Democracy Now! Season 2013, Episode 12: Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Tuesday, January 01, 2013

2013/01/01 Headlines:$

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Thursday, January 03, 2013

2013/01/03 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strikes Kill Taliban Leader, 14 Others in Pakistan; U.N.: More Than 60,000 Killed in Syria Conflict; News Blackout Lifted over U.S. Journalist Missing in Syria; Obama Signs Renewal of Controversial Defense Act; House Sets Vote on Sandy Aid After Torrent of Criticism; House GOP Blocks Violence Against Women Act; Outgoing Rep. Dennis Kucinich Calls for Unity in Farewell Address; New Hampshire to Swear In All-Female Congressional Delegation; India: 5 Charged in Court over Fatal Gang Rape; Cold Snap Kills More Than 100 in India; Colombia: 13 FARC Rebels Killed in Gov’t Strike; Chile: Widow of Singer Víctor Jara Asks U.S. to Extradite Suspect in His 1973 Murder; Hillary Clinton Discharged from Hospital After Blood Clot; Al Jazeera Expands U.S.

Friday, January 04, 2013

2013/01/04 Headlines: U.S. Convenes Most Diverse Congress in History; House Re-elects Boehner as Speaker Despite Recent Criticism; Gun Control Bill Introduced on 1st Day of Congress; Yemen: U.S. Drone Attack Kills 3 in Area Devastated by Prior Strike; Suicide Bomber Kills 27 Shiites in Iraq; Venezuela's Chávez Suffering "Severe Lung Infection"; Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Is Released from UK Hospital; Google Dodges Antitrust Charges After Federal Probe; International Child Porn Investigation Rescues Scores of Young Victims; New U.S.

Monday, January 07, 2013

2013/01/07 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 18 in Pakistan; Judge Upholds Drone Secrecy Despite Doubts on Attacks' Legality; Report: Admin Task Force Mulls Gun Database, Universal Checks; Giffords Meets With Victims' Families in Newtown; House Passes Initial Sandy Relief, But Delays Bulk of Aid; Obama to Nominate Hagel for Defense Secretary, Brennan for CIA; Report: Obama Considering Up to 9,000 Troops in Afghanistan After 2014; Bahrain's Highest Court Upholds Convictions of Opposition Leaders; Assad Vows Continued Crackdown in Rare Public Speech; India Rape Suspects Appear in Court; South Africa Deploys Troops to Central African Republic as Aid Group Declares "Silent Crisis"; Idle No More Movement Stages Blockades, Protests in Canada as Hunger-Striking Chief to Meet PM; Union of California Nurses, Healthcare Workers to Challenge SEIU; Illinois "Supermax" Prison Tamms Closes Doors

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

2013/01/08 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 8 in Pakistan; McChrystal, Ex-Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, Questions Drone Warfare; Former Adviser: Obama "As Ruthless and Indifferent to the Rule of Law" as Bush; Obama Unveils Hagel, Brennan Nominations to Head Pentagon, CIA; Bank of America to Pay $11 Billion Settlement to Freddie Mac; Top Banks Escape Wider Fines with $8.5 Billion Foreclosure Settlement; Bahraini Opposition Vows Continued Protest after Sentences Upheld; Activists Protest Keystone XL at TransCanada Offices; Environmental Groups Urge Obama to Tackle Climate Change, Reject Keystone XL; Report: Jackson Left EPA over Fears Obama Will Approve Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Wednesday, January 09, 2013

2013/01/09 Headlines: 2012 Was Hottest Year on Record for U.S.; Mishaps by Shell Prompt Admin Review of Arctic Drilling; Manning Sees Potential Sentence Reduced over Unlawful Treatment; U.S. Military Contractor to Compensate Abu Ghraib Torture Victims; Obama Admin Claims Openness to Removing All U.S. Troops from Afghanistan in 2014; Syria: U.N. Warns 2.5 Million in Need of Food Aid; Venezuela Delays Ailing Chávez's Swearing-In; New York Gov. to Introduce New Gun Control Law; Ex-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Launches Effort to Take on Gun Lobby; AIG Considers Joining Shareholders Lawsuit Against U.S.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

2013/05/28 Headlines: EU Ends Arms Embargo on Syria; McCain Visits Syrian Rebels; French Journalists Report Witnessing Syrian Chemical Attacks; More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Marine Killed by Police After Shooting Spree; Report: Right-Wing Groups Probed by IRS Tested Limits on Political Activity; Cambodia: Workers Injured by Police During Wage Protest at Nike Factory; Killing of British Soldier Sparks Wave of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; French Soldier Stabbed While on Patrol; Afghanistan: 4 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N.-Affiliated Compound; Colombia, FARC Rebels Reach Deal on Land Redistribution; Judge Finds Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated Constitutional Rights of Latinos; Oregon Teen Arrested for Plotting to Blow Up High School; Anti-Monsanto Protests Held in More Than 400 Cities Worldwide

Friday, January 11, 2013

2013/01/11 Headlines: Multiple Bombings Kill 120 in Pakistan; Report: 11 Pakistani Civilians Killed in Escalating U.S. Drone Strikes Since Jan. 1; Report: Karzai, U.S. Discuss Plans for CIA Bases; Obama Admin Prepares for Rejection of Assault Weapons Ban with Alternate Proposals; NRA "Disappointed" with Biden for "Agenda to Attack the Second Amendment"; Colorado Gov. Proposes Universal Background Checks for Gun Sales; Student Critically Wounded in Shooting at California School; Aurora Shooting Suspect Ordered to Stand Trial; Consumer Bureau Unveils New Rules to Prevent High-Risk Mortgages; Obama Nominates Chief of Staff, Ex-Citi Exec Jack Lew for Treasury; Pastor Withdraws from Obama Inauguration over Anti-LGBTQ Views; Study: Half of World's Food Going to Waste; U.S. Declares Natural Disaster Areas in Drought-Stricken Midwest; Thousands Rally for Chávez on Delayed Inauguration Day; Emails: Wal-Mart CEO Was Told of Mexico Bribes; Seattle High School Teachers Vote to Refuse Standardized MAP Tests; Oscar Nods Include Docs on Military Sexual Assault, AIDS Activism, Palestinian Nonviolent Protest

Monday, January 14, 2013

2013/01/14 Headlines: Report: Admin to Propose Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants; Afghan Civilians Killed in Explosion Following U.S. Raid; U.S. Accelerates Timeline for Transfer to Afghan Forces; Karzai: Afghanistan Rejects 1st U.S. Immunity Offer, Jirga to Decide; U.S. Backs French Bombing of Mali; 11 Civilians Reportedly Killed; U.S. Involved in French Raid of Somalia; Israel Raids Palestinian Encampment Protesting Settlement Growth; Mubarak Wins Retrial in Challenge of Life Sentence; Activists Claim 20 Killed in Syrian Government Bombing; Haiti Marks Quake's Third Anniversary; New Cases of Fatal Gang Rape Reported in India; Biden to Meet with Congressmembers on Gun Violence Proposals; Flu Outbreak Prompts Declaration of Public Health Emergencies in NY, Boston; Activists Stage White House Protest for Gitmo's Closure on 11th Anniversary; Relatives of Immigrant Rights Activist Detained in Federal Raid

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

2013/01/15 Headlines: Obama Preps Gun Control Plan Based on Recommendations by Biden-Led Task Force; Poll: Support for Gun Control Hits 5-Year High; Gun Reform Talk Sparks Massive Spike in Firearm Sales; New York Lawmakers Reach Deal on Sweeping New Gun Limits; Newtown Parents, Survivors Unveil Initiative Against Gun Violence; Connecticut Senator Murphy: NRA Bid to Block Assault Weapons Ban Will Fail; Pentagon: U.S. Military Suicides Broke All-Time Record in 2012; Obama Refuses to Negotiate with GOP on Debt Ceiling; Syria: Death Toll from Gov’t Air Strike in Azaz Reaches At Least 20; Israeli Military Kills 17-Year-Old Palestinian in the West Bank; Egypt: 19 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Train Crash; U.N. Calls for Human Rights Probe in North Korea; Senator Asks CIA Pick Brennan to Explain Legal Basis for Targeting U.S. Citizens Overseas; Napolitano to Stay On as Homeland Security Secretary Despite Criticism over Record Deportations; Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Late Cyber-Activist Aaron Swartz as Tributes Flood the Internet; Lawyer Told Prosecutors Aaron Swartz Was at Risk of Suicide; "Idle No More" Movement Plans New Day of Action amid Wave of Global Solidarity; Tennessee Suspends Gun Permit of CEO Who Threatened to "Start Killing People" over Gun Reform

Thursday, January 17, 2013

2013/01/17 Headlines: Obama Reveals Sweeping Gun Control Plan; NRA Vows "Fight of the Century"; ACLU: Obama's Call for More Police in Schools Could Lead to "Over-Incarceration"; Judge: U.S. Gov't Must Prove Manning Knowingly Aided Al-Qaeda; Algeria: U.S. Citizens, Algerian Workers Taken Hostage in Claimed Retaliation for Mali Bombing; French Troops Launch Ground Operations in Mali; U.S. to Recognize Somali Gov't for 1st Time in 20 Years; U.S. Halts Detainee Transfers to Some Afghan Prisons over Torture Concerns; Syria Allows U.N. to Expand Food Aid; Netanyahu Responds to Reported Obama Criticism; Report Details U.S. Weapon Sales to Bahrain During Crackdown on Protesters; Climate Scientists Urge Obama to Reject Keystone XL Pipeline; Decision Expected Soon; Study: Tar Sands Oil Production Leads to Increase in Cancer-Causing Chemicals; Canada: Protesters Stage Blockades in Solidarity with Idle No More; Boeing 787s Grounded over Safety Concerns; Everett Parker, Media Activist Who Challenged KKK-Backed TV Station, Turns 100

Monday, May 27, 2013

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Monday, January 21, 2013

2013/01/21 Headlines: 5 Family Members Shot Dead in New Mexico; Teenage Suspect Detained; Gun Control Opponents Rally Nationwide; 5 Injured in Accidental Firings at Gun Shows; Obama Sworn in Ahead of Public Inauguration; 3 Activist Groups to Protest Along Inaugural Route; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Obama Admin Exempts Pakistan Drone Strikes from New Rules; Up to 80 Killed in Algeria Hostage Crisis; French Army Advances Toward Northern Mali; U.N. Warns of Displacement; Clashes Break Out in Kabul after Bombing of Police HQ; U.N. Investigators Find Ongoing Torture in Afghanistan; Israel Raids, Removes Palestinian Encampment in West Bank; Colombian Rebels End Ceasefire After Gov't Rejects Pact; Obama Admin Delays New Rules for Fracking Chemicals; Yoko Oko, Sean Lennon Stage Anti-Fracking Bus Tour; Internet Freedom Activist Aaron Swartz Remembered at Public Memorial

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

2013/01/22 Headlines: Obama Stresses Equality in 2nd Term Inaugural Address; Report: Obama Plans "Administrative" Actions on Climate Change; Algeria Confirms Death Toll in Hostage Crisis; French Ground Troops Seize 2 Towns in Mali; 30 Killed in Syria Bombing; Rebels Battle Kurds in North; Hundreds March for Gun Control in New York City; Brooklyn Protesters Allege Police Brutality, Anti-LGBT Slurs in Arrest of Jabbar Campbell; Los Angeles Catholic Church Hid Priests' Child Abuse

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

2013/01/23 Headlines: Obama Admin Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Until Spring; Nebraska Gov. Approves New Route; Supreme Court Rebuffs Industry Challenge to EPA Air Pollution Regulation; Obama Backs Temporary Plan to Lift Debt Ceiling; Protests Mark Roe v. Wade's 40th Anniversary; Poll Finds Record Support for Abortion Rights in U.S.; 3 Wounded in Shooting at Texas College; Police: New Mexico Suspect Planned More Shootings; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Yemeni Minister Criticizes U.S. Drone Strikes; U.S. Begins Flying French Troops to Mali; 17 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Netanyahu Claims Narrow Victory in Israeli Election; Molestation Victims Call for New Probe of L.A. Church Leaders for Concealing Abuse; Pentagon Clears Gen. Allen of Wrongdoing in Petraeus Scandal

Thursday, January 24, 2013

2013/01/24 Headlines: Pentagon Lifts Ban on Women in Combat; House Votes to Suspend Debt Limit Until May; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 6 in Yemen; Dozens Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Attack in 6 Months; Clinton Defends Benghazi Response in Last Congressional Appearance as Sec. of State; Cameron Vows U.K. Referendum on EU Membership; Israeli Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian Woman in Occupied West Bank; Unionization of U.S. Workers Hits Lowest Mark in 76 Years; Virginia GOP Advances Gerrymandering Bill in State Senator's Absence

Friday, January 25, 2013

2013/01/25 Headlines: Dems Unveil New Assault Weapons Ban in Senate; Kerry Recalls Anti-Vietnam War Activism After Protester Disrupts Senate Hearing; Obama Appoints Former Prosecutor to Head SEC; Cordray Renominated to Continue Heading Consumer Protection Bureau; Pentagon Lifts Ban on Women in Combat; Critics Denounce Filibuster Deal as "Capitulation"; U.N. to Probe Alleged War Crimes in U.S. Drone Strikes; North Korea Vows to Target U.S. with Nuclear, Rocket Tests; Ex-DEA Informant Sentenced to 35 Years for Role in Mumbai Bombings; Indigenous Chief Theresa Spence Ends 6-Week Hunger Strike in Canada

Monday, January 28, 2013

2013/01/28 Headlines: Newtown Residents Join Gun Control March in D.C.; Ex-CIA Officer and Torture Whistleblower John Kiriakou Sentenced to 30 Months; Report: Gov't Officials Facing Pressure for Cyberwarfare Leak; Pentagon Expands Cybersecurity Force Fivefold; Bipartisan Agreement Reached on Immigration; French, Malian Troops Advance in North; U.S. Expands Military Aid; U.N. Urges Greater Assistance for Mali; Troops, Rebels Cited for Abuses; Morsi Declares State of Emergency as Protests Rage; Labor Rights Groups Urge Safety Standards After 7 Die in Bangladeshi Factory Fire; 9/11 Suspects Seek Preservation of CIA Prisons; Court Rules Against Obama Recess Appointments to NLRB; Chambliss, Harkin Announce Senate Retiremements; Obama Taps Longtime Aide for Chief of Staff; Teacher Boycott of Standardized Tests Wins Local, National Backing

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

2013/01/29 Headlines: Obama Expected to Back Bipartisan Immigration Plan; New Yorkers Urge Immigration Reform to Stop Separation of Families; Obama Meets with Police Chiefs Touched by Shootings in Gun Control Push; Report: U.S. Preparing New Drone Base in Northwest Africa; French and Malian Troops Retake Timbuktu from Rebels; Egypt: Mass Protests Continue in Defiance of Morsi’s Curfew; Syria: U.N. Warns Lack of Funding Threatens Food Aid; Obama Admin Shutters Office Working to Close Guantánamo; Report: Treasury Approved Huge Pay Hikes for Bailed-Out Firms; Barge Oil Spill Shuts Down Section of the Mississippi River; Brazil: 4 Detained over Fatal Nightclub Blaze; Brazilian Landless Leader Cícero Guedes Shot Dead; Anonymous Hacks DOJ Site in Retaliation for Aaron Swartz Case

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

2013/01/30 Headlines: Obama Backs Bipartisan Immigration Plan, Rejects "Us vs. Them" Mentality; Senate Confirms Kerry as Secretary of State; 80 Bodies Found Shot, Bound in Syrian City of Aleppo; U.N. Envoy Brahimi: "Syria is Being Destroyed"; U.S. Signs Deal to Build Drone Base in Niger; 12 Bodies Recovered After Band's Abduction in Mexico; Israel Makes Landmark No-Show at U.N. Human Rights Council Session; Report: Brennan Was Regularly Briefed on Torture Under Bush; Defense Attorneys Seek 48-Hour Visit to Guantánamo; Parents, Students Confront Education Dept. on School Closures; Gunman Kills 1, Kidnaps Child on Alabama School Bus; Newtown Parent Pleads for Assault Weapons Ban; Georgia Man Detained for Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Immigrant in Driveway; Texas Woman Wins Delay of Execution; Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Activists Settle TransCanada Lawsuit; Boy Scouts Reviewing Anti-Gay Ban

Thursday, January 31, 2013

2013/01/31 Headlines: Gabrielle Giffords Makes Surprise Senate Appearance to Back Control; NRA Chief LaPierre, Durbin Spar on Background Checks; 1 Killed, 2 Wounded in Phoenix Shooting; Teen Who Performed at Obama Inauguration Shot Dead in Chicago; Obama Predicts Passage of Gun Control, Immigration Reform; Israeli Warplanes Bomb Syria, Killing 2; Syrian Opposition Figure Offers Dialogue; Dutch Court Rules Shell Partially Liable for Nigeria Oil Spills; Rare January Tornadoes Kill 2 in Southern U.S.; William Cowan Appointed to Fill Kerry's Senate Seat

Friday, February 01, 2013

2013/02/01 Headlines: Turkey: At Least 2 Dead in Suicide Attack on U.S. Embassy; Hagel Grilled on Israel Stance During Senate Confirmation Hearing; Hagel: Iraq War Was Worst U.S. Decision Since Vietnam; Kerry to be Sworn In as Secretary of State; U.N. Report: Israel Must End West Bank Settlements or Potentially Face ICC Charges; Anti-Morsi Protesters Return to the Streets After Rival Groups Hold Rare Meeting; Gitmo Judge Orders End to Secret Gov't Censors at 9/11 Trial; Mexico: 25 Dead in Blast at State-Owned Oil Company; Mexico: Thousands Protest Bid by U.S. Firms to Plant GMO Corn; Former Guatemalan Dictator Goes on Trial for Genocide; Report: U.S.

Monday, February 04, 2013

2013/02/04 Headlines: Obama Admin Enacts Right for Preemptive Cyber-Attacks; White House Proposes Compromise to Provide Contraceptive Insurance; 35 Killed in Pakistan Attack; Taliban Claims Revenge for U.S. Drone Strikes; Suicide Attack Kills 33 at Police Headquarters in Iraq; France Continues Mali Bombing; Amnesty Calls for Probe of Civilian Deaths; Iranian Foreign Minister Backs Direct Talks with U.S.; Video Shows Egyptian Police Beating Naked Protester; Damage to Philippines Reef by U.S. Ship Worse Than Previously Thought; Study: Suicide Rate of U.S. Vets Jumps 20 Percent; Iraq War Vet Detained for Shooting Death of Famed Sniper, Companion; Somali American Convicted in Alleged Entrapment Case; Panetta: Bin Laden Could Have Been Found Without Torture; Hundreds Mark 1st Anniversary of Ramarley Graham Killing; Family Sues NYPD; Appeals Court Sides With Gov. Secrecy in WikiLeaks, Twitter Case; WikiLeaks Founder Assange Awarded Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts

Tuesday, February 05, 2013

2013/02/05 Headlines: Leaked Memo Shows Expansive Rationale for U.S.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

2013/02/06 Headlines: Report: U.S. Has Secret Drone Base in Saudi Arabia; Opposition Leader Shot Dead in Tunisia; Solomon Islands Hit by Deadly Tsunami After Earthquake; Bulgaria Implicates Hezbollah in Bus Attack That Killed Israeli Tourists; Obama Plans to Make 1st Visit to Israel as President; British Lawmakers Vote in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage; Hopes for Peace Talks Falter in Syria; Colorado Lawmakers Seek to Hold Makers of Assault-Style Guns Liable; FBI Data Shows U.S. Gun Sales Continue to Soar; Judge Denies Request to Delay George Zimmerman's Trial in Trayvon Martin Case; Sandy Victims Denounce Conditions in Temporary Housing; Indigenous People Travel from Ecuador to Texas to Protest Sale of Amazon Land for Oil; U.S.

Thursday, February 07, 2013

2013/02/07 Headlines: Obama Admin Agrees to Share Assassination Memos After Uproar; Wyden Vows to Press Brennan on Assassination Program; Justice Dept. Argues Appeal of NDAA Ruling; DREAM Activists Call for Citizenship to All Undocumented Immigrants; Obama Rejects Calls to Stop Record Deportations; "Undocumented and Unafraid" DREAM Activists Disrupt <span class="caps">GOP Immigration Hearing; Cantor Shifts Stance; Iranian Leader Rejects Talks After U.S. Expands Sanctions; U.N.

Friday, February 08, 2013

2013/02/08 Headlines: CIA Pick John Brennan Defends Drone Strikes, Targeted Killings; CODEPINK Protests Force Delay to Brennan Hearing; 8 Arrested; Tunisia: Tens of Thousands Mass for Burial Procession of Assassinated Opposition Leader; Iraq Bombings Kill 31 in Seventh Consecutive Friday Attack; U.S.

Monday, February 11, 2013

2013/02/11 Headlines: Pope Benedict to Resign over Health Concerns; Obama to Unveil Cuts to Nuclear Arsenal; LAPD Reopens Dorner Case as Manhunt Continues; Northeast Blizzard Kills 9; Tornadoes Hit South; Fighting Escalates in Syrian Capital; 5,000 Fleeing Per Day; Allen Steps Down as NATO Commander; Israeli Military Dismantles Palestinian Encampment in West Bank; Bahrain Holds First Reconciliation Talks Since July 2011; Over 100,000 March in Anti-Austerity "Lift the Burden" Protest in Ireland; First Lady Among Mourners at Chicago Funeral for Slain Teen; 4 Wounded in Mardi Gras Shooting; Action-Film Star Steven Segal Trains Armed "Posse" at Arizona School; Kerry: Keystone XL Decision Coming in the "Near Term"; Intel Estimate: Cyber-Attacks Threaten U.S. Economy

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

2013/02/12 Headlines: U.N. Security Council to Meet on North Korean Nuke Test; 2 Arrested in Shooting Death of Chicago Teen; Gun Violence Victims, Families to Attend SOTU Address; 3 Killed in Shooting at Delaware Courthouse; Rebels Seize Hydropower Dam; Regime Open to Talks Abroad; Clashes Break Out on Anniversary of Mubarak Fall; Yemenis Mark Uprising's Second Anniversary; Israel OKs New Settlements Ahead of Obama Visit; Senate Dems to Vote on Hagel Bid; Sen. Graham Vows to Block Nominees; Pentagon Expands Benefits for Same-Sex Couples; Federal Judge Overturns Arizona Ban on Planned Parenthood

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

2013/02/13 Headlines: Obama Issues Call to Action on Climate, Gun Control in SOTU Address; Obama Backs Minimum Wage Hike to $9/Hr; U.S. to Withdraw 34,000 Troops from Afghanistan; U.S. Air Strike Kills 10 Afghan Civilians; Dorner Believed Dead After Shootout with Police; Senate Panel Advances Hagel Nomination; U.N. Security Council Condemns North Korea Nuclear Test; Syrian Rebels Seize Military Airport; U.N. Warns Toll Nears 70,0000; Bahraini Forces Disrupt Protest Ahead of Uprising's 2-Year Anniversary; Ex-Italian Intel Chief Sentenced for CIA Kidnapping; Pentagon Bugging Attorney-Detainee Meeting Rooms at Gitmo; Senate Backs Expansion of Violence Against Women Act; Obama Signs Exec Order on Cyber-Attacks; New York Could Delay Fracking Decision, Leaving Ban in Place; "Stop and Frisk" Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status

Thursday, February 14, 2013

2013/02/14 Headlines: Bahrain: Teenager Shot Dead in Protests on Uprising's 2nd Anniversary; Dozens Arrested at White House in Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Pipeline; Treasury Pick Jack Lew Questioned on Citigroup Bonus, Cayman Islands Investment; Senate Panel Delays Vote on Brennan Nomination, Demands More Info on Drone Strikes; Desmond Tutu Blasts Idea of Special Court to Review Targeting of U.S. Citizens, Not Others; New York: 9 Arrested Blocking Gate of Drone Operations Base; U.S., EU to Start Talks on Massive Free-Trade Deal; Undocumented Protesters, Allies Disrupt Senate Hearing on Immigration Reform; California Authorities Deny Intentionally Setting Fire at Cabin Where Fugitive Dorner Was Hiding; Minnesota: 9-Year-Old Boy Killed After Man Opens Fire on Passing Traffic; 2 Dead in Shooting at University of Maryland; People Around the World Dance in "One Billion Rising" Campaign to End Violence Against Women; Anoushka Shankar, Daughter of Ravi Shankar, Tells Her Story of Sexual Abuse; Paralympic Champion Oscar Pistorius Charged with Murdering Girlfriend; Indian Activist, Right Livelihood Award Winner Sankaralingam Jagannathan Dies at 100

Friday, February 15, 2013

2013/02/15 Headlines: Senate Republicans Block Hagel Nomination; Bahrain to Probe Death of Teenager on Anniversary of Uprising; Meteorite Injures Hundreds in Russia; Body in Cabin Identified as Ex-LAPD Cop Christopher Dorner; Antitrust Questions Raised over American Airlines and U.S. Airways Merger; Senate Democrats Outline Plan to Avert Spending Cuts; Climate Change Bill Calls for Fee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Bill Introduced to Restrict Drone Use Inside the United States; Former GOP Chair in Florida Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft; Amazon Accused of Hiring Neo-Nazi Guards in Germany to Intimidate Foreign Workers; Report: Federal Weapons Prosecutions Fall Under Obama; 232 Journalists Were Imprisoned in 2012, 70 Killed in Line of Duty; Native American Leader Urges Passage of Expanded Violence Against Women Act; One Billion Rising: Actions to End Violence Against Women Held in 200 Cities; 40 One Billion Rising Events Held in New York City; 10th Anniversary Marked of Historic Global Protests Against Iraq War

Monday, February 18, 2013

2013/02/18 Headlines: Tens of Thousands Rally in D.C. Against Keystone Pipeline; Admin Has Backup Plan on Immigration; Obama Talks Gun Violence in Chicago; Sister of Audience Member Slain Hours Later; Shiites Urge Protections After 85 Killed in Pakistan Bombing; Karzai Bans Forces from Calling in NATO Strikes; 37 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Bahrain Protests Continue After Uprising's 2nd Anniversary; Palestinians Stage Rallies for Hunger-Striking Prisoners; Correa Wins Re-election in Ecuador; Chávez Returns to Venezuela After 2-Month Absence; Thousands Rally in Maldives for Ousted President Nasheed; Washington St. Nuclear Site Leaking Radioactive Waste; Jesse Jackson Jr. Admits to Misusing Campaign Funds; Sen. Menendez Faces Probe of Donor Ties; NYC Bus Drivers End Month-Long Strike

