| Zimmerman attorneys say they may finish Wednesday Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney says the defense will likely wrap up its case in the neighborhood watch volunteer's second-degree murder trial on Wednesday.
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| GOP wants delay in health law's individual mandate Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:44 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Framing a new argument against President Barack Obama's health care law, congressional GOP leaders called Tuesday for a delay in the law's requirement that individual Americans carry health insurance.
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| FBI nominee says surveillance can be valuable tool Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:28 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration's nominee to become the next FBI director, James Comey, told members of Congress on Tuesday that federal judges who oversee government intelligence programs are "anything but a rubber stamp." But Comey also agreed to work with legislators to improve the laws governing surveillance activities.
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| GOP redistricting skills may hurt immigration push Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:14 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' knack for congressional redistricting helps them control the U.S. House. But it may be working against them on immigration and other issues important to presidential elections.
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| Service honors 19 Hotshots killed in Arizona fire Posted: 09 Jul 2013 11:44 AM PDT  PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters from around the nation are paying their final respects at a memorial for 19 members of an elite Arizona Hotshot crew killed in a wildfire June 30.
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| Investigators to interview Asiana Airlines pilots Posted: 09 Jul 2013 11:12 AM PDT  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was 500 feet up and about a half-minute from San Francisco International Airport when its speed dropped below the threshold for a safe landing. It continued slowing until just about eight seconds before touchdown, when pilots recognized the need for more speed and throttled up.
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| One of the heroes of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has died Posted: 09 Jul 2013 10:10 AM PDT  TOKYO (AP) — Masao Yoshida, the man who led the life-risking battle at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant when it was spiraling into meltdowns, died Tuesday of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58.
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| Expert says evidence jibes with Zimmerman's story Posted: 09 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A pathologist hired by the defense says George Zimmerman's account of how he fatally shot Trayvon Martin is consistent with the forensic evidence.
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| Egypt crisis stirs wide debate on democracy's hold Posted: 09 Jul 2013 09:26 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Egypt's political crisis tumbled toward its first night of major bloodshed last week, the country's army chief was pulled away for a phone call. It was one he couldn't easily ignore.
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| Seeking death penalty in Boston case? A long road Posted: 09 Jul 2013 08:22 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Obama administration tries to seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it will face a long, difficult legal battle with uncertain prospects for success — in a state that hasn't seen an execution in nearly 70 years.
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| Egypt arrests 650 of pro-Morsi protesters Posted: 09 Jul 2013 07:38 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian security official says 650 people, mostly backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, have been detained for allegedly trying to storm a military facility, an incident the military claims sparked violence that left more than 50 pro-Morsi protesters dead.
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| Lebanon: Bombing wounds 53 in Hezbollah stronghold Posted: 09 Jul 2013 07:24 AM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb rocked a stronghold of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group south of the Lebanese capital Tuesday, wounding at least 53 people and setting several cars ablaze in the most serious knock-on effect from Syria's civil war on its smaller neighbor since the Syrian crisis began, officials said.
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| Political scientist says gerrymandering may doom immigration reform Posted: 09 Jul 2013 06:05 AM PDT  Power Players What are the chances that the House of Representatives will pass comprehensive immigration reform? Political scientist Tom Wong has been taking a scientific approach to answering that very question, tallying votes and crunching numbers to forecast the potential outcomes, and tells Power Players he's "skeptical" the House will follow the Senate's lead and [...]
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| Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejects transition plan Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:35 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — A senior member of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has rejected the timetable announced by the country's interim president for amending the country's constitution and setting new presidential elections. |
| Egypt lays out timetable for political roadmap Posted: 09 Jul 2013 05:03 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim leadership laid out a fast-track timetable to elect a new president and parliament by early next year, in a move that is almost certain to deepen the anger of ousted President Mohammed Morsi's supporters but could ease Western concerns about the future of democracy in the key Arab nation. |
| Dozens hurt as car bomb hits Hezbollah Beirut stronghold Posted: 09 Jul 2013 04:49 AM PDT  By Laila Bassam and Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb exploded on Tuesday in a Beirut stronghold district of the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group that has been fighting in Syria's civil war, wounding at least 38 people, a hospital official told Reuters. Reports that one employee had been killed in the parking lot where the explosion occurred in Beirut's southern suburbs could not be confirmed by hospital officials. ...
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| Egypt to push through political roadmap Posted: 09 Jul 2013 04:18 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interim leadership laid out a fast-track timetable to elect a new president and parliament by early next year, in a move that could ease Western concerns about the future of democracy in the Arab nation but is almost certain to deepen the anger of ousted President Mohammed Morsi's supporters. |
| Service honors 19 firefighters killed in Ariz fire Posted: 09 Jul 2013 02:31 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — The bodies of 19 elite Hotshot firefighters haven't been left alone since they were pulled from a charred Arizona mountainside last week. It's a tradition among the close-knit crews everywhere to stay by the fallen until they're handed off to families for burial.
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| Egypt army kills at least 50 in Cairo clashes Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:44 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces killed more than 50 supporters of Egypt's ousted president in one of the deadliest single episodes of violence in more than 2 ½ years of turmoil. The toppled leader's Muslim Brotherhood called for an uprising, accusing troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed Islamists for provoking its forces. |
| 911 calls becoming heart of Zimmerman trial Posted: 09 Jul 2013 01:30 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Swaying jurors about whose screams are on a 911 call that captured the fatal struggle between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin has become the primary goal of prosecutors and defense attorneys in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial. |
| Role of aircraft automation eyed in air crash Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:43 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash landing of a South Korean airliner in San Francisco has revived concerns that airline pilots get so little opportunity these days to fly without the aid of sophisticated automation that their stick-and-rudder skills are eroding.
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| Congress divided on using aid to pressure Egypt Posted: 09 Jul 2013 12:28 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Obama administration throws its support behind Egypt's military, some members of Congress are looking at withholding some or all of America's annual $1.5 billion aid package if a civilian government isn't quickly restored.
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| Thousands flock to Texas Capitol over abortion Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:08 PM PDT  Texas Republicans pushed ahead Monday with aggressive efforts to pass tough new abortion restrictions they failed to approve last month, scheduling a House vote as thousands flocked to the Capitol for an anti-abortion rally and a marathon public hearing about the legislation.
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| Singer Randy Travis in critical condition in Texas Posted: 08 Jul 2013 09:08 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Randy Travis was in critical condition Monday night at a Texas hospital, a day after he was hospitalized for heart problems.
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| Singer Randy Travis in critical at Texas hospital Posted: 08 Jul 2013 08:22 PM PDT  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music singer Randy Travis is in critical condition at a Texas hospital after being hospitalized for heart problems.
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