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| Debunking the Myths of Gettysburg, 150 Years Later: Historian Allen Guelzo Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 08:54 PM PDT For something that happened 150 years ago, the Battle of Gettysburg still generates its share of controversy. And myth, according to historian Allen Guelzo, "grows like weed out of controversy." Guelzo, a professor of history at - appropriately enough - Gettysburg College, is the author of the recently published "Gettysburg: The Last Invasion." He spoke [...] 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| U.S. asked Ecuador not to give Snowden asylum: Correa Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 04:07 PM PDT  By Brian Ellsworth QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Saturday the United States had asked him not to grant asylum for former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden in a "cordial" telephone conversation he held with Vice President Joe Biden. Correa said he vowed to respect Washington's opinion in evaluating the request. The Andean nation says it cannot begin processing Snowden's request unless he reaches Ecuador or one of its embassies. Snowden, who is wanted by the United States for leaking details about U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Joe Biden Is on Edward Snowden's Case Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 01:32 PM PDT  Up until this point, the search for Edward Snoden has been carried out behind the scenes by low-level diplomats and CIA agents. But things have changed within the last 24 hours, apparently, because the Vice President is the one making the calls now. Full Story | Top |
| Davis Chides Perry, Says She'll 'Fight With Every Fiber' to Stop Abortion Bill Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 01:31 PM PDT FORT WORTH, Texas — The Democratic state senator who is leading the fight against significant new restrictions on abortions in Texas said Gov. Rick Perry and other Republicans were hypocritical, claiming to support smaller government but actually trying to increase state intrusion in people's lives.... Full Story | Top |
| 5 key moments from first week of Zimmerman trial Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 01:23 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The first week of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial closed Friday. At the start of the week, prosecutors and defense attorneys outlined their cases for the jury of six women. Then prosecutors began putting on their case. 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 |
| 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 |
| Calif.'s Sierra a 'living lab' for climate change Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 01:06 PM PDT  SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (AP) — In parts of California's Sierra Nevada, marshy meadows are going dry, wildflowers are blooming earlier and glaciers are melting into ice fields. 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 |
| 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 |
| House takes up own immigration fix, no citizenship Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 11:48 AM 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 petitioned to reimpose California gay marriage ban Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 04:49 PM PDT  By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Opponents of gay marriage petitioned the Supreme Court on Saturday to immediately reinstate a 5-year-old ban on same-sex matrimony in California, saying a federal appeals court had acted prematurely in removing the prohibition on gay nuptials. Supporters of the gay marriage ban, known as Proposition 8, which California voters approved in 2008, asked the high court to overrule a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals order on Friday lifting a stay that had kept same-sex unions outlawed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Southwest bakes in 115 to 120-degree heat Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 09:57 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man died and another was hospitalized in serious condition Saturday afternoon in heat-aggravated incidents as a heat wave blistered this sunbaked city and elsewhere in the Southwest. Full Story | Top |
| Kerry says progress made in peace talks Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:14 AM PDT  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday wrapped up four days of shuttle diplomacy without agreement on restarting Mideast peace talks but left on a positive note, saying he had considerably narrowed the gaps between Israel and the Palestinians and that the resumption of negotiations could be "within reach." Full Story | Top |
| Ruthless Djokovic and Williams march on Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 03:26 PM PDT  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic continued to match title rival Andy Murray stride for stride with a nonchalant march into the last 16 as the leading seeds flourished in the Wimbledon sunshine on Saturday. The Serbian world number one neutralized Frenchman Jeremy Chardy with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory in 86 minutes and, like Murray, has now won all nine sets he has played. ... 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 |
| Ecuador president: Snowden can't leave Moscow Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 10:58 AM 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 |
| Kerry pushing Israel, Palestinians to resume talks Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 11:17 PM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, engaged in breakneck shuttle diplomacy to coax Israel and the Palestinians back into peace talks, is flying to the West Bank on Sunday to have a third meeting in as many days with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Full Story | Top |
| Release of Eliquis blood clot preventer story Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 06:58 AM PDT  By Bill Berkrot (Reuters) The blood clot preventer Eliquis, sold by Pfizer Inc and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, proved as effective as widely used warfarin in treating a dangerous condition known as venous thromboembolism and caused far less bleeding, according to data from a large clinical trial. The Pfizer and Bristol-Myers pill met the main goal of the study by showing it worked just as well as conventional treatment with warfarin, a generic blood thinner, in reducing recurrence of the condition and related deaths. ... Full Story | Top |
| SF rapid transit talks break down; strike possible Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 08:43 AM PDT  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Negotiators for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit said they planned to show up for contract talks Sunday as union leaders warned workers will likely go on strike, which threatens to cripple the region's Monday morning commute. Full Story | Top |
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