| Crowds arrive for 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary Posted: 07 Mar 2015 09:36 AM PST  President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and about 100 members of Congress will mark the 50th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement.
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| In solidarity with Selma, hundreds cross Brooklyn Bridge Posted: 07 Mar 2015 10:41 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of New Yorkers have marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to mark the 50th anniversary of the landmark event of the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama.
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| Police: 19-year-old dies after shot by Wisconsin officer Posted: 07 Mar 2015 10:46 AM PST  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Protesters carrying signs reading "Black Lives Matter" gathered Saturday, hours after an officer fatally shot a 19-year-old black man who authorities said assaulted the officer in the man's apartment.
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| 2 Nemtsov suspects detained in Russia, prompting skepticism Posted: 07 Mar 2015 09:03 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's security service head said two suspects in the killing of leading opposition figure Boris Nemtsov have been detained, but the short and vague announcement Saturday prompted only skepticism and weak satisfaction from his comrades.
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| Photos: The legacy of the march in Selma Posted: 04 Mar 2015 09:26 PM PST  In this March 7, 1965 file photo, state troopers use clubs against participants of a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala. At foreground right, John Lewis, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, is beaten by a state trooper. The day, which became known as "Bloody Sunday," is widely credited for galvanizing the nation's leaders and ultimately yielded passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (AP Photo) |
| Obama to make call to action in Selma anniversary visit Posted: 07 Mar 2015 07:32 AM PST  By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will call on Americans to carry forward the spirit of the Civil Rights Movement on Saturday during a visit to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a march that sparked the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Obama, the first black U.S. president, will deliver remarks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where police and state troopers beat and used tear gas against peaceful marchers who were advocating against racial discrimination at the voting booth. The event became known as "Bloody Sunday" and prompted a follow-up march led by civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. During a trip to South Carolina on Friday, Obama said he planned to focus on the future in his speech. "Selma is not just about commemorating the past. It's about honoring the legends who helped change this country through your actions today, in the here and now," he told a town hall-style meeting.
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| White House lockdown triggered by burning truck cleared Posted: 07 Mar 2015 10:23 AM PST  A security lockdown at the White House triggered by a loud bang just as President Barack Obama was due to leave was caused by a souvenir truck catching fire in a nearby street, the Secret Service said on Saturday. The security alert happened just moments before Obama and his family had been due to board a helicopter from the presidential mansion's South Lawn for Andrews Air Force Base. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said the fire had been contained and a vehicle near the White House was investigated and cleared after a bomb-sniffing dog detected something on it. Obama and his family left the White House by motorcade instead of helicopter an hour later and boarded Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base.
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| Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale released from hospital Posted: 07 Mar 2015 10:08 AM PST  (Reuters) - Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale was released on Saturday from a Minnesota hospital where he was treated for cold and flu symptoms, a spokeswoman for the facility said. Mondale, who is 87, was doing well after his stay at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said hospital spokeswoman Kelley Luckstein. She could not say when Mondale checked into the facility. Former President Jimmy Carter on Friday announced at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis that Mondale had told him by phone he was at the Mayo Clinic, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune newspaper reported.
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| Sen. Menendez, amid probe, says he's honest, law-abiding Posted: 07 Mar 2015 08:47 AM PST  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Amid a federal investigation, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez insists he has always been honest in his more than 20 years in Congress and says he is "not going anywhere" even as a person familiar with the matter says he's expected to face criminal charges soon.
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| Bloody Sundays: Violence against peaceful protesters from Selma to Belfast Posted: 06 Mar 2015 11:09 AM PST President Obama plans to visit Selma to mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. |
| Top U.S. general optimistic about outcome of Tikrit battle Posted: 07 Mar 2015 09:07 AM PST  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The top U.S. general predicts the one-two punch of Iranian-backed militias and Iraqi government troops will prevail over Islamic State fighters in the unfolding battle for Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown.
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| Could an app from Umbrella Revolution be used in presidential election? Posted: 06 Mar 2015 09:27 AM PST  FireChat wants to move beyond its status as an off-the-Web resource to a messaging service that can be used on the go, and online, to create massive chat rooms in which campaigns can communicate directly with their supporters over their smartphones.
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