National: The House yesterday came within seven votes of defunding the National Security Agency’s collection of telephone and Internet records. Some lawmakers who want to restrain the NSA say they are reflecting the concern of constituents who say post 9/11 …

National: Focusing his message on the economy this past week, President Obama said in an interview with the NY Times that the widening disparity in income and opportunity is “fraying” the fabric of American life. The paper reported that the …

  World: Egyptian police and armed civilians opened fire Saturday and killed dozens of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood Party. At least 49 are confirmed dead and the Brotherhood puts it at 70. Protesters were …

Messing With Texas: The Justice Department has asked a federal court to require Texas to get permission to change is voting laws. Speaking to a national convention of The Urban League, Atty. Gen. Eric Holder cited, the “pervasive voting-related discrimination …

Train Disaster: The crash of a high-speed passenger train in Northwestern Spain has killed at least 77 people and injured 100. The train carrying 218 people was near the end of a six-hour trip from Madrid to Ferrol when it …

Tweet This: NY Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has his appendage in a wringer again after it was revealed that he continued sending explicit Internet pictures and notes to women after he resigned from Congress in scandal for doing the same. …

National: The Pentagon has revealed that military aid to Syrian rebels could cost billions of dollars and still fail to tip the balance against President Bashar al Assad. A letter to Congress from Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey says …

The Happiest Days: Catherine the Duchess of Windsor checked into the hospital undergoing normal labor, according to an announcement from Kensington Palace. The child will be third in line for the British throne. World: Two powerful earthquakes shook central China …

National: Protesters rallied all across the country again yesterday demanding that civil rights charges be brought against George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organized the demonstrations outside federal buildings in 101 cities. ➢A …

National: President Obama jumped into the debate about the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case saying, “There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That …