2014年9月29日星期一

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W.H. fence-jumper got to East Room

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 02:24 PM PDT

New River Regional Jail booking photo of Omar Gonzalez (REUTERS/New River Regional Jail/Handout)Suspect overpowered security officer, made it farther than previously disclosed: official.


NYC police chokehold death goes to grand jury

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 12:12 PM PDT

Thousands Attend Sharpton's Staten Island MarchA grand jury began hearing evidence Monday to determine whether there will be criminal charges in the chokehold death of an unarmed New York City man whose videotaped confrontation with police sparked outrage, union officials said.


Ebola: U.N. opens headquarters in Ghana

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 03:26 PM PDT

A Doctors Without Borders health worker takes off his protective gear under the surveillance of a colleague at a treatment facility for Ebola victims in MonroviaThe U.N. mission to combat Ebola opened its headquarters on Monday in Ghana, where it will coordinate international aid to assist West Africa to combat the accelerating crisis.


Man opens fire during Ethiopian Embassy protest in Washington

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 02:59 PM PDT

United States Secret Service police stand in front of the Ethiopian Embassy in WashingtonBy Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire during a protest on the Ethiopian Embassy grounds on Monday, according to a video of the incident, but no injuries were reported. A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said it had detained a possible shooter after a report at about 12:15 p.m. EDT that shots were fired near the embassy in northwest Washington, D.C. Witnesses said the gunfire took place inside the embassy compound during a protest against the Horn of Africa nation's government. ...


New documents show legal basis for NSA surveillance programs

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 12:38 PM PDT

Mobile phone simulating call to German Chancellor Merkel next to a tablet showing the logo of NSA is seen in picture illustration taken in FrankfurtBy Nate Raymond and Aruna Viswanatha NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Documents released by the U.S. government show it views an executive order issued in 1981 as the basis of most of the National Security Agency's surveillance activities, the American Civil Liberties Union said on Monday. The NSA relied on Executive Order 12333 more than it did on two other laws that have been the focus of public debate following the leaks exposing U.S. surveillance programs by former agency contractor Edward Snowden, according to the papers released by the ACLU. ...


Suspect in Oklahoma beheading expected to be charged with murder

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:07 PM PDT

Alton Alexander Nolen is seen in a picture from the Oklahoma Department of CorrectionsBy Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma plans to file a murder charge as early as Tuesday against Alton Nolen, who is suspected of beheading a former co-worker at a food distribution center last week, prosecutors said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is also looking into Nolen's background for any potential religious ties to the attack after former colleagues said he had attempted to convert them to Islam. Police said Nolen had recently become a Muslim. ...


Parents charged in Pa. boy’s starvation death

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:05 PM PDT

Jarrod Nicholas Tutko, 38, is shown in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters August 4, 2014.Police in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, charged the parents of a 9-year-old autistic boy with homicide on Monday in their son's starvation death in July. Jarrod Tutko Jr. weighed just 16.9 pounds and measured 42 inches tall at the time of his death, Dauphin County District Attorney Edward Marsico and city police said at a news conference. Jarrod N. Tutko Sr., 38, and Kimberly A. Tutko, 39, were arraigned before District Judge Barbara Pianka on criminal homicide charges. They were denied bail. ...


Judge recommends 6 officers be fired for N.Y. jail beating

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 03:20 PM PDT

Rikers Island is seen in this aerial photograph taken in New YorkBy Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge is recommending six correction officers at the city's largest jail be fired for the hog-tying and brutal beating of an inmate who was handcuffed in a segregated mental health unit, according to a ruling released on Monday. Robert Hinton was seriously hurt in the April 3, 2012, incident at the Rikers Island jail complex, where he suffered facial injuries and a back fracture, according to the ruling by Administrative Law Judge Tynia Richard. Hinton was resisting being transferred to a new cell when he was beaten, the ruling said. ...


Britons sign away first-born children for free wifi

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 03:27 PM PDT

Several Britons agreed to give up their eldest child in return for the use of free wifi, in an experiment to highlight the dangers of public InternetLondon (AFP) - Several Britons agreed to give up their eldest child in return for the use of free wifi, in an experiment to highlight the dangers of public Internet, published on Monday.


Drone captures Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:31 PM PDT

A drone operator captured footage of the growing crowd as it swelled beneath the skyscrapers of the city's central business district.

Scores of children at nightclub during shooting that injured 15

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:56 PM PDT

The Spot, a club in Miami, Fla.At The Spot, customers can typically buy beer, listen to music and eat fried conch or chicken wings. "Teen nights" at the restaurant and lounge had recently been drawing large crowds, and there were scores of young people there about 1 a.m. Sunday when police said a shooting erupted, wounding 15, including an 11-year-old girl.


5-year-old cancer patient creates inspirational 'commercial' on bravery

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:45 PM PDT

"If you have cancer, don't worry," Hannah Higgins says in the two-minute video. "'Cause I am brave, and you can be brave also."

Grand jury to review 2nd case on Ferguson officer who shot teen

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 04:48 PM PDT

Chris Brooks leaves the St. Louis County courthouse on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 in Clayton, Mo. Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot unarmed teenager Michael Brown, received commendations for his actions in a 2013 case involving Brooks. A judge approved a request by county prosecutors Monday for a St. Louis County grand jury to review the Brooks case involving Wilson. Defense attorney Nick Zotos said his client was "roughed up" by Wilson and also questioned whether his actions merited special recognition. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Christian Gooden)CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A drug case involving an arrest made by the Ferguson police officer who killed an unarmed 18-year-old in a separate incident is on hold while a grand jury reviews the shooting.


Syria backs global fight against Islamic State

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:27 PM PDT

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter stands guard on the front line facing Islamic State militant positions near the Rashad Bridge, which connects the provinces of Salah al-Din and Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Syria stands with worldwide effort to combat Islamic State: Foreign Minister al-Moualem.


Argentina held in contempt in debt case

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 01:45 PM PDT

Argentina DefaultBy Joseph Ax and Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Argentina is in contempt of court, a U.S. judge ruled on Monday, the latest step in a years-old case brought by the U.S. hedge funds over defaulted debt. U.S. Judge Thomas Griesa in New York held off on any decision on fines or sanctions against the South American country, which in July fell into its second sovereign default in 12 years and has long been at odds with Griesa's decisions and adopted a law aimed at evading them. ...


Texas doctor sentenced for poisoning lover

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 03:17 PM PDT

Oncologist accused of poisoning lover and coworker's coffeeA cancer researcher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for poisoning her lover.


Walmart: Morgan crash injuries were from not wearing seat belt

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Walmart has delivered its answer to actor Tracy Morgan's lawsuit arising from a six-car accident in June.


Assange appears in U.S. live onstage — as a hologram

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 05:55 AM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a press conference on August 18, 2014, inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he has been holed up for two yearsThe WikiLeaks co-founder's appearance as a 3D, life-size, high-definition projection was produced by Hologram USA, the same company behind the Michael Jackson and Tupac Shakur holograms.


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