Arizona wildfire 'Hotshots' mourned
Nineteen firefighters were killed when a windblown wildfire overcame them.Read More ...
Snowden: Obama trying to block asylum efforts
The former spy agency contractor calls himself a " a stateless person."Read More ...
Gay, lesbian couples rush to wed in Calif.
In West Hollywood, 20 were married in the first 45 minutes.Read More ...
Portable shelters couldn't save 19 firefighters
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.Read More ...
More than 1,000 mourn 19 Ariz. firefighters
PRESCOTT,
Ariz. (AP) — More than 1,000 people turned out Monday to a Prescott
gymnasium to honor the bravery and sacrifice of 19 Hotshot firefighters
who died battling a wildfire in Arizona.Read More ...
WikiLeaks: Snowden makes expanded asylum requests
WASHINGTON
(AP) — National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, believed to be
in legal limbo in the Moscow airport, is expanding his requests for
asylum to another 19 countries, including China, according to WikiLeaks.Read More ...
Egypt's military issues 48-hour ultimatum
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military issued a "last-chance" ultimatum Monday to President Mohammed Morsi, giving him 48 hours to meet the demands of millions of protesters in the streets seeking the ouster of the Islamist leader or the generals will intervene and impose their own plan for the country.
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Archdiocese documents show priests paid to leave
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.Read More ...
Texas lawmakers reconvene for new abortion fight
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.Read More ...
Syria, Snowden top topics for Kerry-Lavrov meeting
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — The Syrian crisis and National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden are the top topics at U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of an Asian summit in Brunei.
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Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
DAR
ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Democratic President Barack Obama and former
President George W. Bush are proving that it's a small world after all,
with an extraordinary chance encounter a long way from home.Read More ...
Police questioning of Zimmerman grew more pointed
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.Read More ...
Obama courts Africa's business on trip's final leg
DAR
ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday courted
African business leaders and announced new trade initiatives to open up
East Africa's markets to American businesses, as he sought to counter
the rise of Chinese economic influence in the growing continent.Read More ...
5-time champ Williams exits Wimbledon in 4th round
LONDON
(AP) — For 34 matches over 4½ months, on hard, clay or grass courts,
Serena Williams was unbeaten — and, in the minds of many, unbeatable.Read More ...
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