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Obama welcomes Iran's election of moderate president

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:07 -0400

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Iran's newly elected president to prove to the world that the Islamic republic was not pursuing a nuclear weapon programme as the White House welcomed election of a moderate leader as a hopeful sign. "I think it says that the Iranian people want to move in a different direction," Obama said of the election results in Iran that saw a surprising ...

No breakthrough in talks between UK and Ecuador over Assange

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:37:11 -0400

LONDON - Talks between the United Kingdom and Ecuador have ended without any breakthrough over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fate with the Andean nation. Ecquador said it was vowing not to succumb to diplomatic pressure and was ready to consider any request from Edward Snowden, another whistleblower, for asylum. As the fugitive anti-secrecy advocate marks one year holed up in the ...

Leaders of G8 call for peace in Syria and pledge humanitarian aid

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:28:36 -0400

ENNISKILLEN - The Group of Eight industrialised nations called for a swift end to the bloody civil war in Syria and urgent peace talks but stopped short of calling for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in its joint statement at the end of talks Tuesday. Despite the lack of consensus among the G8 on the fate of Assad, as well as the use of chemical weapons by his regime, Canadian ...

US women in all combat units by 2016 Pentagon

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:02 -0400

American women will be fully integrated into frontline and special combat roles, including elite forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs, by January 2016, the Pentagon has said. More than 200,000 women are in the active-duty military, representing about 14.5 percent of the overall force, according to Pentagon figures. Most serve in the army. While air force, army, navy, Marine and special ...

Obama refuses to specify US support for Syrian rebels

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, Wednesday refused to specify what military support America was providing rebels in Syria. Obama, however, reiterated that the Syrian government forces had used chemical weapons in the civil war, Xinhua reported. "I cannot and will not comment on specifics on our programmes related to the Syrian opposition," Obama said at a press ...

Afghans break off talks with US on security deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:20:01 -0400

The Afghan government Wednesday said it has suspended talks with the US on the proposed security agreement, saying America has a contradictory stance over the peace process in the country. "The ongoing fourth round of talks between Afghanistan and the US on the security agreement is suspended. The decision was taken because of US inconsistency in statements and actions in regard to the Afghan ...

Obama to propose further US Russian n-arms cut

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:01 -0400

US President Barack Obama, currently on a visit to Berlin, will propose plans for America and Russia to further cut strategic nuclear warheads, a senior US official said. During his first visit to Berlin as president, Obama will propose reducing atomic weapons by a third below the 1,550 agreed in the last "New START" treaty with Russia, leaving each country with just over 1,000 weapons, the ...

Majority of Americans view GOP less favorably than Democrats finds poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:02 -0400

Americans view the Republican Party less favorably than the Democratic Party, a new poll has found. According to the Gallup Poll, just 39 percent of Americans said they hold a favorable view of the GOP, while 46 percent said they hold a favorable view of the Democratic Party. The poll found that a majority of Americans, 53 percent, see the Republican Party unfavorably, up slightly from 50 ...

NSA surveillance revealed abandoned al-Qaedas NY stock exchange bombing plot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:10:02 -0400

The US-led surveillance programme which has created a lot of furor for snooping on citizens' web activities and phone records has revealed information about al-Qaeda's plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) in 2008. FBI Assistant Director Sean Joyce said that the agency found out through the electronic surveillance that al-Qaeda was actually in the initial stage of bombing the NYSE which ...

Serena Williams sparks outrage with drunk not virgin comments on US teenage rape victim

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:03 -0400

American tennis star Serena Williams has sparked outrage with her comments about a teenage rape victim, saying that the victim was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'. In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine, Williams criticised a 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players, her fellow school students, while she was drunk, in Ohio in August 2012, News.com.au reports. According to ...

US Taliban to have direct peace talks

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:40:01 -0400

The US has decided to hold direct peace talks with the Taliban, senior White House officials have announced. The first meet is due to take place in the coming days in Qatar's capital, where the Taliban have opened their first official overseas office, BBC reported. US officials told reporters the first formal meeting between the US and Taliban representatives was expected to take place in Doha ...

House panel starts rewrite of No Child Left Behind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:07 -0400

WASHINGTON -; House lawmakers are beginning work on a rewrite of the No Child Left Behind education law that would give states more authority and Washington ...

Judge reads charge against Zimmerman to jurors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:07 -0400

Attorney Mark O'Mara, right, jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, second from right, George Zimmerman and co-counsel Don West, left, watch the proceedings during Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, ...

Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:59 -0400

The night of Feb. 12 was the perfect example of the Republican Party’s suicidal tendencies. Sen. Marco Rubio, having spent his work day voting against the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, was selected to represent the party in rebutting President Obama’s State of the Union address. This is the party’s immigration stance all over again, except that this time they ...

Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:58 -0400

The damaged southbound span of the Brickell Avenue drawbridge reopened Thursday morning after transportation officials devised a plan to get the crippled bridge working again after three days of ...

Feds clear Chinese investment in long-sought West Allis hotel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:59:41 -0400

June 19, 2013 8:54 a.m. | West Allis - The financing log jam that has held up a Hampton Inn & Suites hotel proposed for 82nd Street and Greenfield Avenue has given way. John Stibal, West Allis development director, now sees "a clear path to the finish line" that will enable the hotel, a facility the city has longed hoped for and sought for the downtown area, to be built. Assuming ...

The Problem With The Wealth Inequality In America Video. It Commits Worstalls Fallacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:57:03 -0400

There's an interesting video doing the rounds currently called "Wealth Inequality In America". It's drawing the usual oohs and ahhs from those who don't think about such things very much. Gee, America sure is an unequal place sort of thing. Unfortunately there's something of a problem with the piece. The numbers it is using are wrong. Wrong in the sense that ...

What lies ahead in jobless Europe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:43 -0400

which by the way, is unbelievable. nobody would believe that growing up, because we think europe is over-regulated. our economy, the president right now is around the leaders of the g-8. from now it look like our economy is different. a stunning record last ...

