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• New Jersey doc, Google exec among Nepal earthquake victims on Everest
• U.S. mulls ransom policy for families of overseas hostages: ABC TV
• Two dead, five boaters missing after storm hits Alabama
• Baltimore protests turn violent after death of suspect
• Top U.S. court appears on cusp of declaring right to gay marriage
• Oklahoma lethal injection drug faces U.S. Supreme Court test
• Choppers rescue Everest avalanche victims
• Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits Nepal, causes panic
• Three people dead in possible Molotov cocktail attack in California
• Thousands march in Baltimore to protest black man's death, some damage
• Live blog: Hollywood collides with politics at WHCD
• Leaders, charities offer condolences, help after Nepal quake
• Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year: NYT
• Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year: NYT
• Photos from the red carpet at White House Correspondents' Dinner
• 11 stories reportedly under scrutiny so far in NBC's Brian Williams investigation

New Jersey doc, Google exec among Nepal earthquake victims on Everest Posted: 26 Apr 2015 11:36 AM PDT A Google executive-turned-mountain climber and New Jersey doctor working at a Mount Everest base camp were among three Americans killed in Saturday's devastating earthquake in Nepal.

U.S. mulls ransom policy for families of overseas hostages: ABC TV Posted: 26 Apr 2015 10:48 AM PDT The Obama administration is considering changing a U.S. policy prohibiting families of hostages held overseas from making ransom payments to abductors, according to a television report on Sunday. "Under recommendations contained in an ongoing White House review of U.S. hostage policy, there will be absolutely zero chance ... of any family member of an American-held hostage overseas ever facing jail themselves, or even the threat of prosecution, for trying to free their loved ones," according to the report aired on ABC's "This Week." The report said three senior U.S. officials told of the policy review, but it did not indicate when a decision might be made. A White House official contacted by Reuters would not comment on the ABC report. Last year, U.S. military forces unsuccessfully tried to rescue American journalist James Foley and other hostages thought to be in eastern Syria only to find that they had been moved.

Two dead, five boaters missing after storm hits Alabama Posted: 26 Apr 2015 10:31 AM PDT (Reuters) - At least two people are dead and five are missing after a powerful storm capsized several vessels off the Alabama coast, including sailboats participating in a regatta, Coast Guard officials said on Sunday. One of the bodies of those killed was found on Sunday morning and the other was located the night before in or near the waters in Mobile Bay, where severe weather struck the Dauphin Island regatta on Saturday afternoon, said Coast Guard Captain Duke Walker. Crews using rescue vessels and aircraft searched through the night for the missing people, covering 1,779 sq miles by Sunday morning, Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said.

Baltimore protests turn violent after death of suspect Posted: 26 Apr 2015 08:06 AM PDT BALTIMORE (AP) — A protest over the death of Freddie Gray, who was critically injured in police custody, started peacefully with thousands marching through downtown streets before the demonstration turned violent and volatile.

Top U.S. court appears on cusp of declaring right to gay marriage Posted: 26 Apr 2015 06:46 AM PDT By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes. Based on the court's actions during the past two years, a sense of inevitability is in the air: That a majority is on the verge of declaring gay marriage legal nationwide. Justice Anthony Kennedy, the court's pivotal member on gay rights, has been marching in this direction with opinions dating to 1996. In his most recent gay rights decision for the court in 2013, rejecting a legal definition of marriage limited to a man and woman for purposes of federal benefits, Kennedy deplored that U.S. law for making gay marriages "unequal." That 5-4 decision did not address a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, but lower court judges interpreted the ruling as an endorsement of it and began invalidating state bans.

