Saturday, October 1, 2011

Hundreds arrested after protest on Brooklyn Bridge

Hundreds arrested after protest on Brooklyn Bridge


Hundreds arrested after protest on Brooklyn Bridge

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:01 PM PDT

More than 500 demonstrators were arrested Saturday on the Brooklyn Bridge in the latest series of Occupy Wall Street protests to draw attention to what they perceive as social inequities resulting from the financial system.

U.S. warns it may be target of retaliation

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:37 PM PDT

The U.S. State Department issued a "worldwide" alert Saturday, urging overseas travelers to be mindful of "the potential for retaliation against U.S. citizens and interests" following the killing of American-born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

Was it legal?

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 07:22 PM PDT

The U.S. drone killing of American-born and -raised Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, a major figure in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has re-energized a national debate over the legal and moral quandaries of a government deliberately killing a citizen.

Obama to gay activists: 'Work to do'

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:20 PM PDT

President Obama cited the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" as an example of his advocacy for equality. However, his lack of support for gay marriage still stands out as a snub for many.

Serb authorities stop gay pride parade

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:33 PM PDT

Authorities have stopped a gay pride parade scheduled for Sunday in Belgrade, according to Serbian police.

Haqqani senior commander captured

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:04 PM PDT

Officials believe the Haqqanis were involved in the assassination of an Afghan leader who was spearheading the reconciliation process and in a June attack on a hotel in Kabul.

French woman kidnapped in Kenya

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 02:51 PM PDT

Somali gunmen kidnapped a French woman from her home in a resort in northern Kenya early Saturday, near where a Briton was seized and her husband killed last month, authorities said.

Friends, family chant 'I am Troy Davis'

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:59 PM PDT

People attending Troy Davis' funeral on Saturday vowed to continue fighting for the man they think was wrongfully executed. Davis was convicted of murdering a Savannah cop in 1989.

Hospital wants to release Hinckley

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 04:04 PM PDT

The government mental hospital where John Hinckley Jr. has spent most of the last 30 years since he shot and tried to kill President Ronald Reagan is asking a federal court to allow Hinckley's eventual release to live with or near his aging mother in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Student dies after stabbing at school

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:46 PM PDT

A 17-year-old student was killed following a stabbing and struggle with an 18-year-old man during a lunch break at a southern California high school, authorities said Saturday.

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