| The top politics stories of 2014 Posted: 29 Dec 2014 06:00 AM PST  As 2014 draws to a close, Yahoo News writers look back at some of the biggest political stories of the year.
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| Lost plane's request to change course was denied Posted: 29 Dec 2014 04:18 PM PST  The plane sought permission to climb above threatening clouds. Air traffic control couldn't say yes immediately — there was no room. Six other airliners were crowding the airspace, forcing AirAsia Flight 8501 to remain at a lower altitude.
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| House GOP leader once addressed white supremacists Posted: 29 Dec 2014 04:49 PM PST  As Republicans struggle to attract more votes from minorities heading into the 2016 presidential election, a House GOP leader has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists, though his office denies any association with the group's social views.
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| New York City mayor heckled, booed at police graduation Posted: 29 Dec 2014 03:45 PM PST  By Jonathan Allen and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio drew heckles and boos along with applause when he addressed graduating police cadets on Monday, two days after thousands of uniformed officers turned their backs on him at a slain policeman's funeral. With the city a focal point in a national debate over the killings of unarmed black men by white police, the mayor has been struggling to mend the most toxic rift in decades between City Hall and the country's biggest police force. ...
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| Census puts U.S. population at 320.09 million, up 0.7 percent from year-ago Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:44 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. population is seen at 320.09 million people as of Jan. 1, up 0.73 percent from a year earlier, the Census Bureau said on Monday. The Census Bureau said in a statement that the figure represents an increase of about 11.35 million people, or 3.67 percent, since the last population count on April 1, 2010. "In January 2015, the U.S. is expected to experience a birth every eight seconds and one death every 12 seconds. Meanwhile, net international migration is expected to add one person to the U.S. population every 33 seconds," the Census Bureau said. ...
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| L.A. police officers shot unarmed black man three times: autopsy Posted: 29 Dec 2014 03:40 PM PST  By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unarmed 25-year-old black man slain by Los Angeles police officers in August suffered three gunshot wounds, including one to his back, a long-awaited autopsy report into the killing showed on Monday. Police have said two officers shot Ezell Ford, described by a family lawyer as mentally challenged, on Aug. 11 after he struggled with one of them and tried to grab the officer's holstered gun. ...
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| NYC mayor gets both boos, applause at NYPD graduation ceremony Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:13 AM PST  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio faced a mix of boos and applause as he took the stage to address a graduating class of 884 newly minted NYPD recruits Monday.
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| 7 dead as ferry rescue is complete Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST  BARI, Italy (AP) -- Helicopters defied high winds and stormy seas Monday to evacuate hundreds of passengers and staff from Greek ferry that caught fire off Albania. Eight people died and survivors told of a frantic rush to escape the flames and pelting rain.
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| Diversity in GOP 2016 hopefuls Posted: 29 Dec 2014 12:35 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Long criticized as the party of old white men, Republicans are seeing a diverse group of people step up for possible contention in the 2016 presidential race.
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