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James Helps Heat Avoid Elimination In Game 6
LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:21:00 -0400

Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car Crash At Age 33
The journalist whose candid interviews of Gen. Stanley McChrystal led to the officer's eventual removal from his post has died in a car crash, according to reports.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:01:00 -0400

Amazon Cuts Ties In Minnesota Ahead Of New Sales Tax
Amazon ends the contracts of people and businesses that are paid for sending customers to the retailer. The company has taken similar steps in other states that have passed laws like Minnesota's new sales tax legislation.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:47:00 -0400

Boehner Seeks To Reassure House GOP On Immigration
House Speaker John Boehner strongly suggested he would abide by the Hastert rule on immigration legislation, meaning no floor vote unless a majority of House Republicans backed the bill.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:00 -0400

Google Files First-Amendment Request With FISA Court
The court filing comes one week after Google asked the U.S. government's permission to provide the public with information about the national security requests it receives.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:50:00 -0400

A Field Guide To Jimmy Hoffa Searches
The whereabouts of the ex-Teamsters boss is the stuff of urban legend. Here are the highlights and lowlights of the various searches for Jimmy Hoffa's body.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:10:00 -0400

Perk Backlash: Do Surprise Upgrades Make Us Uneasy?
When we get free perks we didn't earn, negative feelings can result, according to researchers. Part of the problem? Fellow customers. It helps if they're not around, a new study says.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:34:00 -0400

'We Were Told To Lie,' Say Bank Of America Employees
Six former employees and one contractor say Bank of America's mortgage servicing unit consistently lied to homeowners, fraudulently denied loan modifications and offered bonuses to staff for intentionally pushing people into foreclosure, according to a Salon.com report.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:24:00 -0400

The 'Standing Man' Of Turkey: Act Of Quiet Protest Goes Viral
After police broke up the protests in Turkey's Taksim Square over the weekend, a new protest has sprung up — but this one is still and silent. A lone man stood motionless in the square for six hours overnight, and soon many others decided to join the "standing man."
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:00 -0400

Obama's Unplanned NSA Discussion
President Obama didn't expect he'd need to have a "national conversation" about government data-gathering.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:26:00 -0400

'Days Of Rambo Are Over': Pentagon Details Women's Move To Combat
The U.S. military said in January that it will end its front-line combat exclusion for women; the shift means that women could join elite forces such as the Army Rangers and Navy SEALs in the next three years.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:22:00 -0400

The Mystery Of the Ridiculously Pricey Bag Of Potatoes
Did a 10-pound bag of potatoes really cost $15 back in 2008? We get to the bottom of some puzzling numbers in the lawsuit alleging America's potato growers have become a spud cartel.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:06:00 -0400

U.S., Europe May Share Intelligence, But Not Privacy Rules
Revelations about U.S. surveillance programs have not only touched off a debate in America; they've also raised privacy questions in Europe, since big Internet companies operate in both places.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:55:00 -0400

FDA Backs Off On Regulation Of Fecal Transplants
Fecal transplants are being used more often to treat life-threatening bacterial infections. But the Food and Drug Administration worried that the still-experimental procedure put patients at risk. Now it is dropping plans to restrict transplants after doctors and patients complained.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:00 -0400

How The Civil Rights Movement Was Covered In Birmingham
There's a stark difference between how the national press covered the events of 1963 in Birmingham and how Birmingham's papers covered their own city. Audie Cornish talks with Alabama journalist Hank Klibanoff, co-author of The Race Beat, about the disparity.
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:04:00 -0400

Did Senior State Department Security Officials Commit Perjury?
Two officials at State Dept.'s Diplomatic Security Service — agency that protects diplomats, probes allegations of criminal misconduct by State Dept. employees — gave sworn testimony earlier this year that appears to be evasive at best, and untrue at worst, according to evidence obtained by Fox News.

