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• Third Detroit man to stand trial for shooting death of French street artist
• U.S. appeals court hears case on NYC police surveillance of Muslims
• Facebook to issue missing children alerts in U.S.
• U.S. man, 19, pleads not guilty to trying to join Islamic State
• US judges review broad surveillance of Muslims by NYC police
• Indian state slams plan for centers to make LGBT youths 'normal'
• Supreme Court upholds man's conviction over elderly woman's death
• Judge hears dispute over Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible, Nobel medal
• U.S. Supreme Court rules for homeowners over mortgage dispute
• CDC director 'confident' can get to zero Ebola cases
• 1792 penny sells for record-breaking sum
• Coming soon to a workplace near you: 'wellness or else'
• Israel to hold funerals for Jews slain in Paris attack
• Police deploy pepper spray, gas to disperse Ohio football fans: report
• Judge declares mistrial in South Carolina police murder case: report
• Families of 2012 Connecticut shooting victims sue school board, town: newspaper
• To fight hackers, Obama wants companies to share threats
• One dead, two critically hurt after smoke fills Washington subway car
• U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks
• Ohio State routs Oregon to win inaugural CFP title
• New York Times says its reporter won't be forced to testify in leak trial
• Report: Cockpit voice recorder retrieved from crashed AirAsia jet
• Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed
• New York City police slowdown shows signs of easing
• Mohammed holds 'Je suis Charlie' sign in new Charlie Hebdo

Third Detroit man to stand trial for shooting death of French street artist Posted: 13 Jan 2015 01:23 PM PST By Serena Maria Daniels DETROIT (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that a third Detroit man accused in the killing of a 23-year-old French street artist will stand trial for his 2013 shooting death, prosecutors said. Following a hearing, Drequone Rich, 20, was bound over for trial in Wayne County Circuit Court. Last week, Judge Michael Wagner ruled that his co-defendants Jasin Curtis, 18, and Dionte Travis, 19, would stand trial. ...

U.S. appeals court hears case on NYC police surveillance of Muslims Posted: 13 Jan 2015 12:32 PM PST By Dan Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Civil rights groups asked a panel of federal judges on Tuesday to overturn a lower court's ruling that there was nothing harmful in New York City police conducting surveillance on Muslims in neighboring New Jersey without suspicion of a crime. The hearing came days after the deadly attacks in Paris by Islamist gunmen, which have renewed the debate over the balance between government surveillance and citizens' civil liberties. Some Muslims have expressed concern that the attacks will be used to justify spying on them or spark an anti-Muslim backlash. ...

Facebook to issue missing children alerts in U.S. Posted: 13 Jan 2015 11:59 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook plans to use its estimated 140 million daily U.S. users to help track missing children through emergency alerts, the company said on Tuesday. Facebook partnered with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to immediately begin sending AMBER Alerts, including photographs and other details, to the news feeds of users in targeted search areas. "The chances of finding a missing child increase when more people are on the lookout," Emily Vacher, trust and safety manager at Facebook, said in a statement. ...

U.S. man, 19, pleads not guilty to trying to join Islamic State Posted: 13 Jan 2015 10:35 AM PST By Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - A 19-year-old man from suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of trying to provide material support to Islamic State militants after he tried to travel with his two younger siblings to the Middle East to join the Islamic State. Mohammed Hamzah Khan of Bolingbrook, Illinois, was arrested in October at O'Hare International Airport as he tried to board a plane to Vienna en route to Istanbul with his then 17-year-old sister and 16-year-old brother. ...

US judges review broad surveillance of Muslims by NYC police Posted: 13 Jan 2015 10:03 AM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court appears concerned that the New York Police Department may have spied on Muslim groups solely because of their religion.

Indian state slams plan for centers to make LGBT youths 'normal' Posted: 13 Jan 2015 08:27 AM PST By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The chief minister of the Indian beach state of Goa on Tuesday slammed plans by his youth affairs minister to set up treatment centers for young lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people(LGBT), a move that had enraged activists. Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said Ramesh Tawadkar's plan to set up centers providing treatment, training and medication "to make them (LGBT youths) normal" was announced in ignorance. ...

