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U.S. to Russia: Send Snowden home

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 12, 2013 file photo originally made available by Human Rights Watch, SA leaker Edward Snowden attends a meeting with Russian activists and officials at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow. Russia's state RIA Novosti news agency is quoting a Russian lawyer as saying that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has asked for a temporary asylum in Russia. The agency quotes Anatoly Kucherena as saying that Snowden submitted the asylum request Tuesday, July 16, 2013 to Russia's Federal Migration Service. (AP Photo/Tatyana Lokshina, Human Rights Watch, file)The situation could be resolved simply by turning over the former NSA contractor.

Health law's rule delay could hamper enforcement

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 12:04 PM PDT

FILE - In an Oct. 11, 2012, photograph, a basket of medical supplies await storage by King's Daughters Medical Center emergency room staff in Brookhaven, Miss. Enforcement of the health care overhaul's central mandate _ that individual Americans must have coverage _ could be weakened by the Obama administration's delay of a requirement that larger employers provide medical insurance. That's because the delayed rule also requires companies to report health insurance details for employees. Without employers validating who's covered, a scofflaw could lie, and the government would have no easy way to check.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a bit of a domino effect involving President Barack Obama's health care law.

Indiana doctor arrested in 4 Nebraska killings

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:48 AM PDT

Dr. Anthony Garcia, 40, is pictured in this photo released by the Omaha Police. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said that Garcia was arrested Monday, July 15, 2013, in Illinois. Garcia has been linked to both the May 2013 Omaha slayings of 65-year-old Roger Brumback and 65-year-old Mary Brumback and the 2008 stabbing deaths of an 11-year-old Thomas Hunter and his family housekeeper, 57-year-old Shirlee Sherman. The slain Brumback and Hunter fired Garcia in 2001 when he was a pathology resident at Creighton Medical School. (AP Photo/Omaha Police)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Indiana doctor who was fired from a Nebraska medical school more than a decade ago has been arrested on suspicion of killing four people with ties to the school in two separate attacks five years apart.

Egypt's interim president swears in new Cabinet

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 11:18 AM PDT

This image released by the Egyptian Presidency on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 shows interim President Adly Mansour, center, with his new cabinet ministers at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's interim president has sworn in a new Cabinet, the first since the ouster of the Islamist president by the military nearly two weeks ago. The new government, sworn in Tuesday, is led by Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, an economist, and features the promotion of Defence Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted Mohammed Morsi on July 3, to deputy prime minister. He also retains the defence portfolio. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim president on Tuesday swore in the first Cabinet since the military ousted the Islamist president, giving members of the country's liberal movements key positions. The Cabinet includes three women.

LA to deploy more police to prevent disturbances

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:48 AM PDT

A woman holds up a sign during a demonstration in reaction to the acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on Monday, July 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. Anger over the acquittal of a U.S. neighborhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager continued Monday, with civil rights leaders saying mostly peaceful protests will continue this weekend with vigils in dozens of cities. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police plan to be out in much greater force to prevent any more violence spiraling out of protests over the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

Brooklyn Nets coach Kidd gets probation for DWI

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 10:34 AM PDT

Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd, left, stands next to his attorney Edward Burke Jr. as Burke speaks with the media outside of the Town of Southampton Court Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in Hampton Bays, N.Y. Kidd pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and was placed on interim probation nearly a year after he smashed his Cadillac SUV into a utility pole on eastern Long Island. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge and was placed on interim probation nearly a year after he smashed his Cadillac SUV into a utility pole on eastern Long Island.

Senate shodown averted

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 09:48 AM PDT

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is surrounded by reporters as he returns to his office after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. The Senate Democrats that make up the majority and the Republicans that comprise the minority are gathering in a rare closed-door meeting in the Old Senate Chamber for a showdown over presidential nominees that have been blocked by a GOP filibuster. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Lawmakers move toward resolving their feud over Republican filibusters.

Twitter user swiftly sabotages Zimmerman juror’s book deal

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 09:32 AM PDT

An image of Trayvon Martin and a bullet shell keychain hanging from a protester's lanyard are seen during a demonstration in reaction to the acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on Monday, July 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. Anger over the acquittal of the U.S. neighborhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager continued Monday, with civil rights leaders saying mostly peaceful protests will continue this weekend with vigils in dozens of cities. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A Twitter user who launched a social media campaign to stop a juror in the George Zimmerman case from getting a book deal has succeeded in her effort—within six hours. On Monday, Juror B37, one of six female jurors who made the controversial decision to acquit Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, [...]