Can the GOP contain members of its clueless caucus

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:42 -0400

Politico Playbook: "As much of the GOP strains to implement a post-2012 course correction, the party has found itself stymied over and over by what leaders describe as a tiny rump of ham-fisted pols with a knack for stumbling onto cable news," Politico's Alexander Burns and Jake Sherman write. Jim VandeHei joins Morning Joe to ...

Redford to promote energy industry environmental performance in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:25 -0400

Premier Alison Redford says she's prepared for "frank" talk in New York on Wednesday as she promotes Alberta's energy sector in the face of environmental black eyes for the province and uncertainty over the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.Redford is slated to be the keynote speaker at the Foreign Policy Association's North American Energy Independence Conference.The ...

US military hurdles for women more cultural than physical general says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:39:03 -0400

Representatives from Department of Defense and US military detail plans for implementing women into more military positions. Photograph: Win Mcnamee/Getty ...

What Does American Actually Mean

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:38:21 -0400

In Latin America, "American" means anyone from the American continent. U.S. citizens claiming the word are considered gauche or imperialist. So what's the ...

Video Obesity a disease says American Medical Association

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:36:06 -0400

The American Medical Association is recognizing obesity as a disease. Dr. Lou Aronne, an obesity specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the change and what it means for health care costs and ...

Neighbors Couple Killed Waited for Order to Leave

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:14 -0400

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air. After quickly grabbing a few items, they spotted their neighbors. "They were sitting on their porch, watching TV," said Bob Schmidt, adding that his wife urged their ...

Day Care Owner Denies Drugging Kids

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:35:13 -0400

An Ohio day care worker who police say sprinkled drugs in children's snacks to make them fall asleep has denied dispensing any medication without parental approval. "I simply wouldn't do it. I didn't do it," Tammy Eppley told ABC News Tuesday. "Anytime I gave the children any medication, I had permission from the parent." Eppley, 37, was charged in ...

Car crashes into New York City grocery store eight injured

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:30:13 -0400

A car collided with another car, jumped a curb and smashed into a grocery store in New York City Wednesday, injuring eight people, police said. The cars crashed at 7:30 a.m. near Second Avenue and East Fourth Street in the East Village, WNBC-TV reported. Fire officials said eight people were hospitalized, three of them in serious condition. Five of the injured had been inside the vehicle that ...

Got broadband Access now extends to 94 percent of Americans.

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:39 -0400

Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the ...

Kids Count report Americas children are advancing despite the economy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:23 -0400

The widely-watched Kids Count annual survey on the state of America's children shows gains in health and education despite the poor economy. But advocates say raised poverty rates merit more attention from ...

Center for Biological Diversity Polar Bears at Risk of Drowning in the Chukchi Sea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:21 -0400

Surveys show numerous bears swimming far from land as sea ice nears record low ANCHORAGE - August 21 - Recent government surveys document that polar bears are at risk of drowning in large numbers off the north coast of Alaska as sea ice once again approaches record low levels. On August 16, surveys located 9 polar bears swimming in open water offshore of northwest Alaska in the Chukchi Sea, in ...

Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban Urges FTC Action in the US

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:21 -0400

CCFC Praises France Baby TV Ban; Urges FTC Action in the US WASHINGTON - August 19 - Yesterday, ...

Conservation Groups Alpine Boulder Bunny Imperiled by Global Warming

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

Center for Biological Diversity , (415) 632-5301, cell (415) 385-5746 Stuart Pimm, Professor of Conservation Biology, Duke University, (919) 613-8141, cell (646) ...

Action Against Hunger Emergency Teams Assist Displaced Georgians

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

James L. Phelan , Senior External Relations Officer, ACF-USA 212-967-7800 x108; Cell: 646-265-7796 Action Against Hunger - Spain Alejandra Mahiques ...

Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:20 -0400

Nuclear Suppliers Group Must Not Cave In To Bush Administration on U.S.-India Nuclear Deal WASHINGTON - August 19 - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation today urged the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is meeting today on the U.S.-India nuclear deal, not to capitulate to the Bush administration and permit an unprecedented exception in international nuclear trade rules for India. ...

Natural Resources Defense Council EPA Buzz Kill Is the Agency Hiding Colony Collapse Disorder Information

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

NRDC Forced to Sue to Get Public Records on Bee Mystery WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit today to uncover critical information that the US government is withholding about the risks posed by pesticides to honey bees. NRDC legal experts and a leading bee researcher are convinced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evidence of ...

Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

The Real News Network Russians Checkmate US in Georgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

As tensions increase in Georgia to Iran, The Real News analyst, Eric Margolis says Russia won't let an ex-territory in the former USSR be used to launch attacks against Iran WASHINGTON - August 18 - The Real News analyst Eric Margolis says "The US is used to passive Russian response under Yeltsin" and the Russians checkmating the US in Georgia was a "brilliant move by ...

Environmental Groups Court Strikes Down Bush Administration Pollution Monitoring Loophole Upholds Publics Right to Know

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:19 -0400

Throws out EPA rule that waived pollution monitoring requirements for thousands of factories and power plants WASHINGTON - August 19 - A federal appeals court ...

SEIU McCain Health Care Putting Moms Last

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:18 -0400

Starting Tuesday, Nationwide SEIU Events Will Highlight How McCain Care Leaves Women and Families Behind WASHINGTON - August 18 - With health care costs rising out of control, more and more Americans are finding it impossible to keep up. Women, 90 percent of whom shoulder the health care responsibility for their families, are in particular feeling the strain. Beginning Tuesday, August 19, ...

Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence Senior Advisor to John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:15 -0400

Senior Advisor to John McCain Oversaw Gun Lobby Office That Hired Spy WASHINGTON - August 18 - A political consultant who serves as a senior advisor to presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain apparently oversaw a lobbying operation that hired a mole to infiltrate and spy on progressive opposition groups. James Jay Baker, a longtime Republican political operative, served as ...

