http://www.wxow.com/category/13571/political-news en-us Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WXOW News - AP-National 15 political-news http://www.wxow.com/story/22625095/house-senate-on-diverging-paths-on-agency-budgets http://www.wxow.com/story/22625095/house-senate-on-diverging-paths-on-agency-budgets?t=2013-06-18T17:00:00Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT Republicans controlling the House unveiled slashing cuts Tuesday to a program that helps localities build community development projects, while their rivals in the Democratic-led Senate proposed to restore GOP cuts to... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616685/house-committee-takes-up-tough-immigration-bill http://www.wxow.com/story/22616685/house-committee-takes-up-tough-immigration-bill?t=2013-06-18T16:59:59Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT Challenged by protesters chanting "shame, shame," House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to crack down on immigrants living illegally in the United States as the Senate lurched ahead on a dramatically different... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616698/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs http://www.wxow.com/story/22616698/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs?t=2013-06-18T16:50:19Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:00 EDT A top general says cultural, social and behavioral concerns may be bigger hurdles than physical fitness requirements for women looking to move into the military's special operations units. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22625090/g-8-notebook-cameron-tweets-wwii-bomb-at-g-8-site http://www.wxow.com/story/22625090/g-8-notebook-cameron-tweets-wwii-bomb-at-g-8-site?t=2013-06-18T16:50:13Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:50:00 EDT Well, that was close. Or was it? Shortly after wrapping up one of the most peaceful Group of Eight summits in recent memory, Prime Minister David Cameron let a cat out of the bag. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22620182/mccaskill-endorses-ready-for-hillary-group http://www.wxow.com/story/22620182/mccaskill-endorses-ready-for-hillary-group?t=2013-06-18T16:29:57Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:00 EDT Sen. Claire McCaskill endorsed an outside political group encouraging Hillary Rodham Clinton to run for president in 2016, saying it was important for Democrats to build a groundswell of support for the former secretary of... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22624030/education-dept-offers-more-time-to-reach-goals http://www.wxow.com/story/22624030/education-dept-offers-more-time-to-reach-goals?t=2013-06-18T16:10:19Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:00 EDT States can ask for another year before using student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22618416/intel-chief-nsa-foiled-dozens-of-terrorist-plots http://www.wxow.com/story/22618416/intel-chief-nsa-foiled-dozens-of-terrorist-plots?t=2013-06-18T16:09:55Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:09:00 EDT The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616687/house-takes-up-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill http://www.wxow.com/story/22616687/house-takes-up-far-reaching-anti-abortion-bill?t=2013-06-18T16:00:20Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:00 EDT The Republican-led House on Tuesday sought to shore up their support from conservatives with a vote on one of the most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in years. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616344/seeking-a-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide http://www.wxow.com/story/22616344/seeking-a-syria-consensus-despite-us-russia-divide?t=2013-06-18T16:00:17Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:00:00 EDT Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623527/nonprofit-launches-campaign-to-reach-uninsured http://www.wxow.com/story/22623527/nonprofit-launches-campaign-to-reach-uninsured?t=2013-06-18T15:59:53Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:00 EDT A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616443/afghanistan-blast-kills-3-amid-security-transition http://www.wxow.com/story/22616443/afghanistan-blast-kills-3-amid-security-transition?t=2013-06-18T15:39:56Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:39:00 EDT The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22617726/biden-reporting-progress-on-gun-executive-actions http://www.wxow.com/story/22617726/biden-reporting-progress-on-gun-executive-actions?t=2013-06-18T15:39:54Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:39:00 EDT A scrappy Vice President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to "beat the gun lobby" by ultimately passing stronger firearm laws and said some lawmakers who voted against background checks have privately told him they want another... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22624032/study-finds-housing-bias-against-same-sex-couples http://www.wxow.com/story/22624032/study-finds-housing-bias-against-same-sex-couples?t=2013-06-18T15:29:58Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:29:00 EDT A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised online. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623955/a-look-at-us-taliban-relations http://www.wxow.com/story/22623955/a-look-at-us-taliban-relations?t=2013-06-18T15:19:54Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:19:00 EDT By The Associated Press Word that the Taliban and U.S. will hold formal talks to find a political solution to end nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan comes after years of failed efforts at peace talks. A... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623787/fears-of-violence-as-egypt-nears-june-30-protests http://www.wxow.com/story/22623787/fears-of-violence-as-egypt-nears-june-30-protests?t=2013-06-18T15:00:32Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:00 EDT Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623775/medicare-cost-saving-changes-coming-for-diabetics http://www.wxow.com/story/22623775/medicare-cost-saving-changes-coming-for-diabetics?t=2013-06-18T15:00:04Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:00:00 EDT Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22621376/civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-over-muslim-spying http://www.wxow.com/story/22621376/civil-rights-groups-sue-nypd-over-muslim-spying?t=2013-06-18T14:49:51Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:49:00 EDT The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates said... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623428/obama-opens-24-hour-trip-to-germany http://www.wxow.com/story/22623428/obama-opens-24-hour-trip-to-germany?t=2013-06-18T14:29:53Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:29:00 EDT President Barack Obama is opening a 24-hour visit to Germany, the culmination of which will be a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22621373/officials-kerry-taps-ex-senator-for-africa-post http://www.wxow.com/story/22621373/officials-kerry-taps-ex-senator-for-africa-post?t=2013-06-18T13:20:02Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:00 EDT Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that he has chosen former Sen. Russ Feingold as the new U.S. special representative for the Great Lakes region of Africa and the ongoing crisis in the Congo. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22620099/chicagos-next-us-attorney-faces-urgent-dilemma http://www.wxow.com/story/22620099/chicagos-next-us-attorney-faces-urgent-dilemma?t=2013-06-18T09:49:44Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:49:00 EDT Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616533/texas-governor-woos-disgruntled-conn-gun-makers http://www.wxow.com/story/22616533/texas-governor-woos-disgruntled-conn-gun-makers?t=2013-06-18T06:59:33Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:59:00 EDT Texas Gov. Rick Perry extolled the tax policies and regulatory climate of his state as he courted gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave Connecticut since the state passed new gun-control laws in response to the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22617522/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue http://www.wxow.com/story/22617522/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue?t=2013-06-18T05:19:29Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:19:00 EDT There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22610667/guardian-nsa-leaker-snowden-live-chats-in-hiding http://www.wxow.com/story/22610667/guardian-nsa-leaker-snowden-live-chats-in-hiding?t=2013-06-18T00:39:42Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:00 EDT President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22612826/us-wont-sweeten-nuke-offer-for-irans-next-leader http://www.wxow.com/story/22612826/us-wont-sweeten-nuke-offer-for-irans-next-leader?t=2013-06-18T00:39:33Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:39:00 EDT President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. But he stressed that Tehran still needs to show the international community that... