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Clinton warns Iran nuclear deal won’t solve threat

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The Democratic presidential candidate tells voters that Tehran is still "the world's chief sponsor of terrorism."


Federal regulations on campus sexual assault take effect

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:09 PM PDT

Emma Sulkowicz carries her mattress at Columbia University graduationThe increasingly public fight against campus sexual assault reached a watershed this week, as a set of major federal regulations aimed at combating the nationwide problem quietly went into effect.


Boko Haram kills nearly 200 in 48 hours of Nigeria slaughter

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 02:37 PM PDT

A video image of the Boko Haram extremist group leader Abubakar Shekau dismissing Nigerian military claims of his death in 2014Boko Haram carried out a fresh wave of massacres in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, locals said, killing nearly 200 people in 48 hours of violence President Muhammadu Buhari blasted as "inhuman and barbaric". A young female suicide bomber also killed 12 worshippers when she blew herself up in a mosque in Borno. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Boko Haram has used both men and young women and girls as human bombs in the past.


New York governor orders more July Fourth security after alert

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 10:14 AM PDT

Members of the U.S. Army National Guard Joint Task Force Empire Shield patrol Grand Central Terminal in New York"We are keenly aware that New York State remains a top target for terrorists," Cuomo said in a statement. The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued an alert calling for local authorities and the public to remain vigilant for possible threats following recent calls for violence by Islamic State militants. In New York City, the nation's largest municipal police force assigned about 7,000 officers and nearly all its counterterrorism personnel to handle security around Independence Day events.


New York fugitive wrote to daughter 'See you on the outside': report

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 09:03 AM PDT

Prison inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat are seen in enhanced pictures released by the New York State policeMatt, 49, was shot and killed by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent on June 26 about 27 miles northwest (43 km) northwest of the prison in Dannemora, New York. Sweat, 35, was shot and captured on Sunday another 23 miles (37 km) away, close to the Canadian border.


South Carolina church fire started by natural causes: police

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 11:41 AM PDT

Fire crews try to control a blaze at the Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina in this handout photoThe U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the fires and has so far determined that one was an electrical fire and two others were from natural causes. The fires were being investigated against the backdrop of the June 17 shooting of nine black churchgoers at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.


Iran nuclear talks in endgame, negotiators push on sticking points

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 01:59 PM PDT

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, Head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Salehi and Fereydoon, brother and close aide to President Hassan Rouhani meet with U.S. Secretary of State Kerry in ViennaA year and half of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers were creeping towards the finish line on Friday as negotiators wrestled with sticking points including questions about Tehran's past atomic research. Iran is in talks with the United States and five other powers - Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia - on an agreement to curtail its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from economic sanctions. "We are coming to the end," said a senior Western diplomat, who added there was no plan to carry on for long past next Tuesday.


Candidates jockey for position in New Hampshire Fourth of July parades

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 08:59 AM PDT

Hillary's Big Haul: Clinton Raises Record $45 MillionFourth of July parades in most towns across the country are celebratory but low-key affairs that attract, at most, a mayor and maybe a few council members.


Greek campaigns, neck and neck, reach dramatic finale

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 03:28 PM PDT

A demonstrator rises his hand reading the word ''No'' as a Greek flag waves during a rally organized by supporters of the No vote in Athens, Friday, July 3, 2015. A new opinion poll shows a dead heat in Greece's referendum campaign with just two days to go before Sunday's vote on whether Greeks should accept more austerity in return for bailout loans. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greeks packed city squares for dueling rallies late into the night Friday, as polls showed a dead heat between the 'yes' and 'no' camps ahead of a bailout referendum Sunday that could be Greece's most important vote since it joined the European Union.


New York prison escapee vowed to visit daughter in letter: Report

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 07:38 AM PDT

ABC News: Escaped NY inmate Richard Matt shot, killed by policeConvicted murderer Richard Matt reportedly wrote a letter vowing to visit his daughter after escaping from a maximum-security prison in upstate New York.


Wisconsin man accused of threatening to kill President Obama

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:40 AM PDT

A Wisconsin man is being detained in a mental health facility after authorities say he told a security guard he planned to kill President Barack Obama.

Aetna to buy Humana as health insurer landscape shifts

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:07 PM PDT

Insurer Aetna to buy Humana in $37B dealAetna aims to spend about $35 billion to buy rival Humana and become the latest health insurer bulking up on government business as the industry adjusts to the federal health care overhaul.


