Nigeria: Kano mosque blasts death toll above 102

Nigeria: Kano mosque blasts death toll above 102
At Portland's Ferguson protest, boy hugs officer
U.S. CEOs threaten to pull tacit Obamacare support
Beekeepers eye Appalachian surface mines for hives
Taliban hit Kabul aid workers' compound, breach Camp Bastion in south
Murder charges against Egypt's Mubarak dismissed
New York boys buried in snow pile heard rescuers calling
Ferguson demonstrators to march 120 miles to Missouri state capital
Teenage boy missing four years found alive, hidden behind wall near Atlanta
A glance at national protests, cleanup in Ferguson
15 arrested as demonstrations return to Ferguson
Cape Verde volcano threatens to destroy villages
Christie vetoes politically charged pig crate bill
'Gray Thursday' makes for smoother Friday shopping
Ray Rice wins appeal, eligible to play
Pregnant St. Louis woman loses left eye after police officer shoots non-lethal round at car

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 08:36 AM PST

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to track down the perpetrators of the bomb blasts that killed more than 100 people at the central mosque in the city of Kano.

At Portland's Ferguson protest, boy hugs officer

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 09:44 AM PST

A touching photo of a white police officer hugging an African-American boy at a Portland protest this week has drawn heavy attention on social media.

U.S. CEOs threaten to pull tacit Obamacare support

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:05 AM PST

Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by the Obama administration's challenge to certain "workplace wellness" programs, are threatening to side with anti-Obamacare forces unless the government backs off, according to people familiar with the matter.

Beekeepers eye Appalachian surface mines for hives

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 08:33 AM PST

Up a tree-lined trail still marked "no blastin on Sundays," swarms of bees now patrol a mountain once partially broken apart for coal.

Taliban hit Kabul aid workers' compound, breach Camp Bastion in south

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 09:18 AM PST

Taliban gunmen stormed a guest house for aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were fighting Afghan soldiers inside former U.S. and British base Camp Bastion in the south, just a month after foreign troops left.

Murder charges against Egypt's Mubarak dismissed

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 10:41 AM PST

Former president Hosni Mubarak had been imprisoned over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising.

New York boys buried in snow pile heard rescuers calling

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 05:56 PM PST

Two boys were trapped in a snow pile for about seven hours after a plow buried them.

Ferguson demonstrators to march 120 miles to Missouri state capital

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 10:03 AM PST

By Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Missouri (Reuters) - Activists gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday to begin a 120-mile march to the state capital Jefferson City to protest the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer, a case that has rekindled a national debate over U.S. race relations. About 100 people were expected to take part in the seven-day march organized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with more joining segments of the long walk, NAACP staff member Jamiah Adams told Reuters. ...

Teenage boy missing four years found alive, hidden behind wall near Atlanta

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 11:06 AM PST

By Richard McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and reunited with his mother early on Saturday, police said. Five people living in the home in Jonesboro, 17 miles (28 km) south of Atlanta, were taken into custody, among them two adults who face charges of false imprisonment and cruelty to children, said Sgt. Kevin Hughes of the Clayton County police. Three juveniles also in the home were facing obstruction charges, Hughes said. ...

A glance at national protests, cleanup in Ferguson

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 06:23 AM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters turned out in several U.S. cities on one of the busiest shopping days of the year Friday in response to a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

15 arrested as demonstrations return to Ferguson

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 10:15 AM PST

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Disrupting commerce, transit and traffic became focal points for demonstrators across the country days after the announcement that a Missouri grand jury declined to indict the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Cape Verde volcano threatens to destroy villages

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 12:22 PM PST

The government called for an emergency meeting with U.N. officials.

Christie vetoes politically charged pig crate bill

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:48 PM PST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a politically charged bill that would have banned the use of certain pig cages in his state, a move many observers see as aimed at appeasing Iowa voters ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run.

'Gray Thursday' makes for smoother Friday shopping

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 01:05 PM PST

Those hunting for bargains at Minnesota retailers Friday morning found that Black Friday's steady slide back into Thanksgiving Day made for smoother shopping. By sunrise Friday, it was clear that the post-Thanksgiving ...