| U.S. to give Syria rebels militairy aid Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:08 PM PDT  White House: Government used chemical weapons on the opposition.
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| Rep. Steve King: ‘Illegal aliens’ invaded my office Posted: 13 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT  Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa and the House's leading immigration hawk, complained Thursday about young immigrants who had shown up to protest his bill that would defund President Barack Obama's deferred action program. King wrote on Twitter that "20 brazen self professed illegal aliens have invaded my DC office. Obama's lawless order gives [...]
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| Rand Paul says taxpayers are funding ‘war on Christianity’ Posted: 13 Jun 2013 11:59 AM PDT  American taxpayers are paying for a "war on Christianity" at home and abroad, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said during a speech at a conservative conference Thursday. "There is a war on Christianity," Paul told an audience of mostly evangelical Christians and Jews during a luncheon at the annual Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington. [...]
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| Obama to step up military support of Syrian rebels Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:58 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has authorized sending weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, U.S. officials said Thursday, after the White House disclosed that the United States has conclusive evidence President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons against opposition forces trying to overthrow him.
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| Lawmakers: Terrorists change tactics after leaks Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:26 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two senior Republican lawmakers said Thursday that terrorists are already changing their behavior after leaks about classified U.S. data gathering programs, but they offered no details.
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| Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented Posted: 13 Jun 2013 01:35 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body.
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| Court ruling may open up breast cancer gene tests Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:33 PM PDT  A ruling by the Supreme Court that human genes can't be patented is expected to increase access and drop the cost for tests for gene mutations that greatly raise the risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer.
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| 2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:35 PM PDT  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Remains of two people have been found in an area burned by a wildfire that has destroyed at least 360 houses northeast of Colorado Springs.
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| Iran liberals ask: Snub election or take chance? Posted: 13 Jun 2013 01:17 PM PDT  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — In the end, Iran's presidential election may be defined by who doesn't vote.
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| Police: Gunman shot 3, self at St. Louis business Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:23 PM PDT  ST. LOUIS (AP) — An argument inside a St. Louis home health care business escalated into gun violence Thursday when a man shot three other people before turning the gun on himself, police said.
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| Grocers allege potato group pumped up spud prices Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:50 PM PDT  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers' pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing America's spud farmers of driving up prices while spying on farmers with satellites and aircraft fly-overs to enforce strict limits on how many tubers they can grow.
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| Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from Wendi Deng Posted: 13 Jun 2013 12:11 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from Wendi Deng Murdoch, his wife since 1999, citing a breakdown in the relationship. The matter doesn't alter the succession plan for the media company, which the 82-year-old founder controls through a family trust.
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| Juggling family and golf, Mickelson leads US Open Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:25 PM PDT  ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — So much for getting a good night's sleep.
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| UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian civil war Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:52 PM PDT  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks.
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| US says Assad used chemical weapons Posted: 13 Jun 2013 03:57 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red line" that would trigger greater American involvement in the crisis, the White House said Thursday.
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| Nicaragua approves massive canal project Posted: 13 Jun 2013 04:46 PM PDT  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists.
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