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NSA director says surveillance has foiled 50 terrorist plots worldwide
NSA director: The government's sweeping surveillance programs has foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide
Immigration bill could decide 2016, senator says
Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support — or sabotage — the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who... Read more »
For young immigrants, government policy change spurs a delayed coming of age
As a child, Jorge Tume used to sit and do homework as his parents cleaned the desks and floors of a concrete company in Miami. When he was done, he'd take out the trash and help finish cleaning. Read more »
Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor
Egyptian tourism workers and residents of the ancient city of Luxor voiced their anger Monday after an Islamist linked to a former Islamic militant group that carried out the city's deadliest... Read more »
IRS official: Washington scrutinized very first tea party application and dozens more
Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington scrutinized the very first application from a tea party group seeking tax-exempt status — and dozens of others. Read more »
Steady rain falls as crews work against Colo. fire
With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive wildfire in Colorado's history. Read more »
Teen from Steubenville rape case classified as sex offender
On Friday, a judge in Steuebenville, Ohio, classified one of the teenagers convicted in the Steubenville rape case as a sex offender. Read more »
AP photos: Police end 2 weeks of Turkey protests
k that was the center of defiance against the rule of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been cleared by riot police after more than two weeks of protests. As thousands of... Read more »
Turkish PM defends his 'duty' to end protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip says he carried out his "duty" by deploying riot police who evicted thousands of activists behind an 18-day sit-in at an Istanbul park that had become a center... Read more »
Current, former officials back secret surveillance
WASHINGTON — Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs,... Read more »
Series of attacks kill 40 people across Iraq
A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 40 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the county in a wave of violence that is... Read more »
Syria: Sunni extremists blow up Shiite mosque
AMMAN, Jordan — Sunni extremists blew up a Shiite mosque in a village in eastern Syria stormed by rebels earlier this week, another sign of the growing sectarian hatred in the country's civil... Read more »
Officials: NSA programs broke terrorist plots in United States, 20 nations
Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist plots in the... Read more »
North Korea changes stance, tells United States: Let's talk
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. Read more »
Men get federal prison time for poaching bears
A federal magistrate sentenced seven men to prison time for poaching bears and deer and other illegal hunting activities in national forests in North Carolina and Georgia. Read more »
US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat
A plane from Cairo bound for New York was diverted by fighter jets to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter threatening the aircraft, officials said Saturday. Read more »
$75K laptop, other items lost at Democratic Convention listed in police report
The Democratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C., ended at the beginning of September, but organizers are looking for lost electronics they say total more than half a million dollars, or in some cases,... Read more »
Riot police disperse protesters in Istanbul park
Riot police fired water cannons and tear gas as they drove protesters out of Istanbul's Taksim Square and neighboring Gezi Park on Saturday, an intervention that came shortly after the prime... Read more »
IRS scandals threaten $440 million budget increase Obama wants for health care law funding
Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law. Read more »
Iran reformists dance in streets for new president
Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on Saturday, throwing open... Read more »
By arming Syria rebels, US drawn into proxy war
nt Barack Obama's decision to begin arming Syria's rebels deepens U.S. involvement in a regional proxy war that is increasingly being fought along sectarian lines, pitting Sunni against Shiite... Read more »
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft
In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such... Read more »
Obama takes bolder Syria stand as G-8 talks open
After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and... Read more »
Sen. Flake, Rep. Heck apologize for their sons after teens' offensive tweets, online comments are discovered
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev., found themselves apologizing for their sons this week after Buzzfeed revealed offensive comments made by the two teenagers online. Read more »
Lancet series offers 10 solutions for under-nutrition
A new series from Lancet quantifies the damage done by hunger worldwide and recommends 10 solutions. Read more »
Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive
ASHLAND, Ohio — A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit bulls. But an attorney for one... Read more »
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Washington Post writer: Mitt Romney lost because he's Superman; modern voters prefer Batman
The world has changed since 1938 when Superman made his first comic book appearance, and that changing culture can perhaps help explain why Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election,... Read more »
