Report: Sen. Ted Cruz to announce presidential run

Report: Sen. Ted Cruz to announce presidential run
McCain to Obama on Netanyahu: ‘Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President’
7 siblings killed in Brooklyn fire to be buried in Israel
Sheriff: Airport attacker had machete, Molotov cocktails
Florida mother skips hearing on charges of murdering two children
Confederate flag license plate battle reaches U.S. Supreme Court
Brooklyn house fire kills seven from Orthodox Jewish family
WABC reporter dies of brain aneurysm while on assignment
Shiite rebels seize Yemen's 3rd largest city, protests erupt
Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel
Police: Suspect shot at New Orleans airport has died
Progress made in Iran nuke talks

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 11:09 PM PDT

The first-term senator from Texas will forgo the traditional path of forming an exploratory committee, a news report says.

McCain to Obama on Netanyahu: ‘Get over your temper tantrum, Mr. President’

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 07:56 AM PDT

Sen. John McCain ripped President Barack Obama on Sunday over the administration's response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory.

7 siblings killed in Brooklyn fire to be buried in Israel

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 10:04 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Seven siblings who died in a New York City house fire will be buried in Israel.

Sheriff: Airport attacker had machete, Molotov cocktails

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 08:59 AM PDT

KENNER, La. (AP) — A machete-wielding attacker who died hours after being shot by a sheriff's deputy who stopped his rampage at New Orleans' international airport had a bag loaded with Molotov cocktails, authorities say.

Florida mother skips hearing on charges of murdering two children

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 10:56 AM PDT

(Reuters) - A Florida mother waived her right to attend a first court hearing on Sunday to face charges of murdering two of her young children and attempting to murder her five-month-old baby, an official at Brevard County Detention Center said. Jessica Lacey McCarty, 33, of Palm Bay was represented by a public defender, with a judge setting arraignment for April 21, the official said. McCarty was ordered held without bond and remains under medical watch at Brevard County Detention Center, the official said. The medical examiner's office on Sunday will perform autopsies on McCarty's two older children, ages 7 and 6, to determine how they died.

Confederate flag license plate battle reaches U.S. Supreme Court

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 06:03 AM PDT

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday takes up a free speech case on whether Texas was wrong in rejecting a specialty vehicle license plate displaying the Confederate flag - to some an emblem of Southern pride and to others a symbol of racism. The nine justices will hear a one-hour oral argument in a case that raises the issue of how states can allow or reject politically divisive messages on license plates without violating free speech rights. States can generate revenue by allowing outside groups to propose specialty license plates that people then pay a fee to put on their vehicle. The group Sons of Confederate Veterans says its aim is to preserve the "history and legacy" of soldiers who fought for the pro-slavery Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War.

Brooklyn house fire kills seven from Orthodox Jewish family

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 12:26 PM PDT

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Seven children from an Orthodox Jewish family died early on Saturday when flames ripped through their Brooklyn home in one of New York City's deadliest fires in years, officials said. The two were taken to a local hospital and were in critical condition, New York Fire Department spokesman Michael Parrella said. The blaze erupted in the single-family dwelling around 12:30 a.m. It apparently was started accidentally by a hot plate, used by many Orthodox families to warm food on the Sabbath, said Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro. "This is an unbelievable tragedy," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters after seeing the devastation at the site of the blaze.

WABC reporter dies of brain aneurysm while on assignment

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Shiite rebels seize Yemen's 3rd largest city, protests erupt

Posted: 22 Mar 2015 09:22 AM PDT

ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Shiite rebels backed by supporters of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh seized Yemen's third largest city of Taiz and its airport on Sunday, security and military officials said, as thousands took to the streets in protest.

Islamic State calls on backers to kill 100 U.S. military personnel

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 02:00 PM PDT

Islamic State has posted online what it says are the names, U.S. addresses and photos of 100 American military service members, and called upon its "brothers residing in America" to kill them. In the posting, a group referring to itself as the "Islamic State Hacking Division" wrote in English that it had hacked several military servers, databases and emails and made public the information on 100 members of the U.S. military so that "lone wolf" attackers can kill them. The Times quoted officials as saying the list appeared to have been drawn from personnel mentioned in news articles about air strikes on Islamic State. The posting, addressed to disbelievers, Christians and "crusaders" in America, included what the group said were the names, military service branch, photos and street addresses of the individuals.

Police: Suspect shot at New Orleans airport has died

Posted: 21 Mar 2015 06:17 PM PDT

KENNER, La. (AP) — A machete-wielding man who was shot during a bizarre rampage at New Orleans' international airport died Saturday afternoon, shortly after authorities revealed that he had also been carrying a bag of Molotov cocktails when the melee began.