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• Republican candidate Ben Carson may consider independent bid
• Probe intensifies in California shooting case as poll shows safety concerns
• U.S. confidence in protection from attack lowest in over a decade
• Chicago religious leaders urge vote of no confidence for mayor
• NY judge shuts down daily fantasy sports in state
• Dow, DuPont to merge in deal valuing chemical giants at $130 billion
• Defense back to argue case in Baltimore policeman's trial
• ISIS thinks female jihadis should stay in the kitchen. Tashfeen Malik disagreed.
• New band of rain to pound Pacific Northwest amid mudslide concerns
• These are the people who wait hours to see Trump
• Congress in final-stage talks on massive budget, tax bills
• Medical helicopter crashes in California, killing four
• New York police seek FBI help in serial murder investigation
• Oregon declares emergency for counties hit by storm
• Oklahoma ex-cop guilty of 18 counts in sex assaults trial
• Arkansas Supreme Court halts birth certificates for same-sex partners
• Oklahoma ex-policeman guilty of raping women while on duty
• Oklahoma City ex-policeman Holtzclaw found guilty of rape
• Trump's plan to win '100 percent' of black vote
• Armed suspect taken into custody at Arkansas State University
• Islamic extremists ignored contact attempts by wife in California shooting: sources

Republican candidate Ben Carson may consider independent bid Posted: 11 Dec 2015 12:43 PM PST By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson threatened to leave his party and launch an independent White House bid on Friday, accusing Republican Party leaders of trying to manipulate who wins the 2016 nomination. Carson's threat came a day after party operatives said the race is so unpredictable that it could result in a contested convention in July when delegates meet to formally pick their presidential nominee. Carson's concern is that party officials will rally around a candidate of their choice and exclude him.

Probe intensifies in California shooting case as poll shows safety concerns Posted: 11 Dec 2015 11:06 AM PST Investigators searched for motives and evidence in the case of a California couple who killed 14 people at a holiday Christmas party, while a poll released on Friday showed Americans are losing faith in the U.S. government's ability to protect them from militant attacks. A Gallup poll of 1,013 adults conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday showed 55 percent of respondents had a "fair amount" or "great deal" of confidence that authorities could prevent further attacks, a 12-point drop from June. Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 29, committed what the Federal Bureau of Investigation has called an act of terror when they opened fire on the party in San Bernardino on Dec. 2.

U.S. confidence in protection from attack lowest in over a decade Posted: 11 Dec 2015 10:33 AM PST By Frank McGurty NEW YORK (Reuters) - Confidence in the U.S. government to protect its citizens from militant attacks has fallen to its lowest in more than a decade after a pair of suspected militant Islamists gunned down 14 people at a holiday party in California, a poll released on Friday found. Only 55 percent of respondents said they had "a fair amount" or "a great deal" of confidence that authorities could protect the country from further attacks, according to data collected by Gallup on Dec. 8-9, just days after the San Bernardino massacre.

Chicago religious leaders urge vote of no confidence for mayor Posted: 11 Dec 2015 07:37 AM PST Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces increased pressure to resign, as local black religious leaders called early Friday for a "vote of no confidence" against him for the 2014 police shooting of a 17-year-old black teenager. Several religious leaders, who demanded greater transparency with incidents involving the police, said they plan to collect petition signatures to help force the mayor's ouster.

NY judge shuts down daily fantasy sports in state Posted: 11 Dec 2015 07:21 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Friday ruled that daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings must cease operating in the state, in what could be a crippling blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry.New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez granted an injunction sought by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman after hearing arguments last month over whether daily fantasy sports games amounted to illegal games of chance or lawful ones involving skill. ...

Dow, DuPont to merge in deal valuing chemical giants at $130 billion Posted: 11 Dec 2015 05:10 AM PST DuPont Chief Executive Ed Breen will be CEO of the new company, while Dow Chemical CEO Andrew Liveris will be executive chairman. Dow Chemical shareholders will get one DowDuPont share for each Dow Chemical share they hold, while DuPont shareholders will get 1.282 shares in DowDuPont for each DuPont share they own. DuPont shares were down about 4 percent at $71.60 in premarket trading on Friday, while Dow shares were up 1.6 percent at $55.77.

Defense back to argue case in Baltimore policeman's trial Posted: 11 Dec 2015 04:21 AM PST Lawyers for a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a detainee resume their case on Friday after a witness said the officer acted reasonably in failing to call for medical aid for the man. Gray, 25, was arrested after he fled from officers and was put into a transport van while shackled and handcuffed. Gray told Porter at a van stop that he needed medical aid and Porter lifted him onto a van bench.

ISIS thinks female jihadis should stay in the kitchen. Tashfeen Malik disagreed. Posted: 11 Dec 2015 03:15 AM PST

New band of rain to pound Pacific Northwest amid mudslide concerns Posted: 11 Dec 2015 02:43 AM PST Periods of heavy rain and fierce winds will stretch across Washington state, Oregon and Northern California as the next installment of storms moves onshore, and warnings of coastal floods were issued for 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. local time on Friday(1100 to 1700 GMT), the National Weather Service said. In Oregon, where two women died in storm-related accidents, Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency for 13 counties. Meteorologists say the El Nino weather phenomenon, which can trigger above-average precipitation in areas such as the Pacific Northwest, is expected to remain strong through this winter.

