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California wildfire burns 1,200 acres northwest of Los Angeles, closes highway
Chicago police officer shoots, kills man and woman
Donald Trump: Relying on, trying to control free coverage
In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status
Recovery under way after storms kill 15 in South
China expels French reporter who questioned party line on terrorism
A Boxing Day explainer
Body found inside truck linked with California shooting suspect
For U.N. chief, 1st-of-its-kind climate deal caps a very long quest
China: Journalist facing expulsion a 'flagrant champion' of terrorism
UN sets Syria peace talks target date, after death of rebel chief

California wildfire burns 1,200 acres northwest of Los Angeles, closes highway

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 02:46 PM PST

By Patrick T. Fallon VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - A wildfire northwest of Los Angeles burned about 1,200 acres of land, forced the closure of parts of a major highway and led to evacuations on Saturday, fire officials said. More than 600 firefighters battled the blaze in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County, and parts of U.S. Highway 101 were closed for part of the day, county fire department officials told a news conference. No injuries have been reported, fire officials said.

Chicago police officer shoots, kills man and woman

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 03:18 PM PST

In a city troubled by allegations of police misuse of force, a Chicago police officer shot and killed a male college student and a mother of five, both black, early on Saturday morning, and police shot another person at a separate location hours later. The police department of the nation's third-largest city is under a federal civil rights investigation for its use of deadly force and officer discipline. A recently released video of the shooting death of a black teenager by a white officer in 2014 has sparked protests, with activists calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's resignation.

Donald Trump: Relying on, trying to control free coverage

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 12:19 PM PST

Nobody understands the power of the media on public perception quite like Donald Trump. The former reality television star and tabloid king, who has relied on free news coverage and social media to power ...

In final year, Obama seeks to stave off lame-duck status

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 09:03 AM PST

In June, during one of the best stretches of his presidency, Barack Obama strode through a West Wing hallway exclaiming, "Offense! Stay on offense!" It was a rallying cry for a White House that ...

Recovery under way after storms kill 15 in South

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 11:52 AM PST

More severe weather, airport delays, and flooded roads are expected across the central United States.

China expels French reporter who questioned party line on terrorism

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 04:35 AM PST

BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday that it will not renew press credentials for a French journalist, effectively expelling her following a harsh media campaign against her for questioning the official line equating ethnic violence in China's western Muslim region with global terrorism.

A Boxing Day explainer

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 04:36 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — In Britain and other countries like Australia and Canada, the day after Christmas is a secular national holiday known as Boxing Day. Here's a brief look at some theories about how the holiday got its name and how people celebrate it:

Body found inside truck linked with California shooting suspect

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 01:50 PM PST

A dead body was found inside a U-Haul truck that was being pushed by a man who fired on transit police in the San Francisco-area city of Hayward, officials said on Saturday. The incident began around 11:15 a.m. on Christmas morning when police with the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system noticed 27-year-old Charles Goetting acting suspiciously in the Hayward BART station parking lot, the agency said. BART spokeswoman Denisse Gonzalez said officers saw Goetting pushing the U-Haul truck and when they attempted to search him, he pulled out a gun and shot one officer in the arm.

For U.N. chief, 1st-of-its-kind climate deal caps a very long quest

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 05:06 AM PST

When international negotiators reached a first-of-its kind climate change agreement in Paris this month, the United Nations' normally low-key leader, Ban Ki-moon, celebrated onstage, arms raised in victory ...

China: Journalist facing expulsion a 'flagrant champion' of terrorism

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 11:20 AM PST

China confirmed the imminent expulsion of a French journalist in the first such case since 2012, accusing her of "flagrantly championing" terrorist acts in a statement on its foreign ministry's website Saturday. Ursula Gauthier, a Beijing-based correspondent for French news magazine L'Obs, must issue a public apology for an article she wrote last month or China's foreign ministry will not renew her press credentials, officials told Gauthier on Christmas Day.