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• GOP pushes abortion bill through House after earlier stumble
• New York City subway, bus fares to increase
• Obama won't meet with Netanyahu during controversial U.S. visit
• Bill Belichick: 'I don't have an explanation'
• Jobless claims off seven-month high
• Top NY politician charged with 5 criminal counts
• Eight civilians killed in shelling of Ukraine bus
• Opening statements in Boston bomb trial delayed by jury selection
• DOT secretary to unveil change to 5-star safety ratings: report
• NY Assembly speaker arrested, suspected of graft
• Orrin Hatch is the happiest senator in Washington
• St. Louis officers shoot, kill armed teen: police
• Hundreds displaced in New Jersey apartment building fire
• Subway accident probe faults D.C.'s Metrorail ventilation system
• Justice Department said ready to clear Ferguson officer: N.Y. Times
• Newtown votes to raze home of gunman in school massacre
• Accelerant found in ruins of massive Los Angeles construction fire
• Lockdown lifted at Ohio university after false alarm over gunman
• Tootsie Roll's 95-year-old CEO dies, sparks takeover speculation
• Reappearance of 'Jihadi John' raises questions, concerns about his identity
• Two men from Maine plead not guilty in Hollywood shooting

GOP pushes abortion bill through House after earlier stumble Posted: 22 Jan 2015 11:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — As thousands of abortion foes surged through the city on their annual protest march to the Supreme Court, Republicans muscled legislation through the House on Thursday tightening federal restrictions on abortions. The vote came after internal divisions forced them into an embarrassing fumble of a similar bill.

New York City subway, bus fares to increase Posted: 22 Jan 2015 10:49 AM PST New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Thursday to increase subway and bus fares on the nation's largest mass transit system in March. The cost of riding a subway or bus will increase to $2.75 from $2.50 and riders will get an 11 percent bonus by putting $5.50 or more on a Metrocard, which is used for access to the system, the MTA said. The increases will help maintain reliability and security for the transit system and its passengers, MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast said at a news conference. The Riders Alliance, an advocacy group, said Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature must find sources of revenue other than fare hikes to fund the MTA's capital needs.

Obama won't meet with Netanyahu during controversial U.S. visit Posted: 22 Jan 2015 09:59 AM PST The White House says the trip is scheduled too close to the Israeli elections.

Bill Belichick: 'I don't have an explanation' Posted: 22 Jan 2015 08:57 AM PST Bill Belichick: 'I don't have an explanation'

Jobless claims off seven-month high Posted: 22 Jan 2015 07:52 AM PST The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week from a seven-month high, pointing to continued improvement in labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 307,000 for the week ended Jan. 17, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Some, however, wondered if some of the elevation in claims reflected layoffs in the oil industry in the wake of plunging crude prices. "It is unclear at this point whether or not this move up in the trend reflects issues seasonally adjusting the data around the holidays or if it represents a more meaningful deterioration in the labor market," said Daniel Silver, an economist at JP Morgan in New York.

Top NY politician charged with 5 criminal counts Posted: 22 Jan 2015 07:21 AM PST Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested after a lengthy corruption investigation.

Eight civilians killed in shelling of Ukraine bus Posted: 22 Jan 2015 07:05 AM PST By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KIEV (Reuters) - An artillery shell or mortar struck a public transport stop in the rebel-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing at least eight civilians in an incident which both sides blamed on the other. The missile strike, which wrecked a trolleybus and blew out windows nearby, followed a night of intense fighting at the city's main airport and diplomatic talks in Berlin involving Ukraine and Russia. Rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko called on local residents to gather at the scene of the trolleybus attack, promising them the opportunity to confront captured Ukrainian servicemen. Separately, video footage showed a handcuffed Kiev prisoner being shouted at and punched by civilians near the trolleybus.

Opening statements in Boston bomb trial delayed by jury selection Posted: 22 Jan 2015 06:33 AM PST Opening statements in the trial of Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been postponed because jury selection is taking longer than expected, meaning lawyers will not begin presenting cases next Monday as planned, the court said on Thursday. "It is not possible yet to specifically target a new start date," a spokeswoman for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said in a release. Tsarnaev is accused of setting off twin pressure-cooker bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon in 2013, killing three people and injuring more than 260 in the worst such incident on U.S. soil since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

DOT secretary to unveil change to 5-star safety ratings: report Posted: 22 Jan 2015 05:57 AM PST The Obama administration on Thursday will unveil a change to its safety ratings program that awards cars and trucks up to five stars in crash tests, the Detroit News reported. The head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mark Rosekind, said the change in the five-star New Car Assessment program will be announced by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, according to the newspaper.

NY Assembly speaker arrested, suspected of graft Posted: 22 Jan 2015 05:41 AM PST Sheldon Silver, one of the most powerful politicians in NYC, is in FBI custody.

