Susan Rice battles critics over style, substance, perceptions

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• Susan Rice battles critics over style, substance, perceptions
• Alabama shooter kills one sheriff's deputy, wounds another
• U.S. boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho dies after shooting
• Strong online growth seen this holiday shopping season
• Four injured in fire at State Department
• Black Friday sales down due to Thursday deals: ShopperTrak
• Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season

Susan Rice battles critics over style, substance, perceptions Posted: 24 Nov 2012 07:45 AM PST UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Susan Rice has had a series of diplomatic triumphs as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. President Barack Obama, an old friend, showed he has her back when last week he publicly challenged her Republican critics over the Benghazi controversy to "go after me" rather than her. She knew former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from the age of 4. And yet Rice is now fighting for her political future. ...

Alabama shooter kills one sheriff's deputy, wounds another Posted: 24 Nov 2012 08:43 AM PST (Reuters) - A man shot and killed one Alabama sheriff's deputy and critically wounded another when they went to his home near Fairhope on a report that he was acting aggressively toward family members, authorities said on Saturday. The shooter, Michael Jansen, also was killed in the exchange of gunfire on Friday afternoon, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. ...

U.S. boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho dies after shooting Posted: 24 Nov 2012 09:04 AM PST SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Three-time world boxing champion Hector "Macho" Camacho died on Saturday, four days after he was shot in the face in a drive-by shooting, doctors said. He was 50. Camacho was pronounced dead after being taken off life support following a second heart attack early Saturday morning, Rio Piedras Medical Director Ernesto Torres told reporters. Puerto Rico officials planned a public wake for the boxer at the Department of Sports & Recreation headquarters in San Juan, but details were pending. The former U.S. ...

Strong online growth seen this holiday shopping season Posted: 24 Nov 2012 06:21 AM PST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - E-commerce is expected to grow strongly this holiday season, spurred by early online deals, the rise of mobile devices and more offers of free shipping. ComScore Inc expects online sales to grow 15 percent to 18 percent in the United States this holiday season. Last year, holiday e-commerce spending rose 15 percent to a record $37.2 billion, according to the firm. Doug Anmuth, an analyst at J.P. Morgan, expects online purchases in the fourth quarter to top 10 percent of total U.S. retail spending for the first time. ...

Four injured in fire at State Department Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:31 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A fire broke out during routine maintenance at the U.S. State Department on Saturday, injuring four maintenance workers, officials said. The fire began inside ductwork on the building's eighth floor at about 11 a.m. (1600 GMT) as workers were replacing insulation, State Department and fire officials said. Workers doused the fire with hand-held extinguishers before fire department personnel arrived, District of Columbia Battalion Chief Edward Mills said. ...

Black Friday sales down due to Thursday deals: ShopperTrak Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:31 PM PST (Reuters) - Black Friday holiday sales weakened from last year as a big promotional push by U.S. retailers on Thanksgiving Day sucked spending from what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day of the year, according to data released on Saturday. ShopperTrak, which counts foot traffic in retail stores, estimated Black Friday sales of $11.2 billion, down 1.8 percent from the same day last year. "More retailers than last year began their 'doorbuster' deals on Thursday, Thanksgiving itself," said ShopperTrak founder Bill Martin. ...

Shoppers buy earlier this holiday season Posted: 24 Nov 2012 04:31 PM PST CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online shopping has grown sharply so far this holiday shopping season after U.S. retailers pushed out a slew of mobile and Internet deals that lured consumers before Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest day for e-commerce in America. While it remains to be seen if the gains over Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday can be sustained, the latest estimates show shoppers scooping up early special offers via their smart phones and tablets, the way they used to hunt for bargains in brick-and-mortar stores. Online sales increased 17.4 percent on Thanksgiving and 20. ...

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