San Bernardino County reopens for business after attacks

San Bernardino County reopens for business after attacks
Chicago police probe announced; no charges in 2nd shooting
Tube stabbing suspect appears in London court
Supreme Court rejects challenge to assault weapon ban
DOJ to examine Chicago police; no charges in second shooting
Had Baltimore officer called for help, no homicide ruling: medical examiner
Exclusive: California shooters likely planned multiple attacks - official
Former President Jimmy Carter says cancer gone from brain
Obama defends handling of ISIS

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 11:12 AM PST

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of employees of San Bernardino County began returning to work Monday, five days after a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on a gathering of his co-workers.

Chicago police probe announced; no charges in 2nd shooting

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 11:12 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer will not be charged in the shooting of a 25-year-old black man who authorities said was armed with a gun as he ran away from officers, prosecutors announced Monday, the same day the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into patterns of racial disparity in the use of force by Chicago police.

Tube stabbing suspect appears in London court

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 10:09 AM PST

A man who appeared in court Monday charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at London Underground train station was allegedly found with pictures associated with the Islamic State group on his phone. Muhaydin Mire, 29, from east London, is accused of attempting to murder a 56-year-old man at Leytonstone station on Saturday night. Mire was remanded in custody until Friday when he will again appear at the Old Bailey in London, the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales.

Supreme Court rejects challenge to assault weapon ban

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 08:07 AM PST

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge by gun rights activists to a Chicago suburb's ordinance banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, handing a victory to gun control advocates amid a fierce debate over the nation's firearms laws. The 2013 ordinance passed by the city of Highland Park, Illinois will remain in place. By opting not to hear an appeal of a lower-court ruling that upheld the measure, the justices declined to take up what would have been a high-profile gun rights case following a succession of mass shootings including the one last week in San Bernardino, California.

DOJ to examine Chicago police; no charges in second shooting

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 11:20 AM PST

The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it will investigate Chicago's police department following protests over the 2014 police shooting death of a black teenager, on the same day local prosecutors said they would not seek charges in another police shooting case. U.S. authorities will look at the department's use of force, including deadly force, among other issues, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said at a news briefing. Lynch's announcement came after almost two weeks of protests in Chicago following the release of a 2014 police squad car dashboard video showing police officer Jason Van Dyke emptying his gun into 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, shooting him 16 times.

Had Baltimore officer called for help, no homicide ruling: medical examiner

Posted: 07 Dec 2015 10:45 AM PST

A defense lawyer for a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a young black man in police custody on Monday attacked the findings of the medical examiner who ruled the death a homicide. Officer William Porter, 26, is accused of manslaughter in the April death of Freddie Gray from a spinal injury. Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Carol Allan, who conducted Gray's autopsy, testified in Baltimore City Circuit Court that she would not have classified Gray's death a homicide had Porter called a medic when Gray asked for one.

Exclusive: California shooters likely planned multiple attacks - official

Posted: 06 Dec 2015 12:20 PM PST

U.S. investigators are increasingly convinced the California shooters planned multiple attacks, given their stockpile of weapons, and are looking at whether the Pakistani woman involved radicalized her American husband, officials said on Sunday. Investigators believe the weapons cache collected by Tashfeen Malik, 29, and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, points to more attacks but they do not have evidence on other possible targets, a senior U.S. government source told Reuters. The couple stormed a gathering of his work colleagues in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday, opening fire with assault-style rifles and killing 14 people.

Former President Jimmy Carter says cancer gone from brain

Posted: 06 Dec 2015 02:37 PM PST

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter delivered an unexpected message on Sunday to the several hundred people gathered at a Baptist church in Georgia for his Bible lesson - his latest brain scan showed no sign of cancer. Carter, 91, started treatment in August for melanoma that had spread from his liver to his brain. A previous MRI test showed the four spots of cancer that had developed on his brain were responding to treatment, he said.

Obama defends handling of ISIS

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The president reveals steps government is taking to fight terrorism in a rare Oval Office speech.