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

2013/02/19 Headlines: U.N.: ICC Should Launch Syria War Crimes Probe; Tens of Thousands of Syrian Refugees Flee into Jordan; Georgia Prepares to Execute Mentally Disabled Man; Colorado House Passes Gun-Control Measures; Chinese Military Accused of Waging Cyber-Attacks Against United States; Arrest Made After Pakistani Bombing Killed 89; Israeli Soldier Posts Photo of Palestinian Boy in Rifle Crosshairs; BBC Journalists Stage 24-Hour Strike; Spanish Airline Workers Launch Five-Day Strike; Europe Issues New Sanctions Against North Korea; Citing North Korea Nuke Test, Netanyahu Warns About Iran Threat; European Regulators to Crack Down on Google over Privacy Policy; Fight over Seed Patents Between Monsanto and Farmer Reaches High Court; South African Prosecutors Accuse Pistorius of Premeditated Murder

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

2013/02/20 Headlines: U.N. Warns Syrian Humanitarian Crisis "Getting Worse" as Typhoid Outbreak Confirmed; Palestinian Prisoners Refuse Meals in Support of Hunger Strikers; Greek Workers Stage Anti-Austerity National Strike; Supreme Court to Review Limits on Individual Campaign Donations; Obama: Automatic Cuts Under Sequester "Will Hurt Our Economy"; North Carolina Cuts Jobless Benefits, Rejects Federal Aid; Death Row Prisoner Wins Stay of Execution in Georgia; Dept. of Education Panel Says School System Burdening Low-Income Children; 4 Dead in California Shooting Spree; Activists Disrupt Wastewater Fracking Site in Ohio; Palestinian Filmmaker Behind "5 Broken Cameras" Detained at LAX Ahead of Oscars

Thursday, February 21, 2013

2013/02/21 Headlines: Sen. Graham Reveals Toll of 4,700 in U.S. Drone War; Obama Admin Withholding Drone Memos, Seeking to Appease GOP on Benghazi; Pentagon Notifies Staffers of Sequestration Furloughs; Kerry: Spending Cuts Under Sequestration Threaten U.S. Diplomacy; Car Bombing Kills 31 in Syrian Capital; U.N.: Afghan Civilian Casualties See First Decline in 6 Years; HRW: Mexican Forces Tied to At Least 150 Disappearances in Drug War; Report: Obama Settles on Picks for EPA, Energy Dept.; Virginia Lawmakers Approve Strict Voter ID Bill; FBI Probes Insider Trading in Heinz Deal; Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case; Pentagon Investigates Controversial Interview of Navy SEAL Who Killed bin Laden; "5 Broken Cameras" Director Emat Burnat, Michael Moore Discuss LAX Incident

Friday, February 22, 2013

2013/02/22 Headlines: Report: More Than 2,100 Gun Deaths in the U.S. Since Newtown Massacre; India: 16 Killed in Hyderabad Bomb Blasts; Syria: More Than 80 Killed in Damascus Bombings; U.N. Rejects Haiti Cholera Compensation Claims; Judge: Defense Lawyers Can Visit 9/11 Prisoners in Top-Secret Gitmo Facility; NATO Considers Maintaining Large Force of Afghan Troops; Winter Storm Blasts Midwest, Moves Toward Northeast; NOAA: More Than Half of U.S. Still in Drought; Russia: Balaclava-Wearing Professors Detained in Moscow on Anniversary of Pussy Riot Protest; Judge in Hacker Jeremy Hammond Case Opts Not to Recuse Herself Despite Alleged Conflict; FAIR: Corporate Media Largely Ignored Historic D.C. Climate Rally; 4 Indicted for Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Stemming from Peanut Plant; Study: 1/3 of U.S. Seafood Samples Are Mislabeled

Monday, February 25, 2013

2013/02/25 Headlines: U.S. Special Forces Ordered Out of Afghan Province; U.S. Denies Reports of Post-2014 Afghan Deployment; U.S. Deploys 100 Troops in Niger to Prep Drone Base; Palestinians Accuse Israel of Torture in Prisoner's Death; Israel Demands PA "Calm the Territory" as Protests Spread; Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in Madrid; Raúl Castro to Step Down in 2018; More Leaks Reported at Washington State Nuclear Site; Civil Trial Begins for Environmental Damages from BP Oil Spill; Anti-LGBT British Cardinal Resigns over Claims of Gay Advances; Molestation Victims: L.A. Cardinal Should Miss Conclave; Yale Suspends Plans for Pentagon-Funded "Interrogation" Program; Blackwater Officials Reach Plea Deal on Weapons Charges; Protests Held to Mark Bradley Manning's 1,000th Day in Prison

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

2013/02/26 Headlines: Afghans Claim 9 Disappearances at Hands of U.S. Forces in Wardak; HRW: 141 Killed in Syrian Gov't Attack on Aleppo; Paul Threatens Hold on Brennan Vote over Assassination Program; Ex-White House Press Sec. Robert Gibbs: Admin Banned Acknowledgment of Drone Program; Gun Control Faces Key Test Before Senate Panel; McCain Tells Mother of Aurora Victim She Needs "Straight Talk" on Assault Weapons Ban; Appeals Court: No Constitutional Right to Concealed Weapons; 4-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Kills Himself with Father's Gun; Life Sentence for Qatari Poet Reduced to 15 Years; African Leaders Sign Framework Deal for DRC Conflict; Energy Firm Closes 3 Coal Plants as Part of Landmark Settlement; Feb. 26 Marks 1st Anniversary of Trayvon Martin Killing

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

2013/02/27 Headlines: Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel After GOP Ends Filibuster; Obama, Boehner Spar as Sequestration Cuts Loom; Budget Fears Prompt Release of Hundreds of Undocumented Immigrants; Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Sweeping Surveillance Law; Obama Admin Continues to Withhold Drone Memos from Congress; Afghans Protest U.S. Special Forces in Wardak Province; NATO Withdraws Claim of Declining Taliban Attacks; Iran Mulls EU3+3 Offer to Ease Sanctions; Judge Rejects Claim Bradley Manning Denied Speedy Trial; Appeals Court Strikes Down Florida, Georgia Drug Tests for Welfare Applicants; Arkansas Gov. Vetoes 20-Week Abortion Ban; Indiana Senate Advances Ultrasound Requirement; Federal Court Orders Release of Angola 3's Albert Woodfox for 3rd Time; Rallies Mark 1st Anniversary of Trayvon Martin Killing

Thursday, February 28, 2013

2013/02/28 Headlines: Senate to Vote on Sequester Proposals Ahead of Friday Deadline; Senate Confirms Jack Lew for Treasury; Senate Panel Delays Brennan Vote for 2nd Time; Hagel Takes Pentagon Helm After Confirmation Vote; Senate Judiciary Committee Weights Assault Weapons Ban; Newtown Father Appeals for Ban on Assault Rifles; U.S. Increases Aid to Syrian Rebels; Training Underway in Regional Country; Shell Delays Arctic Drilling After Setbacks; Bloomberg Super PAC Helps Defeat Pro-Gun Candidate in Illinois Primary; Judge Orders Release of Seattle Activists Jailed for Resisting Grand Jury Testimony; French Resistance Fighter Stéphane Hessel Dies at 95; Rosa Parks Statue Unveiled in Washington, D.C.

Friday, March 01, 2013

2013/03/01 Headlines: Bradley Manning Admits Giving Documents to WikiLeaks in Bid to Show "True Costs of War"; U.S. Lawmakers Fail to Avert Sequester Cuts Before Deadline; Obama Admin Urges Supreme Court to Overturn California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban; U.S. House Passes Expanded Violence Against Women Act; South Africa: Officers Suspended After Man Dragged Behind Police Van Dies; Explosions Targeting Shiites Kill Dozens in Iraq; China Accuses U.S. of Repeatedly Hacking Military Websites; Haiti: Ex-Dictator "Baby Doc" Duvalier Questioned in Court About Abuses Under His U.S.-Backed Rule; Maryland Senate Backs Sweeping Gun-Control Bill; U.S.

Monday, March 04, 2013

2013/03/04 Headlines: Obama Floats Entitlement Cuts After Sequester Kicks In; Military Prosecutors Seek Maximum Sentence for Bradley Manning; Environmentalists Decry State Dept. Environmental Review of Keystone XL; U.S. Apologizes for Strike That Killed 2 Children in Afghanistan; 45 Killed in Pakistan Bombing; Kerry Unveils $250 Million in U.S. Aid for Egypt; U.S. Sailors Sentenced for Rape in Japan; Landmark Treatment Cures Baby of HIV; Michigan Gov. to Appoint Emergency Manager to Replace Detroit City Council; Florida Farmworkers Launch March for Humane Conditions; Thousands Commemorate "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama

Tuesday, March 05, 2013

2013/03/05 Headlines: Venezuela: Chávez Has "Severe" New Breathing Infection; Biden, Netanyahu Threaten Military Action on Iran at AIPAC Conference; Biden Avoids Mention of Settlement Building as Protesters Stage "Occupy AIPAC"; Kerry: U.S. Aid to Syrian Rebels Won't Be Misused; Syrian Rebels Capture Raqqa; 40 Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush; Obama Confirms Picks for EPA, Energy Dept.; White House Budget Nominee Heads Walmart Foundation; Attorneys: Gitmo Prisoners on 3-Week Hunger Strike; Appeals Court: Anti-Day-Labor Provision of Arizona's SB 1070 Unconstitutional; U.S., China Agree on U.N. Rebuke of North Korean Nuke Test; Arkansas Gov.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

2013/03/06 Headlines: Venezuela Declares Week of Mourning for Hugo Chávez; Senate Panel Advances Brennan Nomination for CIA; Rand Paul: Obama Admin Response on Drones "More Than Frightening"; U.N. Rapporteur Demands Senate Findings on Bush-Era Torture; U.N.: Syrian Refugees Surpass 1 Million; Kerry: U.S. Involved in Talks on Arming Rebels; U.S. Tables New North Korea Sanctions at U.N.

Thursday, March 07, 2013

2013/03/07 Headlines: Venezuelans Mourn Chávez; Guard Recounts Last Words; Sen. Rand Paul Ends 12-Hour Brennan Filibuster over Drones; Holder: Obama to Answer Soon on Assassination Program; Holder Defends Prosecution of Internet Freedom Activist Aaron Swartz; Arkansas Approves Nation's Harshest Abortion Ban; Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho's 20-Week Abortion Ban; House Passes Temporary Budget to Avoid Federal Shutdown; Syria Rebels Capture U.N. Peacekeepers; UNICEF: Israel Abusing Detained Palestinian Children; Report: U.S.

Friday, March 08, 2013

2013/03/08 Headlines: North Korea Threatens U.S., South Korean Nonaggression Pact After U.N. Sanctions Vote; Millions Visit Chávez Casket Ahead of State Funeral; Senate Confirms Brennan Nomination to Head CIA; Holder: No Drone Attacks on Non-Combatants in U.S.; Senate Advances Bill to Outlaw Clandestine Gun Sales; Obama Signs Violence Against Women Act into Law; Bin Laden Son-in-Law Extradited to U.S.

Monday, March 11, 2013

2013/03/11 Headlines: Karzai Chides U.S. over Taliban Talks, Prison Transfer, Detainee Abuse; Reported U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Kills At Least 2; Venezuela Calls Elections for April 14th After Chávez Funeral; Rival Venezuelan Candidates Capriles, Maduro Begin War of Words; U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 4-Year Low; Colorado Lawmakers Advance Gun Control Measures; South Dakota Opens Door to Guns in Classrooms; Survey: Declining Gun Ownership for U.S. Households; Saudi Arabian Human Rights Activists Sentenced to Lengthy Terms; Uhuru Kenyatta Wins Kenyan Presidential Election; India Rape Suspect Commits Suicide in Prison; Late Victim Honored by U.S.; State Dept. Withdraws Women of Courage Award for Egyptian Activist; African-American Teen Shot Dead by NYPD Officers

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

2013/03/12 Headlines: U.N.: Civilian Space in Syria Is "Almost Completely Eroded"; U.S. Troops Face Deadliest Day This Year in Afghanistan; North Korea Declares End to 60-Year Armistice with South Korea; Obama Administration Warns China over Cyber-Attacks; Colorado Senate Passes Sweeping Gun Control Package; Six-Month-Old Baby Girl Critically Wounded in Chicago Drive-by Shooting; Anger Erupts over NYPD Killing of Brooklyn Teenager; "Mapping Muslims" Report Documents Chilling Effect of Police Surveillance; 25 Arrested at Keystone XL Pipeline Protest in Massachusetts; South Dakota Extends 72-Hour Abortion Waiting Period to Up to 6 Days; Judge Strikes Down NYC Ban on Large Sugary Drinks; U.S. Firms Stashed $166 Billion Offshore in 2012, Shielding 40% of Annual Profits; Fidel Castro: Cuba Has Lost "Best Friend" with Death of Chávez

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

2013/03/13 Headlines: Gitmo Hunger Strike Grows to More Than 100 Detainees; Karzai Urges Public Support in Prison Standoff with U.S.; Report: CIA Expands Role in Iraq; Report: Over 2 Million Syrian Children Threatened by Conflict; U.N. Investigator: Iran Wages "Systemic and Systematic" Violations to Stifle Dissent; Palestinian Killed by Israeli Troops in West Bank; U.S. Expels Venezuelan Diplomats Amidst Coup Claims; Former Argentine Dictator Sentenced for Campo de Mayo Abuses; Intel Review: Cyber-Attacks More of a Threat to U.S. Than al-Qaeda; Senate Judiciary Advances Gun Violence Bills; Assault Ban Vote Delayed; Chicago Infant Johnylah Watkins Dies of Gun Wounds; Witness: Brooklyn Teen Slain by Police Wasn't Armed; Colorado Poised to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions

Thursday, March 14, 2013

2013/03/14 Headlines: Vatican Conclave Selects Pope Francis, First Pontiff from Latin America; Obama Rejects GOP Budget as Both Parties Unveil Plans; Colorado Lawmakers Approve Gun Laws; Inquiry: Mubarak Regime Behind Nearly 900 Killings of Egyptian Protesters; Netanyahu Finalizes Coalition Deal for New Term; Mourners Bury Unarmed Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Troops; Senate Panel Denounces Military Handling of Sexual Assault; Rape Trial Begins for Ohio High Schoolers; Attorneys for Aaron Swartz Allege Prosecutorial Misconduct for Withheld Evidence; 45 Arrested at Brooklyn Protest for Police Shooting of Kimani Gray; Florida Bartender Scott Prouty Comes Forward as Source of Romney "47 Percent" Tape

Friday, March 15, 2013

2013/03/15 Headlines: New Study Reveals High Toll of Decade-Long Iraq War; Iraq: Coordinated Attacks Kill At Least 25; U.N.: Drone Strikes by U.S. Violate Pakistani Sovereignty; Report Faults JPMorgan for Misleading Public, Regulators While Losing Billions; Syrians Mark 2nd Anniversary of Uprising as Refugee Numbers Spike; France, Britain Push for End to Syria Arms Embargo; Obama Raises Prospect of Nuclear Arms in Iran Despite Testimony by Top Intel Official; Bahrain: Dozens Wounded in Clashes as Protesters Mark Anniversary; Michigan Governor Appoints Emergency Manager for Detroit; Senate Panel Advances Assault Weapons Ban; Police Kill Shooting Suspect in Upstate NY; Undercover Probe Leads to Tighter Checks at NY Gun Shows; Kimani Gray's Mother Questions NYPD Shooting of Her Son; U.S. Interior Secretary on Arctic Drilling: "Shell Screwed Up in 2012"; Study: Use of GMO Crops Fueling Historic Decline of Monarch Butterflies; Report: U.S.

Monday, March 18, 2013

2013/03/18 Headlines: Wardak Residents March for Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from Afghanistan; Obama Admin Drops Europe Missile Plan, Reorients to North Korea; EU Bailout Terms Spark Panic in Cyprus; Ohio High Schoolers Convicted in Rape Trial; Oil-Linked Firms Provided Research for State Dept.'s Keystone XL Review; White House Spokesperson Downplays Keystone XL Pipeline's Impact; Report: Obama Admin Mulls Delay of Emissions Cap for Power Plants; Appeals Court: CIA Can't Ignore FOIA Requests on Drone Strikes; Federal Judge Rules National Security Letters Unconstitutional; Maryland Lawmakers Approve Death Penalty Ban; NYPD Officers in Kimani Gray Death Previously Sued for Civil Rights Violations; North Dakota Lawmakers Approve 6-Week Abortion Ban; JPMorgan Chase Execs Testify on "London Whale" Losses; Massive Procession Concludes Mourning Period for Hugo Chávez; Vigils in Olympia and Rafah Mark 10-Year Anniversary of Rachel Corrie's Killing

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

2013/03/19 Headlines: Blasts Kill Scores in Iraq on 10th Anniversary of U.S.-Led Invasion; Congolese Rebel Leader Wanted for War Crimes Surrenders at U.S. Embassy; U.S. Condemns Syrian Firing of Rockets into Lebanon; Syrian Opposition Elects U.S. Citizen as Interim Prime Minister; Somalia: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 10; Yemen Launches U.N.-Backed National Dialogue amid Protests; U.S. Role Seen as Key in Push for Global Arms Treaty; Study: 250,000 U.S. Guns Smuggled into Mexico Each Year; Trial Opens for Challenge to NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Policy; Obama Taps Tom Perez for Secretary of Labor; Hacker Who Revealed AT&T Security Flaw Gets 3.5 Years in Prison; Steubenville: 2 Teenage Girls Arrested for Threatening Rape Victim Online

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

2013/03/20 Headlines: Assault Weapons Ban Left Out of Gun Control Bill; Iraq Suffers Deadliest Day of Year on 10th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion; Obama Arrives in Israel for 3-Day Visit; White House Releases Obama's Persian New Year Address; Both Sides Allege Chemical Weapons Use in Syria Attack; Cyprus Parliament Rejects EU Bailout Demands; Guatemala Tries Ex-Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt on Genocide Charges; 7 Marines Killed in Nevada Explosion; Freddie Mac Sues Banks for Libor Losses; FDIC Agrees to Keep Silent on Settlements with Banks; Report: NYPD Devotes Over 1 Million Hours to Pot Arrests; Audio Confirms NYPD Use of Arrest, Summons Quotas; South Carolina Holds Primaries for 1st Congressional Seat; Gawker Publishes Bush Email Address on Iraq Anniversary; Michael Moore: Prosecute Bush Officials for Iraq War

Thursday, March 21, 2013

2013/03/21 Headlines: Obama, Netanyahu Stress Shared Stance on Iran; Obama Affirms "Unbreakable Bond" with Israel, Vows Aid; Palestinians Erect Tent Camp Ahead of Obama Visit; Syria, Rebels Ask U.N. for Chemical Weapons Probe; Karzai Backs Down on U.S. Special Forces Ban; North Korea Threatens U.S. Bases in Japan After B-52 Flight; Colorado Governor Signs Gun Control Law; Head of Colorado Prisons Shot Dead at Home; Gitmo General Acknowledges Growing Hunger Strike; U.S. Unveils Charges Against Saudi-Nigerian Terror Suspect; N.C.

Friday, March 22, 2013

2013/03/22 Headlines: Obama Urges Palestinians to Drop Demand for Israeli Settlement Freeze; Protester Heckles Obama over Israeli Killings, Rachel Corrie Death; Obama Acknowledges Plight of Palestinians in Jerusalem Speech; Iran's Top Leader Says He's Not Opposed to Nuclear Talks with U.S.; Syria: Top Cleric Among Dozens Killed in Damascus Blast; U.N. to Probe Alleged Chemical Weapons Use in Syria; Report: U.S.

Monday, March 25, 2013

2013/03/25 Headlines: Cyprus Reaches $13B Bailout Deal with European Officials; Report: CIA Backing Increase in Arms Flow to Syrian Rebels; Report: CIA Feeding Intelligence to Rebels in Expansion of Syria Role; Kerry Presses Iraq to Stop Iranian Arms Flights to Assad; Top Syrian Opposition Leader Quits; Israel Destroys Syrian Military Post After Fire Hits Occupied Golan Heights; Blasts Rock Syrian Capital of Damascus; Netanyahu Apologizes to Turkey for Deadly Raid on Gaza Flotilla; Israeli Police Raid Palestinian Protest Camp After Obama Leaves; U.S. to Transfer Control of Bagram Prison to Afghan Gov’t; Rebels Seize Control of Central African Republic; Burma: Anti-Muslim Violence Spreads After Dozens Killed in Clashes; Report: Immigrants Being Held in Solitary Confinement for Weeks; North Dakota Puts End of Abortion on the Ballot; Georgia: 2 Teens Arrested After Baby Shot Dead in Stroller; NYC Mayor Bloomberg to Bankroll $12M Ad Campaign for Gun Control; Obama Urges Congress to Pass Gun-Control Measures; Video Captures Omaha Police Slamming Man to the Ground; Senate Passes 1st Budget Plan in 4 Years; Nigerian Literary Icon Chinua Achebe Dies at 82

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

2013/03/26 Headlines: Supreme Court Takes Up Historic Same-Sex Marriage Cases; U.S. to Keep Unknown Number of Afghan Prisoners After Bagram Transfer; Kerry Makes Surprise Visit to Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 8 Suicide Bombers Hit Police HQ on 2nd Day of Kerry's Visit; U.N. Removes Half of International Staff in Syria After Damascus Clashes; Syrian Opposition Leader Takes Former Gov't Seat at Arab League Summit; Jailed Bahraini Activists Refuse Fluids After Family Visits Denied; U.S. Signs New Military Pact with South Korea; Microsoft Admits FBI Spying on Users Using Secretive National Security Letters; 3 Guantánamo Prisoners Hospitalized amid Ongoing Hunger Strike; NATO Researchers: U.S.-Israeli Cyber-Attack on Iran Was Illegal "Act of Force"; U.S. Criticized for Weakening Draft of Global Arms Treaty; Study: African Americans 10 Times More Likely to Be Shot Dead Than Whites; Hundreds Protest Measures That Would End Abortion in North Dakota; NYC Mayor Bloomberg Casts Use of Domestic Surveillance Drones as Inevitable; Study: U.S. Spent $3.7 Million on Expenses of Former Presidents in 2012

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

2013/03/27 Headlines: Supreme Court Weighs Same-Sex Marriage for 2nd Day; Cyprus: Protests Continue as Economic Crisis Deepens; Leading Egyptian Activist Questioned amid Fears of Crackdown; Mass Protest Planned in Chicago over Plan to Close 54 Schools; North Dakota Enacts Law Banning Nearly All Abortions; Former CIA Head Petraeus Apologizes for Extramarital Affair; Obama Appoints 1st Female Head of Secret Service; BRICS Countries Plan New Development Bank in Challenge to U.S.-Dominated World Bank, IMF; EPA: Most U.S. Rivers, Streams Are in Poor Condition; Study: Major Oklahoma Quake Likely Caused by Oil Drilling Waste; 2 U.S. Citizens Arrested After Refusing to Disclose Status to Border Patrol Before Domestic Flight; NYC Activists Stage Flash Mob to Demand Universal Access to Morning-After Pill

Thursday, March 28, 2013

2013/03/28 Headlines: Report: 4 Children Killed in Night Raid by Afghan, International Forces; Cyprus Banks Reopen with Tight Restrictions; Supreme Court Justices Appear Skeptical of Defense of Marriage Act; Thousands Protest School Closings in Chicago; U.S. Flies Nuclear-Capable Bombers over South Korea; Turkish Police Fire Tear Gas at Syrian Protesters in Refugee Camp; Report: Official Promoted to Top CIA Post Linked to Black Sites, Destruction of Torture Tapes; Priest Denies Role of Pope Francis in His Imprisonment During Military Junta; 50,000 Activists Gather for World Social Forum in Tunisia; Algerian Activists Barred from Traveling to World Social Forum in Tunisia; Outcry Grows over "Monsanto Protection Act" Weakening Regulation of GMO Crops; Wal-Mart Sues Groups over Protests at Stores; Arkansas Senate Overrides Veto of Voter ID Bill; Brazil Forcibly Evicts Indigenous Group to Prepare for World Cup; Anti-Keystone XL Protester Climbs Flagpole to Denounce Tar Sands Oil; Adbusters Calls for Actions to Shut Down Goldman Sachs Offices; Study: Every 3 out of 4 People Found with Drugs by Border Patrol Are U.S. Citizens; Nelson Mandela Hospitalized with Lung Infection

Friday, March 29, 2013

2013/03/29 Headlines: Arms Treaty Heads for General Assembly Vote After New Objections; North Korea Orders Rocket Unit on Standby as U.S. Denies Provocation; Newtown Shooter Had Massive Arsenal at Home; Obama: "Shame on Us If We've Forgotten" Newtown; Guantánamo Attorneys Say Guards Cracking Down on Hunger Strikers; Red Cross Visit Begins; EPA Set to Unveil New Car, Gasoline Standards; Bombing Kills 15 Students at Damascus University; U.N. Approves "Offensive" Capability for Peacekeeping Ops in DRC; Bahrain Clears 21 Medics of Charges for Treating Demonstrators; Mandela Hospitalized for Lung Infection; AFL-<span class="caps">CIO Reports Progress in Dispute over Guestworker Pay in Immigration Reform; Former U.S.

Monday, April 01, 2013

2013/04/01 Headlines: ExxonMobil Oil Pipeline Spills Thousands of Barrels in Arkansas; White Supremacist Link Suspected in Shooting Death of Texas DA, Wife; U.S. Sends F-22 Fighter Jets to South Korea; NATO Airstrike Kills Child, Others in Afghanistan; India Supreme Court Rejects Swiss Drug Giant's Effort to Block Generic Drugs; Philippines Seeks Compensation for U.S. Ship's Damage to Coral Reef; Lawmakers Report Agreement in Bipartisan Immigration Talks; Federal Judge Invalidates Provisions of Indiana Anti-Immigrant Law; Rep. Don Young Apologizes for "Wetback" Comment; Obama Renews Call for Insfrastructure Projects; Atlanta Educators Indicted for School Cheating Scandal; KKK Members Rally Against Renaming of Memphis Parks; World Social Forum Concludes in Tunisia; Study: Cost of Afghan-Iraq Wars Grows to $4-$6 Trillion

Tuesday, April 02, 2013

2013/04/02 Headlines: Report: Syria Marks Deadliest Month Since Uprising Began; North Korea Vows to Restart Nuclear Facilities; Iraq: Suicide Bomber Kills 9 amid Rise in Violence; Connecticut Lawmakers Reach Deal on Strict Gun-Control Rules; Georgia City Makes Gun Ownership Mandatory; Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for Aurora Shooting Suspect; U.S. Criticizes Egypt for Curbing Free Speech After Comedian Faces Questioning; Judge Rules Stockton Is Eligible for Bankruptcy in California; Official Tally of Guantánamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike Continues to Rise; Yemen: Hundreds Call for Release of Guantánamo Prisoners; U.S.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

2013/04/03 Headlines: U.N. General Assembly Approves 1st Global Arms Treaty; U.S.

