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• Protesters stage peaceful 'die-in' in downtown St. Louis
• Obama confirms "evil"murder of US aid worker Kassig
• Obama defends healthcare law after adviser criticism
• New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine
• The $1 billion divorce: Why Harold Hamm's ex-wife didn't win more
• 'I Love Ferguson' signs, T-shirts lift morale in protest-hit town
• Indiana family: Awaiting U.S. to confirm son's death
• Graphic IS video claims U.S. aid worker beheaded
• G-20 leaders reveal details of global growth plan
• Putin says there is a good chance of ending Ukraine conflict
• Army veteran dies of injuries after hotel assault in N. Carolina
• U.S. Ebola victim Thomas Duncan remembered at memorial in Texas
• Workers die after chemical leak at DuPont plant near Houston
• Official sees Obama executive actions on immigration before year-end
• U.S. military chief says battle with IS starting to turn
• U.S. military readiness for war, competitive edge worsening: officials
• Ferguson officer's injuries exaggerated?
• Surgeon with Ebola arrives in US for treatment

Protesters stage peaceful 'die-in' in downtown St. Louis Posted: 16 Nov 2014 12:48 PM PST By Scott Malone ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - A crowd of a couple hundred demonstrators, angry about the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, took to the streets of St. Louis on Sunday, briefly blocking a major intersection in protest. Dozens of people lay down in the street outside of a downtown theater hosting a film festival, pretending to have been shot by other protests playing the role of police officers in an action intended to evoke the memory of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who died 100 days ago in front of his home in the suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. ...

Obama confirms "evil"murder of US aid worker Kassig Posted: 16 Nov 2014 12:15 PM PST President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday the death of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig, calling his beheading at the hands of the Islamic State group "pure evil."

Obama defends healthcare law after adviser criticism Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:53 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday defended the transparency of his signature healthcare law, after one of the White House's advisers on the reform said the law passed, in part, because of the "stupidity" of American voters. Obama said the law, which extends private health coverage to uninsured Americans, was extensively analyzed and written about before its passage in 2010, and in subsequent debates. "The fact that some adviser who never worked on our staff expressed an opinion that I completely disagree with ... ...

New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:12 AM PST Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck.

The $1 billion divorce: Why Harold Hamm's ex-wife didn't win more Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:39 AM PST Just how much of Harold Hamm's fortune was amassed through his skill and hard work? Haralson awarded Sun Ann Hamm just 6 percent of the $18 billion fortune her lawyers say the couple had amassed at the start of the divorce trial in August. Harold Hamm called the judgment "fair and equitable," but his ex-wife called it unfair and plans to appeal. Several divorce lawyers said they were surprised by how small the award was.

'I Love Ferguson' signs, T-shirts lift morale in protest-hit town Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:23 AM PST By Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - The streets of Ferguson, Missouri, bear two hallmarks of the months of sometimes violent protests that followed the August police shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. One is boarded-up shop windows, the other, ever-present "I Love Ferguson" signs, T-shirts and stickers. The signs were dreamed up by the city's former mayor, Brian Fletcher, 55, a week after the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown provoked rioting in which businesses were burned out. ...

Indiana family: Awaiting U.S. to confirm son's death Posted: 16 Nov 2014 04:51 AM PST INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The family of U.S. aid worker purportedly beheaded by Islamic State group militants says they are aware of reports regarding the death of their "treasured son" but are awaiting government authentication.

Graphic IS video claims U.S. aid worker beheaded Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:56 AM PST Aid worker Peter Kassig has been executed, Islamic State militants claim.

G-20 leaders reveal details of global growth plan Posted: 15 Nov 2014 10:22 PM PST BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the stubbornly lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years by investing in infrastructure and increasing trade. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Western leaders.

Putin says there is a good chance of ending Ukraine conflict Posted: 15 Nov 2014 10:06 PM PST By Lincoln Feast and Alexei Anishchuk BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday there was a "good chance" of resolving the conflict in Ukraine as Western leaders squarely blamed Moscow and threatened to slap more sanctions if it did not take action to end the crisis. Putin was speaking at a G20 leaders summit in Brisbane where he has come under intense pressure, with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper telling him to "get out of Ukraine". ...

Army veteran dies of injuries after hotel assault in N. Carolina Posted: 15 Nov 2014 09:19 PM PST (Reuters) - An Army veteran injured and burned during an assault in a North Carolina hotel room a week ago died of his injuries on Saturday, authorities said. Stephen Patrick White, 46, of Greensboro, was assaulted on Nov. 9, Greensboro police said. He died in hospital on Saturday. Police and firefighters found White unconscious and burned in a hotel room after responding to a fire alarm and reports of a man screaming at the city's Battleground Inn. Police arrested the man who was screaming, identified as Garry Joseph Gupton, 26. ...

U.S. Ebola victim Thomas Duncan remembered at memorial in Texas Posted: 15 Nov 2014 07:07 PM PST By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Family and friends remembered Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to die from Ebola, at a memorial service in Dallas on Saturday. About three dozen mourners gathered for an intimate ceremony at Wilshire Baptist Church, where Duncan's fiancée Louise Troh, 54, is a member of the congregation. "I'm trying to find the right words to say about my son Eric on his funeral day," said Nowai Korkoya, Duncan's mother, in remarks read by a grandson. "It's hard to accept that you are no longer here Eric, my beautiful boy. ...

Workers die after chemical leak at DuPont plant near Houston Posted: 15 Nov 2014 06:52 PM PST (Reuters) - Four workers died and a fifth was hospitalized Saturday after a chemical leak at a DuPont facility near Houston, the company said. The workers were performing routine maintenance tasks at the company's manufacturing facility in La Porte, Texas, when the chemical, methyl mercaptan, began to leak at around 4 a.m. Central Time (5 a.m. ET), spokesman Aaron Woods said. Woods would not say how the company learned of the leak, but said that the Harris County Medical Examiner pronounced four of the workers dead at the scene. ...

Official sees Obama executive actions on immigration before year-end Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:43 PM PST SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to announce a series of executive actions on immigration issues before the end of the year, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson said on Saturday, a move that could anger Republican lawmakers. Johnson told a conference at the Reagan Presidential Library that the current immigration system had serious problems and reforms were clearly needed. Given the failure of Congress to pass legislation, the Obama administration could resolve some issues under existing legal authorities, he said. ...

U.S. military chief says battle with IS starting to turn Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:27 PM PST By Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State was "starting to turn", but predicted a drawn-out campaign lasting several years.     General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was visiting Iraq for the first time since President Barack Obama responded to Islamic State advances this summer by ordering troops back into a country they left in 2011. ...

U.S. military readiness for war, competitive edge worsening: officials Posted: 15 Nov 2014 04:10 PM PST By Andrea Shalal and David Alexander SIMI VALLEY Calif. (Reuters) - The U.S. military's ability to stay ahead of technology advances by other countries and respond to multiple crises around the world is already in jeopardy and will get worse unless mandatory budget cuts are reversed, top U.S. officials warned on Saturday. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert told Reuters the Navy would have to cut forces and reduce its ability to position ships around the world if lawmakers did not ease or reverse the cuts, which are due to resume in fiscal 2016. ...

Ferguson officer's injuries exaggerated? Posted: 15 Nov 2014 03:04 PM PST Newly released video shows Darren Wilson leaving for the hospital after the shooting.

Surgeon with Ebola arrives in US for treatment Posted: 15 Nov 2014 02:17 PM PST OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone arrived in Nebraska Saturday for treatment at a biocontainment unit where two other people with the disease have been successfully treated.

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