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• Missouri town told to prepare for worst
• What is a lame-duck politician? And is it always a bad thing?
• Trooper ambush suspect charged with terrorism
• Obama plans to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation: NY Times
• Exclusive: Ex-wife of US oil baron to appeal $1 billion divorce award
• Conservation groups ask Obama administration to protect Yellowstone bison
• Obama order to affect millions of immigrants
• AP sources: IS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria
• Surprising findings about school lunches
• Arkansas Governor to pardon his own son
• Australians bury heads in sand to mock government
• India doctor arrested, denies role in women deaths
• Matt Bai: Challenging inequality, the Uber way
• 'Unprecedented' step in fight against Ebola
• France to Israel: Stop building
• Space agency: Comet lander ends up in cliff shadow
• Immigration, Keystone top first day of lame duck

Missouri town told to prepare for worst Posted: 13 Nov 2014 12:50 PM PST Residents of a community near Ferguson are warned to stay close to their homes.

What is a lame-duck politician? And is it always a bad thing? Posted: 13 Nov 2014 11:03 AM PST There's been a lot of chatter about last week's Republican sweep in elections transforming President Obama as a lame duck — but what exactly does that term mean?

Trooper ambush suspect charged with terrorism Posted: 13 Nov 2014 04:49 PM PST The man accused of opening fire on a Pennsylvania State Police barracks admitted killing a trooper because he was dissatisfied with government and wanted to "wake people up," according to court documents filed Thursday that provided the first indication of a possible motive.

Obama plans to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation: NY Times Posted: 13 Nov 2014 01:06 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, the New York Times reported on Thursday. Such a move will set up a showdown with Republicans, who have blocked Democrats' efforts in Congress to reform immigration laws and warned the president not to take unilateral action on immigration. ...

Exclusive: Ex-wife of US oil baron to appeal $1 billion divorce award Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:41 PM PST By Joshua Schneyer (Reuters) - Sue Ann Hamm, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil magnate Harold Hamm who was awarded cash and assets worth more than $1 billion in the couple's divorce this week, plans to appeal the judgment on grounds that it grossly undervalues the marital wealth she is entitled to. ...

Conservation groups ask Obama administration to protect Yellowstone bison Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:46 PM PST By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Two conservation groups asked the Obama administration on Thursday to provide Endangered Species Act protections for about 4,900 bison at Yellowstone National Park, where managers intend to cull the herd by 900 this winter. Buffalo Field Campaign and Western Watersheds Project said in a petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that buffalo at the park that spans parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho made up part of the only free-roaming band in the country to retain its genetic integrity. ...

Obama order to affect millions of immigrants Posted: 13 Nov 2014 04:14 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is poised to unveil executive action that will shield possibly around 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally from deportation, according to advocates in touch with the White House.

AP sources: IS, al-Qaida reach accord in Syria Posted: 13 Nov 2014 12:25 PM PST ISTANBUL (AP) — Militant leaders from the Islamic State group and al-Qaida gathered at a farm house in northern Syria last week and agreed on a plan to stop fighting each other and work together against their opponents, a high-level Syrian opposition official and a rebel commander have told The Associated Press.

Surprising findings about school lunches Posted: 13 Nov 2014 11:27 AM PST By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – In a study of three rural Virginia elementary schools, both packed and school lunches almost entirely met nutrition standards, but those packed at home tended to have more calories, fat and saturated fat. "We assumed there would be differences between school and packed lunch, but not such stark differences," said lead author Alisha R. Farris of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. ...

Arkansas Governor to pardon his own son Posted: 13 Nov 2014 01:15 AM PST Outgoing Gov. Mike Beebe is getting rid of his son's felony conviction.

Australians bury heads in sand to mock government Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:46 AM PST More than 400 protesters sent a big climate change message.

India doctor arrested, denies role in women deaths Posted: 13 Nov 2014 07:24 AM PST NEW DELHI (AP) — The doctor who conducted sterilization procedures after which 13 women died in central India was arrested, but insisted he didn't do anything wrong — even though he said he used to perform up to 10 times more surgeries a day than allowed.

Matt Bai: Challenging inequality, the Uber way Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:37 AM PST A business venture called Aspiration has the mission of giving middle-income families access to the same variety of investment vehicles that richer Americans have. Trying to democratize Wall Street might be a better strategy than sitting around and railing against it. Aspiration

'Unprecedented' step in fight against Ebola Posted: 13 Nov 2014 07:08 AM PST Doctors Without Borders takes a new step in the fight against the virus.

France to Israel: Stop building Posted: 13 Nov 2014 10:07 AM PST France is wary of Israel 's desire to build 200 new settlements in East Jerusalem.

Space agency: Comet lander ends up in cliff shadow Posted: 13 Nov 2014 01:44 PM PST BERLIN (AP) — A shadow was cast — literally — across Europe's historic mission to land on and explore a comet. Scientists said Thursday the landing craft not only bounced twice, it also came to rest next to a cliff that's blocking sunlight from its solar panels.

Immigration, Keystone top first day of lame duck Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:29 PM PST Lawmakers return to a Capitol where results of last week's GOP rout are still sinking in.

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