American aid worker beheaded
The White House confirms the death of Peter Kassig at the hands of Islamic State.Read More ...
Oregon immigration vote is a warning for Obama
PORTLAND,
Ore. (AP) — The fate of a little-noticed ballot measure in strongly
Democratic Oregon serves as a warning to President Barack Obama and his
party about the political perils of immigration policy.Read More ...
Japan slides into recession as tax hike takes toll
TOKYO
(AP) — Japan's economy unexpectedly shrank in the third quarter as
housing and business investment declined following a tax hike, dragging
the country into a recession and further clouding the outlook for the
global economy.Read More ...
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
By
Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants have beheaded
another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the
killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other
U.S. citizens "on your streets." U.S. President Barack Obama confirmed
the death of the aid worker in what he called "an act of pure evil by a
terrorist group that the world rightly associates with inhumanity. ...Read More ...
Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - One Republican leader on Sunday held open the possibility
that his party could move to shut down the government in an attempt to
stop President Barack Obama from taking executive action on immigration
policy. A vocal group of conservatives in the House of Representatives
is pressing to use government funding as leverage to prevent any White
House moves that would allow millions of undocumented immigrants to stay
and work in the United States. ...Read More ...
GM ignition-switch compensation claims deadline extended to Jan. 31
(Reuters)
- The deadline to file claims under General Motors Co's faulty
ignition-switch compensation program has been extended by one month to
Jan. 31, 2015, the program's administrator, Kenneth Feinberg, announced
on Sunday. The notice of the extension has already been sent to almost
four and a half million current and prior owners of the eligible
vehicles, the program, Feinberg said in a statement. An additional one
month extension is being implemented "out of an abundance of caution",
he said. Last week, a car-safety advocate urged a more active approach
to finding cases of injury or ...Read More ...
Lawyer: Cosby won't address 'decade-old' claims
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby will not dignify "decade-old, discredited"
claims of sexual abuse with a response, his attorney said Sunday, the
first comment from the famed comedian's lawyer on an increasing uproar
over allegations that he assaulted several women in the past.Read More ...
Hagel says U.S. speeding up training of Iraqi forces
FORT
IRWIN, California (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday
that the U.S. military is accelerating its efforts to train and advise
Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State militants.Read More ...
Administration says HealthCare.gov working well
As
a crucial second sign-up season gears up, the Obama administration said
Sunday that HealthCare.gov is stable and working well, a far cry from
last year's frozen computer screens and frustrated customers.Read More ...
Obama confirms "evil"murder of US aid worker Kassig
President
Barack Obama confirmed Sunday the death of US aid worker Abdul-Rahman
Kassig, calling his beheading at the hands of the Islamic State group
"pure evil."Read More ...
New video of MH17 downing shows alarm in Ukraine
Four
months after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over rebel-held
eastern Ukraine, The Associated Press has obtained video that shows how
close the burning passenger jet came to hitting village homes and
suggests that residents first assumed it was a Ukrainian military plane
that had been struck.Read More ...
Indiana family: Awaiting U.S. to confirm son's death
INDIANAPOLIS
(AP) — Family members of a U.S. aid worker purportedly beheaded by
Islamic State group militants say they are aware of reports regarding
the death of their "treasured son" but are awaiting government
authentication.Read More ...
Ferguson officer's injuries exaggerated?
Newly released video shows Darren Wilson leaving for the hospital after the shooting.Read More ...
G-20 leaders agree on $2 trillion boost to growth
BRISBANE,
Australia (AP) — Under pressure to jolt the lethargic world economy
back to life, leaders of G-20 nations on Sunday finalized a plan to
boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years. The fanfare,
however, was overshadowed by tensions between Russian President Vladimir
Putin and Western leaders.Read More ...
Hagel: U.S. needs game-changing military innovation
SIMI
VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make a new push
for fresh thinking about how the U.S. can keep and extend its military
superiority despite tighter budgets and the wear and tear of 13 years of
war.Read More ...
Putin says there is a good chance of ending Ukraine conflict
By
Lincoln Feast and Alexei Anishchuk BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) -
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging
global growth, tackle climate change and crack down on tax avoidance
but ties between the West and Russia plummeted to a new low over the
crisis in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin left the G20 summit
in Brisbane early as U.S. President Barack Obama accused Russia of
invading Ukraine and Britain warned of a possible "frozen conflict" in
Europe. ...Read More ...
4 workers die after chemical leak at Texas plant
LA
PORTE, Texas (AP) — Four workers were killed and one was injured
Saturday during a hazardous chemical leak at a DuPont industrial plant
in suburban Houston, company officials said.Read More ...
Washington state health exchange shuts down
SEATTLE
(AP) — Washington's health care exchange shut down after the first few
hours of open enrollment Saturday as state officials and software
engineers tried to resolve a problem with tax credit calculations.Read More ...
Surgeon with Ebola arrives in U.S. for treatment
OMAHA,
Neb. (AP) — A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra
Leone arrived in Nebraska Saturday for treatment at a biocontainment
unit where two other people with the disease have been successfully
treated.Read More ...
U.S. military chief says battle with IS starting to turn
By
Phil Stewart BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The United States' top military
officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday
that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State was "starting to
turn", but predicted a drawn-out campaign lasting several years.
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was
visiting Iraq for the first time since President Barack Obama responded
to Islamic State advances this summer by ordering troops back into a
country they left in 2011. ...Read More ...
If cleared, Ferguson officer Darren Wilson works 'immediately'
Ferguson
police officer Darren Wilson will be “immediately” returned to active
duty if he is not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Chief
Tom Jackson told Yahoo News on Friday.Read More ...
Western leaders confront Putin at G20 with threat of more sanctions
By
Alexei Anishchuk and Jane Wardell BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) -
Western leaders warned Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit on Saturday that
he risked more economic sanctions if he failed to end Russian backing
for separatist rebels in Ukraine. Russia denied any involvement in an
escalation of the separatist war in eastern Ukraine, where more than
4,000 people have been killed since April, but faced strong rebukes from
leaders including U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime
Minister Stephen Harper. ...Read More ...
Hopes and fears as health law sign-up season opens
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health
overhaul opened, with hopes that this time consumers will have a
positive experience. Obama says about a half-million people logged into
the federal government's website on Saturday, the first day of open
enrollment.Read More ...
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