Sepp Blatter back at work at FIFA headquarters amid crisis

Sepp Blatter back at work at FIFA headquarters amid crisis
Boston leaders: Video proves black suspect not shot in back
Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point
Man in Boston terrorism probe faces charges, report alleges beheading plan
Wal-Mart relaxing dress code in bid to address worker concerns
Cleveland policeman acquitted in shooting now wanted for assault
What happened to Lauren Spierer? A new case may hold clues about the missing Indiana student
George W. Bush now more popular than Obama
Terror suspect shot dead by Boston police officer
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Posted: 03 Jun 2015 10:16 AM PDT

A day after announcing his decision to resign, Sepp Blatter was back at work at FIFA headquarters on Wednesday as the worst corruption crisis in the governing body's 111-year history continued to unfold.

Boston leaders: Video proves black suspect not shot in back

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 11:20 AM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — A leader of Boston's African-American community said Wednesday that a police video of the fatal shooting of a terror suspect makes clear he "was not shot in the back."

Ukraine battle tests cease-fire to breaking point

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 11:02 AM PDT

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A major battle erupted Wednesday on the western edge of the main separatist rebel stronghold in eastern Ukraine, leaving more than a dozen dead and threatening to tip the country back into full-blown war.

Man in Boston terrorism probe faces charges, report alleges beheading plan

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 10:39 AM PDT

By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts man detained under a terrorism probe faces charges in federal court on Wednesday, federal prosecutors said, as local media reported the man and an associate who police shot dead on Tuesday had planned to try to behead a police officer. Police arrested the man, named as David Wright by a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz, in Everett, outside Boston. Officers working with the Joint Terrorism Task Force earlier shot and killed Usaamah Abdullah Rahim, who had been under 24-hour surveillance, after police say he confronted them with a knife.

Wal-Mart relaxing dress code in bid to address worker concerns

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 10:25 AM PDT

Executives at the world's largest retailer made the announcement at a gathering of 3,000 workers brought to Arkansas this week before the company's annual shareholders' meeting due to be held on Friday. Wal-Mart has long faced criticism over pay and hours for many of its employees. "My job is to make your life easier," Greg Foran, head of the retailer's U.S. operations, told the workers at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetville, Arkansas.

Cleveland policeman acquitted in shooting now wanted for assault

Posted: 03 Jun 2015 10:46 AM PDT

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - The Cleveland police officer acquitted in May in the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects is wanted for assault on suspicion of beating his brother, according to an arrest warrant issued on Wednesday. The warrant for Michael Brelo, 31, stemmed from an alleged May 27 assault on his brother, Mark R. Brelo, that left "visible injuries," according to a document filed in Rocky River Municipal Court. Demonstrations erupted over Memorial Day weekend after Cuyahoga County Judge John O'Donnell found Brelo not guilty of two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams.

What happened to Lauren Spierer? A new case may hold clues about the missing Indiana student

Posted: 02 Jun 2015 02:53 PM PDT

The mysterious case of Lauren Spierer has bewildered detectives in the charming college town of Bloomington, Ind., ever since June 2011, when the Indiana University sophomore disappeared after a night of partying. Nearly four years later, the death of another IU student and the interest of a former FBI investigator turned TV crime show host are breathing new life into the cold case.