Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu defeated
BATON
ROUGE, La. (AP) — Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy defeated Democratic Sen.
Mary Landrieu on Saturday, denying her a fourth term and extending the
GOP's domination of the 2014 midterm elections that put Republicans in
charge of Capitol Hill for the final two years of President Barack
Obama's tenure.Read More ...
N. Korea denies hack on Sony Pictures
North
Korea denied Sunday involvement in a brazen cyber attack on Sony
Pictures, but praised it as a "righteous deed" potentially orchestrated
by supporters furious over a Hollywood comedy depicting a fictional CIA
plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong-Un. "The hacking into the Sony
Pictures might be a righteous deed of the supporters and sympathizers
with the (North) in response to its appeal," the North's top military
body, the National Defense Commission, told the state-run KCNA news
agency. "The Interview", starring Seth Rogen and James Franco as two
journalists recruited by the CIA to assassinate Kim, has infuriated
Pyongyang, which earlier warned of "merciless retaliation" against what
it called a "wanton act of terror". The NDC rejected the media reports
as "false rumour", but went on to slam Sony for producing the film,
which it said was "hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership".Read More ...
New Yorkers protest in rain after Gurley funeral
New
Yorkers took to the streets Saturday in further protests to denounce a
spate of killings of unarmed black men by white police officers as
relatives buried a 28-year-old father of one. "I can't breathe" were the
final words gasped repeatedly by Eric Garner, a 43-year-old father of
six who died in July after a police chokehold that was caught on amateur
video footage. A grand jury's decision on Wednesday not to indict the
white officer responsible has now triggered four consecutive nights of
protests in New York and other major cities across the United States,
mobilizing thousands. Another protest was scheduled later in the evening
in Brooklyn.Read More ...
Obama says Somers' life was in imminent danger
President
Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American
Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American
photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.Read More ...
Thousands bid farewell to Washington's 'mayor for life'
Thousands
gathered Saturday for a joyful final farewell to Washington's "mayor
for life" Marion Barry, remembering him more for his civic service than
his infamous brush with crack cocaine. The popular and controversial
Mississippi sharecropper's son turned civil rights activist who served
four terms as mayor of the US capital died November 23 at the age of 78.
Three days of events marking his outsized life culminated Saturday with
a four-hour memorial service at Washington's convention center,
followed by a private burial under dark gray skies. Thursday saw Barry
lying in state in the Wilson Building, Washington's city hall.Read More ...
At home and cured of Ebola, Cuban doctor vows return to Africa
HAVANA/GENEVA
(Reuters) - A Cuban doctor who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone and was
cured after experimental treatment in a Swiss hospital vowed on
Saturday to return to West Africa and continue treating patients. "I
will finish what I started. I am returning to Sierra Leone," Felix Baez,
43, told reporters at Havana's Jose Marti airport shortly after
landing, the official website Cubadebate reported. It was not
immediately clear if Cuban health officials would allow Baez to go back
to Africa. ...Read More ...
Mishaps at nuke repository lead to $54M in fines
New
Mexico on Saturday levied more than $54 million in penalties against
the U.S. Department of Energy for numerous violations that resulted in
the indefinite closure of the nation's only underground nuclear waste
repository.Read More ...
American, South African hostages killed in Yemen
An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.Read More ...
Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border
Federal
agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be
exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the
FBI and other law enforcement agencies.Read More ...
Obama, Yemen say Luke Somers' life was in imminent danger
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt
to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information
that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.Read More ...
Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police opened an investigation into a
woman's claims that Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old, a
department spokeswoman said.Read More ...
Protests slow in New York after funeral for slain black man
By
Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mourners in New York held a funeral
on a rain-soaked Saturday for a black man shot dead by a white patrol
officer in a dimly lit stairwell, but streets were mostly quiet after
three nights of demonstrations against police violence. The shooting of
Akai Gurley, 28, at a public housing project last month was the latest
in a series of killings that have outraged protesters who see a pattern
of excessive force being used by law enforcement against
African-Americans. ...Read More ...
