School clerk says she persuaded suspect to surrender
Antoinette Tuff says suspected gunman Michael Brandon Hill appeared "ready to kill."Read More ...
Report: NSA surveillance covers 75 percent of U.S. Internet traffic
The
National Security Agency's surveillance network has the capacity to
reach around 75 percent of all U.S. Internet communications in the hunt
for foreign intelligence, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Citing current and former NSA officials, the newspaper said the 75
percent coverage is more of Americans' Internet communications than
officials have publicly disclosed. The Journal said the agency keeps the
content of some emails sent between U.S. citizens and also filters
domestic phone calls made over the Internet. ...Read More ...
Wildfire near Yosemite National Park expands
A
destructive wildfire on the outskirts of Yosemite National Park on
Tuesday threatened more than 2,000 structures, forced the evacuation of
camps and remote rural homes, and brought the shutdown of a main highway
into the park.Read More ...
Afghan massacre victim takes stand, curses gunman
JOINT
BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington (AP) — An Afghan farmer shot during a
massacre in Kandahar Province last year took the witness stand Tuesday
against the U.S. soldier who attacked his village, cursing him before
breaking down and pleading with the prosecutor not to ask him any more
questions.Read More ...
British paper details confrontation with UK spies
LONDON
(AP) — A British newspaper released new details of its confrontation
with the country's intelligence service on Tuesday, saying it destroyed
hard drives containing material leaked by Edward Snowden in order to
insulate the former American intelligence worker from potential
prosecution and to keep reporting on his leaks.Read More ...
3 teens charged in death of Australian player
DUNCAN,
Okla. (AP) — With a motive that's both chilling and simple — to break
up the boredom of an Oklahoma summer — three teenagers randomly targeted
an Australian collegiate baseball player who was attending school in
the U.S. and killed him for fun, prosecutors said Tuesday as they
charged two of the boys with murder.Read More ...
Judge to announce Manning's sentence Wednesday
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A military judge said she'll announce on Wednesday the sentence for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who gave reams of classified information to WikiLeaks.
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Al-Jazeera America debuts as newest news network
NEW
YORK (AP) — Al-Jazeera America signed on with a brisk hello from anchor
Tony Harris before he got down to business with his network's first
stories: continued turmoil in Egypt, shots fired at an Atlanta
elementary school and more wildfires in the West.Read More ...
Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87
DETROIT (AP) — He was the master of his genre, the Dickens of Detroit, the Chaucer of Crime.Read More ...
Dempster suspended 5 games for hitting A-Rod
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Boston's Ryan Dempster accepted his punishment without admitting any misdeed.Read More ...
State officials cleared in Benghazi security gaps
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Four State Department officials have been cleared of security
failures that led to an attack last year on a diplomatic outpost in
Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, authorities
said Tuesday.Read More ...
20-year-old charged in Ga. school shooting
DECATUR,
Ga. (AP) — A man with an assault rifle and other weapons exchanged
gunfire with officers Tuesday at an Atlanta-area elementary school
before surrendering, a police chief said, with dramatic overhead
television footage capturing the young students racing out of the
building, being escorted by teachers and police to safety. No one was
injured.Read More ...
Phillies' top farm club announces funeral winner
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' top farm club on Tuesday offered a free funeral to an eastern Pennsylvania fan recently diagnosed with ALS.
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3 teens charged after Australian player slain
DUNCAN,
Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma prosecutors have charged two teenage boys with
first-degree murder in the random killing of an Australian baseball
player as he jogged on a tree-lined road. A third teenager was charged
with being an accessory.Read More ...
Police ID suspect in Ga. school shooting
DECATUR,
Ga. (AP) — Police say the suspect in a shooting at an Atlanta-area
elementary school is 20 years old and faces several charges, including
aggravated assault on a police officer.Read More ...
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