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Gay marriage: High court sets stage for historic ruling

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:32 PM PST

In this June 26, 2013, file photo, gay rights advocate Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. The justices might have to decide to jump in at their closed-door conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, if they want to resolve the legal debate over gay marriage in the next few months. The justices would hear the case in April, the last month for oral arguments before the next term begins in October. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The Supreme Court will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have right to marry.


Why it’s taken so long to bring James Holmes to trial

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:08 AM PST

When the first potential juror in Case No. 12CR1522 arrives at the Arapahoe County courthouse on Tuesday, two years, six months and a day will have passed since the defendant terrorized a packed Denver-area movie theater with guns and tear gas.

John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack Obama’s education plan

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 12:17 PM PST

US singer Taylor Swift performs during New Year's Eve celebrations at the Times Square in New York on December 31, 2014Sometimes Taylor Swift really gets what you're feeling, whether you are a teenager of House Speaker John Boehner.


Supreme Court to decide if states can ban gay marriage

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 02:21 PM PST

Supreme Court Meets In Closed Conference To Decide On Hearing Same-Sex Marriage Cases From Several StatesBy Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year. The court, in a brief order, said it would hear cases concerning marriage restrictions in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee. The plaintiffs include two nurses from Michigan, April DeBoer and Jayne Rowse, and Louisville. "We are excited obviously for our clients and for the many thousands of couples like them in Michigan, but we are also excited for the entire nation," added Dana Nessel, a lawyer for the Michigan plaintiffs.


Judge denies bail to man accused of plotting U.S. Capitol attack

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 12:13 PM PST

Christopher CornellBy Ginny McCabe CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that an Ohio man charged with plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs be held without bail after prosecutors said he posed a threat to national security. Christopher Cornell, 20, of Cincinnati, was arrested on Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephanie Bowman granted their request to deny bail in a hearing that lasted less than 15 minutes.


Obamacare's lead agency chief announces her resignation

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 10:47 AM PST

Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Tavenner testifies on ObamaCare in WashingtonBy David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration official who oversaw the botched rollout of the Obamacare website, Healthcare.gov, announced on Friday she will resign as head of the agency that also manages the Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs. "It is with sadness and mixed emotions that I write to tell you that February will be my last month," Marilyn Tavenner, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), said in an email to staff. A former nurse and hospital chain executive, Tavenner, 63, joined CMS in February 2010, a month before President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. An administration official said Tavenner was leaving "at the right time" after her agency had hired capable new officials in leadership positions.


U.S. war crimes ambassador stepping down in ‘frustration’

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:40 AM PST

Twitter photo of Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues at the U.S. State Department and U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Sison visiting St Anthany's GroundProminent Obama administration official Stephen Rapp, the ambassador-at-large in charge of the State Department's Office of Global Criminal Justice, who has spoken out against "atrocities" by the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, confirmed today he is resigning his post in the next few months after a "frustrating" experience trying to hold that government accountable for its actions.


Boko Haram’s use of girl suicide bombers intensifies amid terror campaign

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:00 AM PST

A screengrab taken on July 13, 2014 from a video released by Boko Haram and obtained by AFP shows the leader of the Nigerian Islamist extremist group, Abubakar Shekau (C)Experts discuss Boko Haram's new tactic of forcing young women and girls to walk into crowded market places wearing explosive devices, as campaign of terror escalates.


Obama: Europe needs to better integrate Muslim communities

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 10:40 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (R) and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron hold a press conference in the East Room of the White House on January 16, 2015, in Washington, DCThe president says Europe must not 'simply respond with a hammer' to attacks.


Islamic State group reaches for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 02:16 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, Pakistani Taliban patrol in their stronghold of Shawal in Pakistani tribal region of South Waziristan. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said in November 2014 there was no Islamic State group presence, only militants using its name. However, a letter written by the federal government a month earlier and later obtained by The Associated Press warned local officials that the Islamic State group had begun courting area militants and that the extremists claimed the support of up to "12,000 followers" in northwest Pakistan. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)CAMP SHORABAK, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to al-Qaida and Taliban militants and the focus of the longest war in U.S. history, face a new, emerging threat from the Islamic State group, officials have told The Associated Press.