Colorado Mormons join other faiths in response to Black Forest Fire
A series of “little miracles” saw several thousand Latter-day Saints living in the Colorado Springs area safely through a frightening week during which the Black Forest Fire has raged,... Read more »
Pew study: News media inserted bias into gay marriage debate
Recent news stories with strong statements supporting same-sex marriage outnumbered stories strongly expressing the opposing viewpoint by a 5-to-1 ratio. Read more »
Video: Miss Utah USA flubs answer at Miss USA pageant, takes 4th
Miss Utah USA Marissa Powell became flustered during a question posed to her Sunday at the Miss USA pageant. Read more »
NPR writer 'slightly' defends Miss Utah USA's botched answer during national competition
NPR writer Linda Holmes defends Miss Utah USA Marissa Powell's answer during the national competition on Sunday, saying the question was "dumb" and an "impossible question to answer." Read more »
Facebook goes down, users flood Twitter
Down Right Now, an Internet services monitoring site, noted that Facebook is experiencing a "likely service disruption" at 9:28 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday, June 18. Read more »
Cap'n Crunch refutes claims he's not actually a captain
Gawker reports that Cap'n Crunch, everyone's beloved cereal captain, may not, in fact, be a captain. Read more »
Parents rally after Canadian elementary school bans Mother's Day and Father's Day celebrations
An elementary school in Nova Scotia canceled all Mother's Day and Father's Day celebrations, replacing the holidays with a more inclusive "International Day of Families." Many parents have... Read more »
NSA director says surveillance programs have foiled 50 terrorist plots worldwide
The director of the National Security Agency insisted on Tuesday that the government's sweeping surveillance programs has foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide in a forceful defense echoed by... Read more »
James helps Heat stave off elimination in Game 6
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination... Read more »
Former Utah nanny sentenced to four years in prison, may face extradition to Belgium
Belgium officials sentenced a former Utah nanny to four years in prison for abusing infants. She may face extradition. Read more »
Issues plaguing black families in the Moynihan Report 50 years ago now cross racial boundaries
Nearly 50 years ago, a national report on the black family in America found serious challenges. Many of those issues remain, according to a new look, "The Moynihan Report Revisited." The issues... Read more »
Gordon Ramsay's restaurant sued by disgruntled ex-employees
Gordon Ramsay, the fiery British chef known to Americans for being the demanding bully on "Hell's Kitchen" and "Kitchen Nightmares," is being sued by four ex-employees, Yahoo! TV reports. Read more »
Guardian: NSA leaker Edward Snowden won't return voluntarily to US
NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and is attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor. Read more »
House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. Read more »
IRS official: Washington scrutinized very first tea party application and dozens more
Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington scrutinized the very first application from a tea party group seeking tax-exempt status — and dozens of others. Read more »
Teen from Steubenville rape case classified as sex offender
On Friday, a judge in Steuebenville, Ohio, classified one of the teenagers convicted in the Steubenville rape case as a sex offender. Read more »
New York English teacher assigns students to write personal suicide notes
Students at a private New York school, some as young as age 14, were required to write a suicide letter as an offshoot lesson plan from the best-selling book and movie, “The Secret Life of... Read more »
Timber found in Lake Michigan centuries old; is it the famous ship lost in 1679?
Scientists say a wooden beam extending from the floor of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, an important finding as they try to determine whether it's part of the... Read more »
Supreme Court blocks Arizona law requiring voters to prove citizenship
On Monday, the Supreme Court blocked an Arizona law requiring voters to prove citizenship. Read more »
Google building database to help clear child pornography from the Internet
Google is stepping up its fight against child pornography, announcing its intention to take action through "hashing" technology, which allows it to tag known child sexual abuse images and then... Read more »
House committee takes up enforcement-focused immigration bill
A key committee in the Republican-led House moved Tuesday toward approving a tough enforcement-focused immigration bill opposed by Democrats and immigrant advocates, who interrupted the proceedings... Read more »
Firefighters advance containment on Colo. wildfire (+photos)
Firefighters trying to stop a monstrous wildfire outside Colorado Springs on Saturday worked to expand containment lines and lift evacuation orders for thousands of anxious residents in the most... Read more »
'Pain capable' abortion regulation makes waves in U.S. House
A bill restricting abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy was approved by the House Judiciary Committee last week, signaling a new front on the abortion battle that is likely to end up at the Supreme Court. Read more »
Ohio woman accuses 3 of holding her captive
ASHLAND, Ohio — A woman told authorities she was held captive for more than a year by three people who forced her to do housework, raided her bank account and menaced her with snakes and pit... Read more »
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