| Turkish army releases audio of warnings to downed Russian plane Posted: 25 Nov 2015 12:17 PM PST  The Turkish army on Wednesday released a series of audio recordings of apparent warnings issued to a Russian jet before it was downed near the Syrian border. "This is Turkish Air Force speaking on guard. Change your heading south immediately," a voice in one of the recordings can be heard saying in English, repeating the message several times.
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| Moroccan woman mistaken as jihadi in bath pic Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:29 AM PST  A Moroccan woman says that the Daily Mail and other news outlets used an image of her seminude, mistaking her for Hasna Ait Boulahcen.
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| Obama: no indication of attack plots in U.S. over Thanksgiving Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:37 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama reassured Americans on Wednesday that the U.S. homeland was safe going into the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend, urging vigilance while declaring that no "credible intelligence" pointed to a plot on domestic soil. "We are taking every possible step to keep our homeland safe," Obama told reporters at the White House, flanked by his top counterterrorism and national security advisers. "We know of no specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland. ...
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| Some in military suspended for deadly Afghan hospital attack Posted: 25 Nov 2015 09:22 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — American soldiers and airmen who killed and wounded dozens of civilians in a strike on an Afghanistan hospital violated U.S. rules of engagement and have been suspended as they await disciplinary action, military officials said Wednesday. |
| MSF hospital strike was 'human error' Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:50 AM PST  A deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital was "caused primarily by human error", the US commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday, promising disciplinary action as he detailed a US investigation into the catastrophic attack. The "tragic but avoidable accident (was) caused primarily by human error," General John Campbell told reporters at NATO headquarters in Kabul, adding those most closely associated with the incident had been suspended from their duties. The Special Operations AC-130 gunship aircraft hit the hospital instead of an Afghan intelligence compound hundreds of feet away that was thought to have been commandeered by Taliban fighters during their brief capture of the northern provincial capital, he said.
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| White House says Obama to deliver statement on homeland security at 11:40 ET Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:34 AM PST  President Barack Obama will deliver a statement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on U.S. homeland security ahead of the holiday season at 11:40 a.m. (1640 GMT) on Wednesday , the White House said. Obama will deliver the statement after meeting in the Situation Room with his national security advisers, "who will brief him on our homeland security posture in the wake of the tragic attacks in Paris and as we enter the holiday season," the White House said.
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| Security expected to be tighter as Americans head off on Thanksgiving travel Posted: 25 Nov 2015 08:18 AM PST  By Kylie Gumpert NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans embarked on their annual Thanksgiving travels on Wednesday, with security at airports, New York City's parade festivities and other venues expected to be heightened amid jitters after the Paris attacks. The FBI sent a bulletin earlier this week to police departments across the country warning of possible copycat incidents and sharing intelligence on how the assailants in Paris carried out attacks on Nov. 13 that killed 130 people. The U.S. State Department also issued a world-wide travel alert on Monday warning American travelers to remain vigilant, particularly when visiting foreign countries.
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| Lawyer for Chicago police officer says video 'distorts images': CNN Posted: 25 Nov 2015 06:26 AM PST  (Reuters) - The lawyer for a white Chicago police officer charged in the 2014 murder of a black teenager said on Wednesday his client feared for his life and that dashboard camera footage released by police is unreliable because video "distorts images."
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| Russian pilot rescued by Syrian commando unit Posted: 25 Nov 2015 04:19 AM PST  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Russian military pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey and crashed in Syria arrived on Wednesday at an air base in Latakia province after being rescued by a Syrian army commando unit, Syrian and Russian officials said.
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| Brussels schools reopen as terror alert stays at highest level Posted: 25 Nov 2015 01:07 AM PST  Brussels struggled to get back to normal on Wednesday after four days at the highest possible terror alert with schools reopening and the metro partially back in service. "Thank goodness we only have a half day today," said Marc, 14, as he boarded a school bus, adding that he fully enjoyed the two extra days off from school. About 300 extra police from around Belgium were sent to Brussels to guard schools and 200 extra soldiers helped patrol the metro.