VIDEO: More Trouble for State Dept.'s Security Agency

Video Shows Workers Offering 'Obamaphones' to Those Vowing to Sell Them for Drugs

GOP Pushes State Voter ID Law

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:10 EST

CAPTIVE IN KUWAIT:Contract Dispute Leaves 100 Americans Stranded

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:10 EST

BREAKING THE SILENCE:Investigators: TWA Flight 800 Crash Reason Wrong

United 787 Heading to Tokyo Diverted to Seattle

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:10 EST

FLAG STOMP: Rapper Lil Wayne Defends Video Trampling Old Glory

Vice Apologizes for Suicide-Themed Fashion Spread

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:04:10 EST

TODD STARNES:Man Protects Home From Vandals, Gets Arrested

STARNES: Professor Orders Students to Support Gay Rights

Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates
SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:28:03 GMT

Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:16:35 GMT

United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:17:40 GMT

WikiLeaks' Assange fears U.S., to stay on in London embassy
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London even if Sweden stops pursuing sexual assault claims against him because he fears arrest on the order of the United States.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:42:08 GMT

Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation severely restricting abortions, a move that could alienate women from the conservative party.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:12:35 GMT

NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:33:01 GMT

Moves to limit contractor access to secrets meets resistance
(Reuters) - Industry executives and some corners of the U.S. intelligence community are pushing back against possible legislative moves to curb contractors' access to classified information.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:31:46 GMT

U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
(Reuters) WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping helped thwart terrorist plots including a planned attack on the New York Stock Exchange.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:28:17 GMT

United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes on Tuesday for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:27:13 GMT

G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging government forces brought heavy fighting to Aleppo.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:21 GMT

NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:56:56 GMT

Republican-led House passes bill restricting abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would ban late-term abortions, a move that could alienate women from the conservative party.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:36 GMT

Italian court says Knox murder acquittal had inconsistencies
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court said on Tuesday it had ordered a retrial of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher because their acquittals contained "shortcomings, contradictions and inconsistencies."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:15:59 GMT

Four from U.S. forces killed in attack in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four from U.S. forces were killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, just as the United States prepares for talks this week with the Taliban.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:55:02 GMT

U.S. says surveillance thwarted NYSE attack, Somali funding
(Reuters) WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday identified two of the more than 50 classified cases in which they say National Security Agency eavesdropping helped thwart terrorist plots including a planned attack on the New York Stock Exchange.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:17 GMT

United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States will meet the Taliban this week for talks aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led forces and the insurgents have fought a bloody and costly war for the past 12 years, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:21:03 GMT

Moves to limit contractor access to secrets meets resistance
(Reuters) - Industry executives and some corners of the U.S. intelligence community are pushing back against possible legislative moves to curb contractors' access to classified information.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:56:23 GMT

Dozens held in Turkey, silent protester goes viral
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - A lone, silent vigil by a man in Istanbul inspired copycat protests on Tuesday, as police detained dozens of people across Turkey in an operation linked to three weeks of often violent demonstrations against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:01 GMT

G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Differences between Russia and the West mean an international peace conference on Syria is now unlikely before August, a source at a meeting of Group of Eight leaders said on Tuesday as surging government forces brought heavy fighting to Aleppo.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:34:16 GMT

Russia's Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad
ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European soil.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:10:36 GMT

Quake shakes Peru's capital of Lima
LIMA (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials said.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:57:33 GMT

WikiLeaks trial focuses on whether Tweets meet evidence standards
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as evidence.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:30 GMT

Mobster recounts murder for hire in ‘Whitey' Bulger trial
BOSTON (Reuters) - The plan called for John Martorano, a mobster who has confessed to 20 murders, to lure associate Tommy King into a waiting car with a contrived story that he was needed for a hit. King was handed a gun loaded with blanks.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:20 GMT

NSA chief: agency programs prevented over 50 potential terrorist acts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Keith Alexander, the director of the U.S. National Security Agency, said on Tuesday that the NSA's data gathering programs had prevented potential terrorist attacks more than 50 times since September 11, 2001.

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:14 GMT

Mali signs deal with Tuareg separatist rebels
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali signed a ceasefire deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for government troops to return to the northern, rebel-held town of Kidal before a presidential election next month.