vendredi 25 décembre 2015

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Eastern U.S. sees warm Christmas, winter storm looms for Plains

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 10:06 AM PST

Temperatures are forecast to be more than 20 degrees above normal for the East Coast on Christmas Day, the National Weather Service said. Above-average temperatures will linger for the eastern United States through the weekend, with rain across the area raising the possibility of flash floods. A storm system is expected to strengthen on Saturday and surge across the Rockies into the southern Great Plains, said lead forecaster Bob Oravec in College Park, Maryland.

Survivors of Southern storms thankful to see Christmas

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 09:51 AM PST

Volunteers help with clean up at Calvary Baptist Church following a tornado Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Ashland, Miss. At least 11 people were killed in as spring-like storms mixed with unseasonably warm weather and spawned rare Christmastime tornadoes in the U.S. South, officials said Thursday. Emergency officials blamed the severe weather for injuring scores of others and destroying dozens of cars, homes and businesses. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal via AP)FALKNER, Miss. (AP) — Barbara Perkins and her husband were hunkered down inside a closet when violent winds peeled the roof off their Mississippi home. The storm sucked the central air conditioning unit beside the couple straight up from the floor and into the howling sky.

Bill Clinton's Arkansas birthplace damaged in suspected arson

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 08:14 AM PST

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during a session on sustainable oceans during the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York(Reuters) - The birthplace of former U.S. President Bill Clinton in Hope, Arkansas, was slightly damaged in a suspected arson fire early on Friday, police said.

Bristol Palin gives birth to her second child

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 07:25 AM PST

Bristol Palin watches while her mother Palin delivers her keynote speech at the Reagan 100 opening banquet at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara(Reuters) - Bristol Palin, a daughter of 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has given birth to a second child out of wedlock. Palin, 25, who has been an advocate of sexual abstinence before marriage, tweeted on Thursday that she had given birth to a girl, Sailor Grace. Palin announced she was pregnant in June, a few weeks after her engagement to Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer was called off.

Oops: U.K. astronaut Tim Peake calls wrong number from space

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 05:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 file photo, British astronaut Tim Peake, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space. Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)LONDON (AP) — Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it's not often done from outer space.

Israeli-Palestinian violence clouds Christmas in Bethlehem

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 04:59 AM PST

Israeli-Palestinian violence clouds Christmas in BethlehemBETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Christian faithful from around the world on Thursday descended on the biblical city of Bethlehem for Christmas Eve celebrations at the traditional birthplace of Jesus, trying to lift spirits on a holiday dampened by months of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

Ministry: Russia warming '2.5 times quicker' than global average

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 04:11 AM PST

Out-of-control fires and deadly floods have hit Russia nearly every year this decade, and the emergency situations ministry in October conceded it has to come up with a new strategyRussia is warming more than twice as fast as the rest of the world, the environment ministry said Friday, sounding an alarm on the rise in floods and wildfires nationwide. A government report on environmental protection said temperatures in Russia had warmed by 0.42 degrees Celsius per decade since 1976, or 2.5 times higher than the global warming trend of 0.17 degrees. "Climate change leads to growth of dangerous meteorological phenomena," the ministry said in a comment to the report published Friday.

Pope encourages UN-backed peace process for Syria, Libya

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 03:38 AM PST

Pope Francis delivers his VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is praying that recent U.N.-backed peace agreements for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people while praising the generosity of those countries that have taken in their refugees.

Arizona man indicted in 'Draw Mohammed' event hit with new charges

Posted: 25 Dec 2015 12:20 AM PST

Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem is seen in an undated booking photo released by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in PhoenixAbdul Malik Abdul Kareem, also known as Decarus Thomas, was charged on Wednesday with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, in addition to his indictment earlier this year on conspiracy and weapons charges in connection with the failed attack on the event in the Dallas suburb of Garland, according to the court papers. The original indictment said Kareem supplied the two gunmen with arms and helped them prepare for the attack.

Pope expected to call for reconciliation on Christmas Day

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 10:26 PM PST

Pope Francis leads a mass on Christmas eve marking the birth of Jesus Christ, at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on December 24, 2015Pope Francis was expected to appeal for reconciliation of fractured communities in his Christmas Day blessing Friday, as the world takes stock of a year of violence and suffering that saw hundreds of thousands flee their homes. Francis was due to address his believers at Saint Peter's Basilica around 1100 GMT for the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message, traditionally an occasion to appeal for solutions to the world's problems. In many countries across the world, Christians were fearful for their future, and some were even prohibited from celebrating the holy day.

Cleanup begins from Southern U.S. storms that left 14 dead

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 08:03 PM PST

Damage is seen following a powerful tornado that ripped across the southern U.S., Clarksdale, MississippiRecovery crews and utility workers began cleaning up widespread damage on Thursday left by severe storms that spawned tornadoes across six states in the U.S. South and Midwest, killing at least 14 people and destroying scores of homes. Emergency declarations were issued in Mississippi and Tennessee, the two states hardest hit by severe weather on Wednesday that also complicated getaway plans for travelers looking to make the most of the long holiday weekend. With about 100 million Americans expected to travel over the Christmas holiday, most of them by car, the National Weather Service forecast isolated severe thunderstorms from the mid-Atlantic region to the Gulf Coast and record warmth in New York.

Protesters march into San Francisco City Hall over police killing

Posted: 24 Dec 2015 02:16 PM PST

The San Francisco demonstrators carried signs and chanted phrases like "Fire Chief Suhr" as they took to City Hall to protest the Dec. 2 shooting death of 26-year-old Mario Woods, according to footage of the event recorded by reporters for several local news outlets and uploaded to Twitter. Protesters have railed against San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr numerous times over the shooting, which was captured on camera by bystanders and described as unnecessary by the city's Public Defender.
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