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The view of Obama?s Berlin visit from the street
19 Jun 2013 at 6:41am
Editor's note: Marc Young is a Berlin-based freelance journalist covering President Barack Obama's visit for Yahoo News. Ever since John F. Kennedy made his legendary ?Ich bin ein Berliner? address almost 50 years ago to the day, Berlin has been a place where U.S. presidents come when they have something important to say. In 1963, [...]
Justified: The FBI has shot 150 Americans since 1993
19 Jun 2013 at 2:15am
A by-the-numbers look at the bureau's apparently blameless firing at suspected criminals and other intentional targets
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks
19 Jun 2013 at 6:32am
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ? Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility for a rocket attack that killed four Americans.
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
19 Jun 2013 at 8:31am
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.
16 dead: Militants infiltrate UN's Somalia office
19 Jun 2013 at 7:57am
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) ? Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pick-up truck rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N. compound in Somalia's capital Wednesday, launching a bombs-and-gunfire assault that saw militants pour into the complex, killing at least nine people, including three foreigners, officials said.
Investors look for answers on economy from Fed
19 Jun 2013 at 7:36am
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows.
Iceland: 'informal talks' about Snowden asylum
19 Jun 2013 at 8:19am
STOCKHOLM (AP) ? A WikiLeaks spokesman who claims to represent Edward Snowden has reached out to government officials in Iceland about the potential of the NSA leaker applying for asylum in the Nordic country, officials there said Wednesday.
FBI hunt for ex-Teamster boss Hoffa's remains ends
19 Jun 2013 at 9:05am
OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) ? The excavation of a rural field in suburban Detroit has failed to turn up the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, the FBI announced Wednesday, adding another unsuccessful chapter to a nearly 40-year-old mystery.
Protesters out again in Brazil's biggest city
19 Jun 2013 at 9:06am
SAO PAULO (AP) ? Scattered street demonstrations popped up around Brazil early Wednesday as protesters continued their collective cry against the low-quality public services they receive in exchange for high taxes and high prices.
Baked Alaska: Unusual heat wave hits 49th state
19 Jun 2013 at 8:54am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ? A heat wave hitting Alaska may not rival the blazing heat of Phoenix or Las Vegas, but to residents of the 49th state, the days of hot weather feel like a stifling oven ? or a tropical paradise.
Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
19 Jun 2013 at 7:52am
WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator.
Heat force Game 7 with 103-100 OT win over Spurs
19 Jun 2013 at 12:41am
MIAMI (AP) ? When LeBron James' greatness almost wasn't good enough, officials began preparing for a San Antonio celebration.
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
19 Jun 2013 at 8:25am
BERLIN (AP) ? Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
Obama: 'Lives have been saved' by NSA programs
19 Jun 2013 at 5:15am
BERLIN (AP) ? Trying to tamp down concerns about government over-reach, President Barack Obama on Wednesday defended U.S. Internet and phone surveillance programs as narrowly targeted efforts that have saved lives and thwarted at least 50 terror threats.
AP PHOTOS: 3 little liligers cavort at Russian zoo
19 Jun 2013 at 5:33am
The zoo in Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, is home to a unique animal ? the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger.
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