| Ferguson protesters decry report officer Wilson may return to work Posted: 15 Nov 2014 12:23 PM PST  By Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Activists protesting the fatal shooting in August of an unarmed black teen by a white policeman expressed anger on Saturday after the city's police chief told local media the officer could return to work if a grand jury does not to charge him criminally. The St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, which saw weeks of sometimes violent protests following the Aug. 9 shooting, is on edge as a grand jury decides whether the officer, Darren Wilson, will face charges for the shooting of Michael Brown. ...
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| Hopes and fears as health law sign-up season opens Posted: 15 Nov 2014 06:06 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opened Saturday, with hopes that this time consumers will have a positive experience.
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| A world away from Ferguson protests in quiet St. Louis suburb Posted: 15 Nov 2014 05:34 AM PST  By Scott Malone FLORISSANT Mo. (Reuters) - In this quiet city just north of Ferguson, Missouri, the neat streets of small homes and shops show no signs of the racial tension that has gripped the adjacent St. Louis suburb since the fatal police shooting in August of an unarmed black teen. In riot-scarred Ferguson, many businesses remain boarded up three months since the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Florissant shows no obvious mark of racial tensions, apart from a few "I Love Ferguson" signs put up to show support for its southern neighbor. ...
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| Obamacare's 2.0 health insurance enrollment period begins Posted: 15 Nov 2014 05:18 AM PST  By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's plan to extend private health coverage to the uninsured entered a new uncertain phase on Saturday as government-backed online insurance marketplaces opened their 2015 plans to millions of potential enrollees. The HealthCare.gov website was widely expected to avoid the mishaps of a year ago, when technical glitches paralyzed operations and drove Democrat Obama's signature domestic policy to the brink of disaster, exposing him to criticism from Republicans who have campaigned for its repeal. ...
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| Putin gets cool G-20 welcome over Ukraine conflict Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:46 AM PST  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Russia's President Vladimir Putin faced a chorus of criticism Saturday at a world leaders' summit, where the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine threatened to overshadow talk of global economics.
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| At G20 summit, U.S. and Europe blast Russia over Ukraine Posted: 15 Nov 2014 03:26 AM PST By Alexei Anishchuk and Gernot Heller BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Western leaders attending a G20 summit blasted Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday for the crisis in Ukraine, threatening further sanctions if Russia did not withdraw troops and weapons from its neighboring nation. U.S. President Barack Obama said Russian aggression against Ukraine was a threat to the world, while the European Council demanded Moscow put pressure on rebels there to accept a ceasefire. ... |
| Georgia police arrest father, daughter accused of starving infant Posted: 14 Nov 2014 10:24 PM PST (Reuters) - Police in Georgia have arrested a man and his young adult daughter after they allegedly starved to death his 15-month-old infant child and left three other children and a young adult woman emaciated in a hotel room, authorities said on Friday. The 44-year-old man and his 23-year-old daughter were both arrested and charged with first-degree murder, malice murder and 6 counts of cruelty to children and a disabled adult, the Gwinnett County Police said in a statement. The father was also charged with rape, incest and aggravated sodomy of the young adult daughter, police said. ... |
| Pennsylvania police spent $11 million on ambush suspect manhunt: report Posted: 14 Nov 2014 09:34 PM PST  (Reuters) - Pennsylvania State Police spent roughly $11 million on the weeks-long manhunt in the Pocono Mountains to capture a survivalist charged with shooting two state troopers and murdering one, local media reported on Friday. The funds went mostly toward paying overtime and benefits for troopers hunting Eric Matthew Frein over the 48 days of the search, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, citing a police spokeswoman. The tally excludes expenses paid by other law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service, in the weeks leading up to Frein's capture on Oct. ...
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| Parents of slain Missouri teen return home after U.N. testimony Posted: 14 Nov 2014 08:46 PM PST  By Scott Malone ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - The parents of the unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, said on Friday they hoped their meeting with a United Nations committee would help to improve the tone of race relations in the United States. Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden, whose 18-year-old son Michael Brown Jr. was killed on Aug. 9, provoking weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations in Ferguson, spoke to reporters at a St. Louis airport after returning from Geneva, where they met members of the U.N. Committee on Torture. ...
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| If cleared, Ferguson officer works 'immediately' Posted: 14 Nov 2014 07:41 PM PST  Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson will be "immediately" returned to active duty if he is not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Chief Tom Jackson told Yahoo News on Friday.
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| L.A. school district claimed girl consented to sex with teacher Posted: 14 Nov 2014 06:37 PM PST By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Unified School District has come under fire from legal experts for asserting in court that a 14-year-old girl had consented to sex with her teacher and for introducing her sexual history in response to a lawsuit brought by the student. A number of legal scholars and attorneys specializing in sex abuse cases said the argument that the girl bore some responsibility for the affair was at odds with the minimum age of consent - 18 - established in criminal law. ... |
| Russian chill permeates G20 summit Posted: 14 Nov 2014 06:22 PM PST  Russia's Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy on Saturday as leaders kicked off a summit in Australia. Global warming also emerged as a focus for leaders including Barack Obama, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping of China, posing another distraction for the Australian hosts after they had committed to confining the Brisbane summit to an ambitious growth agenda.
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| Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case rejects defense bid to remove himself Posted: 14 Nov 2014 05:01 PM PST  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A judge overseeing the Colorado theater massacre case on Friday rejected a bid by lawyers defending accused gunman James Holmes to remove himself from presiding over the forthcoming murder trial, court documents show. Public defenders filed a motion this week asking Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour to recuse himself for what they called his "hostile and demeaning" tone toward the defense. ...
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| First Muslim prayers at National Cathedral interrupted by protester Posted: 14 Nov 2014 04:29 PM PST  By John Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first Muslim prayer service ever hosted at the National Cathedral, a landmark Christian church in the U.S. capital, was briefly interrupted on Friday by a lone anti-Islamic protester but the religious gathering continued with a theme of tolerance. The outburst came as dozens of Muslims knelt on prayer rugs below walls of stained glass and stone archways. The protester, a woman from Michigan who declined to give her name, managed to sneak into the tightly secured, invite-only service and interrupt the introduction. ...
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| Obamacare architect mocks critics Posted: 14 Nov 2014 03:57 PM PST  Jonathan Gruber made inappropriate comments while dismissing concerns about the law.
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