Two arrested in Seattle in plot against military (Reuters)

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• Two arrested in Seattle in plot against military (Reuters)
• Accused Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger arrested (Reuters)
• The Achievement Gap: Why Hispanic Students Are Still Behind (Time.com)
• Danger from Melting Snow: California's Rivers Go Wild (Time.com)
• Rain, less heat, help Texas douse wildfires (Reuters)
• Boston mob boss was hiding in plain sight (AP)
• Illegal immigrant youth 'come out' in reform push (AP)
• In Minot, focus on protecting critical services (AP)
• Van packed with church members crashes, killing 5 (AP)
• 1 NY GOP senator says gay marriage likely to pass (AP)
• NJ Assembly OKs bill hiking benefits costs (AP)
• Bulger described as Robin Hood, diabolical killer (AP)
• Feds: Fort Hood massacre inspired Seattle plot (AP)
• Ex-Delaware pediatrician guilty of child sex abuse (AP)
• Obama says gay couples deserve same rights as all (AP)
• Casey Anthony's mom testifies at murder trial (AP)

Two arrested in Seattle in plot against military (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:10 PM PDT Reuters - Two men have been arrested and charged with plotting to attack a military center for enlistees in Seattle with grenades and machine guns, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Accused Boston crime boss "Whitey" Bulger arrested (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:11 PM PDT Reuters - Former mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, captured near his coastal California hideout after 16 years on the run, was ordered held without bond on Thursday for transfer back to Boston to face charges of murder, extortion and conspiracy.

The Achievement Gap: Why Hispanic Students Are Still Behind (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT Time.com - A new report finds that members of the nation's second largest ethnic group are still woefully underperforming, compared with their white counterparts. Even more troubling: The achievement gap of 2011 looks almost identical to that of 1990

Danger from Melting Snow: California's Rivers Go Wild (Time.com) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:20 AM PDT Time.com - So far, the flood danger is being contained but summer heat is going to make the huge snowpacks melt very quickly, increasing all kinds of hazards

Rain, less heat, help Texas douse wildfires (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:33 PM PDT Reuters - Heavy rain, easing winds and lower temperatures helped crews battling wildfires that have torched dozens of homes and scorched thousands of acres in Texas and the Southwest, authorities said on Thursday.

Boston mob boss was hiding in plain sight (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:42 PM PDT AP - The FBI says agents found $800,000 in cash during a search of Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger's Santa Monica apartment following his arrest.

Illegal immigrant youth 'come out' in reform push (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - Eighteen-year-old Dulce Guerrero kept quiet about being an illegal immigrant until earlier this year, when she became upset after a traffic stop that landed her mother in jail for two nights. The arrest came as Georgia lawmakers were crafting what would become one of the nation's toughest immigration crackdowns, and Guerrero feared her mother would be deported.

In Minot, focus on protecting critical services (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:18 PM PDT AP - Officials in North Dakota's fourth-largest city said Thursday they had done all they could to protect critical infrastructure from the rising Souris River as it headed toward a record flood.

Van packed with church members crashes, killing 5 (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:23 PM PDT AP - The driver of van full of church members that crashed along a Louisiana highway has died from his injuries, making him the fifth victim.

1 NY GOP senator says gay marriage likely to pass (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:20 PM PDT AP - A New York Republican state senator who opposes gay marriage says the bill is likely to pass if it comes to a full senate vote.

NJ Assembly OKs bill hiking benefits costs (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:40 PM PDT AP - The New Jersey Assembly has passed landmark employee benefits legislation requiring public workers to pay sharply more for pension and health benefits.

Bulger described as Robin Hood, diabolical killer (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:59 PM PDT AP - He would help old ladies cross the streets of South Boston and give turkey dinners to his working-class neighbors at Thanksgiving.

Feds: Fort Hood massacre inspired Seattle plot (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:43 PM PDT AP - The massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, and the ongoing war crimes prosecutions of Washington state soldiers helped inspire a terror plot in which two men planned to attack a military recruiting station in Seattle with grenades and machine guns, according to a federal complaint filed Thursday.

Ex-Delaware pediatrician guilty of child sex abuse (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - A former Delaware pediatrician who decorated his office with Disney characters and miniature amusement park rides was found guilty Thursday of sexually abusing scores of his young patients.

Obama says gay couples deserve same rights as all (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:19 PM PDT AP - Treading carefully, President Barack Obama praised New York state lawmakers who were debating landmark legislation Thursday to legalize gay marriage, saying that's what democracy's all about. But as expected, the president stopped short of embracing same-sex marriage himself, instead asking gay and lesbian donors for patience.

Casey Anthony's mom testifies at murder trial (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:19 PM PDT AP - The mother of a Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter testified Thursday that she had conducted Internet searches about chloroform on a family computer, directly contradicting prosecutors' theory that it was the suspect who made the queries.

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