Source: NYT > Crime and Criminals — 26th January 2015 at 04:45 (about 3 days ago)
Jason Ziedenberg of the Justice Policy Institute writes that the trend is due to “the growing awareness of the failures and long-term costs of incarceration.” #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 26th January 2015 at 02:15 (about 3 days ago)
Gov. Chris Christie takes his firmest step yet toward running for president. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 26th January 2015 at 00:45 (about 4 days ago)
MIAMI (AP) ? Miss Colombia Paulina Vega, a relative pageant newcomer, has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out first runner-up Miss USA Nia Sanchez and contestants from more than 80 other countries at Sunday's pageant in Miami. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 23:15 (about 4 days ago)
Two commercial airline flights were evacuated after landing at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Sunday over a security concern, a spokesman for the airport said. Jet Blue Flight 1006, inbound to Seattle from Long Beach, California, and SkyWest Flight 4741, were both cleared of passengers after landing and moved away from terminals, spokesman Peter McGraw said. He declined to elaborate on the security concern, saying it was still under investigation. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman referred calls regarding the evacuations to the airport. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 21:16 (about 4 days ago)
By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will call on Congress to expand protection of Alaska's Arctic refuge where oil and gas drilling is prohibited to 12 million acres (5 million hectares), an area that includes 1.4 million oil-rich acres along the coast. The proposal, unveiled by the Interior Department on Sunday, ran into instant criticism from Republicans and will likely face an uphill battle in Congress, where Republicans now control both chambers. The wilderness designation, the highest level of federal protection under which oil and gas drilling is banned, would be extended to a total of 19.8 million acres (8 million hectares) under the proposal, the Interior Department said. Republicans kicked off the new Congress earlier this month with a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to help move Canadian tar sands oil to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 21:16 (about 4 days ago)
By Jonathan Allen and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK/MAPLEWOOD, N.J. (Reuters) - A massive, wind-whipped blizzard slammed into the U.S. Northeast on Monday, creating havoc for more than 60 million people and forcing New York City to shut down on a scale not seen since Superstorm Sandy devastated the region in 2012. New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts declared states of emergencies as people were urged to stay home with transit systems, including the New York City subway, suspending services and roadways closed amid white-out conditions. The potentially historic storm poses the latest challenge to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has been under fire in recent weeks from police who criticized his support of public protests about white police violence against black men. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 21:16 (about 4 days ago)
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? In a rare high-level visit to Africa's most populous country, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Nigeria's leading presidential candidates to refrain from fomenting violence after next month's vote, and he condemned savage attacks by Boko Haram, an al-Qaida-linked insurgency. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 18:16 (about 4 days ago)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two people were killed after a shooting in a Home Depot store in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood on Sunday afternoon in what appears to be a murder-suicide, two New York Police Department (NYPD) spokesmen said. One male individual, who preliminary NYPD investigations suggest was the shooter, was declared dead at the scene, Detective James Duffy said. The shooting took place around 2:45 p.m. EST, and police recovered a gun on the scene close to the body of the first victim. ... #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 18:16 (about 4 days ago)
Two people are dead following a shooting at a Home Depot store in Manhattan. #
Source: Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines — 25th January 2015 at 16:46 (about 4 days ago)
A member of the Eastern Michigan University women's basketball team and another university student died on Sunday in a head-on car crash near campus in Ypsilanti Township, officials said. Shannise Heady, 21, a forward with the team, was driving a car that crossed the center line and struck another vehicle shortly before 1 a.m. local time, said Derrick Jackson, a spokesman for the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office. Jordan Hopkins, 23, was also killed. Heady, a junior, joined the Eastern Michigan basketball team after transferring from Seton Hall University, according the Eastern Michigan website. #