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• Canada 'aware' of reports that citizen kidnapped in Syria
• Bomb threat on American Air flight in New York proves false alarm
• Pope calls on Muslim leaders worldwide to condemn terrorism
• No bomb found on Spain-to-NY flight after threat
• LGBT baby boomers face tough retirement hurdles
• Ferguson mayor: No severance package for Wilson
• FAA drone rules to address aircraft certification and operation
• Hong Kong protesters face off with police
• Coalition airstrikes pound IS stronghold in Syria
• Justices weigh limits of free speech over Internet
• Online threats case to show if U.S. justices are down with rap
• Data: Bricks-and-mortar holiday sales edge lower, online surges
• Pope: Islamist violence a 'grave sin against God'
• U.S. lawmaker's aide draws ire over first daughter scolding
• Ferguson officer Darren Wilson resigns
• Missouri police officer who killed black teen resigns: report
• Surgeon who died of Ebola eulogized at Maryland service
• Missouri governor seeks more money for Ferguson security

Canada 'aware' of reports that citizen kidnapped in Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2014 01:23 PM PST Canada said Sunday it was "aware of reports" that one of its nationals may have been kidnapped in Syria, amid suggestions it could have been a woman fighting alongside Kurdish forces in Kobane.

Bomb threat on American Air flight in New York proves false alarm Posted: 30 Nov 2014 12:51 PM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American Airlines airplane that was evacuated at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after a bomb threat has been searched and cleared for service, an official said on Sunday. American Flight 67 en route from Barcelona, Spain, landed in New York at around noon, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, and was promptly evacuated of passengers and crew. The threat was phoned into the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police at 12:07 p.m. (1707 GMT), said Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority, which operates the airport. ...

Pope calls on Muslim leaders worldwide to condemn terrorism Posted: 30 Nov 2014 12:35 PM PST Pope Francis on Sunday called on Muslim leaders to issue a global condemnation of terrorism, saying it would help to dispel the stereotype that equates Islam with terror.

No bomb found on Spain-to-NY flight after threat Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:47 AM PST Authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport are investigating a bomb threat made to an American Airlines flight from Barcelona that landed safely in New York City.

LGBT baby boomers face tough retirement hurdles Posted: 30 Nov 2014 11:12 AM PST Marriage without benefits, low earnings are a few of the challenges that make gay boomers more vulnerable.

Ferguson mayor: No severance package for Wilson Posted: 30 Nov 2014 10:26 AM PST Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson did not receive any severance package when he resigned over the weekend, the St. Louis suburb's mayor said Sunday. Wilson, 28, won't receive any further pay or benefits, ...

FAA drone rules to address aircraft certification and operation Posted: 30 Nov 2014 09:06 AM PST By Amanda Becker (Reuters) - U.S. aviation officials have seen hundreds of cases in which unmanned aircraft may have posed a danger to planes, and new rules on drones expected this year are designed to prevent collisions and other accidents, the top aviation official said on Sunday. "The thing that we are most concerned about is to ensure that any aircraft in this system do not come into conflict with one another," Michael Huerta, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, said on CNN's "State of the Union. ...

Hong Kong protesters face off with police Posted: 30 Nov 2014 08:50 AM PST Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters faced off with Hong Kong police late Sunday, stepping up their movement for genuine democratic reforms after being camped out on the city's streets for more than two months.

Coalition airstrikes pound IS stronghold in Syria Posted: 30 Nov 2014 07:48 AM PST U.S.-led coalition warplanes carried out as many as 30 airstrikes overnight against Islamic State militants in and around the group's de facto capital in northeastern Syria, activists said Sunday.

Justices weigh limits of free speech over Internet Posted: 30 Nov 2014 05:36 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Elonis claimed he was just kidding when he posted a series of graphically violent rap lyrics on Facebook about killing his estranged wife, shooting up a kindergarten class and attacking an FBI agent.

Online threats case to show if U.S. justices are down with rap Posted: 30 Nov 2014 05:20 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning threats that a Pennsylvania man made toward his estranged wife and others on Facebook could hinge on how the nine justices interpret the sometimes violent imagery in rap lyrics. The justices, not known for their pop culture bona fides, are set on Monday to hear a one-hour oral argument in an appeal filed by Anthony Elonis. He was convicted for making threats aimed at his wife, law enforcement officers and others after posting statements on Facebook in 2010 soon after his wife left him. ...

Data: Bricks-and-mortar holiday sales edge lower, online surges Posted: 30 Nov 2014 04:47 AM PST (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers spent slightly less money at brick-and-mortar stores on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday than across the same two days in 2013, while online sales surged to record highs, data showed on Saturday. Sales at retail stores totaled about $12.29 billion on Thursday and Friday, down 0.5 percent from the $12.35 billion spent last year, according to estimates by ShopperTrak. The research firm stuck by its forecast for November and December sales to increase 3.8 percent. ...

Pope: Islamist violence a 'grave sin against God' Posted: 30 Nov 2014 02:55 AM PST By Philip Pullella and Nick Tattersall ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Pope Francis said Islamic militants were carrying out a "profoundly grave sin against God" in Syria and Iraq, calling on Sunday for inter-religious dialogue and action against poverty to help end conflicts there. The pope spoke on the last day of his weekend trip to Turkey, which is sheltering nearly 2 million refugees from Syria, thousands of Christians among them. ...

U.S. lawmaker's aide draws ire over first daughter scolding Posted: 29 Nov 2014 08:06 PM PST A US lawmaker's communications director was facing social media calls she be sacked after her Facebook rant about President Barack Obama's daughters prompted widespread anger. Elizabeth Lauten, spokeswoman for Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher of Tennessee, wrote a scathing post to her Facebook account scolding Malia and Sasha Obama, 16 and 13, for looking bored while attending a public event with their father on Wednesday. In the post, since deleted but widely reproduced in screen grabs, Lauten tells the girls to "try showing a little class.

Ferguson officer Darren Wilson resigns Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST The officer who fatally shot Michael Brown will leave the force, his attorney says.

Missouri police officer who killed black teen resigns: report Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:18 PM PST (Reuters) - Officer Darren Wilson has resigned from the Ferguson, Missouri, police force, nearly four months after he fatally shot an unarmed black teenager and a week after a grand jury decided not to indict him, the Associated Press reported, citing Wilson's attorney. The Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown triggered sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb and ignited a national debate over race relations and the use of police force in the United States. Attorneys for Wilson were not immediately available for comment. ...

Surgeon who died of Ebola eulogized at Maryland service Posted: 29 Nov 2014 02:57 PM PST By Tom Ramstack LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (Reuters) - Martin Salia, a surgeon from Sierra Leone who died in a Nebraska hospital earlier this month after contracting Ebola in his homeland, was remembered as a humanitarian and a hero at his funeral in Maryland on Saturday. The 44-year-old doctor was born and raised in Sierra Leone and lived as a permanent resident of the United States with his wife and two sons in New Carrollton, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C. ...

Missouri governor seeks more money for Ferguson security Posted: 29 Nov 2014 01:54 PM PST (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday called for more funding to maintain security in Ferguson after months of violent protests over the shooting of a black teenager by a white policeman depleted emergency appropriations. The state assembly needs to approve more money to pay salaries for the National Guard by Dec. 15, Nixon said in a statement. Dec. 15 is the date of the next payroll, said Scott Holste, a spokesman for Nixon. Dec. 15 is the date of the next National Guard payroll, Holste said. ...

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