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Prosecutor offers reason for why veteran killed 'American Sniper'

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Prosecutor offers reason for why veteran killed 'American Sniper'

Prosecutor offers reason for why veteran killed 'American Sniper'

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:18 AM PST

Former Marine Cpl. Eddie Ray Routh, center, appears in court on the opening day of his capital murder trial at the Erath County Donald R. Jones Justice Center, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in Stephenville, Texas. Routh, 27, of Lancaster, Texas, is charged with the 2013 deaths of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range near Glen Rose, Texas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Tom Fox, Pool)The trial of an ex-Marine accused of killing 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle begins.

Boehner tells Democrats to 'Get off their a**'

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:33 AM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 10, 2015, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner says Senate Democrats should "get off their ass" and pass a bill to fund the Homeland Security Department and restrict President Barack Obama's executive moves on immigration. His comments Wednesday underscored a worsening stalemate on Capitol Hill with funding for the Homeland Security Department set to expire Feb. 27. A day earlier, McConnell declared the Senate "stuck" on the issue and said the next move was in the House's court. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The House Speaker explains what it will take to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Police: Parking dispute sparks 3 North Carolina killings

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:02 AM PST

This image provided by the Durham County Sheriff's office shows a booking photo of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who was arrested on three counts of murder early Wednesday Feb. 11, 2015. He is being held at the Durham County Jail. Police were responding to a report of gunshots around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when they found three people who were pronounced dead at the scene. The dead were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, of Chapel Hill; Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh. (AP Photo/Durham County Sheriff)Authorities believe they know what motivated the killings of three family members in Chapel Hill.

Obama sends Congress request for military force against IS

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:46 AM PST

Obama Battles Congress on Islamic State Battle PlanThe president is asking Congress to formally authorize war against the Islamic State.

Obama disputes aide's gay marriage claim

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 01:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama answers a question during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama asked Congress Wednesday to formally authorize war against the Islamic State group, arguing the militants could pose a threat to the U.S. homeland if their violent power grab goes unchecked and urging lawmakers to WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is disputing a longtime aide's view that Obama feigned opposition to gay marriage, compromising his true beliefs out of concern it could hurt him with voters.

Costa Concordia captain begs for mercy

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:23 AM PST

Costa Concordia's captain Francesco Schettino -- who faces a 26-year prison term if convicted on manslaughter and other charges -- arrives at the courthouse in Grosseto, on February 11, 2015Francesco Schettino made a last-ditch appeal to be to cleared of the 2012 disaster.

Ukraine fighting rages ahead of peace talks

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:34 AM PST

People walk past burned busses hit by shelling at a central bus station in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2014. Fighting continued to rage in eastern Ukraine Wednesday ahead of crucial peace talks later in the day. Shelling rocked the bus station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, where an Associated Press reporter saw one body and was told by rebel officials that another body had been recently removed from the scene. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)Leaders from four countries plan to meet in a last-ditch bid to end the conflict.

NBC suspends Brian Williams for 6 months

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 05:27 PM PST

In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York. NBC says it is suspending Brian Williams as "Nightly News" anchor and managing editor for six months without pay for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War. NBC chief executive Steve Burke said Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Williams' actions were inexcusable and jeopardized the trust he has built up with viewers during his decade as the network's lead anchor. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)The move follows revelations that the anchor falsely recounted a story from the Iraq War.

Jon Stewart's exit as a phony newsman is a loss to real news

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 04:46 AM PST

This Nov. 30, 2011 file photo shows television host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. Comedy Central announced Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Stewart will will leave "The Daily Show" later this year. (AP Photo/Brad Barket, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Jon Stewart's fans were gobsmacked by the sad news he delivered on Tuesday's edition of "The Daily Show": He's leaving his phony anchor desk and ending his reign as phony newsman, and the loss is to real news.

U.S. gunman kills three young Muslims; parking spat cited

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 10:41 AM PST

By Colleen Jenkins CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (Reuters) - A gunman who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook was charged with killing three young Muslims in what police said on Wednesday was a dispute over parking and possibly a hate crime. Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, of Chapel Hill, was arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the shootings around 5 p.m. on Tuesday near the University of North Carolina campus. The victims are newlyweds Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, a University of North Carolina dental student, and his wife Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Yusor's sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.All were involved in humanitarian aid programs. Muslim activists demanded that authorities investigate a possible motive of religious hatred for the killings.