Panama finds suspected weapons on N. Korean ship

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:46 AM PDT

This is a picture Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli posted on his twitter account Monday July 15, 2013 showing what he said officials believe is sophisticated missile equipment found in containers of sugar aboard a North Korean-flagged ship traveling from Cuba. Panamanian officials verified the tweet was authentic but did not immediately respond to requests for further details. (AP Photo/Panamanian Government)PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama's president said the country has seized a North Korean-flagged ship carrying what appeared to be ballistic missiles and other arms that had set sail from Cuba on its way to the Pacific.

Deal close to end Senate 'filibuster' fight

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:32 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Reid speaks about The chamber was about to vote on Obama nominees that have been delayed.

Majority leader: Senate deal near on nominations

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 08:01 AM PDT

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is surrounded by reporters as he returns to his office after meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. The Senate Democrats that make up the majority and the Republicans that comprise the minority are gathering in a rare closed-door meeting in the Old Senate Chamber for a showdown over presidential nominees that have been blocked by a GOP filibuster. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says an agreement seems at hand that would resolve the chamber's bitter impasse over stalled Obama administration nominations.

9 arrested in Zimmerman protests in Oakland

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 07:00 AM PDT

A woman holds up a sign during a demonstration in reaction to the acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on Monday, July 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. Anger over the acquittal of a U.S. neighborhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager continued Monday, with civil rights leaders saying mostly peaceful protests will continue this weekend with vigils in dozens of cities. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least one person was injured and police made nine arrests when a protest over George Zimmerman's Florida acquittal turned violent in Oakland.

5,700 presumed dead in June floods in India

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 06:46 AM PDT

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — More than 5,700 people missing since last month's devastating floods that ravaged northern India are now presumed dead, a top official said Tuesday.

Snowden submits asylum request

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT

In this image provided by Human Rights Watch, NSA leaker Edward Snowden, center, attends a news conference at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport with Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks, left, Friday, July 12, 2013. Snowden wants to seek asylum in Russia, according to a Parliament member who was among about a dozen activists and officials to meet with him Friday in the Moscow airport where he's been marooned for weeks. Duma member Vyacheslav Nikonov told reporters of Snowden's intentions after the meeting behind closed doors in the transit zone of Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. (AP Photo/Human Rights Watch, Tanya Lokshina)MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian lawyer says that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has asked for temporary asylum in Russia.

Seven dead as police and protesters clash in Egypt

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:58 AM PDT

An anti-Mursi protester, standing next to riot police, gestures at supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi during clashes on the Sixth of October Bridge over the Ramsis square area in central CairoBy Ulf Laessing and Mike Collett-White CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven people were killed and more than 260 wounded when supporters of Mohamed Mursi clashed with the deposed president's opponents and security forces through the night as violence returned to Egypt's streets. Two people were killed at a bridge in central Cairo where police and anti-Mursi locals clashed with some of his supporters who were blocking a route across the River Nile. Another five were killed in the Cairo district of Giza, said the head of emergency services, Mohamed Sultan. ...

On Martin case, Obama shifts from passion to calm

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 03:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a ceremony to present the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award to Floyd Hammer and Kathy Hamilton, from Union, Iowa, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2013. White House spokesman Jay Carney says it would be inappropriate for President Obama to express an opinion on how the Justice Department deals with Zimmerman after the neighborhood watch volunteer's acquittal in the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old last year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Barack Obama first addressed the death of Trayvon Martin last year, he did so passionately, declaring that if he had a son, he would look like the slain 17-year-old. His powerful and personal commentary marked a rare public reflection on race from the nation's first black president.

7 killed in overnight clashes in Egyptian capital

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 02:57 AM PDT

Opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi run from fireworks fired by pro-Morsi supporters during clashes on a bridge in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 15, 2013. Thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohammed Morsi held mass rallies and marched in the streets Monday to demand his return to office. The protest turned violent in downtown Cairo as police fired tear gas at pro-Morsi protesters who burned tires, threw rocks and blocked traffic flow on a main roadway running through the heart of the capital. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)CAIRO (AP) — A senior Health Ministry official says clashes overnight between police and supporters of Egypt's ousted president have left at least seven people dead.

