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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots'
US surveillance 'foiled 50 plots'
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
US 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
Top 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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