From the Wire

Jurors Reflect on Complexities of Zimmerman CaseProsecutors and defense attorneys personally interviewed 58 potential jurors over seven days about their media exposure to the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman last year in Sanford, Fla.
Protesters Out Again in Brazil's Biggest CityTens of thousands of Brazilians again flooded the streets of the country's biggest city to raise a collective cry against a longstanding lament—people are weighed down by high taxes and high prices but get low-quality public services and a system …
Obama Defends U.S. Surveillance Programs"Lives have been saved," with the programs, Obama said.
Report Says Most Miss. Education Schools MediocreA group pushing for changes in how the nation trains teachers says Mississippi's teacher training programs are mediocre at best.
Waiting for Word from Bernanke, Stocks Move HigherU.S. stocks moved higher Tuesday, helped by news of a pickup in home building and low inflation.
G-8 Seeks Unity on Syrian Peace Talks, Tax Evasionresident Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement—yet couldn't publicly agree on whether this means President Bashar Assad must go.
3 Charged in Ohio with Enslaving Mother, DaughterThree Ohioans are accused of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over two years.
House Committee Takes Up Tough Immigration BillChallenged by protesters chanting "shame, shame," House Republicans advanced legislation Tuesday to crack down on immigrants living illegally in the United States as the Senate lurched ahead on a dramatically different approach offering the hope of citizenship to the same …
Obama's Influence, Limitations on Display at G-8Now a veteran of the international summit scene, President Barack Obama wielded significant influence over the agenda at this week's Group of Eight meetings, but had only modest success in achieving the results he sought.
House Takes Up Far-Reaching Anti-Abortion BillThe Republican-led House on Tuesday sought to shore up their support from conservatives with a vote on one of the most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in years.
NSA Director Says Plot Against Wall Street FoiledThe U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence—a …
MDOC to Keep 4 Community Work Centers OpenFour community work centers scheduled to close July 15 will remain open, the Mississippi Department of Corrections says.
Military Plans Would Put Women in Most Combat JobsWomen may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those …
Texas, SD Governors Court Conn. Gun MakersThe governors of Texas and South Dakota visited Connecticut on Monday to court gun manufacturers that have threatened to leave since the state passed tough new gun-control laws this year in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
100K Protesters Flood Brazilian Streets in ProtestSome of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broken out across this continent-sized country, uniting tens of thousands frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden.