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• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital
• Thankful just to arrive on snowy U.S. holiday with power out, travel delays
• Boston-area Verizon FiOS subscribers lose access to local Fox channel
• Ridesharing firm Uber suspends operations in Nevada
• Holiday storm leaves 350,000 in the dark
• Protesters dwindle to small groups in Ferguson
• Australian extradited to U.S. in Silk Road online drugs bazaar case
• East Coast storm hampers Thanksgiving travel
• Video: Cop shot boy seconds after encountering him
• Police probe man's death in area near Ferguson protests
• Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson explains why he feared for his life

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital Posted: 27 Nov 2014 09:21 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the nine-justice court, was released from a Washington hospital on Thursday after undergoing a heart procedure, a court statement said. Ginsburg, 81, had a stent placed in her right coronary artery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday to improve blood flow after she reported discomfort following routine exercise. "Justice Ginsburg was released from the hospital this morning," court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said in a statement. ...

Thankful just to arrive on snowy U.S. holiday with power out, travel delays Posted: 27 Nov 2014 09:05 AM PST By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans were thankful just to arrive at their Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday after a snowstorm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on Eastern states, causing flight delays and power outages. Snow flurries drifted over Thomas the Tank Engine, Snoopy and other giant helium balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, but skies were expected to clear throughout the East Coast, which was slammed overnight by a wet snowstorm that wrought havoc with holiday travelers and cooks. ...

Boston-area Verizon FiOS subscribers lose access to local Fox channel Posted: 27 Nov 2014 07:59 AM PST (Reuters) - Subscribers to Verizon Communications Inc's FiOS cable TV over fiber network service in Boston lost access to Fox's local affiliate station on Thursday due to a fee dispute with Cox Media Group, which owns the station, according to a Verizon email to customers. Verizon said that Cox removed WFXT TV, the local affiliate of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc's Fox TV network, and the WFXT Movies station from its FiOS TV network because it refused to accept an agreement "that contained rates that are not in our customers' best interests. ...

Ridesharing firm Uber suspends operations in Nevada Posted: 27 Nov 2014 04:29 AM PST (Reuters) - Ridesharing company Uber suspended its operations in the U.S. state of Nevada late on Wednesday in a setback that it said would cost nearly 1,000 jobs. Companies such as Uber allow passengers to summon cars using apps on their smartphones, rather than calling a taxi company, and have gained popularity in dozens of U.S. cities over the past few years. ...

Holiday storm leaves 350,000 in the dark Posted: 27 Nov 2014 03:39 AM PST Hundreds of thousands of customers from Maine to Virginia were without power.

Protesters dwindle to small groups in Ferguson Posted: 27 Nov 2014 02:17 AM PST Tensions appear to ease after two nights of unrest over the decision in the Michael Brown case.

Australian extradited to U.S. in Silk Road online drugs bazaar case Posted: 27 Nov 2014 12:23 AM PST By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has extradited a man to the United States to face trial for alleged involvement in Silk Road, a website where people bought illegal drugs like heroin using digital currency bitcoin, a government official said on Thursday. Peter Phillip Nash, 41, from Queensland, and two other men were charged with conspiracy to engage in narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering in relation to the website in December. ...

East Coast storm hampers Thanksgiving travel Posted: 26 Nov 2014 05:38 PM PST By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blast of rain and snow along the East Coast snarled traffic and disrupted flights for millions of Americans at the start of the long Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally the busiest time of the year for U.S. travel. The nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico brought rain to cities including New York and Boston. Higher elevations in New England will see about a foot of snow, National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Orrison said on Wednesday. "Either way, travel is not going to be in a good state," Orrison said. ...

Video: Cop shot boy seconds after encountering him Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:51 PM PST CLEVELAND (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun fired within 1½ to 2 seconds of pulling up in his cruiser, police said Wednesday. During those few moments, he ordered the youngster three times to put up his hands, they said.

Police probe man's death in area near Ferguson protests Posted: 26 Nov 2014 01:35 PM PST (Reuters) - St. Louis County police said on Wednesday they were investigating the death of a black man found shot and set on fire near an area where rioting erupted after a grand jury did not indict a white policeman in the fatal shooting of a black teenager. The body of 20-year-old Deandre Joshua was discovered around 9 a.m. on Tuesday in a car parked near the Canfield Green apartment complex in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, police said. Ferguson, which has been the scene of protests since Michael Brown was shot on Aug. ...

Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson explains why he feared for his life Posted: 26 Nov 2014 01:19 PM PST ABC News' George Stephanopoulos spoke to the Ferguson police officer.

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