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House may vote to undo Obama immigration order

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:42 AM PST

USA-POLITICS/The Republican-led House may try to undo President Obama's immigration actions.

Three dead in Tennessee crash between school buses: reports

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:19 PM PST

Authorities work the scene of an accident involving two school buses in Knoxville, Tenn., Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk said (Reuters) - At least three people died, including two children, and at least 20 were injured in a crash on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tennessee, involving two school buses, according to local media reports. The crash happened on Asheville Highway at 2:50 p.m., a Knoxville Police representative said, but she could not confirm other details. The deceased adult was a teachers' aide, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Amanda Johnson, a spokeswoman for Knox County Schools, said that the buses served Chilhowee Intermediate School and Sunnyview Primary School in the eastern Tennessee city. ...

Sierra Leone doctor who got Ebola is not relenting

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 10:28 AM PST

Sierra Leone Ebola Infected DoctorDAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For eight weeks, Dr. Komba Songu-M'briwa worked at the understaffed Hastings Ebola Treatment Center outside Sierra Leone's capital. When he began feeling sick, he thought it might be exhaustion but on Nov. 26 he got dreadful news: He had tested positive for Ebola.

Senate Democrats muscle big Obama donors into ambassadorships

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 09:52 AM PST

5th Annual PSLA Autumn Party - ArrivalsSenate Democrats use the waning days of their majority to confirm two big donors to President Barack Obama's reelection campaign as ambassadors to Argentina and Hungary, despite a controversy over their qualifications.

Likely Pentagon nominee earned stripes quiet way

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 01:21 PM PST

In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. People familiar with the decision-making process say President Barack Obama's shortlist for Defense Secretary includes Carter, the former deputy defense secretary who left the administration in late 2013, and Robert Work, who currently holds the No. 2 job at the Pentagon. The president has also been considering Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon's top lawyer, though some administration officials are concerned about leaving a vacancy at DHS just as the agency starts implementing Obama's immigration executive actions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)President Obama has reportedly chosen Ashton Carter as his nominee for defense secretary.

NATO backs U.S.-led training force for Afghanistan

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 10:27 AM PST

ANA soldiers take part in a training exercise at a military base in KabulA new training mission for Afghanistan will begin next year.

Meet the woman spearheading the federal probe of Ferguson

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 02:13 AM PST

Vanita GuptaVanita Gupta is set to play a major role in how the ongoing investigation proceeds.

Most automakers see higher US sales in November

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 02:19 PM PST

GM, the largest US automaker, sold 225,818 cars in November, up six percent from a year agoUS auto giants General Motors and Chrysler Tuesday rode lower gasoline prices and aggressive holiday promotions to higher November sales, while Ford Motor reported another decline. GM, the largest US automaker, sold 225,818 cars in November, up six percent from a year ago behind strong results for GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Tahoe trucks, as well as for some sedans. "The buzz around Black Friday helped drive strong showroom traffic but there was a lot more at work in the market," said Kurt McNeil, US vice president for sales at GM. Chrysler, a unit of Fiat Chrysler, sold 170,839 cars, up 20 percent from November 2013.

Blatter: FIFA not responsible for workers in Qatar

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 08:36 AM PST

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter prepares to address the crowd during the groundbreaking ceremony for a Football Artificial Turf under the FIFA Goal Project III in the country Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014 at Carmona township, Cavite province south of Manila, Philippines. The full size pitch will serve as the training facility and possible football stadium to boost football development in the Philippines. Blatter is here for the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Player of the Year awards ceremony as well as the AFC's 60th anniversary. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The welfare of migrant workers involved in building facilities for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is the responsibility of the companies who hired them, not FIFA, Sepp Blatter said Tuesday.

Islamic State leader's wife detained

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST

This file image made from video posted on a militant website Saturday, July 5, 2014, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq. Lebanese authorities have detained a wife and son of the leader of the Islamic State group and she is being questioned, two senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Militant video, File)A wife and son of the group's leader were detained near the Syrian border, officials say.

