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• Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS
• U.S. Air Force veteran accused of trying to assist Islamic State
• Congressman Aaron Schock resigns
• Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS
• First gay group marches in NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade, protests seek more
• Pentagon sets up panel to study electronic warfare requirements
• Republican budget aims to end deficits in 2024 with deep cuts
• Durst's letter helped prosecutors bring murder charge
• Boston Marathon bombing trial to focus on suspect's arrest
• Violent passenger restrained by fellow flyers on United flight
• Alabama federal judge declines to lift gay marriage order
• 'King Bibi's' reign challenged in Israeli election
• NYC tour bus firms agree to $7.5 million anti-trust settlement
• Twenty-four hour Missouri standoff ends, police find three dead
• Family of mentally ill black man killed by Dallas police release video: newspaper
• Two Californians sentenced in plot to kill U.S. troops: newspaper
• Suspect in Ferguson, Missouri shooting of police bruised: lawyer
• Attorney: Ferguson shooting suspect didn't target officers
• Real estate heir and film subject Robert Durst charged with murder - CNN
• Obama: care more about jobs, war and peace - less about weed
• Boeing's largest union seeks vote to organize South Carolina workers

Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS Posted: 17 Mar 2015 12:21 PM PDT A veteran has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly trying to join ISIS, the brutal terrorist group wreaking havoc in Syria and Iraq.

U.S. Air Force veteran accused of trying to assist Islamic State Posted: 17 Mar 2015 12:06 PM PDT By Lindsay Dunsmuir and Nate Raymond WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force veteran has been charged with trying to provide support for the Islamic State militant group, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday. A federal grand jury in New York City indicted Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh for attempting to provide material support to the group and attempted obstruction of justice. Pugh, 47, of Neptune, N.J., is to be arraigned Wednesday morning in federal court in Brooklyn. Michael Schneider, a court-appointed lawyer for Pugh, said his client would plead not guilty.

Congressman Aaron Schock resigns Posted: 17 Mar 2015 11:50 AM PDT The Illinois Republican has been under fire for lavish spending.

Former U.S. Air Force mechanic charged with trying to join IS Posted: 17 Mar 2015 10:59 AM PDT Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh is accused of trying to cross into Syria

First gay group marches in NYC St. Patrick’s Day parade, protests seek more Posted: 17 Mar 2015 09:34 AM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shamrocks and rainbow banners waved over the first openly gay group to march in New York City's main St. Patrick's Day parade on Tuesday, but gay rights advocates and elected officials called for greater inclusion in the event. Organizers of the city's 254th parade to celebrate Irish heritage shifted their policy this year for the first time to allow Out@NBCUniversal, an organization of gay employees of NBCUniversal, the parade broadcaster, to march in the procession up Fifth Avenue. "I will not be marching, but I look forward to progress in the future," said de Blasio, noting the parade, said by organizers to be the oldest and largest such event in the United States, was still not "open to folks who would like to participate who don't happen to work for NBC." Two dozen protesters, some waving signs reading "Who said St. Patrick was straight?", rallied on the sidelines of the parade led by Roman Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan, this year's grand marshal.

Pentagon sets up panel to study electronic warfare requirements Posted: 17 Mar 2015 07:41 AM PDT The U.S. Defense Department is setting up a new panel to study electronic warfare needs across the U.S. military and make strategic recommendations to ensure the United States retains its competitive edge, a top Pentagon official said on Tuesday. The panel will be co-chaired by Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall and Admiral James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Deputy Secretary Robert Work told a conference hosted by McAleese & Associates and Credit Suisse. Work said the United States still had greater capabilities in the electromagnetic spectrum than potential adversaries, but said there are concerns that other countries were investing heavily and making strides in matching U.S. technology. The Navy is nearing the end of a separate study of electronic warfare requirements across the military services.

