Ferguson protesters rally across U.S. for second day
People protesting the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision took to the streets in cities across the U.S. for a second day Tuesday, showing that the racially charged case has inflamed tensions thousands of miles from the predominantly black St. Louis suburb.
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Obama takes on hecklers over immigration policy
Taking
on the hecklers who've been interrupting his speeches lately, President
Barack Obama argued back Tuesday with a point-by-point rebuttal of
their arguments and suggested they "get the facts."Read More ...
Protesters return to riot-scarred Ferguson streets
FERGUSON,
Mo. (AP) — Protesters returned to the riot-scarred streets of Ferguson
on Tuesday, a day after crowds looted businesses and set fire to
buildings in a night of rage against a grand jury's decision not to
indict the white police officer who killed Michael Brown.Read More ...
More U.S. troops deployed in Ferguson to guard against fresh riots
By Ellen Wulfhorst, Daniel Wallis and Edward McAllister FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - More than 2,000 National Guard troops spread out across the St. Louis area on Tuesday to prevent another night of rioting and looting after a grand jury declined to indict a white policeman in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. ...
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Obama heckled over immigration policies in Chicago appearance
By
Steve Holland CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was
interrupted several times by hecklers during a speech on his immigration
policy on Tuesday, and their complaint was that his plan did not go far
enough in protecting illegal immigrants from deportation. At least four
hecklers, all of them women, yelled at the president at the Copernicus
Center where he had gone to promote his go-it-alone immigration plan
that will remove the threat of deportation for up to 4.7 million illegal
immigrants. ...Read More ...
In blow to tax negotiators, Obama threatens veto
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to veto a deal
still under negotiation in Congress that would make several expiring
business tax breaks permanent. The warning marks a major setback to
House and Senate negotiators who were trying to reach a deal on
so-called "tax extender" breaks worth some $440 billion over 10 years.
"The President would veto the proposed deal because it would provide
permanent tax breaks to help well-connected corporations while
neglecting working families," White House spokeswoman Jennifer Friedman
said in a statement. ...Read More ...
Extremely rare for grand jury not to return indictment, statistics show
It's extremely rare for a grand jury not to return an indictment.
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Obama: No excuse for violent, destructive protest
CHICAGO
(AP) — President Barack Obama sharply rebuked protesters Tuesday night
for racially charged violence in Missouri, saying there was no excuse
for burning buildings, torching cars and destroying other property after
a grand jury declined to indict the white police officer who shot a
black teenager.Read More ...
Exclusive: Police Officer Darren Wilson explains why he feared for his life
ABC News' George Stephanopoulos spoke to the Ferguson police officer.
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Boehner: I'm ready to 'reappoint' members to special Benghazi panel in new Congress
Speaker
of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Monday evening announced that he
is reappointing Republican Trey Gowdy of South Carolina to head the
Select Committee on Benghazi next Congress. The problem, however, is
that by doing so, Boehner named a chairman to a panel that does not yet
exist. Because the Benghazi committee is select and not permanent or
standing, the House will have to vote again to re-create it when
Congress returns for a new session in January. Boehner’s statement did
not mention that another vote would need to occur in order for Gowdy to
have a panel to lead or for other Republicans to serve on it.Read More ...
Thanksgiving trumps Black Friday for deals
Thanksgiving
could be the best day to shop all year. An analysis of sales data and
store circulars by two research firms contradicts conventional wisdom
that Black Friday is when shoppers can get the most ...Read More ...
Michael Brown’s friend upset and angry that cop walks free, vows the ‘fight doesn’t stop here’
Michael Brown’s friend says that he does not condone the violence or looting that broke out after a grand jury failed to indict officer Darren Wilson in the young man’s death, but that he understands where it comes from.
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