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CDC monitoring tech for possible Ebola exposure

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2014, file photo, a healthcare worker dons protective gear before entering an Ebola treatment center in Freetown, Sierra Leone. In a letter published online Wednesday, Dec. 24. 2014, by the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors report that the Ebola death rate seems to have fallen even though there are no specific medicines or vaccines to fight the virus. (AP Photo/Michael Duff, File)The technician has been working in a secure laboratory, the CDC says.


A glance at key police shootings in St. Louis area

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:48 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The shooting death of 18-year-old Antonio Martin marks the third fatal shooting of a young black man by a white police officer in the St. Louis area since Michael Brown was killed in August.

Islamic State makes big capture

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 01:24 PM PST

IS Claims To Have Shot Down Warplane In SyriaBy Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State fighters took a Jordanian pilot prisoner after his warplane came down in northeast Syria on Wednesday, the first captive taken from the U.S.-led coalition battling the jihadi group. Jordan's armed forces said one of its pilots had been captured after a coalition air raid over the province of Raqqa. There were contradictory accounts as to whether his aircraft had been shot down or not. "Jordan holds the group (IS) and its supporters responsible for the safety of the pilot and his life," said a statement read out on state television. ...


Police officer kills armed black man near Ferguson, Missouri

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:14 PM PST

By Ian Simpson and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - A white policeman shot dead a black man brandishing a gun at a suburban St. Louis gasoline station overnight, police said on Wednesday, igniting violence reminiscent of riots over the police killing of an unarmed black teenager in nearby Ferguson. Black officials in Missouri were at pains to distinguish the death of a suspect they said had a gun from cases where unarmed black men were killed by police officers, incidents that led to protests across the United States and bitter debate about how American police forces treat non-white citizens. ...

Firefighters targeted in drive-by shooting in north Florida

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 12:48 PM PST

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A firefighter was grazed in the arm during a drive-by shooting behind a north Florida fire station on Tuesday evening, police said. Firefighters were refueling a ladder truck in back of Station 28 in Jacksonville, Florida, when a passing vehicle opened fire, according to a police report. Two firefighters, who were working the pump, ducked as they heard multiple gunshots, and one was hit in the arm by shrapnel from a bullet, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office report. His injuries were minor, police said. ...

White Christmas expected in parts of U.S., rain elsewhere

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:23 PM PST

By Mark Guarino CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fresh snowfall was expected to bring a white Christmas to parts of the U.S. West, Midwest and the Appalachian Mountains, while other regions of the country would slog through rain and fog, the National Weather Service said on Wednesday. The forecast comes amid one of the busiest travel times of the year. The AAA travelers' association estimates that 98.6 million people, up 4 percent from last year, will travel more than 50 miles during the period from Tuesday to Jan. 4. ...

Potential Ebola Exposure At CDC Lab

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 02:25 PM PST

The transfer of material from an Ebola virus experiment from one Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab to another earlier this week may have exposed one lab technician to the virus, after it was discovered that the transferred material may have contained live virus, the agency reported Wednesday.

Officer kills armed 18-year-old near Ferguson

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 09:49 AM PST

Police try to control a crowd Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)A crowd gathered at the scene in Berkeley, Mo., a few miles from Ferguson.


Where and when you can watch 'The Interview'

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:00 PM PST

Sony Allows Select Theaters to Screen 'The Interview' on Christmas DayThe controversial R-rated comedy will also simultaneously appear in 300 theaters around the country, setting a precedent for studio use of VOD


Things get worse for 'nut rage' exec

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2014 file photo, Cho Hyun-ah, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air and the oldest child of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, speaks to the media upon her arrival for questioning at the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board office of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean prosecutors are seeking to detain the former executive at Korean Air Lines Co. who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts and a current executive for attempts to cover up the "nut rage" case. Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 that Cho Hyun-ah faces charges including inflight violence and changing a flight route. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, FIle)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors are seeking to arrest the former executive at Korean Air Lines Co. who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts and a current executive for attempts to cover up the "nut rage" case.


Ex-President George H.W. Bush taken to hospital

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:41 AM PST

Former President George H. W. Bush applauds during an event to honor the winner of the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award at the White House in Washington in this file photoThe former president, 90, was hospitalized after experiencing shortness of breath.


Officer kills armed 18-year-old in suburb near Ferguson

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:20 PM PST

Police try to control a crowd Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014, on the lot of a gas station following a shooting Tuesday in Berkeley, Mo. St. Louis County police say a man who pulled a gun and pointed it at an officer has been killed. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, David Carson)A crowd gathered at the scene in Berkeley, Mo., a few miles from Ferguson.


Islamic State extremists capture Jordanian pilot

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 12:59 PM PST

A still image released by the Islamic State group's branch in Raqa on jihadist websites on December 24, 2014 purportedly shows a Jordanian pilot (C) captured by IS group's fighters after they shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition near RaqaAMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Islamic State militants captured a Jordanian pilot after his warplane crashed in Syria while carrying out airstrikes Wednesday, making him the first foreign military member to fall into the extremists' hands since an international coalition launched its bombing campaign against the group months ago.


Key developments in case of 2 slain NYPD officers

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:37 PM PST

From left, Pastor Michael Durso, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City first lady Chirlane McCray visit a makeshift memorial Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014, near the site where New York Police Department officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot and killed in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Police say Ismaaiyl Brinsley ambushed the two officers in their patrol car in broad daylight Saturday, fatally shooting them before killing himself inside a subway station. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Despite calls from officials for restraint, hundreds of protesters marched through midtown Manhattan on Tuesday night.


S. Korean prosecutors to arrest 'nut rage' official

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:42 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2014 file photo, Cho Hyun-ah, who was head of cabin service at Korean Air and the oldest child of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho, speaks to the media upon her arrival for questioning at the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board office of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean prosecutors are seeking to detain the former executive at Korean Air Lines Co. who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts and a current executive for attempts to cover up the "nut rage" case. Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2014 that Cho Hyun-ah faces charges including inflight violence and changing a flight route. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, FIle)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean prosecutors are seeking to arrest the former executive at Korean Air Lines Co. who forced a flight to return over a bag of macadamia nuts and a current executive for attempts to cover up the "nut rage" case.


Severe weather slams southern U.S.; 4 killed

Posted: 23 Dec 2014 09:03 PM PST

This NOAA satellite image taken Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 12:45 PM EST shows most of the east underneath cloudiness. This is due to a large developing storm system in the Mid-West. Its causing wide spread snows from the Central Plain states into the Northern Great Lakes. On the other side of storm is a flow of warm moist air covering most of the Eastern United States. This is producing areas of rain from the Gulf Coast to New England. The Gulf Coast from Louisiana to Florida is experiencing thunderstorms with isolated areas of severe weather. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Severe weather slamming the southern U.S. two days before Christmas killed at least four people, flipped cars, knocked out power to thousands and damaged several homes and businesses.


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