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| Trayvon Martin's friend describes final phone call Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:00 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A friend who was on the phone with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin moments before he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman testified that she heard the Miami teen shout, "Get off! Get off!" before his telephone went dead. Full Story | Top |
| Texas carries out its 500th execution since 1982 Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:24 PM PDT  HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice Wednesday evening, executing its 500th inmate since it resumed carrying out capital punishment in 1982. Full Story | Top |
| Courteney Cox Dating Cougar Town Co-Star Brian Van Holt Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:17 PM PDT  It looks like on-screen romance has blossomed into the real thing for "Cougar Town" co-stars Courteney Cox and Brian Van Holt. The pair has been dating for at least the past 10 months, a source reveals to Access Hollywood , confirming the longtime rumors surrounding the stars. Full Story | Top |
| Paula Deen dropped by Wal-Mart after 'Today' tears Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:39 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Paula Deen was dropped by Wal-Mart and her name was stripped from four buffet restaurants on Wednesday, hours after she went on television and tearfully defended herself amid the mounting fallout over her admission of using a racial slur. Full Story | Top |
| Obama in Senegal for first leg of Africa trip Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:50 PM PDT  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama opened a weeklong trip to Africa on Wednesday, a three-country visit aimed at overcoming disappointment on the continent over the first black U.S. president's lack of personal engagement during his first term. Full Story | Top |
| Texas governor mounts new bid for abortion restrictions Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:51 PM PDT  By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Republican Governor Rick Perry on Wednesday launched another battle to pass sweeping abortion restrictions after a marathon speech by a Democrat lawmaker briefly halted a bill critics say could shut most abortion clinics in one of the nation's biggest states. Democratic Senator Wendy Davis, once a teenage mother who went on to earn a Harvard Law degree, was propelled on to the national political stage when she spoke for more than 10 hours to block a measure that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Commentary: Let's Get Religion Out of the Civil Marriage Business Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:20 PM PDT Yahoo News asked Americans who are tangibly affected by the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage decisions to react to Wednesday's rulings. Here's one perspective. Full Story | Top |
| Feds: NY student sought to join al-Qaida Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:31 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — A New York high school student secretly pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of trying to join an offshoot of al-Qaida in Yemen so he could die fighting jihad, authorities said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Al-Qaida said to be changing its ways after leaks Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:03 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of al-Qaida and other terrorists who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a National Security Agency contractor leaked details of two NSA spying programs. It's an electronic game of cat-and-mouse that could have deadly consequences if a plot is missed or a terrorist operative manages to drop out of sight. Full Story | Top |
| Edith Windsor, the woman who took on DOMA Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 01:16 PM PDT The Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is much more than a symbolic victory for 84-year-old Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the suit. In 2009, Windsor's partner of 40 years, Thea Spyer, died after a battle with multiple sclerosis. Spyer left her estate to Windsor, but because their marriage [...] Full Story | Top |
| Broad immigration bill cruising to Senate passage Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:50 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching immigration legislation cruised toward passage in the Senate as House Republicans pushed ahead Wednesday on a different approach that cracks down on millions living in the United States illegally rather than offering them a chance at citizenship. Full Story | Top |
| Supreme Court gay marriage decision helps immigration bill Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:13 PM PDT By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senators who wanted a gay rights provision added to the sweeping U.S. immigration reform bill backed off on Wednesday after the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the federal law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman. The decision removes one of the last obstacles for the Senate to pass the legislation that would overhaul the country's immigration system and give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn citizenship over 13 years. ... Full Story | Top |
| Relief, resolve greets California marriage ruling Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 09:52 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thousands celebrated in the streets of San Francisco Wednesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for gay marriages to resume in California following a bitter, five-year legal battle. But the nation's most populous state might have to wait at least 25 days before joining the 12 other states where gay couples already have the right to wed. Full Story | Top |
| Texas executes woman, first in U.S. in nearly three years Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 05:28 PM PDT (Reuters) - Texas on Wednesday executed by lethal injection a woman convicted of stabbing her elderly neighbor to death in 1997, the first U.S. execution of a woman in nearly three years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. Kimberly McCarthy, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:37 p.m. CDT (2337 GMT) at a Texas state prison, the department said. She was convicted of killing Dorothy Booth, 71, in 1997, cutting off her ring finger and stealing a diamond ring that she then pawned. ... Full Story | Top |
| After abortion setback, Texas GOP set to try again Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:16 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After a one-woman filibuster and a raucous crowd helped derail a GOP-led effort to restrict Texas abortions, Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that he's calling lawmakers back next week to try again. Full Story | Top |
| Fed Up Teachers Refuse to Teach Summer School in Texas Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:32 PM PDT Summer school in Dallas is lacking one critical component. Full Story | Top |
| Edward Snowden Steps Into Secret U.S.-Russia Spy Scuffle Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 03:53 PM PDT  Ex-FBI Spy Catcher Says NSA Leaker a Gift to Russia in Espionage Conflict Full Story | Top |
| Santorum: Rubio’s support of immigration bill could hurt presidential prospects Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 01:30 PM PDT Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, who is quietly laying the groundwork for another presidential run, said on Wednesday that Republican presidential hopefuls who support the federal immigration overhaul will struggle to find support among the party's primary voters in 2016. During an interview on the Andrea Tantaros radio show, Santorum said lawmakers like Florida Republican [...] Full Story | Top |
| Snowden still at airport, Ecuador asylum decision could take months Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 04:44 PM PDT  By Alessandra Prentice and Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former U.S. spy agency contractor facing charges of espionage remained in hiding at a Moscow airport on Wednesday while the prospect grew of a protracted wrangle over his fate. Ecuador, where Edward Snowden has requested asylum, said a decision could take months and asked Washington to argue its case for extradition. Russia said Snowden, whose flight is proving a growing embarrassment for President Barack Obama, was still in the transit area of Sheremetyevo airport. A leading U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| LA police: Video shows suspect in ambush shooting Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:20 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck released surveillance video Wednesday in hopes that the public can identify a man they says is a suspect in the shooting of two detectives. Full Story | Top |
| Syria death toll tops 100,000, rebels lose border town Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:51 PM PDT By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces have retaken a town on the Lebanese border as they press an offensive against rebels in a conflict that has now cost more than 100,000 lives, activists said on Wednesday. The army took full control of Tel Kalakh, driving out insurgents and ending an unofficial truce under which it had allowed a small rebel presence to remain for several months. ... Full Story | Top |
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