| Best—and worst—states to be a kid Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:09 PM PDT  New rankings have Mississippi no longer at the bottom of the list.
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| Profanity, theatrics mark first day of Zimmerman’s trial Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:27 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla.—One of the most anticipated murder trials in recent memory began with a torrent of profanity from the prosecution and a knock-knock joke from the defense. The state of Florida's case against George Zimmerman began on Monday with the expected debate about whether the man who shot and fatally wounded 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in [...]
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| IRS may have targeted other groups Posted: 24 Jun 2013 01:22 PM PDT  The agency's new director reveals broader screening practices than previously reported.
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| Snowden not on flight to Cuba, whereabouts unclear Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT  HAVANA (AP) — Confusion over the whereabouts of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden grew on Monday after a jetliner flew from Moscow to Cuba with an empty seat booked in his name.
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| Immigration bill clears Senate test Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:29 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Historic immigration legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle with votes to spare on Monday, pointing the way to near-certain passage within days for $30 billion worth of new security measures along the border with Mexico and an unprecedented chance at citizenship for millions living in the country illegally.
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| Send him back: US urges nations to return Snowden Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:59 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. grasped for help Monday from both adversaries and uneasy allies in an effort to catch fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. The White House demanded that he be denied asylum, blasted China for letting him go and urged Russia to "do the right thing" and send him back to America to face espionage charges.
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| Documents show IRS also screened liberal groups Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service's screening of groups seeking tax-exempt status was broader and lasted longer than has been previously disclosed, the new head of the agency acknowledged Monday. Terms including "Israel," ''Progressive" and "Occupy" were used by agency workers to help pick groups for closer examination, according to an internal IRS document obtained by The Associated Press. |
| Zimmerman portrayed as vigilante in Fla. shooting Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:37 PM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman was fed up with "punks" getting away with crime and shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin "because he wanted to," not because he had to, prosecutors argued Monday, while the neighborhood watch volunteer's attorney said the killing was self-defense against a young man who was slamming Zimmerman's head against the pavement.
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| Series of bomb attacks in Iraq kill at least 42 Posted: 24 Jun 2013 12:40 PM PDT  BAGHDAD (AP) — A series of evening bombings near markets in and around Baghdad and other blasts north of the capital killed at least 42 people and wounded dozens of others Monday in the latest eruption of bloodshed to rock Iraq.
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| House investigators: Disability judges are too lax Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:20 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security is approving disability benefits at strikingly high rates for people whose claims were rejected by field offices or state agencies, according to House investigators. Compounding the situation, the agency often fails to do required follow-up reviews months or years later to make sure people are still disabled.
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| Rights case ruling favors Colo. transgender girl Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:20 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say a suburban Colorado Springs school district discriminated against a 6-year-old transgender girl by preventing her from using the girls' bathroom, in what advocates described as the first such ruling in the next frontier in civil rights.
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| APNewsBreak: Wing walker, pilot had clean records Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:39 PM PDT  CINCINNATI (AP) — An aerobatic pilot and a wing walker killed in a fiery crash at an air show over the weekend had clean safety records, according to Federal Aviation Administration records released Monday, when new details emerged about the lives and love stories of the fallen performers.
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| Tightrope walk over Ariz. gorge draws 13M viewers Posted: 24 Jun 2013 04:17 PM PDT  LITTLE COLORADO RIVER GORGE, Ariz. (AP) — Aerialist Nik Wallenda's tightrope walk over a gorge near the Grand Canyon drew nearly 13 million viewers to the live television broadcast.
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| Malibu fight involving Scottie Pippen investigated Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:17 PM PDT  MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen was questioned Monday about a fight that occurred over the weekend between him and an autograph seeker outside a Malibu restaurant, authorities said.
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| Berlusconi convicted in sex-for-hire trial Posted: 24 Jun 2013 02:55 PM PDT  MILAN (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's flamboyant former premier, was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned from politics for life Monday for paying an underage prostitute for sex during infamous "bunga bunga" parties and forcing public officials to cover it up.
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| Rapper 'Fat Joe' sentenced in NJ for tax case Posted: 24 Jun 2013 03:32 PM PDT  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The former chart-topping rap star known as "Fat Joe" was sentenced to four months in prison Monday over his earlier admission that he failed to file federal income taxes for two years.
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