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• Cosby won't be charged in 1974 sex claim
• USOC decides to bid for 2024; city still undecided
• Terrorist massacre of children ‘blowback’ from U.S.-backed Pakistani offensive against Taliban, officials say
• Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts
• U.S. torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny
• L.A. mayor plans to equip city's police officers with body cameras
• Pakistani officials say siege at school over
• Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats against theaters
• What we know about Aussie hostage taker
• Suspect in six Pennsylvania killings is target of manhunt

Cosby won't be charged in 1974 sex claim Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:46 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby, who has been the subject of dozens of sex abuse allegations over the past two months, will not be charged in connection with a 1974 sexual molestation claim, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office said on Tuesday. The claim, which was recently brought by a California woman Judy Huth, was deemed to have been too old and surpassed the state's statute of limitations. Huth alleges Cosby molested her as a 15-year-old at the Playboy mansion. (Reporting by Eric Kelsey)

USOC decides to bid for 2024; city still undecided Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:13 PM PST The U.S. Olympic Committee has decided to bid for the 2024 Olympics, hoping to bring the Summer Games back to America after a 28-year absence.

Terrorist massacre of children ‘blowback’ from U.S.-backed Pakistani offensive against Taliban, officials say Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST The Pakistani Taliban assault on a school — killing 145, including 132 children — appears to be "blowback" from a months-long Pakistani military offensive against the terror group that was encouraged and supported by the U.S. government, Pakistani and U.S. officials said today.

Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:43 PM PST By Daniel Kelley EAGLEVILLE, Pa. (Reuters) - An Iraq War veteran sought in the killing of six family members in Pennsylvania was found dead on Tuesday of "self-inflicted cutting wounds" following a two-day manhunt, authorities said. Suspect Bradley William Stone, 35, of Pennsburg was being sought in the deaths on Monday of his ex-wife, her mother, grandmother, sister and two other family members, including his 14-year-old niece. His 17-year-old nephew was seriously wounded. Stone's body was found on Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area in New Hanover Township, about a half mile (0. ...

U.S. torture report puts Romania's role under scrutiny Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:42 AM PST By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Christian Lowe BUCHAREST/WARSAW (Reuters) - The lawyer for a man tortured by the CIA said Romania's authorities should acknowledge the role they played after a U.S. Senate report pointed to Romania as the site of the secret CIA jail where the man was interrogated. The report did not name countries that hosted CIA jails, but it gave details of prisoners being transferred to and from "detention center BLACK" which matched air traffic records of CIA-chartered planes passing through Romanian airports between 2003 and 2005. ...

L.A. mayor plans to equip city's police officers with body cameras Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:32 PM PST By Michael Fleeman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Gil Garcetti on Tuesday announced a plan to equip 7,000 of the city's police officers on the streets with body cameras, an ambitious initiative that comes amid nationwide protests over police killings of unarmed black men. The proposal would expand a privately funded, $1.5 million pilot project launched in January to provide officers on foot patrol in downtown Los Angeles with cameras to test. ...

Pakistani officials say siege at school over Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:32 PM PST PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say the siege at a Pakistani school is over, and authorities are sweeping the area.

Sony hackers reference 9/11 in new threats against theaters Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Hackers calling themselves Guardians of Peace made ominous threats Tuesday against movie theaters showing Sony Pictures' film "The Interview" that referred to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The group also released a trove of data files including about 8,000 emails from the inbox of Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton.

What we know about Aussie hostage taker Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:07 AM PST The man behind the deadly siege was a self-styled sheikh with a violent criminal past.

Suspect in six Pennsylvania killings is target of manhunt Posted: 15 Dec 2014 08:38 PM PST By Daniel Kelley LOWER SALFORD, Penn. (Reuters) - An Iraq war veteran suspected of killing six family members, including his 14-year-old niece, in a shooting spree in communities near Philadelphia was being sought on Monday by Pennsylvania police. The manhunt for Bradley William Stone, 35, focused in and around Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, where residents were advised to remain indoors with their doors locked, the Montgomery County district attorney said. ...

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