Nation Dec 03 Cleveland police officer who shot Tamir Rice was unfit for duty years ago, records show The Cleveland police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice last week was previously “distracted” and “weepy” during his firearms qualification training at a suburban Ohio police department, new internal documents revealed Wednesday.
Nation Nov 21 Internet TV startup Aereo files for Chapter 11 banktuptcy Following an unfavorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sided with TV networks, startup Internet company Aereo said Friday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Health Nov 17 Ebola-striken surgeon dies at Nebraska hospital An Ebola-stricken surgeon who was working in West Africa and was transported to a Nebraska hospital for treatment died early Monday, a hospital official confirmed.
Arts Nov 15 Co-founder of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books is dead at 78 R.A. Montgomery, co-author and publisher of the long-running "Choose Your Own Adventure" series, the classic children's book series responsible for letting generations of young readers choose from dozens of possible endings, died Nov. 9 at his home in Vermont, his…
Politics Nov 13 Obama may push executive action to cover 5 million undocumented immigrants After promising to take broad actions on immigration by the end of the year, President Barack Obama is expected to announce a plan that would protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation, The New York Times reported.
Nation Nov 12 Ahead of grand jury decision, Michael Brown’s parents testify before UN committee Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. joined a delegation that took the events surrounding their son's killing to an international forum, listing several recommendations for the United Nations Committee Against Torture to help "end racial profiling and police brutality against…
Arts Nov 03 Taylor Swift breaks up with Spotify Following her decision to not put her new album “1989″ on Spotify last week, Taylor Swift has now removed all her albums from the music streaming service.
World Nov 03 Canada launches first air strikes against Islamic State targets Over the weekend, Canadian fighter jets launched the country’s first airstrikes against ISIS strongholds since joining the U.S.-led campaign to combat the extremist group in Iraq, Canada’s defense minister said.
Arts Oct 30 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell dies at 87 American poet Galway Kinnell, whose work emphasized the ordinary over the fantastical, died from leukemia Tuesday at his home in Sheffield, Vermont. He was 87.
Health Oct 29 California orders 21-day quarantine on travelers from Ebola-afflicted countries Passengers who arrive in California from an Ebola-stricken West African country and have had contact with an infected patient will face a 21-day quarantine, state health officials said Wednesday.