U.S. concluded in 2010 that Bergdahl walked away
A
Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the
military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him,
according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the
matter.Read More ...
Seattle council passes $15 minimum wage
SEATTLE
(AP) — The Seattle City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday
that gradually increases the minimum wage in the city to $15, which
would make it the highest in the nation.Read More ...
Analysis: At least 74 dead in crashes similar to those GM linked to faulty switches
At
least 74 people have died in General Motors cars in accidents with some
key similarities to those that GM has linked to 13 deaths involving
defective ignition switches, a Reuters analysis of government
fatal-crash data has determined. Such accidents also occurred at a
higher rate in the GM cars than in top competitors’ models, the analysis
showed. Reuters searched the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS),
a national database of crash information submitted by local
law-enforcement agencies, for single-car frontal collisions where no
front air bags deployed and the driver or front-seat passenger was
killed. The news agency compared the incidence of this kind of deadly
accident in the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Saturn Ion, the highest-profile
cars in GM's recall of 2.6 million cars with defective switches,
against the records of three popular small-car competitors: Ford Focus,
Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.Read More ...
Questions loom over Bergdahl-Taliban swap
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The Pentagon concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl
walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the
military curbed any high-risk rescue plans. But the U.S. kept pursuing
avenues to negotiate his release, recently seeking to fracture the
Taliban network by making its leaders fear a faster deal with underlings
could prevent the freedom they sought for five of their top officials,
American officials told The Associated Press.Read More ...
Polling stations open in Syria's presidential vote
DAMASCUS,
Syria (AP) — Polling stations have opened in government-held areas in
Syria for the country's presidential election — a vote that President
Bashar Assad is widely expected to win.Read More ...
Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer
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AP PHOTOS: Tattoos express Brazilians' soccer love
RIO
DE JANEIRO (AP) — The fanatic passion Delneri Viana holds for his
beloved Botafogo soccer club really gets under his skin — 83 times and
counting.Read More ...
Justices reject reporter's bid to protect source
The
Supreme Court on Monday refused to get involved in the case of a
reporter who has been ordered to testify at the trial of a former CIA
officer accused of disclosing classified information.Read More ...
Gang rape reflects India's immense cultural divide
NEW DELHI (AP) — The vows for change came quickly after the young Indian woman was beaten, gang-raped on a moving bus and finally died in a faraway hospital. No longer, politicians promised, would rape victims be shamed by police. No longer, the judicial system said, would rapists be able to blame their victims.
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Rihanna honored for style at annual fashion awards
NEW
YORK (AP) — Fashion rules are made to be broken, Rihanna told a
glittering crowd of fashion industry leaders on Monday, and her outfit
dramatically conveyed that message: a sheer fishnet gown, sparkling with
thousands of embedded crystals, that left little underneath to the
imagination.Read More ...
Retiring royalty: Kings and queens can just quit?
THE
HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The decision of Spanish King Juan Carlos to
step down in favor of his son, Felipe, makes him the latest European
monarch to decide to end his days in retirement and not on the throne.Read More ...
US disrupts hacking schemes that stole millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A band of hackers implanted viruses on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, secretly seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million from businesses and consumers, the Justice Department said Monday in announcing charges against the Russian man accused of masterminding the effort.
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After VA scandal, Senate to take up new bill
Legislation addressing issues plaguing the dep't. will reportedly be reviewed this month.Read More ...
Rand Paul no fan of coal energy until Obama carbon plan emerged
Rand
Paul is slamming Obama for mandating that power plants curb emissions,
but six years ago he called coal "a very dirty form of energy."Read More ...
Koch bros.-backed group selling immigration reform to tea party
In this exclusive video, see how the Koch-backed LIBRE Initiative explains immigration reform to conservatives.Read More ...
N.Y. business owner accused of plotting to kill troops
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New York business owner from Yemen plotted vengeance attacks against
members of the U.S. military for American actions overseas and Shiite
Muslims over the civil war in Syria, according to federal authorities.Read More ...
Soldier's release spurs troubling questions
Some of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's fellow soldiers claim that he deserted his post in 2009.Read More ...
U.S. accuses European hackers of mass theft
A
Russian computer hacker was accused Monday of leading a worldwide
conspiracy that targeted hundreds of thousands of computers with
malware, enabling his group to steal more than $100 million from
business ...Read More ...
White House wants delay in young immigrant plan
Pentagon's plan would allow some who entered the U.S. illegally as children to obtain citizenship.Read More ...
Bear spotted lounging in hammock
Summer
in the Northern Hemisphere doesn't officially start until June 21, but
last week a forward-thinking black bear got a head start on the rest of
us.Read More ...
U.S.-Taliban captive swap stirs debate
Does the exchange put other Americans at risk of being snatched as bargaining chips?Read More ...
5 killed in dust storm in Iran
A
heavy dust storm roared into Iran's capital Monday, blacking out the
sun in a swirling cloud and tearing down trees in a squall that killed
five people and injured 30, state television reported.Read More ...
Obama unveils historic emissions cap plan
Plan aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030.Read More ...
The top-secret deal with the Taliban to free U.S. soldier
Bowe
Bergdahl could be reunited with his family as soon as Wednesday, part
of a carefully managed reintegration program the military uses for freed
captives.Read More ...
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