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616272/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue http://www.wxow.com/story/22616272/report-slowdown-in-health-care-costs-to-continue?t=2013-06-18T00:29:17Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:29:00 EDT There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22615650/white-house-threatens-veto-of-anti-abortion-bill http://www.wxow.com/story/22615650/white-house-threatens-veto-of-anti-abortion-bill?t=2013-06-17T22:09:12Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:09:00 EDT The Obama administration is threatening to veto a measure being considered by House Republicans that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611622/texas-gov-perry-courts-conn-gun-makers-on-tour http://www.wxow.com/story/22611622/texas-gov-perry-courts-conn-gun-makers-on-tour?t=2013-06-17T20:59:07Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:59:00 EDT The governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22612086/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs http://www.wxow.com/story/22612086/military-plans-would-put-women-in-most-combat-jobs?t=2013-06-17T20:39:15Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:39:00 EDT Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606330/unions-prepare-strikes-to-support-turkey-protests http://www.wxow.com/story/22606330/unions-prepare-strikes-to-support-turkey-protests?t=2013-06-17T20:29:10Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:29:00 EDT Turkish labor groups fanned a wave of defiance against Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's authority, leading rallies and a one-day strike to support activists whose two-week standoff with the government has shaken the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22614408/white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-farm-bill http://www.wxow.com/story/22614408/white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-farm-bill?t=2013-06-17T19:09:08Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:09:00 EDT The White House is threatening to veto the House version of a massive, five-year farm bill, saying food stamp cuts included in the legislation could leave some Americans hungry. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22605757/chinese-activist-says-hes-being-forced-out-by-nyu http://www.wxow.com/story/22605757/chinese-activist-says-hes-being-forced-out-by-nyu?t=2013-06-17T18:49:19Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:49:00 EDT Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609910/court-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal http://www.wxow.com/story/22609910/court-ariz-citizenship-proof-law-illegal?t=2013-06-17T18:22:02Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:22:00 EDT States can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606327/obama-in-n-ireland-speech-g-8-putin-on-tap http://www.wxow.com/story/22606327/obama-in-n-ireland-speech-g-8-putin-on-tap?t=2013-06-18T10:05:21Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:19:00 EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not "coincide" but the two leaders said during the G-8 summit that they have a shared interest in stopping the violence... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22613589/chicagos-next-us-attorney-faces-urgent-dilemma http://www.wxow.com/story/22613589/chicagos-next-us-attorney-faces-urgent-dilemma?t=2013-06-17T16:59:01Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT Chicago's next U.S. attorney faces a dilemma sprung from the twin evils bedeviling America's third-largest city. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22613519/immigration-splits-gops-national-house-interests http://www.wxow.com/story/22613519/immigration-splits-gops-national-house-interests?t=2013-06-17T16:49:02Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:49:00 EDT The Republican Party's hope of running stronger presidential races by revamping immigration is about to hit a big hurdle: House Republicans. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609819/court-pay-to-delay-generic-drugs-can-be-illegal http://www.wxow.com/story/22609819/court-pay-to-delay-generic-drugs-can-be-illegal?t=2013-06-17T16:39:05Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:39:00 EDT Deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can sometimes be illegal and therefore can be challenged in court,... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611881/mccain-presses-obama-on-secret-emails http://www.wxow.com/story/22611881/mccain-presses-obama-on-secret-emails?t=2013-06-17T15:48:58Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:48:00 EDT Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611365/businessman-tries-his-luck-at-building-pot-brand http://www.wxow.com/story/22611365/businessman-tries-his-luck-at-building-pot-brand?t=2013-06-17T15:39:07Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:39:00 EDT For the activists who led the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Washington state last fall, Jamen Shively was one of their biggest fears: an aspiring pot profiteer whose unabashed dreams of building a cannabis... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611509/ind-woman-condemned-for-killing-at-15-is-freed http://www.wxow.com/story/22611509/ind-woman-condemned-for-killing-at-15-is-freed?t=2013-06-17T15:19:17Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:19:00 EDT A woman who was sentenced to death at age 16 for taking part in the torture and murder of a 78-year-old bible studies teacher was released from an Indiana prison Monday after growing to middle age behind bars. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22612604/military-women-moving-into-jobs-closer-to-combat http://www.wxow.com/story/22612604/military-women-moving-into-jobs-closer-to-combat?t=2013-06-17T15:19:00Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:19:00 EDT By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press 1948 - Law passed making women a permanent part of the U.S. military services News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22602010/nkorea-proposes-talks-with-washington http://www.wxow.com/story/22602010/nkorea-proposes-talks-with-washington?t=2013-06-17T15:09:03Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:09:00 EDT After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No. 1 enemy: Let's talk. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22612304/us-sees-nothing-new-in-nkorea-talks-offer http://www.wxow.com/story/22612304/us-sees-nothing-new-in-nkorea-talks-offer?t=2013-06-17T14:38:55Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:38:00 EDT The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22607184/officials-bombs-suicide-attack-kill-12-in-iraq http://www.wxow.com/story/22607184/officials-bombs-suicide-attack-kill-12-in-iraq?t=2013-06-17T14:09:09Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:09:00 EDT A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611884/more-anti-government-protests-occur-in-bulgaria http://www.wxow.com/story/22611884/more-anti-government-protests-occur-in-bulgaria?t=2013-06-17T13:49:00Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:48:00 EDT Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his government will not resign over it. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609587/irs-official-contradicts-claims-about-reviews http://www.wxow.com/story/22609587/irs-official-contradicts-claims-about-reviews?t=2013-06-17T13:08:53Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:08:00 EDT Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington scrutinized the very first application from a tea party group seeking tax-exempt status - and dozens of others, including some requests that languished for more than a year... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611294/summary-of-supreme-court-actions-monday http://www.wxow.com/story/22611294/summary-of-supreme-court-actions-monday?t=2013-06-17T12:39:02Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:39:00 EDT The Supreme Court on Monday handed down decisions in five cases and agreed to hear two important appeals in the fall. Among the court's actions: News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22611292/pro-obama-group-airing-health-ads http://www.wxow.com/story/22611292/pro-obama-group-airing-health-ads?t=2013-06-17T12:39:01Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:39:00 EDT An outside group supporting President Barack Obama's agenda plans to air a series of ads this summer promoting Obama's health care overhaul. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609245/high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case http://www.wxow.com/story/22609245/high-court-to-hear-nj-housing-discrimination-case?t=2013-06-17T12:18:54Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:18:00 EDT The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits under federal law. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22610071/high-court-says-driver-records-protected http://www.wxow.com/story/22610071/high-court-says-driver-records-protected?t=2013-06-17T11:08:58Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:08:00 EDT The Supreme Court says lawyers may not obtain personal information from state driver license records to recruit clients for lawsuits. