Grand jury reaches decision on Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson, announcement planned

Grand jury reaches decision on Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson, announcement planned
Iran nuclear talks to be extended until July
Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries
In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming
Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign
UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history
More bad news for the Today Show
Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction
Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson
Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan
Marion Barry: A wily survivor leaves the stage
Buffalo area preps for melt, possible evacuations
Hagel resigns as defense secretary
Missouri prosecutor to speak on fatal shooting of black teen: CNN
Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney
Police: Video of officer shooting boy is 'clear'
Obama defends use of executive action on immigration
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78
New Jersey looks at 'yes means yes' college policy
Obama: Americans want 'new car smell' in 2016

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:46 AM PST

The St. Louis County grand jury has finally reached a decision.

Iran nuclear talks to be extended until July

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:18 AM PST

Negotiators give up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by today's deadline.

Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:33 AM PST

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off weeks of ongoing protests, has gotten married.

In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:28 AM PST

From board rooms in Japan to songwriter's rooms in Nashville, a debate is brewing in music industry circles about the financial and creative value of streaming music, even as its popularity and impact ...

Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:27 AM PST

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and U.S. forces will train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebel fighters at a base in the central Turkish city of Kirsehir as part of the campaign against Islamic State insurgents, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said on Monday. Turkey had agreed in principle to train and equip Syrian rebel forces as part of the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State, but details on the numbers involved and where the training would take place had yet to be announced. The announcement comes after U.S. ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:53 AM PST

Chuck Hagel will resign his post leading the Pentagon.

UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:45 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take on the militants, May added, including legislation making it easier for security services to track attackers online, and check if radicalised fighters were flying into Britain. ...

More bad news for the Today Show

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:07 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — It's rarely a good sign when morning television hosts are painfully bantering about whether they are keeping their jobs.

Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:01 AM PST

A letter penned by Albert Einstein during World War II was recently auctioned off in Los Angeles. The auction house Nate D. Sanders, Inc. sold the historical document for $12,500 — significantly more than the $10,000 requested minimum bid. The letter, which Einstein wrote in 1939, was addressed to a hat merchant in New York who was involved in efforts to help European Jews escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. The contents of Einstein's letter don't reveal exactly what actions were taken by its recipient, Isidore Zelnikerof Bronx, New York.

Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:32 AM PST

The weekend passes without a grand jury decision in the police killing of Michael Brown.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:33 AM PST

A military vehicle was hit by a bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Marion Barry: A wily survivor leaves the stage

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:13 PM PST

There is no middle ground in judging four-time Washington mayor Marion Barry, who died Sunday at the age of 78. For many whites, Barry was a politician addicted to alcohol, drugs and power. Meanwhile, most African-Americans in D.C. enshrined him as a strong leader who shared their struggles and overcame the odds; regardless of his personal failings, they embraced him as their own. Yet he failed to improve the lives of the poor Washingtonians who revered him.

Buffalo area preps for melt, possible evacuations

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:11 AM PST

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — People in storm-socked areas around Buffalo began returning to work on Monday as fast-melting mounds of snow fed into creeks that were starting to swell.

Hagel resigns as defense secretary

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:39 AM PST

By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, the first major change to President Barack Obama's Cabinet since his Democrats were routed in midterm elections three weeks ago. Obama announced the resignation at a White House event with Hagel at his side. Hagel will remain in the job until a successor is in place. Hagel was appointed less than two years ago as Obama pushed his signature program of winding up wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, a process that is being upended this year with U.S. ...

Missouri prosecutor to speak on fatal shooting of black teen: CNN

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:53 AM PST

By Daniel Wallis and Ellen Wulfhorst FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - A prosecutor in Missouri will announce on Monday whether a grand jury has decided to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, a killing that sparked angry protests in the St. Louis suburb, according to media reports. St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch's office was due to make an announcement on the grand jury, CNN reported, citing an unidentified law enforcement source. A spokesman for McCulloch did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ...

Detroit eyes bankruptcy exit in second week of December: attorney

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:51 AM PST

DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit is eying a date between Dec. 8 and 10 for its debt adjustment plan to take effect, allowing the city to exit the biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy, an attorney said on Monday. Heather Lennox, Detroit's attorney with law firm Jones Day, told U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Steven Rhodes that the city expects to complete a budget that incorporates the plan during the first week of December, clearing the way for the completion of financing to fund key creditor settlements. Rhodes, who confirmed the city's plan on Nov. 7, did not set an effective date at Monday's hearing. ...

Police: Video of officer shooting boy is 'clear'

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:19 AM PST

CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland officer was less than 10 feet away when he fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun near a playground, and video of the shooting is clear about what happened, police said Monday.

Obama defends use of executive action on immigration

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:49 AM PST

President Barack Obama defended his decision to use executive authority to enact changes to the U.S. immigration system during an exclusive interview for "This Week," challenging Republican Speaker John Boehner to "pass a bill" if he was not satisfied with the president's unilateral actions. "Congress...

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial and tireless advocate for the nation's capital who created jobs for generations of black families, Marion Barry was the ultimate District of Columbia politician, though his arrest for drug use in the midst of a crack cocaine epidemic often overshadows his accomplishments.

New Jersey looks at 'yes means yes' college policy

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 09:07 AM PST

You think the attractive woman at the party who has been chatting you up all night is ready to take things to the next level. She seems to be throwing all the right signals.