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San Francisco Chronicle | Obama on NSA programs: Americans "not getting the complete story" CBS News Americans outraged by leaked information about two top-secret government surveillance programs are "not getting the complete story," President Obama told Charlie Rose in a PBS interview recorded Sunday for air Monday night - and the intelligence ... Obama Defends Authorization of Surveillance Programs Journalistic impartiality tested in NSA leak story Snowden Sounds Off on Obama, China, Tech Companies |
San Francisco Chronicle | Elite Units in US Military to Admit Women New York Times WASHINGTON — Women will be permitted to serve in the most intense and physically hazardous combat positions in the military, including the Navy SEALs, the Army Rangers and the Marine infantry, senior defense officials said Monday. National Twitter ... Women in combat annoucement expected Tuesday Military plans would put women in most combat jobs |
Dallas Morning News | Editorial: Seeing promise in the untested 'moderate' elected in Iran Dallas Morning News The landslide election in Iran of the most moderate presidential candidate in a field of relative extremists offers hope for change in the Islamic republic's leadership but also cause for caution. President-elect Hasan Rowhani clearly speaks in more conciliatory ... Rise of new Iran president delays Israel's military option by at least another year Iran's election hints anew at the desire for change Iran's New Leader Promises 'Path of Moderation' |
CBS News | Authorities hopeful new search will turn up Jimmy Hoffa USA TODAY A new tip has police combing a field in Oakland County, Mich., for the remains of the former Teamsters boss. jimmy hoffa.jpg. Photo of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa taken days before his mysterious disappearance by photographer Tony Spina, July ... FBI investigating tip to Hoffa burial site Jimmy Hoffa Search: No Remains, Body Found During First Day Search Of ... New tip sends investigators digging for Jimmy Hoffa -- again |
San Francisco Chronicle | Supreme Court blocks Arizona's voter ID law Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed with the Obama administration Monday in yet another of its confrontations with Arizona, striking down a state law on voter registrations and ruling that states may not require new applicants to show proof of their ... Supreme Court ruling on voter ID could affect Kansas law Court Rules Ariz. Voting Law Illegal Arizona voting law struck down |
BBC News | G8 summit to focus on tax, trade and transparency BBC News Tax, trade and transparency are expected to dominate discussions on the second day of a summit of the G8 group of leading industrialised nations. The issues - dubbed "The Three Ts" - were placed at the top of the agenda by the UK for its presidency of the ... Obama Joins G-8 Allies Isolating Putin Over Assad Obama, Putin differ on Syria during tense talks Obama And Putin Disagree On Syria |
Wall Street Journal- India | Rookie teachers woefully unprepared, report says Reuters By Stephanie Simon. Tue Jun 18, 2013 12:18am EDT. (Reuters) - The U.S. teacher training system is badly broken, turning out rookie educators who have little hands-on experience running classrooms and are quickly overwhelmed by the job, according to a ... K-12 will only worsen school woes |
Hitman Testifies Againt Former Mob Boss 'Whitey' Bulger WWGP 1050 AM (BOSTON) — Confessed hitman John Martorano, who has admitted killing 20 people, told a Boston court Monday that he was testifying against his alleged former mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger because “it broke my heart” to discover Bulger was an FBI ... John Martorano Testifies In Whitey Bulger Trial About Bungled Murders ... Ex-hitman: I was heartbroken Bulger was informant A guide to the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger |
CBSSports.com | Naval Academy football players face charges over alleged '12 rape Pittsburgh Post Gazette Several U.S. Naval Academy football players will soon face charges in connection to the alleged rape of a female midshipman at an April 2012 off-campus party, officials at the elite service academy in Annapolis, Md., said Monday. The rape allegations, as ... US Naval Academy football players face charges over alleged 2012 rape Naval Academy student speaks out on alleged rape Academy football players face Article 32 for alleged assault |
NPR | Rask gets shutout, Bruins grab series lead Sports Network Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Tuukka Rask stopped 28 shots for his third shutout of the playoffs to lead the Boston Bruins in a 2-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals from TD Garden. After splitting a pair of overtime games ... Bruins go 'above and beyond' to take 2-1 series lead Bruins beat Hawks 2-0, take series lead 2-1 |