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• Report: Judge says minorities predisposed to violent crime
• Soldier: No good reason for 'horrible things I did'
• Michael Jackson's teen daughter attempts suicide
• Lautenberg's colleagues recall 'scrappy fighter'
• $590 million Powerball jackpot claimed in Florida
• Path to citizenship ‘highly unlikely’ to pass House, says Rep. Tom Price
• Everybody loves Chris: N.J. gov. enjoying broad appeal
• Watch Live: Search for survivors in Pa. building collapse
• Contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
• Venezuela deports U.S. filmmaker accused of being spy
• Turkish media covers penguins, not protests
• 100 students ejected from NYC-to-Atlanta flight
• Former News Corp editor denies hacking charges
• Susan Rice to replace Donilon as national security adviser
• 7 people hospitalized after Moscow subway fire
• House to address military sexual assaults
• Chinese-American scientist released from China
• Michelle Obama clashes with heckler at fundraiser
• Minn. cheerleader accused of prostituting girl
• FBI searches offices of California state senator, Latino caucus
• Houston police chief: Videotaped beating sickening
• Pa. school won't say transgender male's name at graduation
• Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Hawaii
• Jack White saves historic Detroit venue
• Review justifies firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner

Report: Judge says minorities predisposed to violent crime Posted: 05 Jun 2013 01:03 PM PDT Federal judge Edith Jones reportedly said racial bias complaints in capital cases are a "red herring."

Soldier: No good reason for 'horrible things I did' Posted: 05 Jun 2013 11:47 AM PDT Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleads guilty to a massacre in Afghanistan.

Michael Jackson's teen daughter attempts suicide Posted: 05 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT Paris Jackson, 15, is rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital, her mother says.

Lautenberg's colleagues recall 'scrappy fighter' Posted: 05 Jun 2013 11:01 AM PDT New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg was remembered as a "most tenacious" man and "scrappy fighter" willing to do anything to better the lives of all Americans during his funeral at a New York synagogue on Wednesday. "You don't have to wait for the history books" to know the impact of Lautenberg's career, former Secretary of [...]

$590 million Powerball jackpot claimed in Florida Posted: 05 Jun 2013 10:16 AM PDT TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Lottery says the winner of the $590 million Powerball jackpot has claimed the prize.

Path to citizenship ‘highly unlikely’ to pass House, says Rep. Tom Price Posted: 05 Jun 2013 10:02 AM PDT The House Budget Committee vice chairman says his colleagues don't believe current laws will be enforced.

Everybody loves Chris: N.J. gov. enjoying broad appeal Posted: 05 Jun 2013 09:15 AM PDT New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has cast himself as a lawmaker willing to buck political parties for the good of his state in his bid for a second term, and it's a strategy that appears to be working. A new, nationwide NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Christie enjoys "nearly equal appeal" among Democrats, [...]

Watch Live: Search for survivors in Pa. building collapse Posted: 05 Jun 2013 08:45 AM PDT An official says as many as eight to 10 people may be in the rubble.

Contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant Posted: 05 Jun 2013 07:43 AM PDT Droplets of contaminated water leaked out between a tank steel structure.

Venezuela deports U.S. filmmaker accused of being spy Posted: 05 Jun 2013 07:13 AM PDT CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela deported a U.S. filmmaker who had been arrested in April on accusations he was working as a spy for Washington and advising opposition student groups on how to destabilize the South American OPEC nation. Interior and Justice Minister Miguel Rodriguez Torres said on Twitter on Wednesday that Tim Tracy, "who was captured while spying in our country, has been expelled." Tracy's lawyer said the 35-year-old had been put on a flight to Miami. Tracy's family said he had been making a documentary in Venezuela ahead of the country's April 14 presidential election, and U.S. ...

Turkish media covers penguins, not protests Posted: 05 Jun 2013 06:43 AM PDT In the first days of the protests, CNN-Turk, the Turkish version of the American news network, opted to play a three-part documentary about penguins rather than cover what is arguably the biggest news story inside Turkey for decades. The network was not alone – most TV stations and newspapers were either not covering events or downplaying their significance.

100 students ejected from NYC-to-Atlanta flight Posted: 05 Jun 2013 06:13 AM PDT The pilot lost patience when some kids wouldn't put away their cellphones.

Former News Corp editor denies hacking charges Posted: 05 Jun 2013 05:27 AM PDT Rebekah Brooks, a former executive to Rupert Murdoch and a close friend of David Cameron, pleaded not guilty.

Susan Rice to replace Donilon as national security adviser Posted: 05 Jun 2013 04:41 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's top national security adviser Tom Donilon is resigning and will be replaced by U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, marking a significant shakeup to the White House foreign policy team.

7 people hospitalized after Moscow subway fire Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:55 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — A rush-hour fire in Moscow's subway on Wednesday injured dozens of people, forced the evacuation of thousands of commuters and closed parts of the network, authorities said.

House to address military sexual assaults Posted: 05 Jun 2013 02:39 AM PDT Outraged lawmakers want to limit commanders' authority in assault cases.

Chinese-American scientist released from China Posted: 05 Jun 2013 12:54 AM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — When he was finally able to leave China after being kept there for nearly five years over a dispute with a business rival, Chinese-American scientist Hu Zhicheng got out so fast that his wife didn't have time to meet him at the airport.

Michelle Obama clashes with heckler at fundraiser Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:06 PM PDT The first lady threatens to leave a fundraiser unless a heckler stops interrupting her speech.

Minn. cheerleader accused of prostituting girl Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:20 PM PDT A suburban Minneapolis high school cheerleader is accused of prostituting a younger student by creating an online ad and taking her to see potential customers, pocketing $60 in one case.

FBI searches offices of California state senator, Latino caucus Posted: 04 Jun 2013 09:04 PM PDT The FBI searched the offices of a California state senator and the Latino legislative caucus on Tuesday as part of an investigation into undisclosed "allegations of criminal activity."

Houston police chief: Videotaped beating sickening Posted: 04 Jun 2013 08:32 PM PDT Houston's police chief told jurors on Tuesday that the 2010 videotaped beating of a black teen burglary suspect made him "sick to my stomach" and gave the police department a "black eye."

Pa. school won't say transgender male's name at graduation Posted: 04 Jun 2013 07:16 PM PDT A central Pennsylvania school district has refused to allow a transgender student's male name to be announced during his graduation ceremony later this week.

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Hawaii Posted: 04 Jun 2013 07:02 PM PDT A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hawaii's big island on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury and no tsunami was generated, a spokesman for the governor said.

Jack White saves historic Detroit venue Posted: 04 Jun 2013 06:15 PM PDT The musician paid delinquent taxes for a theater where The Who once played.

Review justifies firing of ex-LAPD officer Dorner Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:01 PM PDT The department concluded that Christopher Dorner was justifiably fired.

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