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Media: Gunman shoots doctor, kills himself at Texas Army medical center
Group seeks new grand jury in Ferguson police shooting case
Republicans quietly set to approve continuation of controversial Benghazi committee
Two suspects arrested in shooting of New York policemen
Attorney Dershowitz files sworn statement denying sex claims
California leaders set sights on high-speed rail construction
White House says it will veto bill to approve oil pipeline
Syria's accusation against John McCain
Ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell faces possible jail time
Meet the new Congress
Live: Mourners gather at the funeral for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo
The continuing mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501
Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space station
Snow expected from Midwest to Northeast, then bitter cold
2 New York City police officers shot, wounded in the Bronx
SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket
NYPD: 2 police officers shot in the Bronx

Media: Gunman shoots doctor, kills himself at Texas Army medical center

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:37 PM PST

The incident took place at an Army medical center in El Paso, Texas, news reports say.

Group seeks new grand jury in Ferguson police shooting case

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:56 PM PST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NAACP's Legal Defense and Educational Fund, citing "grave legal concerns," is asking a Missouri judge to convene a new grand jury to consider charges against the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Republicans quietly set to approve continuation of controversial Benghazi committee

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:21 AM PST

The House GOP reauthorizes the Benghazi panel.

Two suspects arrested in shooting of New York policemen

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:07 PM PST

By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two men were under arrest on Tuesday in the shooting of two New York plainclothes police officers who were fired upon while responding to an armed robbery, authorities said. The officers' injuries were not life-threatening, and they were in stable condition, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton said at a news conference. The incident follows the fatal shooting of two uniformed officers in Brooklyn as they sat in their squad car just days before Christmas by a gunman who had made threats against police on social media. ...

Attorney Dershowitz files sworn statement denying sex claims

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 07:47 AM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has filed a sworn statement denying he had sex with an underage girl on financier Jeffrey Epstein's private plane and island. Dershowitz filed the statement in Florida federal court on Monday night, along with a motion to join in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. government by Dershowitz's accuser and other women who say Epstein sexually abused them. The women say the government's 2008 plea deal with Epstein, which allowed him to serve jail time on state charges but avoid federal prosecution, violated their rights. ...

California leaders set sights on high-speed rail construction

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:29 PM PST

By Robin Respaut FRESNO (Reuters) - California's business leaders on Tuesday ceremoniously broke ground on the country's largest and most ambitious plan for high-speed rail that would eventually transport passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours. The architect of California's plan, Governor Jerry Brown, brushed off a few dozen naysayers who protested nearby, saying other great infrastructure feats faced skepticism when originally proposed. ...

White House says it will veto bill to approve oil pipeline

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:12 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto the first piece of legislation introduced in the Republican-controlled Senate, a bill approving the much-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline, in what was expected to be the first of many confrontations over energy and environmental policy.

Syria's accusation against John McCain

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:49 AM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Syrian government on Tuesday accused U.S. Senator John McCain, former French foreign minister Bernard Kouchner and two others of entering the country illegally.

Ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell faces possible jail time

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:11 PM PST

A judge makes a big ruling on the former governor's sentencing.

Meet the new Congress

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:24 AM PST

It's younger and more female, but still mainly lawyers and career politicians.

Live: Mourners gather at the funeral for former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 11:24 AM PST

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is joined by Bill Clinton, among others.

The continuing mystery of AirAsia Flight 8501

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:06 AM PST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — AirAsia Flight 8501 crashed into the Java Sea with 162 people on board, halfway into a Dec. 28 flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. Dozens of bodies have been recovered, and search teams have detected what is believed to be the plane's wreckage, but many questions remain unanswered. Here are some of them:

Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space station

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 10:36 AM PST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX called off a supply flight to the International Space Station on Tuesday because of rocket trouble, another delay in the delivery of groceries and overdue Christmas presents.

Snow expected from Midwest to Northeast, then bitter cold

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 09:42 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — A winter weather system expected to dump more than a foot of snow in some places has begun its trek east, with a separate blast of arctic air right on its heels.

2 New York City police officers shot, wounded in the Bronx

Posted: 06 Jan 2015 01:09 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say two New York City police officers are in critical but stable condition at a hospital after being shot and wounded while responding to a robbery in the Bronx.

SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket

Posted: 05 Jan 2015 07:04 PM PST

SpaceX aims to propel modern rocket science into a brave new era Tuesday by landing a key part of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. Billionaire Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, who heads the California-based company, said on Reddit late Monday he has "no idea" if the attempt will work, after previously giving the bid a 50-50 chance of success. SpaceX hopes the effort will transform the rocket industry from one that creates parts worth millions of dollars that are left to fall into the ocean after blastoff, to one that reuses its assets much the way commercial airlines fly the same planes again and again. The attempt will come after the Falcon 9 launches from NASA pad early Tuesday, carrying the unmanned Dragon cargo vessel which is packed with supplies and equipment for the six astronauts living at the International Space Station.