| Top aide to New York City's first lady takes leave amid family woes Posted: 17 Nov 2014 11:08 AM PST By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top aide to the wife of Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday she is taking an unpaid leave of absence amid controversy over the legal troubles of her boyfriend and teenage son. Rachel Noerdlinger, chief of staff to the city's first lady Chirlane McCray, said she would use the time to devote full attention to her 17-year-old son, Khari, who was arrested on Friday on a misdemeanor trespassing charge. ... |
| 2 GOP presidents acted unilaterally on immigration Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:52 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986.
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| Leading Senate Democrats urge Obama to act on immigration Posted: 17 Nov 2014 10:19 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leaders on Monday urged President Barack Obama to use his executive powers to make changes to the country's immigration system and outlined major revisions they would like to see included. For many months, Obama has warned Republicans in Congress that if they continue to block comprehensive immigration legislation, he would act unilaterally where he can. An announcement could be imminent, as Obama has promised to make the move before year's end. Republican leaders have vowed to undo or weaken any actions Obama takes. ...
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| Unusual nature of Kassig video suggests he fought his captors, former roommate says Posted: 17 Nov 2014 09:29 AM PST A friend of former U.S. Army Ranger and American aid worker Peter Kassig says the unusual nature of the video released by the terror group announcing his killing suggests the 26-year-old fought his execution. |
| Nigeria seeks to extend state of emergency in three northern states Posted: 17 Nov 2014 08:41 AM PST  LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will ask the national assembly to extend a state of emergency in three northeastern states hit by Islamist militant violence when it expires this week, the Justice Minister said on Monday. Jonathan had ordered troops into Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, where several hundred people have died in a five-year old insurgency by the Islamist group Boko Haram. (Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Chijioke Ohuocha; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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| UK father denies Islamic State jihadist in video is his son Posted: 17 Nov 2014 07:53 AM PST  The father of a British man fighting with the Islamic State takes back his initial claim.
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| Surgeon being treated in U.S. for Ebola dies Posted: 17 Nov 2014 06:14 AM PST  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in his native Sierra Leone has died while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said Monday.
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| U.S. State Department's unclassified email system hacked Posted: 17 Nov 2014 05:57 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department's unclassified email systems were the victim of a cyberattack in recent weeks, around the same time as White House systems were breached, a senior U.S. official said on Monday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said none of the department's classified systems was compromised. Portions of its unclassified systems have been shut down to improve their security but should be back online shortly. "The department recently detected activity of concern in portions of its unclassified email system. ...
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| St. Louis awaits grand jury's decision on shooting of unarmed black teen Posted: 17 Nov 2014 05:26 AM PST  By Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Residents of Ferguson, Missouri, faced another day on Monday of waiting for a grand jury to decide if it will bring criminal charges against a white policeman who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in August, sparking weeks of sometimes violent protests. The grand jury has been meeting in secret for almost three months as it evaluates evidence about the Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson, and many in this St. Louis suburb expect another wave of demonstrations if no charges are brought. ...
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| White House turns climate change spotlight to U.S. cities, towns Posted: 17 Nov 2014 03:14 AM PST  By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After announcing a major deal with China to curb emissions and a $3 billion pledge into a fund to help poor countries fight climate change last week, the Obama administration will turn its focus to American towns and cities to help them adapt to the impacts of global warming. On Monday, a task force of eight governors, 16 mayors and two tribal leaders will meet with Vice President Joe Biden and senior White House officials to present recommendations on how they can help local communities deal with extreme weather. ...
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| Can McConnell keep his ‘No government shutdowns’ promise? Posted: 17 Nov 2014 02:27 AM PST  Republicans on the Hill say they are anxious for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz or like-minded House conservatives to again take up the charge as they stand up to what they see as Democratic abuse of the levers of power in a two-party system. Whereas the 2013 government shutdown came on the heels of Republican opposition to the president over funding the Affordable Care Act—which passed Congress in 2010 with only Democratic support—congressional conservatives today are itching for a fight over Obama's expected executive order on immigration, which could delay or prevent the deportation of up to 5 million undocumented people.
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| Pope says will visit United States next year Posted: 17 Nov 2014 01:55 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis announced on Monday he would visit the United States next year, his first trip there as leader of the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic Church. The official confirmation of the trip was keenly awaited in the United States after months of speculation. Francis told an inter-religious conference on marriage he would go to Philadelphia in September for the Roman Catholic Church's World Meeting of Families, an international gathering. ...
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| Confrontations await Obama after productive trip Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:33 PM PST The president returned home on a collision course with Republicans on immigration and an oil pipeline project. |
| GM ignition-switch compensation claims deadline extended to Jan. 31 Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:47 PM PST  (Reuters) - The deadline to file claims under General Motors Co's faulty ignition-switch compensation program has been extended by one month to Jan. 31, 2015, the program's administrator, Kenneth Feinberg, announced on Sunday. The notice of the extension has already been sent to almost four and a half million current and prior owners of the eligible vehicles, the program, Feinberg said in a statement. An additional one month extension is being implemented "out of an abundance of caution", he said. Last week, a car-safety advocate urged a more active approach to finding cases of injury or ...
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| Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama Posted: 16 Nov 2014 08:12 PM PST  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The fate of a little-noticed ballot measure in strongly Democratic Oregon serves as a warning to President Barack Obama and his party about the political perils of immigration policy.
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| Japan in recession as economy contracts 1.6 pct Posted: 16 Nov 2014 07:09 PM PST  TOKYO (AP) — Japan's economy contracted in July-September according to preliminary data released Monday, returning the country to recession and clouding the outlook for the global recovery.
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| Ford investigating air bag injury in Mustang Posted: 16 Nov 2014 06:23 PM PST  DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Sunday night it is cooperating with U.S. safety regulators investigating a report that the driver of a 2007 Ford Mustang was injured in August in North Carolina by a metal fragment from the car's air bag. The driver filed an injury complaint in late October with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (Reporting by Paul Lienert in Detroit)
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| U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State Posted: 16 Nov 2014 03:29 PM PST  By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens "on your streets." U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed the death of the aid worker in what he called "an act of pure evil by a terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity. ...
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| Lawyer: Cosby won't address 'decade-old' claims Posted: 16 Nov 2014 02:43 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited" claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said Sunday, the first comment from the famed comedian's lawyer on an increasing uproar over allegations that he assaulted several women in the past.
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