Thursday, April 04, 2013

2013/04/04 Headlines: Report: White House Reconsiders North Korea Strategy; North Korea Authorizes Nuclear Attack, U.S. Speeds Guam Missile Deployment; Connecticut Approves Gun-Control Bill; Maryland Bill Advances; Obama Pushes Bipartisan Gun Reform in Colorado Speech; Report Ties Lax Laws to Higher Rates of Gun Violence; 54 Killed in Taliban Attack on Afghan Court; Israeli Troops Kill 2 Palestinians as Prison Protests Spread; Hagel on Pentagon Cuts: "Everything is On the Table"; Clinic of Slain Abortion Provider George Tiller Reopens in Kansas; Tennessee Measure Would Cut Welfare for Children's Low Grades; Ex-SEC Head Joins D.C.

Friday, April 05, 2013

2013/04/05 Headlines: Connecticut Gov. Signs New Gun-Control Law; Maryland Lawmakers Approve Gun-Control Bill; Obama Budget to Endorse Cuts to Social Security, Medicare; NATO Strike Kills 6 in Afghanistan; U.N.

Monday, April 08, 2013

2013/04/08 Headlines: U.S. Strike Kills 11 Children in Afghanistan; 5 Americans Killed in Afghan Attacks; U.S. Delays Missile Test, Citing North Korea; Iran Claims "Good Progress" in Nuclear Talks; Federal Judge Strikes Down Age Limit on Morning-After Pill; U.S. Posts Net Gain of 88,000 Jobs in March; GOP Senator Welcomes Obama Social Security Cuts, Sanders Vows Opposition; Report: U.S. Killed Militant to Win Pakistani Approval of Drone War; Activists Protest Drone Warfare at Military Firms; Georgia High Schoolers Challenge Segregrated Prom; "Occupy the Department of Education" Convenes in D.C.; Daniel McGowan Released After Arrest Under Outlawed Statute; Comedian Dick Gregory Launches Hunger Fast for Lynne Stewart; Documentary Filmmaker Les Blank Dies at 77; Former British PM Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

Tuesday, April 09, 2013

2013/04/09 Headlines: U.S. to Deploy New Laser Attack Weapon Near Iran; Kerry Continues Harsh Rhetoric Against Iran During Israeli Visit; Storage Pits Leaking at Embattled Fukushima Nuclear Plant; Obama Pushes Gun Control in Connecticut Visit; Senators Negotiating Deal on Background Checks; Syria: At Least 15 Killed in Damascus Suicide Blast; Italy Pardons U.S. Colonel Convicted in Rendition of Egyptian Cleric; Trial for Osama bin Laden's Son-in-Law Could Be Delayed by U.S. Budget Cuts; WikiLeaks: Vatican Dismissed Reports of Violence Under Pinochet as "Communist Propaganda"; Julian Assange Hails WikiLeaks' Release of "Kissinger Cables" in Video Address; Chile Exhumes Body of Poet Pablo Neruda to Probe Poisoning Claims; Philippines Bills U.S. $1.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

2013/04/10 Headlines: Vote Set to Begin Gun-Control Debate After GOP Backs Down on Filibuster; Newtown Families Lobby Congress for Gun-Control Vote; Sen. Inhofe: Obama Admin Using Newtown Families for Issue They Have Nothing to Do With; Biden: Threat of GOP Filibuster on Gun-Control Vote "Mind-Boggling"; 6-Year-Old Killed in Accidental Shooting; 14 Wounded in Stabbing Rampage at Texas College; Most Borrowers to Receive Paltry Sum from Banks in Foreclosure Settlement; North Korea Warns South of "Thermonuclear War"; Earthquake Kills 37 in Iran; Israeli Troops Shoot Palestinian Journalist in Face for Filming Raid; Kerry to Meet with Syrian Opposition After Israel-West Bank Visit; Alabama Gov. Signs Anti-Abortion Law; Arkansas Senate Advances New Curbs; Jury Awards $236 Million to New Hampshire for ExxonMobil Contamination; Arkansas Residents File Class Action Suit Against ExxonMobil for Oil Spill; Elderly Protester Halts Construction of Keystone XL in Oklahoma; Hundreds of Students Stage Walkout Against Budgets Cuts in New Jersey; Kelly Wins Illinois Special Election for Vacant House Seat; NYC to Pay Over $350,000 for Damage in Occupy Wall Street Raid

Thursday, April 11, 2013

2013/04/11 Headlines: Tens of Thousands Rally for Humane Immigration Reform; Senate Immigration Plan Sets Cumbersome Border Requirements; Obama Budget Plan Endorses Social Security Cuts; Petition Opposing Chained CPI Draws 2.3 Million Signatures; Senate to Hold First Gun-Control Vote After Compromise on Background Checks; Michelle Obama Pushes Gun-Control Vote; Rhode Island Introduces Gun-Control Measure; Military Court Raises Burden for Manning Prosecutors; Internet, Phone Access Curbed; HRW: Over 4,300 Civilians Killed in Syrian Strikes; U.N. Warns of Funding Shortfall for Syrian Refugees; Hagel: North Korea "Skating Very Close to a Dangerous Line"; Witness Ties Guatemalan President to Maya Killings in Montt Trial; Colombians Stage Nationwide March for Peace; Canadian Teen Commits Suicide over Alleged Rape, Bullying

Friday, April 12, 2013

2013/04/12 Headlines: Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Gun Control; Syria: At Least 45 Die in Daraa as British Official Blasts Lack of World Action; Secret Documents Confirm U.S. Drone Policy Contradicts Public Claims; U.S. Officials Cast Doubt on Intel Report About North Korea's Nuclear Prowess; Report: Immigration Bill Could Deny Citizenship to Poor, Recent Arrivals; Lawyers Warn Hunger-Striking Gitmo Prisoners Could Soon Die; Chilean Students Hold Mass Rally for Free Education; Brazilians Protest Privatization of Maracanã Stadium for World Cup, Olympics; Venezuela: Presidential Candidates Give Final Speeches Before Election; Uruguay Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; Official: Break in Arkansas ExxonMobil Oil Pipeline Far Larger Than Believed; Israeli Military Locks Up 14-Year-Old Palestinian American for Throwing Stones; House Panel Approves Controversial Data-Sharing Bill; California: 3 Teens Arrested for Sexual Battery After Suicide of 15-Year-Old Girl; Las Vegas Cop Will Not Face Criminal Charges for Killing Unarmed Veteran; Director of Dr. Tiller's Former Abortion Clinic Faces Death Threats

Monday, April 15, 2013

2013/04/15 Headlines: Chávez Successor Wins Venezuelan Election, Opposition Seeks Recount; Military Guards Fire on Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; Guantánamo Prisoner: "All of the Detainees Are Suffering Deeply"; Newtown Mother Delivers Obama's Weekly Address; Kerry Suggests Eased U.S. Stance on North Korea Talks; U.S. Pushes Japanese Involvement in TPP Talks; Former Texas Justice of the Peace Arrested for Prosecutor Slayings; North Dakota House Approves 20-Week Abortion Ban; Virginia Board of Health OKs New Limits on Abortion Clinics; EPA Delays Emissions Caps on New Power Plants; Russia, U.S. Impose Travel Bans in Widening Row; Florida Police Officer Fired for Using Trayvon Martin Image in Shooting Target; Tennessee Republican Withdraws Child Welfare Bill; GOP Lawmaker Behind North Korea Leak Seeks to Restore Missile Defense Cuts; Progressive, Conservative Groups Stage "K Street 5K" March Against Money in Politics

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

2013/04/16 Headlines: 3 Dead, Scores Wounded as Two Bomb Blasts Hit Boston Marathon; Dozens Dead in Wave of Bombings Across Iraq; Somalia: At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks; Judge Denies Relief Motion from Hunger-Striking Guantánamo Prisoner; Powerful Earthquake Strikes Iran; Landmark Report Confirms U.S. Tortured Prisoners After 9/11; Report: Reform Bill Will Require Undocumented Immigrants to Pay Thousands in Fines; Venezuelan Opposition Candidate Continues to Challenge Maduro Victory; Syrian Opposition Says 30 Children Killed in Gov’t Air Strike; Report: Human Trafficking Increases in Europe; Obama Signs Bill Gutting Transparency Provisions in Insider Trading Law; Mississippi’s Only Abortion Clinic to Stay Open for Now; Students, Officials Condemn School-to-Prison Pipeline in NYC; New York Times Wins Pulitzers for Coverage of Abuses by Apple, Wal-Mart; Today Marks 50th Anniversary of MLK’s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

2013/04/17 Headlines: FBI: Boston Marathon Bombs Built with Pressure Cookers, Filled with Shrapnel; Remaining Boston Marathon Fatalities Identified; 8-Year-Old Victim Carried Sign Urging "No More Hurting People"; Obama to Attend Memorial in Boston; Saudi Victim Ruled Out as Suspect; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan; Electoral Council Rules Out Venezuelan Recount as Tensions Grow; Authorities Intercept Ricin-Laden Letter to Senator Wicker; Senate to Hold Votes on Gun Amendments; Background Check Measure Lacks Support; Groups File Challenge to Arkansas Abortion Ban; Ohio Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Mosque Fire; Environmental Groups Challenge State Dept. on Keystone Review; U.N.: Over 1 in 4 Children "Stunted" by Malnutrition; New Zealand Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage

Thursday, April 18, 2013

2013/04/18 Headlines: Massive Blast Causes Casualties at Texas Fertilizer Plant; Authorities Spot At Least 1 Suspect in Boston Marathon Videos; Senate Kills Gun Reform with Defeat of Every Key Measure; Obama Decries "Shameful Day" After Senate Defeat of Gun Control; 4 Dems Join Republicans to Defeat Gun Reforms; GOP Bid to Override Concealed Carry Laws Fails; Gun Violence Survivor Removed from Senate Gallery After Yelling "Shame on You"; Giffords Denounces Senate for Blocking Gun Control; Mississippi Resident Detained for Ricin Letters; Supreme Court Rejects Human Rights Cases Against Foreign Corporations; Wife of Jailed Texas Official Says Husband Killed Prosecutors; Maduro Blasts Kerry for Rejecting Venezuelan Election Win; Palestinians Stage Prisoners Day Rallies; Israeli Military Court Jails Palestinian-American Teen for Throwing Rocks; Military Appeals Court Rejects Secrecy Challenge in Manning Trial

Friday, April 19, 2013

2013/04/19 Headlines: Boston Bombing Suspect, Officer Dead After Night of Chaos; Manhunt Underway for 2nd Suspect; Violence Erupts Hours After FBI Releases Photos of Suspects; Obama Speaks at Interfaith Service in Boston; Teen Describes Fear After His Photo Appears on Cover of New York Post; 2 People Subjected to Violent, Anti-Muslim Attacks; Iraq: 32 Dead in Baghdad Blast Days Before Election; Report: Texas Fertilizer Plant That Exploded Was Last Inspected by OSHA in 1985; Venezuelan Officials to Expand Audit of Presidential Election Results; Sen. Manchin Blames NRA for Failure of Background Check Measure; House Passes CISPA Despite Obama Veto Threat

Monday, April 22, 2013

2013/04/22 Headlines: Surviving Boston Marathon Suspect Faces Questioning, Charges; Police: 4 Unexploded Devices Seized from Suspects; Texas Plant Owner Failed to Disclose Excess of Dangerous Chemical; U.S. Resumes Drone Attacks in Yemen; Afghan Government Accuses CIA in Deadly Air Strike; Earthquake Kills At Least 180 in China's Sichuan Province; U.S. Expands Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners; Judge Rejects Order to Abandon Ríos Montt Trial; Maduro Sworn In to Venezuelan Presidency; Council Holds Electronic Audit; 85 Reportedly Killed in Syria; U.S. Doubles "Nonlethal" Opposition Aid; Musharraf Detained in Pakistan After Exile; Bahraini Forces Target Demonstrators During Grand Prix; Kansas Gov. Signs New Anti-Abortion Measures; 2 Wounded in Shooting at Denver Marijuana Rally; Boy Scouts Proposal Would Lift Ban on Gay Youth, Maintain It Against Adult Leaders

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

2013/04/23 Headlines: Boston Bombing Suspect Charged, Reportedly Admitted to Role in Attacks Before Hearing Rights; Iraq: 26 Killed in Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces; U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 5 Colleagues in Iraq; Syrian Activists Report Massacre Near Damascus; 12 Arrested at Anti-Guantánamo Protest in New York; Canadian Authorities Arrest 2 for Alleged Plot to Derail Train; Libya: Blast Injures 2 at French Embassy; Folk Singer Richie Havens Dies at 72

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

2013/04/24 Headlines: Boston Marathon Suspect Cites Iraq, Afghanistan Wars as Motive; Slain Suspect Bought Fireworks 2 Months Before Attack; Wife Vows Cooperation with Probe; Reddit Apologizes for Wrongly Naming Suspects; Ricin Suspect Released, Decries "Nightmare" Arrest; At Least 70 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse; At Least 42 Killed at Sunni Protest Camp in Iraq; Guatemala's Top Court Annuls Ríos Montt Trial; France Becomes 14th Country to Legalize Gay Marriage; Israel Accuses Syria of Using Chemical Weapons; Sen. Baucus to Retire in 2014; Inequality Widened During Post-Recession Period; Low-Wage Workers Strike in Chicago; Illinois Teen Indicted in FBI Terror Sting; Ohio Teacher Fired After Mother's Obit Includes Lesbian Partner; Cooper Union to Begin Charging Tuition; San Francisco Supervisors Vote for Fossil Fuel Divestment; U.S. Approves $10 Billion Nuclear Weapons Upgrade; Common Cause CEO, Ex-Congressmember Bob Edgar Dies at 69

Thursday, April 25, 2013

2013/04/25 Headlines: Toll from Bangladesh Factory Collapse Hits 200; Workers Stage Protests; Late Boston Marathon Suspect Was on Terrorism Watch List; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Was Unarmed at End of Manhunt; Hundreds of Low-Wage Workers Strike in Chicago; Chicago Students Protest Closings, Standardized Tests; Hagel Rejects Israeli Claims on Syrian Chemical Weapons; U.N. Torture Investigator Says Bahrain Blocking Entry; EPA Challenges State Dept. Assessment of Keystone XL's Environmental Impact; Lawmakers Skip Hearing on Long-Term Unemployment; Federal Judge Orders Pentagon to Disclose Trainees at Controversial Military School; 2 Children Among 5 Killed in Illinois Shooting; Steubenville High School Coach Given 2-Year Extension; Prison Guards Indicted for Aiding Baltimore Gang; Explosion Wounds 3 on Alabama River Barges; Pro-Assad Group Claims Responsibility for Hacking AP Twitter Account; Rhode Island Poised to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

Friday, April 26, 2013

2013/04/26 Headlines: U.S. Officials Say Syrian Regime Likely Used Chemical Weapons; Iraq: Scores Killed in Sectarian Clashes; Obama Fails to Mention Iraq War in Speech Honoring Bush; New York Times Condemns Guantánamo as Hunger Strike Continues; Police Fire Tear Gas on Workers Protesting Bangladesh Building Collapse; Death Toll Nears 300; Russia: 38 Dead in Fire at Psychiatric Institution; Obama Attends Memorial for Blast Victims in West, Texas; U.N. Official Condemned for Highlighting Role of U.S. Policy in Boston Attacks; Renowned Newspaper "Egypt Independent" Releases Final Issue; U.N. Security Council Votes to Send Troops to Mali; Venezuela Arrests U.S. Filmmaker Accused of Fomenting Violence; Activist Joan Baez Sr., Mother of Famous Folk Singer, Dies at 100

Monday, April 29, 2013

2013/04/29 Headlines: Military Admits 100 Prisoners on Hunger Strike at Guantánamo; Fire Erupts in Wreckage of Bangladesh Factory; Death Toll Rises to About 400; Syrian Prime Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Pakistan Hit by Wave of Violence Ahead of Elections; Iraq Suspends Licenses of 10 TV Channels, Including Al Jazeera; Report: Troves of CIA Money Fueling Corruption in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 4 U.S. Servicemembers Die in Plane Crash; Obama Urges Congress to Take Action on Sequester Cuts; Authorities Arrest New Suspect in Ricin Mailings; Iranian Scientist Released After More Than a Year in U.S. Detention; Mexico: Hundreds March to Demand Justice for Slain Journalist; Obama Jokes About Race, Republicans at White House Correspondents' Dinner; Report: African-American Voter Turnout Topped White Turnout in 2012; Obama to Tap Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for Transportation Post; 31 Arrested for Protest at Drone Base in Upstate New York; Court Denies Early Release for Jailed Pussy Riot Member; Oklahoma City Mosque Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime; Tens of Thousands Remain Homeless 6 Months After Superstorm Sandy; Feminist Journalist Mary Thom Dies in Motorcycle Crash at 68; Georgia Students Attend School's 1st Racially Integrated Prom

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

2013/04/30 Headlines: Israeli Air Strike Kills Palestinian in Gaza; Explosion Rocks Syrian Capital Damascus; U.N. Seeks Firmer Evidence on Alleged Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria; Iraq: 36 Killed in Blasts South of Baghdad; Mexican Activists Call for Curbs on Flow of U.S. Guns; Europe Bans Pesticide Believed to Seriously Harm Bees; Woman Who Filmed Slaughterhouse from Street is 1st to Face Prosecution Under "Ag-Gag" Laws; Study: Racial Wealth Gap Widened During Recession; NBA Player Jason Collins Discloses He is Gay

Wednesday, May 01, 2013

2013/05/01 Headlines: Obama Renews Guantánamo Closure Vow, Defends Force-Feeding; Report: U.S. Close to Arming Syrian Rebels; U.S.

Thursday, May 02, 2013

2013/05/02 Headlines: May Day Rallies Nationwide Back Immigrant, Labor Rights; 18 Arrested in Seattle May Day Protests; 3 Accused of Obstructing Boston Marathon Probe; Bolivia Orders Expulsion of USAID; North Korea Sentences U.S.

Friday, May 03, 2013

2013/05/03 Headlines: Bangladesh Garment Building Toll Hits 500; Engineer Detained; Obama Faces Immigration Protests in Mexico Visit; Obama Defends Challenge to Emergency Contraception Ruling; Assata Shakur Added to FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists List; Pro-Assad Forces Accused of Killing up to 100 in Raid; April Was Iraq's Deadliest Month Since 2009; U.N.: Close to 260,000 Died in Somali Famine; At Least 60 Killed in Sudan Mine Collapse; Boston Bombing Suspects Allegedly Planned July 4th Attack; Obama Unveils Trade, Commerce Cabinet Picks; Rep.

Monday, May 06, 2013

2013/05/06 Headlines: Syria Calls Apparent Israeli Strikes "An Act of War"; Report: U.S., Allies Discussed Syria Strikes; U.N. Investigator: Syrian Rebels Likely Using Nerve Gas; Bangladesh Toll Hits 645; Murder Probe Begins; 7 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; U.N. Seeks Nigeria Probe After 200 Killed; Obama Concludes Latin America Visit; U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.5 Percent; NRA Celebrates Defeat of Gun Control at Annual Meeting; Suicide Rate Increases for Middle-Aged Americans; U.S.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013

2013/05/07 Headlines: Report: 196 Died Each Day in Syria Last Month; U.S. Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels; U.N. Panel: No Conclusive Findings Yet on Chemical Weapons in Syria; Pakistan: Dozens Killed in Attacks on Political Party; Bangladesh: Rallies Banned in Dhaka After Clashes Between Police &amp; Religious Activists Kill 27; Death Toll from Bangladesh Building Collapse Tops 700; Friend of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Released on Bond; Man Arrested for Alleged Terror Plot in Minnesota; U.S. Directly Accuses China of Hacking Its Computers; Air Force Officer Who Led Sexual Assault Prevention Unit Arrested for Alleged Sexual Attack; NY Attorney General to Sue Wells Fargo, Bank of America for Violating Foreclosure Deal; NYT: 7 of Top 20 Highest-Paid CEOs Were Media Moguls; Study: Acidification from CO2 Emissions Threatens Oceans; "Cuban 5" Member Criticizes Imprisonment by U.S.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

2013/05/08 Headlines: Neighbors: Police Ignored Warnings About Ohio Home Where Captives Were Freed; Ohio Kidnapping Victims Reunited with Family Members; Pentagon: Military Sexual Assaults Increase 37%; Mississippi Death Row Prisoner Denied DNA Tests Wins Reprieve; Texas Carries Out 5th Execution of Year; U.S., Russia Plan New International Conference on Syria; Report: Pentagon Plans for Breakup of Syria; Syria Cut Off from Global Internet; Torture-Linked Official Won't Continue as Head of CIA Clandestine Service; Report: U.S.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

2013/05/09 Headlines: 8 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Fire; Toll from Building Collapse Nears 900; Ariel Castro Charged in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; State Dept. Official Claims Demotion for Criticism of Benghazi Response; Israel OKs More Settlement Expansion; Kerry Announces Visit; Stephen Hawking Backs Academic Boycott of Israel; Closing Arguments Held in Genocide Trial of Former Guatemalan Dictator Efraín Ríos Montt; Activist: Biden Avowed Opposition to Keystone XL Pipeline; EPA: No Plans for Curbing Greenhouse Gases from Existing Power Plants; House Panel Backs Weakening of Derivatives Rules; Peace Activists Convicted for Protest at Tennessee Nuclear Site; Docs: FBI, Justice Dept.

Friday, May 10, 2013

2013/05/10 Headlines: Death Toll from Bangladesh Building Collapses Tops 1,000; Survivor Rescued After 17 Days in Rubble; Man Accused of Holding 3 Women Captive in Ohio Could Face Death Penalty; Minnesota House Passes Bill to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; Philadelphia Mayor Signs Landmark LGBT Rights Bill; Co-Author of Controversial Immigration Study Argued Latinos Have Lower IQs; Afghan President Says U.S. Can Have 9 Bases After Withdrawal; Facebook Removes Marines-Linked Page Featuring Rape Jokes About Female Soldiers; Uruguay Sentences Military General to 28 Years for Dictatorship-Era Death; Son of Former Pakistani Prime Minister Kidnapped 2 Days Before Election; Republicans Block Confirmation of Obama’s Pick to Head EPA; Fast-Food Worker Strikes Spread to Detroit, St. Louis; New York City Council Passes Sick-Pay Bill; Poor People's March to Honor Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday, May 13, 2013

2013/05/13 Headlines: Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Imprisoned After Genocide Conviction; Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide Hits 400ppm Milestone; Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif Wins Pakistani Election Amidst Rigging Claims, Violence; Cleveland Victims Thank Supporters; Paternity Test Confirms Suspect Fathered Rescued Child; 19 Shot at New Orleans Mother's Day Parade; IRS Apologizes for Scrutiny of Tea Party Groups; Activists Rally for Guantánamo Closure; Benghazi Emails Show White House Role in Talking Points; Report: CIA Relied on Libyan Militia to Guard Benghazi Compound; Co-Author of Heritage Foundation Immigration Study Resigns; Federal Judge Rejects Admin's Bid to Stay "Morning-After Pill" Ruling; Texas Authorities Launch Criminal Probe of Fertilizer Blast; Spaniards Mark 2nd Anniversary of "Indignados" Movement; Mothers' Group Holds Gun-Control Rallies Nationwide; Activists Stage Weekend Poor People's Campaign and March

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

2013/05/14 Headlines: Obama Admin Secretly Obtains Trove of Associated Press Phone Records in "Unprecedented Intrusion"; Search for Bodies at Collapsed Garment Building in Bangladesh Ends; Death Toll at 1,127; Worker Describes 17 Days Trapped in Garment Building’s Rubble; European Firms Commit to Plan for Improving Bangladesh Factory Safety; Report: Acting IRS Commissioner Knew About Targeting of Right-Wing Groups in May 2012; Supreme Court Sides Unanimously With Monsanto in Seed Patent Case; Minnesota Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Same-Sex Marriage; Document Reveals New Protocol for Force-Feeding Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; Obama, Cameron Vow to Increase Pressure on Syrian Gov’t; Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder; Court Delays Unrestricted Sale of Emergency Contraception; Former Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt Hospitalized After Fainting; Mexican Authorities Arrest 2 for Beating Death of Malcolm Shabazz

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

2013/05/15 Headlines: Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records; Wal-Mart Linked to Collapsed Bangladeshi Factory; The Gap Rejects Safety Pact; Russia Expels Alleged CIA Spy Caught Recruiting; 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan; Minnesota Gov. Signs Same-Sex Marriage Law; Fort Hood Sexual Assault Coordinator Accused of Abuses; Warren Questions Regulators, Justice Dept. on Lack of Wall Street Prosecutors; Fast-Food Workers Strike in Milwaukee; Undocumented Immigrants Protest Deportations at Illinois Jail; Former Head of Hispanic Outreach for Florida GOP Switches Parties over "Intolerance"; Cooper Union Students Continue Tuition Protest; Seattle Teachers Win Campaign Against Standardized MAP Test; Angelina Jolie Reveals Double Masectomy for Breast Cancer; Firm Owns Mutation Gene

Thursday, May 16, 2013

2013/05/16 Headlines: IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign over Extra Scrutiny of Right-Wing Groups; Holder: Deputy Signed Off on AP Subpoenas; Holder Unsure of How Many Journalist Subpoenas He's Approved; Report: Verizon Gave Justice Dept. Records of 2 Journalists; White House Seeks Revival of Media Shield Law; Dem Rep. Blasts Holder for Drug War, Marijuana Crackdown; Suicide Attack Kills 10 in Kabul; Group Tells AP of Plans to Target U.S. Soldiers; U.N. General Assembly Condemns Syrian Gov't as Toll Passes 80,000; Palestinians Mark 65th Anniversary of "Nakba"; Up to 6 Dead in Cambodia Shoe Factory Collapse; White House Releases Emails on Benghazi Talking Points; U.S. Earns $50.6 Billion Profit on Student Interest; Regulators Back Down on New Derivatives Rule; Hundreds Take Part in Milwaukee Fast-Food, Retail Strike; North Dakota Abortion Clinic Challenges New Restriction; Charges Dropped Against NYPD Officer in Shooting Death of Ramarley Graham; New DNA Evidence Could Clear Florida Death Row Prisoner

Friday, May 17, 2013

2013/05/17 Headlines: Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 100th Day; 30 Prisoners Being Force-Fed; Number of Syrian Refugees Tops 1.5 Million; Obama: U.S. Won't Take Unilateral Action Against Assad; Obama Defends Secret Subpoena of Associated Press Phone Records; DOJ Releases Completely Blacked-Out Memo on Surveillance of Text Messages; Obama Appoints New Acting IRS Commissioner; Audit of Witness Protection Program Finds Gaps in Tracking of Terror Suspects; Note by Boston Bombing Suspect Cites U.S. Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan as Motive; 9 Afghan Civilians, 6 Americans Killed in Kabul Suicide Bombing; Cause of Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Still Unknown 1 Month Later; 3rd U.S. Military Official Tasked with Sexual Assault Prevention Is Accused of Abuse; Senate Panels Advance Obama Nominees for Labor Dept.

