Obama administration finds backers on NSA snooping
Several prominent congressional Republican, joined by the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, sprang to the defense of the Obama administration on Sunday, saying the National Security Agency's gathering of data on individuals ...

Trial begins for George Zimmerman, accused of murdering Florida teen Trayvon Martin
The trial for George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain accused of murdering teen Trayvon Martin while on patrol, begins Monday with jury selection. The February 12, 2012, incident in central Florida sparked a fierce national ...

Intelligence Committee Leaders Defend NSA Surveillance
The leaders of the Senate and House Intelligence committees defended the National Security Agency’s phone and internet surveillance programs revealed last week, saying that the programs are “within the law” and have been critical in ...

Jury selection to begin for Zimmerman's trial
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting. He just wants to pick people who haven't already made up their mind about the case. Jury selection begins ...

George Zimmerman trial over fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin to begin with jury selection in Florida
George Zimmerman's attorney doubts he will be able to find jurors who haven't heard about the Trayvon Martin fatal shooting ... confrontation began when Zimmerman spotted Martin, whom he did not recognize, walking in the Retreat at Twin Lakes ...

Scottish writer Iain Banks, whose work drew on dark humor, science-fiction, dies at 59
and — whatever type or size of screen I read the comments on — I come away from the computer, laptop, iPad or phone with a happy smile on my face,” he wrote. Banks is survived by his wife. Details of funeral arrangements were not available Sunday.