| Protesters against police violence hit Chicago shopping district Posted: 24 Dec 2015 11:42 AM PST Several hundred protesters against police killings of black men marched on Thursday along Chicago's Michigan Avenue, calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down and aiming to disrupt Christmas Eve shopping in a glittering, upscale commercial area. The march, which began at midday, was peaceful and police blocked traffic for the demonstration as protesters stopped and lay down in the street every block or so. Demonstrators chanted "Sixteen shots and a cover-up," protesting the year-long delay in bringing murder charges against police officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot and killed Laquan McDonald in October 2014 as the black teenager walked away from police, according to footage of the incident. |
| Nobel Laureate U.S. medical researcher Gilman dies at 74 Posted: 24 Dec 2015 10:09 AM PST  Dr. Alfred Gilman, a Nobel Laureate medical researcher known for groundbreaking work on cells and diseases, has died at the age of 74 after a long illness, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School said. Gilman and Martin Rodbell won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of the G-protein, the mechanism that receives messages in a human cell and connects them to the correct destination. Gilman said at the time that his and Rodbell's work was closely linked to understanding and treating difficult diseases.
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| Trump and the media, made for each other Posted: 24 Dec 2015 03:00 AM PST |
| Several arrests at Black Lives Matter protest at Mall of America Posted: 24 Dec 2015 01:57 AM PST  Several arrests were made amid protests by the Black Lives Matter group at the Mall of America in Minnesota, officials said. Protesters moved their demonstration to the Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport this afternoon after they were forced out of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, where four were arrested.
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| Death toll rises as tornadoes rip through South Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:50 PM PST |
| Severe storms kill six in Southern U.S., snarl holiday traffic Posted: 23 Dec 2015 08:24 PM PST  (Reuters) - Severe storms unleashing tornadoes, heavy rain and hail across the southern and central United States left at least six people dead and dozens injured while snarling traffic as holiday travel began in earnest for the Christmas holiday weekend. The stormy weather scrambled winter getaway plans in Florida even as dreams of a white Christmas melted in northeastern swaths of the country where unseasonably warm temperatures prevailed. A large tornado raked a 100-mile stretch of northern Mississippi in the late afternoon, demolishing or heavily damaging dozens of homes and other buildings in a six-county area before plowing into Tennessee, authorities said.
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| U.S. says eighth U.S. death linked to Takata airbag rupture Posted: 23 Dec 2015 05:42 PM PST  The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that an eighth U.S. death is linked to a faulty Takata airbag inflator, marking the first reported death since April and the ninth worldwide. The auto safety agency also said it named a former U.S. Justice Department official to oversee the massive recalls of airbags and the Japanese parts firm's compliance with a settlement. NHTSA spokesman Gordon Trowbridge told reporters on a conference call that the death took place in July in a recalled used 2001 Honda Accord coupe near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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| Black Lives Matter holds 'Black Xmas' protests in Minnesota, California Posted: 23 Dec 2015 04:55 PM PST  By David Bailey BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Reuters) - Black Lives Matter held demonstrations in Minnesota and California on Wednesday to protest police killings of unarmed blacks, dubbing the day "Black Xmas" to show it could affect the economy on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. "Black communities across the United States are taking brave actions to impede the flow of goods and commerce with peaceful protests to call for an immediate overhaul of the justice system," Black Lives Matter said in a statement on Facebook. "Instead of buying gifts to fuel this system, Black Xmas is a day of action." The loosely organized movement grew out of protests over police killings of black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York and other cities.
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| Carson suggests campaign shake-up is coming Posted: 23 Dec 2015 04:39 PM PST  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday morning he is moving toward a major shake-up of his struggling campaign, with less than six weeks to go until early voting begins to select party ...
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| Tornado touches down in Mississippi as storm hits South Posted: 23 Dec 2015 04:24 PM PST  Forecasters warned of a "particularly dangerous situation" as a storm system swept across the country on Wednesday, and officials said they feared Christmas yard decorations would become projectiles.
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| Accused Planned Parenthood shooter seeks to represent self Posted: 23 Dec 2015 03:07 PM PST  A man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others in a Nov. 27 shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs told a judge on Wednesday that he distrusts his lawyers and wants to represent himself. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, who declared himself guilty and a "warrior for the babies" during a courtroom outburst on Dec. 9, stands accused of 179 felony counts, including charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and assault. Judge Gilbert Martinez admonished Dear that he should trust his attorney, but Dear argued against that.
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| Planned Parenthood shooter wants to be his own lawyer Posted: 23 Dec 2015 02:20 PM PST  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The man who killed three people in an attack on a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic halted court proceedings Wednesday by demanding that he be allowed to fire his public defender and represent himself.
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