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• Donald Trump: The problem with Ted Cruz is he’s ‘a bit of a maniac’
• FBI wraps up search of California lake for shooting clues
• California sheriff deputies kill armed black man, video appears to show him crawl away
• Reactions to the climate deal adopted by 190 countries
• French far right faces test in regional election runoff
• Trump's name restored at Dubai golf complex
• Obama optimism over climate pact tempered by GOP opposition
• Search for shooters' hard drive concludes in California lake
• Official: Woman wins seat on Mecca municipal council in Saudi polls
• Veteran lawmaker Sylvester Turner wins Houston mayoral runoff
• Divers retrieve more items in search for California shooting clues
• Malls in three U.S. states evacuated on busy holiday shopping day

Donald Trump: The problem with Ted Cruz is he’s ‘a bit of a maniac’ Posted: 13 Dec 2015 10:52 AM PST Donald Trump says Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is "a bit of a maniac" who doesn't have the "right temperament" to be president.

FBI wraps up search of California lake for shooting clues Posted: 13 Dec 2015 08:43 AM PST (Reuters) - FBI divers have wrapped up a three-day search of a lakebed where authorities suspect a couple inspired by Islamic State dumped evidence linked to their massacre of 14 people, an official said on Sunday. The divers have retrieved objects from Seccombe Lake, Laura Eimiller, a Federal Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman, said in an email. Since Thursday, divers have been searching the San Bernardino lake, in a public park, about 2.5 miles north of the site of the shooting.

California sheriff deputies kill armed black man, video appears to show him crawl away Posted: 13 Dec 2015 08:24 AM PST The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department could not be reached immediately on Sunday to comment on the reports of the video capturing the incident, which occurred a day earlier. There is currently heightened scrutiny in the United States over police use of lethal force, especially against unarmed black people. Over the past year, numerous protests have been held across the United States against the police, and some have turned violent.

Reactions to the climate deal adopted by 190 countries Posted: 13 Dec 2015 05:59 AM PST PARIS (AP) — The latest related to the U.N. climate conference that took place outside Paris (all times local):

French far right faces test in regional election runoff Posted: 13 Dec 2015 05:11 AM PST PARIS (AP) — Marine Le Pen's anti-immigration National Front was the frontrunner heading into the decisive second round of French regional elections Sunday, and now it's up to voters whether to hand the once-pariah party an unprecedented political victory.

Trump's name restored at Dubai golf complex Posted: 13 Dec 2015 01:31 AM PST A Dubai real estate firm has restored Donald Trump's name on a $6 billion golf complex it is building with the U.S. businessman and presidential hopeful, days after taking it down following his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States. Gold letters spelling out "Trump International Golf Club," affixed to a landscaped stone wall at the entrance to the golf complex being built by DAMAC Properties, were removed on Thursday, according to a Reuters photographer. Trump's comments provoked a backlash in the Gulf, where he has said he would like to expand business, and one of the region's biggest retail groups, Landmark, said it was pulling Trump merchandise off its shelves.

Obama optimism over climate pact tempered by GOP opposition Posted: 13 Dec 2015 12:44 AM PST The president gets a quick reminder that Republicans will fight the agreement all the way.

Search for shooters' hard drive concludes in California lake Posted: 12 Dec 2015 11:25 PM PST LOS ANGELES (AP) — An underwater search for a computer hard drive and anything else linked to the husband-and-wife shooters who killed 14 in the California attacks concluded on Saturday.

Official: Woman wins seat on Mecca municipal council in Saudi polls Posted: 12 Dec 2015 10:36 PM PST A Saudi woman won a seat on Mecca's municipal council in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia's first-ever elections open to female voters and candidates, the country's election commission announced Sunday. Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi was elected to the council of Madrakah, a region in the holy city of Mecca, the official SPA news agency reported, citing election commission president Osama al-Bar. Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy with some of the world's tightest restrictions on women, including a ban on driving.

Veteran lawmaker Sylvester Turner wins Houston mayoral runoff Posted: 12 Dec 2015 10:05 PM PST Veteran lawmaker Sylvester Turner edged out Republican businessman Bill King on Saturday to claim victory as the new mayor of Houston, the fourth most-populous U.S. city. Turner, who sought to expand economic opportunities, faced King, who had pledged to fix city finances, in a runoff after a November election failed to produce a winner. With more than 210,000 votes cast, Turner claimed victory with 51 percent to 49 percent for King, who conceded defeat.

Divers retrieve more items in search for California shooting clues Posted: 12 Dec 2015 05:24 PM PST FBI divers picked through the bottom of a San Bernardino lake on Saturday for a third day, seeking evidence related to a married couple who massacred 14 people at a holiday party, in what the bureau has called an act of terror inspired by Islamic State. Federal Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in an email divers retrieved objects from Seccombe Lake, as they did the previous day. The San Bernardino lake, nestled in a public park, about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the site of the shooting, is believed to be littered with junk and debris.

Malls in three U.S. states evacuated on busy holiday shopping day Posted: 12 Dec 2015 03:30 PM PST The evacuations come at a time of heightened vigilance in public places across the country, a week after a husband and wife gunned down 14 people at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California, in what the FBI considers an act of terror. To the north, the Shops at Riverside, a two-story shopping mall in Hackensack, New Jersey, was evacuated after authorities learned of a bomb threat scrawled on the wall of a bathroom, according to the Bergen County Sheriff's Department.

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