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609583/court-says-jury-should-have-final-say-in-minimums http://www.wxow.com/story/22609583/court-says-jury-should-have-final-say-in-minimums?t=2013-06-17T10:18:46Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:18:00 EDT The Supreme Court says a jury should have the final say on facts that can trigger mandatory minimum sentences in criminal trials. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22609315/court-wont-hear-seattle-officer-appeal http://www.wxow.com/story/22609315/court-wont-hear-seattle-officer-appeal?t=2013-06-17T09:48:45Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:48:00 EDT The Supreme Court won't reconsider a jury's decision that an off-duty Seattle police officer who was cut off in traffic violated a man's rights by detaining him at gunpoint. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606247/immigration-bill-could-decide-2016-senator-says http://www.wxow.com/story/22606247/immigration-bill-could-decide-2016-senator-says?t=2013-06-17T07:18:59Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:18:00 EDT Republicans' hopes to reclaim the White House in the 2016 elections hinge on whether they support - or sabotage - the immigration overhaul being debated in the Senate, two lawmakers who helped write the proposal warn. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22607298/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail http://www.wxow.com/story/22607298/ap-source-us-cuba-to-resume-talks-on-direct-mail?t=2013-06-17T06:38:44Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:38:00 EDT The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606680/obama-skorea-leader-discuss-nkorea-talks-offer http://www.wxow.com/story/22606680/obama-skorea-leader-discuss-nkorea-talks-offer?t=2013-06-17T04:28:32Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:28:00 EDT The White House says President Barack Obama and South Korea's President Park Geun-hye (goon-hay) have discussed North Korea's proposal for high-level talks with the U.S. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606249/current-former-officials-back-secret-surveillance http://www.wxow.com/story/22606249/current-former-officials-back-secret-surveillance?t=2013-06-17T03:28:33Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:28:00 EDT Top officials from the Obama and Bush administrations say the government's newly exposed secret surveillance programs have been essential to disrupting terrorist plots and have not infringed on Americans' civil... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22606183/longtime-govt-lawyer-to-lead-gitmo-closure-effort http://www.wxow.com/story/22606183/longtime-govt-lawyer-to-lead-gitmo-closure-effort?t=2013-06-17T03:08:33Z WXOW Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:08:00 EDT President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603831/obama-takes-economic-foreign-policy-agenda-to-uk http://www.wxow.com/story/22603831/obama-takes-economic-foreign-policy-agenda-to-uk?t=2013-06-16T21:58:16Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:58:00 EDT President Barack Obama is taking a security, foreign policy and economic agenda to Northern Ireland for a meeting with heads of the leading industrial nations. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22598933/police-take-on-protesters-as-turkish-pm-seeks-calm http://www.wxow.com/story/22598933/police-take-on-protesters-as-turkish-pm-seeks-calm?t=2013-06-17T09:37:44Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:38:00 EDT Riot police cordoned off streets, set up roadblocks and fired tear gas and water cannon to prevent anti-government protesters from converging on Istanbul's central Taksim Square on Sunday, unbowed even as Turkey's... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22604879/czech-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign http://www.wxow.com/story/22604879/czech-prime-minister-says-he-will-resign?t=2013-06-16T18:37:59Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:37:00 EDT Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22605048/irs-supervisor-in-dc-scrutinized-tea-party-cases http://www.wxow.com/story/22605048/irs-supervisor-in-dc-scrutinized-tea-party-cases?t=2013-06-16T18:37:56Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:37:00 EDT An Internal Revenue Service supervisor in Washington says she was personally involved in scrutinizing some of the earliest applications from tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status, including some requests that languished... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22604431/obama-chooses-lawyer-as-guantanamo-closure-envoy http://www.wxow.com/story/22604431/obama-chooses-lawyer-as-guantanamo-closure-envoy?t=2013-06-16T16:07:53Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:07:00 EDT President Barack Obama has chosen a high-powered Washington lawyer with extensive experience in all three branches of the government to be the State Department's special envoy for closing down the military-run prison at... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603333/current-former-officials-back-secret-surveillance http://www.wxow.com/story/22603333/current-former-officials-back-secret-surveillance?t=2013-06-16T13:37:55Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:37:00 EDT Current and former top U.S. officials on Sunday defended the government's collection of phone and Internet data following new revelations about the secret surveillance programs, saying the operations were essential in... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603679/graham-without-immigration-gop-to-fail-in-2016 http://www.wxow.com/story/22603679/graham-without-immigration-gop-to-fail-in-2016?t=2013-06-16T13:27:44Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:27:00 EDT Republicans are "in a demographic death spiral" and will fail in their effort to win the presidency if the party blocks an immigration overhaul, a leading GOP senator said Sunday. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603638/report-assaults-increase-on-rangers-park-police http://www.wxow.com/story/22603638/report-assaults-increase-on-rangers-park-police?t=2013-06-16T12:27:41Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:27:00 EDT Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603511/cheney-says-his-health-nothing-short-of-miracle http://www.wxow.com/story/22603511/cheney-says-his-health-nothing-short-of-miracle?t=2013-06-16T11:37:42Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:37:00 EDT Former Vice President Dick Cheney says his health is "nothing short of a miracle." News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22603031/us-wants-credible-negotiations-with-north-korea http://www.wxow.com/story/22603031/us-wants-credible-negotiations-with-north-korea?t=2013-06-16T11:27:39Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:27:00 EDT The Obama administration said Sunday it was receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to a nuclear-free North. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22602793/kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament http://www.wxow.com/story/22602793/kuwait-court-dissolves-parliament?t=2013-06-16T09:47:35Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:47:00 EDT Kuwait's constitutional court forced new parliamentary elections Sunday, dissolving the current chamber on the basis of flaws in the election law, the state news agency reported. The decision may set the stage for a new... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22602876/in-uganda-forlorn-square-is-symbol-of-crackdown http://www.wxow.com/story/22602876/in-uganda-forlorn-square-is-symbol-of-crackdown?t=2013-06-16T08:57:37Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:57:00 EDT The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, respecting the barricades of scrap metal erected by police who stand... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22599502/shock-lingers-after-nazi-unit-leader-found-in-us http://www.wxow.com/story/22599502/shock-lingers-after-nazi-unit-leader-found-in-us?t=2013-06-16T00:07:12Z WXOW Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:07:00 EDT The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22600696/white-house-us-respects-iran-election-results http://www.wxow.com/story/22600696/white-house-us-respects-iran-election-results?t=2013-06-15T21:27:18Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:27:00 EDT Offering praise for Iranians and reproaching their government, the Obama administration said Saturday it respected the results of a presidential election conducted under restrictive conditions. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22601689/officials-nsa-programs-broke-plots-in-20-nations http://www.wxow.com/story/22601689/officials-nsa-programs-broke-plots-in-20-nations?t=2013-06-15T21:07:06Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:07:00 EDT Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 other... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22598641/early-vote-count-in-iran-gives-rowhani-wide-lead http://www.wxow.com/story/22598641/early-vote-count-in-iran-gives-rowhani-wide-lead?t=2013-06-15T19:27:05Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:27:00 EDT Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped a stunning surge to claim Iran's presidency on Saturday, throwing open the political order... