U.S. Top News: Russia gives Snowden asylum, Obama-Putin summit in doubt

	Click to View in Browser 08/2/2013 Russia gives Snowden asylum, Obama-Putin summit in doubt MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia rejected U.S. pleas and granted American fugitive Edward Snowden a year's asylum on Thursday, letting the former spy agency contractor slip out of a Moscow airport after more than five weeks in limbo while angering the United States and putting in doubt a planned summit between the two nations' presidents. Firefighter killed in Oregon was a 60-year-old tree-cutter (Reuters) - A firefighter killed while battling a central Oregon wildfire has been identified as John Hammack, 60, of Madras, Oregon officials said. Woman due in court on charge of defacing U.S. National Cathedral (Reuters) - A woman accused of dumping green paint on parts of the National Cathedral was scheduled to appear in a Washington court on Friday for a preliminary hearing on charges of destroying property. After Snowden, no business as usual for U.S. and Russia WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After causing weeks of embarrassment for the U.S. intelligence community, the Edward Snowden saga has now cast a shadow over international efforts to end the Syrian civil war and deal with Iran, and could also undermine White House hopes for a nuclear arms reduction deal. U.S. bankruptcy court to shed light on Detroit case timeline (Reuters) - A court hearing on Friday may provide a roadmap for how Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing will unfold as the judge overseeing the case could set a speedy schedule, appoint a mediator and rule on other matters. Even when jobs return, Detroit's workers fall short on skills DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr has a long list of things to fix in the city and among them is one that may sound surprising: there are not enough skilled workers to fill job openings as they become available. Talks resume to end Phoenix area bus strike PHOENIX (Reuters) - Striking bus drivers and management in the Phoenix area resumed talks late on Thursday to end a strike that left some 57,000 weekday commuters scrambling to find rides to work during the morning rush hour. Accused Fort Hood gunman seeks to renounce U.S. allegiance ahead of trial DALLAS (Reuters) - Accused Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan declared his wish to renounce his U.S. citizenship and military oath in several pages of documents furnished to Fox News on Thursday, days before his court-martial is slated to begin. Accused theater gunman's dating website posting is evidence, judge rules DENVER (Reuters) - A question once posed by accused movie theater gunman James Holmes on a dating website, asking potential love interests, "Will you visit me in prison?" can be admitted as evidence at his murder trial, a Colorado judge ruled on Thursday. Gay California Catholic teacher's firing sparks online petition LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Catholic high school teacher said he was fired for marrying his gay partner soon after same-sex matrimony was made legal in California, prompting a Web-based push to see him reinstated. Related Video Market Pulse: UK is on the up ... so sell sterling – Citi U.S. Morning Call:Dell committee, buyout group close to deal Great Debate More anxious to agree than to disagree? 'Democratic wing' of Democratic Party takes on Wall Street A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend