Report: Survivors yell for help in China boat sinking
The small cruise ship sank overnight during a storm, leaving almost 450 people missing.Read More ...
Bernie Sanders talks to Katie Couric
The
senator says he isn’t running for president to push Hillary Clinton
further to the left nor to become a candidate for vice president on a
potential Clinton ticket.Read More ...
Hastert to appear before judge who donated to campaign
CHICAGO
(AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is set to make his
first court appearance in his hush-money case on Thursday, when he is
expected to enter a plea before a federal judge who previously donated
$1,500 to the then-Illinois congressman's re-election campaign.Read More ...
North Carolina Senate overrides governor's veto of marriage opt-out bill
By
Marti Maguire RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) - A measure that would allow some
public officials in North Carolina to opt out of performing gay
marriages moved closer to becoming law on Monday, when lawmakers voted
to override Republican Governor Pat McCrory’s veto of the bill. The
Republican-led state Senate reached the three-fifths majority needed to
override McCrory’s veto in a 32-16 vote. The legislation now goes back
to the Republican-controlled state House of Representatives, which
passed it in February by a margin wide enough to override the veto.Read More ...
Arizona mosque, site of anti-Islam protest, holds 'love not hate' event
By
Deanna Dent PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona mosque where hundreds
gathered last week for an anti-Islam demonstration, with
counterprotesters shouting "Go home, Nazis," was the site of a "love not
hate" event on Monday to promote peace and inclusiveness, participants
said. The Islamic Community Center of Phoenix said it was hosting a
gathering that includes a multi-faith prayer service and speakers to
"show that when one of us is mistreated, our community responds with a
message of Love and Not Hate." "We ask that you bring a FLOWER as a
symbol of love and care," the event organizers said on Facebook. "We are
better together, and together we are strong."
(https://www.facebook.com/events/1648234602075105) Monday's event,
organized by more than 20 groups, comes four days after an anti-Muslim
event held outside the mosque drew more than 200 protesters, some armed,
who berated Islam and its Prophet Mohammed.] The rally was held at the
mosque in part because two Texas gunmen who opened fire outside an
anti-Muslim event in Texas last month had worshipped there, rally
organizer Jon Ritzheimer, an Iraq war veteran, said.Read More ...
Homeland security chief reassigns top TSA official
Homeland
Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Monday he reassigned the acting
administrator for the Transportation Security Administration after
earlier ordering improved security at U.S. airports. The moves follow
media reports that checkpoint screeners failed to detect mock explosives
and weapons in 95 percent of tests carried out by undercover agents.
Johnson said in a statement that Melvin Carraway would be reassigned to
serve in the Office of State and Local Law Enforcement at Department of
Homeland Security headquarters, while TSA Acting Deputy Director Mark
Hatfield would lead the agency until a new acting administrator was
appointed.Read More ...
Graham's personal history frames campaign launch
Sen.
Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced himself to the nation here Monday by
capitalizing on one of his most valuable political assets: his powerful
up-from-nothing personal story.Read More ...
2015 hurricane season: Forecasters predict ‘below-average’ activity
Ten
years after the record-setting hurricane season that produced Katrina
and other destructive storms, forecasters are calling for a quiet year
in the Atlantic.Read More ...
Men brace for 'beard patrols' in Iraq's IS-held Mosul
The
jihadist group has handed out leaflets in their stronghold of Mosul in
recent weeks announcing that full beards become compulsory on June 1 and
explaining why shaving is punishable. "I'm scared because they deal
ruthlessly with anyone who opposes or ignores their instructions," he
told AFP from Mosul, the de facto Iraqi capital of IS's self-proclaimed
caliphate. Mosul is Iraq's second city and used to have a population of
around two million before IS swept in a year ago and made it their main
hub.Read More ...
Defense hawk Graham enters Republican race for White House
U.S.
Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the
race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, putting
criticism of President Barack Obama's foreign policy at the forefront of
his White House bid.Read More ...
U.S. top court throws out conviction for Facebook threats
The
U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania
man over threatening statements he made on Facebook toward his
estranged wife, law enforcement officers and children in a case touching
upon the boundaries of free speech online.Read More ...
What We Know About the Dennis Hastert Scandal
New
details about an alleged hush money scandal involving former Republican
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert have been trickling out over the
weekend. Now, sources say, two male students who knew Hastert, 73, when
he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach before he entered
politics have accused him of sexual misconduct. ABC News has reached out
directly to Hastert by email, but has not received a response.Read More ...
Either way, no more NSA collection of US phone records
In
a remarkable turnaround, Senate Republicans have agreed to debate a
House bill that would overhaul the NSA's handling of Americans' calling
records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.Read More ...
Bangladesh files murder charges in 2013 building collapse
DHAKA,
Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh filed murder charges Monday
against dozens of people for their roles in the 2013 collapse of a
garment factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.Read More ...
The Lindsey Graham record: A lot like John McCain, who also ran for president
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Kerry grounded after bike accident, but for how long?
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Boston Monday for
surgery on his broken leg, as U.S. officials insisted his injury would
not hinder his participation in nuclear negotiations with Iran.Read More ...
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