Amnesty International Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Ouside Khartoum

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:15 -0400

Sudan Still Holding Hundreds Without Charge Months After Attacks Outside Khartoum, Amnesty International Says NEW YORK - August 18 - Amnesty International today accused the Sudanese government of holding hundreds of people -- including women and a nine-month-old -- without charge or access to lawyers as they prepare to try another 109 individuals in sham courts over the armed attacks by the ...

International Campaign to Ban Landmines Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

ICBL Condemns Russian Use of Cluster Munitions in Georgia August 15 - The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) strongly condemned Russia today for the use of cluster bombs in Georgia which resulted in at least 11 civilians being killed and dozens injured. Evidence of cluster munitions use by Russia was revealed by ICBL member Human Rights Watch in a press release issued ...

Brave New Films AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

AFL-CIO and SEIU Team Up With Brave New Films to Tell Public That Multimillionaire John McCain Is the Real Elitist LOS ANGELES - August 18 - This morning, Brave New Films will distribute to its list of 500,000 people a new online video meant to bring attention to John McCain's exorbitant personal wealth. 'McCain's Mansions: The Real Elitist' makes the case that ...

Peace Action Maine Mainers Unite to Prevent War With Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:14 -0400

Delegates to the Democratic National Convention Will Propose a Platform Emphasizing Diplomacy, Not War PORTLAND, Maine - August 15 - Peace Action Maine, Pax Christi Maine, Military Families Speak Out/ Maine, the Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, and other Maine based organizations are circulating a statewide petition that opposes preemptive military action, acts of war, a naval ...

American Rights At Work Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Marts Unlawful Federal Election Activity

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Formal Complaint for FEC Investigation of Wal-Mart's Unlawful Federal Election Activity WASHINGTON - August 14 - Today American Rights at Work, the AFL-CIO, Change to Win, and WakeUpWalmart.com will hand ...

India Resource Center Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down in India

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Chinta Dewi, Coca-Cola Bhagao, Krishi Bachao Sangharsh Samiti +91 94507 79325 (Hindi) Nandlal Master, Lok Samiti +91 94153 00520 (Hindi) Amit Srivastava, India Resource Center +91 98103 46161 (India) +1 415 336 7584 ...

American Friends Service Committee California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in War on Terror

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

California Becomes First State to Condemn Use of Torture in 'War on Terror' SACRAMENTO, CA - August 14 - The California Legislature today adopted a resolution aimed at preventing California health professionals from engaging in coercive interrogations of detainees at ...

SEIU to Count Down to Better Health Care With 365 Stories for Next 365 days

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:13 -0400

Health Care Workers, Patients, Consumers to Speak Out About Challenges of Broken System WASHINGTON - August 15 - With growing numbers of Americans calling on elected officials to fix the broken health care system, ...

WakeUpWalmart.com Files Official Complaint Against Wal-Mart With The FEC and Calls For An Investigation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

WakeUpWalmart.com Files Official Complaint Against Wal-Mart With The FEC and Calls For An Investigation WASHINGTON - August 14 - WakeUpWalMart.com today, along with American Rights at Work, Change to Win, and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, jointly filed an official complaint with the Federal Election Commission. The groups filed the complaint of ...

Planned Parenthood American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices More Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

American Journal of Public Health Study Shows Public Clinics Provide More Choices, More Care WASHINGTON - August 14 - A new study in ...

National Family Farm Coalition Dairy Farmers Praise Monsanto Selling Off rBGH Divsion

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:12 -0400

Farmers Opposed Inhumane Technology from Very Beginning WASHINGTON - August 13 - The Dairy Subcommittee of the National Family Farm Coalition today expressed its delight that Monsanto will be selling its controversial Posilac division. From the very beginning, NFFC has opposed Posilac, also known as recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), and lobbied against its legalization by the FDA in ...

Amnesty International USA Brings Guantanamo Cell Replica to Denver

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:11 -0400

Human Rights Organization Will Tour Cell Across the Nation Urging the Bush Administration to Close Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba WASHINGTON - August 13 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will bring its national tour of a life-size Guantanamo prison cell replica to Denver, Colorado starting Sunday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 26; visitors are encouraged to experience the ...

Congress Dennis Kucinich Applauds Investigation of Claims by Suskind

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Kucinich Applauds Investigation of Claims by Suskind WASHINGTON - August 13 - Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) applauded ...

Brady Campaign Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Brady President Praises Federal Court Decision WASHINGTON - August 13 - Paul Helmke, President of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, issued the following ...

Rainforest Action Network Missive Urges Hundreds of Companies to Stop Using Palm Oil

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:10 -0400

Meanwhile, nationwide day of action declared a success as thousands descend on supermarkets to label products containing palm oil as rainforest destroyers SAN FRANCISCO - August 13 - More than 2,000 concerned citizens across the country went to supermarkets in San Francisco, Minneapolis, New York and dozens of other cities today to apply stickers ...

Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology State AGs Fail to Adequately Protect Online Consumers

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:09 -0400

New report from the Center for American Progress and Center for Democracy and Technology finds that state attorneys general receive thousands of complaints of online fraud and abuse but have launched relatively few cases in response WASHINGTON - August 12 - State attorneys general received thousands of consumer complaints of online fraud and abuse in 2006 and 2007 and yet, with the ...

Environmental Groups Judge Dismisses Inyo County Lawsuit to Open Roads in Remote Death Valley Wilderness

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:09 -0400

threw out a lawsuit by Inyo County, Calif., to open highways through remote roadless areas of Death Valley National Park. Inyo County officials had hoped to take control of three ...

CARE Set to Aid Civilians Caught in Georgia Conflict

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Humanitarian Agency Calls For End to Violence TBILISI, Georgia - August 10 - CARE and other humanitarian agencies are coordinating with the United Nations to provide assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violent conflict between Georgia and Russia. The immediate needs of the affected populations include medical supplies, shelter, food, water and ...

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Riverkeeper Calls on Governor to Declare new York City Watershed Off-Limits to Natural Gas Drilling NEW YORK - August 8 - At a press conference with Queens City Councilman Gennaro today, Riverkeeper called on Governor Paterson to designate the New York City Watershed ...