Republican challenger wins Louisiana Senate race
By
Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Republican Congressman Bill
Cassidy handily won a Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election on Saturday,
capping big wins for his party in the Nov. 4 midterms at the expense of
one of the chamber's last remaining southern Democrats. Cassidy, whose
victory swells the ranks of Republicans in the Senate to 54, defeated
Mary Landrieu, a three-term incumbent who last month pushed hard for a
Senate vote on approving the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada's oil
sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast that came up just short. ...Read More ...
U.S. holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer
By
Jilian Mincer and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - Amarilis Sinchi visited
Macy's at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, but she waited until this
week to purchase the red fleece pajamas she had her eye on. The
21-year-old student ended up paying $13 at the department store, down
from $30 on Friday, which has traditionally been the best day for deals
during the U.S. holiday season. "The prices keep getting better," she
said, planning a return to another store - Kohl's - which had dropped
the price on LEGO toys. ...Read More ...
Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation
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Typhoon slams into Philippines, one million evacuated
By
Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon roared into
the eastern Philippines on Saturday, bringing lashing rain and strong
winds that felled trees, ripped off tin roofs and toppled power lines in
areas still bearing the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. About 1
million people had already fled to shelters by the time Typhoon Hagupit
made landfall, in what a U.N. agency said was one of the world's
biggest peacetime evacuations. ...Read More ...
Rolling Stone apologizes for 'discrepancies' in UVA rape story
An article about an alleged gang rape has led to an apology from the magazine.Read More ...
More protests expected after funeral of Brooklyn man shot by police
By
Robert MacMillan and Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fourth evening
of demonstrations against police violence was expected in New York on
Saturday after the funeral of a black man who was unarmed when he was
shot dead by a police officer in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn
apartment building. The shooting of Akai Gurley, 28, by a New York city
police officer at a city housing project last month is the latest in a
series of incidents fueling public outrage over what many see as a
pattern of callous misuse of lethal force against minority groups. ...Read More ...
Why the White House torpedoed Harry Reid's tax deal: The competing claims
President Obama blew up a tax deal between the majority leader and the House GOP.Read More ...
Ukraine tests ground for lasting cease-fire
KIEV,
Ukraine (AP) — A one-day truce announced by Ukraine's president will
serve as a test to see if the fighting in eastern Ukraine against
Russian-backed separatists can truly be halted, a military spokesman
said Friday.Read More ...
House leaders move to avoid immigration showdown
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Trying to avoid a showdown over immigration, House Republican
leaders are moving to make a deal with Democrats to pass a spending bill
that would keep the government running past next week.Read More ...
Angry families of MH17 crash victims seek U.N. investigation
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Relatives of MH17 crash victims, angered by what they see as Dutch mishandling of inquiries into the disaster, want a special U.N. envoy to launch an international investigation. A letter sent to Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Friday, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, said Dutch officials had failed to build a case. They asked that inquiries by the Safety Board and prosecution service be handed over to the United Nations. Rutte should "request the U.N. to appoint a special envoy to take over," said the letter written by Van der Goen Attorneys. ...
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U.S. monthly job gains largest in three years; wages rise
U.S. monthly job gains largest in three years; wages riseRead More ...
Ferguson marchers arrive at Missouri Capitol
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chants of "Hands Up. Don't Shoot!" echoed through the Missouri Capitol on Friday as hundreds of people protesting Michael Brown's death rallied after the culmination of a weeklong, 130-mile march from the site of the police shooting in Ferguson.
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German man punished for joining Islamic State
By Maria Sheahan FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A 20-year-old German man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted joining Islamic State militants in Syria, in the first trial in Germany of a home-grown jihadi accused of membership of the insurgent group. Judges decided to treat the man, known as Kreshnik B., who was born in Germany to Kosovan parents and spent six months in Syria last year, as a juvenile because of his lack of maturity. They said there was no evidence he had fought directly. ...
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