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• Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims
• Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom
• Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney
• Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries
• In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming
• Confession of accused Etan Patz killer admissible as evidence: NY court
• Buried under snow, Buffalo, N.Y., braces for high winds
• UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history
• Alleged Sinaloa cartel logistics head to be sentenced in Chicago
• Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign
• Hagel resigns as Defense Secretary, official says
• Seattle councillors to vote on funding Internet access at homeless camps
• Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghan capital: sources
• U.S. Army base in Texas lifts lockdown after suspicious vehicle found
• Grand jury expected to resume Ferguson police shooting deliberations
• Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson
• Buffalo residents ready for possible evacuations
• Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
• Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York
• Court: No promise Ferguson grand jury evidence will be made public

Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:05 PM PST By Piya Sinha-Roy and Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's show in Yakima, Washington state, has been canceled, venue organizers said Monday, in the latest of several cancellations following decades-old sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in recent weeks. The Capitol Theatre said all ticket holders to the show, scheduled for Saturday, would receive refunds and the show has been postponed indefinitely. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut also said they had indefinitely postponed a performance by the 77-year-old Cosby, scheduled for Jan. 31. ...

Obama to award Presidential Medal of Freedom Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:32 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is presenting the nation's highest civilian honor to 19 artists, activists, public servants and others.

Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:58 AM PST DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit is eying a date between Dec. 8 and 10 for its debt adjustment plan to take effect, allowing the city to exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy, an attorney said on Monday. Heather Lennox, Detroit's attorney with law firm Jones Day, told U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Steven Rhodes that the city expects to complete a budget that incorporates the plan during the first week of December, clearing the way for the completion of financing to fund key creditor settlements. Rhodes, who confirmed the city's plan on Nov. 7, did not set an effective date at Monday's hearing. ...

Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:10 AM PST CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off weeks of ongoing protests, has gotten married.

In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:53 AM PST From board rooms in Japan to songwriter's rooms in Nashville, a debate is brewing in music industry circles about the financial and creative value of streaming music, even as its popularity and impact ...

Confession of accused Etan Patz killer admissible as evidence: NY court Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:30 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - The confession of a man accused of killing 6-year-old Etan Patz of New York in 1979 could be used as evidence against him, a Manhattan court ruled on Monday. Pedro Hernandez, who confessed to police in 2012 that he had choked Patz and stuffed him alive in a garbage bag, has been charged with murder. Hernandez no longer admits to the crime, according to his lawyer, Harvey Fishbein. (Reporting by Natasja Sheriff; Writing by Laila Kearney; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Buried under snow, Buffalo, N.Y., braces for high winds Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:15 AM PST By Mark Blinch BUFFALO, N.Y. (Reuters) - State offices in Buffalo, New York, which is still struggling to dig out from as much as seven feet of snow, reopened on Monday as the region braced for high winds that could bring power outages. With temperatures expected to reach 59 degrees Fahrenheit, officials warned that the region faced a high risk of flooding as the snow melts. The region was braced for high winds and downed trees on Monday afternoon, with the National Weather Service warning that winds would blow at 25 to 35 miles per hour, with gusts up to 60 mph. ...

UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:43 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take on the militants, May added, including legislation making it easier for security services to track attackers online, and check if radicalised fighters were flying into Britain. ...

Alleged Sinaloa cartel logistics head to be sentenced in Chicago Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:27 AM PST By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - An alleged top member of the Sinaloa drug trafficking cartel will appear in court for sentencing on Monday in a case that has highlighted Chicago's role as a hub for distributing tons of cocaine throughout the United States from 1998 to 2008. Federal prosecutors are seeking a sentence of up to life in prison for Alfredo Vasquez Hernandez, 59, who pleaded guilty in April to one count of drug distribution but who denies he was part of Sinaloa. But prosecutors said he was key man in the cartel run by Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, who is in jail in Mexico. ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:11 AM PST Chuck Hagel will resign his post leading the Pentagon.

Hagel resigns as Defense Secretary, official says Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:40 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has resigned, a U.S. defense official said on Monday, adding that President Barack Obama had accepted his resignation. Hagel will remain in the Pentagon's top post until a successor is named, the official said. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

Seattle councillors to vote on funding Internet access at homeless camps Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:23 AM PST SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Seattle City Council was expected to vote Monday on a measure that would fund Internet access at the city's homeless camps. Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant wants a portion of a proposed $100,000 in the upcoming city budget that has been earmarked to improve conditions at homeless camps to include access to Internet, including possible wireless availability. Sawant said Internet access will allow homeless individuals to look for jobs, communicate and keep up with news and current events. "We are no longer looking at Internet as a luxury. ...

Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghan capital: sources Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:46 AM PST KABUL (Reuters) - Two U.S. soldiers were killed when their vehicle was hit by a bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, officials and sources said. "It was a magnetic bomb," said Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi. "It was either attached to the vehicle belonging to the foreigners or it was planted and detonated remotely." The Taliban insurgents, ousted from power by a U.S.-led coalition in 2001, could not immediately be reached for comment. ...

U.S. Army base in Texas lifts lockdown after suspicious vehicle found Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:50 AM PST By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A brief lockdown at a U.S Army base in San Antonio was lifted after officials detained a man on Sunday in what a military spokesman described as a "high-security incident," while adding there was no threat. One person remained under arrest at Fort Sam Houston after a suspicious vehicle was found in the middle of the post, spokesman Alex Delgado said. "There were no other passengers in the vehicle and emergency personnel report no other individuals are suspected of being involved," Delgado said. The base is the home of the U.S. ...

Grand jury expected to resume Ferguson police shooting deliberations Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:34 AM PST By Daniel Wallis and Ellen Wulfhorst FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - A St. Louis-area grand jury was expected on Monday to resume deliberations over whether to bring charges against a white policeman who shot and killed a black teenager in a case that has triggered months of demonstrations and set the city on edge. With no one knowing how long that process might yet run, residents are anxious and shop fronts are boarded up in fear of unrest, while students in one school district began an extended early Thanksgiving break. The Aug. ...

Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson Posted: 24 Nov 2014 02:02 AM PST The weekend passes without a decision from the grand jury, as protests continue.

Buffalo residents ready for possible evacuations Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:45 AM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Families rushed to pack up their valuables and schools closed in advance — not of snow but possible flooding.

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78 Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:23 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial and tireless advocate for the nation's capital who created jobs for generations of black families, Marion Barry was the ultimate District of Columbia politician, though his arrest for drug use in the midst of a crack cocaine epidemic often overshadows his accomplishments.

Flooding could follow heavy snow in western New York Posted: 23 Nov 2014 04:36 PM PST By Mark Blinch BUFFALO (Reuters) - Emergency workers filled thousands of sandbags on Sunday as the area around Buffalo, New York braced for potential flooding as warming temperatures began to melt up to seven feet (2 meters) of snow. Creeks appeared to be flowing smoothly and no flooding had been reported as the sun began to go down, county officials said. More than 775 members of the New York National Guard were in Erie County and Buffalo to help with flood prevention after days of work to clear roads and dig homes and cars out of the record snow from a storm that killed 13 people. ...

Court: No promise Ferguson grand jury evidence will be made public Posted: 23 Nov 2014 02:08 PM PST Demonstrators and Michael Brown's family have denounced the secrecy of the process.

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