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• Protesters gather in New York to demonstrate against police violence
• Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list
• Live updates from Iowa: Hillary Clinton’s first presidential campaign event
• Former Atlanta educators sentenced to up to seven years in prison
• Reserve deputy turns himself in to face manslaughter charge
• Reserve deputy in fatal shooting in Oklahoma turns himself in: CNN
• Floyd Mayweather: ‘I’m a winner and I know how to win’
• Boston bomb trial jurors barred from this year's marathon
• Suspect arrested in Florida for deadly shooting at North Carolina college
• Missouri to execute man convicted of murder over child support
• Battle for Oregon highlights Obama's free-trade challenge
• Nigeria marks 1st anniversary of Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnappings
• How Marco Rubio’s Cuban roots explain his campaign
• JetBlue earliest to cancel during storms, says fewer refunds result
• 'Slicing and dicing': How some U.S. firms could win big in 2016 elections
• 2nd controversial video of S.C. officer surfaces
• 'What's that noise?' Plane takes off with worker in cargo hold
• Former San Francisco 49er a suspect in death of prison cellmate
• 'What’s that noise?' Plane takes off with worker in cargo hold
• Republican Ben Carson to make 'major announcement' on May 4: CNN
• Oklahoma deputy charged with manslaughter in fatal Tulsa shooting
• Rubio announces 2016 run
• Ex-guards to get lengthy prison sentences for Iraq shootings
• Former Blackwater guard sentenced to life in prison for Baghdad shooting
• White officer charged in South Carolina man's slaying won't face death penalty: paper

Protesters gather in New York to demonstrate against police violence Posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:51 PM PDT By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Protesters angered by fresh cases of police violence against unarmed black men in the United States gathered in New York on Tuesday, hoping to invigorate a national discussion on the thorny issue. Some 250 placard-bearing activists organized by the Stop Mass Incarceration Network rallied at Union Square in Manhattan to protest the latest incidents of violent police tactics used against minorities. Galvanizing their cause was the April 4 fatal shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man shot in the back by a white police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina. "What this protest right here is about is that too many are being murdered," said Nicholas Heyward Sr., whose son Nicholas Heyward Jr. was shot dead at age 13 in public housing by a police officer 20 years ago while playing cops and robbers with a toy gun.

Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list Posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:35 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House announced Tuesday, a key step in his bid to normalize relations between the two countries.

Live updates from Iowa: Hillary Clinton’s first presidential campaign event Posted: 14 Apr 2015 11:30 AM PDT Yahoo News is following the 2016 Democratic candidate as she holds her first official events in the key state.

Former Atlanta educators sentenced to up to seven years in prison Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:09 AM PDT By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Eight former Atlanta public school educators were ordered on Tuesday to serve between one and seven years in prison in one of the nation's largest test-cheating scandals. Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter gave three of the 11 educators who were convicted of racketeering this month 20-year sentences, ordering that seven years must be served in prison and the rest on probation. "There were thousands of children that were harmed in this thing," Baxter said during the hearing, after getting into heated exchanges with attorneys for the defendants.

Reserve deputy turns himself in to face manslaughter charge Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:48 AM PDT TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A 73-year-old Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy who authorities said fatally shot a suspect after confusing his stun gun and handgun was booked into the county jail Tuesday on a manslaughter charge.

Reserve deputy in fatal shooting in Oklahoma turns himself in: CNN Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:33 AM PDT (Reuters) - A reserve deputy charged in a fatal shooting in Oklahoma has turned himself in to authorities, CNN reported on Tuesday. Oklahoma prosecutors on Monday charged sheriff's reserve deputy Robert Bates with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a black man this month in Tulsa. Bates, 73 and white, fatally shot Eric Harris, 44, an African American, on April 2.

Floyd Mayweather: ‘I’m a winner and I know how to win’ Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:27 AM PDT The highest-paid athlete in the world talks to Katie Couric about the 'Fight of the Century.'

