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• California Governor Jerry Brown sworn in for record fourth term
• Judge approves sale of Atlantic City's Revel to Florida developer
• NY Times reporter questioned in court in CIA leak case
• U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali
• Grand juror in Missouri police shooting case sues prosecutor
• Same-sex marriages to begin in Miami after stay lifted: court order
• Temperatures plummeting across the U.S.
• Ben Carson sets May deadline to decide on presidential run: report
• Bad news for Speaker Boehner
• Judge to weigh releasing grand jury record in NYC chokehold death
• Political stories to watch in 2015
• Jury selection to get underway in marathon attacks
• U.S. hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert shot dead in New York
• Woman says forced as minor into sex with Prince Andrew; allegations denied
• 'Black brunch' protesters invade restaurants in New York, California
• Girl, 7, 'remarkable' in finding help after fatal Kentucky plane crash

California Governor Jerry Brown sworn in for record fourth term Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:19 AM PST SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, was sworn in on Monday for a record fourth term at the helm of the nation's most populous state. Brown easily defeated Republican challenger Neel Kashkari to win re-election in November. Brown, who is the state's longest-serving governor, first served two terms from 1975 to 1983 and after a decades-long hiatus he was elected again in 2010. (Reporting by Jennifer Chaussee, Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis, Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

Judge approves sale of Atlantic City's Revel to Florida developer Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:03 AM PST CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge said on Monday she would approve the sale of the Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a Florida developer who bid $95.4 million for the complex, which cost $2.4 billion to build. The ruling by Judge Gloria Burns in Camden, New Jersey, would clear the way for the sale to Glenn Straub of Florida, who was the back-up bidder for the casino in an October auction. The winning bidder, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, walked away in December from its agreement to buy the hotel for $110 million. ...

NY Times reporter questioned in court in CIA leak case Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:46 AM PST By Aruna Viswanatha ALEXANDRIA, VA (Reuters) - New York Times reporter James Risen refused on Monday to answer all but a few basic questions in court about his book detailing a failed CIA effort to undermine Iran's nuclear weapons program, in a case that has become a flashpoint for press freedom. Risen testified in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, as part of the U.S. government's case against former Central Intelligence Agency officer Jeffrey Sterling, who is charged with leaking classified information to Risen. ...

U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:11 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travelers from Mali will no longer face enhanced screening upon arrival in the United States, U.S. officials said on Monday, in a move reflecting the West African nation's gains over Ebola. Starting on Tuesday, passengers from Mali will not have to travel to the United States through five specified airports or be subjected to additional screening or monitoring for the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Officials said the last Ebola patient in Mali tested negative on Dec. ...

Grand juror in Missouri police shooting case sues prosecutor Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:20 AM PST By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the white Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old sued the prosecutor in the case on Monday, criticizing the way evidence was presented to grand jurors and seeking court permission to speak publicly about the way the case was handled. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in St. Louis against St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch by the grand juror, whose name was withheld and was referred to as "Grand Juror Doe." The lawsuit relates to the Aug. ...

Same-sex marriages to begin in Miami after stay lifted: court order Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:04 AM PST By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida judge ruled same-sex marriages could begin in Miami-Dade County on Monday, lifting a stay on her earlier decision that found the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional. The order by Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel comes just ahead of same-sex weddings becoming legal statewide after midnight, when a stay ends on a similar federal court ruling. Zabel's decision set off cheers and tearful embraces at a packed courthouse in Miami. Two couples said they planned to get married as soon as their paperwork was processed. ...

Temperatures plummeting across the U.S. Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:55 AM PST Brace yourself for the year's first blast of arctic air.

Ben Carson sets May deadline to decide on presidential run: report Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:36 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ben Carson, a retired surgeon popular with Tea Party conservatives, has said he will decide by May 1 whether to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, according to a media report. In an interview with NewsMaxTV last week, Carson said he is still studying various political issues as he weighs a potential run for the White House. "You have to know a lot of stuff," he told NewsMaxTV on Friday. ...

Bad news for Speaker Boehner Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:06 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Steve King said he would not vote to give John Boehner another term as speaker of the House, becoming the latest conservative Republican to speak out against him. With the 114th Congress scheduled to convene on Tuesday, Louie Gohmert, a Texas representative aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement, said on Sunday he would run against Boehner for the leadership job. Representative Ted Yoho of Florida also has said he might challenge Boehner, who has been speaker since the Republicans took a majority in the House in 2011. ...

Judge to weigh releasing grand jury record in NYC chokehold death Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:30 AM PST By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge is due to hear arguments on Monday whether to make public records of a grand jury hearing into the case of an unarmed black man killed after a policeman put him in a chokehold while arresting him for peddling loose cigarettes. After an unusually lengthy session lasting nine weeks, the grand jury voted in December not to indict the police officer, Daniel Pantaleo, for his role in the death of Eric Garner on a Staten Island sidewalk last summer. ...

Political stories to watch in 2015 Posted: 05 Jan 2015 03:42 AM PST Is this the years the Washington logjam finally breaks?

Jury selection to get underway in marathon attacks Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:48 AM PST One of the nation's most closely watched federal death penalty cases in two decades is set to begin.

U.S. hedge fund founder Thomas Gilbert shot dead in New York Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:28 PM PST (Reuters) - A U.S. hedge fund founder was found shot to death in his Manhattan apartment on Sunday, and New York police are seeking his son for questioning, authorities said. Thomas Gilbert, 70, founder of the Wainscott Capital Partners Fund, was shot once in the head around 3:30 p.m. EST inside his apartment bedroom, police said in a statement. "Right now, we're looking to speak to his son, who was the last person to see him alive," police spokesman Lieutenant John Grimpel said. He did not identify the son. The death has not been ruled a homicide, but will await a coroner's findings. A . ...

Woman says forced as minor into sex with Prince Andrew; allegations denied Posted: 04 Jan 2015 05:00 PM PST By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Buckingham Palace on Friday denied allegations by a woman who said in Florida court documents that she was forced as a minor to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew and other high-profile figures linked to a wealthy U.S. businessman. The woman, referred to as "Jane Doe #3" in legal papers filed this week in the U.S. Southern District of Florida, said financier Jeffrey Epstein made her have sex with the Duke of York in London, New York and on a private Caribbean island, as part of "an orgy with numerous other under-aged girls," according to the filings. ...

'Black brunch' protesters invade restaurants in New York, California Posted: 04 Jan 2015 01:29 PM PST Civil rights activists invaded restaurants in New York City and Oakland to argue against police brutality.

Girl, 7, 'remarkable' in finding help after fatal Kentucky plane crash Posted: 04 Jan 2015 12:51 PM PST By Kevin Murphy (Reuters) - Authorities on Sunday praised a seven-year-old girl who ventured through dark woods for help after surviving a plane crash that killed her parents, a sister and a cousin on Friday in rural western Kentucky. "She is one remarkable young lady," Heidi Moats, an investigator for National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference. Moats said the NTSB arrived at the crash scene on Sunday but she had no information on the cause. ...

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