Reserve deputy apologizes to victim's family on 'Today' show

Reserve deputy apologizes to victim's family on 'Today' show
Parents of youngest Boston bombing victim want death penalty 'off the table'
One dead, five wounded in car bombing near U.S. consulate in Iraq
The terror of Boko Haram
Group of doctors asks Columbia University to fire Dr. Oz
German president: Germanwings crash an 'unbelievable horror'
New York jury begins third day of deliberating 1979 Patz murder case
Boston officials lay out security plans for marathon
Police say Phoenix gunman 'snapped,' killed four then himself
Hillary Clinton gets real – and that’s a challenge
Paralyzed Olympic champion's 'amazing' road to recovery
Journalism ethicists sound off on Florida paper’s gyrocopter coverage
Marco Rubio responds to Democratic leader's insult
WikiLeaks dumps data from Sony hacking scandal

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Robert Bates appeared on the "Today" show Friday to apologize for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man earlier this month.

Parents of youngest Boston bombing victim want death penalty 'off the table'

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 05:41 AM PDT

The family of Martin Richard asks prosecutors to accept a plea deal for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

One dead, five wounded in car bombing near U.S. consulate in Iraq

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 09:57 AM PDT

By Isabel Coles ERBIL (Reuters) - A car bombing at the entrance to the U.S. consulate in the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region killed at least one person and wounded five others on Friday the local mayor said. The State Department said no U.S. personnel were killed in the blast that it said was caused by a "vehicle-borne improvised explosive device" that went off right outside the entrance to the heavily guarded compound. Semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan is an important partner in a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants who have seized swathes of Iraq. Such attacks are rare in Erbil, a haven of relative safety in a country torn apart by insurgency and sectarian strife where, in many areas, bombings are a daily occurrence.

The terror of Boko Haram

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 03:46 PM PDT

Katie Couric looks at the rise of one of the world's most feared extremist groups.

Group of doctors asks Columbia University to fire Dr. Oz

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America's favorite doctor comes under fire — again.

German president: Germanwings crash an 'unbelievable horror'

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 05:41 AM PDT

COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — The Germanwings crash last month was an "unbelievable horror" for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot's actions in bringing down the plane, German President Joachim Gauck told hundreds of victims' relatives and dignitaries at a memorial service Friday.

New York jury begins third day of deliberating 1979 Patz murder case

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 07:50 AM PDT

By Natasja Sheriff NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors began a third day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of a former New York deli worker accused of murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance raised national awareness of missing and abducted children. The jury in state Supreme Court in Manhattan appear to have focused on the confession of Pedro Hernandez, 54, who told police in 2012 that he had choked the boy, stuffed him in a box and left him in a lower Manhattan alley. Jurors in the kidnapping and murder trial on Thursday asked the judge, Maxwell Wiley, to repeat his instructions about how they should weigh his confession, which Hernandez's defense lawyers say was coerced. The Patz case changed the way authorities respond to reports of missing and abducted children.

Boston officials lay out security plans for marathon

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 10:27 AM PDT

By Elizabeth Barber BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston officials outlined a safety plan on Friday for the 2015 Boston Marathon that would protect runners and spectators while maintaining an upbeat mood two years after an attack at the event killed three people and wounded many others. Police will limit the crowds near the finish line on Boylston Street, where a pair of ethnic Chechen brothers set off twin pressure-cooker bombs that injured 264 people and set the stage for the most chaotic week in Boston's living memory. "The city will be the same positive environment that people are used to enjoying during the marathon," said Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, describing the impending event on Monday as a "safe and joyful day for everyone." More than 100 cameras will oversee the route through eastern Massachusetts, from a suburb of Hopkinton to downtown Boston, with 50 observation points near the finish line, said Police Commissioner William Evans, adding: "Don't leave backpacks laying around." Emergency medical services for the race will include two large medical tents near the finish line, 14 ambulances and a 30-bed ambulance bus parked in a downtown Boston park.

Police say Phoenix gunman 'snapped,' killed four then himself

Posted: 17 Apr 2015 10:28 AM PDT

By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - A man apparently upset over a family business dispute "snapped" before fatally shooting his two brothers, his mother and his sister-in-law and then killing himself at a home in Phoenix, police said on Friday. The shooter was found by police in an upstairs bedroom with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after Thursday's incident, said Sergeant Trent Crump, a Phoenix police spokesman. The victims and gunman were aged between 28 and 75, Crump said.

Hillary Clinton gets real – and that’s a challenge

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As with any politician trying to get personal with voters, Clinton's story is more complicated than she lets on.

Paralyzed Olympic champion's 'amazing' road to recovery

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 02:33 PM PDT

You may remember swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen from the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, where she won six gold medals collectively. However, the biggest challenge of Van Dyken-Rouen's life hasn't been in a swimming pool. Just 10 months ago, her spinal cord was severed in an all-terrain vehicle accident, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. Her amazingly positive attitude and a team of dedicated doctors have put her on the road to recovery, with major progress toward her dream of walking again.

Journalism ethicists sound off on Florida paper’s gyrocopter coverage

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The Capitol incident sparks a debate over what journalists are obligated to do.

Marco Rubio responds to Democratic leader's insult

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WikiLeaks dumps data from Sony hacking scandal

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 03:25 PM PDT

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents on Thursday from last year's Sony hacking scandal, calling them an insight into the inner workings of a "secretive" firm. The website said the searchable data dump includes 30,287 documents from the US-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and 173,132 emails to and from more than 2,200 company email addresses. The same data was released online after hackers attacked Sony Pictures last November and threatened the company over the release of the comedy film "The Interview," which depicts a fictional CIA plot to kill North Korea's leader. The threats saw Sony cancel the public debut of the movie and led to the resignation of chairperson Amy Pascal.