Monday, May 20, 2013

2013/05/20 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strikes Reportedly Kill 6 in Yemen; Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy; Protests Mark 100th Day of Guantánamo Hunger Strike; Syria: Dozens Reported Dead in Fighting Near Lebanon Border; Russia Sends Advanced Missiles to Syria; Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq; Leading Pakistani Politician Shot Dead; Imprisoned Ex-Argentine Dictator Jorge Rafael Videla Dies at 87; AP Head Open to Lawsuit for "Unconstitutional" DOJ Spying; Report: DOJ Monitored Journalist's Emails, Phone Records in North Korea Leak Case; White House Was Informed of IRS Issues Weeks Earlier; Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Anti-Abortion Law; Chicago Teachers March Against School Closings; Thousands Protest Education Cuts in Philadelphia; Hate Crime Alleged in Shooting Death of Gay New Yorker

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

2013/05/21 Headlines: Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado; Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt; Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions; Report: Banks Lagging on Settlement Payments for Mortgage Wrongdoing; Report: CIA to Transfer Drone Program to Pentagon; White House Defends Tracking of Fox News Reporter; Obama Hosts Burmese Leader at White House; Survey: Scientists Have 97% Consensus Human Activity Causes Climate Change; Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N.; Poverty in U.S. Suburbs Exceeds Urban Areas; Senate Report Says Apple Avoids Billions in Taxes; Protest Against School Closings Leads to Arrests at Chicago City Hall; Landmark "Stop and Frisk" Trial Concludes in NYC; Hundreds Honor Gay New Yorker Shot Dead in Apparent Hate Crime

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

2013/05/22 Headlines: Oklahoma Toll Lowered to 24 as Survivors Found; Oklahoma Senator Calls for Spending Cuts to Offset Tornado Aid; Senate Panel Advances Immigration Overhaul; Same-Sex Marriage Protection Removed; Senators Vote to Arm Syrian Rebels; 40 Killed in Widening Iraqi Sectarian Violence; Body of Afghan Torture Victim Found Near U.S. Base; FBI Agents Shoot Dead Orlando Man Questioned in Boston Bombing; Some Testimony in Manning Trial to Be Held in Secret; Report: Justice Dept. Tracked Fox News, White House Phone Lines; Appeals Court Strikes Down Arizona Abortion Ban; Low-Wage Workers Strike at Federal Contractors in D.C.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

2013/05/23 Headlines: Obama Admin Admission of U.S. Drone Strikes Suggests Accidental Killings; Obama to Unveil New Guidelines for Drone Strikes; U.S. to Resume Transfers of Guantánamo Prisoners; Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Reach $2 Billion; FBI: Slain Orlando Suspect Admitted to Triple Murder with Boston Marathon Bomber; British Soldier Hacked to Death in London Attack; U.S. Threatens Assad with Increased Aid to Rebels; Chicago Approves Largest School Closure in U.S.

Friday, May 24, 2013

2013/05/24 Headlines: Report: Obama Speech Appears to Expand Who Could Be Targeted by Drones; CodePink Founder Medea Benjamin Repeatedly Interrupts Obama Speech; U.S. Special Operations Command Prepares to Launch Eight Satellites; Holder OK'd Seizing Personal Emails from Fox News Reporter; Antiwar.com Website Sues FBI over Agency Monitoring; Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Scouts; Gay Adult Leaders Still Barred; Lois Lerner of IRS Placed on Administrative Leave; Billionaire Backer of Obama Penny Pritzker Set to Become Commerce Secretary; Citigroup Lobbyists Help Write House Bill to Deregulate Trading; Wall Street Attempt to Use Trade Deals to Gut Dodd-Frank Act; In Farm Bill Debate, Congress Considers Drastic Food Stamp Program Cuts; Jailed Pussy Riot Begins Hunger Strike in Russia; Honor Student Expelled for Science Experiment Receives Space Academy Scholarship; Salvadoran President Meets Pope Urging Sainthood for Slain Archbishop; Coalition of Immokalee Workers Rally Outside Wendy's Shareholder Meeting

Monday, May 27, 2013

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

2013/05/28 Headlines: EU Ends Arms Embargo on Syria; McCain Visits Syrian Rebels; French Journalists Report Witnessing Syrian Chemical Attacks; More Than 50 Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Marine Killed by Police After Shooting Spree; Report: Right-Wing Groups Probed by IRS Tested Limits on Political Activity; Cambodia: Workers Injured by Police During Wage Protest at Nike Factory; Killing of British Soldier Sparks Wave of Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes; French Soldier Stabbed While on Patrol; Afghanistan: 4 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

2013/05/29 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Taliban Commander in Pakistan; U.N. Rights Chief Criticizes Drone Warfare, Guantánamo; Computer Hacker Jeremy Hammond Pleads Guilty in Stratfor Case; Online Currency Site Indicted for "Staggering" Money Laundering; Wal-Mart Workers Begin Longest Strike to Date; Wal-Mart Pays Over $100 Million Fine for Dumping Hazardous Waste; U.S.-Russia Split on Military Aid to Syrian Regime, Rebels; 2 U.S.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

2013/05/30 Headlines: U.S. Soldier Reaches Plea Deal to Avoid Death Penalty for Afghan Massacre; U.K. Admits to Holding Dozens Without Charge in Afghanistan; Both Sides of Syrian Conflict Entrench Positions Ahead of Global Talks; Ban, U.N.

Friday, May 31, 2013

2013/05/31 Headlines: Iraq: More Than 1,200 Killed in Past 2 Months; Major U.S. Media Outlets Boycott Secret Holder Meetings; Syrian Opposition Group Rejects Peace Talks; Assad Agrees to Attend; Pakistani Taliban Vows Revenge After Drone Strike Kills Deputy; U.S. Authorities Probe More Suspicious Letters Sent to Obama; Father of Chechen Man Shot Dead by FBI Calls for Agents to Face Trial; Obama's FBI Pick Scrutinized for Past Approval of Spy Program, Torture; "Blockupy" Protesters Target European Central Bank; Cambodian Garment Workers Continue Bid for Wage Increase at Nike Factory; Seattle Fast Food Workers Join Growing Push for Wage Increase, Union Rights; Court Allows Coal Company to Slash Benefits, Break Union Agreements; Chicago Sun-Times Fires Entire Photography Staff; CNN Shutters Last U.S.

Monday, June 03, 2013

2013/06/03 Headlines: Protests at Ft. Meade Ahead of Bradley Manning Trial; Guantánamo Prisoners Pen Open Letter to Military Doctors; 13 Killed in Oklahoma Tornado; Fires Erupt in California, New Mexico Amid Drought; Current Drought Could Prove Costlier Than Superstorm Sandy; British Columbia Rejects Endbridge Tar Sands Oil Pipeline; Anti-Government Protests Sweep Turkey After Istanbul Unrest; Dozens Killed at Poultry Plant in China; Striking Cambodian Workers Enter Nike Factory; Suicide Attack Kills Afghan Students, U.S. Soldiers; Hamas Says New PM Could Threaten Unity Deal; Thousands Stage Rare Protest in Ethiopia; Anti-Nuclear Protests Hit Tokyo; U.S. Wheat Banned in Japan, South Korea After Discovery of Monsanto GMO; U.S. Lawmakers Urge More Cooperation With Russia in Wake of Boston Attack; Judge Orders Google to Disclose User Info to FBI; Chicago Hotel Workers End 10-Year Strike

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

2013/06/04 Headlines: U.N. Panel: Both Sides in Syrian Conflict Hit "New Levels of Brutality"; British Group Says Syrian Toll Tops 96,000; U.S. Reportedly Withholding Aid From Opposition; Hundreds of Wounded Residents Stranded in Syrian Town of Qusair; Bradley Manning Trial Opens at Fort Meade; Turkish Union Launches 2-Day Strike; 2nd Person Killed in Protests; Fort Hood Massacre Suspect to Defend Himself at Military Trial; U.S. Delays While 65 Other Countries Sign 1st Global Arms Trade Treaty; U.S. Offers Bounties for Location of Terror Suspects in West Africa; Supreme Court Rules Police Can Collect DNA From Arrestees; 140 Arrested in "Moral Mondays" Protest Against Republican Agenda in North Carolina; Hundreds Protest Fatal Poultry Plant Blaze in China; Egyptian Activist Gets 6-Month Sentence for Criticizing Morsi; U.S.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013

2013/06/05 Headlines: Turkey Protests Continue as Gov't Apologizes for Police Response; Pro-Assad Forces Re-Take Qusair From Syrian Rebels; 2 Afghans Killed in Protest After More Bodies Found Near U.S. Base; Hacker Who Alerted Gov't Testifies at Bradley Manning Trial; Susan Rice to Be Named Obama's National Security Adviser; Obama Appoints 3 Judges in Challenge to GOP "Obstruction"; After Cutting Social Programs, Christie Calls Costly Special Election for Vacant NJ Senate Seat; Military Leaders Reject Independent Oversight of Sexual Assault; Aurora Suspect Pleads Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; Connecticut Approves Labeling of GMO Foods; Report Finds Major Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests; Texas Police Officers Fired for Beating Woman Detained for Unpaid Fine; Egyptian Court Convicts Foreign NGO Workers; Veteran Activist, Lawyer Chokwe Lumumba Elected Mayor of Jackson, Miss.; Preacher, Civil Rights Activist Rev.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

Friday, June 07, 2013

2013/06/07 Headlines: NSA Taps Into Google, Facebook, Apple Servers; Austria Withdraws Peacekeepers From Golan Heights As Syria Fighting Spreads; Turkey Protests Continue Despite Erdogan's Call For Demonstrations To End; Britain to Pay Out $22 Million To Veterans of Kenya's Mau Mau Movement; IMF Admits It Miscalculated Impact of Austerity on Greek Economy; Secret NSA Hacking Unit Exposed Ahead of U.S.

Monday, June 10, 2013

2013/06/10 Headlines: NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says He Acted to Alert Public of Privacy Breaches; NSA Seeks Criminal Probe, Claims "Grave Damage" in Surveillance Leaks; Obama, Xi Discuss Cybertheft at California Summit; U.S., China Pledge to Reduce HFC Emissions, Seek North Korea Denuclearization; Pakistan Summons U.S. Envoy After Drone Strike Kills 9; Pakistani PM Calls for End to U.S. Drone Strike; 7 Taliban Militants Die in Thwarted Assault on Kabul Airport; 3 Americans Killed in Afghan Attack; Tens of Thousands Join Anti-Gov't Rallies in Turkey; Nelson Mandela Hospitalized for Lung Infection; Immigration Debate Begins in Senate; House GOP Votes to Deport DREAMers; Gunman Kills 5 in Santa Monica Rampage; Activists Raise Bangladeshi Factory Safety, Worker-CEO Pay at Walmart Shareholders Meeting; San Onofre Nuclear Plant Shut Down; Jury Selection Begins in George Zimmerman Murder Trial

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

2013/06/11 Headlines: U.S. Prepares to Charge Edward Snowden for NSA Leak; Supporters Rally for Edward Snowden in NYC; 43,000 Sign Petition for Pardon; Appeals Court Dismisses Domestic Surveillance Lawsuit Filed Under Bush; ACLU Asks Secret Spy Court to Release Opinions on PATRIOT Act; Turkish Riot Police Descend on Protesters in Taksim Square; More Than 70 Killed in Iraq Violence; 6 Killed in Attack on NATO Convoy in Pakistan; Report: Pentagon Seeks Increased Budget for Cybersecurity; Report: Obama Could Choose to Arm Syrian Rebels This Week; Obama Admin to Allow Unrestricted Sale of Morning-After Pill; Senate Farm Bill Cuts Food Stamps, Boosts Aid to Agribusiness; Court Rejects Suit by Organic Farmers Against Monsanto; Supreme Court Dismisses Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld; Reporter Among Dozens Arrested in Latest "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; Gender Wage Gap Persists 50 Years After Equal Pay Act; Protester Interrupts First Lady over Obama's Failure to Sign Order for LGBT Rights; Nelson Mandela Remains in Hospital

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

2013/06/12 Headlines: Admin Probes NSA Leaks as Surveillance Challenges Emerge; Tech Giants Seek Gov't Permission to Disclose FISA Orders; Report: Snowden Seeks Legal Advice in Hong Kong; Booz Allen Confirms Firing; Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Immigration Bill; Turkish Riot Police Clear Istanbul Square in Harshest Crackdown to Date; Rebel Attack Kills Dozens in Syria; Admin Scales Back Gitmo Tribunals; 17 Killed in Afghan Suicide Bombing; Afghan Civilian Deaths Up 24% This Year; Cambodian Nike Factory Fires 300 Striking Workers; Manning Aunt Testifies at Military Trial; Assange Emerges in Testimony; Groups File Legal Challenge to Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

Thursday, June 13, 2013

2013/06/13 Headlines: Snowden in Hong Kong: "I Am Here to Reveal Criminality"; Alexander: Phone Collection Has Prevented "Dozens" of Attacks; U.N.: Syrian Toll Hits 93,000, "Potentially Much Higher"; Kerry: U.S. Weighing Options for Aiding Syrian Rebels; Turkish PM Erdogan Issues 24-Hour Deadline for End to Protests; Greeks Stage National Strike over Closure of State Broadcasters; Mandela's Condition Improves in Hospital Stay; House Panel Advances 20-Week Abortion Ban; Sponsor Says Pregnancies From Rape "Very Low"; Senate Measure Rejects Independent Oversight of Military Sexual Assault; Morell Steps Down as Deputy CIA Director; Admin Backs Independent Monitor of "Stop and Frisk"; Wildfire Displaces Thousands in Colorado; Florida Executes Prisoner Who Chronicled Life on Death Row; Cleveland Kidnapping Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to All Charges; Study: Rising Emissions Threaten 5.3 Degree Celcius Hike; Mississippi Marks 50th Anniversary of Medgar Evers Assassination

Friday, June 14, 2013

2013/06/14 Headlines: FBI Director: NSA Leaks Caused "Significant Harm"; Report: Obama Admin to Arm Syrian Rebels; Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Gene Patents; Top U.S. Doctors Condemn "Medical Ethics-Free Zone" at Guantánamo; USS Cole Bombing Suspect Barred from Secret Gitmo Hearing; Iranians Head to Polls in Presidential Election; Turkish Prime Minister Vows to Delay Razing of Park in Bid to End Protests; Israel Moves Ahead with West Bank Settlement Expansion; 2 Dead as Colorado Wildfire Consumes Hundreds of Homes; Louisiana Chemical Plant Blast Kills 1, Injures Scores; Report: Bank Traders Manipulated Foreign Exchange Rate Worth Trillions; U.S. House Backs Bill Exempting Overseas Trades from New Regulations; Senate Rejects Amendment to Delay Legal Status for Immigrants; U.S.

Monday, June 17, 2013

2013/06/17 Headlines: NSA: Less Than 300 Phone Records Probed in 2012; Supporters Rally for Edward Snowden in Hong Kong; Leaked Docs: U.K. Spied on Foreign Diplomats at 2009 G20; U.S. Monitored Russian Leader; G8 Summit Opens Amid Spying Disclosures; Protesters March in Ireland; Protesters Call for Gitmo Closure Ahead of Obama Speech; Bombing Kills 10 Soldiers in Damascus; Putin Rebukes U.S. on Aiding Rebels as G8 Begins; U.S. to Keep Warplanes, Missiles in Jordan; Egypt Cuts Diplomatic Ties to Syria; Turkish Unions Stage National Strike as Crackdown Grows; Bombings, Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; 2,000 Killed Since April; Massive Turnout Elects Hassan Rouhani to Iranian Presidency; North Korea Offers Talks with U.S.; U.S. to Appoint New Envoy for Gitmo Closure; Ecuadorean Foreign Minister in U.K. for Talks on Assange; Explosions Erupt at 2 Chemical Plants in Louisiana; 36 People Shot in Chicago over Weekend, 7 Killed; Supreme Court Weighs Challenges to Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act, Gay Marriage Restrictions

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

2013/06/18 Headlines: Edward Snowden: NSA Leaks Motivated by "Litany of Lies" From U.S. Officials; Obama Claims Domestic Spy Programs Are "Transparent"; China Demands Explanation for U.S. Internet Surveillance; Apple Admits Receiving Thousands of Requests for User Data; Russia, U.S. Remain at Odds on Syria After Talks at G8; Obama Announces Talks for Massive Free-Trade Deal with Europe; Protests Against U.S. Foreign Policy, Austerity Continue at G8 Summit; Brazil: Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in Historic Protests; Turkey: Scores Arrested in Raids Targeting Protesters; Afghan Forces Assume Leadership Role amid Continued U.S. Presence; Report: Afghan Child Casualties Spike Under U.S.-Led Occupation; U.S., Yemeni Demonstrators Rally Against Guantánamo in Sanaa; Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Law Requiring Citizenship Proof to Vote; Indiana Woman Sentenced to Death at 16 is Released from Prison; Report: Law Enforcement Mining State Photo-ID Databases to Identify People; U.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

2013/06/19 Headlines: U.S., Taliban to Hold Direct Talks in Qatar; Karzai Suspends U.S.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

2013/06/20 Headlines: Taliban-U.S. Talks Stalled After Afghan Gov't Protests; Obama Proposes Nuclear Arsenal Reduction in Berlin Speech; Obama to Limit Carbon Emissions From Power Plants; FBI: Drones Conducting Surveillance in U.S.; Senators: Phone Records Played "Little or No Role" in Foiling Plots; Sen. Paul: Intelligence Director Lied to Congress in NSA Claims; Google Seeks Permission to Release Numbers on FISA Requests; WikiLeaks Seeks Asylum for Edward Snowden in Iceland; WikiLeaks: Late Journalist Michael Hastings Said He Was Under FBI Investigation; Brazil Protests Continue as Cities Revoke Transit Fare Hikes; U.N. Issues New Appeal for Displaced Syrians; Global Refugees at 18-Year High; 22 Killed in Militant Attack on U.N. in Somalia; Sen.

Friday, June 21, 2013

2013/06/21 Headlines: Leaked Docs Detail Broad Guidelines for NSA Retention of Private Info; Report: Skype Developed Program to Abet Gov't Spying; Ex-Facebook Exec at NSA; WikiLeaks Associate: Plane Ready to Bring Snowden to Iceland; U.S. Investigating Private Firm that Cleared Snowden; House Defeats Farm Aid Bill with Radical Food Stamp Cuts; GOP Senators Propose Doubling of Border Guards in Immigration Bill; 1 Million Rally Across Brazil as Protests Mount; Flooding Kills 150 in Northern India; Report: Global Warming Will Devastate the World's Poor; Study: 1 in 3 Women Worldwide Assaulted by Partner; U.S.

Monday, June 24, 2013

2013/06/24 Headlines: Edward Snowden Flees Hong Kong for Russia; U.S. Files Espionage Charges; Ecuador Considers Asylum Bid from Snowden; Hong Kong Allows Snowden's Departure, Seeks Info on U.S. Hacking; WikiLeaks Aids Snowden's Travels; Nancy Pelosi Booed at Conference for Saying Snowden Broke the Law; Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 11 at Mountain Camp in Retaliation for U.S. Drone Strike; Nelson Mandela in Critical Condition; Israel Launches Air Strikes on Gaza After Rocket Attacks; New Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah Resigns; Friends of Syria Group Pledges Military Aid to Rebels; 15 Lebanese Soldiers Killed in Conflict Linked to Syria Violence; Future of Afghan Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Flag, Sign Removed from Qatar Office; Texas: Hundreds Flood Capitol as Lawmakers Back Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Wisconsin: 8 Arrested for Protesting Anti-Abortion Bill; Turkish Prime Minister Defends Police Crackdown on Protesters; Brazil: Tens of Thousands Continue to Rally Nationwide; Italian Workers March Against Record Unemployment, Austerity; Guantánamo Prisoner: Obama Admin "Doing Everything They Can" to Break Hunger Strike; Report: Wal-Mart Workers Fired After Launching Strike; Opening Statements Begin in George Zimmerman Trial; Food Network Drops Paula Deen's Show Following Racism Scandal

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

2013/06/26 Headlines: Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Section of Voting Rights Act; Obama Unveils Climate Plan, Ties Keystone Decision To Carbon Impact; Putin: Russia Won't Hand Over Snowden to U.S.; U.S., Russia Fail to Agree on Syria Conference; Mandela in Critical Condition as Obama Leaves for Africa Trip; Texas Anti-Abortion Bill Fails After Marathon Filibuster, Protest; 120 Arrested in North Carolina's Largest "Moral Monday" Yet; Right-Wing Group Profiles Protesters; Dem Rep.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

2013/06/27 Headlines: Supreme Court Advances Marriage Equality With Rulings Against DOMA, Prop 8; Immigration Judge Stops Deportation Hearing Minutes After DOMA Ruling; California to Resume Same-Sex Marriages Following Supreme Court Decision; Ecuador Faces U.S. Pressure on Snowden Asylum Bid; Obama Kicks Off Africa Trip in Senegal; South African President Cancels Trip as Mandela's Condition Worsens; Senate Approves Border Amendment; Immigrant Rights Advocates, Mexico Voice Protests; Texas Executes 500th Death Row Prisoner; Citing Supreme Court Ruling, Judge Dismisses Iraq Torture Suit Against CACI; New York City Council Approves Landmark NYPD Oversight; Report: 4 CIA Officers Involved in NYPD Spying; CodePink Activists Arrested for Guantánamo Protest at White House; Friend Recounts Trayvon Martin's Last Phone Call at Zimmerman Murder Trial

Monday, July 01, 2013

2013/07/01 Headlines: Millions Protest in Egypt for Morsi's Resignation; NSA Leaks: U.S. Spied on European Union, Embassies; NSA Spying Targets European Countries; Correa Says Snowden's Fate in Russian Hands After Call From Biden; Assange: U.S. Pressure Won't Stop Snowden Leaks; Pentagon Blocks Access to Guardian Website Articles on NSA; Same-Sex Marriages Resume in California; Same-Sex Couple Granted First Green Card Post-DOMA; 19 Firefighters Killed in Arizona Amidst Scorching Heat; Obama Launches Energy Initiative in South Africa; Mandela Remains Critical; Kerry Claims Progress on Mideast Peace Talks; Ohio Gov. Signs Budget Bill With Anti-Abortion Measures Intact; Thousands to Rally at Texas Capitol as Lawmakers Revive Anti-Abortion Effort; Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Anti-Abortion Law

Tuesday, July 02, 2013

2013/07/02 Headlines: Egyptian Military Gives President Morsi 48-Hour Ultimatum; Afghanistan: NATO Supply Firm Hit by Fatal Suicide Attack; Edward Snowden: Obama Admin "Is Afraid of an Informed, Angry Public"; Snowden Withdraws Russian Asylum Bid, Submits Pleas to Other Countries; Obama Downplays Reports of U.S. Spying on Europeans; Intelligence Chief James Clapper Admits Making False Statements About Spying; Bradley Manning Prosecution Draws to a Close; Manning Supporters March in San Francisco's LGBT Pride Parade; Report: Border Guards Rejecting Syrian Refugees; Texas: Thousands Protest at Capitol as Republicans Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Key U.S. Student Loan Rate Doubles; Vatican Bank Execs Resign amid Growing Financial Scandal; Lawyers Sue over "Grotesque" Force-Feeding of Guantánamo Prisoners; Military Report: Guantánamo Prisoner Adnan Latif Overdosed on Anti-Psychotic Pills; Former U.S.-Backed Dictator of Chad Detained in Senegal, Accused of Crimes Against Humanity; Hyatt Hotel Chain Reaches Tentative Deal with Union; Ninth "Moral Monday" Protest Focuses on Unemployment Cuts; Bay Area Transit Workers on Strike for a Second Day; Media Giant Tribune to Buy 19 Local TV Stations

Wednesday, July 03, 2013

2013/07/03 Headlines: Morsi Rejects Army Ultimatum as Deadline Nears; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 17 in Pakistan; Bolivian Plane Grounded, Searched in Austria over Snowden Rumors; Kerry, Lavrov Discuss Snowden at Brunei Summit; Ecuador: Listening Device Found in London Embassy; 45 Killed in Iraq Bombings; Activists Say Dozens Killed in Syria; U.S., Russia Remain Apart on Peace Conference; White House Delays Key Obamacare Requirement for Employers; Arizona Fire Partially Contained; Mourners Honor Dead Firefighters; Service Workers Stage One-Day Strike in D.C.; Anti-Bank Protester Acquitted for Chalk Slogans in San Diego; Activist Detained in Pennsylvania; Study: Pilotless Drones Kill 10 Times More Civilians in Afghanistan; Military Prosecutors Wrap Case Against Bradley Manning With Closed Testimony

Thursday, July 04, 2013

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Monday, July 08, 2013

2013/07/08 Headlines: 42 Killed at Muslim Brotherhood Protest Against Morsi's Ouster; Snowden Gets Asylum Offers After Forced Landing of Bolivian Plane; Bolivian President Threatens Closure of U.S. Embassy in Snowden Row; Brazil Voices "Deep Concern" over Report of NSA Surveillance; Report: FISA Court Used Expanded Definition of "Relevant" to Enable Mass Spying; Anti-Surveillance "Restore the Fourth" Protests Held Across U.S.; Group to Challenge NSA Spying Before Supreme Court; Report: U.S. Postal Service Surveillance Program Tracks Every Piece of Mail; Preliminary Findings Point to Pilot Error in San Francisco Crash; 5 Killed, 40 Missing After Train Carrying Oil Derails in Canada; Indigenous Groups Lead "Tar Sands Healing Walk" in Alberta; Retailers to Allow Inspections of Bangladeshi Factories Within 9 Months; U.S. Firms Remain Opposed; Guantánamo Defense Attorneys Seek Religious Protection Against Force-Feeding During Ramadan; Rapper, Actor Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def) Force-Fed in Video Highlighting Guantánamo Strike; Wisconsin Gov. Signs Abortion Curbs; Texas GOP to Revive Anti-Abortion Bill; Report: Female Prisoners Unlawfully Sterilized in California; Spitzer Mounts Political Comeback with NYC Comptroller Run; Judge Rejects Zimmerman Bid to Dismiss as Prosecution Wraps

Tuesday, July 09, 2013

2013/07/09 Headlines: Interim Egyptian Gov't Issues Election Plan After Deadly Shootings; Car Bombing Wounds Dozens in Lebanon; Brazil Probes Claims of NSA Surveillance; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers All of Latin America; Venezuela Confirms Receipt of Snowden Asylum Request; Thousands Rally at U.S. Embassy in Bolivia as Morales Seeks Answers on Plane Row; U.S., EU Begin Trade Talks After Spying Disclosures; Bradley Manning Defense Begins With Iraq Video, Request to Drop Charges; Judge: Guantánamo Force-Feeding "Painful, Humiliating, Degrading," in Obama's Hands; California Prisoners Begin What Could Be State's Largest Hunger Strike; Toll from Canadian Train Derailment, Oil Blaze Hits 13; Texas Legislature Holds Public Hearing on Anti-Abortion Bill; Judge Blocks Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; More Than 60 Detained as Pro-Choice Activists Join "Moral Monday" Protests in North Carolina; Report: U.S. Mulls Removal of All Troops From Afghanistan Post-2014; Journalist, Media Activist Sputnik Kilambi Dead at 55