These are the people who wait hours to see Trump Posted: 11 Dec 2015 02:27 AM PST

Congress in final-stage talks on massive budget, tax bills Posted: 11 Dec 2015 01:23 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House are rushing to finalize a $1.1 trillion government-wide spending bill and a sprawling tax package touching all sectors of the economy, then head home for the holidays.

Medical helicopter crashes in California, killing four Posted: 11 Dec 2015 12:21 AM PST Debris from the SkyLife 4 helicopter was found north of the city of Bakersfield about 30 minutes after it was reported missing after taking off from an airport in Fresno, the Kern County Fire Department said. The patient was being taken to San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield, it said. The aircraft was a Bell 407 and was reported overdue by its owner, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said.

New York police seek FBI help in serial murder investigation Posted: 10 Dec 2015 10:45 PM PST Ten sets of human remains have been found spread over an isolated stretch of Gilgo Beach, about 40 miles east of New York City, since Suffolk County police began their investigation in December 2010. Suffolk County authorities said on Thursday they were dedicated to solving the case and had asked the FBI to play a more prominent role in the investigation.

Oregon declares emergency for counties hit by storm Posted: 10 Dec 2015 08:35 PM PST Fresh storms hit the U.S. Pacific Northwest on Thursday, triggering a state of emergency in several counties, after it received record-breaking rainfall that left two dead in Oregon and triggered widespread flooding, landslides and power cuts. Periods of heavy rain and fierce winds will continue across the region and down into northern California as the next installment of storms moves onshore, and warnings of coastal floods were issued for 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. local time on Friday morning (1100 to 1700 GMT), the National Weather Service said. Oregon Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency for 13 counties.

Oklahoma ex-cop guilty of 18 counts in sex assaults trial Posted: 10 Dec 2015 08:04 PM PST A former Oklahoma City police officer was convicted Thursday of raping and sexually victimizing eight women on his police beat in a minority, low-income neighborhood. Daniel Holtzclaw, who turned 29 Thursday, ...

Arkansas Supreme Court halts birth certificates for same-sex partners Posted: 10 Dec 2015 07:47 PM PST The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily blocked a lower court order that allowed same-sex parents throughout the state to be listed as parents on the birth certificates of their children. It let stand the certificates obtained by three lesbian couples who had challenged the Arkansas Health Department Vital Statistics Bureau's refusal to identify the three couples as the adoptive or biological parents of their respective children.

Oklahoma ex-policeman guilty of raping women while on duty Posted: 10 Dec 2015 07:31 PM PST A former Oklahoma City police officer was found guilty of crimes including rape and sexual battery by a jury on Thursday in a case where prosecutors said he preyed on women who had trouble with the law, hoping their word would not stand up against his. Daniel Holtzclaw, who turned 29 on Thursday, broke down in tears as the verdict was read. Protesters who gathered outside the court earlier this week, demanded that the all-white jury convict the officer who is mixed race Asian and white, based on the physical evidence and the word of the 13 black women, who testified about how they were sexually assaulted.

Oklahoma City ex-policeman Holtzclaw found guilty of rape Posted: 10 Dec 2015 06:43 PM PST OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A jury on Thursday found a former Oklahoma City police officer accused of sexually assaulting and raping 13 women guilty of rape and sexual battery.

Trump's plan to win '100 percent' of black vote Posted: 10 Dec 2015 05:40 PM PST The Republican frontrunner faces unique obstacles as he courts African-American voters.

Armed suspect taken into custody at Arkansas State University Posted: 10 Dec 2015 04:51 PM PST By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - An armed man crashed a pickup truck carrying propane tanks on the campus of Arkansas State University on Thursday and was taken into custody by police after a standoff lasting about an hour, school officials said, adding that no one was injured. The suspect was identified as Brad Bartelt, 47, a former student at a separate campus of Arkansas State, the university's police chief said, adding that a motive was not yet known. At one point Bartelt, who was brandishing a shotgun, was splashing gasoline from the container over his truck, Police Chief Randy Martin told a news conference.

Islamic extremists ignored contact attempts by wife in California shooting: sources Posted: 10 Dec 2015 04:19 PM PST WASHINGTON/SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) - Islamic militant groups ignored contact attempts from Pakistan-born Tashfeen Malik in the months before she and her husband killed 14 people at a California holiday party, probably because they feared getting caught in a U.S. law enforcement sting, U.S. government sources said on Thursday. Disclosures of her overtures to extremists abroad surfaced as the investigation of the Dec. 2 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, about 60 miles (100 km) east of Los Angeles, took a new turn with divers searching a small lake near the scene of the massacre. One source said investigators have little, if any, evidence that Malik or her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, had any direct contact with Islamic State, which has seized control of large swaths of Syria and Iraq and claimed responsibility for assaults in Paris last month that left 130 people dead.

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