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Malcolm X's family tackles enduring controversy of his legacy

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 12:48 PM PST

Today in History for February 21stFifty years after his assassination, civil rights leader was seen by many as an extremist.


What's fueling the clash over Keystone XL pipeline

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The U.S. is already criss-crossed by thousands of miles of oil and gas pipelines.


‘Laser cat’ high school senior commits suicide

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 01:28 PM PST

Draven RodriguezThe New York high school senior whose 80-style laser portrait with his cat became an Internet phenomenon died of an apparent suicide.


Pentagon chief: U.S. considering slowing exit from Afghanistan

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 09:03 AM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, arrives to a news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. Carter made his international debut Saturday with a visit to Afghanistan to see American troops and commanders, meet with Afghan leaders and assess whether U.S. withdrawal plans are too risky to Afghan security. (SAP Photos/Jonathan Ernst, Pool)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.


Moscow protesters strike out against Ukraine and the West

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST

MOSCOW (AP) — For the thousands of Russians gathered near Red Square on Saturday, Maidan — the square in Kiev synonymous with pro-European protests last year — is nothing to celebrate.

Road rage? Mistaken identity? Questions raised in Vegas case

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 02:48 AM PST

In this photo released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, an unidentified police official leads Erich Nowsch, 19, from a car to police headquarters for questioning in Las Vegas, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015. Nowsch was arrested on suspicion of murder after SWAT teams surrounded his home a block away from the residence of Tammy Meyers who was killed in a mysterious road-rage incident last week. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)A mother of four who just finished giving her daughter a driving lesson is followed by a driver they encountered on their way home.


With deal, West Coast seaports tackle huge cargo backlog

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 04:20 PM PST

Micah Young catches a frisbee on the beach Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Sunset Beach, Calif., as loaded cargo ships are anchored outside the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Billions of dollars of cargo are sitting on dozens of massive ships anchored outside West Coast ports. They cannot dock because of historically bad cargo bottlenecks at 29 ports that handle about $1 trillion of trade annually, much of it with Asia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dockworkers along the West Coast began the monthslong task Saturday of clearing seaports of cargo that was caught up in a contract feud between their union and employers.


Hundreds to mark 50th year since Malcolm X's assassination

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 03:51 PM PST

FILE - Black Muslim leader Malcolm X is shown addressing rally in Harlem, New York in this June 29, 1963 file photo. Activists, actors, and politicians are remembering civil rights leader Malcolm X with a ceremony Saturday Feb. 21, 2015 at the New York site in Harlem where he was killed 50 years ago. (AP Photo/File)NEW YORK (AP) — Activists, actors and politicians gathered Saturday in New York City to honor civil rights leader Malcolm X with a ceremony at the Harlem site where he was assassinated 50 years ago.


Another winter storm to pummel eastern United States with snow and sleet

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 02:21 PM PST

People walk under snow along Pennsylvania Avenue in WashingtonA fresh band of winter weather was churning up the East Coast on Saturday after pummeling parts of the South and Midwest, threatening to pile up more snow in storm-weary Boston and send the region back into a deep freeze. The system cut a curving, 2,000-mile path from southern Missouri to Maine, with a winter storm warning in effect until Sunday for parts of southern Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service (NWS) said. In Kentucky and Tennessee, forecasters warned of possible flooding as rain fell on frozen ground.


Standoff nearing end at south Texas prison: report

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 03:39 PM PST

(Reuters) - Law enforcement said they were making progress on Saturday ending a disturbance at a federal correctional facility in southern Texas were as many as 2,000 inmates were protesting medical services, according to a published report. The disturbance began early Friday at the Willacy County Correctional Center, which primarily holds immigrants who entered the United States illegally, and is run by the private company Management & Training Corp, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The unrest, which prison officials said was not a riot, began when prisoners refused to come to breakfast or report for work to protest medical services at the facility, the Express-News and local broadcaster KGBT-TV reported. Management & Training Corp could not immediately be reached for comment about the standoff.

Minneapolis policeman wounded amid concerns of 'targeted' shooting

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 01:05 PM PST

(Reuters) - Minneapolis police arrested a man on Saturday afternoon in connection with what they called a targeted attack on an officer who was shot and wounded after responding to an early-morning burglary call. After a search lasting for hours, police announced they had arrested Andrew Neal, 43, on burglary and domestic assault charges, adding that they were exploring the connection between the incidents from which those charges stemmed and the shooting. The officer was shot before 5 a.m. local time in north Minneapolis as he returned to his squad car, Minneapolis Police Department spokesman John Elder said.

Cuomo's fracking ban has some New York towns contemplating secession

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:14 PM PST

Is the New York fracking ban hurting their economy?Environmentalists praised New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ban on hydraulic fracturing. But in New York's struggling Southern Tier, the ban was seen not as cause for celebration but as the final straw, prompting some towns to consider seceding to Pennsylvania.


Fire races up high-rise Dubai tower, but claims no lives

Posted: 21 Feb 2015 07:42 AM PST

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the world's tallest residential towers caught fire early Saturday in Dubai's Marina district, sending hundreds of residents pouring into the streets as bright yellow flames raged several stories high. No one was reported killed.

Analysts: West looks impotent as Ukraine ceasefire frays

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:50 PM PST

Pro-Russian rebels leave the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve after an operation on February 20, 2015The continued fighting in eastern Ukraine has made a mockery of the West's latest attempts to negotiate a ceasefire but may ultimately pave the way for a more durable peace, say analysts. It did not take long for the latest truce, brokered by France and Germany and signed in the Belarussian capital Minsk last week, to look as impotent as previous deals. With barely a pause, pro-Russian rebels continued their assault on the key transport hub of Debaltseve, ultimately forcing the Ukrainian military into a humiliating retreat. "It was a classic case of good intentions paving the way to hell," said Ievgen Vorobiov of the Polish Institute of International Affairs.


Massive fire engulfs Dubai skyscraper

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:40 PM PST

Dubai tower engulfed in flamesHundreds have reportedly been evacuated from one of the tallest buildings in the world.


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