| U.S. to cut European military bases Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:50 AM PST  Facing tight budgets, the U.S.'s military presence abroad will decrease.
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| French terror suspect was failed rapper-turned-jihadist Posted:  Cherif Kouachi, 32, had very different ambitions nine years ago.
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| US attorney general to attend terror talks in Paris Sunday Posted: 08 Jan 2015 09:59 AM PST  US Attorney General Eric Holder will attend international terror talks convened by France in Paris on Sunday after a deadly attack on a satirical newspaper, a Justice Department official said Thursday. The ministerial-level meeting was convened by French Justice Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. Twelve people were killed in the attack Wednesday by heavily armed gunmen who stormed Charlie Hebdo, a satirical weekly in Paris that had lampooned Islam. The massacre, which claimed the lives of the weekly's editor and some of France's most celebrated cartoonists, drew international condemnation as an attack on the free speech central to western culture.
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| Matt Bai: Why Jeb won’t keep the rest from running Posted: 08 Jan 2015 01:54 AM PST  The last two midterm elections created and solidified a whole new group of what you might call surfer Republicans — candidates for both governor and Senate who caught a powerful wave and never looked back. And this unusual double uprising is bound to upend some of our accepted notions of primary politics, including the one that says only a handful of serious candidates can court the same voting blocs and contributors.
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| Unemployment falls and labor market strengthens Posted: 08 Jan 2015 07:46 AM PST  By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week and job cuts declined sharply in December, suggesting the labor market is tightening. Thursday's reports support views of faster growth this year, driven by consumer spending, despite a faltering global economy. "Labor market conditions continue to improve, providing support for consumers and contributing to a virtuous cycle for the economy," said Jim Baird, chief investment officer at Plante Moran Financial Advisors in Kalamazoo, Michigan. ...
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| Elizabeth Warren sounds another note against Obama’s trade deal Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:25 AM PST  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) on Wednesday signaled a readiness to fight against President Obama's push for a free trade deal with Asian countries in the new year.
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| Slain editor was on terror group's 'hit list' Posted: 07 Jan 2015 06:28 PM PST  Stephane Charbonnier was targeted by an al-Qaida web magazine two years ago.
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| FBI director gives new clues tying North Korea to Sony hack Posted: 07 Jan 2015 08:30 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI director revealed new details Wednesday about the stunning cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., part of the Obama administration's effort to challenge persistent skepticism about whether North Korea's government was responsible for the brazen hacking.
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| Jury selection in Boston bombing trial moves into arduous phase Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:10 AM PST  By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Jury selection for the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will move into a more difficult phase on Wednesday after the court wraps up its initial screening of 1,200 candidates summoned to appear this week. The field needs to be winnowed down to 12 jurors and six alternates, a challenge made all the greater by the possibility of the death penalty if Tsarnaev, 21, is convicted. ...
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| U.S. appeals court to hear arguments on restrictive Texas abortion law Posted: 07 Jan 2015 04:11 AM PST  By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Abortion rights advocates are set to ask a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to declare unconstitutional a Texas law they say would shutter more than half the state's remaining abortion clinics. A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans will also hear from lawyers for Texas arguing in favor of a requirement that the state's abortion clinics have certain hospital-like settings for surgeries. All three judges on the panel were appointed by former Republican President George W. Bush. ...
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| Senator to urge tighter screening for all airport workers Posted: 07 Jan 2015 05:47 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Charles Schumer on Wednesday will call for tighter screening of all employees at U.S. airports after a Delta Air Lines Inc baggage handler was charged with helping smuggle 18 handguns onto a flight from Atlanta to New York City. Schumer, a New York Democrat, will ask the U.S. Transportation Security Administration to require that all airline and airport employees be physically screened every day before work, his office said in a statement. ...
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| Police officer dies in shooting at Paris' edge Posted: 08 Jan 2015 08:04 AM PST  A policewoman is fatally shot a day after the deadly assault on a satirical newspaper.
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| Cartoonists pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo attack victims Posted: 07 Jan 2015 10:36 AM PST  Cartoonists from around the world create powerful images to honor those killed in Wednesday's attack on the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical newspaper known for its inflammatory caricatures.
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| Obama touts auto bailout success, Michigan worries about trade Posted: 07 Jan 2015 02:45 PM PST  By Jeff Mason WAYNE, Mich. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, on a trip to unveil elements of his State of the Union address, took a victory lap in Michigan on Wednesday to tout his support of the auto industry, but concerns about trade policies hung in the background of his tour. "America's resurgence is real," Obama said at a Ford Motor Co plant near Detroit after walking around the factory and sitting in a Mustang. Obama noted that his government-backed bailout of the auto industry was not popular, even in Michigan, but had been a success. ...
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| White House threatens veto on Republican bill to weaken Obamacare Posted: 07 Jan 2015 10:12 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama would veto a Republican-backed bill that would reduce the number of people who qualify for employer-based health insurance under his signature Affordable Care Act. The bill, introduced on Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives, aims to require companies to offer healthcare coverage to employees who work 40 hours per week, instead of the 30-hour threshold under the reforms known as Obamacare. ...
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