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From the Archives Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard the space shuttle Challenger for a 147-hour mission. NBC's Robert Bazell Reports from Cape Canaveral, ...
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Matthews War is the new damn normal
Should we be voting on matters of war? Chris Matthews discusses the new decision to arm rebels in Syria and how it fits a narrative of war as the new normal in ...
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Hillary Clinton’s officially unofficial campaign – and 2014 gun control politics
MSNBC host Toure ("The Cycle"), Buzzfeed's McKay Coppins and The Atlantic's Garance Franke-Ruta debate whether the early steam building behind Hillary Clinton 2016, including an endorsement from Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, is wise - or shades of 2008; then the trio examine Vice President Biden's strong words on gun control and the role the issue may play come ...
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NSA director Intelligence gathering helped stop 50 attacks since 911
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., and MSNBC host Karen Finney ("Disrupt") debate whether President Obama is right, that checks and balances protect us from NSA overreach, and whether it's appropriate to invoke Nazi Germany and North Korea in the debate over intelligence ...
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Hoffa mystery still fascinates after 4 decades
Jimmy Hoffa is an overgrown farm field where the normal calm of chirping crickets is being drowned out by a beeping backhoe, the chop of an overhead news helicopter and the bustle of reporters and onlookers. Over nearly four decades, authorities have pursued multiple leads into Hoffa's death that yielded nothing. Yet the mystery endures, fueled by a public fascination with mobsters and ...
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Jindal’s ‘stupid’ GOP ignores jobs sequester for latest abortion bill
The Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Georgetown University's Michael Eric Dyson discuss the Grand Ol' Party of "stupid" is ignoring jobs - and instead "naval-gazing" on another anti-abortion bill that has no hope of ...
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Bashir Issa’s hypocritical ‘selective’ information
Martin Bashir explains that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.- a man connected to two allegations of car theft -- should know better than anyone the misinformation that can result when you selectively leak information - as he's done with testimony related to the IRS ...
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Report says immigration bill cuts deficit
2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn ...
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Rep. Burgess comment on male fetuses pleasure just the latest GOP low
The Grio's Joy Reid joins Martin Bashir to discuss the latest jaw-dropping comment on abortion by a male Republican congressman - and why he and his party are twisting science to suit a bill that can't possibly become ...
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Top Lines Obama NSA Miss Utah Bill O’Reilly and asphyxiation
Straighten your tie on air; Pres. Obama defends NSA intelligence gathering; Miss Utah says "create education better"; Bill O'Reilly makes fun of everybody - just ask him; and there's no pleasing Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham on Syria in today's "Top ...
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Surveillance helped stop plots against NYSE and New York subway official says
FBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce details how the NSA's phone surveillance program foiled a terror plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. Joyce made the remarks while testifying Tuesday at a House ...
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Mother in upscale New York suburb indicted as marijuana dealer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A mother of three in an upscale New York suburb was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a sophisticated marijuana operation, federal law enforcement officials ...
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Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes California fire a threat
DENVER/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew in ...
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Ohio residents accused of holding disabled woman in slavery
(From left to right) Jessica Hunt, Jordie Callahan, Daniel Brown, three Ohio residents who are accused of holding a cognitively disabled woman and her daughter against their will, are pictured in this handout photo released to Reuters on June 18, ...
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Fitch Rates American Equitys Senior Unsecured Notes BB
Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ...
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UN Security Council likely to expand Golan peacekeeping force Fiji sending troops
The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more troops and heavy weapons. British Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant says there is "strong support" in the council for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's proposal to expand the 913-member force to 1,250. The force was established in 1974 to monitor the ...
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US State Department Screaming passenger who disrupted Hong Kong flight once worked at agency
NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from Hong Kong once worked at the agency. The spokeswoman said Tuesday that the passenger ended his time at the department in 2006. She gave no details about his job or why he no longer works there. The man started screaming nine hours into a ...
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NFL Star to Be Questioned About Murder
New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez looks on during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Field, Dec. 23, 2012, in Jacksonville, ...
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Police Seek Help In Finding Vallejo Homicide Suspect
VALLEJO (CBS SF) -Vallejo police have identified a suspect in a February homicide as 32-year-old William Cordoba and are seeking the public's help in locating him. Cordoba, also known as William Johnson, ...
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Michelle Shocked Invited To SF Pride Week Months After Homophobic Rant
Michelle Shocked performs on stage during day five of the Bluesfest Music Festival at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm on April 25, 2011 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty ...
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Ex-Warriors Exec D’Alessandro Begins ‘Dream Job’ As Kings GM
The Sacramento Kings formally introduced D'Alessandro as the team's new general manager Monday, handing over basketball operations to the former Denver and Golden State executive who has spent a lifetime waiting for such an opportunity. He joins coach Mike Malone, hired just two weeks ago by new owner Vivek Ranadive, who said D'Alessandro emerged from the "long and arduous ...
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Radar shows tornado touched down at Denver airport
This photo provided by Mark Sarlo shows damage to a gas station after severe weather passed through the area on Monday, June 17, 2013 in La Junta, Colo. National Weather Service spokeswoman Nezette Rydell said the tornado knocked down power poles in an industrial park near La Junta on Monday, but no injuries have been reported. More storms are expected on Tuesday. La Junta Fire Chief Aaron ...
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Feds propose expanding Cary immigration office
Cary, N.C. - Two years after local opposition scuttled plans for a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in a former Cary supermarket, federal officials are looking to expand the existing office in Cary.A closed-door meeting is set for Wednesday as officials begin the pre-application process with Cary to secure more space for the ICE office.The agency uses about 2 acres on Centrewest ...
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APNewsBreak Conn. chimp attack victim to appeal
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -; An attorney for a Connecticut woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee says he plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn't do anything about ...
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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2103
As of Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...
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