'American Sniper' called murder defendant 'nuts,' lawyer says

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:12 AM PST

Taya Kyle, widow of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, embraces a man outside of the courthouse as opening arguments are set to get underway in the trial of Routh, in Stephenville, TexasBy Jon Herskovitz STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine was in the midst of a paranoid psychotic episode when he fatally shot Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the hit movie "American Sniper," his lawyer told a Texas jury on Wednesday. Opening statements began in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, 27, charged with murdering Kyle, who was credited with the most kills of any U.S. sniper, as well as Kyle's friend and neighbor Chad Littlefield in February 2013 at a shooting range about 70 miles (110 km) southwest of Fort Worth. While riding in the truck, Kyle sent a text message to Littlefield, who was sitting next to him in front, about Routh, sitting in back. Erath County District Attorney Alan Nash said evidence shows that Routh shot the two men multiple times in the back and stole the truck and weapons, knowing it was wrong.

Jury selection resumes for trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:08 AM PST

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon explosion is pictured in this undated FBI handout photoBy Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - The long-running process of picking a jury to hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev resumed on Wednesday after a massive winter storm forced two days of delay. The court is in its sixth week of trying to select 12 jurors and six alternates to hear the case of the April 15, 2013, attack that killed three people and injured 264 at the finish line of Boston's best-attended sporting event.

US diplomats in hasty Yemen evacuation

Posted: 11 Feb 2015 11:43 AM PST

Shiite Huthi fighters shout slogans as they drive in a the back of a vehicle in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on February 11, 2015The United States, Britain and France said they were closing their Yemen embassies Wednesday over security fears, with the Americans destroying their mission's contents and abandoning vehicles at the airport. Long on the front line of the war against Al-Qaeda, Yemen has descended into chaos since the militia, known as Huthis, seized Sanaa in September and took power last week. In Sanaa, the militiamen fired warning shots and used batons and daggers to disperse hundreds rallying against them, with organisers saying four people were wounded. Shiite militia leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi had urged supporters to rally on the fourth anniversary of the uprising against Saleh.

Jon Stewart leaving Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show'

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:26 PM PST

This Nov. 30, 2011 file photo shows television host Jon Stewart during a taping of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" in New York. Comedy Central announced Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, that Stewart will will leave "The Daily Show" later this year. (AP Photo/Brad Barket, File)By Eric Kelsey and Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Jon Stewart, famed for his biting television satire of politicians and the media, will leave his job as host of Comedy Central's parody newscast "The Daily Show" later this year, he told his studio audience at the end of Tuesday night's episode. "It's been the honor of my professional life, and I thank you for watching it, for hate-watching it, whatever reason you are tuning in for." The announcement came after Comedy Central's other big name, former "Daily Show" contributor Stephen Colbert, ended his tenure as star of companion show "The Colbert Report" and left the network in December to succeed the retiring David Letterman as host of the "Late Show" on CBS. The New York-based "The Daily Show," which airs weeknights at 11 p.m. on the Viacom Inc-owned Comedy Central, is expected to continue, the network said, but a replacement for Stewart has yet to be named.

Jeb Bush's emails: Total transparency or violation of privacy?

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 03:04 PM PST

Republican Jeb Bush speaks at a fund-raising luncheon in Tallahassee, FloridaIn an attempt to present himself as transparent, tech-savvy and approachable, Jeb Bush may have unintentionally committed a major privacy violation.

Ferguson prosecutor: Gag order shouldn’t be lifted for grand juror to discuss Wilson case

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 12:30 PM PST

St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch announces the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old, on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, at the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Mo. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cristina Fletes-Boutte, Pool)Robert McCulloch wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a grand juror seeking to speak out about the secret proceedings..

Snow where to go: Boston-area town dumps excess white stuff in harbor

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 09:15 AM PST

A worker uses a compact front-end loader to pile snow that will be removed by a dump truck near Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015. The third major winter storm in two weeks left the Boston area with another 2 feet of snow and forced the MBTA to suspend all rail service for the day. (Photo: Josh Reynolds/AP)The City of Boston might have to dump some of its excess snow into its famous harbor even though it would hurt the environment.

NBC suspends anchor Brian Williams for 6 months without pay

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 07:31 PM PST

In this Nov. 5, 2014 file photo, Brian Williams speaks at the 8th Annual Stand Up For Heroes, presented by New York Comedy Festival and The Bob Woodruff Foundation in New York. Williams is backing out of scheduled appearance on David Letterman's The network says the suspension is for misleading the public about his experiences covering the Iraq War.

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