2 Dead After 16 Hour Hostage Standoff in Sydney

A swarm of heavily armed police stormed a cafe in the heart of downtown Sydney early Tuesday, ending a siege where a gunman had been holding an unknown number of people hostage for more than 16 hours.
A police spokesman confirmed “the operation is over,” but would not release any…

Thousands Descend on NY and DC to Protest Police Killings

Thousands marched in Washington, New York and Boston on Saturday to protest killings of unarmed black men by police officers.

Organizers said the marches were among the largest in the recent wave of protests against the killings of black males by officers in Ferguson, Missouri; New York; Cleveland; and elsewhere…

'Pineapple Express' Storm is Causing Evacuations in California

A dangerous storm system blamed for two deaths in Oregon, thousands of power outages in Washington and flooded roadways in the San Francisco Bay Area pushed into Southern California on Friday, causing mudslides and evacuations.
A powerful squall line led the storm’s pre-dawn charge, lashing the region with…

US Hostage Killed During Rescue Attempt

U.S. special forces stormed a walled compound in a remote Yemeni village early on Saturday in an attempt to free western hostages held by an al Qaeda unit, but an American journalist and a South African teacher were killed by their captors, officials said.

U.S. Secretary of State…

No Indictment In Eric Garner NYPD Choke Hold Death

A New York City grand jury decision not to charge a white police officer who killed an unarmed black man with a chokehold sparked outrage and protests on Wednesday, and the U.S. Justice Department said it would investigate the incident.

Eric Garner, a 43-year-old father of six…