| Authorities search Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:50 AM PDT  Authorities searched the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, about two months after the executive director of his foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges. Fogle, well known from his appearances on Subway television commercials, was detained for a time outside his home in Zionsville, a suburb northwest of Indianapolis, as law enforcement agents removed electronics from the house, local news outlet WTHR reported. It was not clear whether Fogle, a father of two, is a target of what authorities have said is a joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement officials.
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| All NY colleges to adopt 'yes means yes' sex assault policy Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:18 AM PDT  Legislation requiring universities in New York state to adopt a uniform affirmative sexual consent policy was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. The so-called "yes means yes" standard defines sexual consent between people as an affirmative, conscious and voluntary understanding to engage in sexual activity. Because we let it go on too long," Cuomo said at New York University, where he spoke to a crowd of the bill's supporters.
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| New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder Posted: 07 Jul 2015 10:14 AM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. |
| Suspect in Charleston church shooting indicted on nine murder counts Posted: 07 Jul 2015 09:21 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Dylann Roof, the suspect in last month's massacre at an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, was indicted on nine counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder, prosecutor said on Tuesday .
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| Judd Apatow: 'We shouldn't need Bill Cosby to admit it' Posted: 07 Jul 2015 08:10 AM PDT  The "Trainwreck" director, one of Cosby's most vocal critics in Hollywood, says we shouldn't need the 77-year-old comedian to admit guilt in order to believe his alleged victims.
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| Nuke deal remains elusive after deadline, but talks continue Posted: 07 Jul 2015 05:53 AM PDT  VIENNA (AP) — Iran nuclear talks busted through their second deadline in a week Tuesday, raising new questions about the ability of world powers to cut off all Iranian pathways to a bomb through diplomacy. The talks, already in their 12th day, were prolonged until possibly Friday.
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| Clinton says Puerto Rico should have access to U.S. bankruptcy laws Posted: 07 Jul 2015 04:11 AM PDT  U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Puerto Rico's public entities should be able to use U.S. bankruptcy laws to restructure some $72 billion in debt. Like U.S. states, Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, cannot file for bankruptcy protection. Unlike U.S. states, Puerto Rico's public entities, including municipalities, are not covered by U.S. Chapter 9 bankruptcy laws.
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| Greece faces last chance to stay in euro as cash runs out Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:11 AM PDT  By Paul Taylor and Costas Pitas BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece faces a last chance to stay in the euro zone on Tuesday when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras puts proposals to an emergency euro zone summit after Greek voters resoundingly rejected the austerity terms of a defunct bailout. With Greek banks rapidly running out of cash and the European Central Bank slowly tightening the noose on their funding, Tsipras must persuade the bloc's other 18 leaders, many of whom are exasperated after five years of Greek crisis, to open rapid negotiations for a major new loan to rescue his country.
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| Lawyers: Cosby's drugs-sex admission could help women's suit Posted: 06 Jul 2015 11:11 PM PDT  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby's admission that he obtained quaaludes to give young women he was pursuing for sex could bolster defamation claims lodged by his accusers, the women's lawyers said after The Associated Press reported on newly released court documents.
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| After coal, can better health save West Virginia? Posted: 06 Jul 2015 10:53 PM PDT  By Valerie Volcovici WILLIAMSON, WV (Reuters) - With coal trains chugging past in the distance, Jack Perry watches as his wife, Margie, plants row upon row of Hungarian pepper seedlings in the community garden that residents of this West Virginia coal town call the "Garden of Eatin'." "The peppers they sell at the stores don't taste anything like this," says Perry, a retired coal worker. Unlike their neighbors in Kentucky, where there have been state-sponsored economic transition efforts, West Virginians have been largely left on their own to respond to coal's decline.
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| Collapse at Washington state ice caves may have trapped hikers Posted: 06 Jul 2015 07:46 PM PDT In a brief statement on Twitter, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office released limited details on the collapse at the Big Four Ice Caves near Granite Falls. Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Shari Ireton told local broadcaster KOMO that several people called to report the collapse, saying that several hikers may be trapped inside the cave and hurt. |
| Deported man charged with murder in San Francisco shooting Posted: 06 Jul 2015 06:04 PM PDT  A convicted felon who had been deported from the United States to Mexico five times was charged on Monday with murder in the shooting of a woman last week at a tourist area in San Francisco. Francisco Sanchez, 45, was arrested for the shooting of Kathryn Steinle, 32, last Wednesday evening. The case drew national attention after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the weekend used the killing to decry U.S.-Mexico border security.
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| Bill Cosby said in 2005 lawsuit he gave Quaaludes to women for sex Posted: 06 Jul 2015 05:13 PM PDT  Comedian Bill Cosby testified in 2005 that he had obtained Quaaludes with the intent of giving the sedatives to young women in order to have sex with them, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. Cosby, 77, made the admission during testimony in a civil case brought by a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, who alleged that Cosby tricked her into taking drugs before he sexually assaulted her. Cosby's lawyers had argued that the documents would cause severe embarrassment to the comedian-actor, who is best known for playing lovable father figure Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the hit TV comedy series "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s and 1990s.
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| Cosby obtained Quaaludes with intent of giving to women for sex: court documents Posted: 06 Jul 2015 04:38 PM PDT Comedian Bill Cosby testified in 2005 to obtaining Quaaludes with the intent of giving the sedatives to young women to have sex, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. Cosby, 77, made the admission during his testimony in a civil case brought by a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, who alleged that Cosby tricked her into taking drugs before he sexually assaulted her. Cosby's lawyers had argued that the documents would cause severe embarrassment to the comedian-actor, who is best known for playing Dr. Cliff Huxtable on the hit TV series "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s and '90s. |
| Donald Trump says some of his comments about Mexico distorted Posted: 06 Jul 2015 02:56 PM PDT  By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After days of outrage, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that some of his criticism of Mexico has been distorted but stuck to his stance that many illegal immigrants coming across the Mexican border are criminals.A new statement from the billionaire real estate developer came as his empire took a fresh blow. Sports broadcaster ESPN announced it would move the upcoming ESPY Celebrity Golf Classic from Trump National Golf Club to Pelican Hill Golf Club in the Los Angeles area. Since his June 16 announcement speech of his candidacy, in which he vented about illegal immigrants, Trump has seen a steady flow of business away from him.
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| One killed, five injured in NYC apartment blaze Posted: 06 Jul 2015 02:21 PM PDT One person was killed and five were injured in a New York apartment fire on Monday that forced some occupants to jump from a burning three-story building, fire officials said. The blaze broke out at about 1:45 a.m. at the Brooklyn structure and was extinguished a half-hour later, a spokesman for the New York City Fire Department said. At least two people leapt from the building, said the fire department spokesman, who did not know what floor they were on. |
| Eric Holder: The Justice Department could strike deal with Edward Snowden Posted: 06 Jul 2015 02:04 PM PDT  Former attorney general Eric Holder says a "possibility exists" for the Justice Department to cut a deal with the former NSA contractor.
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| SC Senate votes to take down flag; House OK still needed Posted: 06 Jul 2015 01:47 PM PDT  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state House and the governor.
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| Boston Marathon bomber files motion seeking new trial Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:56 PM PDT  (Reuters) - Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed a motion in federal court on Monday seeking a new trial, according to court records.
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