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22599689/religious-conservatives-asked-to-back-gop-plans http://www.wxow.com/story/22599689/religious-conservatives-asked-to-back-gop-plans?t=2013-06-15T14:26:54Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:26:00 EDT Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22599759/obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-as-g-8-talks-open http://www.wxow.com/story/22599759/obama-takes-bolder-syria-stand-as-g-8-talks-open?t=2013-06-15T11:17:07Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:17:00 EDT After months of caution, President Barack Obama suddenly is positioned more aggressively on Syria than the global leaders he's joining at a summit Monday, now that he has authorized weapons and ammunition shipments to... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22599785/ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-by-spycraft http://www.wxow.com/story/22599785/ap-impact-snowdens-life-surrounded-by-spycraft?t=2013-06-15T11:16:44Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:16:00 EDT In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such Agency." But when Edward... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22599023/obama-being-a-good-father-isnt-easy http://www.wxow.com/story/22599023/obama-being-a-good-father-isnt-easy?t=2013-06-15T06:06:28Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:06:00 EDT President Barack Obama says there's no substitute for the love and support that fathers provide. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22598927/web-giants-get-broader-surveillance-revelations http://www.wxow.com/story/22598927/web-giants-get-broader-surveillance-revelations?t=2013-06-15T04:26:25Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:26:00 EDT Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about government orders to... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22598313/facebook-we-can-now-say-more-on-user-surveillance http://www.wxow.com/story/22598313/facebook-we-can-now-say-more-on-user-surveillance?t=2013-06-15T03:06:21Z WXOW Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:06:00 EDT Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said Friday night that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission to make new but still very limited revelations about... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22590382/irans-leader-jabs-us-as-presidential-vote-begins http://www.wxow.com/story/22590382/irans-leader-jabs-us-as-presidential-vote-begins?t=2013-06-14T23:46:23Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:46:00 EDT Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting Saturday, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589725/european-growth-still-on-us-agenda-not-as-loudly http://www.wxow.com/story/22589725/european-growth-still-on-us-agenda-not-as-loudly?t=2013-06-14T22:46:18Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:46:00 EDT When leaders of the nation's biggest economies gathered at the presidential retreat of Camp David last year, European elections had rattled the continent with a rejection of austerity measures. President Barack Obama was... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22594503/iranian-americans-and-expatriates-vote-in-election http://www.wxow.com/story/22594503/iranian-americans-and-expatriates-vote-in-election?t=2013-06-14T21:16:10Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:16:00 EDT With their passports in tow, Iranian-Americans and expatriates trickled into polling sites across the United States on Friday, joining their countrymen half a world away in voting in Iran's presidential election. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22596198/christie-maintains-a-political-balancing-act http://www.wxow.com/story/22596198/christie-maintains-a-political-balancing-act?t=2013-06-14T19:36:15Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:36:00 EDT Republican Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is walking a political tightrope as he charts his future, trying to balance his re-election campaign in a Democratic-leaning state with a potential presidential bid aimed at... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22596887/defense-report-troops-in-bin-laden-raid-revealed http://www.wxow.com/story/22596887/defense-report-troops-in-bin-laden-raid-revealed?t=2013-06-14T19:06:15Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:06:00 EDT U.S. special operations forces who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden were in uniform and wearing nametags during a CIA award ceremony attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," a Pentagon... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22596191/usda-modified-wheat-appears-to-be-isolated http://www.wxow.com/story/22596191/usda-modified-wheat-appears-to-be-isolated?t=2013-06-14T18:56:03Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:56:00 EDT The Agriculture Department says it has no indications that genetically modified wheat found in Oregon last month has spread beyond the field in which it was found. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22596512/obama-honors-first-time-wnba-champ-indiana-fever http://www.wxow.com/story/22596512/obama-honors-first-time-wnba-champ-indiana-fever?t=2013-06-14T18:36:06Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:36:00 EDT President Barack Obama honored the WNBA champion Indiana Fever on Friday, calling the players role models for young athletes - even those on his daughter Sasha's basketball team. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22596073/obama-taps-finance-director-as-envoy-to-denmark http://www.wxow.com/story/22596073/obama-taps-finance-director-as-envoy-to-denmark?t=2013-06-14T18:26:22Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:26:00 EDT Handing plum European posts to key campaign boosters, President Barack Obama on Friday nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22592838/jeb-bush-america-will-decline-without-immigrants http://www.wxow.com/story/22592838/jeb-bush-america-will-decline-without-immigrants?t=2013-06-14T18:06:03Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:06:00 EDT Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told religious conservatives Friday that the future of the nation's economy depends upon immigrants in part because they "are more fertile" and create more businesses than native-born... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22595919/house-revises-abortion-bill-after-rape-controversy http://www.wxow.com/story/22595919/house-revises-abortion-bill-after-rape-controversy?t=2013-06-14T17:15:58Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:15:00 EDT House Republicans have modified a tough anti-abortion bill to include exceptions for rape and incest after the GOP sponsor of the legislation raised a firestorm by declaring that very few rapes result in pregnancies. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589814/activists-clashes-in-aleppo-syrias-largest-city http://www.wxow.com/story/22589814/activists-clashes-in-aleppo-syrias-largest-city?t=2013-06-14T16:36:07Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:36:00 EDT Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22595666/newtown-marks-6-months-since-school-massacre http://www.wxow.com/story/22595666/newtown-marks-6-months-since-school-massacre?t=2013-06-17T09:32:45Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:15:00 EDT The town where 20 children and six educators were massacred in December went silent for a moment Friday, six months later, at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on weapons control, with the reading of names... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589758/house-considers-jail-term-for-military-sex-assault http://www.wxow.com/story/22589758/house-considers-jail-term-for-military-sex-assault?t=2013-06-14T14:56:01Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:55:00 EDT The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22593472/ideas-for-keeping-your-data-safe-from-spying http://www.wxow.com/story/22593472/ideas-for-keeping-your-data-safe-from-spying?t=2013-06-14T14:45:54Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:45:00 EDT Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus has yet to be confirmed. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589707/obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels http://www.wxow.com/story/22589707/obama-steps-up-military-aid-to-syrian-rebels?t=2013-06-14T13:48:52Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:48:00 EDT President Barack Obama's authorization of military aid to the Syrian rebels "dramatically" increases U.S. support for the opposition, the White House said Friday, while acknowledging that it will take time for the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589547/calls-for-action-mark-6-months-since-newtown http://www.wxow.com/story/22589547/calls-for-action-mark-6-months-since-newtown?t=2013-06-17T09:32:45Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:46:00 EDT Newtown held a moment of silence Friday for the victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School at a remembrance event that doubled as a call to action on gun control, with the reading of names of thousands of... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22593754/obama-on-fatherhood-its-the-best-job-ive-got http://www.wxow.com/story/22593754/obama-on-fatherhood-its-the-best-job-ive-got?t=2013-06-14T12:35:49Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:35:00 EDT President Barack Obama says being a father is the best job he's got. