2015年12月9日星期三

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Planned Parenthood suspect: 'I am a warrior for the babies'

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 03:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, file photo, Colorado Springs shooting suspect, Robert Dear, right, appears via video before Judge Gilbert Martinez, with public defender Dan King, left, at the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center for this first court appearance, where he was told he faces first degree murder charges in Colorado Springs, Colo. The man accused of killing multiple people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado asked at least one person in a nearby shopping center for directions to the facility before opening fire, a law enforcement official said. (Daniel Owen/The Gazette via AP, Pool)The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado stunned a courtroom Wednesday by declaring he is a "warrior for the babies" and won't go to trial.


California shooter plotted 2012 attack, senator says

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:05 PM PST

Sen. James Risch, a Republican representing the US state of Idaho pictured July 17, 2014, said December 9 2015 that California shooter Syed Farook plotted an attack with a neighbor as early as 2012 but "got cold feet" and called it offCalifornia shooter Syed Farook plotted an attack with an accomplice three years ago but got "cold feet" after a wave of US counterterrorism arrests, a senator said Wednesday. A longtime friend and neighbor of Farook's, Enrique Marquez, told investigators of their aborted plot, said Senator James Risch, who sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. "He has admitted that in 2012 they had something in mind and they didn't do it because there had been some immediate arrests by the counterterrorism people," Risch told CNN.


Chicago mayor apologizes, protesters urge he resign

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:55 PM PST

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to remarks at a news conference in ChicagoChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under heavy criticism for his handling of a police shooting that resulted in the death of a black teen, gave an emotional apology on Wednesday hours before angry crowds closed city streets while demanding his resignation. Emanuel's speech was met with applause from the City Council, but protesters said the city's actions do not go far enough. Emanuel's speech comes after two weeks of protests in Chicago following the release of a 2014 police squad car dashboard video showing police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times.


Power to the states: Education law rewrite passes Congress

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:25 PM PST

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., sits down to sign legislation on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, that changes how the nation's public schools are evaluated, rewriting the landmark No Child Left Behind education law of 2002. From left are. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Education Committee Chairman Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the committee's ranking member Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — Those federally mandated math and reading tests will continue, but a sweeping rewrite of the nation's education law will now give states — not the U.S. government — authority to decide how to use the results in evaluating teachers and schools.


Muslim groups raise $134K for San Bernardino shooting victims, families

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 10:09 AM PST

Victims of the mass shooting in San Bernardino, CaliforniaMuslim-Americans have launched a successful campaign to help the families of victims and survivors of the San Bernardino shooting.


Suspect in deadly Planned Parenthood attack declares self guilty

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST

Robert Lewis Dear, 57, accused of shooting three people to death and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last month, attends his hearing at an El Paso County court in Colorado SpringsThe man accused of shooting three people to death and wounding nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last month declared himself guilty and a "warrior for the babies" during an outburst in court on Wednesday. The disturbance, as prosecutors formally presented murder and other charges against Robert Lewis Dear, 57, bolstered assertions by Planned Parenthood executives that the attack on the Colorado Springs clinic was motivated by anti-abortion sentiments.


Chicago mayor apologizes, protesters demand his resignation

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 05:03 PM PST

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to remarks at a news conference in ChicagoBy Mary Wisniewski and Justin Madden CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under heavy criticism for his handling of the fatal police shooting of a black teen, gave an emotional apology on Wednesday but angry crowds closed city streets to demand his resignation hours later. In a special address to the City Council, the mayor said "I'm sorry" and promised "complete and total reform of the system." Emanuel's speech was met with applause from the City Council, but protesters said the city's actions do not go far enough. Hundreds of mostly young demonstrators filled downtown on Wednesday, temporarily shutting down some streets and chanting "no more killer cops" and "Rahm must go." "This system is designed for us to be dead or in jail and we're tired," said protester Jamal Wayne, 20.


U.S. top court divided over affirmative action in college admissions

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 02:20 PM PST

Abigail Fisher speaks after the U.S. Supreme court heard arguements in her case on affirmative action in college admission in WashingtonConservative justices expressed deep doubt on Wednesday about a university student admissions policy that gives preferences to racial minorities during a testy U.S. Supreme Court session in a case that could decide the fate of programs aimed at fostering racially diverse campuses. This suggested Kennedy might be unwilling to throw out the school's affirmative action policy entirely. It was the second time the justices considered whether the affirmative action policy at the University of Texas at Austin violated the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal treatment under the law, and the oral argument lasted about 90 minutes, 30 longer than usual.


FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 09:05 AM PST

Tashfeen Malik and Syed FarookThe two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, one year before they married, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday. Comey ...


Chicago mayor apologizes for teen's death, vows reforms

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 01:47 PM PST

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, receives a hug before speaking during a special City Council meeting that he called to discuss a police abuse scandal Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in Chicago. Emanuel apologized for the 2014 shooting of a black teenager Wednesday during the special City Council meeting and promised "complete and total" reform to restore trust in the police. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for keeping vise-like control over Chicago and his own political image, finds himself in the weakest position of his long public career as he struggles to respond to a police scandal, claims of cover-ups at City Hall and calls for his resignation.


Yahoo board flip flops, won't spin off Alibaba stake

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Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the Year

Posted: 09 Dec 2015 11:26 AM PST

Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the YearGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year, praised Wednesday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. Time also cited ...


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