| NYPD officers turn backs on Mayor de Blasio — again Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST  The officers were seen turning away from an outdoor screen showing de Blasio's eulogy at the service for Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn, defying a request by New York Police Commissioner William Bratton not to protest at the funeral.
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| Palin to PETA: ‘Chill. At least Trig didn’t eat the dog.’ Posted: 04 Jan 2015 07:17 AM PST  Sarah Palin has a message for the animal rights activists who blasted her for applauding her son Trig's idea to step on the family dog to reach the kitchen sink: Chill!
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| Mayor eulogizes officer as cops outside turn backs Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:13 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of city police officers turned their backs Sunday as they watched Mayor Bill de Blasio eulogize an officer shot dead with his partner, repeating a stinging display of scorn for the mayor despite entreaties to put anger aside.
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| Eight missing as ship sinks off Scotland Posted: 04 Jan 2015 09:33 AM PST  An overturned cargo ship sank Sunday off the coast of Scotland as the search continued for the missing eight-member crew.
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| Weather frustrates AirAsia search divers, no 'pings' detected Posted: 04 Jan 2015 06:03 AM PST  Officials say they've detected a fifth large underwater object believed to be part of the plane.
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| Here come the freshmen: Congress' newest class Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:35 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress' approval rating hovers around 15 percent, but there's one group of people excited about the institution: the newly elected lawmakers who are about to join its ranks.
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| Pope picks 15 new cardinals reflecting diversity Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:31 AM PST  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named 15 new cardinals Sunday, selecting them from 14 nations including far-flung corners of the world such as Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde and Myanmar to reflect the diversity of the church and its growth in places like Asia and Africa compared to affluent regions.
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| Govt. agency: Ice may have caused AirAsia crash Posted: 04 Jan 2015 05:13 AM PST  Weather was the "triggering factor" in the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 with icing likely causing engine damage, Indonesian officials said, as rough seas Sunday hampered the search for more bodies and wreckage. The Airbus A320-200 crashed into the Java Sea on December 28 carrying 162 people from Indonesia's second city Surabaya to Singapore. An initial report on the website of Indonesia's meteorological agency BMKG suggested the weather at the time the plane went down sparked the disaster after it appeared to fly into storm clouds.
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| NYC mayor appeals for reconciliation at slain officer's funeral Posted: 04 Jan 2015 10:07 AM PST  By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio appealed for reconciliation on Sunday in his eulogy for the second of two police officers murdered last month, two deaths that led to accusations the mayor had contributed to an anti-police climate. Politicians, police brass and other mourners joined family members inside a Brooklyn funeral home to honor Wenjian Liu, believed to be the New York Police Department's first Chinese-American officer killed in the line of duty. Outside, a sea of blue uniformed police officers stood in silence. ...
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| Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Posted: 04 Jan 2015 05:03 AM PST  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of the man accused of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others in the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a 21-year-old ethnic Chechen who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, could get the death penalty if convicted in federal court in Boston. He has pleaded not guilty to all 30 charges against him. ...
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| Patient possibly exposed to Ebola due at Nebraska hospital for observation Posted: 03 Jan 2015 09:50 PM PST  (Reuters) - A U.S. health care worker who was possibly exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone was expected to arrive for observation on Sunday at a Nebraska facility that has treated three Ebola cases, hospital officials said. The patient, who was not identified, was expected to arrive at the Biocontainment Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha via private air ambulance around 2 p.m. CST for observation and possible treatment, the center said in a statement. The patient "has been exposed to the virus but is not ill and is not contagious," said Dr. ...
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| Impressive Baltimore Ravens end Pittsburgh Steelers' season Posted: 03 Jan 2015 08:25 PM PST  All night, the Baltimore Ravens were a step ahead of the Steelers in a 30-17 win.
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