Orrin Hatch is the happiest senator in Washington Posted: 22 Jan 2015 02:03 AM PST The longest-serving Republican senator talks about his role as the Senate's bipartisan mediator and his friendship with Elizabeth Warren.

St. Louis officers shoot, kill armed teen: police Posted: 22 Jan 2015 01:31 AM PST (Reuters) - Police officers shot dead a teenager armed with a handgun after he got out of a stolen car in St. Louis on Wednesday night, their force said. The shooting comes five months after a white police officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager in a suburb of the city -- one of a number of racially-charged cases that have prompted protests about police tactics across the United States. Officers were tailing the car, which was reported stolen in December, when it struck a wall and the engine stopped, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson told reporters.

Hundreds displaced in New Jersey apartment building fire Posted: 21 Jan 2015 10:24 PM PST EDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — Hampered by winds and frigid temperatures, firefighters battled a huge fire Wednesday night at a New Jersey apartment complex that sent flames sky high and smoke visible from New York City across the Hudson River.

Subway accident probe faults D.C.'s Metrorail ventilation system Posted: 21 Jan 2015 10:07 PM PST By Tom Ramstack WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government's top safety investigator said on Wednesday irregularities were found in the ventilation system of Washington's subway after smoke filled a tunnel and two rail cars last week, killing one passenger and injuring scores. The disclosure came during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol building to detail the first stages of an accident investigation that could last six months to a year. "We have tested the ventilation system and noticed some anomalies," Christopher Hart, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), told reporters, though he did not elaborate on the abnormalities discovered. Minutes before Hart spoke, members of Congress whose home districts are serviced by the Washington area's transit system, known as Metrorail, said ventilation fans apparently drew smoke into rail cars, where passengers suffered smoke inhalation.

Justice Department said ready to clear Ferguson officer: N.Y. Times Posted: 21 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST The U.S. Justice Department is about to close the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, and clear the white police officer involved of any civil rights charges, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted law enforcement officials as saying that federal prosecutors had begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, after an FBI investigation found no evidence to support charges against him. The Justice Department declined comment. The agency is still conducting a probe into the Ferguson police force.

Newtown votes to raze home of gunman in school massacre Posted: 21 Jan 2015 05:12 PM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Newtown have voted to tear down the home where Adam Lanza lived before he carried out the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Accelerant found in ruins of massive Los Angeles construction fire Posted: 21 Jan 2015 04:23 PM PST By Daina Beth Solomon LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Investigators probing an arson fire that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in Los Angeles have found accelerant in the ruins, and are still trying to identify suspects more than a month after the massive blaze, authorities said on Wednesday. Treading cautiously through the precarious structure, investigators shoveled 1,000 square feet (93 square meters) of debris by hand, said Carlos Canino, special agent in charge of the ATF Los Angeles office.

Lockdown lifted at Ohio university after false alarm over gunman Posted: 21 Jan 2015 03:15 PM PST (Reuters) - Police lifted a lockdown at a university in southern Ohio after a man who was reported to have a gun turned out to be an armored car security guard. Classes will resume at 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Tootsie Roll's 95-year-old CEO dies, sparks takeover speculation Posted: 21 Jan 2015 02:09 PM PST The chief executive of Tootsie Roll Industries Inc has died after more than half a century at the helm of the U.S. candy maker, sparking speculation that the company could soon be ripe for acquisition. Tootsie Roll's shares rose as much as 8 percent to a 17-month high of $33.28 on Wednesday. Melvin Gordon died, aged 95, after a brief illness, according to a statement from the company he had headed since 1962. His wife, Ellen Gordon, takes over as chief executive.

Reappearance of 'Jihadi John' raises questions, concerns about his identity Posted: 21 Jan 2015 01:37 PM PST The masked terrorist known as "Jihadi John" reappeared in another hostage video this week, prompting many to question what U.S. and British intelligence agencies know about him.

Two men from Maine plead not guilty in Hollywood shooting Posted: 21 Jan 2015 01:05 PM PST By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two men from Maine pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder charges in the California shooting death of a homeless man in a Hollywood tourist area, in what police described as a possible drug deal gone awry. Troy McVey, 22, and Coby Kronholm, 21, entered their pleas during a brief appearance in Los Angeles Superior Court where they stood in jail jumpsuits behind a glass partition as McVey's mother watched from the audience. "The suspects aren't talking and so it's speculation, but we believe it may have been a drug deal gone bad and they may have even mistaken the victim for somebody," said Los Angeles police Detective Mark Morgan. The late-night shooting on Jan. 4 at a busy intersection in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles was witnessed by an off-duty officer and caught on surveillance video from multiple businesses.

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