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589558/britain-says-nsa-leaker-snowden-not-welcome-in-uk http://www.wxow.com/story/22589558/britain-says-nsa-leaker-snowden-not-welcome-in-uk?t=2013-06-14T12:25:59Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:25:00 EDT The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, to fly to the United Kingdom. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22590945/7-accused-in-high-level-czech-scandal http://www.wxow.com/story/22590945/7-accused-in-high-level-czech-scandal?t=2013-06-14T12:16:12Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:16:00 EDT A multi-pronged scandal involving the prime minister's top aide, his estranged wife, military spy chiefs, former ruling party lawmakers and kilograms of gold raised unanswered questions Friday about the troubled... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22590573/obama-to-take-advantage-of-advances-in-wireless http://www.wxow.com/story/22590573/obama-to-take-advantage-of-advances-in-wireless?t=2013-06-14T11:55:51Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:55:00 EDT The White House says President Barack Obama is taking advantage of advances in the wireless industry to help create jobs. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22593462/ag-leaker-will-be-held-accountable http://www.wxow.com/story/22593462/ag-leaker-will-be-held-accountable?t=2013-06-14T11:55:47Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:55:00 EDT Attorney General Eric Holder says national security has been damaged as a result of leaks about a pair of government surveillance programs and that the U.S. will punish the person who is responsible. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22593253/mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-about-nsa http://www.wxow.com/story/22593253/mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-about-nsa?t=2013-06-14T11:35:59Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:35:00 EDT Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589760/supreme-court-archive-has-about-14k-hours-of-audio http://www.wxow.com/story/22589760/supreme-court-archive-has-about-14k-hours-of-audio?t=2013-06-14T10:56:06Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:56:00 EDT Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell's Tidewater Virginia drawl could make the word "court" sound as if it had two syllables. And Justice Clarence Thomas, though he doesn't talk much, speaks in a deep baritone. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22590672/bank-of-england-deputy-governor-to-step-down http://www.wxow.com/story/22590672/bank-of-england-deputy-governor-to-step-down?t=2013-06-14T06:35:34Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:35:00 EDT The Bank of England says its deputy governor Paul Tucker will step down later this year after more than 30 years with the central bank. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22583919/arizona-senate-to-vote-on-budget-medicaid-growth http://www.wxow.com/story/22583919/arizona-senate-to-vote-on-budget-medicaid-growth?t=2013-06-14T04:25:29Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:25:00 EDT The Arizona Legislature embraced a signature component of President Barack Obama's health care law Thursday after a drawn out battle that divided the state's Republican leadership and saw GOP Gov. Jan Brewer work... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22589358/irans-polls-open-in-presidential-vote http://www.wxow.com/story/22589358/irans-polls-open-in-presidential-vote?t=2013-06-14T00:45:23Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:45:00 EDT In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578532/former-iran-president-opposes-election-boycott http://www.wxow.com/story/22578532/former-iran-president-opposes-election-boycott?t=2013-06-14T00:05:31Z WXOW Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:05:00 EDT In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22583296/clinton-to-focus-on-childrens-economic-issues http://www.wxow.com/story/22583296/clinton-to-focus-on-childrens-economic-issues?t=2013-06-13T23:45:30Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:45:00 EDT As she considers another White House bid, Hillary Rodham Clinton intends to work in the nonprofit world on issues like improving early childhood education, promoting the rights of women and girls, and finding ways to improve... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22586480/us-officials-say-assad-used-chem-weapons http://www.wxow.com/story/22586480/us-officials-say-assad-used-chem-weapons?t=2013-06-13T22:45:38Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:45:00 EDT President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22579303/activist-syrian-rebels-seize-key-army-base http://www.wxow.com/story/22579303/activist-syrian-rebels-seize-key-army-base?t=2013-06-13T19:55:19Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:55:00 EDT Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22586114/house-oks-2-year-sentence-for-military-sex-assault http://www.wxow.com/story/22586114/house-oks-2-year-sentence-for-military-sex-assault?t=2013-06-13T19:45:12Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:45:00 EDT Angered by the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, the House on Thursday endorsed a mandatory minimum sentence of two years in prison for a member of the armed services convicted of rape or sexual assault in a... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22584871/lawmaker-terrorists-change-tactics-after-leaks http://www.wxow.com/story/22584871/lawmaker-terrorists-change-tactics-after-leaks?t=2013-06-13T19:05:28Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:05:00 EDT Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22586645/mary-wilson-sings-in-ceremony-feting-rep-dingell http://www.wxow.com/story/22586645/mary-wilson-sings-in-ceremony-feting-rep-dingell?t=2013-06-13T18:35:17Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:35:00 EDT A Capitol ceremony honoring Rep. John Dingell for becoming Congress's longest-serving member in history featured the expected, such as praise and jokes from Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner. It... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22587209/rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-could-help-or-hurt-in-2016 http://www.wxow.com/story/22587209/rand-pauls-nsa-rebukes-could-help-or-hurt-in-2016?t=2013-06-13T18:15:46Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:15:00 EDT Of the handful of tea party-backed Republicans eyeing a 2016 presidential bid, Sen. Rand Paul is emerging as the most forceful in pushing libertarian principles, especially on anti-terrorism issues. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22585797/obama-to-meet-relatives-of-shooting-victims http://www.wxow.com/story/22585797/obama-to-meet-relatives-of-shooting-victims?t=2013-06-13T18:15:08Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:15:00 EDT President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, who were visiting Washington on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy to push... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22586859/white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150 http://www.wxow.com/story/22586859/white-house-syria-chemical-weapons-kill-up-to-150?t=2013-06-13T17:35:35Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:35:00 EDT The Obama administration estimates that 100 to 150 people have died from chemical weapons attacks in Syria. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22586854/mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-about-nsa http://www.wxow.com/story/22586854/mangled-facts-secrecy-brew-confusion-about-nsa?t=2013-06-13T17:35:23Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:35:00 EDT Wondering what the U.S. government might know about your phone calls and online life? And whether all of this really helps find terrorists? Good luck finding solid answers. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22582485/senate-votes-down-gop-border-amendment http://www.wxow.com/story/22582485/senate-votes-down-gop-border-amendment?t=2013-06-13T17:35:05Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:35:00 EDT Key Senate Republicans are working to develop a compromise on border security that would satisfy GOP demands for stronger enforcement language in a far-reaching immigration bill without costing Democratic support, lawmakers... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578643/fbi-director-to-undergo-questioning-by-house-panel http://www.wxow.com/story/22578643/fbi-director-to-undergo-questioning-by-house-panel?t=2013-06-13T17:05:04Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:05:00 EDT FBI Director Robert Mueller is leaving the law enforcement agency that he has run every day since the week before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the same way that he entered it: being grilled about how the FBI is... