Holiday storm leaves 350,000 in the dark

Holiday storm leaves 350,000 in the dark
Protests dwindle in Ferguson
Family: Boy's fatal shooting could have been avoided
Calm comes to troubled Ferguson, mass arrests at California rallies
Thankful to arrive on snowy U.S. holiday with power out, travel delays
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital
Holiday travelers greeted by cheap gas, storms
Ferguson grand jury papers full of inconsistencies
East Coast storm hampers Thanksgiving travel
Dramatic scenes from Ferguson-related protests around the U.S.
Video: Cop shot boy seconds after encountering him
Snow makes Thanksgiving travel 'a little hairy'
Number of Ebola cases nears 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground
You can buy Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – for $8 million
Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson explains why he feared for his life

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Hundreds of thousands of customers from Maine to Virginia were without power.

Protests dwindle in Ferguson

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 07:37 AM PST

Tensions appear to ease after two nights of unrest over the Michael Brown shooting case.

Family: Boy's fatal shooting could have been avoided

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:43 PM PST

CLEVELAND (AP) — The family of a 12-year-old boy fatally wounded by a Cleveland police officer said surveillance video of the shooting shows that if the officer had not acted so quickly the youngster would still be alive.

Calm comes to troubled Ferguson, mass arrests at California rallies

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 10:42 AM PST

By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Tensions eased in the St Louis suburb of Ferguson on Thursday after two nights of violence and looting sparked by racially charged anger over a grand jury's decision not to charge a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. Protests also dwindled elsewhere in the United States as the Thanksgiving Day holiday and wintry weather kept many indoors. But in California, about 500 people were arrested in rallies over the past two days that shut highways in major cites. ...

Thankful to arrive on snowy U.S. holiday with power out, travel delays

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 10:01 AM PST

By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of Americans were thankful just to arrive at their Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday after a snowstorm dumped up to 20 inches of snow on Eastern states, causing flight delays and power outages. Snow flurries drifted over Thomas the Tank Engine, Snoopy and other giant helium balloons in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, where police reported the arrests of at least seven protesters who had vowed over social media to disrupt the event to show outrage over the racially-charged Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri. ...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg released from hospital

Posted: 27 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the oldest member of the nine-justice court, was released from a Washington hospital on Thursday after undergoing a heart procedure, a court statement said. Ginsburg, 81, had a stent placed in her right coronary artery at MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday to improve blood flow after she reported discomfort following routine exercise. "Justice Ginsburg was released from the hospital this morning," court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said in a statement. ...

Holiday travelers greeted by cheap gas, storms

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 08:36 PM PST

Some holiday travelers are giving thanks for the cheapest gas prices in years. But that's cold comfort to those beating a path through stormy weather, including a nor'easter affecting a wide swath of the East Coast.

Ferguson grand jury papers full of inconsistencies

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:40 PM PST

An AP review finds numerous statements that were conflicting, fabricated or provably wrong.

East Coast storm hampers Thanksgiving travel

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 05:20 PM PST

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A blast of rain and snow along the East Coast snarled traffic and disrupted flights for millions of Americans at the start of the long Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally the busiest time of the year for U.S. travel. The nor'easter that formed over the Gulf of Mexico brought rain to cities including New York and Boston. Higher elevations in New England will see about a foot of snow, National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Orrison said on Wednesday. "Either way, travel is not going to be in a good state," Orrison said. ...

Dramatic scenes from Ferguson-related protests around the U.S.

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 09:58 AM PST

Outrage over the decision in the Michael Brown case ignites a wave of demonstrations.

Video: Cop shot boy seconds after encountering him

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:34 PM PST

CLEVELAND (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun fired within 1½ to 2 seconds of pulling up in his cruiser, police said Wednesday. During those few moments, he ordered the youngster three times to put up his hands, they said.

Snow makes Thanksgiving travel 'a little hairy'

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:00 PM PST

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A sloppy mix of rain and snow rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday just as millions of Americans began the big Thanksgiving getaway, grounding hundreds of flights and turning highways hazardous along the congested Washington-to-Boston corridor.

Number of Ebola cases nears 16,000 as Sierra Leone loses ground

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:44 AM PST

The death toll has risen to 5,689 out of 15,935 cases reported in eight countries.

You can buy Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation – for $8 million

Posted: 26 Nov 2014 11:26 AM PST

President George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation is truly historic, but would you fork over $8.4 million to own one of two copies of the original document?

Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson explains why he feared for his life

Posted: 25 Nov 2014 03:32 PM PST

ABC News' George Stephanopoulos spoke to the Ferguson police officer.