| Thousands march to honor victims of Charlie Hebdo shooting and hostage crisis Posted: 10 Jan 2015 08:46 AM PST  French men and women are taking to the streets to show that they stand united and to honor the fallen after the worst terrorist attacks on French soil in decades.
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| French police seek slain terror suspect's widow Posted: 10 Jan 2015 06:31 AM PST  Hayat Boumeddiene is considered the possible key to helping authorities dismantle what could be a terrorist network.
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| Netanyahu to French Jews after attacks: 'Israel is your home' Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:40 AM PST  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told French Jews Saturday, after 17 people were killed there during three days of Islamist attacks, that Israel is their home. "To all the Jews of France, all the Jews of Europe, I would like to say that Israel is not just the place in whose direction you pray, the state of Israel is your home," he said in a televised statement, referring to the Jewish practice of facing Jerusalem during prayer. Media said he had ordered a ministerial committee to convene next week to discuss ways to encourage immigration of French and other European Jews to Israel. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman will represent Israel instead.
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| George Zimmerman arrested on aggravated assault charge Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:24 AM PST  Florida authorities say George Zimmerman, whose acquittal of murdering an unarmed black teen sparked a national debate on race and self-defense laws, has been arrested for allegedly throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend.
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| AirAsia jet's tail lifted from sea, but no black boxes found Posted: 10 Jan 2015 05:27 AM PST  PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) — A tail section from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea late last month, killing all 162 people on board, became the first major wreckage lifted off the ocean floor Saturday, but the all-important black boxes were not found inside.
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| North Korea hints at nuclear test moratorium Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:40 AM PST  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has told the United States that it is willing to impose a temporary moratorium on its nuclear tests if Washington scraps planned military drills with South Korea this year, the North's official news agency said Saturday.
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| Obama turns focus to Internet security, privacy Posted: 10 Jan 2015 09:05 AM PST  By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will highlight plans next week to protect American consumers and businesses from cyber threats, a month after the most high-profile hacking attack on a U.S. company. Internet security became a national focus after a cyberattack on Sony Pictures that Washington blamed on North Korea. The attack and subsequent threats of violence against theaters prompted Sony to scale back its release of "The Interview", a comedy film that depicts the fictional assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. ...
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| Man acquitted in Trayvon Martin case charged in domestic dispute Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:51 AM PST  By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in a fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in 2013, was charged with aggravated assault on Saturday after his arrest in connection with a domestic disturbance in Florida. Zimmerman was arrested by Lake Mary police on Friday night after allegedly throwing a wine bottle in his girlfriend's direction earlier in the week, his attorney Donald West said. West appeared at Zimmerman's side in a Seminole County court Saturday morning. ...
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| Internal Boy Scout files allowed as evidence in California case Posted: 10 Jan 2015 10:20 AM PST (Reuters) - A California judge has denied a motion by the Boy Scouts of America to stop internal records about sexual abuse allegations within the organization from being used as evidence in an upcoming civil trial, the Los Angeles Times reported late on Friday. The case is one of a series of legal actions in recent years against the Boy Scouts involving claims that the organization has continuously failed to protect underage Scouts from known or suspected pedophiles. ... |
| France works to avert new terror attacks Posted: 10 Jan 2015 08:37 AM PST  French President Francois Hollande calls for "extreme vigilance."
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| FBI recommends charges against ex-CIA chief Petraeus Posted: 09 Jan 2015 05:44 PM PST  The FBI and US Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing felony charges against retired General David Petraeus for allegedly providing classified information to his former mistress while he was director of the CIA, The New York Times reported. The investigation stems from an affair Petraeus -- who was also commander of American forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan -- had with an Army Reserve officer who was writing his biography, the newspaper said, citing unnamed officials. The probe focuses on whether Petraeus, who resigned in 2012 when the affair became public, gave Paula Broadwell access to his CIA email account and other highly classified information. FBI agents discovered classified documents on her computer after he quit, according to the Times, which said that Attorney General Eric Holder must decide whether to seek an indictment that could send Petraeus to prison.
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| 2 men die in Catholic parade in Manila ahead of pope's visit Posted: 09 Jan 2015 07:11 PM PST  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A raucous Roman Catholic procession in which up to a million Filipinos packed the streets of the capital for a chance to get close to a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ left two men dead and about 1,000 hurt, officials said Saturday, in a prelude to a much larger turnout expected during next week's visit by Pope Francis.
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| U.S. warns of global 'terror' threat after French attacks Posted: 09 Jan 2015 04:51 PM PST  The U.S. warned Americans to beware of "terrorist actions and violence" all over the world.
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| Sources: Romney considering 3rd run for White House Posted: 10 Jan 2015 07:21 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a move that surprised his most loyal supporters and former staff, Mitt Romney told several donors Friday he is seriously considering a third run for the White House.
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