Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received information on her private email server about the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi that has now been classified.
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Calif. oil spill: Plains All American Pipeline's history of safety violations
Critical
eyes have uncovered that Plains All American Pipeline, which operates
the pipeline that ruptured in Santa Barbara earlier this week, has a
history of safety violations.Read More ...
Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder
Daron Dylon Wint is accused in the slayings of a wealthy family and their housekeeper.Read More ...
US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba still have no agreement on re-establishing embassies.Read More ...
IS suicide bomber in deadly strike on Saudi Shiite mosque
An
Islamic State group suicide bomber attacked a Shiite mosque in
Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia on Friday, killing and wounding several people
in an assault that threatens to fan sectarian tensions. The bomber
struck during the main weekly prayers in Eastern Province, where
assailants linked to the Sunni extremist IS killed seven members of the
minority Shiite community in November. The interior ministry said a
suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the mosque in Kudeih, in the
Shiite-majority city of Qatif, the official SPA news agency reported.Read More ...
Ireland votes in historic referendum on gay marriage
Dublin
(AFP) - Ireland took to the polls on Friday to vote on whether same-sex
marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp
divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation.Read More ...
Quadruple-murder suspect faces arraignment in Washington
By
Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man accused of killing a
Washington businessman, his wife, son and housekeeper faced arraignment
on Friday after authorities tracked him down overnight in the U.S.
capital. The suspect, Daron Wint, 34, of Lanham, Maryland, has been
charged with first-degree murder while armed. Members of the Capital
Area Regional Fugitive Task Force had tracked Wint to a Howard Johnson
hotel in College Park, Maryland, near Washington, late on Thursday, only
to see him leave as they arrived.Read More ...
Federal judge rules again that gay couples have right to wed in Alabama
(Reuters)
- A federal judge on Thursday reaffirmed her earlier ruling that
same-sex couples in Alabama have a right to wed under the Constitution,
but she put the ruling on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a
landmark decision on gay marriage. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade in
January overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriage, in a ruling
that went into effect the following month and led probate judges
throughout much of the state to begin issuing licenses to the couples.
In March, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered probate judges to stop
issuing marriage licenses.Read More ...
Washington state police officer shoots two men accused of stealing beer
By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - A police officer in the Washington state capital of Olympia shot and wounded two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket on Thursday, law enforcement said, prompting protests in the city. The two brothers, aged 21 and 24, were hospitalized, one in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts told a news conference. Officer Ryan Donald, who had been with the Olympia Police Department for three years, told authorities the men had no weapons but attacked him with a skateboard, and that he had issued a verbal warning before opening fire.
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Senate expected to act on NSA collection of phone records
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The fate of the bulk collection of American phone records by the
National Security Agency is now before the Senate, in what is
increasingly looking like a game of legislative chicken.Read More ...
Anti-Asian discrimination claims at Harvard reveal long fight over affirmative action
Does
one of the nation’s most prestigious universities really have a
racially biased admissions process, or are the organizers behind such a
claim merely pushing a larger, more controversial agenda?Read More ...
Prosecutor: 6 officers indicted in death of Freddie Gray
The
state attorney in Baltimore says all six officers charged in the
police-custody death of Freddie Gray have been indicted by a grand jury.Read More ...
Robert Gates: Boy Scouts’ ban on gay adult leaders not sustainable
The Boy Scouts of America must reverse its longstanding policy of excluding gay adult leaders or risk unfavorable legal decisions that could doom the historic organization, president Robert Gates warned his group’s national leadership Thursday.
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Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor
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Suspect in slaying of wealthy family hunted in New York
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Police and federal agents searched Thursday for a welder
suspected in the slayings of a wealthy construction executive, his wife,
their 10-year-old son and a housekeeper inside their Washington mansion
last week.Read More ...
Obama's trade bill narrowly clears a key Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON
(AP) — In a triumph for President Barack Obama, sweeping legislation to
strengthen the administration's hand in global trade talks advanced
toward Senate passage Thursday after a showdown vote that remained in
doubt until the final moment.Read More ...
The emoji diversity lobby
As one redhead found out, those cute little figures are ruled by a surprisingly complex political process.Read More ...
Matt Bai: What presidential candidates need to understand about income inequality
The
American Dream that’s at the center of our national identity is not, in
fact, in danger of slipping away. For most Americans, it’s already long
gone, like Oldsmobiles and New Coke.Read More ...
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