America
Google Reportedly Faces FTC Antitrust Probe Over Display Ads
The Federal Trade Commission is in the early stages of opening an antitrust probe into how Google runs its online display advertising business, according to a report by Bloomberg News, citing sources who want to remain anonymous because the FTC has not announced the probe.
America
News Corp. Board Approves Company Split
by Scott Neuman
The plan, first announced last year, would break up the company's publishing and entertainment arms, and satisfy investors who are put off by the slow growth of its newspapers.
America
New Jersey Shore Is Ready For Visitors, Gov. Christie Says
by Mark Memmott
Hurricane Sandy devastated the state's coast last fall. But along 80 percent of New Jersey's shore this summer, "you won't notice any difference," says Gov. Chris Christie. He wants tourists to know that.
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America
Study Is First To Chart Amphibian Populations' Decline In U.S.
Populations of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released this week.
America
There's No Place For Sex Assaults In Military, Obama Says
by Mark Memmott
"Those who commit sexual assaults are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong," he said in his Naval Academy commencement address. Obama challenged graduates to follow "that inner compass that guides you not when the path is easy and obvious, but when it's hard and uncertain."
Books
James Joyce Coin-troversy Reportedly Could Have Been Averted
Irish banking officials should have known there were problems with the controversial 10-euro coin commemorating James Joyce, according to Ireland's RTE News. The coin misquotes the author's Ulysses, and bears an image of Joyce that his estate did not approve.
International
2 Men Arrested After Pakistani Jet Is Diverted Over U.K.
by Mark Memmott
Something happened aboard the flight from Lahore, Pakistan, to Manchester, England. Royal Air Force fighters were scrambled and the plane was ordered to land at an airport in Essex.
International
British Soldier Hacked To Death Was 'Our Hero,' Family Says
by Mark Memmott
As Lee Rigby's family struggles with grief, they're speaking about the young man's love of life. He was killed Wednesday. Witnesses heard — and recorded — the attackers saying that they were angry about the deaths of Muslims during the wars in Iran and Afghanistan.
International
Explosion, Gunfire Reverberate In Kabul
by Mark Memmott
Witnesses say the blast happened in the late afternoon. The sound of shots followed. As night fell, at least two attackers were dead. A small number of civilians had been wounded. Offices of the International Organization for Migration appear to have been targeted.
International
Assad Regime Agrees To Attend Peace Conference, Russia Says
by Mark Memmott
Russia and the U.S. have been trying to set up talks aimed at ending more than two years of brutal fighting in Syria. What's still unclear, however, is who would speak for the opponents of President Bashar Assad's regime.
America
Tornado In Moore, Okla.: Friday's Developments
by Mark Memmott
Residents can now get into their devastated neighborhoods without passing through police checkpoints. Meanwhile, there's word that insurance policies may cover less of the cost of damages than in past disasters.
Books
Book News: Judge's Comments Bruising To Apple's Price-Fixing Case
by Annalisa Quinn
Also: Mary Karr on addiction and David Foster Wallace; Maria Semple calls Jonathan Franzen her "big daddy."
America
'White Flash And Cold Water' After Bridge Collapse In Wash.
by Mark Memmott
After a truck carrying a heavy load struck the side of a bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River north of Seattle, the roadway collapsed. No one was killed. Dan Sligh and his wife were in a pickup. "You just hold on as tight as you can," he says of the fall they took.
America
Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water
by Krishnadev Calamur
TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.
America
Jury Deadlocks On Jodi Arias Sentencing
by Scott Neuman
The jury that convicted her of first-degree murder earlier this month in the brutal killing of her ex-boyfriend were unable to decide whether to give the death penalty.
America
Evolution Saves Cockroaches From Taking The Bait
by Scott Neuman
A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting poisons.
America
Boy Scouts Vote To Admit Openly Gay Members
by Scott Neuman
The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has voted to allow gay Scout members, but to continue a ban on openly gay adult Scout leaders. The policy change would take effect Jan. 1, 2014.
America
Head Of IRS Tax-Exempt Division Reportedly Placed On Leave
by Scott Neuman
Lois Lerner has been at the center of a scandal over the tax agency's targeting of conservative groups.
America
Alabama Republican Jo Bonner Says He's Leaving Congress
by Scott Neuman
The congressman says he will step down in August to take a senior position at the University of Alabama.
America
After The Storm: Students Gather For One More School Day
There were hugs and tears, smiles and laughter on Thursday, as students and teachers from Plaza Towers Elementary School, destroyed in Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., reunited. The school district reopened all of its schools just for the day on what would have been the final day of classes before summer vacation.
