No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim

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• No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim
• Brian Williams' credibility under fire again
• State Dept. rewards ‘Ebola plane’ company
• Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage
• Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage
• This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan
• Queen marks 63 years on British throne
• Stellar jobs and wages report
• Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child
• Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill
• District of Columbia seeks to limit homeless access to rooms
• Professor among the two dead in University of South Carolina shooting
• Atlanta police respond to fight between singer Bobby Brown's relatives
• Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers
• Humans of New York raises $1 million for Brooklyn public school
• Taiwan pilots 'lost thrust in one engine, restarted the other'
• RadioShack bankruptcy filing: To sell up to 2,400 stores
• Adviser to Rep. Aaron Schock resigns over alleged racist Facebook posts
• Putin's spokesman dismisses 'stupid' Asperger's claim

No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim Posted: 06 Feb 2015 10:37 AM PST The U.S. says it can't confirm an ISIS claim that female American hostage was killed.

Brian Williams' credibility under fire again Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:02 AM PST The NBC anchor's claim during a story about Hurricane Katrina raises eyebrows.

State Dept. rewards ‘Ebola plane’ company Posted: 06 Feb 2015 08:55 AM PST Phoenix Air, the private aviation firm that's been rescuing Ebola patients for the U.S. government, is getting a raise: a new, yearlong, $12.5 to $25 million deal from the State Department. A contract states the government has a support gap in its mission to respond to critical threats overseas and needs the carrier's services while fixes are made.

Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage Posted: 06 Feb 2015 10:41 AM PST A statement purportedly from the Islamic State made the startling claim.

Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:19 AM PST A purported statement by the Islamic State made the startling claim.

This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:32 AM PST The president hopes to use economic recovery to reshape the political debate for decades.

Queen marks 63 years on British throne Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:49 AM PST Queen Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning monarch. There will be a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London's Green Park, and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London. Elizabeth became queen aged 25 when her father, King George VI -- subject of Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech" -- died from a coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1952.

Stellar jobs and wages report Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:41 AM PST U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work. The Labor Department said Friday that the ...

Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST (Reuters) - Three Missouri women were arrested on Thursday and charged with kidnapping after they allegedly arranged for a man to kidnap their six-year-old relative because he was "too nice" and he needed a shock lesson in the dangers of the world. The man involved, 23-year-old Nathan Firoved of Troy, a rural town outside St Louis, has also been arrested and charged with felony kidnapping and other crimes, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. According to the Sheriff's department, the boy's aunt, 38-year-old Denise Kroutil, mother, Elizabeth Hupp, 25, and grandmother, Rose Brewer, 58, wanted to teach the boy a life lesson and asked Firoved to help them.

Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:55 PM PST 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was fatally shot after a scuffle with cops in the lobby of an East Texas police station last month. One national program aims to mend the relationship between law enforcement and the mentally ill population.

District of Columbia seeks to limit homeless access to rooms Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia is seeking a court order to allow the U.S. capital to put homeless families in shelters on cold nights rather than comply with a judge's ruling that it provide them with individual rooms. The emergency motion from Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration filed late on Thursday said Washington was within a day of running out of space for families in hotel rooms. Washington is among a handful of U.S. jurisdictions where the government is legally obligated to provide shelter on cold nights. The city's Department of Human Services has more than 800 families in emergency shelter, which includes space at a disused hospital and other sites.

Professor among the two dead in University of South Carolina shooting Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:54 AM PST By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A University of South Carolina professor died of multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body after being shot in Thursday's apparent murder-suicide in a campus building in downtown Columbia, a coroner said on Friday. Dr. Raja Fayad, 45, appeared to be the victim in the incident, Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said. Fayad was an associate professor of applied physiology who served as graduate director at the university's Arnold School of Public Health.

Atlanta police respond to fight between singer Bobby Brown's relatives Posted: 06 Feb 2015 10:47 AM PST By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Two relatives of singer Bobby Brown, whose daughter with Whitney Houston is said to be fighting for her life in Atlanta after being found unresponsive in a bathtub, got into a fight early Friday at a downtown hotel in the city, police said. Officers were called to the W Hotel at about 1 a.m. after one of Brown's family members, Tina Brown, hit another relative, Shayne Brown, in the head with a bottle, Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said. Shayne Brown suffered cuts and drove himself to the hospital, and Tina Brown left the scene before the police arrived, according to Jones.

Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:43 AM PST Some opposition is expected despite outrage over video of brutal IS executions.

Humans of New York raises $1 million for Brooklyn public school Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:15 AM PST A Brooklyn teen's story of living in a high-crime neighborhood struck a chord with thousands across the country.

Taiwan pilots 'lost thrust in one engine, restarted the other' Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:27 AM PST By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - The crew of a twin-propellor TransAsia plane which crashed into a river in Taipei killing 35 people had lost power in one engine but shut down and restarted the other, investigators said on Friday. The reason for the pilots' action was unclear but a combined lack of thrust caused the almost-new turboprop ATR 72-600 to stall soon after take-off, Aviation Safety Council officials said after a preliminary study of 'black box' flight recorders. The cockpit data and voice recorders showed that the plane warned five times of stalling before the crash in the center of Taipei, according to findings by the council.

RadioShack bankruptcy filing: To sell up to 2,400 stores Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:00 PM PST Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday and said it had a deal in place to sell as many as 2,400 stores to Sprint and an affiliate of hedge fund Standard General, its lender and largest shareholder. RadioShack, which posted losses in 11 consecutive quarters after failing to transform itself into a destination for mobile phone buyers, said in a statement that the Standard General affiliate, called General Wireless, and Sprint will acquire between 1,500 and 2,400 of its more than 4,000 stores, creating a co-branded retail presence in up to 1,750 of them. Sprint would effectively operate a store within a RadioShack store, selling "mobile devices across Sprint`s brand portfolio as well as RadioShack products, services and accessories," Sprint said in a statement. RadioShack also reached a deal with liquidation firm Hilco to shutter underperforming stores.

Adviser to Rep. Aaron Schock resigns over alleged racist Facebook posts Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:38 PM PST Benjamin Cole, a senior adviser for Rep. Aaron Schock, resigned after reports of racist posts on his Facebook page.

Putin's spokesman dismisses 'stupid' Asperger's claim Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:58 AM PST President Vladimir Putin's spokesman has angrily dismissed a Pentagon study that claimed the Russian leader had Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. "That is stupidity not worthy of comment," spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Gazeta.ru news website late Thursday. His comments came after USA Today reported that a 2008 study carried out by an internal Pentagon think tank, the Office of Net Assessment, suggested that Putin has Asperger's syndrome, giving him a need to exert "extreme control" on his surroundings and is uncomfortable with social interaction.

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