Thursday, July 11, 2013

2013/07/11 Headlines: Bradley Manning Defense Rests with Challenge to "Aiding the Enemy" Claims; U.S. Taps into Global Internet Cables Through Foreign Deals; NSA Writes Code Used in Google Phone; Retired FISA Judge Calls for Court's Reform; U.S. Continues Military Aid to Egypt as Admin Weighs Coup Designation; Muslim Brotherhood Calls For Friday Protest; Report: U.S. Aided Morsi Opponents Before Ouster; Cyber-Hacking Looms Large at U.S.-China Summit; Boston Marathon Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in 1st Court Appearance; Texas House Approves Anti-Abortion Bill; Several Protesters Arrested; North Carolina GOP Inserts Abortion Curbs in Motorcycle Safety Bill; Democratic Split Thwarts Bill to Reduce Student Loan Rates; California Seeks to Evade Overcrowding Order as Hunger Strike Continues; Labor Rights Groups Reject U.S. Retailers' Safety Plan for Bangladeshi Factories; D.C. Council Approves Living Wage Bill; Walmart Threatens Store Closures; Judge Approves Chevron Subpoena of Private Internet Info; Gov. McDonnell Accepted $120,000 From Controversial Donor; Toll in Canada Train Disaster Hits 20, 30 Remain Missing; Zimmerman Doesn't Testify as Defense Rests in Murder Trial; Artist, Activist Toshi Seeger Dead at 91

Friday, July 12, 2013

2013/07/12 Headlines: Snowden Calls Meeting with Human Rights Groups; Latest Snowden Docs Show Microsoft's Collaboration on NSA Spying; Top U.S. Diplomat Says Full Withdrawal from Afghanistan Unlikely; Egypt: Supporters, Critics of Morsi Hold Rallies; Report: Allies of Egypt's Army, Mubarak Fueled Uprising Against Morsi; Manslaughter Conviction Possible as Final Arguments Heard in Zimmerman Trial; Texas Lawmakers Advance Bill That Could Close Nearly All Abortion Clinics; North Carolina House Approves Anti-Choice Measures Tied to Motorcycle Bill; Illinois Court OKs Parental Notification Law; House Republicans Tie Anti-Choice Rider to Budget Bill; House Passes Farm Bill Without Food Stamps for 1st Time in 40 Years; Judge Halts Genital Searches at Guantánamo; Military Says 2 Prisoners End Hunger Strike; All-Women Climb Team from Greenpeace Scale London Skyscraper to Protest Shell; Japanese Regulator Says Fukushima Plant Has Been Leaking for 2 Years; Plant Boss Dies of Cancer; Georgia to Execute Mentally Disabled Man Unless Supreme Court Issues Stay

Monday, July 15, 2013

2013/07/15 Headlines: Thousands Rally Across U.S. After Zimmerman Found Not Guilty; Justice Dept. Reopens Hate Crimes Probe; Zimmerman Could Face Civil Suit; Snowden to Seek Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House: Russia Providing Snowden With "Propaganda Platform"; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Deputy Sec. of State Visits Egypt for First Post-Morsi Talks; Texas Senate Approves Anti-Choice Bill; Opponents Promise Legal Challenge; Pentagon Reduces Count of Guantánamo Hunger Strikers; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Pakistan; Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani School Girl Targeted by Taliban, Addresses U.N.; Justice Dept. Revises Guidelines for Targeting Media Records; Napolitano Leaving DHS to head University of California; Antiwar Vets Convictions Immediately Dismissed Over Arrests at 2012 Event Honoring Dead U.S. Troops

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

2013/07/16 Headlines: Protests Continue Nationwide Against Zimmerman Not-Guilty Verdict; Swedish Professor Nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize; Putin: U.S. Trapped Snowden in Russia by Scaring Other Countries; Glenn Greenwald Responds to Claim His Remarks on Snowden's Capabilities Were Threatening to U.S.; Egypt: Deadly Clashes Erupt amid Visit by U.S. Official; Judge Issues Last-Minute Stay of Execution for Mentally Disabled Prisoner in Georgia; Bradley Manning Defense Argues for Dismissal of Charges; Burmese President Vows to Release All Political Prisoners; Leader of Zetas Drug Cartel Captured in Mexico; Cooper Union Students Reach Deal to End Occupation; New York Woman Launches "Journey for Justice" for Jailed Imam

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

2013/07/17 Headlines: "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Continue Ahead of Weekend Action; Florida Activists Occupy Governor's Office, Seek Repeal of "Stand Your Ground"; Holder Rebukes "Stand Your Ground" in NAACP Address; Stevie Wonder Boycotts Florida, Other "Stand Your Ground" States; Juror: Trayvon Martin Killing was Justified; Snowden Applies for Temporary Asylum in Russia; White House to Russia: Snowden Not a Human Rights Activist or Dissident; FISA Court Orders Release of PRISM Order; 19 Groups Sue NSA over Mass Collection of Phone Data; Senate Votes on Obama Picks in Deal Preserving Filibuster; U.N.: Syria's Refugee Flight Worst Since Rwandan Genocide; Egypt Swears in New Cabinet; Muslim Brotherhood Rejects "Illegitimate" Gov't; Over 100 Arrested at North Carolina's 11th "Moral Monday"

Thursday, July 18, 2013

2013/07/18 Headlines: NSA: Phone, Internet Spying Extends Far Beyond Direct Targets; 17 Detained Protesting Zimmerman Acquittal Near Los Angeles; Appeals Court Strikes Down Injunction Against Indefinite Detention in NDAA; Obama Admin Wins Court Order to Continue Genital Searches at Guantánamo Bay; Al-Qaeda in Yemen Confirms U.S. Drone Strike Killed Top Leader; Mandela Makes "Dramatic Progress" as World Marks 95th Birthday; Tens of Thousands of Morsi Supporters, Opponents Rally in Egypt; Israel OKs New Settlements in Occupied West Bank; Kerry: Israel Should "Look Hard" at 2002 Arab Peace Offer; European Union Cuts Ties to Israeli Settlements; Poisoned Meals Kill 25 Children in India; Panama Calls in U.N. Security Council over Seized North Korean Ship From Cuba; Britain Legalizes Same Sex-Marriage Beginning in 2014; U.N. Nominee Samantha Power Blasts World Body on Syria Inaction, Israel; FBI Review Finds Flawed Evidence in 27 Death Penalty Convictions; Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Student Loans; Pharmacies Pull Issue of Rolling Stone over Tsarnaev Cover; Cheney Daughter Challenges Republican Senate Incumbent in Wyoming

Friday, July 19, 2013

2013/07/19 Headlines: Judge Upholds "Aiding the Enemy" Charge Against Bradley Manning; NSA Chief: Security Tightened After Leaks by Edward Snowden; Former President Jimmy Carter Blasts NSA Spy Program; Detroit Becomes Largest U.S. City to File for Bankruptcy; Egypt: Interim President Vows to "Restore Security" Ahead of Mass Rallies; Russian Opposition Leader Released from Prison After Protests; Lawyer Says Dip in Guantánamo Hunger Strike Due to Threats over Prayer Rights; Ex-CIA Station Chief Detained in Panama for Extraordinary Rendition of Cleric; Dempsey: Obama Admin Weighing Military Force in Syria; Kerry Wraps Up Visit to Middle East as Bid for Peace Talks Stalls; Judge Extends Stay of Execution for Georgia Prisoner Warren Hill; Trayvon Martin's Parents Speak Out After Zimmerman Verdict; Senate Confirms Obama Picks for Labor Secretary, EPA Chief; Texas Governor Signs Anti-Choice Bill Previously Blocked by "People's Filibuster"; Virginia's Largest Abortion Clinic Closes Under New Regulations; Gun Owners to Hold Counter Rally as Group Marks 1st Anniversary of Aurora Shooting

Monday, July 22, 2013

2013/07/22 Headlines: Thousands Join "Justice for Trayvon" Rallies Nationwide; Obama Questions "Stand Your Ground" Laws; Pentagon: 71 Guantánamo Prisoners to Receive Parole Hearings; FISA Court OKs New Order for Bulk Collection of Phone Data; Panama Releases Ex-CIA Officer Sought by Italy in Torture, Kidnap Case; Attacks Kill Dozens in Iraq; Palestinian Authority: Formal Talks Won't Happen Without Israeli Settlement Freeze; Venezuela Suspends U.S. Talks After Criticism from U.N. Nominee; U.S. Jets Drop Unarmed Bombs on Australian Reef; Japan: Contaminated Water Leaking Into Sea; At Least 75 Killed in China Earthquake; Michigan Judge Challenges Detroit Bankruptcy Filing; New York Times Reporter Ordered to Testify in Trial of Alleged Source; Helen Thomas, "Dean of White House Press Corps," Dies at 92

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

2013/07/23 Headlines: Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Iraq: 500 Prisoners Escape from Abu Ghraib; Dempsey Seeks Deal to Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan; Afghanistan: 3 NATO Soldiers, Afghan Interpreter Killed by Bomber on Donkey; Egypt: 9 Killed in Clashes Between Morsi Supporters, Critics; Russian Lawyer: Snowden Could Soon Leave Moscow Airport for City; Pentagon Gives Congress Military Options for Syria; Trayvon Martin Supporters Continue Sit-In at Florida Governor's Office; Journalists, Animal Advocates File Lawsuit Against Utah "Ag-Gag" Law; Federal Judge Blocks North Dakota Abortion Ban; Ohio Man Charged with Murdering 3 Women; 73 Arrested at Latest "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; Rand Paul Staffer Resigns amid Furor over Pro-Confederacy Views; Former Top Wall Street Regulator Takes Job Defending Firms; Immigrant Youth Known as "Dream 8" Detained at Border Crossing

Thursday, July 25, 2013

2013/07/25 Headlines: Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin's "Highest Priority"; Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide; New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike; Poll: 80% of Americans Back Minimum Wage Hike; Senate OKs Student Loan Bill That Would Hike Rates After 2015; House Narrowly Defeats Measure to Curb NSA Spying; Snowden Remains at Moscow Airport Despite Temporary Asylum From Russia; Dozens Killed in Spanish Train Crash; Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Rally Ahead of Pro-Army Egyptian Protests; U.S. Delays Delivery of F-16s to Egypt; Senate Holds First Hearing on Guantánamo Closure Since 2009; Attorneys: Pentagon Violating Guantánamo Hunger Strikers' Religious Freedom; Judge Freezes Legal Challenges to Detroit Bankruptcy Claim; Pennsylvania County Defies State Law to OK Same-Sex Weddings; Virginia Governor Apologizes, Refuses to Resign for Accepting $140,000 From Donor; Weiner Rebuffs Calls to Drop Out of New York Race After More Messages Emerge; Weiner: Israel Not Occupying Palestinian West Bank; San Diego Mayor Refuses to Resign Following Claims of Sexual Harassment

Friday, July 26, 2013

2013/07/26 Headlines: Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling Rallies; U.N.: Syria Death Toll Passes 100,000; Report: Iran Seeks Direct Talks With U.S.; Justice Dept. Seeks Pre-Clearance for Texas Voting Laws; Juror: Zimmerman "Guilty," But Law Forced Acquittal; Prosecutors: Manning a "Traitor" With "Evil Intent"; Senate Panel Votes to Target Countries Aiding Snowden; Halliburton Admits to Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence; Hedge Fund Giant SAC Accused of Securities, Wire Fraud; UBS to Pay $885 Million Fine for Pushing Toxic Mortgages; Judge Clears Discrimination Suit Against Morgan Stanley; North Carolina Senate Approves Anti-Abortion Law; Judge Delays Alabama Anti-Abortion Law; Pro-Choice Activists Launch Cross-Country Abortion Rights Freedom Ride; Married Gay Couple Wins State Recognition in Ohio; Alabama Executes Prisoner Despite Claims of Mental Illness; Thousands Protest Killing of Opposition Leader in Tunisia; Report: Nearly 250,000 Killed in Colombia Fighting

Monday, July 29, 2013

2013/07/29 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls Protests After New Mass Killing by Egyptian Forces; U.S. Drone Attack Kills 6 in Pakistan After Reported End to "Signature Strikes"; Global Protests Back Bradley Manning as Court-Martial Ends; U.S. Tells Russia Snowden Won't Face Execution, Torture; Trayvon Martin's Mother: Use My Son's Death to Challenge Racial Profiling, Gun Laws; Dream Defenders Enter 3rd Week of Florida Sit-in; Harry Belafonte Joins Protest over Trayvon Verdict; North Carolina Gov. Expected to Sign New Voting Rights Curbs; Dozens Killed in Wave of Iraq Bombings; Mideast Peace Talks Resume After Israel OKs Prisoner Release, PA Abandons Settlement Demand; U.S. to Transfer 2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners to Algeria; Dozens Arrested in Anti-Coal, Keystone "Summer Heat" Protests; Obama: "No Evidence" Keystone XL Will Create Many Jobs; 7 Dead After Miami-Area Shooting Spree; California Prisoner in Solitary Confinement Dies Amidst Hunger Strike; Baton Rouge Police Target, Arrest Gay Men for Consensual Sex; Ariel Castro Reaches Plea for Life Sentence in Cleveland Kidnapping, Abuse Case; San Diego Mayor Enters Treatment Program, Refuses Calls for Resignation; White House: No Decision on Fed Successor Until Fall; Supporters of Jailed NY Imam Submit Petition for His Release

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

2013/07/30 Headlines: Bradley Manning Verdict Expected Today; Trial to Enter Sentencing Phase; Israel, Palestinian Authority Restart Peace Talks After 3-Year Lapse; EU Envoy Meets with Ousted Egyptian President Morsi; FBI: More Than 100 Victims of Forced Prostitution Rescued in Raids; Pakistan: Roughly 250 Prisoners Escape in Prison Attack; At Least 7 Injured in Florida Propane Plant Blasts; Fast Food Workers Launch Historic Nationwide Strikes; "Dream 9" Youths Remain in Detention After Deportation Protest, Some in Solitary Confinement; Senate Confirms Former Bush Official James Comey to Head FBI; Report: U.S. Spy Agencies Aided New Zealand Military in Monitoring of McClatchy Reporter; Poll Shows Shift in Attitudes About Civil Liberties, Terrorism; Pope Francis on LGBT People: "Who Am I to Judge?"; Thousands of Teachers Join Final "Moral Monday" Protest in North Carolina; North Carolina Governor Signs Sweeping Anti-Abortion Bill; Florida: Unarmed African-American Man Shot by Deputies in His Yard; Toronto: Hundreds Protest Police Killing of 18 Year-Old; Apple Supplier Pegatron Accused of Labor Abuses

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

2013/07/31 Headlines: Bradley Manning Acquitted on "Aiding the Enemy" Charge, Guilty on 20 Other Counts; Senate Hearing Tackles NSA Surveillance; Wyden: NSA Violations "More Serious" Than Acknowledged by Gov't; U.S. to Declassify Verizon Order on Phone Records; Appeals Court Upholds Warrantless Cellphone Tracking; Obama Seeks "Grand Bargain" With GOP on Reducing Tax Rates, Gov't Jobs; Kerry: Mideast Talks Seek "Final-Status" Deal Within 9 Months; Violence Thwarts Food Aid Delivery to 600,000 Syrians; Obama Taps GOP Senators for Egypt Talks; JPMorgan Pays $410 Million Fine for Energy Price Scheme; MIT Releases Probe of Own Handling of Aaron Swartz Case; DEA Pays $4.1 Million to Student Abandoned in Prison Cell; 6 Activists Detained in Senate Building Protesting Guantánamo Bay

Thursday, August 01, 2013

2013/08/01 Headlines: Prosecution Witness: No "Specific Example" Manning Leaks Harmed Lives; U.S. Internet Spying Program Revealed as Senate Tackles NSA Surveillance; Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport, Formally Enters Russia; Snowden's Father Rejects Involvement with FBI in Snowden Return; Egypt Protests Continue After Interim Gov't OKs New Crackdown; Kerry Says Pakistan, U.S. Re-Establishing "Full Partnership"; U.N.: Attacks on Afghan Civilians Up 23 Percent; Opposition Claims Fraud in Zimbabwe Presidential Elections; U.N. Threatens to Disarm M23 Rebels in DRC; Fast Food, Retail Strike Continues Nationwide; Obama, Dems Spar over Summers Rumors at Capitol Hill Meeting; Minnesota, Rhode Island Enact Same-Sex Marriages; Student Loan Bill Hiking Future Rates Clears Congress; Senate Confirms NLRB Members After Bipartisan Row; Texas Judge Rejects Lawsuit Challenging Deportation Reprieve for Youths; Rep. Gutiérrez Urges Release of Jailed "Dream 9" Activists; Rev.

Friday, August 02, 2013

2013/08/02 Headlines: U.S. Denounces Russia for Giving Snowden Asylum, Reconsiders Summit; Iraq Sees Deadliest Month in More Than 5 Years; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Protests Despite Government Warnings; Obama, Hadi Pledge to Repatriate Yemeni Prisoners at Guantánamo; No Timeline Given; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Yemen; Kerry: Obama Has Timeline to End Drone Strikes in Pakistan; Report: CIA Targeted Rescuers at Sites of Pakistani Drone Strikes; NATO Aircraft Mistakenly Kills 5 Afghan Police Officers; U.S. Army Launches Probe into Claims Forces Killed Afghan Civilians; U.S. to Temporarily Close Embassies Around the World over Security Concerns; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Set to Enter Syria; Syria: Dozens Killed in Homs Rebel Attack; Bahraini Blogger Arrested amid Crackdown on Anti-Government Protests; Uruguay Set to Legalize Marijuana; Dozens Arrested in D.C. Protests for Immigration Reform; Samantha Power Confirmed as U.S.

Monday, August 05, 2013

2013/08/05 Headlines: U.S. Extends Closing of 19 Diplomatic Posts amid Security Fears; NSA Critics Hold 2nd Nationwide Protest; New Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Urges End to Sanctions; Zimbabwean Opposition Disputes Re-Election of President Mugabe; U.S. Issues Conflicting Messages on Pakistan Drone Strikes; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leaders to Face Trial; Nobel Winner Tawakkul Karman Denied Entry; Israeli Cabinet Expands List of Settlements Eligible for Subsidies; Honduran President Orders Militarization of Prison After Fatal Riot; Judge Rules Woman with Down Syndrome Can Live with Friends; U.S. Judge Extends Hold on Wisconsin Anti-Abortion Law; Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Plot to Kill Abortion Doctor; Sikhs Mark 1st Anniversary of Temple Shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin; More Than 200 Arrested in "Summer Heat" Protest at Chevron Refinery in California; Dream Defenders Win "Stand Your Ground" Hearings, Remain in Florida Capitol; Sculptor Removes Contested Quotation from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial; Civil Rights Attorney Julius Chambers Dies at 76

Tuesday, August 06, 2013

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Wednesday, August 07, 2013

2013/08/07 Headlines: Yemen Claims Al-Qaeda Terror Plot Foiled; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7; Bradley Manning's Maximum Sentence Reduced to 90 Years; Bradley Manning's Father: "I Still Love My Son"; U.S. Files Charges for 2012 Benghazi Attack; Pentagon Official in Charge of Guantánamo Says Prison Should Never Have Opened; Egypt's Interim President Declares Failure of Diplomatic Efforts; Fort Hood Shooting Suspect: "War Is An Ugly Thing"; Tunisia: Tens of Thousands Protest Killings of Opposition Figures; Uganda Passes Harsh Law Against Protests; Obama Backs Larger Role for Private Sector in Housing Market; U.S. Sues Bank of America for Mortgage-Backed Securities Fraud; NOAA: Last Year Was Warmest Ever Recorded in the U.S.; Heat Wave in China Kills Dozens; Mexico: Farmers' Rights Activists Murdered amid Spate of Killings; Detained "Dream 9" Activists Win 1st Step in Bid for Asylum; Pennsylvania Shooter Kills 3 at Township Meeting

Thursday, August 08, 2013

2013/08/08 Headlines: Report: NSA Sifting Through Troves of Cross-Border Communications; Obama Cancels Putin Summit After Russia Gives Asylum to Snowden; Obama: "There Is No Spying on Americans"; Snowden's Father: "This Isn't About Russia...The Fight Is Right Here"; Judge Rejects Some Claims on "Chilling Effect" of Manning Leaks; "Dream 9" Immigrant Activists Released from Detention; Syrian Army Kills Scores of Rebels in Ambush; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Rally amid "Dangerous Stalemate"; Judge: Police Suppressed Evidence in Reggie Clemons Death Row Case; Walmart Agrees to Improve Safety Conditions at Stores; Japan: Prime Minister Orders Government Action to Stop Fukushima Leaks; Report: Chesapeake Energy Drops Natural Gas Fracking Leases in NY; Gag Order Bars 2 Children from Ever Discussing Fracking; Report: Bob Filner Targeted Military Sexual Assault Victims for Harassment; Family of Henrietta Lacks Reaches Deal on Use of Her Genome; Grand Jury Fails to Re-Indict NYPD Officer Who Killed Unarmed Teen Ramarley Graham

Friday, August 09, 2013

2013/08/09 Headlines: Snowden's Email Provider Mysteriously Shuts Down; IRS Agents Instructed To Cover Up DEA Tips Based on Secret Wiretaps; U.S. Withdraws from Consulate in Lahore, Pakistan; Three U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 12 in Yemen; Greek Unemployment Reaches Record 27.6%; Youth Unemployment at 65%; Teenage Graffiti Artist Dies After Being Tasered by Miami Police; Justice Dept. to Review NYPD Killing of Ramarley Graham; Eric Holder: War on Drugs Has Decimated Communities of Color; Dr. Sanjay Gupta Shifts Stance, Backs Medical Marijuana; 20 Arrested in Idaho at Road Blockades Blocking Tar Sands Oil Refining Equipment; Judge Hints Lynne Stewart Will Remain In Jail

Monday, August 12, 2013

2013/08/12 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Yemen, Injures Civilians; U.S. Embassy in Yemen Remains Closed; 18 Other Posts Reopen; Obama Outlines Reforms for NSA Spying; Guardian Reveals Loophole for Warrantless Searches; Iraq: Scores Killed, Hundreds Injured in Blasts; 3 U.S. Soldiers Die in Afghanistan; Holder Seeks to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences; Matt Damon: Obama Broke Up with Me; Egypt: Morsi Supporters Continue Sit-Ins amid Reports of Looming Crackdown; Israel Approves Nearly 1,200 New Settlement Homes; Troops Kill Unarmed Palestinian; Bahraini Activist Maryam Alkhawaja Barred from Flying Home; Canada: Police Arrest 2 over Photos of Teen Who Committed Suicide After Alleged Rape; Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Bid to Attack Federal Reserve with Fake Bomb; Thousands Protest Right-Wing ALEC Meeting in Chicago; Florida Gov. Scott Revives Voter Purge; Dream Defenders Launch Registration Drive; Report: Undercover Officers Infiltrated Tar Sands Resistance Camp to Thwart Protest; Judge Denies Compassionate Release to Ailing Lawyer Lynne Stewart; Pacfica Radio Station WBAI Lays Off Most of Staff

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

2013/08/14 Headlines: Dozens Reported Dead in Raids on Pro-Morsi Protests; Bahrainis Stage Pro-Democracy Rallies, U.S. Shuts Embassy; Bradley Manning to Testify as Sentencing Hearing Concludes; Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoners, OKs More Settlements on Eve of Talks; Kerry: Settlement Expansion Doesn't Threaten Peace Talks; Brazil: NSA Spying Creates "Shadow of Distrust" With U.S.; BP Sues EPA over Ban on Federal Contracts

Thursday, August 15, 2013

2013/08/15 Headlines: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for New Protests After Massacre by State Forces; U.S. Calls Egypt Killings "Deplorable," But No Policy Shift Announced; Bradley Manning Voices Regret for Leaks as Defense Rests Sentencing Case; Scores Killed, Wounded in Iraq Bombings; Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Pro-Democracy Rallies; U.N.: Central African Republic Nearing Collapse; Doctors Without Borders Ends Aid Work in Somalia; Pentagon to Offer Benefits to Same-Sex Military Families; California Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Revive Gay Marriage Ban; Former JPMorgan Employees Charged for Hiding "London Whale" Losses; White House: Clapper Won't Head NSA Surveillance Review; Military Contractor CACI Sues for Legal Fees From Iraq Torture Victims; Orlando Prosecutor to Review FBI Killing of Todashev; Ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months

Friday, August 16, 2013

2013/08/16 Headlines: Morsi Supporters Launch "Day of Rage" in Egypt; Obama Cancels Joint Military Exercise with Egypt; Report: NSA Frequently Breaks Privacy Rules; Report: Snowden Began Downloading Files in 2012 While Working at Dell; Lebanon: 22 Killed in Bomb Blast; Ban Ki-moon Criticizes Israeli Settlement Growth; U.S. Sentencing Commission Votes to Review Prison Terms for Drug Offenses; Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Washington Post Website; Pentagon Releases New Measures to Address Military Sexual Assault; Ecuador Drops Plan to Preserve Parts of Amazon from Oil Drilling; Report: All U.S. Nuclear Reactors Vulnerable to Attack; Dream Defenders End Occupation of Florida Capitol After 31 Days

Monday, August 19, 2013

2013/08/19 Headlines: Egypt Toll Approaches 900 in 6 Days; Mubarak Set for Release; U.N. Chemical Weapons Inspectors Arrive in Syria; Britain Detains Partner of Guardian Journalist Who Exposed NSA Surveillance; Time Journalist Calls for Drone Killing of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange; New York City Moves to Appeal "Stop-and-Frisk" Ruling; Pennsylvania Judge Blocks Voter ID Law for November Election; Penn State Reaches 1st Settlement With Sandusky Victim; Protesters Detained as Chicago Razes Field House Used as School Library; SEC Probes JPMorgan Chase for Bribery Allegations in China; Hundreds Stage Anti-Fracking Protest Camp in Britain; Activists Launch Freedom Flotilla to West Papua; CIA Admits Carrying Out 1953 Coup in Iran