Boston bomb trial jurors barred from this year's marathon Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:11 AM PDT By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Jurors hearing the Boston Marathon bombing trial are barred from attending this year's race, a federal judge told the panel on Tuesday as part of instructions ahead of the trial's sentencing phase.  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 21, was convicted last week of planting two homemade bombs at the crowded finish line of the world famous marathon in 2013, killing three people and injuring 264 others. "Do not attend the Boston Marathon or any related events or gatherings," Judge George O'Toole told jurors in U.S. District Court in Boston, describing the sentencing phase as "sensitive." The famed race, which draws elite runners from around the world, takes place on the Patriots Day holiday in Massachusetts - commemorating the first battles of the American Revolution - and has taken on special significance for the city's residents since the 2013 bomb attack.

Suspect arrested in Florida for deadly shooting at North Carolina college Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:45 AM PDT WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - The man sought in the fatal shooting of an employee at a North Carolina community college was arrested on Tuesday after being found sleeping on a beach in Florida, police said. Kenneth Morgan Stancil III, 20, was carrying a knife when he was taken into custody and is being held at the jail in Daytona Beach, said police in Goldsboro, North Carolina. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Bill Trott)

Missouri to execute man convicted of murder over child support Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:29 AM PDT Missouri was preparing on Tuesday to execute a man convicted of attacking his former wife over child support payments and killing her friend as his lawyers exhausted several avenues of appeal. Andre Cole, 52, is scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday. As well, Cole is one of several Missouri death row inmates who have alleged the state's lethal injection protocol violates a constitutional prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. He fell $3,000 behind in child support for the couple's two children and his wages were ordered garnished, according to court records.

Battle for Oregon highlights Obama's free-trade challenge Posted: 14 Apr 2015 02:35 AM PDT By Krista Hughes and Shelby Sebens WASHINGTON/PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - It is crunch time for President Barack Obama's push to finalize an ambitious Pacific free trade pact and anyone wondering why it is such a tough sell may want to talk to the people of Oregon. His pivotal role has made him a target of anti-trade campaigners, with one group even following him at one point with a 30-foot (9 m) blimp saying: "Ron Wyden: It's up to you.

Nigeria marks 1st anniversary of Boko Haram schoolgirl kidnappings Posted: 14 Apr 2015 12:59 AM PDT Nigeria on Tuesday marks the first anniversary of Boko Haram's abduction of 219 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok, as part of a series of events planned around the world. The commemoration and renewed calls for their release came as Amnesty International said the Islamists had kidnapped at least 2,000 women and girls since the beginning of last year. The focus of the one-year commemoration was on Nigeria's capital, Abuja, where a vigil has been held demanding the girls' immediate release almost every day since they were kidnapped. In New York, the #BringBackOurGirls campaign said the Empire State Building would be lit in its colours of red and purple, to symbolise an end to violence against women.

How Marco Rubio’s Cuban roots explain his campaign Posted: 13 Apr 2015 11:56 PM PDT Rubio's views on both foreign and domestic policy—hawkish in the former instance and gentler in the latter—have been defined by his family's roots in Cuba and his experiences coming of age in Miami's exile community.

JetBlue earliest to cancel during storms, says fewer refunds result Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:33 PM PDT By Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK (Reuters) - JetBlue Airways Corp , the fifth biggest U.S. airline by passengers carried, consistently cancels flights sooner than rivals when storms pummel the U.S. Northeast, a tactic that may help its customers reach destinations more reliably, a Reuters analysis of flight data shows.     Scrapping some flights hours ahead of a storm lets an airline re-allocate planes and crew earlier, meaning fewer flights and passengers canceled in total as a storm passes.     Canceling early also spares travelers unnecessary trips to the airport and gives them more options to rebook, compared with cancellations that take place at the last minute. Early cancellations reduce requests for refunds, JetBlue's Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes told Reuters.     The Reuters analysis found that 41 percent of cancellations by the five biggest U.S. carriers this winter occurred 12 or more hours before scheduled departures.

'Slicing and dicing': How some U.S. firms could win big in 2016 elections Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:17 PM PDT By Robin Respaut and Lucas Iberico Lozada NEW YORK (Reuters) - By one estimate U.S. online political advertising could quadruple to nearly $1 billion in the 2016 election, creating huge opportunities for digital strategy firms eager to capitalize on a shift from traditional mediums like television. These firms - mostly small, partisan and based in Washington and surrounding suburbs - have grown in sophistication since the last presidential election in 2012. A niche sector in a multi-billion election industry, they are poised to play a much bigger role in 2016 as digital ads assume more importance and change the way political money is spent on advertising. A candidate's ability to micro-target likely voters with adverts on issues they care about is crucial in a modern American political campaign.

