Search area expanded in hunt for AirAsia plane
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Reports: Rep. Grimm to step down following guilty plea
By
Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New
York, who pleaded guilty last week to a federal felony tax charge, will
resign his seat on Jan. 5 because he does not feel he can be completely
effective in Congress, he said on Monday. "After much thought and
prayer, I have made the very difficult decision to step down from
Congress effective January 5th, 2015," Grimm said in a statement
provided by a spokesman. "The events which led to this day did not break
my spirit, nor the will of the voters. ...Read More ...
Source: U.S. suspects N. Korea had help attacking Sony Pictures
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Mark Hosenball and Jim Finkle WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S.
investigators believe that North Korea likely hired hackers from outside
the country to help with last month's massive cyberattack against Sony
Pictures, an official close to the investigation said on Monday. As
North Korea lacks the capability to conduct some elements of the
sophisticated campaign by itself, U.S. investigators are looking at the
possibility that Pyongyang "contracted out" some of the cyber work,
according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record
about the investigation. ...Read More ...
New York City mayor heckled, booed at police graduation
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Jonathan Allen and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City
Mayor Bill de Blasio drew heckles and boos along with applause when he
addressed graduating police cadets on Monday, two days after thousands
of uniformed officers turned their backs on him at a slain policeman's
funeral. With the city a focal point in a national debate over the
killings of unarmed black men by white police, the mayor has been
struggling to mend the most toxic rift in decades between City Hall and
the country's biggest police force. ...Read More ...
L.A. police officers shot unarmed black man three times: autopsy
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Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unarmed 25-year-old black man
slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot
wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into
the killing showed on Monday. Police have said two officers shot Ezell
Ford, described by a family lawyer as mentally challenged, on Aug. 11
after he struggled with one of them and tried to grab the officer's
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The top politics stories of 2014
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House GOP leader once addressed white supremacists
As
Republicans struggle to attract more votes from minorities heading into
the 2016 presidential election, a House GOP leader has acknowledged
that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, though his
office denies any association with the group's social views.Read More ...
NYC mayor gets both boos, applause at NYPD graduation ceremony
New
York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced a mix of boos and applause as he
took the stage to address a graduating class of 884 newly minted NYPD
recruits Monday.Read More ...
7 dead as ferry rescue is complete
BARI,
Italy (AP) -- Helicopters defied high winds and stormy seas Monday to
evacuate hundreds of passengers and staff from Greek ferry that caught
fire off Albania. Eight people died and survivors told of a frantic rush
to escape the flames and pelting rain.Read More ...
Diversity in GOP 2016 hopefuls
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Long criticized as the party of old white men, Republicans are
seeing a diverse group of people step up for possible contention in the
2016 presidential race.Read More ...
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