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

2013/08/20 Headlines: U.S. Knew in Advance About Detention of Glenn Greenwald's Partner; Judge to Deliberate Sentence for Bradley Manning; Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Leader Arrested; Journalist Shot Dead; Report: U.S. Secretly Halted Military Aid to Egypt; Tens of Thousands of Syrians Flee into Iraq; U.S. Agents Defend Questioning of 9/11 Suspect at Guantánamo Hearing; U.S. Sergeant to Be Sentenced for Murders of 16 Afghan Civilians; Pakistan: Musharraf Charged with Murder of Benazir Bhutto; Japan: Fukushima Tank Leaks 300 Tons of Radioactive Water; Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown Sparks International Outcry Ahead of Olympics; Same-Sex Marriages Begin in New Zealand; Oscar Pistorius Indicted for Premeditated Murder; Toronto Police Officer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Shooting of Teen; Judge Approves Force-Feeding of California Prison Hunger Strikers; FCC Caps Rates for Prisoner Phone Calls Following Decade-Long Struggle; CDC: Number of U.S. Lyme Disease Cases 10 Times Higher Than Reported; New Jersey Becomes 2nd State to Ban Anti-Gay "Conversion" Therapy; NYC: Interracial Couple Beaten by Men Who Shouted Racist, Anti-Gay Slurs; Oklahoma Judge Blocks Law Restricting Access to Emergency Contraception; Al Jazeera America Launches "Fact-based, Unbiased and In-depth News" Channel

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

2013/08/21 Headlines: Opposition Claims Hundreds Killed in Syria Chemical Attack; Japan Increases Severity Level at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; U.S. Denies Suspension of Military Aid to Egypt; Bradley Manning Faces Sentencing at Military Trial; Report: NSA Surveillance Covers 75% of Online Traffic; Miranda Attorneys Threaten Legal Action Against UK; British Prime Minister Office's Involved in Forced Destruction of Guardian Hard Drives; Tech Website Groklaw Closes Down over Surveillance Fears; Report: U.S. Advances Facial Recognition Surveillance; Afghan Victims Testify at Sentencing Hearing of Accused Soldier; Prosecutors Rest Case in Ft. Hood Shooting Trial; Gunman Arrested After Georgia School Standoff; Report: NRA Compiles Database of Gun Owners; Interior Dept. Questions State Dept. Keystone Report

Thursday, August 22, 2013

2013/08/22 Headlines: Manning Seeks Presidential Pardon for 35-Year Prison Term; Manning Announces Gender Transition, Name Change; Manning Supporters Rally for Pardon Outside White House; Hundreds Feared Dead in Unverified Syria Chemical Attack; U.S. Awaits Evidence on Syria Claims; Protesters Stage White House Rally; Mubarak Ordered Released from Prison; New Radiation Areas Found at Fukushima Nuclear Plant; NSA Illegally Gathered Tens of Thousands of Emails; Report: Federal Program Targets Muslim Immigrants

Friday, August 23, 2013

2013/08/23 Headlines: U.N. Seeks Syria Chemical Weapons Probe "Without Delay"; U.N.: Syrian Conflict Has Created 1 Million Child Refugees; Israel Bombs Lebanon After Rocket Fire; Mubarak Under House Arrest in Military Hospital; Egypt Detains Canadians on Way to Gaza; U.K. Opens Probe of Miranda Documents; Obama Takes Up Student Debt, Calls for New Ranking of Schools; Manning Supporters Heckle Obama in Syracuse; Justice Dept. Sues Texas over Voter ID Law; Colin Powell Chides North Carolina Governor on ID Law; Appeals Court Upholds Overruling of Arizona Ban on Planned Parenthood; Planned Parenthood Challenges Indiana Law; Protesters Stage White House Rally for Fracking Ban; New York City Council Overrules Bloomberg Veto of Police Oversight

Monday, August 26, 2013

2013/08/26 Headlines: U.N. Inspectors Come Under Fire after Syrian Regime OKs Visit; U.S. Says Syria Inspection "Too Late" as Obama Weighs Military Options; Tens of Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March for Jobs and Freedom; NSA Spied on U.N. Internal Video System, 80 Embassies; U.S. Paid Millions to Cover Tech Firms' Costs for NSA Compliance; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Farmers Lead Nationwide Strike Against Privatization, Trade Deals in Colombia; Bales Sentenced to Life in Prison for Afghan Massacre; Sentencing Begins for Nidal Hasan for Fort Hood Rampage After Guilty Verdict; Wildfire Threatens Water, Electric Supply in San Francisco; San Diego Mayor Resigns over Sexual Harassment Claims; Zimmerman Visits Factory That Made Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin; Docs: U.S. Gave Iraq Critical Intel for Chemical Attack on Iran

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

2013/08/27 Headlines: Report: U.S. Weighs Military Strike on Syria; U.N.: Still Time for Inspectors to Probe Chemical Allegations in Syria; U.N.: Bulk of Syria's 1 Million Child Refugees Displaced in Past Year; U.N. to Ask Obama Admin About NSA Spying; Snowden: Britain Leaking Intel to Discredit Critics; NSA: "Willful Violations" by Officials Include Spying on Love Interests; Obama Taps White House Insiders for NSA Oversight Panel; German Finance Minister Threatens to Suspend U.S. Trade Talks over NSA Spying; Lawmakers Seek Answers on DEA Unit Linked to NSA; Treasury: U.S. Faces Mid-October Deadline on Debt Limit; Firefighters Report Progress in Containing California Wildfire; Israeli Forces Kill 3 Palestinians in West Bank Raid; Rights Groups Decry Sale of U.S. Attack Helicopters to Indonesia; State Dept. Conflict of Interest Review Could Delay Keystone Decision Until 2014; Median Income 6% Below Pre-Recession Level; Wages Down for Majority Since 2007; New Mexico's Largest County Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

2013/08/29 Headlines: U.S. Faces New Hurdles to Military Intervention in Syria; Obama: U.S. Believes Assad Regime Behind Chemical Attack; Ban: U.N. Inspectors to Leave Syria on Saturday; Thousands Mark 50th Anniversary of March on Washington; 80 Killed in Iraq's Deadliest Day This Month; Taliban Attack Afghan Police, NATO Base; Russia Invades Home of Leading Gay Activist; Iranian Lawmakers Approve Suit Against U.S. for 1953 Coup; Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Shooting Rampage; NYPD Labeled Mosques "Terrorism Enterprises" to Justify Surveillance; Zimmerman Wife Sentenced to Probation for Perjury; Defenses Seeks $300,000 From Taxpayers; U.S. Transfers 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Algeria; Fast-Food, Retail Workers Stage Largest Strike to Date

Friday, August 30, 2013

2013/08/30 Headlines: U.S. Considers Unilateral Syrian Strike After U.K. Vote Against Use of Force; Antiwar Protesters Rally Against U.S. Military Action in Syria; U.S. Intelligence "Black Budget" Tops $50 Billion; U.S. Spy Satellites Played Key Role In Hunt For Bin Laden; Merrill Lynch To Pay $160 Million in Largest Racial Discrimination Settlement Ever; U.S. Allows States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana; Crackdown on Brotherhood and Journalists Continues; IRS Extends Tax benefits to Married Same-Sex Couples; Banks Report Record $42 Billion Profit in Second Quarter; Fast-Food Workers Go On Strike in 60 Cities Demanding Living Wage; U.S. Seeks to Expand Military Presence in the Philippines; Anti-Smoking Groups Criticize U.S. Stance on TPP Tobacco Negotiations; 30,000 March in Colombia to Support Small Farmers; Report: Veterans Commit Suicide at Double Rate of Civilian Population; Lawyer: Chelsea Manning is "Doing Very Well"; Protests in Montana After Teacher Sentenced to Just 30 Days For Raping Student; Irish Writer Seamus Heaney, 74, Dies

Monday, September 02, 2013

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Tuesday, September 03, 2013

2013/09/03 Headlines: Obama Pushes for Congressional Approval to Attack Syria; Syrian Refugees Top 2 Million; Israel Says Mediterranean Missile Launch That Sparked Syria Fears Was Joint Test with U.S.; Report: DEA Uses Phone Record Trove That Surpasses NSA's; Brazil Blasts Reported NSA Spying on President's Communications; Report: NSA Hacked Communications of Al Jazeera; Budget Documents Show Widespread Use of Cyberattacks by U.S.; Japan Pledges Funds for Fukushima Crisis; Egyptian Judges Call for Dissolution of Muslim Brotherhood; Morsi to Stand Trial; Egypt Court Orders Closure of Al Jazeera Affiliate, 3 Other Stations; Taliban Attacks U.S. Base in Afghanistan; Number of Police Deaths Doubles; U.S. Drone Strikes Hit Yemen, Pakistan; Teen Sentenced to 3 Years in Gang-Rape Case That Ignited India; Mandela Released from Hospital, Condition "Remains Critical"; Verizon Reaches Deal to Obtain Sole Control of World's Largest Wireless Provider; Diana Nyad Completes Historic Swim from Cuba to Florida

Wednesday, September 04, 2013

2013/09/04 Headlines: Obama Picks Up Key Congressional Support as Debate Begins on Syria Strike; Kerry Won't Rule Out "Boots on the Ground" in Syria; Ban: Syria Attack Without U.N. Backing "Unlawful"; Obama in Sweden Before G-20 Summit; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Thousands Rally Against Egypt Gov't; Al Jazeera Alleges Signal Disruption; Fukushima Radiation at Record High; South African Gold Miners Launch Strike for Higher Wages; Tens of Thousands of Teachers Strike in Mexico; Ariel Castro Found Hanged in Ohio Prison Cell; Montana Judge Reconsiders Rape Sentence After Outcry; Bloomberg Sues NYC Council over Police Racial Profiling Curbs; Chelsea Manning Files Request for Presidential Pardon

Thursday, September 05, 2013

2013/09/05 Headlines: Senate Panel Advances Syria Strike Measure; Obama Rejects Link Between Syria and Faulty Iraq Intel; Syrian Rights Group: 502 Killed in Ghouta Chemical Attack; HRW: Assad Regime Using Cluster Bombs in Syria; Obama: Greater "Risks of Abuse" for NSA Surveillance; Hundreds Protest Obama in Stockholm; Obama to Meet With Russian LGBT Activists During G20 Visit; Bahraini Forces Tear Gas Protesters; New Curbs Imposed; Manning Files Formal Request for Presidential Pardon; U.S.

Friday, September 06, 2013

2013/09/06 Headlines: U.S. Push to Bomb Syria Overshadows G-20 Summit; Power: Russia Holding U.N. Security Council Hostage; U.S. Lawmakers Set to Vote on Syria Strikes; Constituents Overwhelmingly Oppose Military Action; Activists Protest Russia's Anti-LGBT Crackdown at G-20; Report: NSA Foiling Encryption Used to Protect Online Privacy; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 7 in Pakistan; Egypt's Interior Minister Survives Assassination Attempt; Prisoners in California End Hunger Strike After 2 Months; Wal-Mart Workers Protest Nationwide; Dozens Arrested; Mexico: Teachers Block Airport Access to Protest Education Overhaul; Philippines: 2 Journalists Killed in Less Than a Week; Family of Chilean Singer Victor Jara Files U.S. Lawsuit over Killing Days Before Coup Anniversary; Alleged Navy Rape Victim Questioned About What She Was Wearing, How She Performs Oral Sex; Report: Tulsa Charter School Sends African-American Girl Home for Her Dreadlocks; Google Defends Practice of Scanning Emails, Asks Judge to Dismiss Privacy Suit; Study: Fracking Wastewater Tied to Earthquakes in Ohio City; Yemeni Youth Activist, Anti-Drone Campaigner Ibrahim Mothana Dies at 24

Monday, September 09, 2013

2013/09/09 Headlines: Congressional Debate Begins on Authorization for Syria Strike; Kerry: U.S. Could Seek New U.N. Vote; Assad Could Avoid Attack by Handing over Chemical Weapons; Obama Admin Releases New Video of Ghouta Aftermath; Protests Held Against Syria Strike as Polls Show Continued Opposition; Pope Francis: War a "Defeat for Humanity"; Report: Assad May Not Have Authorized Ghouta Attack; U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 16 in Afghanistan; NSA Spying Extends to Brazilian State-Oil Firm; Rousseff: U.S. Visit Hinges on "Political Conditions" Following Spying Claims; Report: NSA Can Hack into All Smartphones; Thousands Protest Energy Policies in Mexico; New Australian PM Vows to Cut Foreign Aid, Global Warming Initiatives; Chinese Journalist Shi Tao Freed After 8 Years Behind Bars; Activists Stage Force-Feeding Outside White House; Arizona Death Row Prisoner Wins New Trial; NAACP President Ben Jealous Stepping Down

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

2013/09/12 Headlines: U.S., Russia Resume Talks on Syrian Chemical Weapons; Putin: U.S. Attack on Syria Would Spark "New Wave of Terrorism"; Report: CIA Shipping Weapons to Syrian Rebels; U.N. Panel: Syria Attack Would Worsen Civilian Suffering; Ban: Syria Killings a "Collective Failure"; Assad Forces Accused of Bombing Hospital; Al-Qaeda Group Linked to Massacre; U.S. Marks 12th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks; Niece of 9/11 Victim Makes Appeal for Peace; Chile Marks 40th Anniversary of U.S.-Backed Coup; Kissinger Meets With Kerry on Chilean Coup's 40-Year Mark; 33 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Iraq Bombing; Thousands Protest Education Law in Mexico; Israel to Pay $1.1 Million to Family of "Prisoner X"; NSA Shared Raw Intel With Israel; Senate Confirms Ex-FBI Lawyer Linked to Surveillance Overreach for Federal Judgeship; Florida Pastor Arrested Before Attempt to Burn Korans; Richmond, CA Approves Body to Oversee Purchases of Underwater Mortgages; Koch-Linked "Freedom Partners" Spent $236 Million in 2012 Campaign

Friday, September 13, 2013

2013/09/13 Headlines: Kerry Upholds Threat of Military Strike on Syria "Should Diplomacy Fail"; Assad: U.S. Must End Threats Before Syria Surrenders Chemical Weapons; U.N. Report: Syrian Gov't Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment; Syria Researcher Cited by Kerry, McCain Fired for Lying About Credentials; Afghanistan: Taliban Attacks U.S. Consulate in Herat; Egypt: Military-Backed Gov't Extends State of Emergency for 2 Months; Al Jazeera Takes Legal Action Against Egypt for Media Crackdown; India: 4 Sentenced to Death for Fatal Gang Rape That Ignited Protests; Turkey: Mass Protests Erupt After Death of Demonstrator; More Than 100 Women Arrested in Civil Disobedience for Immigration Reform; California Set to Raise Minimum Wage to $10 an Hour by 2016; California Lawmakers Pass Domestic Workers Bill of Rights; D.C. Mayor Vetoes Living Wage Bill After Pressure from Wal-Mart, Other Retailers; Colorado Hit by Deadly Floods; Special Prosecutor to Probe Police Killing of 107-Year-Old Man in Arkansas; Florida AG Pam Bondi Delays Prisoner's Execution to Attend Campaign Event; Washington: Officials Test Alfalfa Crop for GMO Contamination; Canada: Oil Carried by Derailed Train Was Mislabeled; Release of Cuban 5 Demanded on 15th Anniversary of Arrest; Philosopher, Writer Marshall Berman, Author of "All That Is Solid Melts Into Air," Dies at 72; Education Scholar Jean Anyon Dies

Monday, September 16, 2013

2013/09/16 Headlines: U.S., Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria's Chemical Weapons; Larry Summers Withdraws from Consideration for Federal Reserve Post; Iraq: Scores Killed in Weekend Attacks; Afghanistan: Top Female Police Officer Gunned Down; Children Killed by Suicide Bomber Targeting Afghan-NATO Convoy; Report: Bahrain Routinely Detaining, Beating Children; Mexico: Teachers Form New Protest Encampment After Police Crackdown; Mexico: At Least 21 Killed as Storms Blasts Opposite Coasts; Colorado Floods: 5 Confirmed Dead, Thousands Displaced; NC: Officer Charged in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Who Sought Help After Crash; NYPD Open Fire on Unarmed Man, Injure 2 Bystanders; Judge Orders U.S. to Consider Releasing Docs on NSA Spying; Obama Appoints Millionaire, Former Bain Consultant to Top Economic Post; Judge Halts Tar Sands "Megaloads" Through Nez Perce Land in Idaho; 4 Girls Remembered on 50th Anniversary of Birmingham Bombings

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

2013/09/17 Headlines: 13 Dead, Including Shooter, in Rampage at D.C. Navy Yard; Report: Gun Ownership Linked to Firearm Homicide Rates; U.N. Report Finds "Clear and Convincing Evidence" of Chemical Attack in Syria; Turkey Shoots Down Syrian Helicopter; Typhoon Hits Japan; Death Tolls Rise in Mexico, Colorado Flooding; Report: 50 Top Firms Produce 73 Percent of Emissions; NYC Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street; Obama Acknowledges Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor; House Bill Would Cut $4 Billion Annually from Food Stamps; Report: NSA Spying on Financial Transactions; NYC: Bill de Blasio Seals Victory in Democratic Primary for Mayor

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

2013/09/18 Headlines: Obama Urges Congressional Response After Latest Mass Shooting; Aaron Alexis Bought Shotgun Despite Arrests, Mental Issues; U.S. Reviews Security Clearances in Wake of D.C. Shooting; Senate Postpones "Stand Your Ground" Hearing; Study Ties Law to Jump in Justified Homicides; U.S., Russia Differ on U.N. Resolution for Syria; Dozens Killed in Latest Iraq Violence; Egypt Arrests Top Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson; Brazilian President Cancels U.S. Trip over NSA Spying; NSA Order Shows Lower Threshold for Phone Records, No Challenges from Telecoms; Obama: No Deportation Reprieve for DREAMers' Parents; U.S. Poverty Rate Unchanged at 15%; Federal Judge Overturns NOLA Officer Convictions for Danziger Bridge Killings; U.S. Extends Wage, Overtime Protections to Home Care Workers; D.C. Council Fails to Override Veto of Living Wage Bill; Activists Mark 2nd Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street

Thursday, September 19, 2013

2013/09/19 Headlines: Iranian President Welcomes "Positive" Obama Letter, Rejects Nukes; Ayatollah Khamenei: "No One Should Have Nuclear Weapons"; Iran Releases Political Prisoners Ahead of U.N. General Assembly; Assad: U.S. Threats Didn't Trigger Move on Chemical Weapons; Ex-Pentagon Chiefs Criticize Obama on Syria; Oxfam: Richest Nations Giving Less Than Half Their "Fair Share" for Syria Aid; GOP Ties Government Funding, Debt Limit to Obamacare Repeal; Fed Continues $85 Billion Stimulus Purchases; Flooding Causes Oil Leak in Colorado; Property Damage Nears $2 Billion; 80 Killed, Thousands Stranded in Mexico Floods; Arctic Sea Ice Hits Sixth-Lowest Mark; Greenpeace Activists Target Russian Oil Rig; Bahraini Opposition Suspends Talks With Monarchy; Jailed Canadians Launch Hunger Strike in Egypt; 7 Arrested in White House Protest Against Deportations

Friday, September 20, 2013

2013/09/20 Headlines: Syrian Deputy PM: Neither Side Can Win Syrian Civil War; Report: Obama Letter Prompts Iran to Pursue Agreement; House to Vote on Defunding Obamacare as Shutdown Looms; House GOP Passes Food Stamp Cuts; 3-Year-Old Boy, 12 Others Wounded in Chicago Shooting; JPMorgan to Pay $920 Million Fine for London Whale Debacle; Halliburton Pays $200,000 Fine for Destroying Gulf Spill Evidence; Militants Kill 30 in Attacks on Yemeni Military; Japan Scraps All 6 Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima Plant to Focus on Containing Leak; Russian Coast Guard Arrests 25 on Greenpeace Ship in Arctic; Obama Admin to Unveil New Carbon Limits From Coal-Fired Power Plants; Pope Francis Calls for Major Shift on Gays, Abortion

Monday, September 23, 2013

2013/09/23 Headlines: 68 Killed in Militant Attack on Nairobi Mall; 78 Killed in Bombing of Pakistani Church; Militants Blame Drone War; Over 120 Killed in Iraq Violence; Russian Foreign Minister Accuses U.S. of "Blackmail" on Authorizing Strikes; U.S. Faces Government Shutdown as House Ties Funding to Obamacare Repeal; Obama Warns Republicans on Debt Ceiling Vote; Obama: Gun Violence Should be a National Obsession, Spark Change; Bangladeshi Garment Workers Rally for Higher Pay; Inquiry: South African Police Lied About Marikana Killings; IPCC Unveils New Climate Report, Warns of 2 Degree Celsius Temperature Hike; Protests Urge Obama to "Draw the Line" on Keystone XL; Anglo American Drops Out of Controversial Mining Project in Alaska; Students Charged for CUNY Protest Against Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus; Sikh Physician Attacked in Apparent Hate Crime; Transgender Teen Voted Homecoming Queen; Hundreds Protest Neo-Nazi Takeover Attempt in North Dakota Town

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

2013/09/24 Headlines: Kenya: Conflicting Reports Emerge About Standoff at Nairobi Mall; Report: U.S. Has Restarted Deportations to Somalia; Former FBI Agent to Plead Guilty to Being AP Source; Kerry to Meet with Iranian Foreign Minister at U.N.; Egyptian Court Bans All Muslim Brotherhood Activities; U.S. Military to Stop Releasing Tally of Guantánamo Prisoners on Hunger Strike; Chiquita Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuits over Paramilitary Killings in Colombia; Pussy Riot Member Begins Hunger Strike over "Slavery-Like Conditions" in Penal Colony; Angela Merkel Wins Re-Election in Germany Despite Global Protests Against Austerity Policies; IRS Official at Center of Vetting Scandal Resigns; Family of College Student Killed by NYPD Files Lawsuit over Police Handling of Emotionally Ill

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

2013/09/25 Headlines: U.S.-Iran to Hold New Talks; Rouhani Blasts "Violent" Sanctions; Obama: U.S. Will Military Force to "Ensure Free Flow of Energy" from Mideast; U.N. Inspectors Resume Chemical Probe in Syria; U.S. to Sign Global Arms Treaty; Toll From Attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria Reaches 142; Kenya Opens Mourning Period as Mall Seige Ends; At Least 270 Killed in Pakistani Earthquake; Cruz Stages Marathon Delay to Push Obamacare Repeal; White House Unveils Pricing for Obamacare Premiums; Senate Confirms 1st Openly Gay Appellate Judge; Rubio Backtracks on Florida Nominee; Attorney for Pakistani Drone Survivors Blocked From U.S. Hearing; Brazilian President: U.S. Spying Violates International Law; Yemeni Activist Detained under British Anti-Terror Law; Greece Probes Police-Golden Dawn Ties Following Slaying of Rapper

Thursday, September 26, 2013

2013/09/26 Headlines: U.S. Signs 1st Global Arms Treaty; Over Half of U.N. Members Now on Board; U.S., Iran in Highest-Level Talks Since 1979; Iranian President Rejects Denial of Nazi Holocaust; Syrian Rebel Factions Reject Western-Backed Opposition; Russia Denies Claims of Deal on Syria Resolution; House GOP Shifts to Debt Ceiling in Bid to Derail Obamacare; Senate Budget Bill to Exclude "Monsanto Protection Act"; Senate Bill Seeks to Roll Back NSA Surveillance; Docs: NSA Spied on Prominent Antiwar Critics at Height of Vietnam Invasion; Venezuelan President Cancels U.N. Visit over Alleged Threats; Customs Agency Unveils Training Reforms Following Border Killings; Angola 3 Prisoner Seeks Compassionate Release over Terminal Cancer; 2013 Right Livelihood Award Winners Announced

Monday, September 30, 2013

2013/09/30 Headlines: U.S. Faces Government Shutdown in Obamacare Standoff; Obama, Rouhani Speak in Phone Call; U.N. Security Council Approves Syria Chemical Weapons Deal; U.N. to Hold New Syria Peace Conference in Geneva; Dozens Killed in Iraq Bombings; Peshawar Hit With 3rd Major Attack in 1 Week; 50 Students Reportedly Killed in Nigeria; NSA Mapping Social Networking of Americans; Justice Dept. to Challenge North Carolina Voting Law

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

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Thursday, October 03, 2013

2013/10/03 Headlines: Obama "Exasperated" With GOP Intransigence on Shutodwn; Medicaid Opt-Out Will Leave Millions Without Health Insurance; U.N. Demands Access, Fighting Halt for Syria Aid; Netanyahu: Iranian PM a "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"; Over 170 Killed in Sudanese Crackdown on Protests; Tens of Thousands Mark Tlatelolco Anniversary in Mexico; Russia Files Piracy Charges Against Greenpeace Activists; NSA Has Capability to Gather Cellphone Location Data; Lavabit Owner: FBI Wanted Access to All Customers in Snowden Probe; Judge Orders Court Monitor over Racial Profiling in Arizona; San Francisco Cuts Ties to Federal Deportation Program; Hundreds Protest Anti-Choice Laws in Ohio; Gov. Perry: Wife Misspoke in Backing Right to Abortion; Banks to Pay $1.3 Billion Mortgage Settlement to Freddie Mac

Friday, October 04, 2013

2013/10/04 Headlines: President Obama Cancels Trip to APEC Summit as Shutdown Continues; GOP Congressmember Walks Back Controversial Budget Remark; Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul Caught on Tape Discussing Shutdown Strategy; Woman Shot Dead After Capitol Hill Car Chase; Gulf Coast Braces for Tropical Storm Karen; At Least 130 African Migrants Die in Boat Tragedy; U.N. Weapons Inspectors Report Progress in Syria; U.S. to Fly Spy Drones from Base in Japan; UPDATE: Angola 3 Member Herman Wallace Dies Just Days After Release from Prison; California Governor Signs Bill Allowing Drivers' Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants; Wendy Davis Launches Campaign for Texas Governor; 13 Members of Anonymous Indicted for Cyberattacks; Protests Planned Worldwide to Demand Release of 30 Greenpeace Prisoners in Russia; Ecuador: Parliament Approves Plans to Drill in Yasuni National Park; Report: U.S. Officer Wanted in Murders of U.S. Journalist, Student After 1973 Chilean Coup Dies

Monday, October 07, 2013

2013/10/07 Headlines: U.S. Forces Stage Military Raids in Libya, Somalia; Al-Qaeda Suspect Held on Navy Ship; Libya Accuses U.S. of "Kidnapping"; Over 50 Killed in Egypt Clashes; Canadians Barred From Leaving Egypt After Prison Release; Sectarian Violence Kills Dozens in Iraq; Kerry: Destruction of Syrian Chemical Arsenal "A Good Beginning"; Boehner Maintains Rejection of "Clean" Government Funding Bill; House Approves Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Workers; GOP to Seek "Entitlement" Cuts as Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms; Report: Shutdown Part of Anti-Obamacare Planning Since 2012 Election; Rallies Held Nationwide for Immigration Reform; Vigils Call for Release of Greenpeace Activists in Russia; Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap Dead at 102; Herman Wallace of Angola 3 Dies After Release From Prison

