CNN CNN Newsroom With Fredricka Whitfield May 30, 2015 16:59:00
U.s. citizen who had been sentenced to life in an egyptian prison will be reunited with his family in the u.s. the u.s. embassy confirms he has left egypt. he had been jailed since 2013 for his role in demonstrations in support of ousted former president morsi. he had been on a hunger strike for 14 months and state department call for his release on humanitarian grounds. u.s. lawmakers return to the senate floor in a rare session sunday in a looming stalemate over provisions of the patriot act, unless congress moves the measures expire midnight tomorrow. one of the main provisions the nsa's ...