Yahoo! News: World - China

---

• Police union pushes for cop killings to be included in federal hate crimes law
• Temperatures plummeting across the U.S.
• Bad news for Speaker Boehner
• U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali
• Thousands of NYPD cops turn backs on de Blasio
• Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston bomber
• Political stories to watch in 2015
• Chill, snow and rain bring taste of winter to much of US
• Exclusive: CIA says its inspector general is resigning at end of month
• Two killed in train collision with school bus in North Dakota: reports
• Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber
• Face to face: Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon case
• Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed
• Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet
• 7-year-old plane crash survivor may help probe
• Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized

Police union pushes for cop killings to be included in federal hate crimes law Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:37 AM PST The nation's largest police union is arguing for a change in the law.

Temperatures plummeting across the U.S. Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:46 AM PST Brace yourself for the year's first blast of arctic air.

Bad news for Speaker Boehner Posted: 05 Jan 2015 01:55 PM PST By David Lawder and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John Boehner is expected to be re-elected as House of Representatives Speaker on Tuesday, but a vocal and growing pocket of conservative opposition could hamper his ability to pass difficult legislation this year. Representative Steve King of Iowa and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana on Monday became the latest prominent conservatives to announce they would vote against Boehner for a third term as speaker. ...

U.S. ends special Ebola screening for travelers from Mali Posted: 05 Jan 2015 09:52 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travelers from Mali will no longer face enhanced screening upon arrival in the United States, U.S. officials said on Monday, in a move reflecting the West African nation's gains over Ebola. Starting on Tuesday, passengers from Mali will not have to travel to the United States through five specified airports or be subjected to additional screening or monitoring for the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Officials said the last Ebola patient in Mali tested negative on Dec. ...

Thousands of NYPD cops turn backs on de Blasio Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:28 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said it was "disrespectful" for some New York Police Department officers to turn their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain police officers.

Jury selection begins in trial of accused Boston bomber Posted: 05 Jan 2015 06:56 AM PST Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect, could get the death penalty if he's convicted.

Political stories to watch in 2015 Posted: 05 Jan 2015 03:06 AM PST Is this the years the Washington logjam finally breaks?

Chill, snow and rain bring taste of winter to much of US Posted: 05 Jan 2015 02:41 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — A year after a brutal cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex — which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering hero by children impressed by its power to close schools — this week's chill is little more than what meteorologists like to call winter.

Exclusive: CIA says its inspector general is resigning at end of month Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:48 PM PST By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - CIA inspector general David Buckley, who investigated a dispute between the agency and Congress over the handling of records of the CIA's detention and interrogation activities, is resigning effective Jan. 31, the CIA said on Monday. The agency said in a statement that Buckley, who has served as the agency's internal watchdog for more than four years, was leaving the agency to "pursue an opportunity in the private sector." Officials at both the CIA and on Capitol Hill said his departure was unrelated to politics or anything he had investigated. ...

Two killed in train collision with school bus in North Dakota: reports Posted: 05 Jan 2015 04:53 PM PST (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least 11 were injured on Monday when a train struck a school bus in northeastern North Dakota, local media reported. The collision occurred at about 3:45 p.m. local time, when the bus failed to yield to an oncoming train at a crossing in Grand Forks, according to the Grand Forks Herald. The newspaper said the 62-year-old bus driver and a 17-year-old student were killed. Altru Hospital in Grand Forks said in a statement it had received nine patients from the collision but did not disclose the extent of their injuries. ...

Jury selection begins for trial of accused Boston bomber Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:20 PM PST By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday began the process of selecting the jury that will hear the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, telling the first of some 1,200 prospects to read no more news accounts about the deadly blasts.Tsarnaev could get the death penalty if convicted of killing three people and injuring more than 260 others by detonating a pair of homemade bombs placed amid a crowd of thousands of spectators at the race's finish line on April 15, 2013. The 21-year-old ethnic Chechen and naturalized U.S. ...

Face to face: Jury selection starts in Boston Marathon case Posted: 05 Jan 2015 12:58 PM PST One of the nation's most closely watched federal death penalty cases in two decades is set to begin.

Indonesia orders air officials' suspension as crash probed Posted: 05 Jan 2015 10:46 AM PST Indonesia on Monday ordered the suspension of aviation officials as it investigates the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501, also promising action against any domestic airlines violating their flying permits. The crackdown came as a major search in the Java Sea entered its ninth day, struggling in bad weather to find more bodies or the "black box" flight data recorders which are crucial to determining the cause of the disaster. A total of 162 passengers and crew were aboard the Airbus A320-200 on December 28 when it crashed en route from Indonesia's second city Surabaya to Singapore. Indonesia alleges the plane was flying on an unauthorised schedule.

Divers resume search for victims and fuselage of AirAsia jet Posted: 04 Jan 2015 04:54 PM PST At least five ships with equipment that can detect the plane's black boxes are deployed.

7-year-old plane crash survivor may help probe Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:18 PM PST EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sailor Gutzler, the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the wreckage and remains of her family, may not be done helping investigators.

Police chief's anti-racism sign lauded, criticized Posted: 04 Jan 2015 02:29 PM PST PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh's new police chief is being praised by the mayor but criticized by a police union president for being photographed on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says: "I resolve to challenge racism @ work."

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States