Republican budget aims to end deficits in 2024 with deep cuts Posted: 17 Mar 2015 06:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a budget that seeks to eliminate deficits by 2024 through deep cuts to social safety net programs, domestic spending and another attempt at repealing "Obamacare" health reforms. The plan from House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price proposes $5.468 trillion in spending cuts and interest savings over 10 years compared to current tax and spending policies. To gain support in a divided Republican caucus, Price's plan nominally adheres to "sequester" spending caps next year. But it seeks to boost U.S. ...

Durst's letter helped prosecutors bring murder charge Posted: 17 Mar 2015 05:42 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Robert Durst's mumblings about how he "killed them all" provided the dramatic kick to a documentary about the millionaire's troubled life and connection to three slayings, but it was words he penned that helped lead to his arrest on a murder charge, a law enforcement official said.

Boston Marathon bombing trial to focus on suspect's arrest Posted: 17 Mar 2015 04:24 AM PDT The trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Tuesday was expected to focus on the suspect's arrest following a daylong lockdown of much of the metropolitan area following the attack that killed three people and injured 264. Tsarnaev, 21, could be sentenced to death if he is convicted of charges that also include the fatal shooting of a police officer three days after prosecutors contend he and his older brother carried out the April 15, 2013, attack. They contend that 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev was the driving force behind the attacks, and that his younger sibling followed along out of a sense of subservience. In its first seven days of testimony, the trial at U.S. District Court in Boston has moved along at a blistering pace, with prosecutors working their way trough 58 witnesses and defense attorneys declining to cross-examine most who testified.

Violent passenger restrained by fellow flyers on United flight Posted: 17 Mar 2015 04:07 AM PDT A United Airlines flight had to return to Washington, D.C., after a passenger became violent and ran "toward the cockpit."

Alabama federal judge declines to lift gay marriage order Posted: 17 Mar 2015 02:02 AM PDT (Reuters) - The battle over gay marriage in Alabama heightened on Monday when a federal judge refused to stay her order to a county judge that he start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade said in a five-page order that Mobile County Probate Court Judge Don Davis must comply with her previous ruling, which found the state's gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional. Alabama's all-Republican Supreme Court had contravened that ruling earlier this month.

'King Bibi's' reign challenged in Israeli election Posted: 17 Mar 2015 12:26 AM PDT Benjamin Netanyahu's march towards becoming Israel's longest-serving leader could be halted.

NYC tour bus firms agree to $7.5 million anti-trust settlement Posted: 16 Mar 2015 11:40 PM PDT Two New York City tour bus companies have agreed to pay $7.5 million and forfeit about 50 stops, including highly prized locations in Manhattan, to settle an anti-trust lawsuit brought by state and federal prosecutors, officials said on Monday. Coach USA Inc, City Sights LLC and their joint venture, Twin America LLC, which was created by the two former rivals in 2009, were accused of monopolizing the market, the U.S. Justice Department and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement. "The largest operators of New York City's iconic double-decker tour buses were able to raise prices and deprive city visitors of the benefits of a free and fair market," Schneiderman said in the statement. Coach USA and City Sights both run open-topped, double-decker buses that ferry tourists around the city, but will have to give up stops at Times Square, the Empire State Building and elsewhere under the settlement, the statement said.

Twenty-four hour Missouri standoff ends, police find three dead Posted: 16 Mar 2015 11:25 PM PDT (Reuters) - A 24-hour standoff at a Missouri apartment complex ended on Monday evening, when police broke into the home and found the dead bodies of a man and two of his children, officials said. The Springfield Police Department said in a statement that officers breached the apartment door and found 51-year-old William Williams, who appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the bodies of his daughter and son, aged 2 and 4-years-old. A police spokeswoman could not be immediately reached to provide details.

