Associated Press December 29, 2015 GENEVA—Fabiola Gianotti, who this week takes the helm at CERN — home to world’s largest particle accelerator, is seen as a new breed of scientist. Initially trained in arts and literature, she came to physics relatively late. She enjoys cooking, jogging, music and keeping her eye on the news, and […]readmore
PARIS—Plans to strip dual citizens of their French nationality in terrorism cases have strong popular support, a poll showed on Tuesday after the government said it would pursue the measure despite fierce left-wing criticism.President Francois Hollande announced the plan after Islamist gunmen and suicide bombers killed 130 people in the November 13 attacks in Paris. […]readmore
Reuters December 29, 2015 LONDON—A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a stockpile of chemicals at their home.Mohammed Rehman, 25, and Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, were found guilty by a jury […]readmore
VOA News Last updated on: December 29, 2015 1:25 PM A white Chicago police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times has pleaded not guilty to murder charges, as Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel cut short his vacation after two more fatal police shootings. Jason Van Dyke entered his plea Tuesday at Chicago’s Cook County […]readmore
Chris Hannas, Mike Richman Last updated on: December 29, 2015 Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Ramadi Tuesday after government forces recaptured the government compound in the key western city. Iraqi state television reported that Abadi was in Ramadi but offered no other details. But an Iraqi military officer told the Associated Press the prime minister […]readmore
VOA News December 29, 2015 The U.S. military says an Islamic State (IS) leader with direct links to the alleged ringleader of last month’s terrorist attacks in Paris was killed in a coalition airstrike in Syria. A coalition spokesman, Colonel Steve Warren, said in a news briefing Tuesday that Charaffe al-Mouadan was killed last week […]readmore
December 29, 2015 – With the holiday now behind us, O Christmas tree, how saggy are your branches? The gifts have been removed from under the pine, the tree is swiftly losing its coat of green, and the needles are piling up on the floor, which means it’s time to remove the tree from your […]readmore
42 officers shot and killed-52 died in traffic-related incidents Washington, DC-Law enforcement fatalities nationwide rose slightly during 2015, with 124 federal, state, local, tribal and territorial officers killed in the line of duty, according to preliminary data compiled and released today by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) in their 2015 Law Enforcement […]readmore
Massachusetts – El tiempo de espera en las oficinas del Registro de Motores y Vehículos del estado ha bajado. Las autoridades reportan que el 74% de cliente fueron atendidos en menos de media hora en el 2015, mejorando el tiempo registrado en el 2014.readmore
Massachusetts – En Haverhill, Holly Fowler de 42 y su hija Kristine Fowler de 23 ambas de Haverhill se declararon no culpables a los cargos de dar falsa información a la policía. La fiscalía alega que la mujeres llamaron al 911 reportando que habían visto a un hombre cuando lanzaba un bebe al rio la […]readmore