Posted: 11:12 AM NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat with The Guardian and attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.

Posted: 9:37 AM The Supreme Court says states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing up easier.

Posted: 9:07 AM Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data between Dec. 1, 2012 and May 31.

Posted: 8:51 AM The Supreme Court won't reconsider a jury's decision that an off-duty Seattle police officer who was cut off in traffic violated a man's rights by detaining him at gunpoint.

Posted: 8:48 AM The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a black bear that mauled a man at a campground north of Anchorage won't likely threaten other people.

Posted: 8:38 AM A U.S. official says the United States and Cuba will resume talks on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts.

Posted: 7:57 PM The NFL's new policy sets limits on the size and type of bags that can be brought into stadiums.

Posted: 7:50 PM The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday said the jet was flying Saturday night from Philadelphia to Dallas, where Bush lives, and was diverted to Louisville, Ky.

Posted: 4:34 PM Witnesses say they heard one gunshot during the 11:30 a.m. Mass at St. James Catholic Church, and that parishioners immediately hit the floor.

Updated: 4:17 PM Clifford Sloan is the pick to reopen the State Department's Office of Guantanamo Closure.

Posted: 2:59 PM A Texas mother's determination to keep her family out of danger drove her to battle an alleged carjacker until he fled from her minivan.

Updated: 1:30 PM Paula Cooper's death sentence at such a young age drew international protests and a plea for clemency from Pope John Paul II. Now at age 43, Cooper is set to be freed Monday.

Updated: 12:57 PM The release of information follows a bruising week for U.S. intelligence officials who testified on Capitol Hill.

Updated: 12:57 PM The Obama administration said Sunday it was receptive to North Korea's proposal for high-level talks, but wants "credible negotiations" that will lead to a nuclear-free North.

Posted: 9:20 AM The wildfire has destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people.

Posted: 10:31 PM Tens of thousands of jubilant supporters have been chanting "Long live Rowhani."

Updated: 8:33 AM The fire that exploded Tuesday outside of Colorado Springs destroyed nearly 500 homes and killed two people who appeared ready to flee.

Updated: 9:59 PM The vehicles involved are the Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, Saab 9-7x and Isuzu Ascender from the 2006 and 2007 model years. The 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL are also included.

Updated: 1:32 PM A defense attorney in George Zimmerman's murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.

Posted: 12:03 PM Last month, the IRS was rocked by revelations that agents had targeted tea party and other conservative groups for extra scrutiny when the groups applied for tax-exempt status during the 2010 and 2012 elections.

Updated: 9:48 AM In a rare alliance, Facebook, Google and Microsoft Corp. are pressuring the Obama administration to loosen their legal gag on government surveillance orders.

Posted: 8:01 AM Armed men captured different sections of the hospital complex and were positioned on rooftops, said the head of police operations in Quetta, Fayaz Sumbal.

Posted: 7:43 AM As Prism's name suggests, it helps the government find discrete strands of information from these large beams of data.

Posted: 7:21 AM The university insists that the $6,000 bill covers federal grants and loans that, by law, must be repaid to the federal government because Powell didn't finish her final semester.

Posted: 7:08 AM Frontier Airlines flight 601 from Knoxville, Tenn., landed safely at 7:30 p.m. MDT Friday and was moved to a remote location.