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| Clinton promises never to say 'illegal immigrants' again Posted: 24 Nov 2015 11:16 PM PST |
| Kabbalah Center follower wins $177,000 in sexual misconduct suit Posted: 24 Nov 2015 09:40 PM PST  A woman who brought a sexual misconduct suit against the former co-director of the Kabbalah Center, a spiritual group whose brand of Jewish mysticism has drawn many celebrity devotees, was awarded $177,500 in damages by a jury on Tuesday. The Los Angeles County Superior Court jury found Yehuda Berg, 43, known in Hollywood as "a rabbi to the stars," liable for inflicting emotional distress on a former follower, Jena Scaccetti, according to her lawyer, Alain Bonavida. The case marked the latest controversy faced over the years by the Kabbalah Center, a non-profit organization founded in 1965 by Berg's late father, Philip, a rabbi who espoused teachings rooted in metaphysical principles of Jewish belief.
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| U.S. working to keep up with surging weapons demand: Pentagon Posted: 24 Nov 2015 08:52 PM PST By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is working hard to ensure quicker processing of U.S. foreign arms sales, which surged 36 percent to $46.6 billion in fiscal 2015 and look set to remain strong in coming years, a top Pentagon official said. "Projections are still strong," Vice Admiral Joe Rixey, who heads the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), told Reuters in an interview late on Monday. The fight against Islamic State militants and other armed conflicts around the globe were fueling demand for U.S. missile defense equipment, helicopters and munitions, Rixey said, a shift from 10 years ago when the focus was on fighter jets. |
| Seven charged with murder in beating of teen at upstate New York church Posted: 24 Nov 2015 06:44 PM PST  Seven people who prosecutors say were involved in the beating death of a teenager during a counseling session at an upstate New York church were indicted on second-degree murder charges on Tuesday by a grand jury. Lucas Leonard, 19, was beaten to death in October over 10 hours during a counseling session at the Word of Life Church in Chadwicks, New York, about 50 miles (80 km) east of Syracuse, prosecutors said. The grand jury's indictment charged the brothers' father, Bruce Leonard, 65, with 13 criminal counts including second-degree murder, kidnapping and gang assault.
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| Chicago charges officer in black teen's death, releases video of shooting Posted: 24 Nov 2015 05:25 PM PST  By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - A white Chicago policeman who shot a black teenager to death was charged with murder on Tuesday in a prosecution hastened in hopes of averting renewed racial turmoil over the use of lethal police force that has shaken the United States for more than a year. A highly anticipated video of the 2014 shooting, taken from a camera mounted on the dashboard of a police squad car, was released under orders from a judge hours after the officer in question, Jason Van Dyke, made his first appearance in court. The city braced for demonstrations but so far only a group of about 100 people were protesting about a mile south of Chicago's business district.
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| Five charged in $600 million California health care fraud scheme Posted: 24 Nov 2015 04:07 PM PST By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of a California hospital and four other people have been charged in a series of health care kickback schemes that generated nearly $600 million in fraudulent billings for spinal surgeries, prosecutors said on Tuesday. All five defendants have agreed to cooperate in a wide-ranging federal investigation into the fraud, dubbed "Operation Spinal Cap", U.S. Attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said, and two have already pleaded guilty to federal charges. Prosecutors say one of the schemes involved kickbacks and fraudulent claims submitted in thousands of spinal surgery cases referred to Pacific Hospital in the Los Angeles suburb of Long Beach. |
| Holiday travelers prepare for tighter security measures amid terror threats Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:16 PM PST  Millions of Americans are preparing to visit their family as the U.S. State Department warns to stay vigilant against potential terrorism.
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| FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents Posted: 24 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST  A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook and Twitter has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials, the FBI said in court documents. The papers, made public last week by a federal court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provide a window into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe of what would amount to the largest collection of stolen user names and passwords. The court papers were filed in support of a search warrant the FBI sought in December 2014 and that was executed a month later related to email records.
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| Blast targeting Tunisia presidential guard bus kills 12 Posted: 24 Nov 2015 01:45 PM PST  The blast, described as an "attack" by presidential spokesman Moez Sinaoui, struck on the capital's Mohamed V Avenue, a ministry official told AFP. President Beji Caid Essebsi, who cancelled a trip to Switzerland for Wednesday, declared a state of emergency throughout the country and curfew in the capital. Festival director Brahim Letaief had already cancelled the night's screenings, saying he hoped the showcase for African and Arab film-makers could resume on Wednesday.
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