U.S. wraps up Ebola military mission in Liberia

U.S. wraps up Ebola military mission in Liberia
Panel moves toward vote on attorney general pick
FCC adopts net neutrality rules to ban Internet discrimination
GOP may need House Dems to help resolve DHS funding impasse
'Jihadi John' suspect in IS beheading videos is identified
Rand Paul Slams Hillary Clinton on Benghazi
Legal pot arrives in D.C. amid wrangle with Congress
Accused Boston bomber's lawyers challenge jury-selection process
U.S. judge rules for Vikings' Peterson in NFL discipline case
U.S. court restores $18 million award to man freed in NYC rape case
With 2016 on horizon, conservatives rally at CPAC
Confident Obama predicts success in immigration appeal
1 seriously injured in Manhattan partial building collapse
‘American Sniper’ guilty verdict draws brisk, blunt reactions from Texans
FCC to vote to regulate net neutrality Thursday: What it means
3 nabbed in N.Y., Florida in plot to join Islamic State group

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:23 AM PST

The Pentagon says around 100 American troops are to remain in the region.

Panel moves toward vote on attorney general pick

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:28 AM PST

Loretta Lynch is expected to win approval and become the next AG.

FCC adopts net neutrality rules to ban Internet discrimination

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FCC adopts net neutrality rules to ban Internet discrimination

GOP may need House Dems to help resolve DHS funding impasse

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 08:32 AM PST

Speaker Boehner holds a potential escape key, if he's willing to use it: cooperative Democrats.

'Jihadi John' suspect in IS beheading videos is identified

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:36 AM PST

The BBC says the man seen in several Islamic State videos is Mohammed Emwazi from London.

Rand Paul Slams Hillary Clinton on Benghazi

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 08:01 AM PST

The GOP senator tells Katie Couric why Clinton should not be a presidential candidate.

Legal pot arrives in D.C. amid wrangle with Congress

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 09:42 AM PST

City officials move ahead with legalization despite warnings from Republicans in Congress.

Accused Boston bomber's lawyers challenge jury-selection process

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 06:22 AM PST

Lawyers for the accused Boston Marathon bomber filed on Thursday a last-gasp request to dismiss the charges against their client or delay the start of the trial next week, contending that court officials had violated their own rules during jury selection. Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused of carrying out the largest mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2001, argued in a court filing that after randomly assigning numbers to the more than 1,350 people who reported for initial selection early last month, the court re-ordered the jurors based on arrival time. They also contend that people who live within the Boston city limits and those under 30 and over 70 were disproportionately under-represented. The final phase of jury selection is set to take place on Tuesday, when prosecutors and defense attorneys will whittle down the field of about 70 provisionally qualified jurors to 18 people, including 12 jurors and six alternates.

U.S. judge rules for Vikings' Peterson in NFL discipline case

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 10:30 AM PST

(Reuters) - Running back Adrian Peterson, suspended by the National Football League for hitting his 4-year-old son with a switch, was reinstated to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday after a federal judge ruled in favor of the NFL players union in a lawsuit. U.S. District Court Judge David Doty said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acted beyond his authority in November when he suspended Peterson until at least April 15. While Peterson, 29, is no longer suspended, it was unclear if the Vikings would take him - and his $13 million salary for 2015 - back. "This is a victory for the rule of law, due process and fairness," DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, said in a statement.

U.S. court restores $18 million award to man freed in NYC rape case

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:40 AM PST

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday restored an $18 million jury verdict against New York City and in favor of a man who sued after spending 22 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the city intentionally or recklessly deprived Alan Newton of his due process rights by taking more than a decade to locate a rape kit that showed his DNA did not match samples from the victim. Newton, 53, has been free since July 2006 and is now a research associate with The City University of New York Black Male Initiative. While in prison, he pressed the city to find and test the rape kit, which had not undergone DNA testing before trial, only to be told repeatedly it had been destroyed.

With 2016 on horizon, conservatives rally at CPAC

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 10:51 PM PST

Thousands of American conservatives will gather just outside Washington beginning Thursday with a thinly-veiled mission: vet the Republican politicians who might soon announce bids for the White House. This week's annual CPAC convention will see the right wing rallying around core principles it hopes will shape the 2016 presidential election. The Conservative Political Action Conference is hard to put a label on. While it appeals to young ideological conservatives converging on Washington in the heart of winter -- the Potomac River, adjacent to the event's National Harbor setting in Maryland, is nearly frozen over -- CPAC attracts seasoned Republican A-listers who are virtually assured of a warm reception.

Confident Obama predicts success in immigration appeal

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 05:26 PM PST

MIAMI (AP) — President Barack Obama urged immigrants thrown into limbo by legal wrangling to keep planning for eventual relief, professing confidence Wednesday that his deportation directives won't be thrown out in court.

1 seriously injured in Manhattan partial building collapse

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:26 PM PST

Emergency workers say collapse occurred at a 3-story building that was under construction.

‘American Sniper’ guilty verdict draws brisk, blunt reactions from Texans

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:25 PM PST

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The "American Sniper" murder trial was closely followed in this rural town, but also drew international attention in part because of the Oscar-winning blockbuster film based on Chris Kyle's memoir of his four tours in Iraq. Late Tuesday, a jury took a little more than two hours to find an ex-Marine guilty of gunning down Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, two years ago. "Most people around here, if you talk to them, would say that they think he's guilty," Lana Karlberg said.

FCC to vote to regulate net neutrality Thursday: What it means

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:59 PM PST

The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote Thursday on a new set of Internet service rules. For all those who've avoided the net neutrality conversation, it's not too late. In fact, there's no better time to start paying attention.