Supreme Court upholds man's conviction over elderly woman's death Posted: 13 Jan 2015 08:11 AM PST By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man for causing the death of a 79-year-old woman who died of a heart attack after he entered her home while fleeing police following a botched bank robbery. On a unanimous 9-0 vote, the court said Larry Whitfield could be prosecuted under a criminal law that penalizes "forceful accompaniment resulting in death" during or after a bank robbery. Whitfield entered Mary Parnell's home while fleeing from the scene of the failed bank robbery in Gastonia, North Carolina. ...

Judge hears dispute over Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible, Nobel medal Posted: 13 Jan 2015 07:39 AM PST By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A legal battle between the children of the late Martin Luther King Jr. over ownership of his 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and the Bible he carried with him during the civil rights movement is being heard by a judge in Atlanta on Tuesday. The feud pits King's sons, Dexter King and Martin Luther King III, against his surviving daughter, Bernice King. ...

U.S. Supreme Court rules for homeowners over mortgage dispute Posted: 13 Jan 2015 07:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of homeowners seeking to back out of mortgages when lenders are accused of failing to follow a federal "truth in lending" law.

CDC director 'confident' can get to zero Ebola cases Posted: 13 Jan 2015 07:07 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention said on Tuesday he was "confident" that the Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa can be brought under control but that "we are by no means out of the woods." Speaking at a breakfast meeting in Washington with public health officials and lawmakers, Dr. Tom Frieden said it is vital that every case of the disease is eliminated. "I remain very confident we can get to zero cases in this epidemic if we continue the way we're going and nothing unexpected happens," Frieden said. ...

1792 penny sells for record-breaking sum Posted: 13 Jan 2015 04:57 AM PST By Michael Fleeman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Beverly Hills rare coin dealer purchased a 1792 American penny for nearly $2.6 million, the most ever paid for a one-cent piece at auction. Named after its engraver, Robert Birch, the so-called "Birch Cent" was among the first pennies struck for the United States, part of a series of prototype coins. Only 10 are believed to exist and collector Kevin Lipton said the coin he purchased is in the best condition of those 10. ...

Coming soon to a workplace near you: 'wellness or else' Posted: 13 Jan 2015 04:24 AM PST By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies are increasingly penalizing workers who decline to join "wellness" programs, embracing an element of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that has raised questions about fairness in the workplace.     Beginning in 2014, the law known as Obamacare raised the financial incentives that employers are allowed to offer workers for participating in workplace wellness programs and achieving results. The incentives, which big business lobbied for, can be either rewards or penalties - up to 30 percent of health insurance premiums, deductibles, and other costs, and even more if the programs target smoking. Among the two-thirds of large companies using such incentives to encourage participation, almost a quarter are imposing financial penalties on those who opt-out, according to a survey by the National Business Group on Health and benefits consultant Towers Watson (For graphic see http://link.reuters.com/byr73w)     For some companies, however, just signing up for a wellness program isn't enough.

Israel to hold funerals for Jews slain in Paris attack Posted: 13 Jan 2015 02:45 AM PST Top Israeli leaders are expected to attend services for four people killed in a kosher market.

Police deploy pepper spray, gas to disperse Ohio football fans: report Posted: 13 Jan 2015 02:12 AM PST (Reuters) - Police in Ohio used pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds celebrating near the Ohio State University campus following the school's national football championship win over the University of Oregon on Monday night, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Video published online by the newspaper showed hundreds celebrating in the streets before police, some clad in riot gear, sprayed revelers and lobbed gas canisters into the crowds. State and university police declined to provide information on the incident when reached by phone. ...

Judge declares mistrial in South Carolina police murder case: report Posted: 13 Jan 2015 01:57 AM PST (Reuters) - A judge declared a mistrial early on Tuesday morning in a murder case against a white former police chief in South Carolina accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man in 2011, local media reported. The prosecution of Richard Combs is the latest in a series of cases involving white officers charged with killing unarmed black men that have triggered protests and debates about race and police tactics across the United States. Judge Edgar Dickson declared the mistrial around 2 a.m. local time as the jury remained deadlocked after 12 hours of deliberation, broadcaster WLTX reported. ...

