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• U.S. files complaint against Snowden
• Facebook admits data breach exposed 6 million users
• Congress struggles with ending the war in Afghanistan
• Justice official: Complaint filed Edward Snowden
• Brazil leader to break silence about protests
• 100,000 Morsi backers stage show of force in Egypt
• Food Network won't renew Paula Deen's contract
• FAA moving toward easing electronic device use
• Bug exposes contacts of some on Facebook
• Jon Stewart appears on Egyptian satirical TV show
• Photo Gallery: Yoga, dance greet summer solstice
• Heat, LeBron securing places in history
• Calgary flooding forces 75,000 from homes
• Fire threatens Colorado mountain town of 400
• Obama nominates Comey to head FBI
• Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels

U.S. files complaint against Snowden Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:34 PM PDT Authorities have also asked Hong Kong to detain the former NSA contractor.

Facebook admits data breach exposed 6 million users Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:08 PM PDT By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc has inadvertently exposed 6 million users' phone numbers and email addresses to unauthorized viewers over the past year, the world's largest social networking company disclosed late Friday. Facebook blamed the data leaks, which began in 2012, on a technical glitch in its massive archive of contact information collected from its 1.1 billion users worldwide. As a result of the glitch, Facebook users who downloaded contact data for their list of friends obtained additional information that they were not supposed to have. ...

Congress struggles with ending the war in Afghanistan Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:31 PM PDT The war in Iraq is over, everybody knows that. "I promised to end the war in Iraq—and I did" was one of President Barack Obama's best-received stump speech applause lines last year. Except it's not. First, most obviously, because bombings and other acts of violence have killed more than 2,000 people there this year, as [...]

Justice official: Complaint filed Edward Snowden Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A sealed criminal complaint has been filed against Edward Snowden in the National Security Agency surveillance case, a Justice Department official said Friday.

Brazil leader to break silence about protests Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:50 PM PDT BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than a week of massive, violent protests across Brazil invited only stoic silence Friday from President Dilma Rousseff, even after she had called an emergency meeting with a top Cabinet member in response to the growing unrest.

100,000 Morsi backers stage show of force in Egypt Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:01 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — More than 100,000 supporters of Egypt's Islamist president staged a show of force Friday ahead of massive protests later this month by the opposition, chanting "Islamic revolution!" and warning of a new and bloody bout of turmoil.

Food Network won't renew Paula Deen's contract Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:47 PM PDT SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Food Network said Friday it's dumping Paula Deen, barely an hour after the celebrity cook posted the first of two videotaped apologies online begging forgiveness from fans and critics troubled by her admission to having used racial slurs in the past.

FAA moving toward easing electronic device use Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is moving toward easing restrictions on airline passengers using electronic devices to listen to music, play games, read books, watch movies and work during takeoffs and landings, but it could take a few months.

Bug exposes contacts of some on Facebook Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT Facebook says a bug in its system caused 6 million users' contact information to be inadvertently exposed.

Jon Stewart appears on Egyptian satirical TV show Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Jon Stewart took the guest's seat Friday on Egypt's top satirical TV show, modeled after his own program "The Daily Show."

Photo Gallery: Yoga, dance greet summer solstice Posted: 21 Jun 2013 12:52 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world were up at the crack of dawn on Friday to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Heat, LeBron securing places in history Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:29 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade was walking down the hallway toward the Miami Heat locker room in the wee hours of Friday morning, still in uniform and fussing with the new championship hat atop his head as his team and their families were in the midst of partying the night away.

Calgary flooding forces 75,000 from homes Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:26 PM PDT CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Flooding forced the western Canadian city of Calgary to order the evacuation of its entire downtown Friday, as the waters reached the 10th row of the city's hockey arena.

Fire threatens Colorado mountain town of 400 Posted: 21 Jun 2013 04:15 PM PDT SOUTH FORK, Colo. (AP) — A massive wildfire threatened a tourist town in Colorado's southwestern mountains on Friday, forcing its roughly 400 residents to flee ahead of the fast-burning blaze fueled by hot, windy weather.

Obama nominates Comey to head FBI Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — As the FBI grapples with scrutiny over government surveillance, President Barack Obama on Friday moved to turn the agency over to James Comey, a top Bush administration lawyer best known for defiantly refusing to go along with White House demands on warrantless wiretapping nearly a decade ago.

Rivalries pose problem in arming Syrian rebels Posted: 21 Jun 2013 02:44 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Syrian opposition's record so far in handling tens of millions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian and other nonlethal assistance paints a bewildering picture of logistical challenges ahead of any delivery of American weapons and ammunition.

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