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• Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party
• G-7 leaders signal united front on Russia sanctions
• Mexico midterm elections open amid fears of violence
• Britain to expand Iraq training mission to counter IS: Cameron
• Woman struck by baseball bat at Red Sox game in serious condition
• American Pharoah turns a guy from Nogales, Ariz., into a legend
• Obama looks to patch U.S.-German relations on Bavarian trip
• Big U.S. data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers
• American Pharoah ends Triple Crown drought
• Tune in, toke up, smile big: Introducing The First Church of Cannabis

Texas policeman suspended after pulling gun on teen at pool party Posted: 07 Jun 2015 12:20 PM PDT A Dallas-area policeman has been placed on administrative leave after a video surfaced in social media that showed him throwing a bathing-suit clad girl to the ground and drawing a gun on another at a pool party disturbance, officials said on Sunday. "This video has raised concerns that are being investigated," the police department in McKinney, a city about 30 miles north of Dallas, said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Friday and raised questions on social media about racial bias in policing since most of the people targeted by the officer, who appears in the video to be white, were black teens in a multi-race crowd.

G-7 leaders signal united front on Russia sanctions Posted: 07 Jun 2015 11:10 AM PDT Several Group of Seven leaders presented a united front on upholding their sanctions against Russia as they opened their annual summit Sunday, making clear that now is not the time for a softer stance. ...

Mexico midterm elections open amid fears of violence Posted: 07 Jun 2015 10:04 AM PDT Thousands of soldiers and federal police were deployed to guard polling stations in restive southern states as voting began Sunday for what could be Mexico's most violent elections in years, seen as a litmus test for President Enrique Pena Nieto's government.

Britain to expand Iraq training mission to counter IS: Cameron Posted: 07 Jun 2015 09:30 AM PDT Britain is to expand its military training mission in Iraq in the coming weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday, saying the Iraqi army needed more help to deal with improvised bombs planted by Islamic State militants. Cameron, speaking before a meeting of the Group of Seven industrial nations (G7), said Britain would send 125 new military advisers to Iraq, most of whom would train the Iraqi army in how to counter improvised explosive devices or IEDs.

Woman struck by baseball bat at Red Sox game in serious condition Posted: 07 Jun 2015 08:26 AM PDT (Reuters) - A woman who was struck in the head by a shattered baseball bat at a Red Sox game in Fenway Park on Friday remains in a serious condition at a Boston hospital, her family said on Sunday. Tonya Carpenter was sitting in the second row of Boston's home game when the broken bat flew into the stands during the second inning and hit her. "On behalf of our family, we want to thank everyone for the continued prayers and well wishes," the family said in a statement.

American Pharoah turns a guy from Nogales, Ariz., into a legend Posted: 07 Jun 2015 03:20 AM PDT

Obama looks to patch U.S.-German relations on Bavarian trip Posted: 06 Jun 2015 10:35 PM PDT MUNICH (AP) — President Barack Obama is aiming to show unity with Western allies on global challenges during an overnight trip to Germany, especially Chancellor Angela Merkel amid enduring anti-Americanism in her country over U.S. spying programs.

Big U.S. data breaches offer treasure trove for hackers Posted: 06 Jun 2015 09:29 PM PDT By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive breach of U.S. federal computer networks disclosed this week is the latest in a flood of attacks by suspected Chinese hackers aimed at grabbing personal data, industrial secrets and weapons plans from government and private computers. The Obama administration on Thursday disclosed the breach of computer systems at the Office of Personnel Management and said the records of up to 4 million current and former federal employees may have been compromised. U.S. officials have said on condition of anonymity they believe the hackers are based in China, but Washington has not publicly blamed Beijing at a time when tensions are high over Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea.

American Pharoah ends Triple Crown drought Posted: 06 Jun 2015 04:14 PM PDT Bob Baffert's horse becomes the first to achieve the feat since Affirmed in 1978.

Tune in, toke up, smile big: Introducing The First Church of Cannabis Posted: 06 Jun 2015 02:33 PM PDT The First Church of Cannabis says Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act gives its members the right to toke up legally. The church is getting ready for its first service.

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