Russia may face even more sanctions

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:47 AM PST

Putin Won't Acknowledge Russia's History Of Taking OverBy Lesley Wroughton BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Western sanctions have not halted Russia's support for separatists in Ukraine but have damaged the Russian economy, which is now projected to slide into recession next year. A senior State Department official, accompanying Kerry to a NATO meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, said he would talk to allies about imposing further sanctions on Russia if pro-Moscow separatists do not cease violence in Ukraine. ...

3 Hong Kong protest leaders to surrender to police

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 07:22 AM PST

HONG KONG (AP) — Three founders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protest movement called Tuesday for an end to street demonstrations to prevent more violence and take the campaign to a new stage, but it wasn't clear whether student protesters, who make up the bulk of the activists, would heed the call.

Despite Obama promises, Ferguson protesters say more change needed

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 12:11 PM PST

A protester's raised arms are pictured during a march, following the Monday grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in Los AngelesBy Carey Gillam (Reuters) - A pledge by President Barack Obama to address race-related problems between police and minorities falls far short of what is needed, and nationwide demonstrations tied to the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown will continue to grow, several protest leaders said on Tuesday. "We're going to continue to take to the streets, we're going to continue to disrupt the daily order ... ...

Obama settles on Ashton Carter as Pentagon chief, sources say

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 04:22 PM PST

By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Can a career Washington technocrat break into U.S. President Barack Obama's tight-knit inner circle and oversee the world's most powerful military? It looks like former Pentagon official Ashton Carter is about to find out. Administration sources said on Tuesday that Obama has settled on the 60-year-old Carter as his fourth defense secretary, with an announcement expected in coming days once he is thoroughly vetted. ...

Republican Boehner tries to avoid spending fight on immigration

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 03:46 PM PST

Boehner arrives for a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy David Lawder and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner urged fellow Republicans on Tuesday to pass a long-term government spending bill next week, hoping to avoid a government shutdown and pushing any budget fight over President Barack Obama's executive order on immigration into 2015. ...

Rams, police at odds over apology for Ferguson protest

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Police say Rams apologized for players' "hands up" display, but team denies it.

Militants kill 36 non-Muslims in northern Kenya

Posted: 02 Dec 2014 12:41 PM PST

Protesters carry red-painted crosses, symbolizing the blood of the 28 non-Muslims singled out and killed in the recent attack on a bus in Mandera by Somali militant group al-Shabab, outside government offices in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Demonstrators carried mock coffins and red-painted crosses in Nairobi on Tuesday, a vivid protest demanding the government provide more effective security for ordinary Kenyans and a memorial for the hundreds of Kenyans killed in recent terror attacks, as pressure builds on the government to halt a steady onslaught of gunfire and grenade assaults. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The heavily armed Somali men roused the sleeping quarry workers in the dead of night.

Cosby resigns from Temple University trustees board

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 11:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2013 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby performs at the Stand Up for Heroes event at Madison Square Garden in New York. Cosby resigned Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, as a trustee of Temple University following string of allegations that accused him of drugging and sexually assaulting women over many years. The 77-year-old entertainer has been a highly visible cheerleader of his beloved alma mater in Philadelphia and a board member since 198 (John Minchillo/Invision/AP, File)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby, the popular face of Temple University in advertisements, fundraising campaigns and commencement speeches, has resigned from the board of trustees following renewed accusations that he drugged and sexually assaulted more than a dozen women over many years.

FBI warns of 'destructive' malware in wake of Sony attack

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:12 PM PST

A magnifying glass is held in front of the word 'password' on a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in BerlinThe Federal Bureau of Investigation warns that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the U.S.

Chicago set to raise minimum wage to $13

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 06:15 PM PST

Chicago City Council to vote on $13 minimum wage TuesdayChicago is set to become the latest U.S. city to raise its minimum wage, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel fast-tracks a politically popular plan to reach $13 per hour amid his bid for a second term and criticism ...

Holder announces plan to target racial profiling

Posted: 01 Dec 2014 07:42 PM PST

A woman raises her hands as the choir sings before U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to members of the community during an interfaith service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, in Atlanta. Holder traveled to Atlanta to meet with law enforcement and community leaders for the first in a series of regional meetings around the country. The president asked Holder to set up the meetings in the wake of clashes between protesters and police in Ferguson, Missouri. (AP Photo/David Goldman)ATLANTA (AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil long-planned Justice Department guidance aimed at ending racial profiling.

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