Police union pushes for cop killings to be included in federal hate crimes law

Police union pushes for cop killings to be included in federal hate crimes law
Temperatures plummeting across the U.S.
Bad news for Speaker Boehner
U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali
Thousands of NYPD cops turn backs on de Blasio
Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston bomber
Political stories to watch in 2015
Across much of US, a first taste of winter as chill arrives
Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber
Grand juror in Missouri police shooting case sues prosecutor
Brown sworn in for record fourth term as California governor
Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing trial
Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed
Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet
7-year-old plane crash survivor may help probe
Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized
‘Black brunch’ protesters interrupt diners in NYC, Oakland

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:37 AM PST

The nation's largest police union is arguing for a change in the law.

Temperatures plummeting across the U.S.

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:46 AM PST

Brace yourself for the year's first blast of arctic air.

Bad news for Speaker Boehner

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:37 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Steve King said he would not vote to give John Boehner another term as speaker of the House, becoming the latest conservative Republican to speak out against him. With the 114th Congress scheduled to convene on Tuesday, Louie Gohmert, a Texas representative aligned with the conservative Tea Party movement, said on Sunday he would run against Boehner for the leadership job. Representative Ted Yoho of Florida also has said he might challenge Boehner, who has been speaker since the Republicans took a majority in the House in 2011. ...

U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:52 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travelers from Mali will no longer face enhanced screening upon arrival in the United States, U.S. officials said on Monday, in a move reflecting the West African nation's gains over Ebola. Starting on Tuesday, passengers from Mali will not have to travel to the United States through five specified airports or be subjected to additional screening or monitoring for the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Officials said the last Ebola patient in Mali tested negative on Dec. ...

Thousands of NYPD cops turn backs on de Blasio

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:39 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of police turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio at the second funeral for an officer gunned down in his squad car, repeating a stinging display of scorn for a mayor who many officers say is anti-police.

Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston bomber

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:56 AM PST

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect, could get the death penalty if he's convicted.

Political stories to watch in 2015

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 03:06 AM PST

Is this the years the Washington logjam finally breaks?

Across much of US, a first taste of winter as chill arrives

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:49 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — A year after a brutally cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex — which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering hero by children impressed by its power to close schools — this week's chill is little more than what meteorologists like to call winter.

Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:31 AM PST

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday began the process of selecting the jury that will hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, telling the first of some 1,200 prospects to read no more news accounts about the deadly blasts.Tsarnaev could get the death penalty if convicted of killing three people and injuring more than 260 others by detonating a pair of homemade bombs placed amid a crowd of thousands of spectators at the race's finish line on April 15, 2013. The 21-year-old ethnic Chechen and naturalized U.S. ...

Grand juror in Missouri police shooting case sues prosecutor

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:02 AM PST

By Carey Gillam (Reuters) - A member of the grand jury that declined to indict the white Missouri police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old sued the prosecutor in the case on Monday, criticizing the way evidence was presented to grand jurors and seeking court permission to speak publicly about the way the case was handled. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in St. Louis against St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch by the grand juror, whose name was withheld and was referred to as "Grand Juror Doe." The lawsuit relates to the Aug. ...

Brown sworn in for record fourth term as California governor

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 11:42 AM PST

By Jennifer Chaussee SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - Democrat Jerry Brown, already California's longest-serving governor, was sworn in on Monday for a record fourth term at the helm of the most populous U.S. state. Brown easily defeated Republican challenger Neel Kashkari to win re-election in November. Brown, serving a second stint as governor, first served two terms from 1975 to 1983, and was elected for another four-year term in 2010 after a decades-long hiatus. The 76-year-old Brown, the son of the late California Governor Edmund G. ...

Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon bombing trial

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:44 AM PST

One of the nation's most closely watched federal death penalty cases in two decades is set to begin.

Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:46 AM PST

Indonesia on Monday ordered the suspension of aviation officials as it investigates the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, also promising action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits. The crackdown came as a major search in the Java Sea entered its ninth day, struggling in bad weather to find more bodies or the "black box" flight data recorders which are crucial to determining the cause of the disaster. A total of 162 passengers and crew were aboard the Airbus A320-200 on December 28 when it crashed en route from Indonesia's second city Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia alleges the plane was flying on an unauthorised schedule.

Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:54 PM PST

At least five ships with equipment that can detect the plane's black boxes are deployed.

7-year-old plane crash survivor may help probe

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:18 PM PST

EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sailor Gutzler, the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the wreckage and remains of her family, may not be done helping investigators.

Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:29 PM PST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism @ work."