Congress extends foreign surveillance law
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill renewing the government's authority to monitor overseas phone calls and emails of suspected foreign spies and terrorists - but not Americans -without obtaining a court order for each intercept.
The classified Foreign
...Video released of NYC suspect in fatal subway push
NEW YORK (AP) - Police searched for a woman who killed a man by pushing him in front of a subway train and released surveillance video Friday of her running away from the station.
Commuters, meanwhile, absorbed the news of the second fatal subway shove in the city this month.
"It's just a really sad commentary on the world and on human beings,
...Animal rights group settles lawsuit with Ringling
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle its part of a lawsuit stemming from claims the circus abused its elephants.
The circus company's owners announced the settlement with the American Society for the Prevention of
...Vigil set for boy accidentally shot to death
A candlelight vigil is scheduled Friday for a 10-year-old Memphis boy who was killed in what police say was an accidental shooting.
MORE INFO: Police: young boy dies in accidental shooting
According to police, Alfreddie Gipson and his 12-year-old brother were handling an unsecured handgun on Christmas Day when it
...Vigil marks 2 weeks since Conn. school massacre
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Clergy from across Newtown, Conn., marked the passing of two weeks since the elementary school massacre at with an interfaith vigil focused on the healing process.
Religious leaders gathered with a few dozen others at a wind-swept soccer field Friday morning to offer words of support for the community.
Pastor Jack Tanner of the
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