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

2013/10/08 Headlines: Parties Trade Blame as Government Shutdown Enters 8th Day; Military Contractors Head to Work Despite Gov't Furloughs; DOJ Asks for Delay in NSA Case Due to Shutdown; Brazilian President Demands Explanation from Canada over Spying Report; Report: Chronic Electrical Failures Plague Massive NSA Data Center in Utah; Libya: Protesters Decry U.S. Capture of Suspect from Streets of Tripoli; Maldives Court Invalidates 1st Round of Voting in Blow to Former President Nasheed; Kerry Touts Secretive TPP Trade Deal at APEC Summit; President Karzai Blasts U.S.-Led Occupation of Afghanistan on 12th Anniversary; Afghanistan: Funeral Held for Civilians Killed in Alleged NATO Strike; Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Key Campaign Finance Case; Arizona to Launch Two-Track Voting System for Those Lacking Proof of Citizenship; California Governor Signs TRUST Act, Rejects Bill to Allow Non-Citizens on Juries; Ohio Bridge Bomb Plot Defendant Sentenced to 10 Years After Gov't Sting; Police Officer Who Called Shooting Victim Kenneth Chamberlain a Racial Slur Is Fired; Vietnam Veterans Mark Anniversary of Afghan Occupation; Idle No More Movement Holds Day of Action on 250th Anniversary of Royal Proclamation; Study: 1 in 10 Young Americans Has Committed Sexual Violence

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

2013/10/09 Headlines: Obama Rejects GOP "Extortion" on Shutdown, Debt Ceiling; Path to Short-Term Funding Deal Emerges; Dems Reject Supercommittee; Debt Default Could Stall Social Security Benefits; Obama Picks Yellen to Head Federal Reserve; Supreme Court Weighs Limits on Individual Campaign Donations; 8 Lawmakers Among 200 Arrested in Protest for Immigration Reform; Libya Demands U.S. Return of Captured al-Qaeda Suspect; Pentagon Appoints New Envoy for Guantanamo Closure; Egypt Sets Trial Date for Ousted President Morsi; Report: U.S. to Scale Back Egypt Military Aid; 10 Killed in Fire Bangladeshi at Garment Factory; 4 Dead in Crash of U.S. Drug Surveillance Plane in Colombia; North Carolina Police Admit Spying on "Moral Monday" Protesters; Demonstrators Mark Birthday of Cancer-Ridden Jailed Lawyer Lynne Stewart

Thursday, October 10, 2013

2013/10/10 Headlines: Obama to Hold 1st Meeting With House GOP Since Shutdown; Private Charity to Cover Military Death Benefit During Shutdown; Syria On Pace to Meet Mid-2014 on Chemical Disarmament; Libyan Prime Minister Freed After Brief Captivity; U.S. Reduces Military Aid to Egypt; Haitians Sue U.N. Over Cholera Outbreak; Study: Global Temperatures Could Hit Unprecedented Levels by Mid-Century; Russia to Bring Drug Charges Against Detained Greenpeace Activists; Obama Unveils Yellen as Fed Nominee; White House Climate Adviser Steps Down; California Expands Abortion Access Through Nurse-Practitioners, Midwives; Family Says African-American Slain by Georgia Police Was Unarmed; Undercover Officer Arrested in New York Highway Incident Spied on OWS

Friday, October 11, 2013

2013/10/11 Headlines: Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize; Alice Munro Wins Nobel Literature Prize; HRW: Syrian Rebels Killed 190 Civilians in Coordinated Attack; Budget Stalemate Continues After Obama Meets with GOP; GOP Approval Rating Lowest in Poll's History; Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Hundreds While Health Workers on Furlough; Radiation Level Near Fukushima Reactor Hits Highest Level in 2 Years; French High Court Upholds Ban on Fracking; North Dakota Governor Unaware of Massive Oil Spill Until Days Later; Canadians John Greyson, Tarek Loubani Cleared to Leave Egypt; Whistleblower Advocates Present Award to Snowden in Russia; Snowden's Father Meets with Son; Report: CIA Supervisor Warned About Snowden's Behavior in 2009; PATRIOT Act Co-Author to Introduce Bill Curbing NSA Spying; Pentagon's Second-in-Command to Step Down; Survey: Most Americans Unable to Get Health Insurance Through New Exchange Sites

Monday, October 14, 2013

2013/10/14 Headlines: Hopes for Reopening Gov't Shift to Senate; House Democrats: GOP Changed Rules to Block Budget Vote; Right-Wing Republicans Protest Shutdown at WWII Memorial; IMF Head Warns of Global Impact if U.S. Defaults on Debts; Groups Protest World Bank Support for Dams, Fossil Fuel Projects; Air Force Fires General in Charge of Nuclear Missiles; 2nd Nuke Leader Fired in Days; Powerful Cyclone Blasts India; Typhoon Heads for Vietnam; Syria: Gunmen Kidnap 7 Aid Workers; U.S. Citizen Detained in Egypt Commits Suicide; Secret Court Extends NSA Phone Spying Powers; NSA Critics "Adopt" Highway to Protest Data Center; Kerry, Karzai at Odds over Immunity for U.S. Troops; U.S. Soldier Shot Dead By Man in Afghan Uniform; Malala Yousafzai: "Drone Attacks Are Fueling Terrorism"; Chile: Indigenous People Protest Columbus Day; Arizona: Immigrant Rights Protesters Block Court Proceedings; "March Against Monsanto" Held in Dozens of Countries; ACLU Challenges Anti-Choice Measures in Ohio Budget; Hundreds Honor Angola 3 Member Herman Wallace at Funeral

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

2013/10/15 Headlines: Senate Leaders Near Deal to End Shutdown, Raise Debt Limit; Report: Social Security Rise to Be Historically Low; Shutdown Hurts South Dakota Cattle Ranchers Hit by Blizzard; Report: NSA Collects Millions of Email, Chat Contact Lists; Brazil Gov't To Use Encrypted Email to Block Foreign Spying; Afghanistan: Governor of Logar Killed by Bomb; Libyan Bomb Suspect Faces Arraignment in New York; Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Begin in Geneva; Syria: Gunmen Release 4 of 7 Aid Workers; Russia: Police Round Up 1,600 Migrants After Anti-Migrant Riots; Russian Court Denies Bail to Greenpeace Captain, Activists; U.S. Supreme Court Hears Case on Affirmative Action

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

2013/10/16 Headlines: House Fails to Produce Plan as Debt Ceiling Deadline Looms; Japan: Typhoon Wipha Kills At Least 17; Philippines: Death Toll from Earthquake Rises to 144; Iran Presents Plan to Curb Nuclear Program at Geneva Talks; Greenwald Leaves Guardian to Embrace "Dream Journalistic Opportunity"; Report: Fast Food Workers' Reliance on Aid Costs Taxpayers $7 Billion Annually; Nobel Economics Prize Winner Says Inequality Is Most Important Issue in U.S.; Report: Pundits Who Urged Strikes on Syria Failed to Disclose Ties to Military Industry; Guantánamo Prisoner Vows to Continue to Hunger Strike; Report: Half a Million Dead Due to Iraq War; Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold Affirmative Action Ban; Supreme Court to Consider EPA Rules on Greenhouse Gases; U.S. Trial Opens in Chevron's Lawsuit Against Ecuadorean Pollution Victims; Florida Man Remains Conscious Longer During Execution Using Untried Drug; Anonymous Joins Chorus of National Outrage over Rape Case in Maryville, Missouri; Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Pleads Guilty to Sexually Harassment; Avoids Prison; Son of Slain Sikh Temple President to Run Against Congressmember Paul Ryan; New Jersey Voters Head to Polls in Special Senate Election; Belafonte Sues Children of Dr. Martin Luther King over Documents

Thursday, October 17, 2013

2013/10/17 Headlines: Gov't Reopens After GOP Backs Down on Defunding Obamacare; Timing of Senator Ted Cruz Press Conference Highlights GOP Divide; Houston Chronicle Reverses Sen. Ted Cruz Endorsement; Obama Vows Immigration Reform Push "the Day After" Fiscal Crisis Ends; Report: NSA Plays Extensive Role in CIA Drone Wars; Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Conclude in Geneva; JPMorgan Chase Admits Reckless Action in London Whale Trades; Canada: Police Raid Anti-Fracking Blockade in New Brunswick; Report: State Department-Backed Garment Complex in Haiti Stealing Workers' Wages; 4 Migrants Killed After Boat Capsizes Near Miami; Special Prosecutor Sought in Maryville Rape Case; CUNY Students, Alum Protest Petraeus at Gala; Democrat Cory Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Race

Friday, October 18, 2013

2013/10/18 Headlines: Obama Taps Pentagon Lawyer Who Played Key Role in Drone Wars to Head Homeland Security; Budget Committee Begins Talks on Long-Term Spending; Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform, Farm Bill; Iraq: 66 Killed in Attacks; 4 Former Blackwater Operatives Face New Charges for Nisour Square Massacre; Marine Panel: Officer Should Be Forcibly Discharged for Role in Troops Urinating on Dead Afghans; Syrian Official Says Peace Talks Possible Next Month; Rebels Kill Top General; Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia; Snowden's Father Says Son Is a Whistleblower, Not a Fugitive; NSA Director and Deputy to Leave Agency; Canada: Dozens Arrested as Police Descend on Anti-Fracking Blockade in New Brunswick; Romania: Chevron Halts Search for Natural Gas After Mass Protests; Romanians Protest Gold Mine Project Planned by Canadian Firm; Report: Federal Health Exchange Created Using Decade-Old Technology; Transit Workers Go on Strike in California; U.N. Agency: Outdoor Air Pollution Is Leading Cause of Cancer; Report: Nearly 30 Million People Enslaved Worldwide; 60,000 in U.S.

Monday, October 21, 2013

2013/10/21 Headlines: JPMorgan Chase to Pay $13 Billion in Record DOJ Settlement over Mortgages; U.S. Restarts Aid to Pakistan; Prime Minister Arrives in D.C. for Talks; U.N. Officials Criticize U.S. Drone Wars in New Reports; Diplomats Fuel Confusion over Syria Talks; Car Bomb Kills 37 Outside Hama; Syria: Clerics Permit Eating of Dogs, Cats amid Starvation in Rebel-Held Areas; Train Derailment Sparks Fireball, Evacuations in Alberta, Canada; Commander Defends "Collateral Murder" Pilots: "These Are Attack Pilots Wearing Gloves of Steel"; Maldives: Police Block Voting in Rescheduled Presidential Election; Obama to Address Glitches Plaguing Healthcare Exchange; France Summons U.S. Ambassador After Report on NSA Spying; Report: NSA Hacked Mexican President's Email in 2010; Anti-Austerity Protests Sweep Portugal, Italy; Montenegro: LGBT Activists Stage Pride March Despite Anti-Gay Mob; Same-Sex Weddings Begin in New Jersey; NC Register Becomes 1st in South to Accept Same-Sex Marriage Applications; Daisy Coleman Speaks Out on Maryville Rape Case: "I Refuse to Be a Victim of Cruelty Any Longer"

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

2013/10/22 Headlines: Amnesty Report: U.S. Drone Killings in Pakistan May Amount to War Crimes; Amnesty: Pakistanis Fearful of the U.S. "the Way They Are Fearful of the Taliban"; HRW: U.S. Air Strikes in Yemen Kill Scores of Civilians in Violation of International Law; White House Admits "Legitimate Questions" Raised by Reports of NSA Spying on Allies; Obama Defends Healthcare Law After Massive Online Failures; Assad Dampens Hopes for Peace Talks on Syria; Middle-School Student Opens Fire at School in Nevada; 2 Women Shot Dead at Senior Center in Detroit; New Jersey Gov. Christie Drops Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage; Firefighters in Australia Face More Than 60 Blazes; 15-Year Sentence for Qatari Poet Upheld; Transit Workers in California Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike; Southwestern Energy Loses Bid to Block Anti-Fracking Protests in Canada; NAACP Names Former House Clerk Lorraine Miller as Interim President

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

2013/10/23 Headlines: Obama Meets With Pakistani PM as Reports Fault U.S. on Drones; Syrian Opposition Unsure on Geneva Peace Conference; Head of U.N.-OPCW Reports Progress in Syria Mission; Suicide, Gun Attacks Kill Scores in Iraq; Thousands Ordered to Evacuate Australia Bushfires; PM Rejects Climate Change Link; Mexico Says Obama Pledges to Probe NSA Spying Claims; White House Admits New Flaws in Health Exchange Rollout; Appeals Court: GPS Tracking of Vehicles Requires Probable Cause; 10 U.S. CEOs Earned Over $100 Million for First Time; Panel: U.S. Failing to Stop Antibiotic Use in Livestock Feed; Chicago Palestinian Activist Accused of Immigration Fraud; Hundreds Rally for Teen Rape Victim in Maryville, Missouri; Ohio Man Who Challenged Ohio Gay Marriage Ban Dies

Thursday, October 24, 2013

2013/10/24 Headlines: Germany Complains to U.S. over Spying on Merkel; Pakistani PM Asks Obama to End Drone Strikes; Syria Hit by Blackouts After Attack on Pipeline; Kerry, Netanyahu Hold Talks in Italy; Russia Reduces Charges Against Greenpeace Activists; U.S. Extends Deadline for Health Exchange Enrollment; Bank of America Found Liable for Countrywide Fraud; Detroit Bankruptcy Trial Opens Amidst Protests; Poll: 58% Support Marijuana Legalization; FCC Extends Deadline for Low-Power FM Radio License Applications; Food Giants Spending Millions to Defeat GMO Labeling in Washington State; Hawaiian Island Approves Anti-Pesticide Protections

Friday, October 25, 2013

2013/10/25 Headlines: Germany, France Seek "No-Spying" Pledge From U.S.; Report: NSA Spied on 35 Foreign Leaders; Anti-Surveillance "Stop Watching Us" Rally Set for D.C.; Obama Renews Call for Congressional Action on Immigration Reform; Contractors Face Congressional Scrutiny on Healthcare Exchange Rollout; National Guard Members Wounded in Tennessee Shooting; Police Kill 13-Year-Old Boy Carrying Assault Weapon Replica; Coalition Seeks Justice Dept. Probe of NYPD Spying on Muslims; City College of New York Students Protest Closure of Campus Activist Center; African-American Shoppers Accuse Barneys of Racial Profiling; Catholic Worker Activists Acquitted of Protest at Drone Base; Ex-NSA Chief Michael Hayden Outed for Off-the-Record Interview

Monday, October 28, 2013

2013/10/28 Headlines: Reports: NSA Spying on Germany Began in 2002; Obama Was Briefed in 2010; Report: NSA Tracked Millions of Phone Calls in Spain; Thousands March Against NSA Surveillance in D.C.; Syria Submits Inventory of Chemical Stockpile; Armed Syrian Rebels Reject Geneva Peace Talks; 66 Killed in Dozens of Iraq Bombings; Obama Admin Seeks Delay of New Iran Sanctions; Saudi Women Defy Driving Ban; Thousands March for Jailed Opposition Activists in Moscow; Colombian Rebels Free Kidnapped Ex-Marine; Demolition of Sandy Hook Elementary Underway; Gunman Kills 4, Self in Phoenix Shooting; Obama Touts Education Spending in Brooklyn Speech; Report: North Dakota Failed to Disclose Nearly 300 Oil Spills; Rock Legend Lou Reed Dies at 71

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

2013/10/29 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 2 in Somalia; Obama Admin May Halt NSA Spying on Foreign Leaders; Senate Intel Chair Opposes Spying on U.S. Allies; European Lawmakers Press U.S. on Surveillance; NSA Director Faces Congress Amid Surveillance Row; U.N.: Syria on Pace to Chemical Deadline; Child Polio Outbreak Confirmed in Northern Syria; U.S. Blames Shutdown for Failure to Answer on Guantánamo, NSA; Brazilian Judge Halts Construction of Belo Monte Dam; Federal Judge Strikes Down Key Part of Anti-Abortion Law; Ohio To Use Untested Drug Combination in Execution; Comey Orders FBI Employees to Visit MLK Memorial; Penn State to Pay Nearly $60 Million to Sandusky Victims

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

2013/10/30 Headlines: White House Claims Unspecified Surveillance Reforms; Intel Chiefs Defend NSA Surveillance Before House Panel; Health Official Apologizes for Obamacare Site; GOP Takes Up Lost Insurance Plans; Israel Frees 26 Palestinian Prisoners, Announces New Settlements; Palestinian Negotiator: Israel Taking Most Hard-Line Stance in Decades; U.N. General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly Against U.S. Embargo of Cuba; Survivors of U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan Tell Congress of Ordeal; Shootings in Texas, South Carolina Leave 11 Dead; Alabama Lifts Controversial Anti-Immigrant Law; New York Probes Major Retailers for Racial Profiling; Hundreds Protest Fatal Police Shooting of Boy With Replica Gun; East Coast Marks First Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy

Thursday, October 31, 2013

2013/10/31 Headlines: U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan; Syria Meets Deadline to Destroy Chemical Weapons Equipment; Report: NSA Secretly Breaking Into Google, Yahoo Data Links; U.S., German Officials Meet at White House About NSA Spying; Report: NSA Spied on Vatican Phone Calls; Sebelius Apologizes for Healthcare Website Failures; Anti-Keystone XL Protesters Disrupt Obama Healthcare Speech; Romney Rejects Obama Comparison to Massachusetts Health Law; Koch Pipeline Spills Crude Oil in Texas; Federal Reserve to Continue Bond Purchases; Senate Confirms Obama Nominees for Labor Board, FCC; Obama Taps 2 Top Fundraisers for Ambassador Posts; Activists Warn Plan to Move Fukushima Fuel Rods Could Spark Massive Disaster; Protesters Condemn "Shop-and-Frisk" Profiling Outside Barneys Store; "Treme" Actor Sues over Racial Profiling at Macy's; Protest Blocks NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly's Speech at Brown University; New York City to Raise Age for Buying Cigarettes to 21

Friday, November 01, 2013

2013/11/01 Headlines: Court Blocks Stop-and-Frisk Police Reforms in New York City; Iraqi Prime Minister Requests More U.S. Military Aid to Combat Growing Violence; U.S. Official Confirms Israeli Strike in Syria; Judge Reinstates Anti-Choice Measure in Texas; German Lawmaker: Snowden May Travel to Germany to Testify on NSA Spying; Kerry Admits Some Spy Efforts "Reached Too Far"; Snowden Starts New Job at Website in Russia; Food Stamp Recipients Face "Hunger Cliff" as Deep Cuts Take Effect; Report: Only 6 People Enrolled in Obamacare on Site's 1st Day; Senate Republicans Block Obama Nominees for Housing Post, Appeals Court; Kenya: Hundreds Protest Light Penalty for Alleged Gang Rapists; Niger: 92 Migrants Die of Thirst in Desert; Indonesian Workers Launch Nationwide Strike for Pay Hike; U.S. Attorney to Probe Mysterious Death of Georgia Teen; FBI Probes Fatal Police Shooting of Boy Carrying Replica Gun; City Where Trayvon Martin Died Bans Guns for Neighborhood Watch; Youth Activist Deported Following "Dream 30" Border Protest; Graffiti Artist Banksy Ends New York City Residency

Monday, November 04, 2013

2013/11/04 Headlines: Morsi Rejects Military Rule in 1st Court Appearance; Kerry Begins Mideast Tour in Egypt, Saudi Arabia; Pakistan Reviews U.S. Ties After Drone Kills Taliban Leader on Eve of Talks; LAX Shooting Suspect Penned Anti-TSA Hate Letter; Obama Admin Rejects Snowden Clemency; Report Details U.N. Spying; U.K. Police Linked Greenwald's Partner to "Terrorism"; U.N. Climate Panel: Global Warming Endangers World's Food Supply; Israel Prepares New Annexation Plans Ahead of Kerry Visit; Syrian Opposition Says Assad Departure a Precondition for Geneva Talks; 2 French Journalists Killed in Mali; Book: Obama Aides Mulled Replacing Biden with Clinton for 2012 Campaign; Obama Campaigns for McAuliffe in Virginia Race; Day Laborers Rally for Immigration Reform, Workplace Safety

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

2013/11/05 Headlines: M23 Rebels Announce Surrender in Eastern Congo; Pakistani Province Backs Deadline for End to U.S. Drone Strikes; Kerry Assures Saudi Arabia on Syria, Iran; Kerry: NSA Spying Row Shouldn't Threaten U.S.-Europe Trade Talks; Thousands Protest U.S. on Embassy Anniversary in Iran; U.N.: 40% of Syrians Reliant on Humanitarian Aid; Task Force Says Military Doctors Abetted U.S. Torture; Hedge Fund Giant SAC Admits to Insider Trading, Fined $1.2 Billion; Johnson & Johnson to Pay $2.2 Billion to Settle Fraud Charges; Gunman Takes Own Life After Firing on New Jersey Mall; Senate Advances Landmark Protections for LGBT Workers; Supreme Court Preserves Ruling Against Abortion Curbs

Wednesday, November 06, 2013

2013/11/06 Headlines: McAuliffe, Christie Win Gubernatorial Races; NYC Mayoral Victor Bill de Blasio: Voters Chose "Progressive Path"; GMO Labeling Initiative Defeated in Washington State; Minimum Wage Hikes Approved in New Jersey, Seattle; Portland, Maine Voters Approve Recreational Marijuana; Fracking Bans Draw Mixed Results in Ohio, Colorado; Illinois Lawmakers Approve Same-Sex Marriage; Obama: Enough Support for Immigration Reform in House; Envoy: U.S.-Russian Disagreement Delays Syria Peace Conference; Iran Invites IAEA Head Ahead of Renewed Talks; Israel: Separation Wall the Border of Future Palestinian State; Hundreds Protest Surveillance, Corruption in "Million Mask March"; British Activists Burn Energy Bills in Austerity Bonfire; Paul Admits "Mistakes" Following Plagiarism Claims; Toronto Mayor Refuses to Step Down After Admitting Crack Use

Thursday, November 07, 2013

2013/11/07 Headlines: Greenhouse Gas Concentrations Hit New Record High; Obama Admin Rejects Delay of Health Law; Top Official Resigns; U.S. Floats Partial Sanctions Freeze as Iran Nuclear Talks Resume; Kerry: Israeli Settlements "Illegitimate," No U.S. Demand for Halt; Study: Arafat May Have Died of Polonium Poisoning; Report: Pakistan Renounces Lowered Civilian Toll from Drone Strikes; CIA Remains at Helm of Drone War Despite Vows of Pentagon Control; Dutch Asks Maritime Tribunal to Order Russia's Release of "Arctic 30"; 2 Killed, 8 Wounded in Detroit Shooting; Family Claims Racial Profiling in Shooting Death of Stranded Detroit Motorist; Border Patrol Rejects Curbs on Deadly Force; Judge Orders Release of Guantánamo Documents; Report: U.S., Yemen Discuss Prison for Detainees; Former Guantánamo Bay Prisoner Appeals Conviction; Judge Seeks Reinstatement to "Stop-and-Frisk" Case

Friday, November 08, 2013

2013/11/08 Headlines: Historic Storm Batters Philippines; Initial Deal on Iran's Nuclear Program Appears Imminent; More Than 50 Arrested at Wal-Mart Protest in Los Angeles; Obama Apologizes for Health Insurance Cancellations; Reports of Military Sexual Assault Increase by 46%; Audio of British Soldiers Executing Afghan Released; Senate Passes Landmark Bill to Protect LGBT Workers; FDA Moves to Phase Out Harmful Trans Fats; New Pakistani Taliban Leader Plotted Attack on Malala Yousafzai; U.S. Loses Vote at UNESCO After Halting Funds over Palestine Membership; British Spy Chiefs Claim Snowden Leaks Caused Damage; Brazil, Germany Draft U.N. Resolution Against Unfettered Spying; Report: CIA Pays AT&T $10 Million Annually for Phone Data; Report: Error Prompted FBI Spying on Antiwar.com; FAA Releases Initial Plan on Increased Domestic Drone Use; Newly Released Video Shows Toronto Mayor on Murder Rant; Chicago Cop Faces No Charges for Shooting Unarmed Black Man 7 Times; Police Shoot Unarmed 19-Year-Old in Iowa Despite Calls to Back Off; Anti-Corruption Activists Rain Money on Illinois Lawmakers

Monday, November 11, 2013

2013/11/11 Headlines: Typhoon Haiyan Devastates Philippines, Over 10,000 Feared Dead; Iran Talks to Continue After Nuclear Deal Stalls; Kerry: "Significant Progress" in Iran Nuclear Talks; Israeli PM Decries "Bad and Dangerous" Iran Deal; Iran, IAEA Reach Inspections Deal for Nuclear Sites; Iranian Minister Shot Dead in Tehran; U.N. Climate Summit Opens in Poland; U.S. Drone Strikes Kill 5 in Yemen; Pakistanis Rally Against U.S. Drone Attacks; Saudi Arabia Arrests Foreign Workers; 2 Killed in Clashes; U.N. Expert Urges Qatar to Improve Conditions for Migrant Workers; Thousands Protest Raid of State Broadcaster in Greece; 2 Killed, 22 Wounded in Texas Shooting; Bloomberg Seeks Permanent Repeal of "Stop-and-Frisk" Curbs for NYPD; "60 Minutes" Retracts Benghazi Story; Watchdog Urges Independent Review; Sen. Graham Maintains Vow to Block Obama Nominees over Benghazi, Despite CBS Retraction

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

2013/11/12 Headlines: U.N. Launches $300 Million Appeal for Philippines; Aid Slow to Reach Victims; Storm Kills At Least 100 in Somalia's Puntland Region; Cambodia: 1 Killed in Police Crackdown on Striking Garment Workers; Bangladesh: Garment Workers' Protest Shuts Down 100 Factories; Haqqani Network Leader Shot Dead in Pakistan; HRW: Syria Used Incendiary Weapons in Dozens of Attacks; Report: Asylum Seekers in U.S. Unable to Work, Obtain Aid; Report: Fewer Than 50,000 Enrolled on Obamacare Site; Documents Show NSA Spied on OPEC; Kerry Declines to Elaborate on JFK Assassination Views; Right-Winger Avigdor Lieberman Reinstated as Israeli Foreign Minister; Detained Greenpeace Activists Transferred 800 Miles to St. Petersburg; Pussy Riot Member Out of Contact Since Transfer to Heart of Siberia; Romania Rejects Gold Mine Project After Mass Protests; Train Carrying 2.7 Million Gallons of Oil Derails in Alabama; Autopsy: African-American Woman Killed on Michigan Porch Was Shot in Face; 4 Dead in Brooklyn Murder-Suicide Involving Iranian Rock Band; Texas: Prosecutor to Serve 10-Day Term for Hiding Evidence in Case That Sent Innocent Man to Jail

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

2013/11/13 Headlines: Philippines President Lowers Death Toll as Haiyan Survivors Seek Aid; Philippine Foreign Secretary: Typhoon a "Manifestation of Climate Change"; Philippine Climate Negotiator Continues Hunger Strike at U.N. Summit; Obama Admin Seeks Congressional Pause on Iran Sanctions; Israel Freezes E1 Settlement Construction, OKs 20,000 New West Bank Homes; Afghan Gov't Abandons Wardak Probe over Reported U.S. Stonewalling; Bangladeshi Workers Strike Grows, 250 Factories Closed; Hawaii Senate Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage; GOP Blocks Another Obama Judicial Nominee; Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Ruling Against Anti-Abortion Oklahoma Ultrasound Law; Obama Taps New Head for Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Justice Dept. Approves American Airlines-U.S. Airways Merger

