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• Obama says Somers' life was in imminent danger
• Mishaps at nuke repository lead to $54M in fines
• U.S. holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer
• Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border
• Obama, Yemen say Somers' life was in imminent danger
• Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim
• Al-Qaeda militants killed Somers during U.S. rescue bid: Hagel
• Sister: American hostage killed in Yemen
• Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation
• Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim
• Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines
• Multiple victims stabbed on train in Michigan, suspect in custody: police
• Protests against police violence flare for third night in New York
• Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26
• Missouri march seeks justice for black teen killed by police

Obama says Somers' life was in imminent danger Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:17 PM PST President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.

Mishaps at nuke repository lead to $54M in fines Posted: 06 Dec 2014 09:17 AM PST New Mexico on Saturday levied more than $54 million in penalties against the U.S. Department of Energy for numerous violations that resulted in the indefinite closure of the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository.

U.S. holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer Posted: 06 Dec 2014 08:44 AM PST By Jilian Mincer and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - Amarilis Sinchi visited Macy's at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, but she waited until this week to purchase the red fleece pajamas she had her eye on. The 21-year-old student ended up paying $13 at the department store, down from $30 on Friday, which has traditionally been the best day for deals during the U.S. holiday season. "The prices keep getting better," she said, planning a return to another store - Kohl's - which had dropped the price on LEGO toys. ...

Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border Posted: 06 Dec 2014 07:22 AM PST Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

Obama, Yemen say Somers' life was in imminent danger Posted: 06 Dec 2014 05:15 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.

Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim Posted: 06 Dec 2014 04:13 AM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police opened an investigation into a woman's claims that Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old, a department spokeswoman said.

Al-Qaeda militants killed Somers during U.S. rescue bid: Hagel Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:52 AM PST By Phil Stewart KABUL (Reuters) - Al Qaeda militants killed U.S. journalist Luke Somers and another hostage during a rescue operation in Yemen, U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday, saying the attempt to free the captives was justified. "There were compelling reasons to believe Mr. Somers' life was in imminent danger," Hagel said in Kabul. The second hostage was not a U.S. citizen, Hagel said. (Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Louise Heavens)

Sister: American hostage killed in Yemen Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:42 AM PST An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.

Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation Posted: 05 Dec 2014 11:20 PM PST Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways, and marched into stores.

Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim Posted: 05 Dec 2014 08:05 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police opened an investigation on Friday into a woman's claims that Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old, a department spokeswoman said.

Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines Posted: 05 Dec 2014 07:49 PM PST By Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) - More than half a million people in the Philippines have fled from a powerful typhoon in one of the world's biggest peacetime evacuations as the storm churns towards central provinces that still bear the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. Typhoon Hagupit was approaching eastern coasts on Saturday, with its eye 230 km (143 miles) east northeast of Borongan, in Eastern Samar province, the weather bureau PAGASA said. ...

Multiple victims stabbed on train in Michigan, suspect in custody: police Posted: 05 Dec 2014 06:27 PM PST (Reuters) - A suspect was taken into custody by police in Michigan on Friday after multiple victims were stabbed aboard an Amtrak train in the small city of Niles, a police dispatcher said. The Niles Police Department dispatcher, who only gave her name as Nicole, could not immediately say how many victims were hurt, or give any further details on the incident or suspect. (Reporting by Daniel Wallis in Denver; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Protests against police violence flare for third night in New York Posted: 05 Dec 2014 06:11 PM PST By Sebastien Malo and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protesters in New York and other cities staged a third night of rallies on Friday, denouncing use of deadly force by police against minorities, even as prosecutors said they would consider charges against an officer in the fatal shooting of a unarmed black man in November. The slaying of Akai Gurley, 28, gunned down in a dimly lit stairwell in the New York borough of Brooklyn, was the latest in a string of lethal police actions feeding U.S. public outrage over what many perceive as racially based violence by law enforcement. ...

Obama signs order keeping U.S. government offices closed December 26 Posted: 05 Dec 2014 05:38 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal government offices will be closed on Friday Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, the White House said on Friday. President Barack Obama signed an executive order giving most federal workers that day off, meaning they will have a four-day weekend, with Christmas coming on a Thursday. Some departments and agencies are permitted to order employees to work on Dec. 26 "for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need," according to the order, which was released by the White House. (Reporting by Will Dunham; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Missouri march seeks justice for black teen killed by police Posted: 05 Dec 2014 05:05 PM PST By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - Activists protesting police treatment of black Americans concluded a 120-mile (190-km) march from Ferguson, Missouri, to the Missouri governor's mansion on Friday, ending a "journey for justice" tied to the police killing of an unarmed black teenager. More than 100 protesters shouted "hands up, don't shoot" and other slogans as they rallied in the rotunda of the state Capitol in Jefferson City. The demonstrators walked through cold rain as they concluded a march that began Nov. ...

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