Michael Brown's stepfather apologizes for angry reaction to grand jury decision

Michael Brown's stepfather apologizes for angry reaction to grand jury decision
GTA 5 'violence against women' criticisms spurs ban
US: Chinese economy should wean from cheap labor model
NYC neighborhood simmers over Eric Garner chokehold death
Kerry gives Islamic State update
NBC reporter apologizes on 'Today' show
Woman sues Bill Cosby, claiming underage abuse
US couple cleared in daughter's death leaves Qatar
American Alan Gross completes fifth year in Cuban prison
Iraq official: Arrested woman not IS leader's wife
NYC grand jury to return no indictment in police choke hold case: local media
U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death
Proposed U.S. ban on Russian rocket engine puts premium on replacement
3 Hong Kong protest leaders surrender to police
Sources: Obama settles on Pentagon chief
2 children, adult killed in Tenn. school bus crash
Michael Brown's stepdad investigated for comments

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 07:02 AM PST

Facing possible criminal charges, Louis Head explains his actions.

GTA 5 'violence against women' criticisms spurs ban

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:15 AM PST

[UPDATE] Take-Two CEO says company is "disappointed" by Target Australia's decision to remove the game from sale.

US: Chinese economy should wean from cheap labor model

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:21 AM PST

The United States on Wednesday said China needs to move away from its cheap labor and export-focused economy to maintain growth in the years ahead. US Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Nathan Sheets also said Europe and Japan need to take action to boost domestic demand and further a global "rebalancing" that would help growth in countries which run chronic trade deficits. "The historical record highlights that some countries have been able to engineer policies -- particularly policies to suppress domestic consumption -- that have allowed their current account balances to remain in meaningful surplus for long periods," Sheets said in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington. He noted that China's powerful expansion over the past three decades was deeply founded on abundant cheap labor, massive investment and a focus on the export industry.

NYC neighborhood simmers over Eric Garner chokehold death

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:34 AM PST

By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the Staten Island neighborhood where a black father of six died after police put him in a banned chokehold while arresting him for illegal cigarette sales, a painted tribute on a wall reads "His name was Eric Garner. Father, son and friend..." Garner lived and died in Tompkinsville, a neighborhood tucked on the north shore of New York's least populated borough, Staten Island, which is braced for a grand jury's decision whether to indict the New York Police Department officer who put Garner, 43, in the chokehold. ...

Kerry gives Islamic State update

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:28 AM PST

By Lesley Wroughton and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but the fight against the militants could last years, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. The United States and its allies began air strikes in September after the Sunni militants made large territorial advances. The Iraqi army, Sunni tribal fighters and Kurdish forces have since recovered some ground from the group which in its Arabic acronym is known as Daesh. ...

NBC reporter apologizes on 'Today' show

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:14 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News medical reporter Nancy Snyderman apologized on the "Today" show Wednesday for violating her quarantine for Ebola exposure, saying she failed to appreciate how frightened Americans were of the disease.

Woman sues Bill Cosby, claiming underage abuse

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:15 PM PST

A woman claims Cosby molested her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974 when she was 15.

US couple cleared in daughter's death leaves Qatar

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:13 AM PST

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An American couple cleared of charges in their adopted daughter's death left the Gulf Arab nation of Qatar on Wednesday, leaving behind them a nearly two-year saga that ended with a court ruling absolving them of any wrongdoing.

American Alan Gross completes fifth year in Cuban prison

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 05:51 AM PST

His wife warns that the U.S. foreign aid worker is in terrible condition.

Iraq official: Arrested woman not IS leader's wife

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 10:21 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official denied Wednesday that a woman detained in Lebanon is a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, adding that she is the sister of a terror suspect being held in Iraq.

NYC grand jury to return no indictment in police choke hold case: local media

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:32 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City grand jury on Wednesday returned no indictment against a white police officer who used a choke hold on Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, while arresting him for illegally selling cigarettes, local media reported. They said the Staten Island panel decided against criminal charges for Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo. (Reporting by Frank McGurty; Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Sandra Maler)

U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:31 AM PST

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. couple whose convictions were overturned in the death of their adopted daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban that had kept them in the country was lifted, their supporters and the U.S. ambassador to Qatar said. Matthew and Grace Huang boarded a flight at the airport in Doha and are bound for their home in Los Angeles, said a statement on the website of the California Innocence Project, an organization that works to win the release of wrongfully convicted inmates. ...

Proposed U.S. ban on Russian rocket engine puts premium on replacement

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:18 AM PST

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A proposed ban on purchases of a Russian-made rocket engine to launch U.S. military satellites will speed up the development of an American-made replacement, the head of United Launch Alliance, a Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co joint venture, said on Wednesday. A compromise defense policy bill in Congress would bar the purchase of more Russian-made RD-180 rocket engines to send U.S. military satellites into space. ULA, the Lockheed Martin-Boeing joint venture, uses the RD-180 to power its Atlas 5 rocket and holds a virtually monopoly on the U. ...

3 Hong Kong protest leaders surrender to police

Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:37 AM PST

HONG KONG (AP) — Three founders of a civil disobedience campaign that helped spark Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests surrendered to police Wednesday, saying they want to take responsibility for their actions and that time has come to end the increasingly violent street demonstrations.

Sources: Obama settles on Pentagon chief

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:22 PM PST

A senator says Ashton Carter isn't likely to face opposition to his confirmation.

2 children, adult killed in Tenn. school bus crash

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:57 PM PST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two buses bringing children home from school collided on a Tennessee highway Tuesday afternoon, killing two students and an adult and injuring another 27 people.

Michael Brown's stepdad investigated for comments

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 07:30 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are investigating Michael Brown's stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday.