Monthly Archives: June 2011

US in CIA detainee death inquiry

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - BBC World News

30 June 2011 Last updated at 18:50 ET Mr Holder said investigations of other CIA interrogations were “not warranted” The US is to open criminal inquiries into the deaths of two CIA detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2002 and … Continue reading →

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Duke and Duchess begin first tour

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

30 June 2011 Last updated at 12:18 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. The newlyweds leave from Heathrow Airport for their first royal tour

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‘Swap deal’ for French hostages

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

30 June 2011 Last updated at 18:10 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Herve Ghesquiere (R) and Stephane Taponier received a warm welcome back in France

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6th Circuit Court of Appeals Panel Upholds Individual Mandate

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Health News

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the health reform law’s controversial requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance, marking a significant win for President Barack Obama in the legal battles over his signature legislation. The ruling by … Continue reading →

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Minority U.S. schools have inexperienced teachers: report (Reuters)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Education News

WASHINGTON (Reuters Life!) – U.S. schools with African-American students are twice as likely to have teachers with little experience as majority white schools in the same district, according to new data released on Thursday. The recently expanded Civil Rights Data … Continue reading →

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Southern Baptist leader wants ‘clean’ DREAM Act (AP)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Religion News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Southern Baptist Convention leader says the group’s policy arm supports a “clean” version of the DREAM Act — a proposed law that would allow illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children to earn … Continue reading →

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Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on mall in DC (AP)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor

WASHINGTON – Artists from remote sections of Colombia, Peace Corps volunteers and performers sharing the history of rhythm and blues music opened the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall on Thursday. The free festival, which often draws more than … Continue reading →

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Dispatchers at US Airways ratify new contract (AP)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor

TEMPE, Ariz. – US Airways Group Inc. said Thursday that its flight dispatchers have voted to ratify a new four-year contract. The airline’s 164 dispatchers are represented by the Transport Workers Union. The vote means the new contract will be … Continue reading →

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Nigerian man sneaks on plane with invalid pass (AP)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor

WASHINGTON – A Nigerian man boarded a Virgin America airplane last week with an invalid boarding pass — making it through a federal security checkpoint where travelers must show identification and their boarding passes. After the man, Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, … Continue reading →

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Louisville: QB Tyler Gabbert now a Cardinal (AP)

Written on June 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville coach Charlie Strong says former Missouri quarterback Tyler Gabbert is now a member of his football team. Strong tweeted that he is “excited to have Tyler Gabbert officially join our football program.” Louisville spokesman Rocco Gasparro … Continue reading →

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