http://dailyme-com-1118544767.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Most recent articles.en-ushttp://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000363Two New York state men have been charged in a bizarre plan to develop a mobile X-ray system that would be used from afar to silently kill people that they deemed "undesirable," federal officials said.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:56:39 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000363http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000352The Justice Department's sweeping collection of Associated Press phone records as part of a national security leak investigation has had a chilling effect on sources, the news agency's top executive said on Wednesday.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:55:46 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000352http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000341James Gandolfini, best known for his role as an anxiety-ridden mob boss on HBO's "The Sopranos," died after suffering a possible heart attack in Italy, an HBO spokeswoman and the actor's managers said Wednesday. He was 51.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:55:32 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000341http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000320Police spent several hours Tuesday night at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez. Although there's a public perception about NFL players having run-ins with the law, this impression may not be correct.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:29 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000320http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000315In Berlin, President Obama calls for cutting US deployed nuclear weapons by one-third and urges NATO allies to pursue 'the security of a world without nuclear weapons.'Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:21 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000315http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000312The George Zimmerman trial has stoked passionate debate about race in America. But in the end, it could end up saying more about Americans' evolving views of the Second Amendment.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:16 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000312http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000308WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday his organization is helping Edward Snowden seek asylum in Iceland. Assange also hinted that he might publish Snowden's next revelations.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:10 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000308http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000303FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the FBI is using drones to conduct secret surveillance on US citizens. Many lawmakers seemed surprised.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:06 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000303http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000297The State Department report on slavery notes that more countries are prosecuting traffickers and providing services to rescued victims. But China and Russia are failing to make progress, the US says.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:02 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000297http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000285After three days of searching a Michigan field for signs of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, investigators called off the unsuccessful search on Wednesday. Law enforcement authorities suspect Hoffa was killed by members of organized crime. He has been missing for nearly four decades.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:27:54 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000285http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000283If found guilty of sexually assaulting a schoolmate, three United States Naval Academy midshipmen could face court-martial. The allegations came following an investigation into an off-campus party last year.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:27:53 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000283http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000275FBI Director Robert Mueller told the Senate Judiciary Committee that unmanned aircraft is used minimally in domestic surveillance to monitor unmoving objects and save law enforcement officers from serious risks. Senators expressed concerns about the secrecy of the program and possible threats to privacy. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:27:46 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000275http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000154WASHINGTON - A U.S. congressman who has been blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's main champion in Washington said people working for New York University have tried to keep him from meeting Chen, barging into a meeting on Capitol Hill and pulling Chen out on one occasion.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:07:22 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000154http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000170 - Fewer drivers will take to the road during the Independence Day holiday in part due to a sluggish economy, but also because people will take less time off, travel group AAA said on Thursday.Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:05:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000170http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000098The new policy allows students to obtain condoms, unless parents opt them out, and makes sexual education a required part of school health curricula.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:43 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000098http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000100A federal commission charged with building a memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower voted to approve the architect Frank Gehry’s design for a park near the National Mall.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:36:33 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000100http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000103A temporary span replaced a section of the bridge that collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:34:40 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000103http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000106The agreement would strengthen border provisions with the goal of attracting more votes, especially from Republicans who are reluctant to support any immigration legislation that does include significant enforcement measures.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:30:08 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000106http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005804Work is still underway Thursday night and tempers are rising at the state House, where a joint committee of the Senate and House is trying to hammer out a budget compromise ahead of Thursday's  noon deadline.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:24:57 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005804http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000111After eight days in which 40 potential jurors have been culled from a sea of hundreds, a jury of six people is close to being seated in the trial of George Zimmerman.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:17:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000111http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000114Technology experts and former intelligence officials say the rise of data mining, both as an industry and as a crucial intelligence tool, has created a complex reality.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:16:26 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000114http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000125A heated discussion has emerged over whether free online college classes will lead to better learning and lower costs — or to a second-class education for most students.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:08:11 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000125http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000212Sarah Murnaghan and her mother's efforts to qualify for an organ donation sparked debate over how organs are allocatedWed, 19 Jun 2013 22:56:05 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000212http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000175PHOENIX - The co-founder of the Minutemen civilian border patrol group that for several years watched for unauthorized immigrants crossing to Arizona from Mexico, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of molesting three young girls.