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Aref Dalilah

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

Amnesty International Welcomes Release of Syrian Prisoner of Conscience ...

CIVIC GeorgiaSouth Ossetia Civilian Costs Already Too Great

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:05 -0400

War victim advocates call on all warring parties to avoid civilians in fighting WASHINGTON - August 11 - After five days of intense fighting between Russian and Georgian forces in South Ossetia, Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC) today expressed urgent concern for the well-being of civilians and called on both sides to abide by international laws protecting those not taking part ...

Free Press Blocking or Metering A False Choice

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:04 -0400

, a policy brief that illustrates why the Federal Communications ...

Real News Network Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:04 -0400

Will Next Israeli Leader Attack Iran? August 8 - The decision by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid corruption allegations has left many questions in Israel and in the region. What this could mean for the stalled peace process with the Palestinians will depend mostly on the next US president. But on the question of Iran, there is still fear that Israel might act unilaterally. ...

ACLU In Court Tuesday Challenging Conditions At Maricopa County Jail

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:03 -0400

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Seeks To Evade Federal Oversight Despite Inhumane Living Conditions And Lack Of Medical, Mental Health Care PHOENIX - August 8 - The American Civil Liberties Union will be in federal district court beginning Tuesday seeking to rebuff an attempt by Maricopa County and its sheriff, Joe Arpaio to terminate a consent decree mandating that he maintain conditions at the Maricopa ...

Defenders of Wildlife Your Lands Your Wildlife Your Story

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:03 -0400

Defenders of Wildlife launches national story contest at the Outdoor Industry Association's Summer Market SALT LAKE CITY - August 8 -Have you had a memorable encounter with wildlife in ...

CARE Prevention Is the Best Medicine

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

Prevention Is the Best Medicine MEXICO CITY - August 8 - As the XVI International AIDS Conference draws to a close, CARE is calling for a renewed focus on preventing new HIV infections, especially among women and other vulnerable populations. Massive efforts and major funding have transformed the face of the AIDS epidemic in recent years, by bringing broader access to antiretroviral ...

Center for Biological Diversity California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

California Court Rules Land-use Decisions Must Address Global Warming: Plans for Palmwood Mega-Resort Thrown Out INDIO, California - August 8 - In response to a lawsuit from the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club, a California court has rejected a proposal to build a controversial luxury resort and golf course because the ...

Progressive Democrats of America DNC Delegate Support Surges for Guaranteed Health Care Plank

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:02 -0400

Donna Smith (773) 617-4493 Tim Carpenter, National Director, PDA (413) 320-2015 Norman Solomon, Obama delegate and co-drafter ...

International Fund for Animal Welfare Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Penguin Stranding Mystery in Brazil Prompts Rescue Attempt YARMOUTH PORT - August 7 - More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins have washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast and as far north as Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, 3000 km north of Sao Paulo. IFAW (International Fund for Animal ...

Sunlight Foundation At Least 370 Parties Scheduled for the Democratic and Republican Parties

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Despite New Ethics Law, Lawmakers & Lobbyists Party On WASHINGTON - August 7 - As part of its about-to-be-launched Party Time project, the Sunlight Foundation has obtained lists of 370 parties and events scheduled for the Democratic and Republican conventions, sponsored by the likes of Bank of America, the Distilled Spirits Council, Eli Lilly, AT&T, and Anheuser Busch. Compiled by a ...

ACLU Challenges South Carolinas Unconstitutional Ballot Access Law in Federal Court

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

Group Says 'Sore Loser' Statute Violates Free Association Rights COLUMBIA, South Carolina - August 7 - In the first case of its kind, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the South Carolina election rules that prevent a candidate seeking the nomination of more than one political party from appearing on the general election ballot if ...

People for the American Way McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:01 -0400

McCain Brags About His Support of George Bush Judges WASHINGTON - August 7 - In response to a question today in Lima, OH, Senator John McCain turned the subject to the Supreme Court and bragged about his support of George W. ...

Recreate 68 Alliance Press Conference to Address Judges Ruling in ACLU Case

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:00 -0400

Group Will Address Concerns at 4:45pm Press Conference DENVER - August 7 -The Federal District Court in Denver has now given judicial approval to a "security" plan for the Democratic National Convention that makes a mockery of the First Amendment. Organizers of Recreate 68 will hold a press conference today, Thursday, August 7, 2008, 4:45 pm, east steps, City and County Building to ...

Americans United for Separation of Church and State IRS Should Investigate Tennessee Church for Pulpit Politicking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:27:00 -0400

Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ...

ACLU Reminds Americas Toughest Sheriff That Hes Not Above The Law

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

ACLU Reminds "America's Toughest Sheriff" That He's Not Above The Law PHOENIX - August 7 - The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion yesterday to hold Maricopa County Sheriff Joseph Arpaio in contempt for disobeying a court order that would allow women prisoners in Maricopa County to obtain timely, safe, and legal abortions. In addition, today's motion asks ...

League of Women Voters Opposes Coal-Fired Power Plants

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

Waiting for Congressional Action on Climate Change Would be Too Late, League Says WASHINGTON - August 7 - The League of Women Voters today called for a moratorium on new construction of coal-fired electric power ...

ACLU Oral Arguments to Be Delivered Friday in Lawsuit Against Michigan Department of Corrections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

ACLU Says Inadequate Health Care Puts Prisoners Lives at Risk GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - August 7 - Two years after a 21-year-old man died in a Michigan prison because of a lack of medical and mental health care, the American Civil Liberties Union will deliver final arguments Friday in a lawsuit that seeks to force Michigan Department of Corrections officials to provide necessary mental health ...

Amnesty International USA Charges Against Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim Politically Motivated

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:59 -0400

Human Rights Group Considered Anwar a Prisoner of Conscience WASHINGTON - August 6 - Sodomy charges against Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim may be an attempt to stop him from running for election to parliament, Amnesty International said ...

International Labor Rights ForumInstitute for Policy Studies Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:58 -0400

New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone WASHINGTON - August 6 - Workers on the ...

