| Self-proclaimed atheist charged in slayings of Muslim students Posted: 11 Feb 2015 12:55 PM PST  The suspect professes on Facebook to be an atheist who dislikes all religions.
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| Obama seeks fresh war powers, says IS group 'going to lose' Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST  The president is asking Congress to formally authorize war against the Islamic State.
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| Congress clears Keystone XL pipeline bill, setting up veto Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:53 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled Congress cleared a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure.
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| Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in prison Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:37 AM PST  The captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship was convicted Wednesday of multiple charges of manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in jail, Italian court officials said.
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| Prosecutor offers reason for why veteran killed 'American Sniper' Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:46 PM PST  The trial of an ex-Marine accused of killing 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle begins.
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| Boehner tells Democrats to 'Get off their a**' Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:14 PM PST  The House Speaker explains what it will take to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
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| Were three slain for their religion or their parking space? Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:06 PM PST  Authorities believe they know what motivated the killings of three family members in Chapel Hill.
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| Obama disputes aide's gay marriage claim Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:30 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is disputing a longtime aide's view that Obama feigned opposition to gay marriage, compromising his true beliefs out of concern it could hurt him with voters.
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| Costa Concordia captain begs for mercy Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:23 AM PST  Francesco Schettino made a last-ditch appeal to be to cleared of the 2012 disaster.
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| Ukraine fighting rages ahead of peace talks Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:51 PM PST  Leaders from four countries plan to meet in a last-ditch bid to end the conflict.
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| NBC suspends Brian Williams for 6 months Posted: 10 Feb 2015 05:27 PM PST  The move follows revelations that the anchor falsely recounted a story from the Iraq War.
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| Jon Stewart's exit as a phony newsman is a loss to real news Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:46 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart's fans were gobsmacked by the sad news he delivered on Tuesday's edition of "The Daily Show": He's leaving his phony anchor desk and ending his reign as phony newsman, and the loss is to real news.
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| NYC police officer charged in stairwell shooting of unarmed man Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:23 PM PST  By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - A rookie New York City police officer was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in a dark stairwell of a housing project last November. Officer Peter Liang was patrolling with his partner in the Brooklyn housing project at about 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 20 when his gun discharged a single bullet, killing Akai Gurley, 28, who was in the stairwell a flight below with a female companion. Liang's indictment by a grand jury stands in stark contrast to other cases of police officers who have killed unarmed black men. Last year, grand juries in New York and Missouri found no criminal wrongdoing in the two incidents that caught national attention, sparking waves of angry protests.
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| Shooting deaths of young Muslims leave North Carolina community reeling Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:34 PM PST  By Colleen Jenkins CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) - In post-9/11 America, Aya Zouhri and her fellow Muslim female friends who cover their heads with scarves say they are used to getting occasional dirty looks or ugly comments from strangers. "The way he said it was very much like, 'I'm actually worried something could happen to you,'" the senior global studies major recalled outside a room at the university where Muslim students gathered for afternoon prayers. Several Muslim students who attend the university said they have always felt safe and accepted in Chapel Hill, a college town about 30 miles (48 km) from Raleigh that is known for basketball and affordable higher education. Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, was a University of North Carolina dental student, his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, was preparing to start at the dentistry school in the fall, and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, was a sophomore at nearby North Carolina State University, where the couple were both alumni.
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| U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; motive disputed Posted: 11 Feb 2015 02:43 PM PST By Colleen Jenkins CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) - A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and quarreled with neighbors was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, a full-time paralegal student from Chapel Hill, was charged with first-degree murder in Tuesday's shootings around 5 p.m. two miles (three km) from the University of North Carolina campus. The victims were newlyweds Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, a University of North Carolina dental student, and his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Yusor's sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19. |
| US diplomats in hasty Yemen evacuation Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:25 PM PST  The United States, Britain and France rushed to close their embassies over security fears in Yemen on Wednesday, with US staff destroying top-secret documents and abandoning vehicles at the airport. Long on the front line of the US war against Al-Qaeda, Yemen has descended into chaos since the militia, known as Huthis, seized the capital Sanaa in September and ousted the parliament last week. The United Nations has demanded the reinstatement of the Western-backed leader Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi -- who resigned last month and is under effective house arrest -- but its efforts to broker a deal have failed so far. After weeks of internal deliberations and drawing down staff, Washington finally closed its Sanaa embassy over the "deteriorating security situation," evacuating staff to Muscat late Tuesday on a private Omani jet.
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| Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:26 PM PST By Eric Kelsey and Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart, famed for his biting television satire of politicians and the media, will leave his job as host of Comedy Central's parody newscast "The Daily Show" later this year, he told his studio audience at the end of Tuesday night's episode. "It's been the honor of my professional life, and I thank you for watching it, for hate-watching it, whatever reason you are tuning in for." The announcement came after Comedy Central's other big name, former "Daily Show" contributor Stephen Colbert, ended his tenure as star of companion show "The Colbert Report" and left the network in December to succeed the retiring David Letterman as host of the "Late Show" on CBS. The New York-based "The Daily Show," which airs weeknights at 11 p.m. on the Viacom Inc-owned Comedy Central, is expected to continue, the network said, but a replacement for Stewart has yet to be named. |
| NBC suspends anchor Brian Williams for 6 months without pay Posted: 10 Feb 2015 07:31 PM PST  The network says the suspension is for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War.
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