IS says it destroyed archaeological pieces from Palmyra

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 12:01 PM PDT

In this image posted on a militant website by the Aleppo branch of the Islamic State group on Friday, July 3, 2015, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, a militant smashes items that the group claims are smuggled archaeological pieces from the historic central town of Palmyra, Syria. An IS statement says the busts were found when the smuggler was stopped at a checkpoint and was later referred to an Islamic which ordered that they be destroyed and the man be whipped. (militant website via AP)Islamic State group militants have destroyed six archaeological pieces from the historic town of Palmyra that were confiscated from a smuggler, the group said.


Hispanic leaders want GOP field to condemn Trump's 'idiocy'

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 04:14 PM PDT

In this June 30, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he arrives at a house party in Bedford, N.H. Hispanic leaders are warning of harm to Republican White House hopes unless the party's presidential contenders do more to condemn Trump, who's refusing to apologize for calling Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)Hispanic leaders are warning of harm to Republican White House hopes unless the party's presidential contenders do more to condemn Donald Trump, a businessman turned presidential candidate who's refusing to apologize for calling Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers.


Greeks deeply divided heading into crucial vote

Posted: 03 Jul 2015 03:08 PM PDT

Men prepare voting booths ahead of the referendum at a high school, which will be used a polling station in AthensBy Michele Kambas and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country's future in Europe's single currency. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, elected in January on a promise to end years of austerity, urged people packing Syntagma square in central Athens to spurn the tough terms of an aid deal offered by international creditors to keep the country afloat. Tsipras says they are bluffing, fearing the fallout for Europe and the global economy.


Obama's counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, a CIA is seen in Atlanta. When the CIA killed al-Qaida's second-in-command in Yemen last month, Obama administration officials celebrated. But many experts are questioning whether the demise of another senior extremist, the latest in a long line of militants to be taken off the battlefield, make the United States and its allies any safer from terrorism. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — At the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, it was a cause for celebration: Meticulous intelligence analysis backed by Hellfire missiles had paid off, once again.


Reigning Miss Universe rebukes Trump for his migrant remarks

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 05:59 PM PDT

Colombia's Miss Universe Paulina Vega greets fans before she visits injured soldiers at the military hospital in BogotaThe reigning Miss Universe says Donald Trump, the beauty pageant's owner, was "hurtful and unfair" in his comments about Mexican migrants. But Paulina Vega of Colombia says she isn't giving up her crown.


Cuba's new wifi hotspots attract eager users

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 08:25 PM PDT

Cubans use their mobile devices to connect to the Internet via wifi in a street of Havana, on July 2, 2015Sitting on the sidewalks, low-rise walls, or makeshift seats, several dozen people sign in at the public access wifi zone, part of the government's plan to roll out Internet access across the Communist island nation. President Raul Castro's government has said it wants all Cubans to have Internet access by 2020. Since 2013, Cuba has had about 150 public Internet cafes where users can go online for the hourly rate.


Obama draws sharp contrasts with 'mean' Republicans

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 02:36 PM PDT

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker greets President Barack Obama as he arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 2, 2015, at La Crosse regional airport in La Crosse, Wis. Nudging his way into presidential politics, President Barack Obama traveled to Wisconsin on Thursday to draw contrasts with Republicans on economic policy just as the state's governor, Scott Walker, was filing paperwork to enter the GOP presidential primary. (AP Photo/Tom Lynn)LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wading into presidential politics, President Barack Obama on Thursday promoted his brand of middle-class economics by drawing sharp contrasts with "mean" Republicans in a state whose GOP governor was preparing to enter the vast 2016 presidential field.


California removes 'lynching' language from state law

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 05:42 PM PDT

FILE- In this April 16, 2015, file photo, California Gov. Jerry Brown talks with reporters after a meeting about the drought at his Capitol office in Sacramento, Calif. California's drought-stricken cities set a record for water conservation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data released by a state agency Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday signed a bill striking the word "lynching" from a 1933 law that used the term to describe the crime of trying to take someone from police custody. The bill, which passed unanimously in the state legislature last week, followed outrage over the arrest of African-American activist Maile Hampton on a charge of felony lynching during a "Black Lives Matter" demonstration in Sacramento in January. Hampton's attorney, lawmakers and other supporters rallied behind her at court and on social media, saying it was ironic that she had been charged under a decades-old law originally enacted to protect black detainees from white lynch mobs.


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