Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Enniskillen, Northern Ireland — Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to sign a statement at the Group of Eight summit calling for the establishment of a “transitional government” in Syria as quickly as possible, putting more pressure on his ally, President Bashar al-Assad. The text of the statement on …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Detroit — Chrysler abruptly agreed yesterday to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions. In deciding on the recall, Chrysler sidestepped a showdown with government safety …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Washington — About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said yesterday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades. …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Washington — The Republican-led House yesterday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats condemned as yet another example of the GOP war on women. The …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Washington — The director of the National Security Agency testified yesterday that the government’s massive surveillance program helped thwart more than 50 terrorist “events” worldwide since Sept. 11, 2001, including a planned bombing of the New York Stock Exchange. Army Gen. Keith Alexander, the NSA’s director, made the …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Istanbul — After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still. The trend was launched by performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood silently …
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Rome — Italy’s high court yesterday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of “deficiencies, contradictions and illogical” conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court …
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Donette Johnson, left, and Cheri Grant stand in the shade of umbrellas during a fishing outing along the shores of Lake Monona at Yahara Place Park in Madison, Wis. yesterday. ap — John Hart …
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Washington — Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces. Details …
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Kent, Ohio — If you’re up to no good in this pocket of northeast Ohio, especially in a witless way, you’re risking not only jail time or a fine but a swifter repercussion with a much larger audience: …
By Don's Early Light
