Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared

Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared
Boehner comments on Grimm's resignation
Iran sets date for nuclear talks
What is the 'Car of the Year'?
Representative Grimm to step down following guilty plea
Bodies found in AirAsia search
Cargo vessel carrying migrants sends distress signal off Greece
Bodies found in AirAsia search
Nurse becomes first Ebola victim diagnosed in Britain
New York City mayor to meet police unions to defuse tensions
Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report
Judge accepts former South Carolina sheriff's guilty plea for bribery
Source: U.S. suspects N. Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures
House GOP leader once addressed white supremacists

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 09:46 AM PST

Images of debris and a bloated body flash across Indonesian television screens.

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 09:39 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that N.Y. Rep. Michael Grimm made the right decision by resigning from Congress after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.

Iran sets date for nuclear talks

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:38 AM PST

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran and six world powers are set to resume low-level talks on Iran's nuclear program in Geneva on Jan 15, with wide gaps remaining in their positions, the Iranian foreign minister said. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the lead negotiator for Iran with the six powers known as "P5+1," made the remarks in a closed-door session with members of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee, according to state news agency IRNA. "We have stood firm and demand lifting of all sanctions at once," Zarif said. ...

What is the 'Car of the Year'?

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Representative Grimm to step down following guilty plea

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:45 PM PST

By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York, who pleaded guilty last week to a federal felony tax charge, will resign his seat on Jan. 5 because he does not feel he can be completely effective in Congress, he said on Monday. "After much thought and prayer, I have made the very difficult decision to step down from Congress effective January 5th, 2015," Grimm said in a statement provided by a spokesman. "The events which led to this day did not break my spirit, nor the will of the voters. ...

Bodies found in AirAsia search

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:25 AM PST

Rescuers start retrieving bodies, debris from waters near jet's last known location.

Cargo vessel carrying migrants sends distress signal off Greece

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:52 AM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - A cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants near the Greek island of Corfu sent out a distress signal saying armed people were on board on Tuesday, Greek television reported. Two Greek officials confirmed that a distress signal had been received from the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M but did not give further details on the message. A Greek frigate, a coastguard vessel and a military helicopter were heading to the area, they added. "We have information that it is carrying suspected migrants. It is sailing off Corfu," a shipping ministry official said. ...

Bodies found in AirAsia search

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Rescuers start retrieving bodies, debris from waters near jet's last known location.

Nurse becomes first Ebola victim diagnosed in Britain

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 09:54 AM PST

By William James and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - A health worker who has become the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in Britain was being treated at a London hospital on Tuesday after contracting the disease in West Africa. The woman arrived from Scotland at the Royal Free hospital, Britain's designated Ebola treatment center, in an ambulance accompanied by police vehicles, a Reuters witness said. "The latest update we have on the condition of the patient is that she is doing as well as can be expected in the circumstances," Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said. ...

New York City mayor to meet police unions to defuse tensions

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:50 AM PST

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was to meet on Tuesday with the leaders of police unions who accused him of having blood on his hands after two policemen were shot dead in an ambush 10 days ago. De Blasio, whose turbulent relationship with his police department has become the gravest crisis of his year-old mayoralty, called the meeting to "foster constructive and responsible dialogue," his press secretary, Phil Walzak, wrote in an e-mail. ...

Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 06:06 AM PST

(Reuters) - Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, with about one-third of officers killed in an ambush, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said on Tuesday. Across the country, 50 officers were killed by guns in 2014 compared to 32 in 2013, according to the website of the non-profit fund, which aims to increase safety for law enforcement officers. The most deadly states were California, Texas, New York, Florida and Georgia, the group said. ...

Judge accepts former South Carolina sheriff's guilty plea for bribery

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:56 AM PST

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A former South Carolina county sheriff pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiring to harbor illegal immigrants in a deal that federal prosecutors said could land him in prison after a judge rejected a similar deal that had called for only probation. James Metts, 68, was the state's longest-serving sheriff, having worked for Lexington County from 1972 until this year. He was suspended from office in June after being indicted on 10 criminal counts and resigned earlier this month. ...

Source: U.S. suspects N. Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 01:51 PM PST

By Mark Hosenball and Jim Finkle WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday. As North Korea lacks the capability to conduct some elements of the sophisticated campaign by itself, U.S. investigators are looking at the possibility that Pyongyang "contracted out" some of the cyber work, according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record about the investigation. ...

House GOP leader once addressed white supremacists

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:30 PM PST

As Republicans struggle to attract more votes from minorities heading into the 2016 presidential election, a House GOP leader has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, though his office denies any association with the group's social views.