Pataki announces he's ending White House bid
BERLIN,
N.H. (AP) — Former New York Gov. George Pataki said Tuesday that he's
ending his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with
just over a month to go before the first nominating contests begin.Read More ...
Chicago officer pleads not guilty to murder charges
A
white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal
shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Jason Van Dyke is "hanging in there" and wants to tell ...Read More ...
The NSA spied on Israeli prime minister during Iran talks, says WSJ
In
2014, Washington was buzzing over a controversial new nuclear agreement
between the US and Iran — but the negotiations may have kept America's
spy agencies busy as well. A new report in The Wall Street Journal
claims the negotiation process saw sustained efforts by the National
Security Agency to monitor the communications of Israeli prime minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, particularly once he came to Washington to lobby
Congress to oppose the deal. The Journal had previously reported on
Israel's own efforts to spy on the closed door talks.Read More ...
Severe floods hit Missouri as U.S. storms sweep north
By
Kevin Murphy and Mary Wisniewski KANSAS CITY, Mo./CHICAGO (Reuters) -
Floods in Missouri forced hundreds of residents out of their homes on
Tuesday after four days of storms sent rivers to record levels, killing
at least 13 people, closing hundreds of roads and halting shipping on
the swollen Mississippi river. Missouri has been pounded by downpours
since Saturday, and forecasters warned that its major rivers could crest
between Wednesday and Saturday at records. "Flooding on the middle
portion of the Mississippi River and its tributaries may reach levels
not seen during the winter months since records began during the middle
1800s," Alex Sosnowski, senior meteorologist, wrote on AccuWeather.com.Read More ...
Texas 'affluenza' teen to be returned to U.S. from Mexico after capture
FORT
WORTH, Texas/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A wealthy Texas teen who had been a
fugitive after breaking his probation sentence for killing four people
while driving drunk, was likely to be returned to the United States
later on Tuesday after being caught in Mexico, Mexican authorities said.
Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya Couch, were taken into custody
on Monday evening in the Pacific Ocean resort of Puerto Vallarta. Couch
became known in the United States as the “affluenza” teen during his
trial in juvenile court over the 2013 deaths, when a psychologist said
he was so wealthy and spoiled he could not tell the difference between
right and wrong.Read More ...
Chicago officer who shot black teen pleads not guilty to murder
By
Justin Madden and Renita D. Young CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago
police officer who shot a black teenager last year pleaded not guilty to
murder on Tuesday, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short a vacation to return
to the city to deal with the fallout from two more fatal police
shootings over the weekend. Meanwhile, protesters demonstrated outside
the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office in Cleveland, a day after a
grand jury decided not to charge two white police officers in the 2014
shooting death of Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old boy who was playing in
a park with a toy gun that shoots plastic pellets. Tensions over race
and policing in Chicago and Cleveland come amid intense scrutiny of
police killings in the United States over the past 18 months, especially
of black men.Read More ...
Billionaire Trump to spend millions on ads in GOP race
COUNCIL
BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Billionaire Republican presidential candidate
Donald Trump says he plans to spend at least $2 million a week on
television advertising in the first three voting states, a move that
would mark a massive departure for a candidate who has so far relied on
free media to fuel his insurgent campaign.Read More ...
Officials: 'Affluenza' teen, mother planned flight to Mexico
FORT
WORTH, Texas (AP) — A teen fugitive who's known for using an
"affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and
disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city
for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the
U.S. after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location,
authorities said Tuesday.Read More ...
IS leader linked to Paris attacks 'mastermind' killed in Syria
An
Islamic State leader with "direct" ties to the alleged mastermind of
the Paris attacks was among 10 of the group's higher-ups killed in Syria
and Iraq this month, the Pentagon said Tuesday. The US military says
such strikes are helping to weaken the jihadist group, which captured
large parts of Iraq and Syria last year but has recently seen
significant setbacks including this week's loss of Ramadi in Iraq.
Baghdad-based US military spokesman Colonel Steve Warren said French
national Charaffe el Mouadan was killed in a US-led coalition strike on
December 24.Read More ...
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