Oil tycoon's ex-wife cashes $975 million check, wants more
By Joshua Schneyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sue Ann Arnall, the ex-wife of Oklahoma oil magnate Harold Hamm, vowed on Monday to press on with an appeal of her divorce case, even after she cashed a $975 million check from him. In November, an Oklahoma court ordered the Continental Resources Inc chief…
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Little recourse seen for Democrats on Social Security rule change
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats appear to have little recourse against a House of Representatives rule change that could prompt a steep cut to Social Security disability benefits next year, congressional aides said on Monday. The new legislative rule, pushed through with little…
Mohammed holds 'Je suis Charlie' sign in new Charlie Hebdo
The cover of the first edition of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo since its staff were murderously attacked by Islamist gunmen last week shows a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed crying and holding up a "Je suis Charlie" sign under the words: "All is forgiven". Worldwide sympathy and "Je…
Caught on Camera: Paris Gunman Partner Makes Her Escape
New video emerged today purportedly showing the romantic partner of one of the Paris attackers slipping into Turkey, days before her boyfriend killed five people as part of a dual terror attack, and before she fled towards terrorist safe havens in Syria.According to Turkish media that published the…
Judge declares mistrial in South Carolina police murder case: report
(Reuters) - A judge declared a mistrial early on Tuesday morning in a murder case against a white former police chief in South Carolina accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man in 2011, local media reported. The prosecution of Richard Combs is the latest in a series of cases involving white…
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Montana cop sobs after fatally shooting unarmed suspect
A Montana police officer broke into tears after fatally shooting an unarmed man who was high on methamphetamine during a traffic stop, according to video shown to a jury last week.
'Piles of bodies' in attacked Boko Haram town: fisherman
When Borye Kime crept back into the fishing town of Baga in northeast Nigeria in the early hours of Monday, a weak moon shone on a grisly sight. Kime was one of thousands who fled across the border to Chad when Boko Haram fighters stormed his hometown of Baga in Nigeria's far northeast on January…
Iran's Rouhani says countries behind oil price drop will suffer
By Michelle Moghtader DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that countries behind the fall in global oil prices would regret their decision and warned that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait would suffer alongside Iran from the price drop. "Those that have planned to decrease the…
2 Albuquerque officers charged with murder in March shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two Albuquerque police officers were charged with murder Monday in the shooting death of a knife-wielding homeless man that led to violent protests and brought new scrutiny to the police department amid a federal investigation.
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Families of 2012 Connecticut shooting victims sue school board, town: newspaper
(Reuters) - The families of two of the 20 students killed in a 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, are suing the town of Newtown, Connecticut and the local school board over alleged lax security, media reported on Monday. The suit, served by the families of slain Noah Pozner and Jesse…
Divers retrieve AirAsia 'black box', explosion theory questioned
By Kanupriya Kapoor and Charlotte Greenfield PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian navy divers retrieved the black box flight data recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Monday, a major step towards unraveling the cause of the crash that killed all 162 people on…
'Exhausted' pope cancels meeting with Sri Lanka bishops
Pope Francis on Tuesday cancelled a planned meeting with Sri Lankan bishops, with one security official saying he was "exhausted" after a long journey from the airport exposed to the hot sun. Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said only that the meeting with the bishops had been cancelled due to…
Survivor recalls horror of Paris hostage drama
A woman who survived the attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris recalled on Monday the horror of the four-hour ordeal in which she saw a fellow hostage shot dead by jihadist Amedy Coulibaly. She had watched as a man inside the kosher market in eastern Paris snatched a gun when Coulibaly put it…
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Federal judge weighs marijuana's classification
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge in California is weighing the constitutionality of a 45-year-old act that classifies marijuana as a dangerous drug along with LSD, cocaine and heroin.
New Illinois governor to order spending freeze
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois’ new governor, Bruce Rauner, took his first shot on Monday at addressing the state's crippling financial crisis, saying he will order all state agencies to freeze non-essential spending. In his inaugural address following his taking the oath of office,…
Hollande vows France 'will never yield' as terror victims buried
President Francois Hollande vowed Tuesday that France would "never yield" to terror in an emotional tribute to three police officers shot dead in an Islamist killing spree, as four Jews gunned down in the attack were buried in Israel. "Our great and beautiful France will never break, will never…
One killed in Washington, DC Metro fire
One woman has died and at least two were critically injured after smoke filled a subway car in downtown Washington on Monday afternoon, the general manager of the city's Metro system said. Richard Sarles told the local NBC affiliate in a televised interview that about 60 people were taken to…
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Iran summons newspaper over Saudi king death headline
An Iranian newspaper was told Monday it faces a court hearing over an article which is allegedly offensive to Saudi Arabia's ailing King Abdullah. Iranian newspapers are running daily reports on his health, partly explained by an often tense relationship -- most recently over falling world oil…
Will 'Two and a Half Men' end run with or without Sheen?
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Charlie Sheen left "Two and a Half Men" amid great drama. Whether he'll return for the show's last episode is a mystery.
No Pants Subway Ride
The No Pants Subway Ride began in 2002 in New York as a stunt and has taken place in cities around the world since then. Organizers call it “an international celebration of silliness” and are organizing it in dozens of cities on Sunday. (AP) Find more news-related pictures on our photo galleries…
