U.S. weighs ‘genocide’ label for IS in Iraq — and more than a word may be at stake

U.S. weighs ‘genocide’ label for IS in Iraq — and more than a word may be at stake
Is Ben Carson an impostor?
Amid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line
Accused N.Y. cop killer sentenced in drug case, judge blasts mayor
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to California death penalty
Cleveland clergy join Rice family request for prosecutor to step down
Veteran suicide: The stories behind the statistics

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The extremely rare move is meant to ratchet up international pressure on the terror group.

Is Ben Carson an impostor?

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Should we really question Carson's integrity, given some of the doubts that now surround his personal story?

Amid offensive, Iraqi Kurds cut Islamic State supply line

Posted: 12 Nov 2015 09:59 AM PST

Supported by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi troops on Thursday seized part of a highway that is used as a vital supply line for the Islamic State group, a key initial step in a major offensive to retake ...

Accused N.Y. cop killer sentenced in drug case, judge blasts mayor

Posted: 12 Nov 2015 09:48 AM PST

A man charged in the fatal shooting of a New York City police officer was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a prior drug offense on Thursday by a judge who said in court Mayor Bill de Blasio should "look in a mirror" before blaming others for the officer's death. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Patricia Nunez imposed the maximum sentence allowed on Tyrone Howard, 31, after he failed to comply with a court-mandated drug treatment program that allowed him to avoid incarceration. During the sentencing hearing, Nunez sharply criticized de Blasio, a Democrat, for suggesting she had erred in initially allowing Howard to go to drug rehabilitation.

U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to California death penalty

Posted: 12 Nov 2015 10:10 AM PST

A U.S. appeals court on Thursday rejected a constitutional challenge to the death penalty in California, overturning a lower court ruling that had found the system too arbitrary. A California prisoner had argued that long delays in the judicial process surrounding the death penalty in California made the death penalty arbitrary and unconstitutional.

Cleveland clergy join Rice family request for prosecutor to step down

Posted: 12 Nov 2015 09:36 AM PST

"The public trust in (Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty's) representation of the public interest has been significantly compromised," said Rev. Dr. Jawanza Colvin of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland. Added Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple in Cleveland suburb of Beachwood: "A mother is grieving.