Live updates: No indictment for Ferguson officer Darren Wilson
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Missouri grand jury decided Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will
not face criminal charges in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown.
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Grand jury: Ferguson Officer Wilson will not face criminal charges
Angry protests follow the decision, which as announced by prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch.Read More ...
Violence in Ferguson after no indictment announced
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Protesters smashed windows out of police cars and businesses, several of which were later set ablaze, and officers lobbed tear gas from inside armored vehicles to disperse crowds Monday as violence overtook protests in Ferguson.
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Ferguson erupts after officer not charged in teen's shooting
By
Ellen Wulfhorst and Daniel Wallis FERGUSON, Mo./CLAYTON, Mo. (Reuters) -
A Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer
on any charges in the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager
unleashed a wave of violent protests Monday night similar to what
engulfed the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August. Angry crowds took
to the streets around the Ferguson, Missouri, police department after
the grand jury determined there was no probable cause to charge officer
Darren Wilson with any crime for the shooting of 18-year-old Michael
Brown. ...Read More ...
Obama on Ferguson: U.S. 'has more work to do' on race relations
By
Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama issued an
appeal on Monday for restraint by protesters and police after a Missouri
grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer in the shooting
death of a black teen last August. In a late-night appearance in the
White House briefing room, Obama also urged Americans to understand that
much work remained to be done to improve relations between black
Americans and law enforcement. "We need to accept that this decision was
the grand jury's to make. ...Read More ...
Gunshots echo as violence returns to Ferguson, protests across U.S.
By
Ellen Wulfhorst and Daniel Wallis FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Gunshots
pierced the air as an angry crowd threw bottles outside the Ferguson
Police Department in suburban St. Louis after a grand jury on Monday
decided not to indict a white officer in the shooting death of an
unarmed black teen. The police lobbed tear gas in response as a few
hundred protesters took to the streets, with some setting fire to a
police cruiser and another car and some buildings. ...Read More ...
Obama appeals for calm after Ferguson decision
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama appealed for calm and understanding in
Ferguson on Monday after a grand jury decided not to indict in the death
of Michael Brown, pleading with both residents and police officers to
show restraint.Read More ...
Thousands rally across U.S. after Ferguson decision
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In wake of Ferguson grand jury decision, fed investigations go on
Under
the lead of Attorney General Eric Holder, the Justice Department is
still pursuing two investigations related to the Aug. 9 shooting of
18-year-old Michael Brown.Read More ...
Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims
By Piya Sinha-Roy and Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's show in Yakima, Washington state, has been canceled, venue organizers said Monday, in the latest of several cancellations following decades-old sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in recent weeks. The Capitol Theatre said all ticket holders to the show, scheduled for Saturday, would receive refunds and the show has been postponed indefinitely. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut also said they had indefinitely postponed a performance by the 77-year-old Cosby, scheduled for Jan. 31. ...
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Missouri governor calls for peace in Ferguson
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is calling for "peace, respect and restraint" when a grand jury announcement is made on whether a white police officer will be charged with fatally shooting a black 18-year-old.
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Top contenders to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary
President
Barack Obama on Monday praised the service of outgoing Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel but gave no hint as to whether he has settled on a
shortlist for a successor. Instead, the president announced that Hagel
would stay on until a successor has won Senate confirmation. One of
numerous potential candidates to replace him, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.,
has already pulled his name from contention.Read More ...
Iran nuclear talks stumble, extended until July
Negotiators give up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by today's deadline.Read More ...
Grand jury: No indictment of Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson
The months-long grand jury process concludes, but the communities across the U.S. remain on edge.Read More ...
Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday bestowed America's highest
civilian honor on trailblazers in the arts, sports and politics, along
with a couple of entertainers who are among his personal favorites.Read More ...
Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries
CLAYTON,
Mo. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old
in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off weeks of ongoing protests, has gotten
married.Read More ...
In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming
From
board rooms in Japan to songwriter's rooms in Nashville, a debate is
brewing in music industry circles about the financial and creative value
of streaming music, even as its popularity and impact ...Read More ...
Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels
ANKARA
(Reuters) - Turkish and U.S. forces will train 2,000 moderate Syrian
rebel fighters at a base in the central Turkish city of Kirsehir as part
of the campaign against Islamic State insurgents, a Turkish Foreign
Ministry official said on Monday. Turkey had agreed in principle to
train and equip Syrian rebel forces as part of the U.S.-led military
campaign against Islamic State, but details on the numbers involved and
where the training would take place had yet to be announced. The
announcement comes after U.S. ...Read More ...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign
Chuck Hagel will resign his post leading the Pentagon.
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UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history
LONDON
(Reuters) - Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its
history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers
attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The
government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take on the militants,
May added, including legislation making it easier for security services
to track attackers online, and check if radicalised fighters were
flying into Britain. ...Read More ...
More bad news for the Today Show
NEW
YORK (AP) — It's rarely a good sign when morning television hosts are
painfully bantering about whether they are keeping their jobs.Read More ...
Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction
A
letter penned by Albert Einstein during World War II was recently
auctioned off in Los Angeles. The auction house Nate D. Sanders, Inc.
sold the historical document for $12,500 — significantly more than the
$10,000 requested minimum bid. The letter, which Einstein wrote in 1939,
was addressed to a hat merchant in New York who was involved in efforts
to help European Jews escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. The
contents of Einstein's letter don't reveal exactly what actions were
taken by its recipient, Isidore Zelnikerof Bronx, New York.Read More ...
Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson
The weekend passes without a grand jury decision in the police killing of Michael Brown.Read More ...
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