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NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:21pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.


Gov't report: Smooth launch unsure for health law

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:09pm
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's no guarantee that President Barack Obama's health care law will launch smoothly and on time, congressional investigators say in the first in-depth independent look at its progress.

A guide to the Federal Reserve's events Wednesday

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:04pm

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.


Australian jailed for life for rape, murder

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:02pm
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish woman while he was free on parole after previous convictions for raping five women.

Today in History

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:01pm
Today is Wednesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2013. There are 195 days left in the year.

Spurs and Heat tied at 95 to OT in Game 6

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:58pm

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 30 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play that helped put Game 6 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs into overtime tied at 95 on Tuesday night.


Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:55pm

DETROIT (AP) — After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with fuel tanks that could rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.


North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 win

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:36pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for North Carolina.


Wheeler, Harvey lead Mets' sweep of Braves

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:28pm

ATLANTA (AP) — After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets.


Tropical depression heads toward southern Mexico

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:26pm
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say a tropical depression is dumping heavy rains on Central America and could be near tropical storm-strength when it reaches the eastern coast of Mexico.

Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:19pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of a top American army general, died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.


AL West-leading A's beat Texas, Darvish 6-2

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:19pm

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Moss and John Jaso homered off Yu Darvish and the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics beat Texas 6-2 on Tuesday night.


United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:17pm

By Mark Felsenthal, Warren Strobel and Hamid Shalizi WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The Taliban opened an office in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday to help restart talks and said it wanted a political solution that would bring about a just government and end foreign occupation of Afghanistan. U.S. ...


Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter, global growth risk still dominates

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:16pm

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey shows. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index climbed six points to 71 in June, its highest level in five quarters and the third consecutive quarterly rise. A reading above 50 indicates a generally positive outlook. ...


Duncan's 30 gives Spurs lead in Game 6

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:12pm

MIAMI (AP) — Tim Duncan scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 75-65 lead over the Miami Heat after three quarters in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night.


Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:08pm

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.


Cape Wind gets $200M investment from Danish fund

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 9:59pm
BOSTON (AP) — The Cape Wind offshore wind project has secured a $200 million investment from a Danish pension fund in what the wind farm's president said Tuesday is a milestone for the long-delayed project.

Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 9:57pm

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.


Oly sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended amid probe

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 9:53pm

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success "is not a cheat," even though the test results read differently.


CBO: Senate Immigration bill would help economy

Tue, 06/18/2013 - 9:52pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same time it would bestow legal status on an estimated 8 million immigrants living in the United States unlawfully.