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• Rev. Al Sharpton, families of victims seek ‘justice for all’ at Washington, D.C., march
• Developments in Newtown 2 years after massacre
• Speakers assure Justice for All crowds the ‘spirit of revolution’ won’t be pacified
• Man arrested after Portland shooting, 2 sought
• Multiple attacks kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO deadline looms
• Thousands of protesters expected in D.C., NYC over police killings
• Marchers in Washington, New York, Boston protest police killings
• Missouri prosecutor releases more evidence from Ferguson shooting
• Police arrest man in connection with Oregon high school shooting
• Day of insurgent violence kills 19 in Afghanistan
• 18 dead, 90 missing in central Indonesia mudslide
• Russia reaches out to Europe's far-right parties
• Pacific storm triggers tornado, mudslides, floods in Southern California
• New York protesters 'blow the whistle' at police stations

Rev. Al Sharpton, families of victims seek ‘justice for all’ at Washington, D.C., march Posted: 13 Dec 2014 12:11 PM PST Rev. Al Sharpton, of the National Action Network, asked the families of African-American men who were killed by police officers to speak at the Justice for All March, outside the U.S. Capitol.

Developments in Newtown 2 years after massacre Posted: 13 Dec 2014 01:23 PM PST As the second anniversary of the Newtown school shooting arrives on Sunday, local officials and others touched by the tragedy have been busy on many fronts as the town continues its recovery from the massacre of 20 children and six educators.

Speakers assure Justice for All crowds the ‘spirit of revolution’ won’t be pacified Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:21 AM PST Civil rights activists told the gathering crowd for the Justice for All March in our nation's capital that they are 'sick and tired of being sick and tired.'

Man arrested after Portland shooting, 2 sought Posted: 13 Dec 2014 03:31 PM PST The man is a suspect in the shooting that injured three people outside an alternative high school.

Multiple attacks kill 20 in Afghanistan as NATO deadline looms Posted: 13 Dec 2014 07:20 AM PST Taliban insurgents killed at least 20 people in a series of gun and suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, underlining worsening security as US-led NATO forces end their combat mission in the country. A suicide blast wrecked an Afghan military bus in Kabul, killing seven soldiers, while a senior court official was assassinated in the city and 12 Afghan mine clearance workers were gunned down in the south. Two NATO soldiers were also killed on Friday in an attack in the east of Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement, without identifying their nationality. The Taliban claimed responsibility for all the attacks.

Thousands of protesters expected in D.C., NYC over police killings Posted: 13 Dec 2014 02:11 PM PST By Ian Simpson, Lacey Johnson and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers. Organizers said the marches were among the largest in the recent wave of protests against the killings of black males by officers in Ferguson, Missouri; New York; Cleveland; and elsewhere. The protests were peaceful, although police in Boston said they arrested more than 20 people who tried to block a highway. ...

Marchers in Washington, New York, Boston protest police killings Posted: 13 Dec 2014 04:09 PM PST By Ian Simpson, Lacey Johnson and Jonathan Spicer WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers. Organizers said the marches were among the largest in the recent wave of protests against the killings of black males by officers in Ferguson, Missouri; New York; Cleveland; and elsewhere. The protests were peaceful, although police in Boston said they arrested 23 people who tried to block a highway. ...

Missouri prosecutor releases more evidence from Ferguson shooting Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST (Reuters) - A Missouri prosecutor on Saturday made public two dozen documents related to the investigation into the shooting of Michael Brown, a black teenager killed by a white police officer, saying his office had inadvertently held them back. St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch released 23 documents, including a transcript of an interview authorities had with Dorian Johnson, who was with Brown in August when the unarmed 18-year-old was shot and killed by Darren Wilson, in Ferguson. The incident set off days of sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb. A grand jury on Nov. ...

Police arrest man in connection with Oregon high school shooting Posted: 13 Dec 2014 11:11 AM PST By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - A 22-year-old man was arrested early on Saturday morning in connection with a shooting outside a Portland high school that wounded three teenagers and another man, police said. The suspect, identified as Lonzo Murphy, was booked into the Multnomah County Jail for violating parole, and additional charges were pending, police said. Murphy was apprehended at 1:30 a.m. local time when a vehicle he was in was stopped by the Portland Police Bureau gang unit in the western part of the city, the department said in a statement. ...

Day of insurgent violence kills 19 in Afghanistan Posted: 13 Dec 2014 07:15 AM PST The assault was part of a series of attacks that saw two U.S. troops killed and a top Afghan court official gunned down.

18 dead, 90 missing in central Indonesia mudslide Posted: 13 Dec 2014 04:38 PM PST BANJARNEGARA, Indonesia (AP) — Heavy rains in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 18 villagers and left 90 others missing under piles of mud, officials said.

Russia reaches out to Europe's far-right parties Posted: 13 Dec 2014 02:25 AM PST VIENNA (AP) — A Russian loan to France's National Front. Invitations to Moscow for leaders of Austria's Freedom Party. Praise for Vladimir Putin from the head of Britain's anti-European Union party.

Pacific storm triggers tornado, mudslides, floods in Southern California Posted: 12 Dec 2014 08:39 PM PST The twister touched down in South L.A., where it damaged roofs and uprooted trees.

New York protesters 'blow the whistle' at police stations Posted: 12 Dec 2014 05:28 PM PST By Sebastien Malo and Frank McGurty NEW YORK (Reuters) - Demonstrators staged mass "whistle-blowing" rallies outside police stations across New York City on Friday to start a second weekend of planned protests against the killing of an unarmed black man by a white patrolman. In Harlem, about three dozen protesters marched past public housing projects where they say police abuse is particularly pervasive before rallying outside a local police station house. There, the crowd blew metal whistles, piercing the cold air with the high-pitch shrill. ...

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