ACLU First Unconstitutional Military Commission Trial Ends in Conviction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:58 -0400

ACLU Says Deeply Flawed System Means No True Justice NEW YORK - August 6 - After a trial filled with overwhelming constitutional and procedural flaws, a jury of military officers today found Salim Hamdan guilty of providing material support for terrorism. The American Civil Liberties Union has been at ...

Media Matters for America New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

New Anti-Obama Books... Swift Boat Redux? WASHINGTON - August 5 - The release this month of two books attacking Sen. Barack Obama -- both of which have links to the 2004 smear ...

FAIR Media Fall for Race Card Spin Outraged Press Ignores McCains Ties to GOP Race-Baiting Tradition

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Media Fall for 'Race Card' Spin Outraged Press Ignores McCain's Ties to GOP Race-Baiting Tradition NEW YORK - August 5 - Corporate media have been absurdly receptive to the McCain campaign's charge that Barack Obama "played the race card" by predicting that his opponents in the presidential race would try to use his race against him. The fact is that racialized ...

Amnesty International Hamdan Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Hamdan: Unfair Trial Compounds Injustice of Unlawful Detention August 6 - "The conviction of Salim Hamdan under procedures that do not meet international fair trial standards compounds the injustice of his more than five years' unlawful detention in ...

Equality California Legislature Approves Harvey Milk Day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:57 -0400

Bill Authored by Assemblymember Leno, Sponsored by EQCA, Honors One of ...

Greenpeace Documents Chemical Contamination In Ghana

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Research Confirms Microsoft and Dell Electronic Waste in Africa INTERNATIONAL - August 5 - A Greenpeace science team visiting two scrap yards in the capital city Accra and the city of Korforidua, Ghana, has confirmed that soil and sediment taken from two electronic waste (e-waste) scrap yards are severely contaminated with hazardous chemicals. This information was released today in a report ...

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Bread for the World Calls for Second Stimulus Package WASHINGTON - August 5 - Bread for the World president David Beckmann urged Congress to enact a second economic stimulus package in view of recently released data indicating continued job declines in the last seven months and a 5.7 percent unemployment rate in July. He said that data released by the government last week suggests that rebate ...

Prevention Now Access to Female Condoms is Denied to the Women in Countries Most Affected by HIV

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

NGOs join together in international campaign to expand access to female condoms to stem the spread of HIV. MEXICO CITY, Mexico - August 5 - Women leaders from around the world attending the XVII International AIDS Conference held a press conference today to call on governments and international donor agencies to provide greater access to female condoms to slow the spread of HIV. "It is ...

Food Water Watch Take Back The Tap 50000 People Say No To Bottled Water At Slow Food Nation

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:56 -0400

Largest Food Gathering in America Educates Consumers on Health, Environmental Impacts of Bottled Water WASHINGTON - August 5 - According to a new guide released by Food & Water Watch, event organizers, whether throwing garden parties, conferences, or citywide street festivals, can join the growing movement against bottled water. The national consumer advocacy group, which is working with ...

Physicians for a National Health Program Millions of Chronically Ill Lacking Insurance Cant Get Needed Care

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

Millions of Chronically Ill, Lacking Insurance, Can't Get Needed Care CHICAGO - August 4 - Over 11 million Americans with chronic physical illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and asthma are not getting the medical care they need because they ...

Institute for Public Accuracy Evidence on Anthrax Case Questioned

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

web page and blog . Nass said today: "The Justice Department has failed to provide to the public any shred of evidence that really would link Ivins in any kind of definitive way to this crime. ... "I absolutely cannot come up with a motive, with access and the complicated things that would need to be done if he were a loner doing such an act. And I am struck by the fact that there ...

Americans United Deplores Florida Courts Decision Allowing Deceptive Amendments On November Ballot

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

Disappointing Court Decision Will Be Appealed, Says AU's Lynn FLORIDA - August 4 - Americans United for Separation of Church and State will appeal Leon Circuit Judge John ...

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Climate Staff Urge EPA to Come Clean Before Congress

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:55 -0400

"Professional Staff at EPA Has Nothing to Hide" Says Joint Letter to Johnson WASHINGTON - August 5 - The professional staff charged with developing greenhouse gas regulations at the Environmental Protection Agency want Administrator Stephen Johnson to come clean on how decisions were reached on key climate change issues, according to a joint letter released today by Public Employees ...

Amnesty International USA Governor Rick Perry Must Halt Medellin Execution Immediately

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Texas Goes 'Beyond the Pale if it Insists on Going Forward' With Execution WASHINGTON - August 4 - Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) today urged Texas Governor Rick Perry to stay the execution of ...

Peace Education Fund Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons-Free World Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Presidential Candidates and Sen. Reid and Dorgan Are Targeted With Nuclear Weapons Ad Campaign BERKELEY, California - August 4 - The Peace Education Fund and the Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World today began an ad campaign called "The Elephant in the Room," which calls on the presidential candidates to "turn words into action" on nuclear security. The ads are also ...

Public Citizen Activists Bring Acclaimed Anti-Coal Film to Arkansas

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:54 -0400

Arkansas residents will get a chance this week to see how they can stand up to proposed coal-fired power plants with special screenings in Fayetteville, Little Rock and Hope of the documentary "Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal ...

Physicians for Human Rights Human Rights Groups Petition Iran for Release of HIVAIDS Doctors

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

www.IranFreeTheDocs.org MEXICO CITY - August 4 - A coalition of AIDS and human rights organizations that includes Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) has launched a campaign to free two Iranian physicians, Drs. Arash Alaei and Kamiar Alaei. The doctors, who are brothers, are active in HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment in Iran. According to international ...

RFK Center Releases Documents Outlining US Actions to Block Life-saving Funds to Haiti

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

RFK Memorial Center for Human Rights and 2002 RFK Award recipient, Loune Viaud of Zamni Lasante, release U.S. Department of Treasury documents revealing that the U.S. and the Inter-American Development Bank deliberately obstructed $146 million in approved IDB financing. WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights and Zamni Lasante released internal U.S. ...

Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:53 -0400

Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Who Is Richard Berman

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:26:52 -0400

Who Is Richard Berman? WASHINGTON - August 4 - In light of Center for Science in the Public Interest newest investigation "Kids' Meals: Obesity on the Menu," Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has released a short backgrounder on Richard Berman, who founded and serves as the executive director of numerous tax-exempt front groups while also running his ...

Update-Moodys Assigns Provisional Ratings to 16 CMBS Classes of Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust 2013-C10

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:20:10 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:20am EDT Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...

Action needed to end trafficking

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:14:04 -0400

>Editor's note: Yury Fedotov is the executive director of the U. N. Office on Drugs and Crime.(CNN) -- Thirteen-year-old Anjali didn't just pack her bags and run away to the circus, she signed a 10-year contract with a circus master after fleeing from long hours of domestic servitude in Nepal. Taken to India, she then endured years of appalling and dangerous working conditions for no ...

Cops should back immigration reform

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:12:11 -0400

>Editor's note: George GascÃ³n is the district attorney of San Francisco, and the former chief of police in San Francisco and Mesa, Arizona(CNN) -- Members of the law enforcement community must sound their voices in support of comprehensive immigration reform for the sake of public safety and for the sake of our country. I write this as a former police chief in Mesa, Arizona, who ...

How American Military Assistance Goes Wrong in Africa

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:59:11 -0400

As the U.S. government gears up to militarize more of the Middle East by arming rebels in Syria, we are witnessing a similar mission creep toward the African continent. Not merely in the more obvious military interventions into Libya, Mali or Somalia, or military bases in Niger or Djibouti, but through growing security partnerships in places including Kenya, Nigeria and even Mauritania. The ramp ...

Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:50 -0400

Photo credit: Newsday, 1999 / Dick Kraus | A tractor moves the reconstructed wreckage of TWA Flight 800 from the hangar where it was pieced together, to another hangar at the old Grumman plant in ...

Video Obama kids trace family history in Ireland

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:52:03 -0400

While President Obama was attending the G-8 summit, Malia, Sasha, and Michelle Obama hit the tourist trail, taking in an Irish dancing performance and exploring their Irish roots. NBC's Annabel Roberts ...

8 hurt some seriously when car jumps curb in NYC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:45 -0400

NASCAR announced on Tuesday the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel will hear Penske Racing's appeal of penalties to its No. 2 and No. 22 Sprint Cup Series teams on May ...

UPDATE 1-Tesla recalls some Model S cars due to seat-mount defect

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:50:22 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:50am EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc said it is recalling 1,228 of its 2013 Model S cars manufactured between May 10 and June 8 due to a defect in the mounting bracket of the rear seat. "This reduces our confidence that the left hand seat back will be properly retained in the event of a crash," Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk ...

Obama says still wants to close Guantanamo Bay prison

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:40:49 -0400

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he still wanted to close Guantanamo Bay prison but said the plan had been tougher to achieve than he had hoped due to resistance from Congress. "We cannot have a permanent outpost in which they are being held even as we are ending a war in Afghanistan that triggered the capture of some of these detainees in the first ...

President Obama to speak at Berlin landmark

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:38:27 -0400

After attending the G-8 summit in Ireland, the president is spending two days in Germany where he'll speak at the Brandenburg Gate, 50 years after John F. Kennedy visited the landmark that divided Berlin. NBC's Chuck Todd ...

FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffas remains enters 3rd day

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:34 -0400

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- FBI agents plan a third day of digging Wednesday in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ...

American Idol Vs. The Voice Battle of the Finales

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:29:17 -0400

Idol : Emeli Sande One's a Grammy-nominated country artist, the other a Scottish singer-songwriter with loads of promise. Winner: Draw COUNTRY ...

Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing couple in robbery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:28:36 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed a man on Tuesday convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy ...

Video Eye Opener Four Americans killed in Afghanistan

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:26:46 -0400

Four American troops have been killed in Afghanistan and the country's leader walks away from talks with the United States. Also, President Obama visits a historic spot for American leaders with a new message for the world. Plus, obesity is now recognized as a disease. All that, and all that mattered, in today's "Eye ...

Car Jumps Curb in NYC 8 Hurt

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:26:01 -0400

Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, in a Manhattan vehicle crash. A car jumped the curb and hit a store in the East Village around 7 a.m. Wednesday. A photo from the scene shows at least a dozen firefighters responding. A red vehicle is on the sidewalk. A sign on a pole and bicycles are strewn ...

Tesla Recalls Some Model S Sedans Over Rear Latch Problem

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:40 -0400

PALO ALTO (CBS/AP) — Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports sedan. The company said no injuries or customer complaints had been reported. Chairman and CEO Elon Musk said in a blog entry Wednesday that the strength of a mounting bracket for the rear, left seat latch may be weaker than ...

Pentagon source says four killed in Afghan attack were Americans

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:03 -0400

Four Americans were killed in a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base outside Kabul, Afghanistan, a Pentagon source said. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN Tuesday the four NATO coalition members killed in the attack were all Americans. The U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force confirmed the attack on Bagram but identified the victims only as "NATO coalition ...

Bagram Air Base attack leaves four Americans dead

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:21:02 -0400

first-ever talks between the U.S. and Taliban representatives . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The four Americans were members of the International Security Assistance Force serving in eastern Afghanistan, the ISAF said. The U.S. also handed over security responsibilities to the Afghan government Tuesday, even as violence escalated throughout the conflict-ridden nation. ...

Center for Science in the Public Interest Obesity on the Kids Menus at Top Chains

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:18:22 -0400

CSPI Investigation Reveals Kids' Meals at Restaurants Usually Too High in Calories, and Good Options Hard to Find WASHINGTON - August 4 - Nearly every single possible combination of the children's meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box, and Chick-fil-A is too high in calories, according to the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, which today released the ...

Notebook American men set lineup for World Championships

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:32 -0400

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- The American men finalized their lineup for Sunday's preliminary competition in the World Gymnastics Championships. National champion Paul Hamm, two-time Olympian Blaine Wilson and Jason Gatson will compete in all six events. Raj Bhavsar will only compete on parallel bars -- his favorite event -- because a back injury he sustained in March has flared up. ...

