Secret burials, rally ban: France hopes to head off unrest

Secret burials, rally ban: France hopes to head off unrest
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto to illuminate mysterious reaches of solar system
Niger protesters burn churches in second day of Charlie riots
Pope flees Philippine storm, cuts short typhoon mercy trip
Romney shows softer side in 2016 campaign preview
CBS suspends sports analyst Greg Anthony after his arrest
Shooting at Florida mall leaves one dead, two hurt: police
Rally in support of police planned for Washington, D.C
France's Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad
22 confirmed dead in tugboat capsizing in eastern China
Mexico detains new suspect in disappearance of 43 students
Romney hints at 3rd campaign in speech to national GOP group
Storm cuts short pope's trip to typhoon-hit Philippine city
Obama vows to veto new Iran sanctions
NCAA agrees to restore wins to Penn State, title to Paterno
Republican field scrambles as RNC sets debate plan
John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack Obama’s education plan
Gay marriage: High court sets stage for historic ruling
Why it’s taken so long to bring James Holmes to trial
U.S. war crimes ambassador stepping down in ‘frustration’
Boko Haram’s use of girl suicide bombers intensifies amid terror campaign

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:39 AM PST

French authorities on Saturday sought to head off possible civil unrest and glorification of terrorism after the country's worst terror attacks in decades, assenting to quietly bury the two brothers involved in the rampage and banning an anti-Islamist demonstration in Paris.

NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto to illuminate mysterious reaches of solar system

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 07:19 AM PST

NASA's piano-sized probe New Horizons is on course to unlock the mysteries of the Pluto system some 4.67 billion miles from Earth.

Niger protesters burn churches in second day of Charlie riots

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 06:34 AM PST

Stone-throwing demonstrators set fire to two churches in Niger's capital Niamey on Saturday, in the latest protest in France's former African colonies at French newspaper Charlie Hebdo's cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad. A day after five people were killed in Niger in protests over the cartoons, protesters in Niamey attacked a police station and burned at least two police cars near the main mosque after authorities banned a meeting called by local Muslim leaders.

Pope flees Philippine storm, cuts short typhoon mercy trip

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 03:53 AM PST

A fierce storm that killed a papal volunteer cuts short Pope Francis's mission to survivors of a catastrophic super typhoon.

Romney shows softer side in 2016 campaign preview

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 12:23 AM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mitt Romney is offering a rare glimpse of his softer side as he marches toward an unlikely third presidential bid focused on poverty and the middle class.

CBS suspends sports analyst Greg Anthony after his arrest

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:57 AM PST

CBS Sports basketball analyst Greg Anthony has been suspended indefinitely by the network, a CBS spokesperson said on Saturday, a day after he was arrested in Washington, D.C., on a charge of soliciting prostitution. "Greg Anthony will not be working again for CBS this season," the spokesperson said in an email. "I will work to regain the trust that I have lost, and the first step is saying that I am sorry." Anthony played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association before joining CBS in 2008 as lead studio analyst for the network's college basketball coverage, according to his network biography. He had been scheduled to work CBS' broadcast of the Michigan State-Maryland basketball game in College Park, Maryland, on Saturday.

Shooting at Florida mall leaves one dead, two hurt: police

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 09:53 AM PST

By Irene Klotz MELBOURNE, Fla. (Reuters) - One person is dead and two are injured after gunfire erupted early on Saturday at a mall in Melbourne, Florida, police said. "At this time, we believe the situation is contained," said Melbourne police commander Vince Pryce. Earlier, they had said the shooter was contained after gunfire prompted authorities to evacuate Melbourne Square mall on Florida's east coast.

Rally in support of police planned for Washington, D.C

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:45 AM PST

By John Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were expected to march in the nation's capital on Saturday in a show of support for law enforcement across the country and to speak out against what they say is an anti-police climate, rally organizers said. Supporters wearing symbolic blue were set to start the "Sea of Blue" rally around 12 p.m. at Washington's National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial and march to the Capitol, where speakers will address the crowd, said rally organizer Kelly Wince.

France's Hollande defends freedom of speech after anti-Hebdo clashes abroad

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 10:16 AM PST

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday that anti-Charlie Hebdo protesters in other countries do not understand France's attachment to freedom of speech. He was speaking a day after the satirical weekly's publication of a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad sparked violent clashes, including deaths, in some Muslim countries. Demand has surged for Charlie Hebdo's first issue since two militant gunmen burst into its weekly editorial conference and shot dead 12 people at the start of three days of violence that shocked France. A cartoon image of Mohammad on its front page outraged many in the Muslim world, triggering demonstrations that turned violent in Algeria, Niger and Pakistan on Friday.

22 confirmed dead in tugboat capsizing in eastern China

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:55 PM PST

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities confirmed 22 people dead in the capsizing of a tugboat with an international team on a test voyage in eastern China, after rescuers dragged the overturned vessel to shallow waters and scoured it Saturday.

Mexico detains new suspect in disappearance of 43 students

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 02:11 PM PST

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A purported drug cartel hit man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance and alleged killing of 43 college students in southern Mexico in September, authorities said Friday.

Romney hints at 3rd campaign in speech to national GOP group

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 08:17 PM PST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mitt Romney told Republicans Friday he is weighing a third bid for president, one in which he would show more compassion toward the nation's poor and middle class — voters he alienated with some of his comments during his last campaign.

Storm cuts short pope's trip to typhoon-hit Philippine city

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 08:49 PM PST

Pope Francis tells a surprised crowd that he would have to leave early.

Obama vows to veto new Iran sanctions

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:47 PM PST

The president says hitting Iran's economy would violate an interim agreement.

NCAA agrees to restore wins to Penn State, title to Paterno

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 09:25 PM PST

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA agreed Friday to restore 112 football wins it had stripped from Penn State and Joe Paterno in the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation scandal and to reinstate the venerated late coach as the winningest in major college football history.

Republican field scrambles as RNC sets debate plan

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:39 PM PST

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — As the leading GOP prospects for the White House ramp up their national outreach, Republicans unveiled plans Friday for a primary season aimed at keeping the nominee unscathed and ready to take on the Democratic candidate heading toward Election Day.

John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack Obama’s education plan

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 12:17 PM PST

Sometimes Taylor Swift really gets what you're feeling, whether you are a teenager of House Speaker John Boehner.

Gay marriage: High court sets stage for historic ruling

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST

The Supreme Court will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have right to marry.

Why it’s taken so long to bring James Holmes to trial

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:08 AM PST

When the first potential juror in Case No. 12CR1522 arrives at the Arapahoe County courthouse on Tuesday, two years, six months and a day will have passed since the defendant terrorized a packed Denver-area movie theater with guns and tear gas.

U.S. war crimes ambassador stepping down in ‘frustration’

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:40 AM PST

Prominent Obama administration official Stephen Rapp, the ambassador-at-large in charge of the State Department's Office of Global Criminal Justice, who has spoken out against "atrocities" by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, confirmed today he is resigning his post in the next few months after a "frustrating" experience trying to hold that government accountable for its actions.

Boko Haram’s use of girl suicide bombers intensifies amid terror campaign

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST

Experts discuss Boko Haram's new tactic of forcing young women and girls to walk into crowded market places wearing explosive devices, as campaign of terror escalates.