| Cosby praises wife, disparages media in newspaper interview Posted: 14 Dec 2014 12:23 PM PST  (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby, besieged by a wave of sexual misconduct allegations, has praised his wife for supporting him and criticized the media for its coverage of a scandal that has already compromised his career. Cosby, once a revered father figure and a forceful advocate of self-help for his fellow African Americans, made the remarks in a rare telephone interview with the New York Post, which published them on its website late on Saturday. ...
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| The $1.1T bill: School lunches, light bulbs, pot Posted: 14 Dec 2014 11:35 AM PST  School kids, truckers, marijuana smokers and fans of old-fashioned light bulbs are among the millions of people who had something extra riding on the big spending bill passed by Congress to keep the government running.
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| Senate cancels vote on Obama Social Security pick Posted: 14 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST  President Barack Obama's pick to head the Social Security Administration has run into more trouble after Senate Democrats canceled a procedural vote on her nomination. Obama nominated Carolyn W. Colvin ...
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| Texas lawmakers put new gun rights laws in their sights Posted: 14 Dec 2014 09:21 AM PST By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Several proposed new gun laws await the new Texas legislature when it opens next month, including one to allow open carrying of handguns in public and another providing a sales tax holiday for firearms purchases. The Republican-dominated legislature will become even more conservative due the party's landslide win in the November election, with many members pledging to expanding firearms rights in the state often seen as an incubator of conservative policies nationwide. ... |
| For police reformers, California city shows a rough road Posted: 14 Dec 2014 09:05 AM PST  By Dan Levine OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - In 2000, police in Oakland, California became a symbol of the worst of American law enforcement after a band of rogue officers known as "The Riders" were accused of beating suspects, planting evidence and falsifying reports. Today, as an outcry over police killings and excessive force spreads across the country, Oakland's police are becoming known for something else: restraint and reform. ...
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| Jeb Bush to release emails from time as Florida governor Posted: 14 Dec 2014 08:49 AM PST  TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Jeb Bush plans to release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor, part of an e-book that he is writing as he considers a 2016 presidential run, according to a interview airing on Sunday on a Miami-area television station. Bush, a former two-term Republican governor, said the emails show his commitment to transparency in public service amid intense speculation that he is gearing up to enter the race. "I'll let people make up their mind," he said in the interview with WPLG Local 10 News, an ABC affiliate. "There's some funny ones. There's some sad ones. ...
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| Families of Newtown massacre victims plan lawsuits Posted: 14 Dec 2014 04:47 AM PST  By Richard Weizel NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) - Parents of almost half the young children killed by a gunman at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, two years ago on Sunday have taken initial steps toward filing lawsuits tied to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. For a second straight year the leafy suburb has planned no public events to commemorate the massacre, which left 20 first graders and six educators dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School, an incident that inflamed the U.S. debate over gun control. The parents of eight of the children killed in the Dec. ...
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| U.S. taxpayers help fund oil-train boom amid safety concerns Posted: 14 Dec 2014 04:31 AM PST  By Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past 18 months, Americans from Albany to Oregon have voiced growing alarm over the rising number of oil-laden freight trains coursing through their cities, a trend they fear is endangering public safety. States and the federal government have handed out tens of millions in public dollars to rail companies and government agencies to expand crude oil rail transportation across the country, a Reuters analysis has found. The public assistance in states like New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon comes as railroads are posting record profits, and as state and federal authorities press for safety overhauls that the oil and rail industries have opposed, following several explosive derailments. The Reuters analysis identified 10 federal and state grants either approved or pending approval, totaling $84.2 million, that helped boost the number of rail cars carrying crude oil across the nation.
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| Thousands march nationwide against police slayings of black men Posted: 14 Dec 2014 02:53 AM PST  Demonstrators in New York and D.C. chant "I can't breathe" and "Hands up, don't shoot."
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| 45 arrested during police protests in SF Bay Area Posted: 14 Dec 2014 01:16 AM PST  Oakland police say the arrests followed a largely peaceful protest against police killings.
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| Thousands rally across U.S. over police killings Posted: 13 Dec 2014 07:13 PM PST  Thousands of protesters paralyzed parts of New York and Washington on Saturday, stepping up demonstrations across the United States demanding justice for black men killed by white police. The rallies in the US capital, New York, Boston and in several Californian cities were among the largest in a growing protest movement sparked by the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9. Grand jury decisions not to prosecute the white officers responsible for 18-year-old Brown's death and a fatal chokehold on New York father of six Eric Garner in July, have triggered weeks of protests. "I can't breathe" were the last words uttered repeatedly by Garner, as police wrestled him to the ground for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes in New York's Staten Island.
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| $1.1 trillion spending bill clears hurdle in Senate Posted: 13 Dec 2014 06:40 PM PST  (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted to advance a $1.1 trillion government funding bill late on Saturday, clearing the way for a final vote on the massive spending package. The 1,603-page bill would fund most federal agencies through September 2015. The Department of Homeland Security would only receive funding through Feb. 27, setting up a showdown early next year between Republican lawmakers and President Barack Obama over his recent move to ease the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants. (Reporting By Amanda Becker, David Lawder and Richard Cowan; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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| Senate moves toward vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:51 PM PST  By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The threat of a government shutdown began to lift on Saturday as Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate struck a deal for a vote on a $1.1 trillion federal spending bill, ending a dispute fueled by Tea Party firebrand Ted Cruz. A Senate Democratic leadership aide said procedural and final votes on the measure could come in the next few hours. The votes would come after efforts to stall the process by Cruz, a Texas Republican freshman with presidential aspirations. ...
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| Sony hackers promise to deliver large 'Christmas Gift' Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:34 PM PST  Recently leaked files include Crackle details, along with emails about Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith's kids
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| Marchers in Washington, New York, Boston protest police killings Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:01 PM PST  By Ian Simpson, Lacey Johnson and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers. Organizers said the marches were among the largest in the recent wave of protests against the killings of black males by officers in Ferguson, Missouri; New York; Cleveland; and elsewhere. The protests were peaceful, although police in Boston said they arrested 23 people who tried to block a highway. ...
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| Senate passes shutdown reprieve, funding fight drags on Posted: 13 Dec 2014 02:16 PM PST By Richard Cowan and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate passed a five-day extension of federal funding on Saturday, staving off a government shutdown and buying lawmakers more time to resolve a fight over a longer, $1.1 trillion spending bill led by Tea Party firebrand Ted Cruz. It was the second time in a little over a year that Cruz, the Texas Republican freshman with presidential aspirations, has attempted to stop a key Obama administration initiative by denying government funds. ... |
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