Families of 2012 Connecticut shooting victims sue school board, town: newspaper Posted: 13 Jan 2015 12:36 AM PST (Reuters) - The families of two of the 20 students killed in a 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, are suing the town of Newtown, Connecticut and the local school board over alleged lax security, media reported on Monday. The suit, served by the families of slain Noah Pozner and Jesse Lewis, said the town was negligent for not installing classroom doors that could be locked from the inside or bulletproof glass on the school's front windows, the Hartford Courant newspaper reported. Adam Lanza, 20, shot dead 20 first-graders and six educators in the attack on Dec. ...

To fight hackers, Obama wants companies to share threats Posted: 12 Jan 2015 11:02 PM PST By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce a renewed push for cybersecurity legislation after recent headline-grabbing hacks against companies like Sony Pictures and Home Depot. Obama will throw his support behind efforts to give liability protection to companies that quickly share information about attacks, but will require strict protections for personal information, the White House said in a statement. The White House first proposed cyber legislation in 2011. ...

One dead, two critically hurt after smoke fills Washington subway car Posted: 12 Jan 2015 10:47 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman died and at least two people were critically injured after smoke filled a subway car in downtown Washington on Monday afternoon, officials said. A total of 84 patients were transported to area hospitals, and scores more were evaluated at the scene, said Khalid Naji-Allah, a program analyst with the District of Columbia Fire Department. ...

U.S. shippers say West Coast ports near gridlock on stalled contract talks Posted: 12 Jan 2015 10:14 PM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cargo traffic at several of the biggest U.S. West Coast ports has slowed to near gridlock, negotiators for shipping lines and terminal operators for 29 ports said on Monday as contract talks with the dockworkers' union remain strained. Union officials however have denied staging slowdowns, saying some of decisions by managements such as cutting back on night shifts were responsible for the gridlock. ...

Ohio State routs Oregon to win inaugural CFP title Posted: 12 Jan 2015 09:41 PM PST Running back Ezekiel Elliott scores four touchdowns as the Buckeyes complete a dream season.

New York Times says its reporter won't be forced to testify in leak trial Posted: 12 Jan 2015 06:41 PM PST (Reuters) - New York Times reporter James Risen will not be called to testify in a CIA leak case that has become a flashpoint of contention over press freedom, the newspaper reported on Monday. The paper reported on its website that the Department of Justice said in filings it would not call Risen to testify in the U.S. government's federal court case against former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling. Sterling's lawyers said on Monday they also would not call Risen to take the stand, after earlier leaving open that possibility, the Times added. ...

Report: Cockpit voice recorder retrieved from crashed AirAsia jet Posted: 12 Jan 2015 06:24 PM PST By Nilufar Rizki JAKARTA (Reuters) - Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, MetroTV said quoting a transport official, a key piece of evidence for investigators to determine the cause of the crash that killed 162 people. The cockpit voice recorder, which records conversations between the pilots and with air traffic controllers, was found close to where the flight data recorder was recovered from the bottom of the Java Sea on Monday, the report said. ...

Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed Posted: 12 Jan 2015 06:08 PM PST By David Alexander and Jim Finkle (Reuters) - The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middle East were hacked on Monday by people claiming to be sympathetic toward the Islamic State militant group being targeted in American bombing raids. "American soldiers, we are coming, watch your back, ISIS," the hackers posted on the U.S. Central Command Twitter feed, using an acronym for the hardline Islamist group, which has taken control of parts of Syria and Iraq. U.S. ...

New York City police slowdown shows signs of easing Posted: 12 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A work slowdown by New York City police that began after the slaying of two officers may have started to ease last week, according to the police commissioner and the latest figures for arrests and summonses released on Monday. For a third week in a row, arrests and court summonses were still markedly lower than at this time a year ago, but the drop was not quite as dramatic as seen in the preceding two weeks. ...

Mohammed holds 'Je suis Charlie' sign in new Charlie Hebdo Posted: 12 Jan 2015 02:39 PM PST Paris (AFP) - The frontpage of the upcoming "survivors" edition of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo shows a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed holding up a "Je suis Charlie" sign under the words: "All is forgiven".

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