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22582989/court-says-human-genes-cannot-be-patented http://www.wxow.com/story/22582989/court-says-human-genes-cannot-be-patented?t=2013-06-13T16:35:19Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:35:00 EDT The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578616/unpaid-internships-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling http://www.wxow.com/story/22578616/unpaid-internships-in-jeopardy-after-court-ruling?t=2013-06-13T16:35:08Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:35:00 EDT Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries, even if it takes a generous subsidy... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22585218/new-anti-demonstration-rule-at-supreme-court http://www.wxow.com/story/22585218/new-anti-demonstration-rule-at-supreme-court?t=2013-06-13T16:05:17Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:05:00 EDT The Supreme Court has come up with a new regulation banning demonstrations on its grounds, two days after a broader anti-demonstration law was declared unconstitutional. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578645/gop-leaders-court-social-conservatives http://www.wxow.com/story/22578645/gop-leaders-court-social-conservatives?t=2013-06-13T15:55:20Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:55:00 EDT A fresh debate has erupted within the GOP over social issues. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22582982/coverage-may-be-unaffordable-for-low-wage-workers http://www.wxow.com/story/22582982/coverage-may-be-unaffordable-for-low-wage-workers?t=2013-06-13T15:05:15Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:00 EDT It's called the Affordable Care Act, but President Barack Obama's health care law may turn out to be unaffordable for many low-wage workers, including employees at big chain restaurants, retail stores and hotels. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22571653/hagel-let-commanders-deal-with-sexual-assault http://www.wxow.com/story/22571653/hagel-let-commanders-deal-with-sexual-assault?t=2013-06-13T15:05:15Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:05:00 EDT In a story June 12, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas was the only Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee who supported a measure to remove commanders from decision-making on... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22582569/dc-circuit-reviewing-judges-alleged-misconduct http://www.wxow.com/story/22582569/dc-circuit-reviewing-judges-alleged-misconduct?t=2013-06-13T14:55:16Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:55:00 EDT A council of federal judges in Washington will look into a misconduct complaint against a conservative judge who is alleged to have made racially discriminatory comments. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578159/us-whites-now-losing-majority-in-under-5-age-group http://www.wxow.com/story/22578159/us-whites-now-losing-majority-in-under-5-age-group?t=2013-06-13T14:35:16Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:35:00 EDT In a first, America's racial and ethnic minorities now make up about half of the under-5 age group, reflecting sweeping changes by race and class among young people. Due to an aging population, non-Hispanic whites last... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22584884/senate-leader-wont-weaken-gun-background-checks http://www.wxow.com/story/22584884/senate-leader-wont-weaken-gun-background-checks?t=2013-06-13T14:25:41Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:25:00 EDT Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't accept watered-down background checks as the price for pushing gun control legislation through the Senate. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22584323/govt-lng-export-decisions-due-by-end-of-year http://www.wxow.com/story/22584323/govt-lng-export-decisions-due-by-end-of-year?t=2013-06-13T13:25:14Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:25:00 EDT Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says he will move "expeditiously" to review about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas and will make decisions by the end of the year. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578156/census-rural-us-loses-population-for-first-time http://www.wxow.com/story/22578156/census-rural-us-loses-population-for-first-time?t=2013-06-13T12:45:13Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:45:00 EDT Living in a rural Nevada town, Moe Royels recalls a more bustling time years ago when retirees poured in to enjoy the warm desert climate, nearby casinos and quiet community. But soon boom turned to bust, and years after the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578647/launch-of-us-eu-trade-talks-may-be-hitting-snag http://www.wxow.com/story/22578647/launch-of-us-eu-trade-talks-may-be-hitting-snag?t=2013-06-13T12:25:26Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:25:00 EDT One of the big goals of President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Europe may be in jeopardy, with French objections threatening to hold up the launch of negotiations on a sweeping U.S.-European Union free trade pact. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22579217/utah-home-to-nsas-new-mega-warehouse-for-data http://www.wxow.com/story/22579217/utah-home-to-nsas-new-mega-warehouse-for-data?t=2013-06-13T04:44:50Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:44:00 EDT The nation's new billion-dollar epicenter for fighting global cyberthreats sits just south of Salt Lake City, tucked away on a National Guard base at the foot of snow-capped mountains. The long, squat buildings span 1.5... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578688/white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy http://www.wxow.com/story/22578688/white-house-lawyer-replacing-retiring-cia-deputy?t=2013-06-13T03:45:12Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:45:00 EDT CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell is stepping down and being replaced by White House lawyer Avril Haines, who will be the first woman to hold the post. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578614/nsa-head-says-spy-programs-thwarted-terror-attacks http://www.wxow.com/story/22578614/nsa-head-says-spy-programs-thwarted-terror-attacks?t=2013-06-13T03:45:10Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:45:00 EDT Once-secret surveillance programs were crucial in enabling the U.S. government to thwart dozens of terrorist attacks, says the director of the National Security Agency in a forceful defense of spy operations that have... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578649/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-of-interviews http://www.wxow.com/story/22578649/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-of-interviews?t=2013-06-13T03:25:23Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:25:00 EDT The man who told the world about the U.S. government's gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22578339/2-officers-injured-in-obama-motorcade-in-florida http://www.wxow.com/story/22578339/2-officers-injured-in-obama-motorcade-in-florida?t=2013-06-13T01:14:43Z WXOW Thu, 13 Jun 2013 01:14:00 EDT Two Miami police officers were injured Wednesday while participating in President Barack Obama's motorcade in Florida, police said. Neither of the injuries was life-threatening. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22574988/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-of-interviews http://www.wxow.com/story/22574988/nsa-leaker-mysterious-despite-hours-of-interviews?t=2013-06-12T23:54:41Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:54:00 EDT The man who told the world about the U.S. government's gigantic data grab also talks a lot about himself. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22575570/panel-backs-introduction-of-digital-learning-in-us http://www.wxow.com/story/22575570/panel-backs-introduction-of-digital-learning-in-us?t=2013-06-12T22:34:52Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:34:00 EDT A week after President Barack Obama's call for U.S. schools to be outfitted with high-speed Internet within five years, an independent panel that studied the lack of technology at school says digital learning, including... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567348/facing-controversy-obama-political-value-unclear http://www.wxow.com/story/22567348/facing-controversy-obama-political-value-unclear?t=2013-06-12T21:14:54Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:14:00 EDT President Barack Obama put his second-term appeal to the test Wednesday in Boston and Florida, seeking to boost Democratic candidates as a fundraiser and a political drawing card even while trailed by controversies over... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22574017/bloomberg-pressures-donors-over-gun-control-votes http://www.wxow.com/story/22574017/bloomberg-pressures-donors-over-gun-control-votes?t=2013-06-12T20:44:42Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:44:00 EDT Six months after the Newtown school shooting, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is stepping up his gun control campaign by asking donors not to support Democratic senators who opposed a bill to expand background checks on gun... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22577122/nra-goes-after-sen-manchin-over-guns-compromise http://www.wxow.com/story/22577122/nra-goes-after-sen-manchin-over-guns-compromise?t=2013-06-12T20:44:41Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:44:00 EDT After years of showering U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin with stellar ratings and campaign endorsements, the National Rifle Association targeted the West Virginia Democrat with a TV ad launched Wednesday over his continuing push for... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567593/turkish-pm-to-meet-istanbul-park-protesters http://www.wxow.com/story/22567593/turkish-pm-to-meet-istanbul-park-protesters?t=2013-06-17T09:37:44Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:27:00 EDT Turkey's government on Wednesday offered a first concrete gesture aimed at ending nearly two weeks of street protests, proposing a referendum on a development project in Istanbul that triggered demonstrations that have... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567346/lawmakers-concerned-over-us-surveillance-programs http://www.wxow.com/story/22567346/lawmakers-concerned-over-us-surveillance-programs?t=2013-06-12T18:46:41Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:46:00 EDT The director of the National Security Agency vigorously defended once-secret surveillance programs as an effective tool in keeping America safe, telling Congress on Wednesday that the information collected disrupted dozens... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572544/officials-obama-aides-split-on-arming-rebels http://www.wxow.com/story/22572544/officials-obama-aides-split-on-arming-rebels?t=2013-06-12T18:46:37Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:46:00 EDT Despite growing alarm over the Syrian government's military advances, Obama administration officials are split over whether to arm the country's rebel forces or make other military moves that would deepen U.S.... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567354/attention-turns-to-vote-counting-on-immigration http://www.wxow.com/story/22567354/attention-turns-to-vote-counting-on-immigration?t=2013-06-12T18:14:38Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:00 EDT Bickering across a deep divide, supporters of immigration legislation pushed back hard Wednesday against Republican demands for tougher border security measures before millions living illegally in the country could take the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22574012/cia-deputy-director-morell-steps-down http://www.wxow.com/story/22574012/cia-deputy-director-morell-steps-down?t=2013-06-12T18:14:36Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:14:00 EDT CIA Deputy Director Michael Morell, who defended harsh interrogation techniques and was involved with the fallout after the attack on the diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, announced his retirement Wednesday. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572475/tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists http://www.wxow.com/story/22572475/tunisia-imprisons-3-european-topless-activists?t=2013-06-12T18:04:57Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 18:04:00 EDT A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four months and a day in prison, a court official said. The defense called the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572097/irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-in-blood http://www.wxow.com/story/22572097/irish-pm-abortion-activists-send-letters-in-blood?t=2013-06-12T17:34:32Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:34:00 EDT Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says anti-abortion activists in his predominantly Roman Catholic country are inundating his office with threatening packages and letters condemning him as a baby-killer, some written in blood. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572468/jennifer-lopez-were-realizing-our-power http://www.wxow.com/story/22572468/jennifer-lopez-were-realizing-our-power?t=2013-06-12T17:34:24Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:34:00 EDT Jennifer Lopez says Latinos in the United States are starting to realize their power in politics and media, making the timing good for her latest undertaking: lobbying for greater diversity in TV programming. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572961/house-panel-backs-bill-to-ban-later-term-abortions http://www.wxow.com/story/22572961/house-panel-backs-bill-to-ban-later-term-abortions?t=2013-06-12T17:15:42Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:15:00 EDT The House is girding for another wrenching debate on abortion after a House panel on Wednesday approved legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22571005/panel-oks-education-department-to-build-schools http://www.wxow.com/story/22571005/panel-oks-education-department-to-build-schools?t=2013-06-12T16:45:21Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:45:00 EDT The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday finished its sweeping rewrite of No Child Left Behind that eases coast-to-coast requirements for schools and gives states greater independence to set their own goals. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567361/activists-syrian-rebel-attack-kills-60-shiites http://www.wxow.com/story/22567361/activists-syrian-rebel-attack-kills-60-shiites?t=2013-06-12T16:14:48Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:14:00 EDT Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22573860/nsa-director-programs-work-to-protect-america http://www.wxow.com/story/22573860/nsa-director-programs-work-to-protect-america?t=2013-06-12T16:14:44Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:14:00 EDT The director of the National Security Agency says he wants to provide as much public detail as possible on the agency's surveillance programs, arguing that they protect America while also guarding the public's civil... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22573680/judge-supreme-court-sign-ban-unconstitutional http://www.wxow.com/story/22573680/judge-supreme-court-sign-ban-unconstitutional?t=2013-06-12T16:14:43Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:14:00 EDT In a case that could end with the Supreme Court deciding how much free speech to allow on its own doorstep, a federal judge has thrown out a law barring processions and expressive banners on the Supreme Court grounds. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22573668/challenges-to-phone-records-face-legal-obstacles http://www.wxow.com/story/22573668/challenges-to-phone-records-face-legal-obstacles?t=2013-06-12T16:04:21Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:04:00 EDT The government's massive collection of Americans' phone records is drawing protests and lawsuits from civil liberties groups, but major legal obstacles stand in the way. Among them are government claims that national... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572017/house-gives-fha-flexibility-on-reverse-mortgages http://www.wxow.com/story/22572017/house-gives-fha-flexibility-on-reverse-mortgages?t=2013-06-12T15:54:52Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:54:00 EDT The Federal Housing Administration could limit the size of initial lump-sum payments that lenders offer reverse mortgage borrowers and require escrow accounts to cover taxes and insurance, under legislation the House passed... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22573168/lawmaker-says-low-rate-of-pregnancy-from-rape http://www.wxow.com/story/22573168/lawmaker-says-low-rate-of-pregnancy-from-rape?t=2013-06-12T14:54:40Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:54:00 EDT A House Republican drew a sharp response during debate on an abortion bill when he said that the number of pregnancies resulting from rape is very low. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22572089/top-military-leader-disputes-diplomat-on-benghazi http://www.wxow.com/story/22572089/top-military-leader-disputes-diplomat-on-benghazi?t=2013-06-12T13:54:18Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:54:00 EDT The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday that four members of Army special forces in Tripoli were never told to stand down after last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi,... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567378/lawsuits-over-government-surveillance-languish http://www.wxow.com/story/22567378/lawsuits-over-government-surveillance-languish?t=2013-06-12T13:34:16Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:34:00 EDT Before there was Edward Snowden and the leak of explosive documents showing widespread government surveillance, there was Mark Klein - a telecommunications technician who alleged that AT&T was allowing U.S. spies to... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22568064/hands-free-texting-still-distracting-for-drivers http://www.wxow.com/story/22568064/hands-free-texting-still-distracting-for-drivers?t=2013-06-12T12:44:38Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:44:00 EDT Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands - marketed as a safer alternative - actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22570931/boehner-says-he-will-support-farm-bill http://www.wxow.com/story/22570931/boehner-says-he-will-support-farm-bill?t=2013-06-12T12:44:34Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:44:00 EDT House Speaker John Boehner says he will vote for a wide-ranging farm bill headed to the House floor this month, a major boost for the five year, half-trillion dollar legislation that stalled in the House last year. