This is AP News Minute. The Lieutenant Governor of Texas says Republicans missed a deadline and did not pass new restrictions on abortion. Protesters screamed down lawmakers in the final minutes before the special legislative session's deadline. US S...
1. The Supreme Court has ruled the heart of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Justices struck down the part that determines which states must get federal approval for election changes. Controversial voter ID laws in Mississippi and Alabama c...
The White House says Hong Kong made a deliberate choice to release the man who leaked details about National Security Agency surveillance programs. Hong Kong says the decision to allow Edward Snowden to leave for Russia was a technical one. Obama spo...
1. Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. The neighborhood watch volunteer says he was defending himself when he shot and killed unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Florida. 2. Ecuador says its considering an asyl...
1. The group WikiLeaks says Edward Snowden will seek asylum in Ecuador. The former government contractor is wanted for revealing highly classified surveillance programs. Snowden arrived in Moscow Sunday. Meanwhile, the U.S. says it's annulled Snowden...
1. A former college professor named one of the FBIs ten most wanted fugitives will appear in a California federal court room on Thursday, to face child sex charges after being caught in Mexico. 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday in...
1. President Obamas call for a reduction in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles is being met with skepticism from Russia. In a speech in Berlin, President Obama called for cutting those weapons by one third. But Russia wants more countries involved. 2....
This is AP News Minute. 1.President Obama is in Berlin, the latest stop on his visit to Europe. Wednesday, he's set to deliver a speech renewing his call for a reduction in the world's nuclear weapons stockpiles. 2.Strong winds are pushing a major wi...
1. The head of the National Security Agency or NSA told a House Intelligence Panel on Tuesday that the governments controversial surveillance programs thwarted a more than 50 terrorist plots since 9-11, including a plot to attack the New York Stock E...
1.President Obama says the controversial NSA surveillance programs are transparent. The president spoke to PBS's Charlie Rose and promised that the NSA is not listening to Americans' phone calls or reading their E-mails. 2.Afghan forces have formally...
1. President Barack Obama says the US will host the first round of negotiations for a broad new trade deal with the European Union. Talks are scheduled to start next month in Washington. The comments come as Obama prepares for the Group of 8 Summit i...
1. President Obama is in Northern Ireland for thestart of the G8 Summit. His schedule includes a meeting with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin. 2. Turkish trade unions are calling for a one-daystrike in response to the Turkish governments crackdown on...
1. Fire fighters are working to get more people back into their homes after authorities lifted evacuations orders prompted by the wildfire near Colorado Springs. Officials say the fire is now 65% contained. 2. Former Vice President, Dick Cheney says...
1. One person is dead and dozens more injured after an explosion at a chemical plant in Louisiana. Investigators don't know what caused the blast but say that terrorism is not suspected. 2. A wildfire in Colorado has destroyed at least 360 homes. Aut...
1.The National Weather Service says the big storm that's heading from the upper Midwest to the East Coast isn't as fierce as once expected. The storm spawned some tornadoes in Iowa and dropped heavy rain from Wisconsin to Ohio over night. 2.A wildfir...
