| Bernie Sanders talks to Katie Couric Posted: 01 Jun 2015 11:14 AM PDT  The senator says he isn't running for president to push Hillary Clinton further to the left nor to become a candidate for vice president on a potential Clinton ticket.
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| 2015 hurricane season: Forecasters predict ‘below-average’ activity Posted: 01 Jun 2015 03:11 PM PDT  Ten years after the record-setting hurricane season that produced Katrina and other destructive storms, forecasters are calling for a quiet year in the Atlantic.
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| Graham's personal history frames campaign launch Posted:  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced himself to the nation here Monday by capitalizing on one of his most valuable political assets: his powerful up-from-nothing personal story.
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| Men brace for 'beard patrols' in Iraq's IS-held Mosul Posted: 01 Jun 2015 08:55 AM PDT  The jihadist group has handed out leaflets in their stronghold of Mosul in recent weeks announcing that full beards become compulsory on June 1 and explaining why shaving is punishable. "I'm scared because they deal ruthlessly with anyone who opposes or ignores their instructions," he told AFP from Mosul, the de facto Iraqi capital of IS's self-proclaimed caliphate. Mosul is Iraq's second city and used to have a population of around two million before IS swept in a year ago and made it their main hub.
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| Defense hawk Graham enters Republican race for White House Posted: 01 Jun 2015 10:25 AM PDT  U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a defense hawk, entered the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Monday, putting criticism of President Barack Obama's foreign policy at the forefront of his White House bid.
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| U.S. top court throws out conviction for Facebook threats Posted: 01 Jun 2015 01:12 PM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man over threatening statements he made on Facebook toward his estranged wife, law enforcement officers and children in a case touching upon the boundaries of free speech online.
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| What We Know About the Dennis Hastert Scandal Posted: 01 Jun 2015 03:15 PM PDT  New details about an alleged hush money scandal involving former Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert have been trickling out over the weekend. Now, sources say, two male students who knew Hastert, 73, when he was a high school teacher and wrestling coach before he entered politics have accused him of sexual misconduct. ABC News has reached out directly to Hastert by email, but has not received a response.
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| Either way, no more NSA collection of US phone records Posted: 01 Jun 2015 02:17 PM PDT  In a remarkable turnaround, Senate Republicans have agreed to debate a House bill that would overhaul the NSA's handling of Americans' calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.
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| Bangladesh files murder charges in 2013 building collapse Posted: 01 Jun 2015 02:49 AM PDT  DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh filed murder charges Monday against dozens of people for their roles in the 2013 collapse of a garment factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.
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| The Lindsey Graham record: A lot like John McCain, who also ran for president Posted: |
| U.S. Supreme Court rules for Muslim woman denied job at clothing store Posted: 01 Jun 2015 01:45 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued for discrimination after being denied a sales job at age 17 at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. In an 8-1 decision in the important religious rights case, the court backed Samantha Elauf, who had been rejected under Abercrombie's sales staff "look policy" after coming to her job interview wearing the head scarf, or hijab, used by many Muslim women.
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| Colorado cinema gunman picked midnight movie because fewer children likely present Posted: 01 Jun 2015 01:41 PM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A psychiatrist testified on Monday that Colorado theater gunman James Holmes chose a midnight screening of a movie to commit mass murder because he believed there would be fewer children present. Court-appointed psychiatrist William Reid, who made the comments during questioning by a prosecutor in a capital case now in its sixth week, said Holmes also indicated he was sorry when he learned a young girl was among the dead. "He said that he didn't want to kill children," Reid said Holmes told him of the late-night attack.
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| Takata agrees to quit using chemical in air bags: story withdrawn Posted: 01 Jun 2015 02:36 PM PDT  DETROIT (Reuters) - Please be advised that the story on Takata agreeing to quit using chemical in airbags is wrong and has been withdrawn. A new story will follow shortly.
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| Kerry grounded after bike accident, but for how long? Posted: 01 Jun 2015 01:06 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry headed home Monday to Boston from Geneva, Switzerland, for surgery on his broken leg, as U.S. officials insisted that his injury would not hinder his participation in nuclear negotiations with Iran.
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| Qatar extends travel ban on ex-Gitmo inmates; talks continue Posted: 31 May 2015 02:25 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Qatar has agreed to temporarily extend travel bans on five senior Taliban leaders released last year from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in exchange for captured Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.
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