U.S. sending 300 more troops to Iraq
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Hillary Clinton blasts Hobby Lobby decision: 'I find it deeply disturbing'
The
former secretary of state blasted Monday's Supreme Court 5-4 ruling
that craft chain Hobby Lobby and other “closely held” for-profit
companies do not have to provide contraceptives to their employees if
doing so violates their religious beliefs.Read More ...
Israel bombs Gaza after missing teens found dead
Israeli
aircraft bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the
military said, and troops opened fire and killed a Palestinian during an
arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian medics said. The
raid came hours after Israel found the bodies of three Israeli teens in
the occupied West Bank who went missing on June 12. Israel has blamed
the Islamist Hamas group for their abduction near a Jewish settlement
and has arrested dozens of the groups members in the past three weeks.
The air strikes, however, while numerous, did not depart radically from
Israel's usual response to Palestinian rocket fire into its territory
and as the Israeli cabinet weighed its actions against Hamas, there was
no sign the Jewish state was poised to launch a major assault on the
Palestinian enclave.Read More ...
Ukraine ends unilateral cease-fire against pro-Russian insurgents
Ukrainian
President Petro Poroshenko says he is halting a unilateral cease-fire
in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists and says Ukrainian forces
will go on the offensive against the rebels.Read More ...
Bodies of missing Israeli teens found in West Bank
JERUSALEM
(AP) — The Israeli military found the bodies of three missing teenagers
just over two weeks after they were abducted in the West Bank — a grim
discovery that ended a frantic search that led to Israel's largest
ground operation in the Palestinian territory in nearly a decade and
drew Israeli threats of retaliation.Read More ...
Before Belgium-U.S. showdown, Klinsmann makes questionable call on Algerian ref
U.S.
Soccer has cast its entire lot behind the idea that coach Jurgen
Klinsmann knows what he is doing when it comes to advancing in the World
Cup.Read More ...
NCAA to reopen academic fraud probe at North Carolina
The
NCAA notified North Carolina that it will reopen its 2011 investigation
looking into “academic irregularities” at the school among Tar Heels
athletes. The case had previously ended more than two years ago.Read More ...
White House to Justice Kennedy: No thanks to birth control advice
Justice
Anthony Kennedy had some helpful advice for the White House about how
it could still provide birth control to women even after the Supreme
Court dealt a blow to the law on Monday.Read More ...
Blair: ISIL in Iraq, Syria 'won't be successful in the end'
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BNP pleads guilty, agrees to pay nearly $9B in U.S. sanctions case
France's
largest bank, BNP Paribas, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay nearly $9
billion to resolve criminal allegations that it processed transactions
for clients in Sudan and other blacklisted countries.Read More ...
Obama on immigration: I'll act on my own
President Obama says he is finished waiting for House Republicans to act on immigration, and now plans to act on his own.Read More ...
Dems look for silver lining in Hobby Lobby contraception ruling
Leading
Democrats vehemently disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision to
limit the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate, but some also saw
in the ruling a political opportunity to galvanize female voters, whom
they view as crucial to keeping the Senate majority in November.Read More ...
Bodies of 3 missing Israeli teens found
Israel: The bodies of 3 Jewish teens missing since June 12 have been found.Read More ...
Thousands of bags go missing from British Airways flights
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Jury selection begins in trial of marathon suspect's friend
BOSTON
(AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the obstruction trial of a friend
of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.Read More ...
Supreme Court: Certain employers don't have to cover birth control
Landmark ruling says 'closely held' corporations can hold religious views under U.S. law.Read More ...
Obama seeks to send immigrant kids back to Central America
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama is asking Congress for increased powers
to send unaccompanied children from Central America back home from the
U.S. border they tried to cross illegally, setting up a confrontation
with immigration activists.Read More ...
Dutch airline's World Cup tweet doesn't fly with Mexico fans
RIO
DE JANEIRO (AP) — What was meant to be a joke has turned into a PR
blunder for Dutch airline KLM after it angered Mexican soccer fans by
taking to Twitter to celebrate the Netherlands' dramatic comeback
victory in the World Cup.Read More ...
