2014年11月29日星期六

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Ferguson officer Darren Wilson resigns

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:21 PM PST

Ferguson, Missouri officer Darren Wilson seen in St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office undated evidence photoThe officer who fatally shot Michael Brown will leave the force, his attorney says.


Boy missing four years found alive, hidden behind wall

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 01:52 PM PST

child was found in a homeA 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and reunited with his mother early on Saturday, police said. Five people living in the home in Jonesboro, 17 miles south of Atlanta, were taken into custody, among them two adults who face charges of false imprisonment and cruelty to children, said Sgt. Kevin Hughes of the Clayton County police.


Surgeon who died of Ebola eulogized at Maryland service

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 02:24 PM PST

Family members and mourners hold funeral for Sierra Leone-born Dr Salia who died of Ebola, in Landover HillsBy Tom Ramstack LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (Reuters) - Martin Salia, a surgeon from Sierra Leone who died in a Nebraska hospital earlier this month after contracting Ebola in his homeland, was remembered as a humanitarian and a hero at his funeral in Maryland on Saturday. The 44-year-old doctor was born and raised in Sierra Leone and lived as a permanent resident of the United States with his wife and two sons in New Carrollton, Maryland, outside of Washington, D.C. ...


Missouri police officer who killed black teen resigns: report

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:35 PM PST

Ferguson, Missouri officer Darren Wilson seen in St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office undated evidence photo(Reuters) - The Missouri police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager has resigned from the force, nearly four months after the fatal shooting and about a week after a grand jury decided not to indict him, according to media reports citing the officer's lawyer. The Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson has led to sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb and ignited a national debate over race relations and the use of police force in the United States. Attorneys for Wilson were not immediately available for comment. ...


Missouri governor seeks more money for Ferguson security

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 01:32 PM PST

Police officers and National Guard soldiers watch protesters gathered to demand justice for the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown, outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday called for more funding to maintain security in Ferguson after months of violent protests over the shooting of a black teenager by a white policeman depleted emergency appropriations. The state assembly needs to approve more money to pay salaries for the National Guard by Dec. 15, Nixon said in a statement. Dec. 15 is the date of the next payroll, said Scott Holste, a spokesman for Nixon. Dec. 15 is the date of the next National Guard payroll, Holste said. ...


At Portland's Ferguson protest, boy hugs officer

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 11:27 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo provided by Johnny Nguyen, Portland police Sgt. Bret Barnum, left, and Devonte Hart, 12, hug at a rally in Portland, Ore., where people had gathered in support of the protests in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Johnny Huu Nguyen)A touching photo of a white police officer hugging an African-American boy at a Portland protest this week has drawn heavy attention on social media.


Nigeria: Kano mosque blasts death toll above 102

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 08:36 AM PST

Bombs kill dozens in crowded mosque in NigeriaNigerian President Goodluck Jonathan vowed to track down the perpetrators of the bomb blasts that killed more than 100 people at the central mosque in the city of Kano.


U.S. CEOs threaten to pull tacit Obamacare support

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 04:05 AM PST

Obese patients exercise in an obesity unit at a hospital in Angers, western France, on October 23, 2013Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by the Obama administration's challenge to certain "workplace wellness" programs, are threatening to side with anti-Obamacare forces unless the government backs off, according to people familiar with the matter.


Beekeepers eye Appalachian surface mines for hives

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 08:33 AM PST

This Nov. 17, 2014 photo shows where Wade Stiltner, state Department of Agriculture apiary inspector, runs a pilot program of bee hives for honey production on a reclaimed mine in Hernshaw, W.Va. (AP Photo/Tyler Evert)Up a tree-lined trail still marked "no blastin on Sundays," swarms of bees now patrol a mountain once partially broken apart for coal.


Taliban hit Kabul aid workers' compound, breach Camp Bastion in south

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 09:18 AM PST

Taliban Storms Guesthouse in KabulTaliban gunmen stormed a guest house for aid workers in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday and were fighting Afghan soldiers inside former U.S. and British base Camp Bastion in the south, just a month after foreign troops left.


Murder charges against Egypt's Mubarak dismissed

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 01:49 PM PST

In this image made from video broadcast on Sada el-Balad via Egypt's State Television, ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits in the defendant cage during his trial at a court in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 29. Egypt court dismissed criminal charges against Mubarak in the killing of more than 900 protesters during the 2011 uprising against his rule. (AP Photo/Sada el-Balad via Egypt's State Television)Former president Hosni Mubarak had been imprisoned over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising.


New York boys buried in snow pile heard rescuers calling

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 05:56 PM PST

Nine-year-old Jason Rivera, left, and Elijah Martinez, 11, appear at a news conference, Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Westchester Medical Center's Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. The boys spent seven hours trapped in the snow the night before until an alert police officer saw a shovel half buried and started to dig. (AP Photo/Times Herald-Record, Leonard Sparks)Two boys were trapped in a snow pile for about seven hours after a plow buried them.


A glance at protests, cleanup in Ferguson

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 12:33 PM PST

Police and Missouri National Guardsmen stand guard as protesters gather in front of Ferguson Police Department on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)ST. LOUIS (AP) — For a second day, some protests over a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, have focused on disrupting commerce.


15 arrested as demonstrations return to Ferguson

Posted: 29 Nov 2014 12:30 PM PST

A protester is taken into custody Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Several protesters have been taken into custody during a demonstration outside the police department. Tensions escalated late Friday during an initially calm demonstration after police said protesters were illegally blocking West Florissant Avenue. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Life won't return to normal in Ferguson for a long time, but there are signs that people in the community are trying to move on after days of intense unrest over the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case.


Christie vetoes politically charged pig crate bill

Posted: 28 Nov 2014 03:48 PM PST

In this Oct. 27, 2014, photo, Sarah Swingle, of Charleston, S.C., with the Humane Society of the United States, stands immobilized in a human-sized "gestation crate," in front of the Statehouse, in Trenton, N.J. Swingle's demonstration was part of the society's efforts to have Gov. Chris Christie sign legislation that would require state agriculture officials to adopt regulations concerning confinement of pregnant pigs. Christie has until Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, to decide whether to sign the bill. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie has vetoed a politically charged bill that would have banned the use of certain pig cages in his state, a move many observers see as aimed at appeasing Iowa voters ahead of a potential 2016 presidential run.


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