http://www.mail.com/news/ News - Stories and Pictures of World, US, Politics and News in News - mail.com en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/news/ http://www.mail.com/news/us/2110236-san-antonio-flooding-kills-1-dozens-rescued.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Massive flooding from torrential rains in the San Antonio area left at least one person dead Saturday and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 100 residents stranded in cars and homes. A woman was trapped in her car, got on the roof and was swept away in floodwaters, said San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Chri... Sat, 25 May 2013 23:26:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2110236-san-antonio-flooding-kills-1-dozens-rescued.html 2013-05-25T23:26:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2110180-mo-highway-buckles-rail-cars-hit-overpass.html CHAFFEE, Mo. (AP) — A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. The bridge collapsed after a Union Pacific train hit the side of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train at a rail inte... Sat, 25 May 2013 22:56:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2110180-mo-highway-buckles-rail-cars-hit-overpass.html 2013-05-25T22:56:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110262-giffords-husband-address-graduates-bard.html ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords urged a group of newly minted college graduates on Saturday to change the world — starting tomorrow. The former Arizona congresswoman and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, addressed graduates at Bard College. Giffords was among 13 people wounded in a January 2011 shooting outsid... Sat, 25 May 2013 22:28:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110262-giffords-husband-address-graduates-bard.html 2013-05-25T22:28:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109332-anti-muslim-actions-rise-uk-slain-soldier.html LONDON (AP) — Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation. Metropolitan Police investigating the killing of Lee Rigby, a 25-year-old soldier who was run over by attackers... Sat, 25 May 2013 21:44:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109332-anti-muslim-actions-rise-uk-slain-soldier.html 2013-05-25T21:44:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109942-french-soldier-stabbed-throat-paris.html PARIS (AP) — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and the government said it was trying to determine if there were any links to the brutal killing of a British soldier by suspected Islamic extremists. French President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker, who escaped, was unknow... Sat, 25 May 2013 21:37:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109942-french-soldier-stabbed-throat-paris.html 2013-05-25T21:37:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109278-ntsb-bridge-collapse-wash-wake-up-call.html SEATTLE (AP) — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. "This is a really significant event and we need to learn from it, not just in Washington but around the country," Debbie Hersman said after taking a boat ride on the Skagit River below the dramatic... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:54:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109278-ntsb-bridge-collapse-wash-wake-up-call.html 2013-05-25T20:54:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the Middle East into a "dark period." In a televised address, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also said Hezbollah members are fighti... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:12:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109178-hezbollah-chief-commits-to-victory-syria.html 2013-05-25T20:12:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110042-suspected-rebels-kill-17-wound-24-east-india.html NEW DELHI (AP) — Suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire Saturday on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Senior police officer M. Gupta said the attack occurred in the Sukma area, about 215 miles (345 ki... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:11:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110042-suspected-rebels-kill-17-wound-24-east-india.html 2013-05-25T20:11:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday demanded that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to work hard in the coming months to ease tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. Kerry, attending the African Union's 50th anniver... Sat, 25 May 2013 20:08:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109182-kerry-1st-official-sub-saharan-africa-trip.html 2013-05-25T20:08:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in a restive province where high-level intelligence officers have been assassinated in the past. They say four soldiers were also injured in the Saturday attack, which took place in the city of Shar in the southeastern Hadramawt province and was likely carri... Sat, 25 May 2013 19:15:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110064-roadside-bomb-kills-2-yemeni-soldiers.html 2013-05-25T19:15:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled on Saturday against parts of an election law approved by the Islamist-led legislature that had lifted a long-standing ban on the use of religious slogans during campaigning. The decision is the latest sign of tensions between the judiciary and President Mohammed Morsi and his Islamist allies. The cou... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:58:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109812-egypt-top-court-rules-religious-slogans.html 2013-05-25T18:58:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110032-turkish-couples-kiss-subway-protest.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Dozens of couples have locked lips at a subway stop in Turkey's capital, Ankara, to protest subway authorities' admonishment of a couple that kissed in public. Turkish media say that, earlier in the week, Ankara subway officials made an announcement asking passengers "to act in accordance with moral rules" after security cameras spot... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:55:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2110032-turkish-couples-kiss-subway-protest.html 2013-05-25T18:55:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109334-obama-nation-fallen-heroes.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation must do more than just remember its fallen heroes on Memorial Day. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says the country must care for the loved ones the fallen leave behind. He says the country must also make sure that all veterans receive the care and benefits they have earned. ... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:26:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109334-obama-nation-fallen-heroes.html 2013-05-25T18:26:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109944-museum-starts-night-tours-signs-vegas.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip. This Memorial Day weekend, the hulking metal come-ons are once again glinting and shimmering at night. The Neon Museum, where Sin City's most iconic signs go to retire, has beg... Sat, 25 May 2013 18:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109944-museum-starts-night-tours-signs-vegas.html 2013-05-25T18:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama left plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the U.S. can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed. National security experts say it's imperative to leave some room in the guidelines, given the evolvin... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:55:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109908-obamas-drone-rules-provide-limits-ambiguity.html 2013-05-25T17:55:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109180-rescuers-pilot-deadly-ny-angel-flight.html EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — Divers searched a large pond while investigators combed nearby woods Saturday for any sign of the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. The plane's passengers were found dead Friday night near where the small plane crashed in Ephratah, about an hour west of Albany, Fulton County S... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:43:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109180-rescuers-pilot-deadly-ny-angel-flight.html 2013-05-25T17:43:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109640-hagel-cadets-stamp-sex-assault-scourge.html WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual ... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:27:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2109640-hagel-cadets-stamp-sex-assault-scourge.html 2013-05-25T17:27:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Two Iraqi police officers say a car bomb has exploded near a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims north of Baghdad, killing six Iranians and one Iraqi. They added that 14 others were wounded in the attack, which occurred near the city of Samarra. A medical official confirmed the casualty figure. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity as the... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:15:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109840-iraq-car-bomb-kills-6-iranian-pilgrims-1-iraqi.html 2013-05-25T17:15:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109764-thousands-walk-final-mile-boston-marathon.html BOSTON (AP) — Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She received her medal later in the mail at her Lorton, Va., home. But she couldn't bring herself to wear it until Saturday, when she and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race. ... Sat, 25 May 2013 16:19:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109764-thousands-walk-final-mile-boston-marathon.html 2013-05-25T16:19:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109320-female-suicide-bomber-injures-18-russian-region.html MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. It was the first suicide bombing in Dagestan sinc... Sat, 25 May 2013 16:00:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109320-female-suicide-bomber-injures-18-russian-region.html 2013-05-25T16:00:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109688-israeli-expert-syria-cyberattack-foiled.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli security expert says Syrian hackers tried to break into the computers of the water system of the city of Haifa. Speaking at a lecture on Saturday in the southern city of Beersheba, Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, Israel's former cyber security adviser, said that a group calling itself "The Syrian Electronic Army" had launched the failed a... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:53:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109688-israeli-expert-syria-cyberattack-foiled.html 2013-05-25T14:53:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109574-russian-police-detain-activists-foes-gay-rally.html MOSCOW (AP) — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march. Russian police said they arrested at least 30 gay rights campaigners and Christian Orthodox vigilantes in Moscow. The cam... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:42:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109574-russian-police-detain-activists-foes-gay-rally.html 2013-05-25T14:42:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109538-uk-zookeeper-dies-tiger-attack-injuries.html LONDON (AP) — A young zookeeper who was mauled by a Sumatran tiger at an animal park has died, British police said Saturday. The woman, 24-year-old Sarah McClay, was in the big cat's enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park in northwest England's Cumbria when she was injured Friday, police said in a statement. The park's owner, David Gill, told BBC radio... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:37:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109538-uk-zookeeper-dies-tiger-attack-injuries.html 2013-05-25T14:37:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109266-16-children-1-teacher-die-pakistan-bus-fire.html LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said. Police officer Ijaz Ahmad said five children were also injured, three of whom were listed in critical condition, in the blaze in Gujrat about 20... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2109266-16-children-1-teacher-die-pakistan-bus-fire.html 2013-05-25T14:34:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109550-girls-suicide-alleged-attack-troubles-town.html SARATOGA, Calif. (AP) — One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers. She'd told her parents she was spending the night with a friend. The friend claimed she was sleeping at Audrie's. Instead, the girls were having a party. A classic teenage ploy. By all accounts, Audrie... Sat, 25 May 2013 13:58:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2109550-girls-suicide-alleged-attack-troubles-town.html 2013-05-25T13:58:53Z