Freddie Gray's death ruled a homicide; officers charged

Freddie Gray's death ruled a homicide; officers charged
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: 'Fight of the century'
3 former Christie allies charged in bridge scandal
Martin O'Malley returns to a Baltimore he barely recognizes
Life crawling back to normal in Nepal's quake-hit capital
NFL draft winners and losers
Baltimore police officers charged in death of Freddie Gray
Christie's image takes knock as former ally pleads guilty
NY jury finds ex-Goldman programer Aleynikov guilty of code theft
Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative spins off from White House
After Baltimore, what hope for change?
The real story of Carly Fiorina's record as a CEO
Unconventional launch for unconventional candidate: Sanders 2016

Posted: 01 May 2015 08:00 AM PDT

Baltimore's State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday morning that several officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray will face homicide charges.

Mayweather vs Pacquiao: 'Fight of the century'

Posted: 01 May 2015 07:13 AM PDT

It's been hyped for months and talked about for years. Finally, the bell is about to ring in the so-called fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

3 former Christie allies charged in bridge scandal

Posted: 01 May 2015 10:28 AM PDT

A former ally of Gov. Chris Christie pleaded guilty Friday to helping to engineer traffic jams at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 and concocting a cover-up along with two other officials with close ties to Christie.

Martin O'Malley returns to a Baltimore he barely recognizes

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The potential presidential candidate tours the riot-torn city with Yahoo's Matt Bai.

Life crawling back to normal in Nepal's quake-hit capital

Posted: 01 May 2015 09:06 AM PDT

Fresh croissants emerged from a popular bakery and were quickly snapped up. Farmers delivered fresh produce and lines disappeared at gasoline stations. Slowly, life edged back toward a semblance of normal in Nepal's quake-hit capital Friday as residents packed up tents and moved indoors.

NFL draft winners and losers

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Get ready for more superstar rookie receivers.

Baltimore police officers charged in death of Freddie Gray

Posted: 01 May 2015 09:47 AM PDT

By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Six Baltimore police officers have been charged, including one with murder, in the death of a black man who was arrested and suffered a fatal neck injury while riding in a moving police van, the city's chief prosecutor said on Friday. Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Freddie Gray, who died a week after his April 12 arrest, was in handcuffs and shackles but otherwise was not restrained inside the van. The death of 25-year-old Gray has become the latest flashpoint in a national outcry over the treatment of African-Americans and other minority groups by U.S. law enforcement. After a night of rioting in Baltimore on Monday following Gray's funeral, protests spread to other major cities in a reprise of demonstrations set off by police killings last year of unarmed black men in Ferguson, Missouri, New York and elsewhere.

Christie's image takes knock as former ally pleads guilty

Posted: 01 May 2015 10:03 AM PDT

By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday pleaded guilty to charges related to the George Washington Bridge closure scandal, delivering another blow to Christie's image at a time when he is trying to get his presidential campaign off the ground. David Wildstein, a former senior Christie appointee to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy at a U.S. district court in Newark. They were the first charges stemming from the September 2013 incident, which created four days of traffic snarls on the Hudson River crossing into New York City. "He deeply regrets what occurred," said Wildstein's attorney, Alan Zegas, outside the courthouse, adding that by cooperating it "should shed truth on what occurred." "He can't undo what was done," Zegas said.

NY jury finds ex-Goldman programer Aleynikov guilty of code theft

Posted: 01 May 2015 09:34 AM PDT

A jury on Friday convicted a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programer of stealing the investment bank's high-frequency trading code. The jury said it had reached a split decision, finding Sergey Aleynikov guilty on only one count of stealing "secret scientific material" from Goldman. They were unable to reach a verdict on another similar count and acquitted Aleynikov on a count of unlawful duplication. Aleynikov's lawyer, Kevin Marino, said earlier that his client faced between 1-1/2 years and 4 years if found guilty on any of the three counts.

Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative spins off from White House

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After Baltimore, what hope for change?

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 07:41 PM PDT

Half a century after the Watts riots — and 23 years after the riots following the Rodney King-beating verdict — the persistence of police brutality, racism, poverty and economic neglect in America's inner cities has erupted afresh as a topic riveting the nation.

The real story of Carly Fiorina's record as a CEO

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Unconventional launch for unconventional candidate: Sanders 2016

Posted: 30 Apr 2015 12:31 PM PDT

There were no "Bernie 2016!" placards, no cheering masses, no carefully curated Americana-themed campaign song selections here at the Capitol Thursday when Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.