| Egypt announces criminal investigation of Mursi Posted: 13 Jul 2013 11:05 AM PDT  By Yasmine Saleh and Peter Graff CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt announced a criminal investigation on Saturday against deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, with prosecutors saying they were examining complaints of spying, inciting violence and ruining the economy. Egypt's first freely elected leader has been held at an undisclosed location since the army removed him from power on July 3, but has not yet been charged with any crime. In recent days Washington has called for him to be freed and for the authorities to stop arresting leaders of his Muslim Brotherhood. ...
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| UK agency: 787 fire not caused by battery fault Posted: 13 Jul 2013 11:05 AM PDT  LONDON (AP) — A fire onboard an empty Boeing 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow Airport didn't appear to be caused by faulty batteries on the plane, a British investigative agency said Saturday.
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| AP PHOTOS: Spain's Running of the Bulls Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:33 AM PDT  Thrill-seekers flee massive beasts at Spain's San Fermin festival, some getting away unscathed while others pay dearly when gored by raging bulls. The Running of the Bulls, and the San Fermin festival, dates back to the late 16th century and also is known for its all-night street parties. The runs, eight in all, are the highlight of a nine-day street festival to honor Pamplona's patron saint, San Fermin.
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| Texas abortion providers fear major shutdowns Posted: 13 Jul 2013 10:03 AM PDT  HOUSTON (AP) — Texas abortion providers fear stringent restrictions passed by the Legislature could force all but five of the state's clinics to close, possibly leaving only a handful of facilities across the vast state.
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| ID emerges of third girl to die of SF plane crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 09:17 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The name of a girl who died of injuries suffered in the crash-landing of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco recently has emerged early Saturday.
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| Mandela situation sparks end-of-life discussions Posted: 13 Jul 2013 08:31 AM PDT  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Sean Davison's mother, a doctor, knew she faced an impending, painful death from cancer. Not willing to endure it, she chose to end her life by not eating. That attempt, Davison said, went terribly wrong.
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| Zimmerman jury begins 2nd day of deliberations Posted: 13 Jul 2013 07:14 AM PDT  The jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial began a second day of deliberations Saturday morning, weighing whether the neighborhood watch volunteer committed a crime almost a year and a half ago when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin.
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| 23 injured during stampede at Spanish bull run Posted: 13 Jul 2013 06:43 AM PDT  PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — The penultimate bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival left at least 23 people injured Saturday, when thrill-seekers fleeing the beasts were crushed at the narrow entrance to the bullring, officials said. Two of the injuries were gorings.
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| Snowden affair dampens US-Latin American ties Posted: 13 Jul 2013 06:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — America is pivoting to Asia and focused on the Mideast. Yet the region Secretary of State John Kerry once called the U.S. "backyard" is sprouting angry weeds fed by the scandal involving intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. |
| 2 sides, 2 stories on Senate showdown Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:57 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The immediate and the institutional are on a collision course in the Senate, where majority Democrats want to erode the right of minority Republicans to block confirmation of President Barack Obama's picks for administration posts.
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| In Egypt's Sinai, militants intensify attacks Posted: 13 Jul 2013 05:27 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt's military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi.
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| Mechanical error may have caused French crash Posted: 13 Jul 2013 04:25 AM PDT  BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (AP) — An unattached rail joint may have caused a train derailment in France during a busy holiday weekend that left six dead, rail officials said Saturday. Nearly 200 people were injured, including nine in critical condition.
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| Napolitano departure widens DHS leadership gap Posted: 13 Jul 2013 02:54 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The leadership vacancy created by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's resignation is the latest and greatest blow to a department where one-third of the heads of key agencies and divisions have been filled with acting officials or remained vacant for months.
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| Suspected gunman arrested in 2 SF shooting deaths Posted: 13 Jul 2013 02:06 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bloodied gunman suspected of killing two women and seriously wounding a man at a shopping center in a crowded San Francisco neighborhood was arrested after opening fire on police officers, authorities said.
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| AP Source: Alex Rodriguez meets with MLB Posted: 13 Jul 2013 12:49 AM PDT  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez met with Major League Baseball officials probing the distribution of banned performance-enhancing drugs.
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| Zimmerman jury adjourns deliberations for the day Posted: 12 Jul 2013 11:47 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — With police and civic leaders urging calm, a jury began deliberating George Zimmerman's fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a cop wannabe who took the law into his own hands or a well-meaning volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin because he feared for his life. |
| Texas Senate passes new abortion restrictions Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:17 PM PDT  The Texas Senate has passed tough new abortion restrictions, sending them to Gov. Rick Perry to sign into law.
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| NTSB apologizes for gaffe over derogatory Asiana pilot names Posted: 12 Jul 2013 10:02 PM PDT  (Note: Offensive language in the sixth paragraph) (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety Board apologized on Friday after an intern mistakenly confirmed to a local television station racially offensive fake names for the pilots of an Asiana flight that crashed in San Francisco. "The National Transportation Safety Board apologizes for inaccurate and offensive names that were mistakenly confirmed as those of the pilots of Asiana flight 214, which crashed at San Francisco International Airport on July 6," the NTSB said in a statement. ...
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| Texas Senate wrapping up abortion debate Posted: 12 Jul 2013 08:57 PM PDT  Senators are getting ready to vote on sweeping abortion restrictions.
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| Republicans decline to change abortion proposal Posted: 12 Jul 2013 07:05 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans turned back amendment after amendment that Democrats offered Friday to try to change proposed new abortion restrictions, refusing to allow exceptions for cases of rape and incest or expanding exceptions for the health of the mother.
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| Depp's interest in Wounded Knee causes a stir Posted: 12 Jul 2013 06:37 PM PDT  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — For months, questions have swirled about whether developers, activists or tribes would be willing to plunk down millions to buy a portion of the Wounded Knee National Historic Landmark. Now there's a new potential buyer in the mix: Johnny Depp.
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| Suspect's remains exhumed in Boston Strangler case Posted: 12 Jul 2013 05:52 PM PDT  PEABODY, Mass. (AP) — Investigators have unearthed the remains of a man who once confessed to being the Boston Strangler in a bid to use forensic evidence to connect him to the death of a woman believed to be the serial killer's last victim.
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| Republicans defend Texas abortion proposal Posted: 12 Jul 2013 05:20 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans on Friday defended a sweeping abortion proposal against Democratic attempts to show the tough restrictions were not only unnecessary, but also unconstitutional.
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| Third person dies in Asiana air crash -San Francisco hospital Posted: 12 Jul 2013 04:19 PM PDT  By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Chinese girl died in hospital on Friday, becoming the third fatality in the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet at San Francisco airport last Saturday, doctors and Chinese officials said. The child, who died on Friday morning, had been in critical condition, according to a statement from two doctors at San Francisco General Hospital. The girl was a Chinese national, according to the Chinese consulate in San Francisco. The crash landing of the Boeing 777 also killed two Chinese teenage girls and injured more than 180 other people. ...
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| Winfrey's OWN announces Lohan post-rehab interview Posted: 12 Jul 2013 04:05 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Lindsay Lohan gets out of rehab this summer, Oprah Winfrey will be waiting to talk to her.
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