marriages that were outlawed in California 4 1/2 years ago resumed in a rush after a federal appeals court took the "unusual, but not unprecedented," step of freeing couples to obtain marriage licenses, before the U.S. Supreme Court had issued its final judgment in a challenge of the state's voter-approved gay marriage ban.
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| Obamas to meet Mandela family, not visit hospital Posted: 29 Jun 2013 02:10 AM PDT  President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will meet on Saturday with relatives of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, but they will not visit the hospital where the former South African president is critically ill.
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| Obama to meet with Mandela family Posted: 29 Jun 2013 01:13 AM PDT  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will meet privately Saturday with members of ailing Nelson Mandela's family.
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| Obama paying tribute to Mandela in S Africa Posted: 29 Jun 2013 12:56 AM PDT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama is meeting with South Africa's leader at the start of a weekend visit that will pay tribute to the legacy of critically ill former President Nelson Mandela. |
| Susan Rice: Snowden leaks haven't weakened Obama Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:38 PM PDT  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice dismissed claims that Edward Snowden's highly classified leaks have weakened the Obama presidency and damaged U.S. foreign policy, insisting that the United States will remain "the most influential, powerful and important country in the world."
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| Egypt violence builds, American among dead Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:08 PM PDT  Two people, one an American student, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria.
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| Will Obama meet Mandela? Posted: 28 Jun 2013 10:22 PM PDT  The president says he will "gauge the situation" while in South Africa.
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| Search continues for missing Mount Hood climber Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:49 PM PDT  Crew members aboard an Oregon National Guard helicopter spotted rope and a spike while searching for a climber who has been missing on Mount Hood since last weekend.
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| Plaintiffs in gay marriage case wed in SF, LA Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:19 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot Friday, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
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| Plaintiffs in Calif. marriage case marry in SF Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:50 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after an appeals court cleared the way for same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
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| Court lifts ban on Calif. gay marriages Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:49 PM PDT  An appeals court clears the way for same-sex marriages to start immediately.
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| Conn. man arraigned in ex-Patriot's murder case Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:18 PM PDT  ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — An arrested man from former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's hometown was transferred to Massachusetts on Friday to face a gun charge connected to the murder case against Hernandez while a third suspect surrendered to authorities in Florida.
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| Court lifts Calif. gay marriage ban Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:18 PM PDT  Same-sex unions can resume immediately in the state.
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| Status of the states on same-sex marriage Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:16 PM PDT  The Supreme Court issued a pair of decisions this week with major consequences for efforts to legalize or bar same-sex marriage. One ruling opened the way for California to become the 13th state to allow gay marriage; the other struck down part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and directed the government to recognize legally married same-sex couples.
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