Family of mentally ill black man killed by Dallas police release video: newspaper Posted: 16 Mar 2015 10:53 PM PDT (Reuters) - The family of a mentally ill African-American man who was shot dead by Dallas police last summer has released footage from an officer's body camera that recorded the incident, the Dallas Morning News reported on Monday. The footage, released by the family of 38-year-old Jason Harrison and their attorney Geoff Henley and published by the Morning News, shows officers responding to the home of Harrison's mother the morning of June 14, 2014. Harrison's mother had called for help to take him to a local hospital as he was in a mental crisis, suffering from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, the Morning News reported. Dallas Police Department spokesman Lieutenant Jose Garcia said the case was forwarded to the Dallas County District Attorney's Office, the Morning News reported, adding that an attorney for the officers said they feared for their lives.

Two Californians sentenced in plot to kill U.S. troops: newspaper Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - Two California men accused of training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases and personnel in Afghanistan were sentenced to federal prison on Monday, the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper reported. Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and Arifeen David Gojali was sentenced to five, the Press-Enterprise said. Vidriales and Gojali, both 24, also face a decade of supervised release after their sentences, the Press-Enterprise said. Two other men, Sohiel Omar Kabir and Ralph Deleon, had previously been convicted in connection with the plot.

Suspect in Ferguson, Missouri shooting of police bruised: lawyer Posted: 16 Mar 2015 06:23 PM PDT By Richard Valdmanis FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - A lawyer for the man accused of wounding two policemen during a protest rally outside the Ferguson, Missouri, police headquarters last week said on Monday his client was beaten when he was taken into custody, an allegation police called "completely false." Jeffrey L. Williams, 20, had bruising across his back, on both shoulders and his neck, and a welt on his head and a mark on his face, attorney Jerryl Christmas said, adding that he met with him for two hours on Monday but could not take pictures. "He was beaten when he was taken into custody." Williams had appeared briefly in court Monday morning without counsel and did not enter a plea. The shooting was the latest violent incident in months of demonstrations in Ferguson, a St. Louis suburb, after a white police officer fatally shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown during a confrontation in August. "With regard to the allegations that Jeffrey Williams was 'beaten' by police, the St. Louis County Police Department calls these allegations completely false," spokesman Brian Schellman said in a statement.

Attorney: Ferguson shooting suspect didn't target officers Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:52 PM PDT CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of shooting two officers last week in Ferguson was not targeting police or aiming at demonstrators at a late-night protest, his attorney said Monday as he countered an earlier police description of the crime.

Real estate heir and film subject Robert Durst charged with murder - CNN Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:35 PM PDT (Reuters) - American real estate heir Robert Durst was charged with murder on Monday in the death of writer Susan Berman, according to media reports. Durst, who was the subject of an HBO documentary entitled "The Jinx," was arrested on Saturday at a New Orleans hotel on a warrant from Los Angeles County, according to a police report.

Obama: care more about jobs, war and peace - less about weed Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:44 PM PDT President Barack Obama has a stern message for the younger generation about their political priorities: care more about climate change, and less about legalizing marijuana. Obama, who has been open about smoking pot in high school, chided an interviewer from Vice News who suggested that young people would view legalizing marijuana as a top item when considering the president's legacy. "First of all, it shouldn't be young people's biggest priority," Obama said in the interview, posted at https://news.vice.com/ "Young people: I understand this is important to you, but as you be thinking about climate change, the economy and jobs, war and peace, maybe way at the bottom you should be thinking about marijuana," Obama said. Obama has long said he supports decriminalizing marijuana but not legalizing the drug.

Boeing's largest union seeks vote to organize South Carolina workers Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:11 PM PDT Boeing Co's largest union on Monday filed for a vote to unionize 2,400 workers at the company's airplane factory in South Carolina, setting the stage for a clash between the two sides in the strongly anti-union state. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), which represents 35,000 workers at other Boeing locations in the United States, has been organizing for more than two years in North Charleston, South Carolina, one of two sites where Boeing makes its high-tech 787 jetliners. The IAM did not say how many workers supported the petition, which triggers an investigation by the National Labor Relations Board. The IAM said a vote could come in the next few months, depending on what the NLRB finds.

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