U.S. police struggle to uncover threats on social media
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement agencies are a long way from being able to effectively track threats of the kind a gunman posted on Instagram before his execution-style murder of two New York City policemen last weekend.
On Christmas visit with troops, Obama lauds end of Afghanistan mission
KANOEHE BAY, Hawaii (Reuters) – One week before the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan draws to a close, President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, thanked American troops on Thursday during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kano…
Oregon woman freed from East Timor prison four months after arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A veterinarian from Oregon who was arrested while traveling in East Timor in September was released from jail on Thursday after nearly two months of detention, the U.S. State Department said.
Storm brings white Christmas to Rockies; soggy weekend to Southeast
(Reuters) – A winter storm pushing across the Rockies on Thursday was expected to drop a foot of snow in some areas as it fanned eastward, threatening soggy conditions and potential weekend travel delays across a wide swath of the United States, foreca…
Former President George H.W. Bush spends Christmas in hospital
(Reuters) – Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized on Thursday near his home in Houston after experiencing shortness of breath this week, and was in “great spirits,” his spokesman said.
Two more NY men arrested for threatening police
(Reuters) – Two more men have been arrested for threatening New York police, including one who called the precinct headquarters of two officers killed as they sat in their patrol car and asked to speak to one of them, a police spokesman said on Thursda…
Protests flare after Missouri police killing of armed black man
BERKELEY, Mo. (Reuters) – Protests flared into early Thursday in the St. Louis suburb where a white policeman fatally shot a black man who brandished a gun at a gas station on Tuesday night.
Two more NY men arrested for threatening police after officers killed
(Reuters) – Two more men have been arrested for threatening New York police, including one who called the precinct headquarters of two officers killed as they sat in their patrol car and asked to speak to one of them, a police spokesman said on Thursda…
Texas armored car driver accused of theft arrested in Colorado
(Reuters) – An armored car driver in Texas who abandoned his vehicle and made off with $200,000 has been arrested in Colorado on theft charges, and the missing money has been recovered, police said on Thursday.
CDC worker monitored for possible Ebola exposure in lab error
(Reuters) – A laboratory technician for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been placed under observation for possible exposure to the deadly Ebola virus due to an apparent mix-up in lab specimens, the Atlanta-based agency said on W…
