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Attorney General Holder concerned about lone wolf attacks in U.S.
North Dakota county feels Bakken boom ebb away as oil falls
Christie may reach for reset button in New Jersey state of state
Firebombing at German paper that ran Charlie Hebdo cartoons
Unity and defiance: Thousands to converge on Paris in rally
Indonesian searchers believe crashed AirAsia's fuselage found
Police say gunman kills three in Idaho shooting spree
Distraught man causes partial evacuation at Houston-area hospital, police say
New York artist remembers friend slain in Charlie Hebdo shooting
U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides
U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides
U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides
Muslim worker at Paris grocery store saved customers from gunman
Hunt for female suspect in Paris attacks

Attorney General Holder concerned about lone wolf attacks in U.S.

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 11:52 AM PST

Eric Holder said he's concerned about so-called lone wolf attacks by Islamist militants in the U.S. Holder met with his European counterparts in Paris on Sunday to discuss ways to prevent violent extremism, after Islamist militants killed 17 people in several attacks in the French capital. ...

North Dakota county feels Bakken boom ebb away as oil falls

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST

By Ernest Scheyder CROSBY, N.D. (Reuters) - Just over a decade ago, this sleepy farming community on the fringe of North Dakota's Bakken shale formation hosted the state's first horizontal oil well to be hydraulically fractured, or fracked, helping set in motion an economic revolution that shook the world. Today, Divide County may be another vanguard for the state, this time ominous, as the first to feel the full effect of a collapse in prices that has lopped more than 50 percent off the price of oil since the summer. ...

Christie may reach for reset button in New Jersey state of state

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 05:42 AM PST

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, under pressure to decide whether to seek the Republican nomination for president in 2016, has a chance next week to reset his governorship after being stymied all year by national controversies and home-grown fiscal crises. On Tuesday, Christie will deliver his state of the state address, potentially the biggest speech he'll make before announcing his presidential intentions, a decision that could come by the end of the month. ...

Firebombing at German paper that ran Charlie Hebdo cartoons

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:59 AM PST

A German tabloid that reprinted cartoons from the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo lampooning the Prophet Mohammed was targeted in firebombing Sunday, police said. With security services on high alert after a killing spree in Paris by Islamic extremists, police in the northern German port city of Hamburg said no one was injured in the blaze at the headquarters of the regional daily Hamburger Morgenpost, which caused only slight damage. Whether there was a connection between the Charlie Hebdo cartoons and the attack was the "key question", the spokesman said, adding that it was "too soon" to know for certain.

Unity and defiance: Thousands to converge on Paris in rally

Posted: 11 Jan 2015 02:09 AM PST

Protected by an unparalleled level of security, the event will honor the victims of three days of bloodshed in Paris.

Indonesian searchers believe crashed AirAsia's fuselage found

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:44 PM PST

A sonar scan has detected the fuselage of the airliner, officials say.

Police say gunman kills three in Idaho shooting spree

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:10 PM PST

By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A 29-year-old man killed three people and critically wounded another during a shooting spree in the northern Idaho city of Moscow on Saturday which ended when the gunman crashed his vehicle during a high-speed chase with police, authorities said. The shootings occurred in rapid succession in downtown Moscow just after 2:30 p.m. local time when a caller reported to police that a gunman had shot two people at a local business. Police later identified the shooter as John Lee, 29, of Moscow. ...

Distraught man causes partial evacuation at Houston-area hospital, police say

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 08:35 PM PST

HOUSTON (Reuters) - A man distraught about his son's condition at a hospital in the Houston suburb of Tomball on Saturday caused a commotion that led to an evacuation of part of the facility, in what was initially believed to be a hostage situation, police said. The Harris County Sheriff's Office said in a statement it did not know whether the man, who was with his son in the critical care unit at Tomball Regional Medical Center, was armed. The evacuation involved areas around the room where the father and son are located, police said. ...

New York artist remembers friend slain in Charlie Hebdo shooting

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:32 PM PST

A New York cartoonist mourning a fellow artist killed when gunmen stormed the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris Wednesday says he is confident the attack will not silence the beliefs his friend championed.

U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides

Posted: 10 Jan 2015 05:03 PM PST

By David Ingram NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors plan to ask an appeals court to review the prison sentences given to five former employees of Bernard Madoff, after earlier questioning whether the sentences were too short, according to court filings. In filings late on Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, prosecutors gave notice that they would be appealing the sentences to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York but did not elaborate further. ...