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| Fred Armisen confirms his exit from 'SNL' Monday, Jul 01, 2013 04:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Armisen has confirmed he has left "Saturday Night Live" after 11 years. Full Story | Top |
| Review: 'The Lone Ranger' is a runaway train Monday, Jul 01, 2013 03:31 PM PDT  There's a limit, it turns out, to how much Johnny Depp and a bucket of makeup can accomplish. Full Story | Top |
| A walk in Wendy Davis’ shoes: The woman behind the long filibuster Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 04:29 AM PDT The Fine Print Before state Sen. Wendy Davis began filibustering a restrictive abortion bill in the Texas Capitol last week, she grabbed her pink running shoes. She may need to lace them up again, because another special session of the Texas legislature is underway again this week. "I thought maybe I might need something with [...] Full Story | Top |
| Judge strikes detective statements on Zimmerman Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 10:23 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor in George Zimmerman's murder trial on Tuesday tried to pick apart the statements of a Sanford Police detective who was called as a prosecution witness a day before but gave testimony that seemed to benefit the defense. Full Story | Top |
| Portable shelters couldn't save 19 firefighters Monday, Jul 01, 2013 09:08 PM PDT  PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — In a heartbreaking sight, a long line of vans from a coroner's office carried the bodies of 19 elite firefighters out of the tiny mountain town of Yarnell on Monday, as the wind-driven wildfire that claimed the men's lives burned out of control. Full Story | Top |
| Man catches 200-year-old, 40-pound fish Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 06:54 AM PDT A fisherman in Alaska took home a catch for the ages recently when he reeled in a 40-pound shortraker rockfish that experts believe is at least 200 years old. The Daily Sitka Sentinel reported that Henry Liebman of Seattle was deep-sea fishing off the coast of Alaska on June 21 when he hooked the record-setting [...] Full Story | Top |
| Florida Keys prepare for sea level rise Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 01:41 AM PDT  KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane storm surge can inundate the narrow, low-lying Florida Keys, but that is far from the only water worry for officials. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden hits hurdles in search for asylum Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 09:23 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — NSA leaker Edward Snowden's best chance of finding refuge outside the United States may hinge on the president of Venezuela, who was in Moscow on Tuesday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Full Story | Top |
| Snowden threatens new U.S. leaks, asks numerous countries for asylum Monday, Jul 01, 2013 08:22 PM PDT  By Andrew Osborn and Alexei Anishchuk LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden broke his silence on Monday for the first time since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago, blasting the Obama administration and saying he remained free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying activity. ... Full Story | Top |
| House Dems seek path to final immigration deal Monday, Jul 01, 2013 01:08 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hispanics, blacks, Asians and women who together stand as the majority in the House Democratic caucus publicly disparage Republicans' piecemeal approach to immigration and their pointed omission of any legalization path for the 11 million immigrants living here unlawfully. Full Story | Top |
| Wealthy parents sue school, claim they were scammed into buying $50K finger painting Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 05:14 AM PDT A pair of Manhattan socialites are suing a private school for nearly a half-million dollars after it allegedly tricked them into bidding $50,000 for a finger painting done by kindergarteners. According to the lawsuit filed on Friday in New York State Supreme Court, Michelle-Marie and Jon Heinemann claim the Cathedral School of St. John the [...] Full Story | Top |
| So. Calif. painter awarded $58M in bar beating Monday, Jul 01, 2013 06:41 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 43-year-old house painter so badly brain damaged that he can't speak has been awarded $58 million by a jury after a beating at a bar left him with half his skull permanently bashed in. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. seeks to calm European outrage over alleged spying Monday, Jul 01, 2013 03:26 PM PDT By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world's intelligence services were involved in finding out the thinking of opponents and allies alike. The European Union has demanded the United States explain a report in a German magazine that Washington was spying on the bloc, calling such surveillance shocking if true. French President Francois Hollande said the alleged action was intolerable and could hinder U.S. relations with Paris and the EU. ... Full Story | Top |
| The 'Proof of Heaven' Author Has Now Been Thoroughly Debunked by Science Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 06:17 AM PDT  A book called Proof of Heaven is bound to provoke eye rolls, but its author, Eben Alexander, had space in a Newsweek story and on shows like of Fox & Friends to detail his claims. Read into those endorsements — and nearly 15 million copies sold — whatever you will, but in a big new Esquire feature, Luke Dittrich pokes large holes in Alexander's story, bringing into question the author's qualification as a neurosurgeon (which is supposed to legitimize his claim) and the accuracy of his best-selling journey. Full Story | Top |
| Trayvon Martin trial told Zimmerman injuries 'insignificant' Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 12:51 PM PDT  By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Volunteer watchman George Zimmerman suffered "insignificant" injuries from the fight in which he said he shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin out of fear for his life, a Florida medical examiner testified at his murder trial on Tuesday. Medical Examiner Valerie Rao said she reviewed Zimmerman's medical records and the pictures of his injuries taken at the police station after the fight on February 26, 2012 shooting in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. "They were not life-threatening. ... Full Story | Top |
| Russia loses $200 million satellites as launch ends in flames Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 08:01 AM PDT  By Dmitry Solovyov ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites worth around $200 million crashed shortly after lift-off from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday after its engines suddenly switched off. The accident led to a large spill of heptyl, a highly toxic rocket propellant, but there were no reports of casualties or of any immediate threat to nearby settlements. State-run Rossiya-24 television showed footage of the Proton-M booster rocket veering off course seconds after take-off. ... Full Story | Top |
| Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 05:34 AM PDT  DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring the victims of a terrorist attack in an unprecedented encounter a world away from home. Full Story | Top |
| Edward Snowden breaks silence to threaten new U.S. leaks Monday, Jul 01, 2013 03:22 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has broken his silence for the first time since he fled to Moscow eight days ago to say he remains free to make new disclosures about U.S. spying activity. In a letter to Ecuador, Snowden said the United States was illegally persecuting him for revealing its electronic surveillance program, PRISM. He also thanked Ecuador for helping him get to Russia and for examining his asylum request. ... Full Story | Top |
| Gay couple may be 1st to win immigration petition Monday, Jul 01, 2013 04:28 PM PDT  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Bulgarian graduate student and his American husband are the first gay couple in the nation to have their application for immigration benefits approved after the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriages, their lawyer said. Full Story | Top |
| Records: Archbishop paid problem priests to leave Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 04:12 AM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The archbishop of Milwaukee wrote a letter in 2003 to the Vatican office overseeing clergy sex abuse cases begging it to remove a priest who had repeatedly abused children, showed no remorse and at least once engaged in sexual activity with a young boy, the child's mother and her female friend. Full Story | Top |
| Texas lawmakers reconvene for new abortion fight Monday, Jul 01, 2013 06:18 PM PDT  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State troopers lined the halls of the Texas Capitol, and 5,000 protesters rallied outside against proposed abortion legislation, as lawmakers convened Monday for a second special session that Republican leaders pledged wouldn't descend into chaos like the first. Full Story | Top |
| Sentencing delayed for Jesse Jackson Jr., wife Monday, Jul 01, 2013 01:57 PM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday postponed the sentencing hearing for former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, noting it was being done to "accommodate the court" and not at the request of the couple's attorneys or the prosecution. Full Story | Top |
| Dallas teacher wears same yearbook outfit for 40 years Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 07:18 AM PDT Dale Irby is retiring after 40 years. And so is his yearbook outfit. For his entire career at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district in Texas, the physical education teacher wore the same disco-era shirt and dirt-colored sweater each year for his yearbook picture. At first, Irby told the Dallas Morning News, it was [...] Full Story | Top |
| Student loan rates double without Congress' action Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 02:13 AM PDT  College students' interest rates are at the mercy of Congress. The interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans doubled from 3.4 percent Monday and could stay doubled unless Congress fulfills its pledge ... Full Story | Top |
| Archdiocese documents show priests paid to leave Monday, Jul 01, 2013 06:53 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (AP) — As more victims of clergy sex abuse came forward, then-Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan oversaw a plan to pay some abusers to leave the priesthood after writing to Vatican officials with increasing frustration and concern, warning them about the potential for scandal if they did not defrock problem priests, according to documents released Monday. Full Story | Top |
| Police officers testify in George Zimmerman trial Monday, Jul 01, 2013 01:09 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial on Monday heard testimony and recordings of the neighborhood watch volunteer describing his fight with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to police and how he feared for his life before he shot the teen. Full Story | Top |
| Lisicki dismantles Kanepi to justify favorite tag Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 08:55 AM PDT  By Ed Osmond LONDON (Reuters) - Sabine Lisicki lived up to her status as the new Wimbledon favorite with a clinical 6-3 6-3 demolition of Kaia Kanepi in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. The conquerors of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Maria Sharapova all failed to back up their shock wins but Lisicki followed her stunning victory over defending champion Serena Williams with another impressive display. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vatican bank director, deputy resign amid scandal Monday, Jul 01, 2013 02:58 PM PDT  ROME (AP) — The director of the embattled Vatican bank and his deputy resigned Monday, the latest heads to roll in a broadening finance scandal that has already landed one Vatican monsignor in prison and added urgency to Pope Francis' reform efforts. Full Story | Top |
| Opponents of Texas abortion restrictions rally at Capitol Monday, Jul 01, 2013 04:46 PM PDT  By Corrie MacLaggan AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Thousands of opponents of a Texas proposal to tighten abortion restrictions rallied outside the statehouse on Monday, giving a hero's welcome to Democratic state Senator Wendy Davis, whose 11-hour speech stalled the measure last week. As the Republican-dominated state legislature convened for a second special session on Monday, supporters said they expected the bill would pass this time. With few exceptions, it would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nanny cam home invasion suspect pleads not guilty Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 11:30 AM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with brutally attacking a New Jersey woman as she watched cartoons with her 3-year-old — a beating captured on a hidden camera — pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Nigerian woman launches entertainment TV network Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 07:14 AM PDT  LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A woman who could be considered Africa's Oprah Winfrey is launching an entertainment network that will be beamed into nearly every country on the continent with programs showcasing its burgeoning middle class. Full Story | Top |
| Police questioning of Zimmerman grew more pointed Monday, Jul 01, 2013 02:53 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial on Monday listened to a series of police interviews with detectives growing more pointed in their questioning of the neighborhood watch volunteer's account of how he came to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Shocks leave last eight women dreaming of title Monday, Jul 01, 2013 08:00 PM PDT By Martyn Herman LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Eight women from eight different countries will walk through the gates of the All England Club on Tuesday harbouring genuine title hopes following a Wimbledon wipeout of the headline attractions. Czech eighth seed Petra Kvitova, Wimbledon champion in 2011, and China's Li Na, French Open winner in the same year, are the only two who know how it feels to win a grand slam. ... Full Story | Top |
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