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| Girl buys water, spends night in jail Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:11 AM PDT Felony charges were dropped on Thursday against a 20-year-old University of Virginia student who says she panicked when undercover agents from the state's Alcohol Beverage Control division mistook her water purchase for beer. According to Charlottesville (Va.) Daily Progress, the student, Elizabeth Daly, was walking to her car on April 11 at approximately 10:15 p.m. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Lopez sings 'Happy Birthday' to Turkmenistan head Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:12 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Jennifer Lopez sang "Happy Birthday" to the leader of Turkmenistan during a show, but her representative said she wouldn't have performed there at all if she had known there were human rights issues in the country. Full Story | Top |
| Republicans Are Rushing to Remind You That Hillary Clinton Is Old Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:09 AM PDT  It's no secret Republicans are worried about Hillary Clinton earning the 2016 Democratic nomination and steamrolling the fresh-faced crop of candidates they have lined up, so it's no surprise that Republicans are already reminding everyone that she is, in fact, quite old. Yes, that's the latest Republican strategy against Hillary Clinton's oft-theorized Presidential run. Full Story | Top |
| Obama to announce new power initiative for Africa Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:28 AM PDT  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a new initiative to double access to electric power in sub-Saharan Africa, part of his effort to build on the legacy of equality and opportunity forged by his personal hero, Nelson Mandela. Full Story | Top |
| House takes up own immigration fix, no citizenship Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 05:10 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that any attempt at comprehensive immigration legislation cannot offer a "special pathway to citizenship" for those in the United States illegally. That approach could block the GOP's hopes of ever winning the White House, the top Democrat in the House predicted. Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court justice denies bid to stop California gay marriages Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:35 PM PDT  By Casey Sullivan (Reuters) - A U.S. Supreme Court justice on Sunday rejected a long-shot bid to halt same-sex marriages in California, days after the high court let stand a trial judge's order declaring the ban unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy denied the application verbally, spokeswoman Kathy Arberg told Reuters. Supporters of the gay marriage ban known as Proposition 8, which California voters approved in 2008, asked the high court on Saturday to overrule a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order that lifted an injunction barring same-sex unions. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kennedy refuses to halt gay marriages in Calif. Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 10:43 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday denied a last-ditch request from the sponsors of California's now-overturned gay marriage ban to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the nation's most populous state. Full Story | Top |
| Ecuador president: Snowden can't leave Moscow Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:57 PM PDT  PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (AP) — Edward Snowden is "under the care of the Russian authorities" and can't leave Moscow's international airport without their consent, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa told The Associated Press Sunday in an interview telegraphing the slim and diminishing possibility that the National Security Agency leaker will end up in Ecuador. Full Story | Top |
| Gay marriage opponents ask court to intervene Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:37 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A wave of weddings were performed in San Francisco City Hall on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic decisions to restore same-sex marriages to California, as defeated backers of the state's gay marriage ban filed a last-ditch effort to halt the ceremonies. Full Story | Top |
| Sony suffers second box office letdown as it eyes partial spinoff Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 02:38 PM PDT  By Ronald Grover and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony, which is studying a partial spinoff of its studio at the urging of major shareholder Daniel Loeb, suffered its second box office misfire of the summer season when its action movie "White House Down" opened with ticket sales below industry forecasts. "White House Down," which stars Jamie Foxx as the U.S. president and Channing Tatum as a federal agent who saves the White House from terrorists, opened with $25.7 million in domestic ticket sales, according to the studio, below industry experts' estimates of over $30 million. ... Full Story | Top |
| Court wins expected to bolster gay pride events Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:05 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Same-sex marriage supporters gathering for gay pride parades in several major U.S. cities got more good news Sunday when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy denied a last-ditch request from the sponsors of California's now-overturned gay marriage ban to halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the nation's most populous state. Full Story | Top |
| Katherine Jackson: 'There's Not A Day I Don't Think About Michael' - His Fans Keep Me Going Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 04:16 PM PDT  Katherine Jackson attended the premiere of Cirque Du Soleil's new show, a tribute to son Michael Jackson, at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on Saturday. In an exclusive sit-down interview with Access Hollywood , the Jackson family matriarch opened up about her thoughts on the show and how she's coping with the four-year anniversary of her superstar son's death. Full Story | Top |
| Assange: ‘What does the law mean if there are secret interpretations in secret courts?’ Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 09:46 AM PDT  Julian Assange didn't have much to say about the status of NSA leaker Edward Snowden's asylum requests in his interview on "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" Sunday. But the WikiLeaks founder had plenty to say about the U.S. government's justification for its spy program, and the American media's willingness to lap it up. "We have [...] Full Story | Top |
| July 4th fireworks scrapped at a number of bases Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:58 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fourth of July won't have a patriotic boom in the sky over some military bases because budget cuts and furloughed workers also mean furloughed fireworks. Full Story | Top |
| Pelosi links immigration bill to presidential race Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:06 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says immigration reform is the right thing for congressional Republicans "if they ever want to win a presidential race." Full Story | Top |
| New NSA spying allegations rile European allies Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 02:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S. over secret surveillance programs that reportedly installed covert listening devices in European Union offices. Full Story | Top |
