Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Widow of San Bernardino shooting victim files $58 million in wrongful death claims and other top stories.

  • Widow of San Bernardino shooting victim files $58 million in wrongful death claims

    Widow of San Bernardino shooting victim files $58 million in wrongful death claims
    Renee Wetzel, widow of Michael Wetzel, center, and her daughter Allie are comforted by a woman during the memorial service for her husband, Michael Wetzel. Wetzel last month. is seeking damages related to the case. (Rachel Luna/The Sun via AP)The widow of a man killed in last month’s mass shooting in San Bernardino has filed claims seeking $58 million in damages on behalf of herself and her three minor children.Renee Wetzel, whose 37-year-old husband, Michael, was among the 14 people fatally sho..
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  • Al Jazeera America news channel to close up shop

    Al Jazeera America news channel to close up shop
    (Brendan Mcdermid)Al Jazeera America, the low-rated cable news network that sought to take on Fox News and CNN, will shut down operations at the end of April, less than three years after going on the air, the network told its staff Wednesday in a surprise move.In a memo to employees, Al Jazeera America chief executive Al Anstey said the decision to close the channel was “driven by the fact that our business model is simply not sustainable in light of the economic challenges in the U.S. media mar..
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  • Marian Wright Edelman to speak at MLK commemorative breakfast at FIU

    Marian Wright Edelman to speak at MLK commemorative breakfast at FIU
    To honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Florida International University has invited a civil rights icon to pay tribute and share her experiences.Marian Wright Edelman, the founder and president of the Children’s Defense Fund, will serve as the keynote speaker at FIU’s annual King commemorative breakfast. The event takes place at 8 a.m. Friday on FIU’s Modesto Madique Campus, 11200 SW 8th St.This year will mark the 25th year that FIU’s office of multicultural programs and services has org..
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  • State of the Union: Barack Obama sells optimism to nervous nation

    State of the Union: Barack Obama sells optimism to nervous nation
    Delivering his annual report to the nation, Obama did not name Republican 2016 candidates. But he took clear, implied shots at them nevertheless, particularly front-runner Donald Trump, as well as Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. America's destiny, the President said, was imperiled by a political system festering in malice, gridlock and in the grip of the rich and the powerful.Obama also took on critics who accuse him of weakening American power abroad and Republicans who say he is underplaying t..
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  • Michelle Obama's hair and dress make waves at State of the Union address

    Michelle Obama's hair and dress make waves at State of the Union address
    Michelle Obama was the State of the Union's mane event. All eyes were on the First Lady's new tousled waves and wind-blown bangs as she arrived on Tuesday night in a form-fitting marigold Narciso Rodriguez dress. “Is that Michelle Obama or Beyonce?
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  • Father who killed teen son after mistaking him for an intruder will not be charged

    Father who killed teen son after mistaking him for an intruder will not be charged
    Police tape cordons off a home Jan. 12, 2016, in Cincinnati, where police says a father, who believed he was confronting an intruder in his home, fatally shot his 14-year-old son. (Patrick Brennan/The Cincinnati Enquirer/AP)An Ohio father who police said shot and killed his 14-year-old son when he mistook him for an intruder will not be charged in the incident, prosecutors said Wednesday.The 72-year-old man, who has not been named, told authorities he thought his son had gone to school Tuesday m..
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  • The Latest: EPA official pleased with watchdog report

    The Latest: EPA official pleased with watchdog report
    FILE - In this July 13, 2007 file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma. A watchdog has found no evidence of bias in how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted a study on the potential effects of large-scale mining on a world-premier salmon fishery in Alaska's Bristol Bay region. The inspector general for the EPA also concluded in a report released Wednesday, Jan. 13, that the agency did not predetermine..
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  • 13 Powerball Facts You Should Know Before Tonight's Drawing

    13 Powerball Facts You Should Know Before Tonight's Drawing
    Here are some of the biggest questions that players have, answered by top lottery officials. 1. How much of the jackpot goes to the winner and where does the rest of it go? Winners should expect to keep only about a third of the advertised jackpot or ...
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  • South Texas jailer charged with raping female inmate in van

    Posted:Wednesday, January 13, 2016 12:29 pm|Updated: 3:00 pm, Wed Jan 13, 2016.South Texas jailer charged with raping female inmate in vanAssociated Press|SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A South Texas sheriff's deputy has been charged with raping a female inmate in a transport van in the jail parking lot.Erick Montez was being held Wednesday in San Antonio on felony charges of sexual assault and violating the civil rights of a person in custody.The Bexar (bayr) County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday announced th..
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  • Hazing trial delayed for 5 at University of Alabama

    Hazing trial delayed for 5 at University of Alabama
    TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - A judge delayed the trial Wednesday for five one-time University of Alabama fraternity members charged with hazing new members who allegedly were forced to stand in ice water until they had frostbite.District Judge Joel R. Chandler’s office announced the postponement hours before the trial was set to begin. He previously said the case would go ahead as planned, but some defendants sought a delay.The case was tentatively rescheduled for March 1, the judge’s office said.The..
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