Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Ray Allen and Heat force Game Seven with thrilling overtime win


The Guardian

Afghanistan Rejects Talks With Taliban and the US


New York Times 

Teen country singer Bradbery captures 'The Voice' season crown


Times LIVE 

Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian, Kris Jenner Resurface for Froyo After Kim Gives Birth


Us Magazine

American Medical Association officially classifies obesity as a disease in a ...


Daily Mail 

Award-winning war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash


The Independent

Patriots' Star Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing


ABC News 

TWA Flight 800 Crash: Documentary Will Prompt New Probe Into Deadly Plane



Huffington Post 

Obama Says US Surveillance Programs Strike Privacy Balance


Businessweek 

HTC unveils Butterfly S with UltraPixel camera, Zoe



Times of India 

Examiner in hotel death cases resigns | Mountain mystery


Whistle-blower says he was targeted by IRS


Official: Police dog in Georgia found dead of heat stroke in patrol car


Man hunted by FBI for alleged sex trafficking arrested in Mexico


Police: Day-care operator drugged pancakes to make children sleep


Paris, Prince Jackson's testimony shown in Jackson death trial


Police: Son stabs father, then saws off his own hands



Was TWA Flight 800 crash accidental?


Man accused of naked subway attacks pleads not guilty



US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots'

US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots'National Security Agency director Gen Keith Alexander on Capitol Hill in Washington on 18 June 2013

The head of the US electronic spying agency tells Congress surveillance programmes leaked to media helped thwart 50 attacks since 2001.

US House passes abortion-limits bill

Representative Trent Franks on Capitol Hill in Washington on 18 June 2013US House passes abortion-limits bill

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception.

Top US journalist dies in car crash

Undated photo of Michael HastingsTop US journalist dies in car crash

Journalist Michael Hastings, whose reporting ended the career of US General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a crash in Los Angeles aged 33.

Obama considers sweeping climate plan

Obama considers sweeping climate plan

Obama considers sweeping climate plan

By Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering a sweeping initiative to address climate change, including the first-ever...

High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits

High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits

High court rules 'pay-for-delay' drug deals can face antitrust suits

By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — A brand-name drug maker can be sued for violating antitrust laws if it agrees to pay a potential competitor to delay...

Supreme Court to hear housing discrimination case

Supreme Court to hear housing discrimination case

Supreme Court to hear housing discrimination case

By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court reached out Monday to take up a politically volatile housing discrimination issue that the Obama...

In Miranda case, Supreme Court rules on the limits of silence

In Miranda case, Supreme Court rules on the limits of silence

In Miranda case, Supreme Court rules on the limits of silence

By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Crime suspects need to speak up if they want to invoke their legal right to remain silent, the Supreme Court said...

BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week

BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week

BioWatch faces congressional hearing this week

By David Willman, Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — A decade ago, then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge oversaw the start of BioWatch, the nationwide system designed to...

Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law.

Edward Snowden's not the first to make claims about NSA

Edward Snowden's not the first to make claims about NSA

Edward Snowden's not the first to make claims about NSA

By Ken Dilanian, Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — Mathematician William Binney worked for the National Security Agency for four decades, and in the late 1990s he helped...

Using art in the streets to combat violence

Using art in the streets to combat violence

Using art in the streets to combat violence

By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune
Some believe the solution to neighborhood violence is increased police presence and arrests. For others, it's teaching parents how to...

Near Colorado fire, residents tell of fear, hope and close calls

Near Colorado fire, residents tell of fear, hope and close calls

Near Colorado fire, residents tell of fear, hope and close calls

By Jenny Deam, Los Angeles Times
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On Tuesday afternoon Duane Jensen was driving home from a round of golf when his cellphone rang and he was...

Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting

Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting

Newtown marks six-month anniversary of school shooting

By Michael Mello, Los Angeles Times
People in Newtown, Conn., and around the country paused Friday to remember the tragic shooting rampage that took place at an elementary...