2014年11月24日星期一

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Grand jury reaches decision on Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson; announcement planned

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:00 PM PST

FERGUSON IMAGE SWAPThe months-long process has put the St. Louis region on edge.

Live updates on the Ferguson grand jury decision

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:57 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug., 13, 2014 file photo Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson speaks in Ferguson, Mo. Some of Jackson's actions in the wake of Michael Brown's shooting have drawn criticism, including his decision to announce that Brown was a suspect in the convenience-store robbery, a move that stirred anger in Ferguson's black community. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)A Missouri grand jury has reached a decision on whether to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Yahoo News is providing live updates below.

Missouri governor calls for peace in Ferguson

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:53 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is calling for "peace, respect and restraint" when a grand jury announcement is made on whether a white police officer will be charged with fatally shooting a black 18-year-old.

Missouri governor urges calm ahead of grand jury decision on shooting

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:06 PM PST

A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds the U.S. flag outside the Ferguson Police Department in FergusonBy Daniel Wallis and Ellen Wulfhorst CLAYTON, Mo./FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon urged people in the St. Louis area to show respect and restraint following a grand jury's decision on whether to criminally charge a white police officer in the August fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Prosecutors are set to announce the grand jury's decision at 8 p.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Monday. Authorities have stepped up security in and around Ferguson, Missouri, to guard against the kind of rioting that flared in the weeks after incident. ...

Obama awards Medal of Freedom to 18, including Streep, Wonder

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:13 PM PST

Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients Kennedy and Dingell applaud prior to being honored at a White House ceremony in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday presented the highest U.S. civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 18 artists, politicians, writers, scholars and activists, including actress Meryl Streep and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. "Not only have they made the world better, but by following their example they make us a little bit better every single day. We are truly grateful to them," the president said in a White House ceremony. ...

Hundreds of University of California students walk out over proposed tuition hike

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST

By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - Hundreds of University of California students walked out of classes on Monday to protest a planned 25 percent tuition increase they say will make the cost of education across the 10-campus system too expensive. The proposed tuition hike of 5 percent over each of the next five years kicked off angry student protests last week and set the stage for a potentially rancorous fight between the system's governing board of regents and state lawmakers who oppose the increase. Tuition is currently about $12,000 a year. ...

Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:51 AM PST

By Piya Sinha-Roy and Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's show in Yakima, Washington state, has been canceled, venue organizers said Monday, in the latest of several cancellations following decades-old sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in recent weeks. The Capitol Theatre said all ticket holders to the show, scheduled for Saturday, would receive refunds and the show has been postponed indefinitely. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut also said they had indefinitely postponed a performance by the 77-year-old Cosby, scheduled for Jan. 31. ...

Top contenders to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:40 PM PST

Hagel hugPresident Barack Obama on Monday praised the service of outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel but gave no hint as to whether he has settled on a shortlist for a successor. Instead, the president announced that Hagel would stay on until a successor has won Senate confirmation. One of numerous potential candidates to replace him, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., has already pulled his name from contention.

Iran nuclear talks stumble, extended until July

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:00 PM PST

Delegations of US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, , left side from left, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, center right, and former EU foreign pilicy chief Catherine Ashton, center,sit around the negotiations table during their talks on Iran, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Joe Klamar, Pool)Negotiators give up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by today's deadline.

Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:56 PM PST

FILE - In this May 29, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to John Doar, who handled civil rights cases in the 1960's, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Doar, who as a top Justice Department civil rights lawyer in the 1960s fought to protect the rights of black voters and integrate universities in the South, died Tuesday at age 92. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday bestowed America's highest civilian honor on trailblazers in the arts, sports and politics, along with a couple of entertainers who are among his personal favorites.

Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:33 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2014 file image from video provided by the City of Ferguson, Mo., officer Darren Wilson attends a city council meeting in Ferguson. Wilson is not expecting to face criminal charges from a Missouri grand jury that has been investigating the nationally watched case for the past several months, a police union official said Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014. Jeff Roorda, the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers' Association, said he met Thursday with Ferguson Police Officer Wilson, who has remained secluded from the public eye since the Aug. 9 shooting. Wilson remains confident in the outcome of the grand jury investigation, Roorda said. (AP Photo/City of Ferguson, File)CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off weeks of ongoing protests, has gotten married.