Americans cruise to four golds in swim events

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:30 -0400

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- Michael Raab liked setting a Pan American Games swimming record so much in the morning, he did it again Friday night. Raab, of Rockville, Md., led the imposing U.S. team on another big night in the pool. The Americans won four races, including Raab's 200-meter butterfly triumph in a personal-best 1 minute, 57.33 seconds. That beat his record ...

Pan Am roundup Americans add to medal haul

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:16:29 -0400

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -- The U.S. women's softball team did as expected, riding a perfect game by Cat Osterman to their fifth straight Pan American Games gold medal, 4-0 over Canada on Thursday night. Osterman, a 20-year-old left-hander from Houston, struck out 14 batters in a game delayed almost four hours by weather and a lengthy elimination match before it. ...

Prostate Cancer Hits African American Men Especially Hard

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:15:05 -0400

MIAMI -- Marc Henderson, a 63-year-old African-American airport administrator here, isn’t afraid to ask his physician to do a blood test for Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), a screening test for prostate cancer. "I’d rather know early on so that it can be treated, rather than sit around in denial until it’s too late," he said. "If it’s going to help catch ...

Fresh salvo WikiLeaks releases US military files

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:30 -0400

Julian Assange's WikiLeaks website on Thursday started publishing more than 100 US department of defence documents including the first prisoner treatment manual for Guantanamo Bay. The latest release by the anti-secrecy site comes as its founder Julian Assange, facing charges of rape and sexual assault in Sweden, remains holed up in the Ecuadoran embassy in London. Assange said the newly ...

U.S. not concerned about Chinas influence in L.America White House official

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:14:01 -0400

CARTAGENA, Colombia, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States is not concerned about China's growing influence in Latin America, a senior White House official said here Saturday."We're not concerned at all," Ben Rhodes, deputy national security advisor for strategic communications, said at a press briefing on the sidelines of the sixth Summit of the Americas."In fact, if ...

World in Pictures June 19 2013 The Wanted in London and Madonna in New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:53:19 -0400

TODAY'S World in Pictures features photographs of Nathan Sykes, Tom Parker, Jay McGuiness, Max George and Siva Kaneswaran at the premiere of their reality E! TV series Wanted Life in London and Madonna at the world premiere of 'Madonna: The MDNA Tour' at the Paris Theatre in New ...

How Alan Greenspan’s ‘tone’ moved gold and silver

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:51:18 -0400

Consider this another way to look at "irrational exuberance," that famous emotion cited by Alan Greenspan at the height of the dot-com ...

Viettel to pump USD33m into Viettel America Company

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:50:48 -0400

According to various Vietnamese media reports, the country's prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung, has approved Viettel Group's plan to set up a new US-based offshoot, called Viettel America Company. The US subsidiary will have a market capitalisation of more ...

Video Man left in coma after liquid nitrogen poured into pool at party

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:43:00 -0400

According to reports, the party was hosted by drinks company Jagermeister - where they attempted to create a smoke effect by adding buckets of liquid nitrogen in the pool.Unfortunately the liquid nitrogen reacted dangerously with the chlorine, leaving partygoers fighting for a breath.The video footage shows a normal pool party that turned to horror, when people in the water started fainting and ...

Police Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility man charged

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:40:19 -0400

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.Authorities say Edgar Bonilla is charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other counts in Monday night's attack inside the Inglis Apartments at Elmwood. Lt. John Walker says Bonilla was visiting a female ...

Nearly 14000 US Churches Signed on for My Hope America with Billy Graham

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:39:07 -0400

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association recently launched "Lose to Gain," its second half-hour video program installment of the My Hope America with Billy Graham campaign series. With less than five months remaining in the campaign, nearly 14,000 churches have registered in the project that culminates in an evangelistic video featuring portions of Billy Graham's preaching, ...

Amanda Knox Ruling Cites Sex Game Theory

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:47 -0400

Italy's top criminal court has said its decision to order a retrial of Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend in the murder of Meredith Kercher was made because their acquittals contained shortcomings and contradictions. The Court of Cassation also said the possibility that Briton Miss Kercher was killed in a sex game that had got out of hand needs to be revisited. Knox and her Italian ...

Bring voting into the digital age

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:30:10 -0400

>Editor's note: Wendy Weiser directs the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law.(CNN) -- Now that the Supreme Court has invalidated part of Arizona's voter registration law, states should be thinking twice before introducing laws to make it harder to cast a ballot. Monday's decision is indeed a big victory for voters ...

NSA surveillance is an attack on American citizens says Noam Chomsky

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:23:02 -0400

Noam Chomsky has praised the Guardian's revelations about the activities of the National Security Agency. Photograph: Graeme Robertson for the ...

Opinion Why U.S. now needs Germany more than ever

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:17:20 -0400

>Sudha David-Wilp is a senior program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United States' Berlin office. She previously oversaw the Congressional Study Group on Germany, a program for lawmakers on Capitol Hill and in the Bundestag, in Washington DC. Follow her on Twitter. Berlin (CNN) -- US President John ...

Africa White House Briefing On Obamas Meetings At G8 Summit

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:16:36 -0400

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary June 17, 2013 PRESS BRIEFING BY PRESS SECRETARY JAY CARNEY AND DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR FOR STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS BEN RHODES ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MEETINGS AT THE G8 SUMMIT Killyhevlin Hotel Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 9:53 P.M. BST MR. CARNEY: Thank you for being here. Thank you for your patience. I know it's late, at ...

Hillary Clinton plays bailout card for Barack Obama

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:42 -0400

With her increasingly severe looks and drawn face, Hillary Clinton is fading fast from public eye. Few people think she will have it in her to run for the White House in 2016 when she will be 69, an age at which even Ronald Reagan's stamina for the job was questioned. Clinton's best chance was in 2012, when Barack Obama beat her to the nomination. Still, working on Abraham ...

