| U.S. attorney general steps down Posted: 25 Sep 2014 08:15 AM PDT  Eric Holder's resignation sets up what is almost certain to be a bruising confirmation battle for his successor.
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| FBI director: Strikes on al-Qaida affiliate did not wipe out its threat to U.S. Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:51 PM PDT  FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that he is "not confident" that a U.S. military strike against a Syrian-based al-Qaida cell has disrupted a plot to mount a terror attack aimed at the United States and that the group remains "at the top of my list of things that I worry about."
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| Baseball legend Joe Torre on domestic violence and sports Posted: 24 Sep 2014 01:35 PM PDT  Joe Torre says the NFL "dropped the ball" in the Ray Rice domestic violence investigation. The former Major League Baseball player and Hall of Fame manager spoke to Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric today about the scandal that has plagued professional football and the NFL's commissioner, Roger Goodell, for weeks.
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| U.S. Attorney General Holder to step down, successor faces array of challenges Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:13 PM PDT  By Julia Edwards and David Ingram WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Holder said on Thursday he would step down as U.S. attorney general, setting up a potentially bruising Senate fight to confirm a successor who can tackle a long list of pending challenges at the Justice Department. Holder, an unapologetic liberal voice and one of President Barack Obama's closest allies, will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed. His nearly six-year term, marked by civil rights advances and frequent fights with Congress, made him one of the nation's longest serving attorneys ...
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| New York officials scramble to reassure city after security threat Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:39 PM PDT  By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - A warning by Iraq's prime minister that Islamist militants planned to attack New York City sent political leaders scrambling on Thursday to assure the public it was safe to ride the subways and travel the streets of the nation's largest city. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio each had the same idea - take a subway ride to a busy transit hub to announce that everything was under control. "I have a simple message for all New Yorkers. ...
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| Militant in Syria beheading videos identified: FBI Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:12 PM PDT  By Julia Edwards and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A masked Islamic State militant seen wielding a knife in videos at the beheading of two Americans has been identified, FBI Director James Comey said on Thursday, but he declined to give the person's name or nationality. The videos released in August and September of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff showed a masked Islamic State militant brandishing a knife and speaking English with a British accent. ...
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| IS hostage executioner ID'd by FBI Posted: 25 Sep 2014 10:26 AM PDT  The man who murdered Foley, Sotloff and Haines has reportedly been identified by the FBI.
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| Obama accepts Holder resignation Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:44 PM PDT  The president praises the U.S. attorney general for his track record in a variety of areas.
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| Groundhog dies after escaping NYC mayor’s grip Posted: 25 Sep 2014 02:27 PM PDT Her shadow was one of the last things she saw. |
| Donald Verrilli, Kamala Harris top list to replace Holder Posted: 25 Sep 2014 09:48 AM PDT  Getting a new attorney general confirmed by the Senate, which could possibly be controlled by the Republicans come January, will be challenging for President Obama, deep in the second term of his presidency.
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| Strong earthquake hits Alaska Posted: 25 Sep 2014 01:42 PM PDT  A powerful earthquake shook up a large swath of Alaska, including the state's largest city.
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| Cruise ship assists in rescuing hundreds off coast of Cyprus Posted: 25 Sep 2014 04:06 PM PDT  LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — More than 300 people, apparent refugees fleeing from Syria, refused to leave a cruise ship that rescued them from a small boat stranded off Cyprus, a cruise line official said Thursday.
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| U.S. has no evidence of Islamic State plot against subways: sources Posted: 25 Sep 2014 03:52 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no evidence to back up an Iraqi claim that Islamic State forces were plotting to attack U.S. subway systems, two senior U.S. government security officials told Reuters on Thursday. In the past, the United States had received threats that various militant groups were targeting such transportation systems but there is no recent information about an imminent plan by Islamic State, one official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. ...
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