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:49:48 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000175http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000383A Bronx public school teacher has been arrested and charged in the alleged rape of a 10-year-old student, according to NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:30:52 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000383http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000358A 1-year-old boy who plummeted two stories from a fire escape in Brooklyn on Wednesday was saved when a quick-thinking passerby saw the child and caught him as he fell, according to police.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:27:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000358http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000141A change of heart by Ken Mehlman, who ran President George W. Bush’s 2004 campaign, has proved divisive in the battle over a Supreme Court case.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:23:44 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000141http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000500A prosecutor says a Boston man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home was a homicide victim.Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter's office said Wednesday the state medical examiner has identified 27-year-old Odin Lloyd and ruled he was a homicide victim.Lloyd's family says he had connections to Hernandez but hasn't elaborated...    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:13:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000500http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000217James Gandolfini -- the actor who won three Emmys as TV mob boss Tony Soprano -- died while vacationing in Rome, Italy. He was 51. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:09:25 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000217http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000504A father and son who ran a prostitution ring in New York were acquitted of sex-trafficking charges Wednesday after three out of the five prostitutes who worked for them testified in their defense.Vincent George Sr. and his son, Vincent George Jr., were convicted on charges of money laundering by Judge Ruth Pickholtz.New York District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. said, “The goal of this prosecution...    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:35:08 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000504http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000511WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday said members of his anti-secrecy website have been in contact with lawyers of alleged National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and are helping him seek asylum in Iceland.Speaking to reporters during a conference call on the one-year anniversary of his own asylum in the Ecuadoran embassy in London, Assange said his group has a “common cause” with ...    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:35:08 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000511http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000177WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - North Carolina's governor, hoping to resume executions in his state, on Wednesday signed the repeal of a law that has allowed death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence if they could prove racial bias affected their punishment.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:20:38 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000177http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000172WASHINGTON — Key senators brokered a tentative deal Wednesday to strengthen the border security provisions in the immigration bill, a compromise that could break a logjam by satisfying Republican demands for tougher enforcement without jeopardizing a path to citizenship for immigrants.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:55:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000172http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000225Slim Whitman died Wednesday from heart failure. The singer know for "Indian Love Call" and his trademark yodel was 90-years-old. He once said he hoped to be remembered for two things: a good voice, and a clean suit. Scott Pelley reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:33:12 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000225http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000180WASHINGTON - The head of a newly revived federal privacy oversight board pledged on Wednesday to be "as transparent and public as possible" as the board reviews recently exposed U.S. government secret surveillance programs.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:28:21 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000180http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000166As part of the first lady’s agenda to improve children’s eating habits, a healthy recipe contest will culminate with the winning authors joining her for a “state dinner.”    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:18:16 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000166http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005834Boehner tells group immigration bill will need majority support from both parties to get out of House.Read more...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:10:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005834http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000193 - A 13-year-old New Orleans boy has been arrested on charges he murdered his 5-year-old sister with body slams, elbow punches and other moves he told investigators he had seen while watching professional wrestling on television, police said on Wednesday.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:07:13 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000193http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000263The tax agency, still embattled over its targeting of conservative groups, says that it’s legally obligated to provide the bonuses.Read more...Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:03:00 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000263http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000238Being the descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington could be intimidating for some, but Ken Morris' background inspired him to fight modern-day slavery. Jim Axelrod reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:11 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000238http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000245The clean-up at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington costs U.S. taxpayers $2 billion every year. The $13 billion plant that is supposed to monitor the cleaning has been plagued with technical challenges since the project began in 2000. Carter Evans investigates.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:11 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000245http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000194PHOENIX - An Arizona death row inmate who wrote to the state Supreme Court asking for a speedy execution died on Wednesday after being found unresponsive in his cell, authorities said.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:51:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000194http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000230Ken Morris, descendant of famed abolitionist, talks at schools and educates children about modern-day slaveryWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:46:38 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000230http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000234Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is leaking 1,000 gallons of waste each year, and a project to clean it up has stalledWed, 19 Jun 2013 19:43:40 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000234http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000242The American Medical Association declared obesity a disease, leaving many doctors hoping that this changes the way insurance companies view covering treatment. Weight loss surgery is covered by Medicare and insurance companies when there are complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure, but patients who have not yet developed these problems are denied coverage. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:23:12 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000242http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000378The fourth suspect in the Ohio forced labor case has turned herself in, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:56 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000378http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000196PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:12:10 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000196http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000203GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein urged the Pentagon on Wednesday to stop force-feeding hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and called the practice "out of step" with medical ethics and international norms.