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Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her future

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her future


Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her future

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 03:42 PM PDT

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on 2016, her futureThe Democratic leader talks to Katie Couric about the 2016 presidential campaign and more.


Ohio man who trained with Islamic militants charged with supporting terrorism

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:39 AM PDT

By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Columbus, Ohio, man who trained with Islamic militants in Syria has been arrested and charged with supporting terrorism and making false statements, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday. Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, a naturalized American, had been instructed by a Muslim cleric to return to the United States and carry out an act of terrorism, a federal indictment said. The indictment said Mohamud told an associate that he wanted to go to a military base in Texas and "kill three or four American soldiers execution-style." Mohamud's brother was killed fighting with the Nusra Front, the Syria-based affiliate of al Qaeda, the indictment said.

Supervisors ordered to falsify training records for Tulsa reserve deputy: Report

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:43 AM PDT

The Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who accidentally shot and killed an unarmed suspect after confusing a stun gun with a handgun got firearms certification for field training he never received, the Tulsa World newspaper reports. The Tulsa County Sheriff's Department dismissed the report as rumor.

Al-Qaida captures major airport, oil terminal in south Yemen

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:13 AM PDT

Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, chant slogans during a demonstration against an arms embargo imposed by the U.N. Security Council on Houthi leaders, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, April 16, 2015. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen seized Thursday control of a major airport and sea port and oil terminal in southern Yemen, consolidating their hold of the country's largest province amid wider chaos that is pitting Shiite rebels against forces loyal to the country's exiled president and a Saudi-led air campaign. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Al-Qaida seized control of a major airport, a sea port and an oil terminal in southern Yemen on Thursday, consolidating its hold on the country's largest province amid wider chaos pitting Shiite rebels against forces loyal to the exiled president and a Saudi-led air campaign.


Friend feared Capitol gyrocopter pilot would get shot down

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 01:28 AM PDT

Doug Hughes prepara unas cartas dirigidas a los 535 legisladores federales para llamar su atención sobre la corrupción en el financiamiento de campañas políticas, en abril de 2015. Hughes fue arrestado el miércoles 15 de abril por aterrizar un pequeño helicóptero en los jardines del Capitolio, lo que puso en alerta a las autoridades. Su idea era entregar la cartas. (James Borchuck/The Tampa Bay Times via AP)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida postal worker who piloted a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol lawn to call attention to his belief that campaign finance laws are too weak is "a patriot" who first came up with the idea about a year ago, a friend said.


Search area for Flight 370 to be doubled if plane not found

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:57 AM PDT

Malaysia Missing PlaneKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The search area for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be expanded by another 60,000 square kilometers (23,000 square miles) in the Indian Ocean if the jetliner is not found by May, officials said Thursday, affirming their commitment to not give up until it is located.


White House expresses concerns about DEA after sex party scandal

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:52 AM PDT

DEA administrator Michele Leonhart testifies before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in a hearing on sexual harassment and misconduct allegations at the DEA and FBI in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House spokesman Josh Earnest declined to say whether President Barack Obama retains confidence in Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart after reports that DEA agents took part in sex parties with prostitutes in Colombia. "We do have concerns about what's been reported by the Office of the Inspector General," Earnest told reporters at a briefing, referring to the internal watchdog at the Justice Department that detailed the allegations. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Will Dunham)


Oklahoma reserve deputy records falsified: newspaper

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 10:16 AM PDT

Handout of Reserve Deputy Robert Bates provided by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office in TulsaTulsa County Sheriff's Office supervisors were ordered to falsify training records for a white reserve deputy who fatally shot a black suspect, an Oklahoma newspaper reported on Thursday. The Tulsa World newspaper cited anonymous sources as saying volunteer deputy Robert Bates, 73, received credit for field training he didn't have and firearms certifications he should not have had. "The media outlet that is putting this information out is using unconfirmed and unidentified sources and also relying on anonymity," Major Shannon Clark, spokesman for the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. Bates was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Eric Harris, 44, on April 2 during a police sting operation.


Obama administration to remove hurdle to 'wellness' penalties

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:47 AM PDT

By Sharon Begley NEW YORK (Reuters) - In what would be a significant and hard-fought victory for U.S. businesses, the Obama administration on Thursday said it will propose new rules for workplace wellness programs that would treat as voluntary programs that penalize workers thousands of dollars for not participating. The programs have expanded recently because President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law of 2010 allows employers to charge non-participants 30 percent more for health coverage, including premiums and deductibles, which can amount to thousands of dollars.

Jurors in James Holmes trial have ties to Columbine

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 12:32 PM PDT

In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes is seated in court in Centennial, Colo. Jury selection in the Colorado theater shooting case enters its final stage Monday, April 13, 2015 when attorneys begin questioning prospective jurors as a large group. Prosecutors and defense attorneys will whittle 115 remaining candidates down to 12 jurors and 12 alternates serve in the months-long trial of Holmes. Opening statements are scheduled for April 27. (Andy Cross,/Pool Photo via AP, File)The State of Colorado v. James Holmes finally has a jury: 19 women, five men and a host of potential concerns.


Protester’s gyrocopter causes stir at U.S. Capitol

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Pacquiao on Mayweather: 'The Lord… will deliver him into my hands'

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 09:53 AM PDT

Boxer Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, shadow-boxes during his workout, Monday, April 13, 2015, in Los Angeles. Pacquiao will face Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on May 2. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)The prizefighter opens up to Katie Couric about his past and his life outside of the ring.


#OneBostonDay: Boston marks 2nd anniversary of marathon bombings

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 12:29 PM PDT

Boston marked the second anniversary of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings on Wednesday with quiet ceremonies on what city officials are calling One Boston Day.

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