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Top U.S. security officials have revealed that the government's recently exposed surveillance programs led them to an al Qaeda cell that plotted and scouted, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to bomb Wall Street in 2008.

Readers say that councilman Kwame Kenyatta, who is collecting a check but not showing up to work, symbolizes Detroit's problems.

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says it appears the much-criticized national electronic surveillance program foiled "dozens" of terrorist plots.

The owners of 14 7-Eleven stores in New York and Virginia were charged on Monday by federal authorities with fraud, identity theft, and concealing undocumented immigrants.

Drake is the cover subject of the July 2013 issue of GQ magazine. In the story, reportedly named "How To Drake It In America," the YMCMB artist discusses Chris Brown, with whom he reportedly brawled in New York in June 2012.

IN news you just can't miss today, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has escaped a leadership coup for now after a Labor caucus meeting, while over in the Coalition, Senator Cory Bernardi is in hot water over links from gay marriage to bestiality and polygamy - again.

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Rachel Ford cheers during a rally supporting a same-sex marriage bill in Minnesota on the steps of the State Capitol i St. Paul, Minn., on Wednesday May 8, 2013.

HOLDING PATTERN: Trading was light Monday, with investors waiting to see what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will say Wednesday about how long the central bank might keep in place programs meant to stimulate the economy.

Federal agents in New York and Virginia raided 7-11 stores today on immigration charges.

Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, who is now studying in New York, will arrive in Taiwan on June 23 for a 10-day visit.

Sharon McKay, who lives a mile away from Jimmy Hoffa dig site near Adams and Orion roads, stopped in the area Monday with a camera.

A Google balloon sails through the air with the Southern Alps mountains in the background June 10 in Tekapo, New Zealand.

As protests continued in Istanbul's Taksim Square over the weekend, in another part of the city Turkey's prime minister spoke at a pro-government rally today and blamed international media outlets for fomenting the violence.

A worker checks water levels in frac tanks in Wise County. Bills not passed in the just- ended legislative session in Texas concerned water use.

CBS Evening News host Scott Pelley apparently doesn't subscribe to this doctrine, for in an interview with Deadline Hollywood published Saturday, Pelley claimed that Fox News only has 200,000 to 300,000 viewers: DEADLINE: So for you, other outlets especially the cable news networks do center on just one segment of the political spectrum in their ... (more)

Eyeball licking which has become a trend among sixth-graders and other teens in Japan transmits bacteria from one person's mouth to someone's eye risking bacterial conjunctivitis.

Diet Prescribed for Newton Lake's Algae Woes, but More Work Needed Removing hundreds of pounds of algae won't fully solve Newton Lake's long-term health issues, but Camden County has a plan in place.

If you happen to be in Dortmund, Germany, this weekend, why not take dad to the always fun International Tattoo Convention? When in doubt, it's OK to err on the side of not giving a present on Father's Day.

A plane travelling between Egypt and the US has made an emergency landing after a suspicious note was found in a toilet.