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Toronto Star | Afghan President Karzai rejects peace talks with the Taliban, suspends talks with ... Fox News Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he will refuse peace talks with the Taliban in a newly-opened office in Qatar unless only Afghans are involved and violence stops, after the militant group claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four American troops. Talking to the Taliban Afghan government to shun US talks with Taliban Afghan President Hamid Karzai suspends talks with US over Taliban move |
New York Times | Merkel Challenges Obama on Surveillance New York Times BERLIN — Challenged personally by Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany about American intelligence programs that monitor foreigners' communications without individualized court orders, President Obama said Wednesday that terrorist threats there were ... Obama renews push for nuclear arms cuts in Berlin speech Obama Calls for Nuclear-Arms Reduction Obama wants to cut nuclear arms, seeks talks with Russia |
ABC News | Patriots' Star Aaron Hernandez's Home Searched After Killing ABC News Investigators searched the North Attleborough home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez today following the killing of a man police call an "associate" of Hernandez, ABC News has learned. Massachusetts State Police and prosecutors arrived ... Aaron Hernandez's home searched in possible homicide probe Police visit home of Patriots' Aaron Hernandez following body discovery Home of Patriots' Aaron Hernandez searched in possible homicide |
NewsNet5.com | Man accused of kidnapping Cleveland women to face more charges Reuters CLEVELAND | Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:06am EDT. CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Authorities plan to present evidence next week to a grand jury as they seek to bring more charges against the former Cleveland bus driver accused of holding three women captive in ... Ariel Castro says few words during court appearance Aug. trial set for Ohio man in kidnapping of women |
U.S. News & World Report | Details surfacing of crash that reportedly killed Michael Hastings Los Angeles Times Los Angeles police said they have yet to determine the cause of a fiery solo-car crash in Hollywood that apparently killed award-winning journalist Michael Hastings. The death of the 33-year-old Hastings was announced by his employer, BuzzFeed, which ... The BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone journalist is remembered for his bold reporting Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings killed in car ... Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies |
CBS News | UN office in Mogadishu attacked by al Qaeda-linked Somalia militants CBS News MOGADISHU, Somalia Al Qaeda-linked militants detonated multiple bomb blasts and breached the main U.N. compound in Mogadishu on Wednesday, sparking gun battles with security forces that killed at least 12 people. U.N. personnel who reached the ... Somalia UN office attack by al-Shabab 'kills 15' Al-Qaida-Linked Fighters Attack UN Base in Somalia Somali Islamist rebels launch deadly attack on UN compound |
San Francisco Chronicle | Intelligence community defends surveillance programs FierceGovernmentIT Intelligence community and Justice Department officials took to a rare open hearing of the House Intelligence Committee to defend surveillance programs, with National Security Agency head Gen. Keith Alexander stating that intercepted information has ... The NSA's secrecy is bad for the NSA Intel Officials Push Back On Phone Snooping Case Phew, NSA Is Just Collecting Metadata. (You Should Still Worry) |
American Medical Association classifying obesity as a disease may open up ... CBS News (CBS News) The American Medical Association has officially recognized obesity as a disease, a decision that could change the way physicians and insurance companies deal with the condition. The move, announced on Tuesday, will open up a range of ... Obesity recognized as disease by American Medical Association Obesity Is Officially A Disease, AMA Says AMA delegates say obesity is a disease |
ABC News | Judge Reads Charge Against Zimmerman to... ABC News A Florida judge has read the formal charge against George Zimmerman to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if he committed murder when he shot Trayvon Martin. Neighborhood Watch.JPEG. Judge Debra Nelson read the second-degree ... Zimmerman jury selection moves into next round George Zimmerman trial: Next phase of jury selection begins Zimmerman jury selection moving into a new phase |
ABC News | Men's Wearhouse Terminates Founder Wall Street Journal Men's Wearhouse Inc. said it has terminated George Zimmer from his position as executive chairman and plans to discuss the extent, if any, of the terms of his continuing relationship with the company he founded about 40 years ago. Mr. Zimmer has long been ... Men's Wearhouse kicks out founder, chairman George Zimmer Men's Wearhouse Founder Zimmer Fired as Executive Chairman Men's Wearhouse fires the 'I guarantee it' guy |