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• DOJ ready to clear Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, says NYT
• Legal experts warn of stealth jurors infiltrating Colorado movie theater shooting trial
• Reappearance of 'Jihadi John' raises questions, concerns about his identity
• U.S., Cuba clash over immigration at start of historic talks
• Texas executes man for 1993 triple murder in San Antonio home
• Police release video of more than 180 Ferguson looting suspects
• Biden's 2016 comment turns heads
• Boehner invites Israeli leader to address Congress on Iran
• Matt Bai: Obama declares victory, way too late
• On scale of 1-10, it's 11 for Patriots in deflate-gate mess
• Some Republicans see areas of common ground in Obama's speech
• Joni Ernst SOTU response challenges Obama in an affable tone
• SOTU: How Obama 'turned the page'
• Members of Congress, others can't resist #SOTU selfies
• 'Designated Survivor': Anthony Foxx is cabinet official absent from SOTU address

DOJ ready to clear Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, says NYT Posted: 21 Jan 2015 03:58 PM PST The U.S. Justice Department is about to close the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, and clear the white police officer involved of any civil rights charges, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The newspaper quoted law enforcement officials as saying that federal prosecutors had begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges against the officer, Darren Wilson, after an FBI investigation found no evidence to support charges against him. The Justice Department declined comment. The agency is still conducting a probe into the Ferguson police force.

Legal experts warn of stealth jurors infiltrating Colorado movie theater shooting trial Posted: 21 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST Trial experts say the James Holmes trial is ripe for a stealth juror with an agenda.

Reappearance of 'Jihadi John' raises questions, concerns about his identity Posted: 21 Jan 2015 11:11 AM PST The masked terrorist known as "Jihadi John" reappeared in another hostage video this week, prompting many to question what U.S. and British intelligence agencies know about him.

U.S., Cuba clash over immigration at start of historic talks Posted: 21 Jan 2015 02:32 PM PST By Daniel Trotta HAVANA (Reuters) - The United States and Cuba clashed over U.S. immigration policy on Wednesday at the first session of high-level talks seeking to restore diplomatic ties between the Cold War adversaries. The Americans vowed to continue granting safe haven to Cubans with special protections denied to other nationalities while Cuba complained the United States encourages Cuban doctors to defect, calling it a "reprehensible brain drain practice." The talks will continue on Thursday with the two sides set to discuss restoring diplomatic relations and eventually opening up full trade and travel ties. The two days of meetings are the first since U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Dec. 17 they would work to restore diplomatic ties that were broken off by Washington in 1961. Besides the 20,000 Cubans given visas each year, another 25,000 arrived from around the world without visas in 2014 and were welcomed to the United States under the U.S. law called the Cuban Adjustment Act.

Texas executes man for 1993 triple murder in San Antonio home Posted: 21 Jan 2015 04:52 PM PST By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas on Wednesday executed a 41-year-old man convicted of stabbing three people to death with a screwdriver, including his great-uncle and great-aunt, in a San Antonio home robbery in 1993, a prison officials said. Arnold Prieto died at 6:31 p.m. CST at the state's prison death chamber in Huntsville after receiving a lethal injection, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. He was the 519th person executed in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, the most of any state. Prieto and two other men went to the home of Rodolfo Rodriguez, 72, and his wife, Virginia, 62, who cooked the visitors breakfast.

Police release video of more than 180 Ferguson looting suspects Posted: 21 Jan 2015 09:31 AM PST Footage taken from surveillance cameras shows more than 180 suspected looters storming the Dellwood Market.

Biden's 2016 comment turns heads Posted: 21 Jan 2015 04:51 AM PST The VP said, "I think I could do a good job" as president

Boehner invites Israeli leader to address Congress on Iran Posted: 21 Jan 2015 08:03 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Rebuffing President Barack Obama on Iran, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday he had invited Israel's prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress next month about the threats from Tehran and radical Islam.

Matt Bai: Obama declares victory, way too late Posted: 21 Jan 2015 02:09 AM PST At long last, President Obama champions his own economic recovery.

On scale of 1-10, it's 11 for Patriots in deflate-gate mess Posted: 21 Jan 2015 01:33 AM PST Eleven? Eleven. Eleven footballs the New England Patriots brought to Sunday's AFC championship game have now been determined by the NFL to be under-inflated – by 2 full pounds – according to ESPN, which cited the preliminary findings of a league investigation.

Some Republicans see areas of common ground in Obama's speech Posted: 20 Jan 2015 08:34 PM PST Rank-and-file congressional Republicans leaving the House chamber Tuesday night took a more measured tone in responding to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, focusing on specific policy areas where they agreed with him, even as their leaders released boilerplate statements panning the speech.

Joni Ernst SOTU response challenges Obama in an affable tone Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:32 PM PST Ernst's elevation to the national stage became complete Tuesday night when she delivered a speech responding on behalf of her party to Obama's address to a joint session of Congress.

SOTU: How Obama 'turned the page' Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:48 PM PST Just two years ago, he was modest — even meek — in his State of the Union. Not anymore.

Members of Congress, others can't resist #SOTU selfies Posted: 20 Jan 2015 07:40 PM PST Even the U.S. Capitol isn't immune to the sway of the selfie.

'Designated Survivor': Anthony Foxx is cabinet official absent from SOTU address Posted: 20 Jan 2015 05:57 PM PST Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is the designated survivor for this year's presidential State of the Union address, a long-held and secretive tradition.

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