| California shooters' ex-neighbor charged with supporting terrorists Posted: 17 Dec 2015 03:16 PM PST |
| Exec who jacked up price of a lifesaving drug is arrested Posted: 17 Dec 2015 02:15 PM PST  Martin Shkreli, a 32-year-old former hedge fund manager and relentless self-promoter who has called himself "the world's most eligible bachelor" on Twitter, was arrested in a gray hoodie and taken into federal court in Brooklyn, where he pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors said that between 2009 and 2014, Shkreli lost some of his hedge fund investors' money through bad trades, then looted Retrophin, a pharmaceutical company where he was CEO, for $11 million to pay back his disgruntled clients. Shkreli "engaged in multiple schemes to ensnare investors through a web of lies and deceit," U.S. Attorney Robert Capers said in a statement.
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| Ex-U.S. House Speaker Hastert suffered a stroke: lawyer Posted: 17 Dec 2015 01:03 PM PST  By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert, who pleaded guilty in October in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, has suffered a stroke, his lawyer said on Thursday. Attorney Tom Green said that during the first week of November, Hastert, 73, was admitted to the hospital. Hastert suffered a stroke, was treated for sepsis, had two back surgeries and remains hospitalized, Green said in an emailed statement.
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| No date yet for new trial in Baltimore officer's manslaughter trial Posted: 17 Dec 2015 10:41 AM PST  A Maryland judge and lawyers failed on Thursday to set a new trial date after a mistrial for a police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, a court spokeswoman said. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams met with defense lawyers and prosecutors to discuss a new trial date for Officer William Porter, 26, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict after three days of deliberations.
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| Obama: U.S. will prevail over 'despicable' terrorist threats Posted: 17 Dec 2015 10:27 AM PST  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that U.S. intelligence professionals did not have any specific or credible information about a pending attack on the United States, but warned Americans to remain vigilant going into the holiday season.
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| Obama says no specific, credible terror threat over holidays Posted: 17 Dec 2015 12:19 PM PST  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials have received no specific, credible information suggesting a potential terrorist attack against the United States. He said Americans must be vigilant this holiday season.
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| Carter admits improper use of personal email account Posted: 17 Dec 2015 02:21 PM PST  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter acknowledged on Thursday he sometimes used a personal, unsecured email account to conduct official business after he took office in February, a practice he called "entirely my mistake."
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| Putin: Russia, US have narrowed their differences on Syria Posted: 17 Dec 2015 12:10 PM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin was both cordial and coarse in his year-end news conference Thursday, saying the U.S. and Russia have narrowed their differences on Syria and share the same view of how to settle the conflict.
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