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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Minneapolis mayor asks for federal probe of police shooting

By Todd Melby MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges said on Monday she had requested a federal civil rights investigation into a police shooting over the weekend that seriously wounded a 24-year-old black man and set off protests. Activists, who said Jamar Clark was unarmed and handcuffed when he was shot in the head on Sunday, blocked the entrance of a police precinct following the shooting and briefly flooded an interstate...

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WATCH: Motorcyclist grabs feet hanging out of vehicle window on highway Atlanta Journal

Motorcycle enthusiast Zim Killgore is teaching viewers a valuable lesson about car safety. While driving down a California freeway on Sunday, Killgore sees a car ahead with a pair of colorful socks hanging out the backseat window. With a GoPro camera attached to his...

People with multiple sclerosis take flight, raise awareness Palm Beach Post

About 30 people with multiple sclerosis took turns flying aboard single-engine planes as part of an effort to raise awareness for the...

1 dies, 1 found clinging to a cooler after boat sinks Palm Beach Post

A Miami man died and his fishing companion was found clinging to a cooler after their 25-foot boat sank in the waters off the Lower...

Ex-Obama official writing 'Star Wars' book Palm Beach Post

And now for the wonky side of "Star Wars," from a former Obama administration official. Cass Sunstein, the White House...

The Latest: US officials: Russia attacks IS stronghold Palm Beach Post

The latest on news from Russian officials that a passenger jet was brought down over Egypt by an explosive device. (All times local.) 3:45 p.m. Two U.S. defense officials say Russia has attacked Raqqa, the Islamic State group's self-declared...

Some Claremont McKenna students criticize protests that caused dean to resign The Los Angeles Times

Student protests that led to the resignation of a top administrator at Claremont McKenna College last week appeared widely supported in demanding actions to address the bias some minority students say they face at the elite liberal arts campus. But sharp dissent over the movement’s...

L.A. Unified explores possibility of becoming an all-charter district The Los Angeles Times

Converting the nation’s second-largest school system into an all-charter district is a long-shot—one that requires state approval and support from a majority of teachers. But members of the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education said they were exploring all options -- even those that are...

Captain Jonathan McConnell Calls for Immediate Legislation to fight Obama's Settling of Syrian Refugees in America PR Newswire

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Jonathan McConnell, former Marine Captain, veteran of two tours in the War on Terror and candidate for U.S. Senate, called for immediate legislation to halt Obama and the Washington ruling class from settling Syrian refugees in...

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