Nigerian World Cup optimism tempered by domestic unrest
In
the thick of charcoal smoke rising from kebab grills in downtown Lagos,
traders and their customers excitedly talk up Nigeria's chances ahead
of the country's first World Cup knockout match in 16 years. People
should be worried because seeing and hearing from other states what is
happening, one has to be very conscious," said Femi Adeeko, 66, who runs
the Famoss Hotel in the city's affluent Ikoyi district. Nigeria hopes
to become the first African side in World Cup history to make it to the
semi-finals, but they face a tough route, with European powerhouses
France first in the firing line. Hopes are sky high after a creditable
performance against Argentina in the group stage where, despite losing
3-2, Nigeria won over many critics and CSKA Moscow forward Ahmed Musa
became an overnight hero after netting twice.Read More ...
Katie Couric: Sunni vs. Shia Muslims in Iraq
The
disagreement between Sunnis and Shias dates back to 632 A.D. when the
two main Muslim groups split over who should lead them after the Prophet
Mohammed died. Fast forward to 2014, and the struggle is about
religion, politics and boundaries.Read More ...
Evacuation slide deploys mid-air on United flight to California
ST.
LOUIS (AP) — An evacuation slide inflated inside a United Airlines
plane as it flew from Chicago to Southern California, filling part of
the cabin and prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing in
Kansas.Read More ...
Bumpy road ahead for legal pot in Washington state
SEATTLE
(AP) — Pete O'Neil saw Washington's legalization of marijuana in 2012
as a path to retirement, or at least to his kids' college tuition.Read More ...
Criminal courts tailored to veterans multiply as wars wind down
Nearly every state has at least one special court designed to give returning vets a break.Read More ...
Panel: Pistorius not mentally ill during killing
A psychiatric report finds the sprinter was not mentally ill when he killed his girlfriend.Read More ...
Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq: report
Washington
(AFP) - The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm
Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for
probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.Read More ...
Court: Religious rights trump birth control rule
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that some companies
with religious objections can avoid the contraceptives requirement in
President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the first time the high
court has declared that businesses can hold religious views under
federal law.Read More ...
Hamas member killed in clashes with Israeli troops
JERUSALEM
(AP) — A Palestinian from the militant group Hamas was shot dead when
he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the West
Bank hours after the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli teenagers
who were abducted over two weeks ago, Israel's military said Tuesday.Read More ...
GM safety crisis grows as recalls mount
DETROIT
(AP) — General Motors' safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when
the automaker added 8.2 million vehicles to its ballooning list of cars
recalled over faulty ignition switches.Read More ...
Islamic state declaration could lead to schism
BAGHDAD
(AP) — A militant extremist group's unilateral declaration of an
Islamic state is threatening to undermine its already-tenuous alliance
with other Sunnis who helped it overrun much of northern and western
Iraq.Read More ...
Guideline: Most healthy women can skip pelvic exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — No more dreaded pelvic exam? New guidelines say most healthy women can skip the yearly ritual.
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Obama: I'll act on my own on immigration
In
the face of an unyielding Congress, President Barack Obama said Monday
he will no longer wait for Republicans to act on immigration and will
move on his own to make policy changes in what has been a top
second-term priority of his presidency.Read More ...
World Cup kisses goodbye to Africa
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nigeria and Algeria made World Cup history for Africa and now leave with their heads held high.Read More ...
Big HK democracy rally fuelled by fury at Beijing
HONG
KONG (AP) — Hong Kongers are set to take to the streets in huge numbers
Tuesday to push for greater democracy in a rally fuelled by anger over
Beijing's recent warning that it holds the ultimate authority over the
southern Chinese financial center.Read More ...
Japan's ruling bloc approves larger military role
TOKYO
(AP) — Japan's ruling coalition has given formal approval to
reinterpreting the constitution to allow greater use of military force,
paving the way for Cabinet endorsement later Tuesday of one of the
biggest changes to Japanese security policy since World War II.Read More ...
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