Arias back in court for death penalty argument

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 02:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 21, 2013 file photo, Jodi Arias points to her family as a reason for the jury to give her a life in prison sentence instead of the death penalty, during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. As she awaits a decision by prosecutors on the future of her murder case, Arias and her attorneys are returning to court Tuesday, July 16, 2013 to ask the judge to throw out the jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Rob Schumacher, Pool, File)PHOENIX (AP) — As she awaits a decision by prosecutors on the future of her murder case, Jodi Arias and her attorneys are returning to court Tuesday to ask the judge to throw out the jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty.

Zimmerman protesters raid LA store, stop freeway

Posted: 16 Jul 2013 01:56 AM PDT

A woman holds up a sign during a demonstration in reaction to the acquittal of neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman on Monday, July 15, 2013, in Los Angeles. Anger over the acquittal of a U.S. neighborhood watch volunteer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager continued Monday, with civil rights leaders saying mostly peaceful protests will continue this weekend with vigils in dozens of cities. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters ran through Los Angeles streets Monday night, breaking windows, attacking people on sidewalks and at one point raiding a Wal-Mart store, while others blocked a major freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area in the third night of demonstrations in California over George Zimmerman's Florida acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Zimmerman's lawyer calls prosecutors 'disgrace' to profession

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 10:54 PM PDT

Defense attorney O'Mara listens to testimony during the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman in Seminole circuit court in SanfordGeorge Zimmerman's chief defense lawyer on Monday called Florida prosecutors "a disgrace to my profession" for holding back evidence for months.

Report: Arizona wildfire grew quickly, was erratic

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 08:36 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 5, 2013 file photo, photos of the 19 fallen Granite Mountain Hotshot firefighters and the lone survivor of the fatal blaze hang on the fence outside Fire Station No. 7 in Prescott, Ariz. The wildfire outside the small town of Yarnell, Ariz. that began with a lightning strike and caused little immediate concern because of its remote location and small size quickly blazed into an inferno, leading officials to rapidly order more resources in the hours before flames killed 19 members of an elite Hotshot crew, according to a report released Monday, July 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)PHOENIX (AP) — A wildfire that began with a lightning strike and caused little immediate concern because of its remote location and small size quickly blazed into an inferno, leading officials to rapidly order more resources in the hours before flames killed 19 members of an elite Hotshot crew, according to a report released Monday.

Juror: Race was not an issue in Zimmerman verdict

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 07:36 PM PDT

A juror in the Zimmerman case defends her decisionBut he went "above and beyond" in his role as a neighborhood watch member.

Ind. doctor suspected in 2 deadly Neb. attacks

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 06:50 PM PDT

Dr. Anthony Garcia, 40, is pictured in this photo released by the Omaha Police. Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said that Garcia was arrested Monday, July 15, 2013, in Illinois. Garcia has been linked to both the May 2013 Omaha slayings of 65-year-old Roger Brumback and 65-year-old Mary Brumback and the 2008 stabbing deaths of an 11-year-old Thomas Hunter and his family housekeeper, 57-year-old Shirlee Sherman. The slain Brumback and Hunter fired Garcia in 2001 when he was a pathology resident at Creighton Medical School. (AP Photo/Omaha Police)OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities arrested an Indiana doctor Monday on suspicion of carrying out two attacks in Omaha in May and in 2008 in which four people were killed who had ties to Creighton University's medical school, which fired him twelve years ago.

National Jamboree to focus on scouting, not gay vote

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:34 PM PDT

This Monday July 8, 2013 photo shows tents that will house staff members at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, W.Va. Some 40,000 Scouts, leaders and others will descend on southern West Virginia for the first ever National Scout Jamboree at the site next week. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail,Craig Cunningham)With much negative attention aimed at the Boy Scouts, leaders hope the gathering proves to be a big, positive event.

Leader of Mexico's Zetas drug cartel captured

Posted: 15 Jul 2013 05:20 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. federal official says Miguel Angel Trevino Morales, head of the brutal Zetas drug cartel, has been captured in northern Mexico.
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