Yosemite Fire Shows Risk Unusually High Because Terrain is Severely Dry
Fire is more like a late summer fire than a spring one authorities say
2013-06-19
By Miguel Marquez Greg Botelho and Ed Payne
A campfire left untended sparked a blaze near Yosemite National Park that is threatening hundreds of homeowners, but firefighters are starting to get a handle on it.
About 500 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders, including one that belongs to Mariposa County Supervisor Kevin Cann. Read the complete article
VIDEO: California Man Accused Of Naked Subway Attacks Pleads Not Guilty to False Imprisonment
Colombian national scared and depressed at gravity of charges
2013-06-19
CNN
The 24-year-old man accused of attacking commuters while naked at a San Francisco subway station proclaimed he is not guilty Tuesday. According to the San Francisco District Attorney's office, Yeiner Garizabalo waived his arraignment and entered not guilty pleas. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Search for Jimmy Hoffa's Remains Resumes in Michigan
The 62-year-old teamsters boss was last seen outside a Detroit-area restaurant
2013-06-19
By Susan Candiotti CNN
A second day of digging in a Detroit field yielded no sign of the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Undeterred, authorities will resume their hunt Read the complete article
Naked California Man is Seen on Video Doing Acrobatics, Chasing BART Commuters
Yeiner Garizabalo faces charges of two felonies, five misdemeanors
2013-06-18
By Steve Almasy CNN
Yeiner Garizabalo faces seven charges following a naked acrobatic display and attacks on commuters at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station, May 10, a spokesman for the San Francisco District Attorney's office said Monday. Read the complete article
VIDEO: FBI Search Field Near Detroit for Remains of Former Teamsters Boss Jimmy Hoffa
Alleged mobster Tony Zerilli told authorities where to look
2013-06-18
By Susan Candiotti CNN National Correspondent
The FBI -- working on information from an aging reputed mobster -- will continue digging in the waist-high grass of a Detroit-area field Tuesday in yet another search for the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Federal Investigators Probe Cause of Colorado Black Forest Fire
The fire that destroyed 502 structures and killed two could be a crime scene
2013-06-18
By Ed Payne and George Howell CNN
As hundreds of firefighters began to get the upper hand on a huge blaze near Colorado Springs, investigators stepped up their probe into the cause of the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Snowden Says Online He had to 'Get Out' of the U.S. Before Leaks
A new Snowden leak discloses British surveillance of a 2009 economic summit
2013-06-17
Tom Cohen CNN
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The man who admitted leaking classified documents about U.S. surveillance programs purportedly went online live on Monday to declare the truth would come out even if he is jailed or killed. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Justices Strike Down Citizenship Provision in Arizona Voter Law
Civil rights group said it was unconstitutional and burdensome for tens of thousands of citizens
2013-06-17
Bill Mears CNN Supreme Court Producer
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Supreme Court on Monday tossed out a provision in Arizona's voter registration law that required proof of citizenship. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Woman Sentenced to Death Set to Walk Free, Go Shopping with Victim's Grandson
More than 2 million people signed a petition asking the Indiana Supreme Court to overturn Cooper's death sentence
2013-06-17
AnneClaire Stapleton CNN
(CNN) -- Paula Cooper was just 16 years old when she became the youngest person on death row in the United States. That was in 1986. On Monday, after 27 years behind bars, Cooper will walk out of the Indiana's Rockville Correctional Facility a free woman. And when she does, she will find an unlikely ally: Bill Pelke, the grandson of the woman she killed. Read the complete article
Lesbian and Gay Activists Arrested After Protesting at House Speaker John Boehners Office
2013-06-14
CNN
Police arrested members of an LGBT group on Thursday during a protest outside of House Speaker John Boehner's district office on Capitol Hill. Read the complete article