4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt

4 large objects detected in AirAsia wreckage hunt
‘Brave little girl’ walks nearly a mile through harsh terrain for help
NYC officer's funeral for 'grieving not grievance'
Commissioner urges respect at NYC officer's wake
Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal
U.S. appeals court denies request to delay Boston Marathon bombing trial
Idaho earthquake damages property, causes power outages
Suspect in U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya, Tanzania, dies before NY trial
UN mission chief: Ebola fight tough but may be won this year
Search chief: 'Two big parts' of AirAsia plane found
Who's who in Boston Marathon bombing trial
Legacy of Cuomo’s 'Tale of Two Cities' speech

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian officials said Saturday that they were confident wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 had been located after sonar equipment detected four massive objects on the ocean floor.

‘Brave little girl’ walks nearly a mile through harsh terrain for help

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 08:17 AM PST

A 7-year-old girl survived a plane crash in western Kentucky and walked through treacherous terrain at night to find help.

NYC officer's funeral for 'grieving not grievance'

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 09:10 AM PST

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's police commissioner asked members of the force attending services for the second officer slain in Brooklyn last month to refrain from the "act of disrespect" seen at his partner's funeral, when some of the tens of thousands in uniform turned their backs on the mayor. ...

Commissioner urges respect at NYC officer's wake

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:31 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton is urging his employees who attend a slain officer's wake and funeral to refrain from making political statements.

Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 06:53 AM PST

VIENNA (AP) — Iran and the U.S. have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran's ability to make nuclear arms by committing it to ship to Russia much of the material needed for such weapons, diplomats say.

U.S. appeals court denies request to delay Boston Marathon bombing trial

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 09:52 AM PST

(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Saturday denied a last-ditch request by lawyers for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to delay his trial on charges of killing three people and injuring more than 260 in the attack. Attorneys for Tsarnaev, 21, had also sought to have the trial moved out of Boston, the site of the April 15, 2013, bombing, which stands as the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. Jury selection in the trial at U.S. District Court in Boston is due to begin on Monday. (Reporting By Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Idaho earthquake damages property, causes power outages

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST

(Reuters) - A moderate earthquake rattled a broad swath of Idaho early Saturday, damaging property and causing power outages near its epicenter in the city of Challis, which has endured a string of temblors over the past weeks, authorities said. The quake was measured at a magnitude of 4.9 and was centered about four miles from Chaliss, in the central mountains, but was felt as far away as Boise, a 190-mile drive to the southwest, the U.S. Geological Survey said. (Reporting By Laura Zuckerman and Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Suspect in U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya, Tanzania, dies before NY trial

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 06:41 AM PST

(Reuters) - A suspected al Qaeda figure alleged to have helped plan the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya has died in New York just days ahead of his scheduled trial, his son and the prosecutor said on Saturday. Abu Anas al-Liby (also spelled al-Libi), whose real name was Nazih al-Ragye, was seized by U.S. forces in October 2013 in the Libyan capital Tripoli and brought to the United States to face criminal charges stemming from the bombings, which killed 224 people. ...

UN mission chief: Ebola fight tough but may be won this year

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:20 PM PST

ACCRA (Reuters) - The world can stamp out the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by the end of the year but months of tough work remain, the outgoing chief of the United Nations' anti-Ebola mission said on Friday. The outbreak, first identified in Guinea's remote southeast in early 2014, has struck six West African nations, with Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia bearing the brunt of the 20,000 infections and nearly 8,000 dead. Faced with criticism the world was not doing enough, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon set up the U.N. ...

Search chief: 'Two big parts' of AirAsia plane found

Posted: 03 Jan 2015 07:31 AM PST

'These are the parts of the AirAsia plane we have been looking for," says an official.

Who's who in Boston Marathon bombing trial

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:14 PM PST

Nearly two years after the Boston Marathon bombings, the trial is set to begin for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But he's not the only one caught up in the investigation. Here's a look at the family, friends and associates of Tsarnaev who could come up in the trial—including the prominent attorney trying to save his life.

Legacy of Cuomo’s 'Tale of Two Cities' speech

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST

Cuomo's address and its enlarged memory have contributed to the troubles of today's Democratic party. Rather than a clarion call, it should be seen as a siren's song — luring progressives into a course which crashes them against the rocks.