In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:28 AM PST

1D, Swift Win Big at AMAsFrom board rooms in Japan to songwriter's rooms in Nashville, a debate is brewing in music industry circles about the financial and creative value of streaming music, even as its popularity and impact ...

Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:27 AM PST

Members of the Kurdish People's Protection Units walk past an area damaged by what activists said was a car blown up by a suicide bomber loyal to the Islamic State in Al-HrasANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and U.S. forces will train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebel fighters at a base in the central Turkish city of Kirsehir as part of the campaign against Islamic State insurgents, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said on Monday. Turkey had agreed in principle to train and equip Syrian rebel forces as part of the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State, but details on the numbers involved and where the training would take place had yet to be announced. The announcement comes after U.S. ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:53 AM PST

Chuck Hagel will resign his post leading the Pentagon.

UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:45 AM PST

Britain's Home Secretary May delivers a speech in central LondonLONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take on the militants, May added, including legislation making it easier for security services to track attackers online, and check if radicalised fighters were flying into Britain. ...

More bad news for the Today Show

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:19 AM PST

In this Monday, Nov. 3, 2014 photo provided by NBC, from left, Tamron Hall, Natalie Morales, Savannah Guthrie, Matt Lauer, and Al Roker appear on the "Today" show, in New York. (AP Photo/NBC, Bryan Bedder)NEW YORK (AP) — It's rarely a good sign when morning television hosts are painfully bantering about whether they are keeping their jobs.

Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:01 AM PST

Albert Einstein's Autographed Letter Sells for $12,500 at AuctionA letter penned by Albert Einstein during World War II was recently auctioned off in Los Angeles. The auction house Nate D. Sanders, Inc. sold the historical document for $12,500 — significantly more than the $10,000 requested minimum bid. The letter, which Einstein wrote in 1939, was addressed to a hat merchant in New York who was involved in efforts to help European Jews escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. The contents of Einstein's letter don't reveal exactly what actions were taken by its recipient, Isidore Zelnikerof Bronx, New York.

Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:59 PM PST

Anthony Grimes kneels on a rain-soaked street as he blocks traffic with other protesters Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in St. Louis. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally charge officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/David Goldman)The weekend passes without a grand jury decision in the police killing of Michael Brown.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:33 AM PST

Afghan security forces stand guard the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Four Taliban militants targeting a compound housing foreign workers in the Afghan capital were killed Wednesday night in a failed assault there, police said, the latest violence targeting foreigners in the country. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)A military vehicle was hit by a bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Marion Barry: A wily survivor leaves the stage

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:13 PM PST

FILE - Former Mayor and current DC City Council member Marion Barry arrives at a media availability to endorse Mayor Vincent Gray's bid for re-election, in this, March 19, 2014 file photo taken in Washington. Barry, who staged a comeback after a 1990 crack cocaine arrest, died early Sunday morning Nov. 23, 2014. He was 78. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)There is no middle ground in judging four-time Washington mayor Marion Barry, who died Sunday at the age of 78. For many whites, Barry was a politician addicted to alcohol, drugs and power. Meanwhile, most African-Americans in D.C. enshrined him as a strong leader who shared their struggles and overcame the odds; regardless of his personal failings, they embraced him as their own. Yet he failed to improve the lives of the poor Washingtonians who revered him.

Fears of major flooding in snowbound Buffalo ease

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:51 PM PST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Fears of disastrous flooding from a rapid meltdown of the Buffalo area's 7 feet of snow eased on Monday, but high winds became a menace, threatening to knock down trees and power lines.

Police: Video of officer shooting boy is 'clear'

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland officer was less than 10 feet away when he fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun near a playground, and video of the shooting is clear about what happened, police said Monday.

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

FILE - In this July 6, 2009 file photo, former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry attends a news conference in Washington. Barry, who staged comeback after a 1990 crack cocaine arrest, died early Sunday morning Nov. 23, 2014. He was 78. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial and tireless advocate for the nation's capital who created jobs for generations of black families, Marion Barry was the ultimate District of Columbia politician, though his arrest for drug use in the midst of a crack cocaine epidemic often overshadows his accomplishments.

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