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22570773/facebook-starts-first-servers-outside-the-us http://www.wxow.com/story/22570773/facebook-starts-first-servers-outside-the-us?t=2013-06-12T11:54:28Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:54:00 EDT Facebook on Wednesday started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22570935/surveillance-reports-spark-sales-of-1984 http://www.wxow.com/story/22570935/surveillance-reports-spark-sales-of-1984?t=2013-06-12T11:54:22Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:54:00 EDT The country's book-buyers are reading up on being watched. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22568797/iran-candidates-on-last-campaign-day-for-election http://www.wxow.com/story/22568797/iran-candidates-on-last-campaign-day-for-election?t=2013-06-12T10:45:08Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:45:00 EDT Candidates for president of Iran wrapped up their final full day of campaigning on Wednesday, reacting to a last-minute surge for a moderate cleric at the expense of conservatives. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22569223/thousands-of-anti-putin-protesters-march-in-moscow http://www.wxow.com/story/22569223/thousands-of-anti-putin-protesters-march-in-moscow?t=2013-06-12T09:34:09Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:34:00 EDT Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for the release of people they consider political prisoners. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567158/crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-with-defectors http://www.wxow.com/story/22567158/crackdown-filling-nkorean-prisons-with-defectors?t=2013-06-12T07:15:05Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:15:00 EDT North Korea's prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, according to defectors living in South Korea and researchers who study... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22568190/lawmakers-concerned-over-us-surveillance-programs http://www.wxow.com/story/22568190/lawmakers-concerned-over-us-surveillance-programs?t=2013-06-12T06:34:01Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:34:00 EDT Lawmakers voiced their confusion and concern, and some called for the end of sweeping surveillance programs by U.S. spy agencies after receiving an unusual briefing on the government's yearslong collection of phone... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567350/nsa-debate-pits-far-left-right-against-the-middle http://www.wxow.com/story/22567350/nsa-debate-pits-far-left-right-against-the-middle?t=2013-06-12T03:54:12Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:54:00 EDT Revelations of massive government collections of Americans' phone and email records have reinvigorated an odd-couple political alliance of the far left and right. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567423/all-about-immigration-green-cards-citizenship http://www.wxow.com/story/22567423/all-about-immigration-green-cards-citizenship?t=2013-06-12T03:54:07Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:54:00 EDT After years of gridlock, this may be the moment when Congress at last does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22567352/us-china-climate-deal-was-long-in-the-works http://www.wxow.com/story/22567352/us-china-climate-deal-was-long-in-the-works?t=2013-06-12T03:45:44Z WXOW Wed, 12 Jun 2013 03:45:00 EDT Disparate interests ranging from environmental activists to businesses and industry are lining up to support a first-of-its-kind deal between the U.S. and China to phase out a chemical blamed for climate change. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22555748/immigration-bill-nears-critical-test http://www.wxow.com/story/22555748/immigration-bill-nears-critical-test?t=2013-06-11T22:14:44Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:14:00 EDT In Spanish and English, the Senate pushed contentious immigration legislation over early procedural hurdles with deceptive ease on Tuesday as President Barack Obama insisted the "moment is now" to give 11 million immigrants... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22564311/spokesman-daley-running-for-illinois-governor http://www.wxow.com/story/22564311/spokesman-daley-running-for-illinois-governor?t=2013-06-11T21:14:48Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:14:00 EDT A rare intra-party battle began taking shape Tuesday among big-name Democrats in Illinois, as former White House chief of staff Bill Daley positioned himself to try to unseat a governor he blames for failing to resolve the... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22555723/us-no-plans-to-end-broad-surveillance-program http://www.wxow.com/story/22555723/us-no-plans-to-end-broad-surveillance-program?t=2013-06-11T20:03:54Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:03:00 EDT Dogged by fear and confusion about sweeping spy programs, intelligence officials sought to convince House lawmakers in an unusual briefing Tuesday that the government's years-long collection of phone records and Internet... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22562353/syrian-rebels-reeling-from-loss-of-qusair http://www.wxow.com/story/22562353/syrian-rebels-reeling-from-loss-of-qusair?t=2013-06-11T19:33:37Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:33:00 EDT The Syrian rebels' defeat in Qusair cost them more than a strategic stronghold. It has left them with a battered spirit and deep frustration. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22559029/wikileaks-trial-builds-toward-airstrike-video http://www.wxow.com/story/22559029/wikileaks-trial-builds-toward-airstrike-video?t=2013-06-11T19:23:36Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:23:00 EDT The mountain of classified material Army Pfc. Bradley Manning gave to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks revealed sensitive information about military operations and tactics, including code words and the name at least... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22560162/dem-senator-weighs-changes-to-military-prosecution http://www.wxow.com/story/22560162/dem-senator-weighs-changes-to-military-prosecution?t=2013-06-11T19:03:33Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:03:00 EDT Ambitious legislation to stanch the growing number of sexual assaults in the armed forces by overhauling the military justice system faces an uncertain future due to vigorous objections from senior Defense Department leaders... News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22563792/all-about-immigration-green-cards-citizenship http://www.wxow.com/story/22563792/all-about-immigration-green-cards-citizenship?t=2013-06-11T18:53:37Z WXOW Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:53:00 EDT After years of gridlock, this may be the moment when Congress at last does something about the millions of immigrants living illegally in the U.S. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22625087/tornado-spotted-near-denver-airport-terminal http://www.wxow.com/story/22625087/tornado-spotted-near-denver-airport-terminal?t=2013-06-18T16:59:56Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22616750/audio-experts-testify-in-zimmerman-trial-again http://www.wxow.com/story/22616750/audio-experts-testify-in-zimmerman-trial-again?t=2013-06-18T16:59:58Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:59:00 EDT Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22625082/cuban-dissident-repression-forced-family-to-flee http://www.wxow.com/story/22625082/cuban-dissident-repression-forced-family-to-flee?t=2013-06-18T16:49:58Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:49:00 EDT The daughter of a prominent Cuban dissident who died in a car crash says her family decided to seek refuge in the U.S. after facing continued repression. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623606/judge-denies-trial-delay-for-fort-hood-suspect http://www.wxow.com/story/22623606/judge-denies-trial-delay-for-fort-hood-suspect?t=2013-06-18T16:29:54Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:00 EDT Jury selection will start July 9 in the murder trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22624418/chef-describes-jackson-childrens-lives-to-jury http://www.wxow.com/story/22624418/chef-describes-jackson-childrens-lives-to-jury?t=2013-06-18T15:59:57Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:00 EDT A chef who worked for Michael Jackson has described the home lives of the children during the final months of the singer's life, including what she said was his daughter's last birthday party. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22622275/stuntwoman-sues-news-corp-over-alleged-phone-hack http://www.wxow.com/story/22622275/stuntwoman-sues-news-corp-over-alleged-phone-hack?t=2013-06-18T15:59:54Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:59:00 EDT A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress. News - AP-National http://www.wxow.com/story/22623773/jury-cant-reach-verdict-in-detroit-cops-trial http://www.wxow.com/story/22623773/jury-cant-reach-verdict-in-detroit-cops-trial?t=2013-06-18T15:49:53Z WXOW Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:00 EDT A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a... News - AP-National