2015年12月17日星期四

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California shooters' ex-neighbor charged with supporting terrorists

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 03:16 PM PST

Enrique Marquez, Syed Farook's former neighbor, charged in San Bernardino terror attack


Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 02:15 PM PST

Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrestedMartin Shkreli, a 32-year-old former hedge fund manager and relentless self-promoter who has called himself "the world's most eligible bachelor" on Twitter, was arrested in a gray hoodie and taken into federal court in Brooklyn, where he pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors said that between 2009 and 2014, Shkreli lost some of his hedge fund investors' money through bad trades, then looted Retrophin, a pharmaceutical company where he was CEO, for $11 million to pay back his disgruntled clients. Shkreli "engaged in multiple schemes to ensnare investors through a web of lies and deceit," U.S. Attorney Robert Capers said in a statement.


Ex-U.S. House Speaker Hastert suffered a stroke: lawyer

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 01:03 PM PST

Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert is surrounded by officers as he leaves federal court after pleading not guilty to federal charges of trying to hide large cash transactions and lying to the FBI in ChicagoBy Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, who pleaded guilty in October in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, has suffered a stroke, his lawyer said on Thursday. Attorney Tom Green said that during the first week of November, Hastert, 73, was admitted to the hospital. Hastert suffered a stroke, was treated for sepsis, had two back surgeries and remains hospitalized, Green said in an emailed statement.


No date yet for new trial in Baltimore officer's manslaughter trial

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 10:41 AM PST

Gloria Darden, mother of the late Freddie Gray, listens to media questions during a family news conference outside the courthouse in BaltimoreA Maryland judge and lawyers failed on Thursday to set a new trial date after a mistrial for a police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, a court spokeswoman said. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams met with defense lawyers and prosecutors to discuss a new trial date for Officer William Porter, 26, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after three days of deliberations.


Obama: U.S. will prevail over 'despicable' terrorist threats

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 10:27 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement at the National Counterterrorism Center in McleanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that U.S. intelligence professionals did not have any specific or credible information about a pending attack on the United States, but warned Americans to remain vigilant going into the holiday season.


Obama says no specific, credible terror threat over holidays

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 12:19 PM PST

President Barack Obama speak at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va.,Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. The president said U.S. intelligence and counter-terrorism professionals don't have any specific, credible information suggesting a terrorist attack on the U.S. during the holidays. Joining him, from left are, National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, and Office of National Intelligence Director James Clapper. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials have received no specific, credible information suggesting a potential terrorist attack against the United States. He said Americans must be vigilant this holiday season.


Carter admits improper use of personal email account

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 02:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2015, file photo, U. S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter addresses the U.S. troops at the Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey. A news report published Wednesday, Dec. 16, said Carter used a personal email account to do some of his government business during his first months at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/File)IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter acknowledged on Thursday he sometimes used a personal, unsecured email account to conduct official business after he took office in February, a practice he called "entirely my mistake."


Putin: Russia, US have narrowed their differences on Syria

Posted: 17 Dec 2015 12:10 PM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end of year news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Putin says that Russia's economy is showing signs of stabilization despite plummeting oil prices. Putin, speaking Thursday at a news conference televised live, said that despite a GDP drop caused by a drop in global oil prices, Russia's main commodity, the nation's industries have started to rebound. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin was both cordial and coarse in his year-end news conference Thursday, saying the U.S. and Russia have narrowed their differences on Syria and share the same view of how to settle the conflict.


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