Turkey's prime minster issued a "final warning" to protesters on Thursday, demanding that they end their occupation of a park next to Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square. Prime Minister Erdogan also rejected a condemnation by the European Parliament over the his government's reportedly excessive us of force by riot police against demonstrators.
In his first congressional testimony since disclosure of the secretive programs, the director of the National Security Agency gave a forceful defense of spy operations that have stirred fears of government snooping and violations of privacy rights
Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a man in his 20s Wednesday after he gave answers that indicated he would not be impartial, the Associated Press reported. The juror, known as "R-39," said that "murder is murder," even if it's self-defense.
The management at 'PBS NewsHour' said Tuesday a decision was made to close offices in Denver and San Francisco and law off employees to cut costs. The layoffs at the public television news program are the fist significant staff reductions in nearly 20 years, The New York Times reported. It was reported that 'NewsHour's' producer MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, based in Arlington Virginia will also eliminate several 'non-critical production positions' at its main office.