Thursday, November 14, 2013

2013/11/14 Headlines: Boehner Rules Out Talks on Immigration Reform; Obama Admin: 106,000 Enrollments in Health Exchanges' 1st Month; Dems Threaten to Join GOP on Health Law Rebuke; Confirmed Typhoon Haiyan Death Count Tops 2,300; Obama Admin Asks Congress to Delay Iran Sanctions Vote; Palestinian Negotiators Resign over Israeli Settlement Building; 3 Students Shot Near Pittsburgh High School; Washington State Machinists Reject Pension, Benefit Cuts; Boeing Offered Largest Ever State Subsidy; Striking Nestlé Worker Shot Dead in Colombia; Study: Over 3,200 Jailed for Life on Non-Violent Convictions

Friday, November 15, 2013

2013/11/15 Headlines: Obama Allows Health Insurers to Continue Substandard Plans; Obama Calls on Congress to Wait on Iran Sanctions; Iraq: At Least 41 Killed in Blasts Targeting Shiites; Warren Questions Fed Chair Nominee Janet Yellen on Failure to Regulate Big Banks; Judge Criticizes U.S. Failure to Prosecute a Single CEO for Financial Crisis; U.S. Probes Potential Currency Manipulation by Traders at Big Banks; AP Source Sentenced to 3 Years for Leak on Yemen Operation; Relatives of Drone Victims Travel to D.C. for Summit; Report: 97% of NYPD "Stop-and-Frisks" Yielded No Conviction; Philippines Death Toll Climbs; Corpses Buried in Mass Grave; Iceberg the Size of Singapore Heads to Sea in Latest Sign of Warming; Report: 2013 Among 10 Warmest Ever Recorded; Gas Pipeline Explosion Kills 2 in Poland; Pipeline Explosion in Texas Spurs Evacuation of Entire Town; Colorado City Approves Fracking Ban; Michigan Prosecutors to Speak on Renisha McBride Shooting; Activist Jeremy Hammond Faces Sentencing for Statfor Hack; Socialist Candidate Kshama Sawant Wins Seattle City Council Seat

Monday, November 18, 2013

2013/11/18 Headlines: 6 Dead, Thousands Without Power in Midwest Storms; Over 4 Million Displaced From Typhoon Haiyan; Multiple Bombings in Iraq Leave Dozens Dead; Japan Begins Removal of Fukushima Radioactive Fuel Rods; Bachelet Leads 1st Round of Chilean Presidential Vote; Student Leader Elected to Congress; Protests Mark 2-Month Detention of Greenpeace Arctic 30; 2 Killed in Colorado Mining Accident; House Dems Join GOP to Challenge Obamacare on Old Plans; Charges Filed Against Homeowner in Shooting of Renisha McBride; Hacktivist Jeremy Hammond Sentenced to 10 Years, Claims FBI Directed Attacks; Nobel Prize-Winning Author Doris Lessing Dead at 94

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

2013/11/19 Headlines: Bombing of Iranian Embassy Kills 23 in Beirut; Afghans Protest U.S. Security Pact; Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume in Geneva; 4 Greenpeace Activists Granted Bail in Russia; State of Disaster Declared in Illinois Following Storm; Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to NSA Spying; NLRB: Wal-Mart Violated Rights of Striking Workers; Wal-Mart Store Launches Food Drive for Employees; Cheney Sisters Spar over Same-Sex Marriage; Toronto City Council Limits Mayor's Powers; Occupy Group Relieves $14 Million in Medical Debt

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

2013/11/20 Headlines: Iran Nuclear Talks Resume in Geneva; Senators Delay Sanctions Vote; Afghanistan Seeks U.S. Apology in Long-Term Security Pact; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 3 in Yemen; CIA Confirms Child Death; 28 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Iraq Bombings; Hundreds Protest Military Rule in Egypt; NSA Unlawfully Shared Intel With Gov't Agencies; Indonesia Recalls Ambassador to Australia over NSA Spying; Justice Dept. Finalizes $13 Billion Settlement with JPMorgan; Report Warned Obama Admin of Health Site's Use of Contractors; Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban; Albuquerque Voters Reject 20-Week Abortion Ban; Senate GOP Blocks 3rd Straight Judicial Nominee; Republican Rep. Henry Radel Arrested for Cocaine Possession; U.S. Official: No Indictment of WikiLeaks Founder "So Far"; Zimmerman Arrested For Aggravated Assault; Freed on Bail, Ordered to Give Up Weapons; "Manufacturing Consent" Director Peter Wintonick Dead at 60

Thursday, November 21, 2013

2013/11/21 Headlines: U.S. Troops Granted Immunity in Afghan Security Pact; U.S. Launches Drone Strike in Pakistan Despite Reported Halt; Dozens Dead in Iraq Bombing; NSA Accessed Private Info of U.K. Citizens; Indonesia Suspends Military Cooperation With Australia over NSA Row; Shareholders Press AT&T, Verizon on NSA Spying; Illinois Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; Rep. Radel Takes Leave of Absence Following Cocaine Conviction; Virginia State Senator Recovering after Stabbing

Friday, November 22, 2013

2013/11/22 Headlines: Senate Dems Approve Historic Curbs on Filibustering Nominees; Pakistanis Claims Civilian Deaths in U.S. Drone Strike; Karzai Seeks Delay of U.S.-Afghan Security Pact as Tribal Elders Weigh Approval; "Major Differences" Remain in Iran Nuclear Talks; Typhoon Haiyan Death Toll Surpasses 5,200; Study: 90 Companies Responsible for Bulk of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 15 of Greenpeace "Arctic 30" Freed on Bail in Russia; Navy Suspends Top Officers in Alleged Bribery Case; Senate Panel Advances Yellen Nomination; Alabama Pardons Last 3 of "Scottsboro Boys"

Monday, November 25, 2013

2013/11/25 Headlines: Secret U.S.-Iran Talks in Oman Paved Way for Nuclear Deal; Warsaw Climate Summit Yields Modest Deal on Emissions Announcements, Loss and Damage; Karzai Seeks Delay of U.S. Military Pact After Council Approval; Thousands Protest U.S. Drone War in Pakistan; Both Sides Claim Victory in Honduras Presidential Race; Study: Over 11,000 Children Dead in Syrian Conflict; Egypt Law Requires Permits for Demonstrations; Sea Tribunal Orders Unconditional Release of Arctic 30; ACLU Lawsuit Challenges NSA Surveillance; House Bills Loosen Curbs on Fracking; Oklahoma Suspends Spousal Benefits for National Guard to Avoid Anti-Discrimination Rules; Dozens Protest Shooting Death of North Carolina Teen in Police Custody; Swiss Voters Reject Bid to Limit CEO Pay

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

2013/11/26 Headlines: U.N. Sets Syria Peace Talks for January; Obama on Iran Deal: "We Cannot Rule Out Peaceful Solutions"; Obama Admin Warns Karzai on Delaying U.S.-Afghan Pact; Pakistani Lawmakers Protest U.S. Drone Strikes; Report: CIA Will Retain Control over Drone Strikes; 12 Killed in Yemen Drone Strike; Iraq Bombings Kill 17; Israel Announces New Settlement Construction in West Bank; Ruling Party Wins Honduran Elections, Challenger Claims Fraud; Obama Challenged on Deportations in Immigration Speech; School Superintended, 3 Others Charged for Steubenville Rape Cover-Up; Company Says Morning-After Pill Doesn't Work for Those Over 176 Lbs.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

2013/11/27 Headlines: Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Contraception Mandate; U.S. Flies B-52s in Zone Claimed by China; U.S. Warns Karzai over Delay of Security Pact; Egypt Charges 2 Activists for Demonstrating Against Protest Law; Honduran Students Protest Election Results; Report: NSA Collected Data on Muslim Targets' Online Sexual Activity; Microsoft Develops New Encryption over NSA Fears; U.N. Panel Advances Anti-Surveillance Measure; CIA Used Secret Guantánamo Site to Recruit Double Agents; 30 Haitian Migrants Die in Boat Wreck; CARICOM Urges Dominican Republic to Repeal Denial of Citizenship to Haitians; Cuba Halts Consular Services in the U.S.; Study: U.S. Underestimating Methane Emissions; CBS News Correspondent, Producer Forced to Take Leave over Benghazi Report

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Monday, December 02, 2013

2013/12/02 Headlines: 4 Killed, Dozens Wounded in NY Train Crash; White House Claims Progress in Health Site Fix; Dozens Arrested in Black Friday Protests; Fast-Food Workers Plan New Strike; Pakistanis Continue Rallies, Blockade Against Drone War; Karzai: U.S. Cutting Supplies in Security Pact Row; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; November Toll Tops 600; Egypt Assembly Approves Draft Charter; Hundreds Protest in Tahrir Square; Thousands Protest Potential Israeli Expulsion of Bedouin Arabs; Over 300,000 Rally in Ukraine over EU Ties; Thousands Rally in Honduras in Recount Call; Tens of Thousands Protest Peña Nieto in Mexico; Marissa Alexander Freed on Bond Ahead of Trial; Republican Tweet Mocked for Racism Claim; Last Jailed Arctic 30 Member Freed on Bail

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

2013/12/03 Headlines: Thailand: Police Remove Barricades in Bid to Ease Mass Protests; U.N. Implicates Assad in War Crimes; Report: Aid Worker Deaths Triple in Afghanistan; Biden Criticizes China Air Defense Zone During Japan Visit; Investigators: Train Was Speeding Before Crash in Bronx; Honduras: Election Tribunal to Review Disputed Presidential Tallies; Bahrain: Court Denies Early Release for Activist Nabeel Rajab; Gaza Activists Stage "Reverse Flotilla" Against Israeli Blockade; White House Claims 375,000 Visits to Health Site Monday Before Noon; ACLU Sues U.S. Bishops over Catholic Hospital Guidelines; Same-Sex Weddings Begin in Hawaii; Canada: Anti-Fracking Protests Held Nationwide on Day of Action; Protesters in Oregon Delay Departure of Tar Sands "Megaload"; Ukraine: Mass Protests Continue as Parliament Rejects No-Confidence Motion; The New Press Founder André Schiffrin Dies at 78

Wednesday, December 04, 2013

2013/12/04 Headlines: EU Fines 6 Banks $2.3 Billion for Global Rate Fixing; Clearing Detroit Bankruptcy, Judge OKs Cuts to Retiree Pensions; Illinois Legislature Approves Pension Cuts; Obama Touts Improvements to Healthcare Site; U.S. Halts Pakistan Shipments over Anti-Drone Protests; U.N.: 250,000 Cut Off from Aid in Syria; Hezbollah Blames Israel for Killing of Commander in Beirut; U.K. Police Official Says Guardian Could Face Prosecution for Snowden Leaks; European Rights Court Weighs CIA Torture in Poland Secret Prison; French Study: Arafat Wasn't Poisoned; House Votes to Extend Ban on Plastic Guns

Thursday, December 05, 2013

2013/12/05 Headlines: NSA Collecting Location Data on Cellphones Worldwide; Fast-Food Workers Strike Nationwide for Higher Pay; Obama Calls for Action on "Growing Inequality"; Studies: Inequality Dividing U.S. Cities, Threatening Families; Suicide Bomber Hits Yemen Defense Ministry in Sana'a; U.S., China Differ on Air Defense Zone; Mexico Recovers Stolen Radioactive Container; 2 Guantánamo Prisoners Forcibly Repatriated to Algeria Despite Pleas; Study: 7 in 10 College Students Graduating With Loan Debt; Detainees Hold Sit-in at Texas Immigration Jail; Illinois Issues Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants; Miami Suburb Sued for Police Abuses, Racial Profiling; ALEC Plots Extensive Campaign Against Environmental Regulation, Clean Energy; ALEC Faces Funding Shortfall After "Stand Your Ground" Prompts Member Flight; Connecticut Releases Newtown 911 Calls; Sen. Warren Rules Out 2016 Presidential Run

Friday, December 06, 2013

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Monday, December 09, 2013

2013/12/09 Headlines: South Africa Begins Week of Mourning for Mandela; Report: Obama Admin "Cherry-Picked" Intel on Syria Chemical Strike; 11 Dead in U.S. Winter Storm; Jobless Rate Hits 5-Year Low; Obama Seeks Extension of Jobless Benefits; WTO Reaches New Trade Pact; Hundreds Protest in Bali; Report: U.S. Faces Opposition on Pro-Corporate Agenda in TPP Talks; Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Ukraine; Thai PM Dissolves Parliament Amid Unrest; Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence; Venezuelan Gov't Bests Opposition in Local Races; Chevron Halts Gas Drilling in Romanian Village Following Protests; North Korea Frees U.S. Veteran; Charges Dropped for Black Teens Arrested While Waiting for School Bus

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

2013/12/10 Headlines: Crowds, World Leaders Honor Mandela at Soweto Memorial; U.S. Airlifts African Troops into the Central African Republic; Pentagon Bill Adds Sexual Assault Protections, But Rejects Independent Oversight; U.S. Tech Giants Call for Surveillance Reforms; U.S., U.K. Spied on Video Gamers Worldwide; L.A. Deputies Face Abuse, Civil Rights Charges; Hagel Warns Pakistan on NATO Supply Blockade; Report: Russia Amnesty to Include Pussy Riot, Arctic 30; Putin Dissolves Russian State Media Outlets; 3 Arrested at NY Air Base in Anti-Drone Protest; De Blasio Faces Protest for NYPD Pick; Newtown Residents Issue Privacy Appeal Ahead of 1-Year Anniversary; U.S. Sells Remaining Stake in GM at $11 Billion Loss for Taxpayers; Nobel Prizes Awarded in Sweden

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

2013/12/11 Headlines: Jobless Benefits in Limbo After Bipartisan Budget Deal; Federal Agencies Approve Long-Delayed Volcker Rule; Thousands Queue to Pay Respects as Mandela Body Lies in State; Accepting Nobel Peace Prize, OPCW Calls on Holdouts to Ratify Chemical Weapons Treaty; Ukraine Police Pull Back From Protest Raid; U.S. Suspends Aid to Rebel-Held Northern Syria; Uruguay Legalizes National Market for Marijuana; Indian Supreme Court Reinstates Ban on Gay Sex; Senate Confirms Housing, Judicial Picks After Filibuster Curbs

Thursday, December 12, 2013

2013/12/12 Headlines: White House: Obamacare Enrollment Doubled in November; Pentagon Imposes Media Gag on Gitmo Hunger Strikers; NSA Chief: Bulk Collection May Continue Despite New Legislation; Ukraine Protesters Reject Talks With President; U.S. Mulls Sanctions; Thai Protesters Storm PM's Compound; Syrian Rebel Commander Flees to Turkey; Prominent Lawyer, Activist Missing in Syria; Spanish Journalists Kidnapped in Syria; Mexican Senate Advances Energy Reform Bill; Lawmakers to Introduce New Sanctions Against Iran; Michigan Anti-Abortion Law Forces Women to Buy "Rape Insurance"; Dozens Protest at NJ Immigration Jail; Activists Claim Detention of Parolees in Texas; Senate Aid Arrested on Child Pornography Charges; Zimmerman Avoids Domestic Violence Charges; Time Magazine Names Pope Francis "Person of the Year"

Friday, December 13, 2013

2013/12/13 Headlines: Yemen: U.S. Drone Kills 17 People Traveling to Wedding; Ukrainian Official: Gov't Will Sign EU Pact Following Protests; Thai Military Chiefs to Meet with Protest Leader; U.N. Confirms Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria; Report: U.S. Man Who Vanished in Iran Was Working for CIA; Uncle of North Korean Leader Executed for Treason; House Passes Budget Deal; Boehner Slams Far-Right Groups; U.S. General Who Opened Guantánamo Says Prison Should Close; Mandela Memorial Signer Says He Has Schizophrenia; Mandela Lies in State for Final Day; Tens of Thousands Line Up to Bid Farewell; Israel Shelves Plan to Expel Bedouin Arabs; Ecuador Shuts Down Group Opposed to Amazon Oil Drilling; Wealthy Texas Teen Gets Probation for Fatal Crash After "Affluenza" Defense; Domino's Workers Reinstated Following Protests over Unfair Wages, Treatment; Newtown Families Mark 1 Year Since Massacre

Monday, December 16, 2013

2013/12/16 Headlines: Mandela Laid to Rest in Home Village; Syrian Air Strike Kills Dozens in Aleppo; Obama on Newtown Anniversary: Push for Gun Control "Won't Come From Washington"; Student Gunman Wounds Classmate, Takes Own Life at Colorado School; Flooding Displaces Thousands in Gaza Strip; EU Suspends Ukraine Talks as Protests Continue; Chile Elects Bachelet to Return to Office; Thousands Protest Gay Sex Ban in India; NSA Officials Differ on Snowden Amnesty; Kansas Technician Arrested for Airport Bomb Plot; White House: Missing American in Iran Didn't Work for U.S. Gov't

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

2013/12/17 Headlines: Judge Deals Major Blow to NSA Phone Spying; Iraq: More Than 70 Killed in Wave of Attacks; Yemeni Parliament Backs Ban on U.S. Drone Attacks After Deadliest Strike This Year; U.N. Makes Historic Fund Appeal for Syria; Report: Polio-Hit Area in Syria Excluded from Vaccine Drive; U.N.: 1.3 Million at Risk of Hunger in Central African Republic; Curfew Imposed in South Sudan After Alleged Coup Attempt; U.S. Repatriates 2 Guantánamo Prisoners to Saudi Arabia; Group of U.S. Scholars Joins Boycott of Israel; Kerry Pledges New Aid for Law Enforcement in Asia Trip; Senate Poised to Pass Budget Deal; Jeh Johnson Confirmed as Homeland Security Chief; Judge Strikes Down Part of Utah's Anti-Polygamy Law; Brazil: Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions at World Cup Stadium; Amazon Workers in Germany Go on Strike; Report: U.S. Oil Production Headed for Near-Record High Due to Fracking; White House Accused of "Systematically" Delaying Key Rules Ahead of 2012 Election

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

2013/12/18 Headlines: South Sudan Violence Leaves Up to 500 Dead; 6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghan Crash; Senate Intel Committee Seeks Release of Internal CIA Report on Torture; Snowden Offers Assistance to Brazil in NSA Spying Probe, Seeks Asylum; House Intel Chair Asks EU to Cancel Snowden Testimony; Tech Execs Meet With Obama on Surveillance; Ukraine, Russia Agree on $15 Billion Bailout; 2 Dead in Shooting at Nevada Medical Center; India Seeks U.S. Apology for Diplomat's Arrest; Embassy Barriers Removed; D.C. Council Approves $11.50/Hour Minimum Wage for 2016; Navy Investigator Pleads Guilty in Corruption Case; Bridge Closures Prompt Claims of Political Retaliation by Christie Appointees; 16 Arrested Blocking Tar Sands Shipment in Oregon; 5 Philadelphia Priests Suspended in Child Abuse Probe; The Advocate Names Pope Francis "Person of the Year"

Thursday, December 19, 2013

2013/12/19 Headlines: White House Panel Calls for Reform of NSA Surveillance; Greenwald: NSA Seeks "Elimination of Individual Privacy Worldwide"; U.N. Assembly Approves Landmark Privacy Resolution; U.S. Releases 2 Sudanese Prisoners; Bill Would Free Up to Half of Remaining Guantánamo Detainees; Senate Approves 2-Year Budget Deal Without Jobless Benefits; Fed to Scale Back Monthly Bond Purchases; South Sudan Violence Fears of Civil War; Amnesty: Both Sides Committing War Crimes in CAR; Russian Lawmakers Approve Mass Amnesty Bill; Pussy Riot Members Set for Release; LGBT Athletes Among U.S. Delegates to Russia Olympics; India Asks U.S. to Drop Charges Against Diplomat; Kerry Voices "Regret"; Report: Widespread Abuses in Secret Prisons of Assad Regime, Islamist Rebels

Friday, December 20, 2013

2013/12/20 Headlines: Obama Commutes Sentences in 8 Crack Cocaine Cases; Fresh Violence Erupts in CAR After Visit by U.S. Diplomat; 34,000 Flee to U.N. Bases in South Sudan; Obama Sends U.S. Troops; Egypt: 6 Arrested in Raid on Activist Group; Ugandan Parliament Passes Anti-Gay Bill; India Asks Court to Review Ban on Gay Sex; New Mexico Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage; Pennsylvania Pastor Defrocked After Officiating Son's Same-Sex Wedding; Senate Passes Sweeping Defense Bill; BP Engineer Convicted of Deleting Messages to Obstruct Spill Probe; Thousands March Against Free Trade, Austerity on 1st Day of EU Summit; Obama Admin Deported 369,000 in 2013

Monday, December 23, 2013

2013/12/23 Headlines: Report: CIA Helped Kill Rebels in Colombia Through Secret Program; South Sudan: U.S. Evacuates Hundreds amid Fears of Civil War; Pussy Riot Members Released from Prison; Ukraine: 100,000 Rally in Ongoing Call for President's Ouster; Thailand: Protests Continue as Opposition Party Vows to Boycott Elections; Egypt: 3 Top Activists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison; Iraq: 18 Solders Killed in Raid; Syria: Air Attacks Kill 42 in Aleppo; Obama: More Than 1 Million Have Selected Health Insurance; Report: Past Failures Overlooked When Selecting Firm for Healthcare Website; Same-Sex Couples Wed in Utah After Marriage Ban Lifted; Domestic Workers Protest Indian Diplomat's Treatment of Housekeeper; Canada Court Strikes Down Restrictions on Sex Work; Mexican President Signs Bill Opening Oil Sector to Foreign Firms; Bangladesh: 13 Charged for Deaths of Workers in Tazreen Factory Blaze; Report: U.S. Buys Clothing from Suppliers with History of Abuse; Colorado Teen Dies After School Shooting; 3 Killed in Chicago Shootings

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

2013/12/24 Headlines: Ban Calls for Near Doubling of U.N. Peacekeepers in South Sudan; Group: 87 Children Among Over 300 Killed in Aleppo Bombing; 14 Killed, Dozens Wounded in Egypt Bombing; Dozens Protest Jailing of Egyptian Activists; Israel Frees Palestinian Hunger Striker; Netanyahu Seeks U.S. Explanation over "Unacceptable" Spying; Snowden: "Mission Accomplished" in Exposing NSA Surveillance; Admin Extends Obamacare Deadline for Jan. 1st Coverage; Judge Refuses to Stop Same-Sex Marriages in Utah; Court Rules Ohio Can't Exclude LGBT Spouses from Death Certificates; Ugandan Activists Vow Challenge to Anti-LGBT Law; Freed Pussy Riot Members Call for Olympic Boycott; Report: NYC Settles <span class="caps">RNC Protest Claims

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

2013/12/26 Headlines: U.N. Doubles Peacekeeping Force in South Sudan as Fighting Rages; Dozens Killed, Wounded in Iraq Bombings; U.S. Sends Military Aid; Egypt Intensifies Crackdown by Deeming Muslim Brotherhood a "Terrorist Group"; Israel to Announce New Settlements; Violence Kills 2 in Gaza; 18 Haitian Migrants Die at Sea; Russia Drops Charges Against Greenpeace Arctic 30; Chilean Officers Found Guilty for "Caravan of Death" Murders; Pope Francis: Protect Environment from "Human Greed"; Appeals Court Upholds Rejection of Habeus Corpus Rights for Bagram Prisoners; Daughter of NYC Mayor-Elect Discusses Clinical Depression, Substance Abuse; Snowden: Mass Surveillance Undermining Fundamental Privacy

Friday, December 27, 2013

2013/12/27 Headlines: Ex-Minister Among 5 Dead in Lebanon Bombing; U.S. Drone Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan; African Leaders Mediate Talks in South Sudan; Dozens Killed, Mass Grave Uncovered in Central African Republic; Egypt Arrests Dozens of Muslim Brotherhood Members Following "Terrorism" Designation; Israel Bombs Gaza; Closure Threatens Power Plant; 44 Killed, 60,000 Displaced in Brazil Flooding; Kidnapped U.S. Citizen Issues Video Plea to Obama; U.N. Seeks Answers from U.S., Yemen on Drone Strike; Okinawa Approves Relocation of U.S. Base; Ice Storm Toll Hits 27 in U.S., Canada; Obama Signs Pentagon, Budget Laws; U.S. Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of Clergy Official for Hiding Child Abuse; First Greenpeace Arctic 30 Members Leave Russia

Monday, December 30, 2013

2013/12/30 Headlines: Opposition Activists: Over 500 Killed in Syrian Attacks on Aleppo; 31 Dead in Twin Russian Suicide Attacks; Crisis Feared as 100,000 Seek Refuge in Central African Republic Capital; Regional Leaders Set Deadline for Talks in South Sudan; Judge Upholds NSA's Bulk Collection of Phone Data; Report: Secretive NSA Unit Hacks Into Computers, Intercepts Packages; Jobless Benefits Expire for 1.3 Million Americans; Healthcare Enrollment Jumps in December; Egypt Faces Violence, Protests After Anti-Brotherhood Crackdown; 4 Al Jazeera Journalists Detained in Cairo; Saudi Arabia Grants $3 Billion in Aid to Lebanese Military; Thousands Protest Relocation of U.S. Military Base on Okinawa; U.S. Intel Warns of Afghan Collapse Without Security Pact; Anti-Polio Health Worker Shot Dead in Pakistan; Report: No Al-Qaeda Role in Benghazi Attack, Video Played Role; Parents of NYPD Victims Protest Bratton's Appointment

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013/12/31 Headlines: Iraq Violence Caps Deadliest Year Since 2008; Russian Police Detain Dozens After Volgograd Bombings; South Sudan Rebels Claim Control of Bor; Leader Agrees to Peace Talks; U.N. Says 180,000 Displaced by South Sudan Violence; Congolese Troops Quash Series of Attacks; 100 Killed; U.N. Says 15 Died from Hunger in Palestinian Area of Syria; Chemical Weapons Team Misses Deadline in Syria; Lebanon Fires on Syrian Helicopters in Its Airspace; Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners amid Reports of New Settlement Plans; Burma Releases Political Prisoners in Year-End Amnesty; Federal Regulators Choose Drone Test Sites in U.S.; Survey: Afghan War May Be Least Popular in U.S. History; Report: At Least 70 Journalists Killed in 2013; Mile-Long Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails in North Dakota; Report: 7,300-Mile Area Polluted with Mercury Around Alberta Oil Sands; Poll: Less Than Half of Republicans Accept Evolution; Reproductive Justice Pioneer Dr. Kenneth Edelin Dies at 74