| Live updates: No charges for NYPD officer in chokehold death of Eric Garner Posted: 03 Dec 2014 03:57 PM PST  The city responds following the decision to not indict a cop who used a deadly maneuver.
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| New York cops test out body cameras as protests begin over Garner decision Posted: 03 Dec 2014 02:47 PM PST  Dozens of New York City police officers will begin wearing body cameras to record their interactions with citizens beginning this week, Mayor Bill DeBlasio and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton announced Wednesday. The pilot program launches as the city is bracing itself for massive protests after a grand jury decided against charging a police officer in the death of an unarmed Staten Island man.
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| McConnell on Obama meeting: 'It's not the bourbon summit' Posted: 03 Dec 2014 10:50 AM PST  Before Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was scheduled to meet President Barack Obama at the White House — their first sit-down since Election Day — the incoming Senate majority leader told Yahoo News that the pair would not be drinking bourbon on the job.
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| NY policeman not indicted in chokehold death; U.S. Justice sets probe Posted: 03 Dec 2014 04:44 PM PST  By Barbara Goldberg and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City grand jury decision not to charge a white police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a chokehold sparked outrage and protests on Wednesday, and the U.S. Justice Department said it would investigate the incident. Eric Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, was accused of illegally selling cigarettes on July 17 when police officers tackled him and put him in a chokehold. Police said he had been resisting arrest. The city's medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. ...
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| Obama's pick to head Pentagon not always on same page as president Posted: 03 Dec 2014 04:19 PM PST  By Andrea Shalal and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ashton Carter, a veteran Washington insider President Barack Obama is expected to name as his new defense secretary, built a reputation as a behind-the-scenes team player during many years in senior Pentagon posts. But scrutiny of the 60-year-old former physicist's views on issues ranging from North Korea to Iraq to defense spending also show an independent thinker whose opinions have not always aligned fully with those of the president. ...
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| U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death Posted: 03 Dec 2014 02:54 PM PST  By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. couple who were convicted and later cleared of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted African-born daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban was lifted, ending a nearly two-year ordeal, their supporters and a U.S. diplomat said. Matthew and Grace Huang left Doha, headed for Los Angeles to reunite with their two other children, also adopted, following a flurry of diplomacy on behalf of the family after an appeals court threw out their conviction. "Matt and Grace Huang are wheels up from Qatar," U.S. ...
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| House votes to extend tax breaks through December Posted: 03 Dec 2014 02:57 PM PST  The House rushed through a last-minute measure Wednesday to extend a massive package of expired tax breaks for banks, investment firms, commuters and NASCAR track owners. The bill would enable millions ...
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| No indictment in NYC chokehold death Posted: 03 Dec 2014 12:05 PM PST  A grand jury decides against criminal charges on a police officer who used the maneuver on Eric Garner.
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| 5 million children out of school in West Africa due to Ebola Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:40 AM PST  By Misha Hussain DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some five million children are out of school in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone because of the deadly Ebola outbreak, according to a report by the Global Business Coalition for Education. Schools and other public buildings have been closed because they are believed to increase the spread of the virus. Many are now used as holding centers for Ebola patients. ...
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| U.S.: Chinese economy should wean from cheap labor model Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:21 AM PST  The United States on Wednesday said China needs to move away from its cheap labor and export-focused economy to maintain growth in the years ahead. US Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Nathan Sheets also said Europe and Japan need to take action to boost domestic demand and further a global "rebalancing" that would help growth in countries which run chronic trade deficits. "The historical record highlights that some countries have been able to engineer policies -- particularly policies to suppress domestic consumption -- that have allowed their current account balances to remain in meaningful surplus for long periods," Sheets said in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington. He noted that China's powerful expansion over the past three decades was deeply founded on abundant cheap labor, massive investment and a focus on the export industry.
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| GTA 5 'violence against women' criticisms spurs ban Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:15 AM PST  [UPDATE] Take-Two CEO says company is "disappointed" by Target Australia's decision to remove the game from sale.
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| NYC grand jury to return no indictment in police choke hold case Posted: 03 Dec 2014 03:40 PM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City grand jury on Wednesday returned no indictment against a white police officer who used a choke hold on Eric Garner, an unarmed black man, while arresting him for illegally selling cigarettes, local media reported. They said the Staten Island panel decided against criminal charges for Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo. (Reporting by Frank McGurty; Editing by Barbara Goldberg and Sandra Maler)
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| Michael Brown's stepfather apologizes for angry reaction to grand jury decision Posted: 03 Dec 2014 07:02 AM PST Facing possible criminal charges, Louis Head explains his actions. |
| NYC neighborhood simmers over Eric Garner chokehold death Posted: 03 Dec 2014 01:34 PM PST  By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the Staten Island neighborhood where a black father of six died after police put him in a banned chokehold while arresting him for illegal cigarette sales, a painted tribute on a wall reads: "His name was Eric Garner. Father, son and friend." Garner lived and died in Tompkinsville, a neighborhood tucked on the north shore of New York's least populated borough. A grand jury decided on Wednesday afternoon not to indict the New York Police Department officer who put Garner, 43, in the chokehold. ...
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| Kerry gives Islamic State update Posted: 03 Dec 2014 09:28 AM PST  By Lesley Wroughton and Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The U.S.-led coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but the fight against the militants could last years, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. The United States and its allies began air strikes in September after the Sunni militants made large territorial advances. The Iraqi army, Sunni tribal fighters and Kurdish forces have since recovered some ground from the group which in its Arabic acronym is known as Daesh. ...
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| NBC reporter apologizes on 'Today' show Posted: 03 Dec 2014 11:14 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC News medical reporter Nancy Snyderman apologized on the "Today" show Wednesday for violating her quarantine for Ebola exposure, saying she failed to appreciate how frightened Americans were of the disease.
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| Woman sues Bill Cosby, claiming underage abuse Posted: 02 Dec 2014 11:15 PM PST  A woman claims Cosby molested her at the Playboy Mansion in 1974 when she was 15.
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| US couple cleared in daughter's death leaves Qatar Posted: 03 Dec 2014 02:43 PM PST  DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An American couple left the Gulf nation of Qatar on Wednesday after being cleared of charges in their adopted 8-year-old daughter's death, ending a nearly two-year legal saga they contend was rooted in confusion over cross-cultural adoption.
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| American Alan Gross completes fifth year in Cuban prison Posted: 03 Dec 2014 05:51 AM PST  His wife warns that the U.S. foreign aid worker is in terrible condition.
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| Iraq official: Arrested woman not IS leader's wife Posted: 03 Dec 2014 10:21 AM PST  BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi official denied Wednesday that a woman detained in Lebanon is a wife of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, adding that she is the sister of a terror suspect being held in Iraq.
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| 3 Hong Kong protest leaders surrender to police Posted: 03 Dec 2014 08:37 AM PST  HONG KONG (AP) — Three founders of a civil disobedience campaign that helped spark Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests surrendered to police Wednesday, saying they want to take responsibility for their actions and that time has come to end the increasingly violent street demonstrations.
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| 2 children, adult killed in Tenn. school bus crash Posted: 02 Dec 2014 05:57 PM PST  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two buses bringing children home from school collided on a Tennessee highway Tuesday afternoon, killing two students and an adult and injuring another 27 people.
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| Michael Brown's stepdad investigated for comments Posted: 02 Dec 2014 07:30 PM PST  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police are investigating Michael Brown's stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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