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Obama says Somers' life was in imminent danger

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:47 PM PST

A man, who identified himself as Luke Somers, speaks in this still image taken from video purportedly published by Al Qaeda's Yemen branchPresident Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.

Thousands bid farewell to Washington's 'mayor for life'

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:22 PM PST

Vendors stand next to t-shirts bearing the image of former Washington Mayor Marion Barry at the Washington Convention Center during his memorial service on December 6, 2014Thousands gathered Saturday for a joyful final farewell to Washington's "mayor for life" Marion Barry, remembering him more for his civic service than his infamous brush with crack cocaine. The popular and controversial Mississippi sharecropper's son turned civil rights activist who served four terms as mayor of the US capital died November 23 at the age of 78. Three days of events marking his outsized life culminated Saturday with a four-hour memorial service at Washington's convention center, followed by a private burial under dark gray skies. Thursday saw Barry lying in state in the Wilson Building, Washington's city hall.

Voters head to polls in Louisiana Senate race

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 09:25 AM PST

File photo of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu greeting residents at a home for the elderly and disabled in HoumaLouisiana voters voted on Saturday in a runoff election that opinion polls indicate will expand Republicans' majority in the U.S. Senate at the expense of one of the chamber's last remaining southern Democrats.

Mishaps at nuke repository lead to $54M in fines

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:38 AM PST

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository near Carlsbad, N.M., remains idle on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Operations at site were halted in February following a truck fire and a release of radiation nine days later. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)New Mexico on Saturday levied more than $54 million in penalties against the U.S. Department of Energy for numerous violations that resulted in the indefinite closure of the nation's only underground nuclear waste repository.

American, South African hostages killed in Yemen

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:33 AM PST

In this Monday, Feb. 11, 2013 photo, Luke Somers, 33, an American photojournalist who was kidnapped over a year ago by al-Qaida, poses for a picture during a parade marking the second anniversary of the revolution in Sanaa, Yemen. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen threatened an American hostage kidnapped over a year ago, giving Washington three days to meet unspecified demands in a new video released Thursday. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)An American photojournalist held by al-Qaida militants has been killed in a failed rescue attempt, his sister said Saturday.

Profiling rules exempt agents at airports, border

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 10:43 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, file photo, U. S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference before a roundtable meeting in Cleveland. New racial profiling guidelines are being announced by the Obama administration that would exempt agents from the Homeland Security Department who do border checks and screen passengers at airports. An official said Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, that the new guidelines exempt the Transportation Security Administration in entirety and also do not cover inspections at port of entry and interdictions at border crossings. The official was not authorized to discuss the guidelines by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Holder had said Monday night that he expected the new guidelines, which apply to federal law enforcement but not local police officers, would be announced in coming days. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Federal agents who guard the border and screen passengers at airports would be exempt from new racial profiling guidelines that must be observed by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.

Obama, Yemen say Luke Somers' life was in imminent danger

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 01:17 PM PST

FILE - This image made from video posted online by militants on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, shows Luke Somers, an American photojournalist born in Britain and held hostage by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen. The sister of American hostage Luke Somers said Saturday Dec. 6, 2014 he was killed in failed rescue attempt in Yemen. (AP Photo/Militant Video)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday he authorized the attempt to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen because the U.S. had information that the American photojournalist's life was in imminent danger.

Los Angeles police investigating Cosby abuse claim

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 03:41 AM PST

Judy Huth, left, appears at a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred outside the Los Angeles Police Department's Wilshire Division station Friday Dec. 5, 2014. Allred announced that they have met with Los Angeles police detectives to open a formal investigation into claims Bill Cosby molested Huth when she was 15 years old in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion. (AP Photo/Anthony McCartney)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police opened an investigation into a woman's claims that Bill Cosby molested her when she was 15 years old, a department spokeswoman said.

More protests expected after funeral of Brooklyn man shot by police

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 12:03 PM PST

By Robert MacMillan and Andrew Chung NEW YORK (Reuters) - A fourth evening of demonstrations against police violence was expected in New York on Saturday after the funeral of a black man who was unarmed when he was shot dead by a police officer in a darkened stairwell of a Brooklyn apartment building. The shooting of Akai Gurley, 28, by a New York city police officer at a city housing project last month is the latest in a series of incidents fueling public outrage over what many see as a pattern of callous misuse of lethal force against minority groups. ...

U.S. holiday shopping discounts deepen, last longer

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 08:06 AM PST

File photo of shoppers entering Macy's to kick off Black Friday sales in New YorkBy Jilian Mincer and Nandita Bose (Reuters) - Amarilis Sinchi visited Macy's at a New Jersey mall on Black Friday, but she waited until this week to purchase the red fleece pajamas she had her eye on. The 21-year-old student ended up paying $13 at the department store, down from $30 on Friday, which has traditionally been the best day for deals during the U.S. holiday season. "The prices keep getting better," she said, planning a return to another store - Kohl's - which had dropped the price on LEGO toys. ...

Obama, complaining of sore throat, diagnosed with acid reflux

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 02:26 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama greets the audience during the 92nd annual National Christmas Tree Lighting on the Ellipse in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who had medical tests on Saturday after complaining of a sore throat, is suffering from acid reflux, the president's physician said. "The president's symptoms are consistent with soft tissue inflammation related to acid reflux and will be treated accordingly," Obama's doctor, Captain Ronny Jackson, said in a statement. Acid reflux is a condition in which the stomach contents flow back up from the stomach into the esophagus, causing such symptoms as heartburn and sore throat. ...

Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 03:33 AM PST

Protesters participate in a "die-in" at Bryant Park during a march against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways, and marched into stores.

Typhoon slams into Philippines, one million evacuated

Posted: 06 Dec 2014 06:57 AM PST

People take shelter inside a evacuation center after evacuating their homes due to super-typhoon Hagupit in Surigao city, southern PhilippinesBy Rosemarie Francisco MANILA (Reuters) - A powerful typhoon roared into the eastern Philippines on Saturday, bringing lashing rain and strong winds that felled trees, ripped off tin roofs and toppled power lines in areas still bearing the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. About 1 million people had already fled to shelters by the time Typhoon Hagupit made landfall, in what a U.N. agency said was one of the world's biggest peacetime evacuations. ...

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