To run or not to run?

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 08:18 AM PST

Investor, philanthropist and environmentalist Tom Steyer speaks at the Center for American Progress' 2014 Making Progress Policy Conference in WashingtonTom Steyer — the San Francisco hedge-fund manager turned environmental activist who has spent the last few election cycles spending vast amounts to influence climate-change policy nationwide — is considering a run to succeed retiring California Sen. Barbara Boxer. One of his advisers agreed to provide Yahoo News with a behind-the-scenes look at Steyer's decision-making process.


Obama, Cameron pledge unified effort to fight terrorism

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:03 AM PST

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Growing fears about the specter of terrorism in Europe and the West are lending themselves to a sense of trans-Atlantic solidarity as President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron met at the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — In a show of trans-Atlantic unity, President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged a joint effort on Friday to fight domestic terrorism following deadly attacks in France. They also strongly urged the U.S. Congress to hold off on implementing new sanctions on Iran in the midst of nuclear talks.


Arizona students face new graduation requirement

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 03:11 PM PST

Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, front, gives his state-of-the-state address as Arizona House speaker David Gowan, left, R-Sierra Vista, and Arizona Senate President Andy Biggs, right, R-Gilbert, listen at the Arizona Capitol Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Students in the Copper State must take a test that's the first of its kind in the nation.


Saudi Arabia postpones lashing blogger 1,000 times

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 11:45 AM PST

People take part in a protest by Amnesty International calling for the immediate release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, outside the Saudi Embassy in The Hague, on January 15, 2015Saudi Arabia on Friday postponed the next round of flogging for a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam because his wounds from last week's beating have not yet healed, his wife said. The public flogging of Raef Badawi, who is also serving a 10-year jail sentence, has sparked an international outcry and a campaign by Amnesty International and other rights groups to free him. His wife Ensaf Haidar told AFP: "We only knew today that Badawi's case was referred by the royal court to the supreme court nearly a month ago," possibly paving the way for an appeal. Badawi received the first 50 lashes of his sentence outside a mosque in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on January 9.


GOP’s biggest tech challenge for 2016 is closing small-donor gap

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 02:23 AM PST

Romney, Jeb Bush both 'considering' 2016 White House runIn the world of money and politics, Democrats talk a lot about wealthy Republican donors, but the reality is that in recent years they've had a cash advantage over Republicans that the GOP has not been able to match.


Pakistanis protest Charlie Hebdo

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 06:47 AM PST

Pakistani protesters burn a French flag during a demonstration against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad by French magazine Charlie Hebdo, on January 15, 2015 in MultanAnti-Charlie Hebdo protesters face police outside the French consulate in Karachi.


Pentagon to deploy 400 troops to train Syrian rebels

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 10:13 PM PST

Abu Nejme, a 21-year-old Free Syrian Army fighter, is carried by a fellow fighter in AleppoThe U.S. military is planning to deploy more than 400 troops to help train Syrian rebels to fight the Islamic State, along with hundreds of U.S. support personnel, a Pentagon spokesman told Reuters on Thursday. The U.S. military has not yet identified where it will draw its forces from for the training mission, expected to begin in the spring at sites outside Syria, Colonel Steve Warren said. The training program is a part of President Barack Obama's multi-year plan to field local forces in Syria to halt and eventually roll back Islamic State fighters, while pounding them with U.S.-led airstrikes.


Oklahoma carries out its first execution since botched one

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 08:55 PM PST

In this Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 photo, the gurney in the the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is pictured in McAlester, Okla. Oklahoma plans to resume executions Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, after botching its last one and will use the same three-drug method as a Florida lethal injection scheduled for the same day. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)Another inmate is executed in Florida using the same three-drug method.


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