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:38 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000203http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000249Ben Bernanke said the economy is doing well enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to ease back on a bond-buying program that has kept interest rates at record-low rates. The prospect of higher interest rates sent the Dow down more than 200 points. Anthony Mason reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:13 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000249http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000253The FBI's use of drones was a secret until Wednesday, when the agency's director, Robert Mueller, answered a question from Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley during testimony on Capitol Hill. Mueller said the FBI does use drones for minimal surveillance and to get "eyes-on" details at crime scenes. Bob Orr reports.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:13 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000253http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000213NEW YORK - Three women pleaded guilty on Wednesday to criminal charges arising out of what prosecutors say was a corrupt New York City payroll project that cost the city more than $600 million.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:35:25 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000213http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000173The case stems from an off-campus party in 2012 that involved heavy drinking.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:31:07 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000173http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000222CHICAGO - Authorities have identified a body pulled from Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning as a University of Chicago student who disappeared a week ago, possibly to watch a thunderstorm.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:22:04 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000222http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000178The possibility of a bankruptcy filing by Detroit has raised concerns about the fate of 62 classic cars managed by the city’s historical society.    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:10:36 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000178http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005781Pa. man with Down syndrome dies after gruesome neglect; mother, sisters charged    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:08:49 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005781http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000255Feds were digging at house once occupied by James Burke, a crime family associate known as "Jimmy the Gent" portrayed in "Goodfellas"Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:05:20 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000255http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005823Commemorate the 150th anniversary of the pivotal Civil War battle by reflecting on original reports and illustrations from The Saturday Evening Post.Gettysburg at 150The Saturday Evening PostWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:04:30 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005823http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005828Did you know Lincoln wanted Robert E. Lee to command the Union Army? Or that more than 10,000 Native Americans fought in the war? Plus more intriguing 19th century trivia.Little-Known Facts About the Civil WarThe Saturday Evening PostWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:03:31 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005828http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005790FBI says it found no sign of remains of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in suburban Detroit    Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:56 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013061900005790http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000259U.S. Navy athletes are accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipmen while she was blacked outWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:01:51 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000259http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000265Prosecutors secure new indictments against former BP engineer and former BP executive charged with obstructing probes of the company's 2010 oil spillWed, 19 Jun 2013 17:49:45 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000265http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000155The New Republic's profile of Sen. Rand Paul is well worth a look—and so is the remarkable cover photograph, which captures the Kentucky lawmaker crossing his fingers:The New RepublicThe amazing photo set off a round of accusations that the image had been Photoshopped to make Paul look bad. But the picture, by the esteemed photographer Platon, wasn't doctored. Nor, as TNR senior editor Noam Scheiber points out, did Platon ask Paul to pose in this fashion. It wasn't until Platon was reviewing his photographs after their shoot that he noticed the money shot.So why was Paul crossing his fingers? As some internet commenters have observed, there may be deeper significance to this "good luck" hand gesture. The crossed fingers have traditionally been used by POWs trotted out for propaganda purposes to indicate that the subject is participating under duress. Perhaps Paul was embracing the role he's carved out in Washington from Day One—that of a conservative freedom fighter deep in enemy territory.The hidden messages may not stop there. Paul's choice of neck tie may also be sending a signal. As Matthew Schmitz, the deputy editor of the conservative religious magazine First Things, notes on Twitter, the libertarian-leaning lawmaker appears to be wearing a floral tie from a London-based company: Liberty.Liberty LondonPaul's office didn't respond to an inquiry about whether he was photographed under duress, or about whether the symbolism of his attire was intentional.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:06 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000155http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000161As the Senate immigration bill enters its second week of floor negotiations and the House begins marking up its bill, much of the debate will center on how border security can be further expanded and better enforced. That means more deal-making. It also means a lot of money—the current bill already calls for $4.5 billion in additional border security, with few specifics on how, exactly, it will be managed. That's consistent with the billions of dollars in federal money that states have already spent since 2003, when the Department of Homeland Security began doling out grants for border security efforts. The money's also been spent in a variety of other ways, largely due to scant oversight.In a 2010 report in the Boston Review, journalist Tom Barry revealed how Texas Gov. Rick Perry has supplemented DHS funds with millions more from the state Legislature and from the Justice Department, which provided aid for law enforcement agencies through President Obama's stimulus package. As a result, border counties, many of them sparsely populated and otherwise struggling economically, have received millions of dollars to amp up security with federal funds. But local law enforcement officials have had other ideas for the money, too, like padding their wallets with overtime cash, doing deals with drug traffickers, and raising irrational fears about Al Qaeda and even Chinese soldiers south of the border.Similar stories have played out in other border states. In 2009, the Arizona Daily Star published the results of a seven-month investigation into Operation Stonegarden, a DHS Federal Emergency Management Agency program that provides millions of dollars in grants to border states throughout the United States, criticizing the program for its "little tracking of how the money is spent, no clear objective, and no benchmarks for success." The Star explained that the program gives states an increasing amount of money each two-year grant cycle based on the assumption that it has been improving security—but, as the paper noted, "the agency can't prove that because it didn't establish a standard of success."The immigration reform bill in the Senate doesn't provide a lot of clarity with that: It would simply give DHS six months to unveil a plan to surveil the entire southwest border that ensures a "90 percent effectiveness rate" in stopping illegal crossings. If those goals aren't met in five years, a commission would be formed. All of that means more money on a border security program that critics, pointing to recent drops in immigration, say is already adequately funded.Below, you can hover over the map points for a few examples of waste and abuse associated with federal border security funds.Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:05 -0400http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000161http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000456Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500http://dailyme.com/story/2013062000000456