2015年4月11日星期六

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Obama and Castro hold historic meeting

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT

Castro gestures to journalists that he is not taking questions as he and Obama hold a bilateral meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Panama City, PanamaPresident Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the first formal meeting of the two country's leaders in a half-century, pledging to reach for the kind of peaceful relationship that has eluded their nations for generations.


Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 12:00 PM PDT

Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol; Suspicious Package InvestigatedA man shot himelf near the U.S. Capitol Building today, police said, prompting the building to be put on lockdown and staff told to shelter in place. The man shot himself near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building today, according to police. Although the man shot himself, the Capitol was locked down as a precautionary measure, Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the U.S. Capitol police said.


Crowd gathers to mourn Walter Scott at funeral in S.C.

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 02:16 PM PDT

Judy Scott, center, mother of Walter Scott, places a flower on her son's casket during his burial service in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walter Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. The officer, Michael Slager, has been fired and charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The death of a black man shot in the back while fleeing a white police officer was the act of a racist cop, a minister told hundreds who gathered Saturday for the funeral of Walter Scott.


Police report shots fired on west front of U.S. Capitol

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 03:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 5, 2014, file photo, the Capitol building is seen through the columns on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington. Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward final congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise reshaping how Medicare pays physicians as Congress returns from a two-week spring recess ensnarled over domestic and foreign policy issues. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A precautionary lockdown of the U.S. Capitol was lifted after about two hours Saturday following a suicide by a man carrying a protest sign.


Hundreds mourn black South Carolina man shot in back by police

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 11:26 AM PDT

North Charleston Community The Scene Of Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed Man By PoliceBy Harriet McLeod SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, including prominent South Carolina politicians, attended the funeral on Saturday of Walter Scott, an African-American father of four who was shot in the back while running from a white patrolman. The body of the slain Coast Guard veteran, whose death was filmed by a bystander, was carried in a flag-draped casket past a crowd assembled outside the W.O.R.D. Ministries Christian Center in Summerville, north of North Charleston, where the shooting took place on April 4. "This is a sad day," said Rev. James Johnson, who is president of the local chapter of civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. "Hopefully this will heal the world." Michael Slager, the North Charleston officer who fired eight times at Scott's back as he fled from a traffic stop, has been charged with murder and dismissed from the police force.


Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself dead

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 03:22 PM PDT

By Tom Ramstack and Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot himself dead in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, police said, sparking a temporary security lockdown at the complex on one of the busiest days for tourists in Washington. The man, who was wearing a backpack and had carried a rolling suitcase and a sign to the site, fired a single shot at himself, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters.

Boston police officer shot on video released from the hospital

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 12:15 PM PDT

Boston police officer John Moynihan is seen in an undated picture released by the Boston Police Department(Reuters) - A Boston policeman has been released from the hospital two weeks after he was shot at close range by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers in an incident captured on video, authorities said on Saturday. John Moynihan, 34, has returned home and was continuing to recuperate following surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his neck, Boston police said in a statement. Massachusetts officials on Friday released surveillance video showing the near-fatal shooting of Moynihan, a six-year veteran who was honored for his role in responding to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The decision to make the video public comes after the shooting last week of a black man in the back by a white police officer in South rekindled a national debate over use of force by law enforcement.


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