2012 New York Comic Con kicks off

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:34 -0400

Comic fans try latest video games during the 2012 New York Comic Con at Javits Center in New York, the United States, on Oct. 13, 2012. As the second largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country, the four-day New York Comic features latest products like comic books, video games, toys, movies and television shows. (Xinhua/Wu ...

White House congratulates EU on winning Nobel Peace Prize

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:32 -0400

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The White House on Friday congratulated the European Union (EU) on winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year. "This award recognizes Europe's commitment to the principles of democracy, freedom and human rights, as well as its efforts to advance these values across the world," U.S. National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a White House ...

US State Department not speaking in one voice with the White House

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:25 -0400

The State Department of the United States said Tuesday it never concluded that the consulate attack in Libya stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam, raising further questions about why the Obama administration used that explanation for more than a week after assailants killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. The revelation came as new documents suggested ...

DPRK urges American forces to withdraw from South Korea

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:19 -0400

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday urged American forces to withdraw from South Korea, the official news agency KCNA reported. Under the pretext of focusing on the DPRK as its No.1 target of attack, the United States' 67-year presence in South Korea is including "strategic mobile forces" to maintain its regional military hegemony, an unnamed Foreign ...

White House says debt limit compromise possible

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:07:10 -0400

With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said on Wednesday that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process. In response to some analysts' studies that the nation could postpone for about a week after its borrowing authority expires on Tuesday due to new ...

RPT-Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. states

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:00:37 -0400

Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:00am EDT By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - A swine virus deadly to young pigs, one never before seen in North America, is spreading rapidly across the United States and proving harder to control than previously believed. The virus now has spread to 13 states - with more than 100 positive cases to date - since it was first diagnosed in the United States last ...

Rick Perry takes aim at New York

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:41:53 -0400

Rick Perry stars in an ad out Wednesday that coincides with his swing across the Northeast to lure jobs to Texas.The one-minute, campaign-style video - shared first with POLITICO - attacks New York, where the governor is spending the day, as a high-tax, high-regulation state. ...

Brazil UnrestThe Brazilian government has deployed more national security force Latin America News

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:49 -0400

The Brazilian government will deploy National Public Security Force in five cities hosting the FIFA football tournament in an effort to contain the ongoing protests across the country. The announcement by the Brazilian Justice Ministry comes after a day of violent clashes between protesters and riot police. The ministry decided to deploy the joint federal police force on Wednesday in response ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:39:08 -0400

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. OBAMA TO PUSH NUCLEAR CUTSA senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the U.S. and Russian stockpiles by up to one-third at a speech in Berlin. 2. TALIBAN STRIKE ON US TROOPS AFTER PEACE TALK AGREEMENTAfghanistan President Hamid Karzai also suspended talks with the U.S. ...

Serena Williams caught in rape case controversy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:36:44 -0400

Ohio , where two high school footballers were convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl at a party. One of those convicted was also handed an additional year's sentence for photographing the victim naked.The case divided the proud football community, with many rallying around the accused and blaming the victim as she had been drunk.In an interview ...

Equal number of Americans believe US Iran pose greatest security threat – poll

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:29:13 -0400

USA A US poll has revealed that 10 percent of Americans view their country as the biggest threat to world peace, while similar numbers singled out Iran, China or North Korea as the most dangerous. One-third of Americans say terrorism is the greatest threat. In May 2013, Media and Public Opinion (MPO) Research Group asked 501 Americans what they consider the biggest threat to world security. ...

Accused Cleveland kidnapper to appear at pre-trial hearing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:06 -0400

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A former Cleveland school-bus driver accused of holding three women captive in his home and torturing them for a decade is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-trial hearing on ...

The Executioner under microscope in trial of accused U.S. mobster Bulger

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:06 -0400

BOSTON (Reuters) - Attorneys for accused mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger will seek on Wednesday to paint star witness John "The Executioner" Martorano as a heartless killer whose testimony cannot be trusted in the trial of one of Boston's most feared ...

FBI search for Jimmy Hoffas body may last two more days

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:05 -0400

A federal investigator carries yellow crime tape at a field which investigators are prepared to dig up for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in Oakland Township, Michigan June 17, ...

One-Third of Americans Less Likely to Travel This Summer Due to Economic Outlook

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:10 -0400

Many people have fond memories of those summer vacations of their youth - hanging out at the beach with siblings, getting told by Dad to be quiet or he'll pull the car over, and just relishing the time with friends and family. But is it still the same? With most schools now out for the year and Fourth of July around the corner, summer travel is set to kick into high gear for this season. But ...

PH stock index dips as markets wait for US Federal Reserve meeting on bond-buying

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:12:36 -0400

Screengrab from http://www.pse.com.ph MANILA, Philippines -- The local stock barometer dipped on Wednesday after a three-day rebound as regional markets awaited clues on US monetary policy from an ongoing US Federal Reserve meeting. The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index shed 5.57 points or 0.09 percent to close at 6,513.20. Mining/oil and property counters saw the steepest drop for ...

JP Morgans man in the White House Barack Obamas legacy of ashes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:02:09 -0400

At one time, it seems decades ago now, the general thinking in the USA was that President Barack Obama would jolt the American political system into actually doing something beneficial for its citizens rather than spying on them, building F-35 aircraft, upgrading nuclear weapons, spending trillions of dollars (US) on national security, cutting unemployment benefits/food stamps, fomenting war with ...

Video Unusual heat wave bakes Alaska

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:40:22 -0400

Alaska is dealing with an unusual heat wave. Temperatures have reach 70 in Anchorage almost every day for more than a week, while a more remote area saw a high of ...

Survey African Americans Fearful Of U.S. Economy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:35:36 -0400

And now another chapter in our series on African-American lives. NPR conducted a poll of African Americans with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. The survey found optimism but many respondents expressed fears about the ...

Authorities name casualties in Colorado fire

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:34:27 -0400

A Colorado sheriff said firefighters "are getting the upper hand" on the most destructive wildfire in state history Saturday, an announcement that came as authorities gained a clearer picture of the grim landscape the blaze has left ...