The delay of more than 13 hours reportedly stemmed from suspicions that Edward Snowden, the former U.S. intelligence worker who leaked secret data, might have been aboard the plane.
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Egypt’s President Morsi Is No Longer In Power, Military Says
A huge celebration has begun in Egypt’s Tahrir Square, after military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says that Mohammed Morsi is out as president and the country’s constitution has been suspended.
Wildfire Season So Far: Tragic, Destructive And Below Average
It may seem like wildfire Armageddon out there, given the tragic deaths of 24 wildland firefighters this year, more than 800 homes and businesses burned to the ground, nearly 1.6 million acres scorched and over 23,000 blazes requiring suppression.
U.S. Pushes Businesses’ Health Insurance Deadline To 2015
U.S. businesses that had been looking at possible penalties if they don’t provide health insurance to their employees by January are getting an extra year before they must comply with the new law, the White House says.
Showdown In Egypt: Wednesday’s Developments
With a tentative deadline of late Wednesday looming, we’re watching the news from Egypt — where massive protests continue and the military has said President Mohammed Morsi and his political opponents must strike a compromise by day’s end or the generals will come up with their own solutions.
NASA Has Shut Down Space Telescope Orbiting Earth
NASA is sending a reliable servant into a retirement that will end with a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere in about 65 years.
Snowden Seeks Asylum In 20-Plus Nations, Gives Up On Russia
With help from a WikiLeaks lawyer, the young American who admits he leaked information about National Security Agency surveillance programs has now asked more than 20 nations to give him asylum.
Calif. Judge Rules Yoga In Public Schools Not Religious
A judge ruled that the school district was not teaching religion when it offered elementary school students yoga classes.
Pressure Builds On Egypt’s Morsi To Compromise Or Step Down
With about 24 hours to go before the deadline set by Egypt’s military to work with opponents and craft a roadmap that moves the country past its political problems or have one created for him by the army, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is under intense pressure.
VIDEOS: Solemn Salutes To Fallen Firefighters In Arizona
The simple, sobering sound of a bell ringing as each firefighter’s name and age was read brings home the sad story from Prescott, Ariz., where 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died Sunday fighting a wildfire were remembered Monday.