Oklahoma lethal injection drug faces U.S. Supreme Court test Posted: 26 Apr 2015 06:30 AM PDT The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on whether a drug used in Oklahoma's lethal injection mix should be banned in a case that comes as a shortage of execution chemicals has sent some states scrambling for alternatives. The main question before the nine justices in the case brought by three death row inmates that will be heard on Wednesday is whether the use of the sedative midazolam violates constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment. The case does not address the constitutionality of the death penalty in general, but brings fresh attention to the debate over whether executions should continue in the United States. Opponents say midazolam is not approved for use in painful surgeries and should not be used in the death chamber because it cannot maintain a coma-like unconsciousness, potentially leaving inmates in intense pain from lethal injection drugs that halt breathing and stop the heart.

Choppers rescue Everest avalanche victims Posted: 26 Apr 2015 05:42 AM PDT At least six helicopters landed at base camp in Nepal.

Magnitude 6.7 aftershock hits Nepal, causes panic Posted: 26 Apr 2015 12:54 AM PDT The jolt comes a day after a massive earthquake devastated the region with more than 1,900 deaths and destroyed homes and infrastructure.

Three people dead in possible Molotov cocktail attack in California Posted: 25 Apr 2015 08:57 PM PDT (Reuters) - Three people were found dead inside a Los Angeles-area business on Saturday in what might have been a fire bomb or Molotov cocktail attack, law enforcement said. One victim was alive but covered in flames when firefighters arrived at the early morning blaze in the city of El Monte, east of downtown Los Angeles, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Grace Medrano. The sheriff's office did not release the name of the business, but the Los Angeles Times said it was a tire shop. A witness who called 911 told authorities he saw several suspects throw a Molotov cocktail at the business before driving away, Medrano said.

Thousands march in Baltimore to protest black man's death, some damage Posted: 25 Apr 2015 06:18 PM PDT By Lacey Johnson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - At least 2,000 people marched through downtown Baltimore on Saturday to protest the unexplained death of a black man in police custody, and authorities said some demonstrators threw objects at officers and broke windows. In the biggest protest since 25-year-old Freddie Gray died on Sunday, two separate clusters of protesters chanting "shut it down" began marching. After the rally, some groups of protesters fanned out across the city and disturbances were reported. Baltimore police said on Twitter that some protesters threw objects at officers and broke windows.

Live blog: Hollywood collides with politics at WHCD Posted: 25 Apr 2015 05:45 PM PDT Cecily Strong is hosting the event in a ballroom filled with journalists, politicians, and Hollywood celebrities.

Leaders, charities offer condolences, help after Nepal quake Posted: 25 Apr 2015 05:30 PM PDT LONDON (AP) — As world leaders and global charities tried to grasp the scope of an earthquake that devastated Nepal, they offered condolences for the nearly 1,400 people killed and readied emergency aid for the survivors. Mountaineering groups struggled to check on climbers, and Nepalese abroad did their best to reach families in the stricken area.

Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year: NYT Posted: 25 Apr 2015 05:14 PM PDT Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials. "There is no evidence that the president's email account itself was hacked, White House officials said. Still, the fact that some of Mr. Obama's communications were among those retrieved by hackers has been one of the most closely held findings of the inquiry," the paper said. A White House spokeswoman declined to comment on the report but the White House earlier this month confirmed the breach, saying it took place last year and that it did not affect classified information.

Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails last year: NYT Posted: 25 Apr 2015 04:09 PM PDT Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials. "There is no evidence that the president's email account itself was hacked, White House officials said. Still, the fact that some of Mr. Obama's communications were among those retrieved by hackers has been one of the most closely held findings of the inquiry," the paper said. The White House confirmed the breach earlier this month, saying it took place last year and that it did not affect classified information.

Photos from the red carpet at White House Correspondents' Dinner Posted: 25 Apr 2015 03:37 PM PDT Celebrities and journalists arrive for annual affair to celebrate another year of White House coverage.

11 stories reportedly under scrutiny so far in NBC's Brian Williams investigation Posted: 25 Apr 2015 01:27 PM PDT Sources report that an NBC internal investigation has so far revealed 11 occasions on which the former "Nightly News" anchor appears to have bent the truth about his reporting.

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