'A human being gripped by a severe mental illness'

'A human being gripped by a severe mental illness'
Painting sells for staggering sum
FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack
Hackers' latest message to Sony
8 children killed, mother stabbed, in Australia
'A human being gripped by a severe mental illness'
Hack attack spurs call for more NKorea sanctions
'Colbert Report' gets star-studded sendoff
Lawyers for two friends of accused Boston bombers due in court
NY police officer apparently punches teen in video, probe underway
Five dead, dozens ill from bacteria linked to caramel apples
8 children killed in home in northern Australia
Report: Secret Service needs more, better-trained agents
Report: Death sentences, executions continue to drop
Accused Boston marathon bomber makes first appearance since 2013
Bill O'Reilly declares victory in the 'War on Christmas'

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST

James Holmes's parents are pleading for him to be spared the death penalty.

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 07:51 AM PST

GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) — The Edsel & Eleanor Ford House kept secret its 2013 sale of an oil painting by French post-impressionist Paul Cezanne to a private buyer for $100 million to help protect Detroit-owned artworks under threat due to the city's bankruptcy.

FBI blames North Korea for Sony hack

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 11:27 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Friday that Sony Pictures Entertainment "made a mistake" in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader and vowed the United States will respond "in a place and manner and time that we choose" after a hack attack the administration blamed on the secretive Communist regime.

Hackers' latest message to Sony

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:58 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The hackers who launched a cyberattack on Sony Pictures praised the company's decision to cancel the release of "The Interview" and said its data will be secure if they continue to comply, CNN reported on Friday, quoting the message.

8 children killed, mother stabbed, in Australia

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 08:17 AM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — The bodies of eight children — aged 18 months to 15 years — and a wounded woman were discovered in a home in northern Australia on Friday, police said.

'A human being gripped by a severe mental illness'

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:52 AM PST

James Holmes's parents are pleading for him to be spared the death penalty.

Hack attack spurs call for more NKorea sanctions

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 10:56 PM PST

The hack against Sony and a threat against theaters intensify calls for tougher U.S. steps.

'Colbert Report' gets star-studded sendoff

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Even though it was the last-ever edition of The Colbert Report, host Stephen Colbert seemed determined to treat Thursday night's farewell like any ordinary episode.

Lawyers for two friends of accused Boston bombers due in court

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 04:07 AM PST

BOSTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for two friends of the accused Boston Marathon bombers are due in court on Friday for separate hearings as the city braces for the January start of a trial focused on the attack that killed three people and injured more than 260. Attorneys for Khairullozhon Matanov, a cab driver from Kyrgyzstan who was charged with lying to investigators by downplaying his relationship with the accused bombers after calling police to offer information on them, are expected to ask a judge to crack down on leaks about their client from law-enforcement sources. ...

NY police officer apparently punches teen in video, probe underway

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 10:51 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police are investigating a plainclothes officer who appears to punch a teen-aged black boy during an arrest that was captured on video and widely circulated on the Internet, the department said on Friday. The posting of the footage follows days of U.S. protests over recent cases of police violence toward unarmed black men, including one in which a New York City man died after an officer placed him in a banned chokehold. ...

Five dead, dozens ill from bacteria linked to caramel apples

Posted: 19 Dec 2014 09:18 AM PST

By Mary Wisniewski (Reuters) - Five people have died and 21 others have been hospitalized in recent weeks in a listeria outbreak linked to caramel apples, federal health officials said on Friday. A total of 28 people infected with listeria have been reported from 10 states, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The CDC warned consumers not to eat any pre-packaged, commercially-produced caramel apples, including those with other toppings such as nuts, chocolate or sprinkles, until more information is available. ...

8 children killed in home in northern Australia

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 08:51 PM PST

SYDNEY (AP) — Eight dead children and a woman suffering from stab wounds were found inside a home in a northern Australian city on Friday, police said.

Report: Secret Service needs more, better-trained agents

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 02:05 PM PST

After a prostitution scandal and consternation over how a fence-jumper at the White House got deep into the presidential mansion before he was stopped, the Secret Service needs to make sweeping changes like building a taller fence, hiring many more agents and stepping up their training, an independent commission says.

Report: Death sentences, executions continue to drop

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 02:27 PM PST

The Death Penalty Information Center says the number of executions in 2014 was the lowest it's been in 20 years.

Accused Boston marathon bomber makes first appearance since 2013

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 02:25 PM PST

The scene that unfolded in a federal courtroom in Boston on Thursday was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's first public appearance in 17 months. The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, said just five words in the final hearing before his trial begins in January on charges that he, along with his older brother, set off two deadly bombs near the marathon finish line in April 2013.