| Russia's Bad Weekend for Gay Rights Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:38 PM PDT  As the U.S. celebrated the intersection of Pride parades and two landmark Supreme Court decisions, Russia spent the weekend moving even closer to the Worst Timeline for gay rights there. On Saturday, police arrested dozens of protesters after anti-gay rights activists attacked about 100 pro-gay rights demonstrators. And today, President Putin signed a new law that criminalizes homosexual "propaganda" aimed at minors. Full Story | Top |
| Court wins draw big crowds to gay pride parades Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 09:15 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gay rights supporters crowded parade routes in San Francisco, New York and other major U.S. cities Sunday to celebrate what once was unimaginable — two Supreme Court victories on same-sex marriage. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry says progress made in peace talks Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 01:57 PM PDT  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry completed a new round of shuttle diplomacy Sunday without a hoped-for breakthrough in relaunching Mideast peace talks, but optimistically said he had narrowed the gaps between Israel and the Palestinians and vowed to return to the region soon to complete his mission. Full Story | Top |
| Gay, evangelical and seeking acceptance in church Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 09:15 AM PDT Evangelicals are being challenged to change their views of gays and lesbians, and the pressure isn't coming from the gay rights movement or watershed court rulings: Once silent for fear of being shunned, more gay and lesbian evangelicals are speaking out about how they've struggled to reconcile their beliefs and sexual orientation. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. is not waging 'war on coal': Energy Secretary Moniz Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 04:50 PM PDT  By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.S. government is not waging a "war on coal" but rather expects it to still play a significant role, U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Sunday, rejecting criticism of President Barack Obama's climate change plan. Obama tried last week to revive his stalled climate change agenda, promising new rules to cut carbon emissions from U.S. power plants and other domestic actions including support for renewable energy. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. taps half-billion German phone, internet links in month: report Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 02:39 AM PDT  BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States taps half a billion phone calls, emails and text messages in Germany in a typical month and has classed its biggest European ally as a target similar to China, according to secret U.S. documents quoted by a German newsmagazine. The revelations of alleged U.S. surveillance programs based on documents taken by fugitive former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have raised a political furor in the United States and abroad over the balance between privacy rights and national security. ... Full Story | Top |
| Firefighters unaccounted for battling Ariz. blaze Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:19 PM PDT  YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — A fire information officer says 19 firefighters are unaccounted for while battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in a central Arizona community. Full Story | Top |
| SF bay area car rental startup faces lawsuit Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:55 AM PDT  BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Out of a tiny, green shack on a parking lot in an industrial area south of San Francisco International Airport, three teenagers are trying to change the airport car rental business. To do it, all they need are your cars, and strangers to drive them. Full Story | Top |
| Crowds march in Egypt, pushing for Morsi removal Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:54 PM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president poured onto the streets in Cairo and across much of the nation Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi's Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. Full Story | Top |
| Gay pride parades draw huge crowds after marriage rulings Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 05:53 PM PDT  By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dancing, cheering and toting placards, gay rights supporters took to the streets in huge numbers at annual gay pride parades across the United States on Sunday, with attendance boosted by recent Supreme Court rulings in support of same-sex marriage. Gay pride celebrations were held in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis and several other cities by marchers energized by the top court's rulings extending federal benefits to married homosexual couples and striking down a ban on same-sex marriages in California. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama Advises Young Rapper to 'Drop The Mic' Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:18 PM PDT  CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Obama was treated to an impromptu rap performance today as he toured a classroom at Desmond Tutu's HIV Foundation Youth Center. "This is a pretty cool place to be," the president said, before sitting down and asking two boys... Full Story | Top |
| Tiny Electric Current Makes Others Look Better Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 04:15 AM PDT Scientists Manipulate Part of the Brain, Causing Changes in Human Behavior Full Story | Top |
| Ecuador's Correa says Snowden's fate in hands of Russia Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:03 AM PDT  By Alexandra Valencia PORTOVIEJO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Sunday the fate of former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is in the hands of the authorities in Russia, where he is holed up in hope of obtaining asylum in the South American nation. Correa said his government cannot begin considering asylum for Snowden, wanted by Washington for leaking confidential information about a surveillance program, until he reaches Ecuador or an Ecuadorean embassy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Helicopter lands in NYC's Hudson River; all safe Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 12:54 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A charter helicopter carrying a family of four Swedes on a sightseeing tour of New York City lost power shortly after takeoff Sunday and made an emergency landing on the Hudson River, authorities said. The pilot and occupants were uninjured. Full Story | Top |
| Egypt: Protesters gather to demand Morsi's ouster Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:29 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist president massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in cities around the country Sunday, launching an all-out push to force Mohammed Morsi from office on the one-year anniversary of his inauguration. Fears of violence were high, with Morsi's Islamist supporters vowing to defend him. Full Story | Top |
| Southwest braces for more sizzling temperatures Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 07:39 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — High temperatures brought discomfort to much of the Southwest on Sunday as many parts of the region were coming off several record-breaking heat days and bracing for more sizzling temperatures. Full Story | Top |
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