Yemeni authorities reportedly foiled an al Qaeda plot go capture oil and gas facilities and seize two key southern plots earlier this week, a spokesman for the prime minister said
A total of 13 women have accused San Diego Bob Filner of inappropriate sexual advances, the Huffington Post reported. Eldonna Fernandez and Army veteran Gerri Tindley has joined 11 other women in the past month, publicly accusing the 70-year-old may of making unwanted advances, which range from sexually explicit comments to groping acts. They have accused him of preying on vulnerable women as they had been victims of sexual abuse in the past.
President Obama hailed New York and the U.S.'s comeback from the housing bust on Tuesday, saying it was time to reduce the federal role and risk in the mortgage market "to make sure this kind of crisis we went through never happens again."
President Obama has canceled a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following Russia's decision to grant asylum to former government contractor Edward Snowden. Putin and Obama were expected to meet in September while both were attending the G20 Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia.
