A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
Jennifer Kay, Associated Press |
posted 8 minutes ago
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public.
I-5 bridge collapse caused by truck hitting span
Manuel Valdes and Mike Baker, Associated Press |
posted 32 minutes ago
The Interstate 5 bridge collapse into the Skagit River was caused by an oversize truck hitting the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
David Crary and Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 5:57am
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.
Safe room mandates remain rare in tornado states
David A. Lieb, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 5:29am
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery _ for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their neighborhood.
10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 5:29am
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift
Andrew Taylor and Charles Babington, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 5:23am
A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and tea partyers broke into full view, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands and tempting Democrats to change Senate rules that protect the minority party.
Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
Scott Mayerowitz and Jonathan Fahey, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 4:40am
The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
Plastic ocean debris the target of new Calif. bill
Jason Dearen, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:49am
It's a common sight on the nation's beaches: among the sand, sea foam and gnarled kelp lay plastic bottles, bags and other garbage.
Jurors deadlock on Jodi Arias penalty; retrial set
Brian Skoloff, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:52am
As jurors in Jodi Arias' murder trial filed one by one from the courtroom after a dramatic five months of gut-wrenching testimony and gruesome photographs, three women on the panel cried and one looked to the victim's family, mouthing the word, "Sorry."
Milestones for Guantanamo Bay detention center
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:07am
President Barack Obama on Thursday reaffirmed his 2008 campaign promise to close the military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where terror suspects have been held since 2002, and begin the transfer of some prisoners to other countries. A look the facility's history:
Counting US drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:05am
President Barack Obama said Thursday that he will engage Congress in exploring a number of options for increased oversight of lethal drone strikes outside of war zones like Afghanistan.
Older brother held in deaths of 2 younger siblings
Paul Foy, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:03am
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of his younger adopted brothers found him miles away with traces of blood on him, officials said.
What's a drone? How is US drone policy changing?
Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 1:56am
President Barack Obama defended America's drone attacks as legal, effective and necessary in America's campaign to counter terrorism.
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
Sam Hananel, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 1:50am
When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.
Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again
A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).
Brewers team up on beer to help military families
Michael Felberbaum, Associated Press |
posted 51 minutes ago
Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime _ baseball bats.
Bail hearing set in Pa. baby's faith-healing death
Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 4:35am
A bail hearing is scheduled for a Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and are charged with third-degree murder in the April death of their 8-month-old son.
5.7-magnitude quake widely felt across N. Calif.
Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 3:50am
An earthquake in far northeastern California was felt by thousands of people as far away as San Francisco and in two other states, but there have been no reports of injury or serious damage.
Top 10 items found during 2012 coastal cleanup
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:46am
The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington DC-based environmental organization, released its 2012 list of trash collected during its International Coastal Cleanup. More than 10 million pounds of debris was collected, with nearly 1.5 million pounds in California alone. The top items found during the cleanup:
Text of President Obama speech on terrorism
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:06am
Text of President Barack Obama's speech on the fight against terrorism at the National Defense University, as provided by the White House:
Obama's drone policy at a glance
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 2:06am
President Barack Obama defended the United States' use of drone attacks as an important part of the U.S. counterterrorism policy on Thursday but signed new presidential policy guidelines to spell out for Congress and the public the standards that the U.S. will use before carrying out drone attacks.
Obama sketches more targeted anti-terror plan
The Associated Press |
posted May 24th - 1:55am
Out with the global war on terror. In with more narrowly targeted counterterrorism policies that persistently zero in on violent extremists at home and abroad.
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