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Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge
Bond set at $1.5M for Chicago officer who fatally shot teen
Putin: Turkey shot down Russian plane to defend ISIS oil supplies
Chicago officer, charged with murdering black teen, posts bond
U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks
Putin, Obama discuss Syria political settlement
Donald Trump on Islam: ‘There’s something nasty coming out of there’
Climate talks are underway, but saving the world might be harder than we thought
Iraq War veteran killed at Planned Parenthood was trying to save others, his family says
Why Kobe Bryant decided it was time to retire
Iraq War vet, mother of 2 slain in Planned Parenthood shooting

Suspect in Colorado clinic shooting told he faces murder charge

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 02:02 PM PST

The man accused of killing three people and wounding nine in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs was told he faces charges including first-degree murder during his first court appearance on Monday. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, appearing by video link from jail, spoke only to tell the judge he had no questions. There was no discussion of the suspect's motives during the brief hearing, and formal charges will be filed at a court appearance scheduled for Dec. 9.

Bond set at $1.5M for Chicago officer who fatally shot teen

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:11 AM PST

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Monday set bond at $1.5 million for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after a squad car video caught him fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.

Putin: Turkey shot down Russian plane to defend ISIS oil supplies

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:46 AM PST

By Denis Dyomkin PARIS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday the reason Turkey downed a Russian warplane last week was that it wanted to protect supplies of oil from Islamic State. Putin, speaking at the global climate conference in Paris, added that the decision to shoot down the plane was a "huge mistake" and that he had not met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, despite them both being in Paris. "We have received additional data which confirm that Islamic State oil ... enters the territory of Turkey," Putin said.

Chicago officer, charged with murdering black teen, posts bond

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 03:17 PM PST

By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Monday set a $1.5 million bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder after a patrol car's dashboard camera video showed him shooting a black teenager 16 times. Officer Jason Van Dyke, who appeared in shackles, must post 10 percent of the total amount. The police union president said after the hearing that union members can help Van Dyke's family meet the amount.

U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 12:38 PM PST

By Roberta Rampton and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travelers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they travel. Under the new measures, which were prompted by the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris by Islamic State militants, the Department of Homeland Security would immediately start to collect more information from travelers about past visits to countries such as Syria and Iraq, the White House said.

Putin, Obama discuss Syria political settlement

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 02:02 PM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he and President Barack Obama have a shared understanding on how to move toward a political settlement in Syria, but added that incidents like the recent downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish fighter jet stymie broader cooperation against extremism.

Donald Trump on Islam: ‘There’s something nasty coming out of there’

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:17 AM PST

Trump speaks at a rally in Sarasota, Fla., on Saturday. "You know, there's something definitely going on," Trump said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Monday. "You see it whether it's in Paris or whether it's the World Trade Center or whether it's even one minute of silence at a soccer game out of respect for the people that died, and there was no respect by a pretty good group of people in that stadium," Trump said.

Climate talks are underway, but saving the world might be harder than we thought

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Iraq War veteran killed at Planned Parenthood was trying to save others, his family says

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 06:40 AM PST

Ke'Arre Stewart had stepped outside the building to get cellphone service when he was shot, his brother told NBC News. The 29-year-old then ran back inside, telling people inside the clinic to take cover.

Why Kobe Bryant decided it was time to retire

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