2nd controversial video of S.C. officer surfaces Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:00 PM PDT A man claims Officer Michael Slager shot him in the back last summer with a Taser.

'What's that noise?' Plane takes off with worker in cargo hold Posted: 13 Apr 2015 09:44 PM PDT

Former San Francisco 49er a suspect in death of prison cellmate Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:55 PM PDT A former NFL running back for the San Francisco 49ers who was sent to a California prison for domestic violence, vehicle theft and other charges, is a suspect in the death of his cellmate, officials said on Monday. Lawrence Phillips, 39, was a suspect in the killing of 37-year-old Damion Soward, who was found unresponsive in the cell on Saturday and died at a local hospital the next day, Kern Valley State Prison spokesman Lieutenant Marshall Denning said in a statement. Phillips played for three NFL teams over four years in the 1990s, ending his career with the San Francisco 49ers in 1999. The statement said Phillips entered Kern Valley State Prison in the central California city of Delano in October 2008 and was serving a sentence of 31 years and four months for inflicting great bodily injury, corporal injury to spouse, false imprisonment and vehicle theft.

'What’s that noise?' Plane takes off with worker in cargo hold Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:23 PM PDT An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing because a worker got trapped inside the cargo hold. How did it happen?

Republican Ben Carson to make 'major announcement' on May 4: CNN Posted: 13 Apr 2015 07:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired physician Ben Carson, considered a potential Republican presidential contender, plans a major announcement on May 4 in Detroit, CNN reported on Monday, citing his spokeswoman. "He will make an announcement. But he's still very much in the exploratory phase, so he hasn't made a decision yet," the spokeswoman, Deana Bass, told the network. Carson, 63, who is popular with Tea Party conservatives, said in February he was considering a possible presidential announcement in May. ...

Oklahoma deputy charged with manslaughter in fatal Tulsa shooting Posted: 13 Apr 2015 06:46 PM PDT By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma prosecutors charged a sheriff's reserve deputy with second-degree manslaughter on Monday in the fatal shooting of a black man this month in Tulsa, the most recent in a series of U.S. cases that have raised questions about race relations and policing. Reserve deputy Robert Bates, 73 and white, fatally shot Eric Harris, 44, an African-American, on April 2. Bates thought he was using a Taser instead of his gun, the Tulsa Sheriff's office said of the incident seen in a video released over the weekend. Legal experts said second-degree manslaughter in Oklahoma can bring between two and four years in prison.

Rubio announces 2016 run Posted: 13 Apr 2015 04:08 PM PDT The conservative 43-year-old first-term lawmaker, son to poor immigrants from Cuba, presented the 2016 presidential election as "a generational choice" -- a clear jab at his more senior rivals, notably the newly-announced Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and his fellow Republican and potential adversary Jeb Bush.

Ex-guards to get lengthy prison sentences for Iraq shootings Posted: 13 Apr 2015 02:32 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison and three others to 30-year terms for their roles in a 2007 shooting that killed 14 Iraqi civilians and wounded 17 others.

Former Blackwater guard sentenced to life in prison for Baghdad shooting Posted: 13 Apr 2015 01:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced former Blackwater security guard Nicholas Slatten to life in prison for murder in connection with the 2007 massacre of 14 unarmed Iraqis, closing a chapter of the U.S. war in Iraq that tested relations between the two countries. Slatten had been convicted by a jury in October. (Reporting by Lindsay Dunsmuir; Writing by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Eric Walsh)

White officer charged in South Carolina man's slaying won't face death penalty: paper Posted: 13 Apr 2015 01:12 PM PDT A white South Carolina police officer charged with murder for shooting a black man in the back as he fled after a traffic stop will not face the death penalty if convicted of the killing, a local newspaper reported on Monday. None of the 22 "aggravating circumstances" that allow state lawyers to seek lethal punishment apply in the April 4 incident in which 50-year-old Walter Scott was fatally shot by North Charleston patrolman Michael Slager, the Post and Courier quoted a local prosecutor as saying. None of those factors are present in this case," Scarlett Wilson, Charleston County's chief prosecutor, told the Charleston newspaper.

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