Mistrial in 1st officer's trial in Freddie Gray case
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Fed raises interest rate for first time in nearly a decade
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Fence-line diplomacy at Guantánamo Bay
Meetings between rival commanders offer a rare chance for amity amid U.S.-Cuban hostility.Read More ...
Baltimore on edge after hung jury in policeman's manslaughter trial
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Ian Simpson and Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A mistrial was
declared on Wednesday in the case of a Baltimore police officer charged
in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man whose killing while in custody
sparked riots in April, and the city's mayor urged calm. The judge
dismissed the jury in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Officer
William Porter - the first of six officers to be tried in Gray's death -
after 16 hours of deliberations during which the jurors were unable to
reach a verdict on any of the charges against the policeman. Baltimore
City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams said an administrative judge
would schedule a new trial, but said there would be no court proceedings
in the case on Thursday.Read More ...
Exclusive: San Bernardino shooters buried in quiet funeral following Islamic rituals
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Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who opened fire on a San Bernardino
holiday party earlier this month, were buried Tuesday in a quiet,
graveside funeral guarded by FBI agents. At a Muslim cemetery hours away
from San Bernardino, the bodies were cleansed according to Islamic
rules, wrapped in white cloth and buried. Muslims are usually buried
within 24 hours of dying, but family members and community members had
to wait for the bodies to be released by law enforcement officials and
then for permission from a cemetery.Read More ...
Pentagon chief Carter used personal email account at times: NY Times
U.S.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter used a personal email account for some
government business in his first months at the Pentagon, the New York
Times reported on Wednesday, citing White House and Defense Department
officials and copies of the emails. Carter, who took office in February,
continued to use his own email account, contrary to Defense Department
rules, for at least two months after it became public in March that
Hillary Clinton had used only her personal email account while she was
secretary of state, the Times quoted the officials as saying.Read More ...
U.S. revamping terrorism alert system
U.S.
security officials are revamping the national alert system to warn the
public about terrorism risks and will begin issuing bulletins to inform
people about threats from Islamic State and other militant groups. "The
bulletin is intended to describe current developments or general trends
regarding threats of terrorism to the United States for the American
people," he said. The bulletins would also inform the public about what
security authorities are doing about the threat and give advice about
what people may do to keep safe, the official said.Read More ...
Jeb Bush takes on Trump: You can't 'insult your way to the presidency'
Bush took several shots at Donald Trump during Tuesday's GOP presidential debate.Read More ...
‘War on Christmas’: House Republicans introduce bill to protect holiday
A group of House conservatives makes a stand in favor of nativity scenes and the greeting “Merry Christmas."Read More ...
AP FACT CHECK: Republican debaters go astray
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The vast complexities of a dangerous world were cast in
too-simple terms in the latest Republican presidential debate.Read More ...
Threats to NY, Los Angeles show tough decisions schools face
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — When it comes to assessing threats, schools in New York
City and Los Angeles likely have more experience than most other
districts in the country.Read More ...
Ryan tells GOP there's agreement on tax and spending bill
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement
on a massive year-end tax and spending package, House Speaker Paul Ryan
told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday, urging support for the legislation
that delivers GOP wins but also includes many Democratic priorities.Read More ...
Los Angeles schools reopen after threat prompted closure
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schools in Los Angeles reopened on Wednesday, a day after local
officials canceled classes for all 640,000 students in the nation's
second-largest school district over a threatened attack with bombs and
guns that was later deemed a hoax. Returning high school students found
themselves thrown back into the throes of final exams as the semester
ended, with police providing a stepped up presence at campuses to
reassure those left jittery by the unprecedented shutdown. Authorities
conducted an extensive search on Tuesday of the Los Angeles Unified
School District's more than 1,000 schools, and by late in the day said
the buildings were safe and students could return.Read More ...
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio both voted against funding U.S. troops
The
troops are funded through the annual appropriations process, and since
both men have arrived in Washington, that has been done through larger
spending packages that fund the entire government. Both Rubio and Cruz
have consistently voted against those bills.Read More ...
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