Planned Parenthood suspect: 'I am a warrior for the babies'
The
man accused of killing three people and wounding nine others at a
Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado stunned a courtroom Wednesday by
declaring he is a "warrior for the babies" and won't go to trial.Read More ...
Scalia argues black students benefit from ‘slower’ colleges
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Man who bought guns used in shootings was related to gunman
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who purchased two assault rifles used in the San Bernardino massacre was more than just a friend to the gunman — he was also a relative.
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Chicago mayor apologizes, protesters urge he resign
Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, under heavy criticism for his handling of a police
shooting that resulted in the death of a black teen, gave an emotional
apology on Wednesday hours before angry crowds closed city streets while
demanding his resignation. Emanuel's speech was met with applause from
the City Council, but protesters said the city's actions do not go far
enough. Emanuel's speech comes after two weeks of protests in Chicago
following the release of a 2014 police squad car dashboard video showing
police officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16
times.Read More ...
California shooter plotted 2012 attack, senator says
California
shooter Syed Farook plotted an attack with an accomplice three years
ago but got "cold feet" after a wave of US counterterrorism arrests, a
senator said Wednesday. A longtime friend and neighbor of Farook's,
Enrique Marquez, told investigators of their aborted plot, said Senator
James Risch, who sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
"He has admitted that in 2012 they had something in mind and they didn't
do it because there had been some immediate arrests by the
counterterrorism people," Risch told CNN.Read More ...
Power to the states: Education law rewrite passes Congress
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Those federally mandated math and reading tests will continue,
but a sweeping rewrite of the nation's education law will now give
states — not the U.S. government — authority to decide how to use the
results in evaluating teachers and schools.Read More ...
Muslim groups raise $134K for San Bernardino shooting victims, families
Muslim-Americans
have launched a successful campaign to help the families of victims and
survivors of the San Bernardino shooting.Read More ...
One dead, thousands without power after U.S. Pacific Northwest storms
By
Courtney Sherwood and Eric M. Johnson PORTLAND, Ore./SEATTLE (Reuters) -
An Oregon woman was killed in her bed early on Wednesday after a tree
crashed through the roof of her home as storms caused severe flooding,
power outages and evacuations across the U.S. Pacific Northwest,
authorities said. Portland has endured more than 5 inches of rain in
three days, nearly as much as falls in all of December in a typical
year, and Seattle exceeded its normal December rainfall tally in just 8
days, the National Weather Service said. The service said mountainous
areas of Oregon and neighboring Washington state, where Governor Jay
Inslee declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, have received more
than a foot of rain.Read More ...
California shooters discussed martyrdom before meeting: FBI
By
Julia Harte and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The couple who
massacred 14 people at a California holiday party were discussing jihad
and martyrdom online a year before they met in person, but there is no
evidence Islamic militants arranged their marriage to facilitate an
attack, FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday. The Federal Bureau
of Investigation believes Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, the U.S.-born son of
Pakistani immigrants, and Tashfeen Malik, 29, a Pakistani native he
married in Saudi Arabia last year, were each inspired by Islamic
extremists before they became acquainted, he said on Capitol Hill. The
precise origins of the couple's indoctrination in extremist ideology
remain to be determined but appear to date back about two years, before
Islamic State "became the global jihad leader that it is," Comey said.Read More ...
Suspect in deadly Planned Parenthood attack declares self guilty
The
man accused of shooting three people to death and wounding nine others
at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last month declared himself
guilty and a "warrior for the babies" during an outburst in court on
Wednesday. The disturbance, as prosecutors formally presented murder and
other charges against Robert Lewis Dear, 57, bolstered assertions by
Planned Parenthood executives that the attack on the Colorado Springs
clinic was motivated by anti-abortion sentiments.Read More ...
FBI: California shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago
The
two San Bernardino shooters were radicalized at least two years ago and
had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, one year before
they married, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday. Comey ...Read More ...
Chicago mayor apologizes for teen's death, vows reforms
CHICAGO
(AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel, known for keeping vise-like control over
Chicago and his own political image, finds himself in the weakest
position of his long public career as he struggles to respond to a
police scandal, claims of cover-ups at City Hall and calls for his
resignation.Read More ...
Yahoo board flip flops, won't spin off Alibaba stake
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Angela Merkel named Time's Person of the Year
German
Chancellor Angela Merkel has been named Time's Person of the Year,
praised Wednesday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from
Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. Time also cited ...Read More ...
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