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Christmastime storms, tornadoes kill at least 41 in U.S.

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 03:05 PM PST

Traffic goes across the bridge on Alabama hwy 87 at the Pea River in ElbaAt least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area over the weekend by tornadoes, including one packing winds of up to 200 miles per hour (322 km per hour). "A tornado of that strength is very rare in a metropolitan area," National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Bishop said in a telephone interview. "It is a very difficult time to be struck by such a horrible storm the day after Christmas." Three other deaths were reported in the Dallas metropolitan area, the United States' fourth most populous with about 7 million residents.


Relatives of 2 killed by Chicago police question shootings

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 01:35 PM PST

LaTarsha Jones, center, the daughter of Bettie Jones, is comforted by family and friends during a news conference on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in front of the house where Bettie Jones was killed Saturday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Grieving relatives and friends of two people shot and killed by Chicago police said Sunday that the city's law enforcement officers had failed its residents. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune via AP) MANDATORY CREDITCHICAGO (AP) — Grieving relatives and friends of two people shot and killed by Chicago police said Sunday the slayings raised concerns about why officers "shoot first and ask questions later," adding that law enforcement officials had failed the city's residents.


Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 12:01 PM PST

A member from the Iraqi security forces holds an Iraqi flag in the city of RamadiBy Ahmed Rasheed and Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first major triumph for the U.S.-trained force since it collapsed in the face of an assault by the militants 18 months ago. The capture of Ramadi, capital of mainly Sunni-Muslim Anbar province in the Euphrates River valley west of the capital, deprives Islamic State militants of their biggest prize of 2015. The fighters seized it in May after government troops fled in a defeat which prompted Washington to take a hard look at strategy in its ongoing air war against the militants.


Families demand Chicago police, mayor explain shooting deaths

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 02:21 PM PST

Janet Cooksey is consoled by relatives and friends, after speaking to the media in ChicagoBy Justin Madden CHICAGO (Reuters) - The families of two black Chicagoans killed by police accused officers on Sunday of having used excessive force and Mayor Rahm Emanuel of having failed them, piling pressure on a city facing a U.S. federal probe over possible racial bias in policing. Police shot Quintonio LeGrier, 19, a male college student who was visiting his father, and Bettie Jones, a 55-year-old mother of five, on Saturday. Family members said police were called after LeGrier threatened his father with a metal baseball bat.


Christmastime storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in U.S

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 04:57 PM PST

Traffic goes across the bridge on Alabama hwy 87 at the Pea River in ElbaBy Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Storms hit the U.S. South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time. The bad weather or threat of it prompted the governors of Missouri and New Mexico to declare a state of emergency for their states. In Missouri, emergency workers have evacuated residents from their homes and conducted dozens of water rescues, Governor Jay Nixon said on Sunday.


California firefighters work to contain last stretch of wildfire

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 12:29 PM PST

Fire photographer Tod Sudmeier gets hit with flying embers from strong winds at the Solimar brush fire that started early Saturday morning in Ventura CountyMore than 400 California firefighters battled on Sunday to contain a final stretch of wildfire that caused the temporary closure of a major highway and forced evacuations northwest of Los Angeles, officials said. The fire charred some 1,235 acres between the coastal cities of Ventura and Carpinteria. Firefighters had dug containment lines around 70 percent of the blaze by early afternoon, Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Captain Mike Lindbery said.


At least 11 die from Texas tornadoes, 13 in Midwest flooding

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 04:37 PM PST

A man runs as sirens sound during a severe storm over downtown Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Dallas. The National Weather Service said the Dallas area was under a tornado warning Saturday. (AP Photo/LM Otero)The latest of a succession of freakish winter weather events across the country also could include heavy snow and massive flooding.


Chicago Police: Woman accidentally killed by officer fire

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 09:32 PM PST

A Chicago police sergeant speaks with a relative of a man who was killed by a police officer in the West Garfield Park neighborhood in Chicago, early Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. A Chicago police officer shot and killed two people while responding to a domestic disturbance call in the neighborhood on the city's West Side, police said. (Megan Crepeau/Chicago Tribune via AP)CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman, who was among two people fatally wounded by police gunfire, the department said late Saturday.


Iran's Rouhani says it's up to Muslims to improve Islam's image

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 04:13 AM PST

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who is also a member of the Experts Assembly, registers his candidacy for the Feb. 26 elections of the assembly at interior ministry in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Muslims must improve the image of their religion, which has been tarnished by the violence of hardline groups such as Islamic State, "It is our greatest duty today to correct the image of Islam in world public opinion," Rouhani told a conference on Islamic unity in Tehran in a speech broadcast by state television. "Did we ever think that, instead of enemies, an albeit small group from within the Islamic world using the language of Islam, would present it as the religion of killing, violence, whips, extortion and injustice?" Rouhani said.


Wildfire burns 1,200 acres outside Los Angeles, closes highway

Posted: 26 Dec 2015 07:08 PM PST

A burnt bed frame stands in a makeshift encampment in the aftermath of a wildfire in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County, CaliforniaBy Patrick T. Fallon VENTURA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters on Saturday gained the upper hand on a wildfire northwest of Los Angeles that burned about 1,240 acres of land, forced the closure of parts of a major highway and led to evacuations, fire officials said. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County and were able to draw containment lines around 60 percent of the conflagration by Saturday evening, county fire officials said. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, they said, and there were no reports of damage to structures.


Top rebel's death in Syria reshuffles deck ahead of peace talks

Posted: 27 Dec 2015 11:02 AM PST

This image made from video made available on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, by Al-Mayadeen, government-controlled Syrian Television, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting shows, drone footage allegedly showing Syrian army airstrikes targeting Zahran Allouch, the head of the Army of Islam group near Damascus, Syria. Militant groups in Syria on Saturday mourned the death of a powerful rebel commander who was killed in an airstrike near Damascus — a high profile assassination that may shift the balance of power in rebel-held suburbs of the Syrian capital. Allouch, was killed Friday, Dec. 25 in an airstrike that targeted the group's headquarters during a meeting. (Al-Mayadeen via AP video)BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces booby trapped a cluster of farm buildings in the southern Daraa province and detonated the explosives as several Islamic rebel factions gathered at the venue, killing 17 militants, opposition activists said Sunday.


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