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• Grand jury reaches decision on Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson; announcement planned
• Live updates on the Ferguson grand jury decision
• Missouri governor calls for peace in Ferguson
• Missouri governor urges calm ahead of grand jury decision on shooting
• Obama awards Medal of Freedom to 18, including Streep, Wonder
• Hundreds of University of California students walk out over proposed tuition hike
• Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims
• Top contenders to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary
• Iran nuclear talks stumble, extended until July
• Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18
• Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries
• In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming
• Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels
• Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign
• UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history
• More bad news for the Today Show
• Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction
• Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson
• Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan
• Marion Barry: A wily survivor leaves the stage
• Fears of major flooding in snowbound Buffalo ease
• Police: Video of officer shooting boy is 'clear'
• Obama defends use of executive action on immigration
• Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78

Grand jury reaches decision on Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson; announcement planned Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:56 PM PST The months-long process has put the St. Louis region on edge.

Live updates on the Ferguson grand jury decision Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:57 PM PST A Missouri grand jury has reached a decision on whether to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of Michael Brown. Yahoo News is providing live updates below.

Missouri governor calls for peace in Ferguson Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:53 PM PST ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is calling for "peace, respect and restraint" when a grand jury announcement is made on whether a white police officer will be charged with fatally shooting a black 18-year-old.

Missouri governor urges calm ahead of grand jury decision on shooting Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:06 PM PST By Daniel Wallis and Ellen Wulfhorst CLAYTON, Mo./FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon urged people in the St. Louis area to show respect and restraint following a grand jury's decision on whether to criminally charge a white police officer in the August fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Prosecutors are set to announce the grand jury's decision at 8 p.m. local time (0200 GMT) on Monday. Authorities have stepped up security in and around Ferguson, Missouri, to guard against the kind of rioting that flared in the weeks after incident. ...

Obama awards Medal of Freedom to 18, including Streep, Wonder Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:13 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday presented the highest U.S. civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 18 artists, politicians, writers, scholars and activists, including actress Meryl Streep and singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder. "Not only have they made the world better, but by following their example they make us a little bit better every single day. We are truly grateful to them," the president said in a White House ceremony. ...

Hundreds of University of California students walk out over proposed tuition hike Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:09 PM PST By Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - Hundreds of University of California students walked out of classes on Monday to protest a planned 25 percent tuition increase they say will make the cost of education across the 10-campus system too expensive. The proposed tuition hike of 5 percent over each of the next five years kicked off angry student protests last week and set the stage for a potentially rancorous fight between the system's governing board of regents and state lawmakers who oppose the increase. Tuition is currently about $12,000 a year. ...

Cosby's show nixed in Washington state after sex assault claims Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:51 AM PST By Piya Sinha-Roy and Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Embattled comedian Bill Cosby's show in Yakima, Washington state, has been canceled, venue organizers said Monday, in the latest of several cancellations following decades-old sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in recent weeks. The Capitol Theatre said all ticket holders to the show, scheduled for Saturday, would receive refunds and the show has been postponed indefinitely. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut also said they had indefinitely postponed a performance by the 77-year-old Cosby, scheduled for Jan. 31. ...

Top contenders to succeed Chuck Hagel as defense secretary Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:40 PM PST President Barack Obama on Monday praised the service of outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel but gave no hint as to whether he has settled on a shortlist for a successor. Instead, the president announced that Hagel would stay on until a successor has won Senate confirmation. One of numerous potential candidates to replace him, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., has already pulled his name from contention.

Iran nuclear talks stumble, extended until July Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:00 PM PST Negotiators give up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by today's deadline.

Obama awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to 18 Posted: 24 Nov 2014 01:56 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday bestowed America's highest civilian honor on trailblazers in the arts, sports and politics, along with a couple of entertainers who are among his personal favorites.

Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown marries Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:33 AM PST CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, setting off weeks of ongoing protests, has gotten married.

In wake of Spotify pullout, music industry debates streaming Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:28 AM PST From board rooms in Japan to songwriter's rooms in Nashville, a debate is brewing in music industry circles about the financial and creative value of streaming music, even as its popularity and impact ...

Turkey to host training for 2,000 Syrian rebels Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:27 AM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish and U.S. forces will train 2,000 moderate Syrian rebel fighters at a base in the central Turkish city of Kirsehir as part of the campaign against Islamic State insurgents, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official said on Monday. Turkey had agreed in principle to train and equip Syrian rebel forces as part of the U.S.-led military campaign against Islamic State, but details on the numbers involved and where the training would take place had yet to be announced. The announcement comes after U.S. ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to resign Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:53 AM PST Chuck Hagel will resign his post leading the Pentagon.

UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:45 AM PST LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday. The government would on Wednesday set out new laws to take on the militants, May added, including legislation making it easier for security services to track attackers online, and check if radicalised fighters were flying into Britain. ...

More bad news for the Today Show Posted: 24 Nov 2014 11:19 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — It's rarely a good sign when morning television hosts are painfully bantering about whether they are keeping their jobs.

Albert Einstein's autographed letter sold at auction Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:01 AM PST A letter penned by Albert Einstein during World War II was recently auctioned off in Los Angeles. The auction house Nate D. Sanders, Inc. sold the historical document for $12,500 — significantly more than the $10,000 requested minimum bid. The letter, which Einstein wrote in 1939, was addressed to a hat merchant in New York who was involved in efforts to help European Jews escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. The contents of Einstein's letter don't reveal exactly what actions were taken by its recipient, Isidore Zelnikerof Bronx, New York.

Uncertainty fuels speculation in Ferguson Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:28 PM PST The weekend passes without a grand jury decision in the police killing of Michael Brown.

Two U.S. soldiers killed in bomb attack in Afghanistan Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:33 AM PST A military vehicle was hit by a bomb in the Afghan capital Kabul.

Marion Barry: A wily survivor leaves the stage Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:13 PM PST There is no middle ground in judging four-time Washington mayor Marion Barry, who died Sunday at the age of 78. For many whites, Barry was a politician addicted to alcohol, drugs and power. Meanwhile, most African-Americans in D.C. enshrined him as a strong leader who shared their struggles and overcame the odds; regardless of his personal failings, they embraced him as their own. Yet he failed to improve the lives of the poor Washingtonians who revered him.

Fears of major flooding in snowbound Buffalo ease Posted: 24 Nov 2014 04:51 PM PST BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Fears of disastrous flooding from a rapid meltdown of the Buffalo area's 7 feet of snow eased on Monday, but high winds became a menace, threatening to knock down trees and power lines.

Police: Video of officer shooting boy is 'clear' Posted: 24 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland officer was less than 10 feet away when he fatally shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun near a playground, and video of the shooting is clear about what happened, police said Monday.

Obama defends use of executive action on immigration Posted: 23 Nov 2014 08:49 AM PST President Barack Obama defended his decision to use executive authority to enact changes to the U.S. immigration system during an exclusive interview for "This Week," challenging Republican Speaker John Boehner to "pass a bill" if he was not satisfied with the president's unilateral actions. "Congress...

Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies at 78 Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial and tireless advocate for the nation's capital who created jobs for generations of black families, Marion Barry was the ultimate District of Columbia politician, though his arrest for drug use in the midst of a crack cocaine epidemic often overshadows his accomplishments.

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