Homes evacuated as wildfire flares near Denver EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — Dozens of homes were evacuated near Denver as a wind-driven wildfire flared, one of many in the western states where hot and windy conditions were making it easy for the wild land blazes to start and spread. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:09:36 -0400 Zimmerman jurors reveal personal details SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — One potential juror at George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial belongs to the National Rifle Association. Another says she was the victim of a violent crime that is constantly on her mind. A third is a competitive arm-wrestler. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:05:14 -0400 South Sudan president suspends two ministers in fraud inquiry By Andrew Green JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has suspended two key ministers in a fraud investigation, the government said on Wednesday. Western donors have warned South Sudan's government that aid payments are at risk unless it tackles the corruption undermining development in a country devastated from decades of civil war with Sudan, from which it seceded in 2011. Last year, Kiir wrote to 75 current and former officials to ask them to return $4 billion in "stolen" public money, but no senior figure had been publicly put under investigation until now. ... Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:53:37 -0400 Medical care lags behind Afghan military growth FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHINWAR, Afghanistan (AP) — The young Afghan soldier lay in great pain on a cot at an army base, his uniform pants cut up to his thigh so medics could clean the wound in his right knee where he was shot fighting insurgents. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:42:54 -0400 Iraqis vote in 2 Sunni-dominated provinces BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis in two Sunni-dominated provinces where provincial elections had been delayed over security concerns were casting ballots Thursday amid tight security measures aimed at thwarting insurgent attacks. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:39:08 -0400 Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry are being sold Saturday in Texas, but two historical parks dedicated to his legacy can't afford to bid on them Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:35:32 -0400 Uncle: Patriots player had link to homicide victim BOSTON (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez had a connection to a homicide victim found in an industrial park near the athlete's home, but family and officials were mum on the nature of their relationship, two days after police first visited the upscale division. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:33:28 -0400 AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:31:32 -0400 A Game 7 with more on the line than an NBA title MIAMI (AP) — He is the best player in the game and this is the best moment in his sport. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:30:37 -0400 Blackhawks beat Bruins 6-5 in OT, tie series 2-all BOSTON (AP) — The Blackhawks are heading back to Chicago having regained home-ice advantage in the Stanley Cup finals and with a renewed faith in an offense that took more than 120 minutes to push a puck past Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask. Publ.Date : Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:28:26 -0400
