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• No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim
• Brian Williams' credibility under fire again
• State Dept. rewards ‘Ebola plane’ company
• Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage
• Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage
• This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan
• Queen marks 63 years on British throne
• Stellar jobs and wages report
• Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child
• Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill
• New York train was moving at 49 miles per hour when it hit SUV: NTSB
• Washington pulls bid to limit homeless access to rooms
• Former Florida professor deported from U.S. over Palestinian terrorist ties
• Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers
• Taiwan pilots 'lost thrust in one engine, restarted the other'

No evidence 'at this time' to confirm Islamic State claim Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST The U.S. says it can't confirm an ISIS claim that a female American hostage was killed.

Brian Williams' credibility under fire again Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:02 AM PST The NBC anchor's claim during a story about Hurricane Katrina raises eyebrows.

State Dept. rewards ‘Ebola plane’ company Posted: 06 Feb 2015 08:55 AM PST Phoenix Air, the private aviation firm that's been rescuing Ebola patients for the U.S. government, is getting a raise: a new, yearlong, $12.5 to $25 million deal from the State Department. A contract states the government has a support gap in its mission to respond to critical threats overseas and needs the carrier's services while fixes are made.

Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:48 PM PST A statement purportedly from the Islamic State made the startling claim.

Jordan airstrike possibly killed female U.S. hostage Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:19 AM PST A purported statement by the Islamic State made the startling claim.

This is how Barack Obama wants to be the left's Ronald Reagan Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:32 AM PST The president hopes to use economic recovery to reshape the political debate for decades.

Queen marks 63 years on British throne Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:49 AM PST Queen Elizabeth II on Friday celebrated 63 years on the British throne as she neared the record set by Queen Victoria for the longest-reigning monarch. There will be a 41-gun salute by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in London's Green Park, and a 62-gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London. Elizabeth became queen aged 25 when her father, King George VI -- subject of Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech" -- died from a coronary thrombosis on February 6, 1952.

Stellar jobs and wages report Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:41 AM PST U.S. employers hired at a stellar pace last month, wages rose by the most in six years, and Americans responded by streaming into the job market to find work. The Labor Department said Friday that the ...

Family charged in kidnap plot to scare 'too nice' child Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST (Reuters) - Three Missouri women were arrested on Thursday and charged with kidnapping after they allegedly arranged for a man to kidnap their six-year-old relative because he was "too nice" and he needed a shock lesson in the dangers of the world. The man involved, 23-year-old Nathan Firoved of Troy, a rural town outside St Louis, has also been arrested and charged with felony kidnapping and other crimes, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. According to the Sheriff's department, the boy's aunt, 38-year-old Denise Kroutil, mother, Elizabeth Hupp, 25, and grandmother, Rose Brewer, 58, wanted to teach the boy a life lesson and asked Firoved to help them.

Bipolar teen's death in police station highlights rift between cops, mentally ill Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:55 PM PST 17-year-old Kristiana Coignard was fatally shot after a scuffle with cops in the lobby of an East Texas police station last month. One national program aims to mend the relationship between law enforcement and the mentally ill population.

New York train was moving at 49 miles per hour when it hit SUV: NTSB Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:34 PM PST A New York commuter train was traveling at 49 miles per hour when it struck an SUV at a suburban rail crossing in a fatal collision on Tuesday, a federal safety official said on Friday. The train struck the SUV four seconds after its engineer engaged its emergency brake, said Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board which is investigating the crash, at a news conference. Five passengers and the SUV driver were killed when the Metro-North train slammed into the vehicle in suburban Valhalla, New York, during the evening rush hour.

Washington pulls bid to limit homeless access to rooms Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:16 PM PST By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia on Friday withdrew a request for a court order that would let the U.S. capital put homeless families in shelters on cold nights rather than in individual rooms. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration had filed the emergency motion late on Thursday. The filing said Washington was within a day of running out of space for families in hotel rooms. A city spokeswoman said the motion filed in District of Columbia Superior Court had been pulled after the city secured an additional 100 hotel rooms.

Former Florida professor deported from U.S. over Palestinian terrorist ties Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:15 PM PST By Letitia Stein TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A former Florida university professor was deported this week, ending years of legal battles over accusations that he aided a Palestinian terrorist organization. Sami Al-Arian left on Wednesday night on a commercial flight out of Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. He was headed to Turkey, according to a blog post by his criminal attorney, Jonathan Turley. The case against Al-Arian, formerly a computer science professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa, received international attention as a test of U.S. government's powers under the Patriot Act.

Lawmakers expect resistance to granting Obama war powers Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:43 AM PST Some opposition is expected despite outrage over video of brutal IS executions.

Taiwan pilots 'lost thrust in one engine, restarted the other' Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:27 AM PST By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - The crew of a twin-propellor TransAsia plane which crashed into a river in Taipei killing 35 people had lost power in one engine but shut down and restarted the other, investigators said on Friday. The reason for the pilots' action was unclear but a combined lack of thrust caused the almost-new turboprop ATR 72-600 to stall soon after take-off, Aviation Safety Council officials said after a preliminary study of 'black box' flight recorders. The cockpit data and voice recorders showed that the plane warned five times of stalling before the crash in the center of Taipei, according to findings by the council.

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