| Graphic IS video claims U.S. aid worker beheaded Posted: 16 Nov 2014 07:04 AM PST  Aid worker Peter Kassig has been executed, Islamic State militants claim.
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| Bill Cosby will not discuss sex assault allegations: lawyer Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:24 AM PST  Comedian Bill Cosby will not comment on "discredited" accusations of sexual assault that have resurfaced in recent weeks against him, his lawyer said on Sunday. Allegations that Cosby, 77, drugged and sexually assaulted several young women decades ago gained renewed attention after comedian Hannibal Buress called him a rapist during a stand-up comedy routine last month. "Over the last several weeks, decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced," said John P. Schmitt, Cosby's attorney, in a statement. ...
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| Administration says HealthCare.gov working well Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:49 AM PST  As a crucial second sign-up season gears up, the Obama administration said Sunday that HealthCare.gov is stable and working well, a far cry from last year's frozen computer screens and frustrated customers.
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| New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine Posted: 16 Nov 2014 09:21 AM PST  Four months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane that had been struck.
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| Indiana family: Awaiting U.S. to confirm son's death Posted: 16 Nov 2014 06:33 AM PST  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of a U.S. aid worker purportedly beheaded by Islamic State group militants say they are aware of reports regarding the death of their "treasured son" but are awaiting government authentication.
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| Ferguson officer's injuries exaggerated? Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:31 PM PST  Newly released video shows Darren Wilson leaving for the hospital after the shooting.
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| Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:37 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One Republican leader on Sunday held open the possibility that his party could move to shut down the government in an attempt to stop President Barack Obama from taking executive action on immigration policy. A vocal group of conservatives in the House of Representatives is pressing to use government funding as leverage to prevent any White House moves that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay and work in the United States. ...
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| Obama defends healthcare law after adviser criticism Posted: 16 Nov 2014 10:44 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday defended the transparency of his signature healthcare law, after one of the White House's advisers on the reform said the law passed, in part, because of the "stupidity" of American voters. Obama said the law, which extends private health coverage to uninsured Americans, was extensively analyzed and written about before its passage in 2010, and in subsequent debates. "The fact that some adviser who never worked on our staff expressed an opinion that I completely disagree with ... ...
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| 'I Love Ferguson' signs, T-shirts lift morale in protest-hit town Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:03 AM PST  By Scott Malone FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - The streets of Ferguson, Missouri, bear two hallmarks of the months of sometimes violent protests that followed the August police shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. One is boarded-up shop windows, the other, ever-present "I Love Ferguson" signs, T-shirts and stickers. The signs were dreamed up by the city's former mayor, Brian Fletcher, 55, a week after the Aug. 9 death of Michael Brown provoked rioting in which businesses were burned out. ...
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| G-20 leaders agree on $2 trillion boost to growth Posted: 16 Nov 2014 05:14 AM PST  BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare, however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Western leaders.
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| Hagel: U.S. needs game-changing military innovation Posted: 16 Nov 2014 01:36 AM PST  SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push for fresh thinking about how the U.S. can keep and extend its military superiority despite tighter budgets and the wear and tear of 13 years of war.
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| Putin says there is a good chance of ending Ukraine conflict Posted: 16 Nov 2014 12:42 AM PST  By Lincoln Feast and Alexei Anishchuk BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) - Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit in Brisbane early as U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of invading Ukraine and Britain warned of a possible "frozen conflict" in Europe. ...
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| 4 workers die after chemical leak at Texas plant Posted: 15 Nov 2014 08:10 PM PST  LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — Four workers were killed and one was injured Saturday during a hazardous chemical leak at a DuPont industrial plant in suburban Houston, company officials said.
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| Washington state health exchange shuts down Posted: 15 Nov 2014 05:15 PM PST  SEATTLE (AP) — Washington's health care exchange shut down after the first few hours of open enrollment Saturday as state officials and software engineers tried to resolve a problem with tax credit calculations.
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| Surgeon with Ebola arrives in U.S. for treatment Posted: 15 Nov 2014 08:17 PM PST  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone arrived in Nebraska Saturday for treatment at a biocontainment unit where two other people with the disease have been successfully treated.
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| U.S. military chief says battle with IS starting to turn Posted: 15 Nov 2014 01:41 PM PST  By Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State was "starting to turn", but predicted a drawn-out campaign lasting several years. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was visiting Iraq for the first time since President Barack Obama responded to Islamic State advances this summer by ordering troops back into a country they left in 2011. ...
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