Despite acknowledging that progress in pushing for more tighter gun control measures has been slow, US President Barack Obama promised that his administration has not lost sight of the goal to curb gun-related violence in the country, Businessweek said.
Circuit Judge James Daniel has rescheduled the decision hearing on Marissa Alexander's second "stand your ground" for August 1, The Washington Post said.
Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying for China shot down allegations made by US security firm Crowdstrike that a unit of the People's Liberation Army has launched cyber-attacks against defense, satellite and aerospace firms based in Europe, Japan and the US.
Republican and House Speaker John Boehner said in a press conference on Tuesday that the swap made for the release of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was a violation on the US government's stance on negotiating with terrorists and that the move has endangered Americans.
