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4 Americans Killed by U.S. Drones Administration Confirms
The Obama administration said Wednesday U.S. drones killed four Americans in airstrikes in Yemen and Pakistan. The disclosure came in a letter U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder sent to congressional leaders, The New York Times reported. Holder said the administration deliberately targeted Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric and American citizen killed in a drone strike in September ...
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American Horror Big Bang Top Critics Choice
The critics have spoken: horror, geeks and HBO make for some good TV. The nominations for the third annual Critics' Choice Television Awards were announced Wednesday morning by the Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. -- and FX's "American Horror Story: Asylum" and CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" lead the list of nominees tied with six, while HBO tops the networks ...
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America Whats more harmful pot use or incarceration
A Seattle resident takes marijuana from a plastic bag shortly after a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana took effect on Dec. 6, 2012 in Seattle. (Stephen Brashear/Getty ...
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Obama admits that drone strike killed Americans
Militant leader Tareq al-Dahab -- a brother-in-law of US-born jihadist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki who was killed in a US drone strike in September 2011. The Obama administration has disclosed that it deliberately attacked Awlaki. (-/AFP/Getty ...
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Boy Scouts of America Denies Vote Tampering Allegations
The Boy Scouts of America will vote on whether to lift its 103-year-old bay on homosexuality on Thursday May 23, 2013. The high stakes showdown over whether or not Boy Scouts of America will lift its ban on gay youth began in Grapevine, Texas, on Wednesday as the organization dismissed recent allegations that the fix is in.Deron Smith, national spokesman for the BSA, called allegations of vote ...
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White House admits to killing four Americans with drones
legal defense for targeting al-alaki. holder wrote his targeting of americans including the attempted underwear bomber attack and the plot to hide bombs on cargo plans made him a legally justified target because he was an imminent threat, could not be captured and was a legitimate target under war. this comes on the eve of a speech in ...
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Garcetti ‘Los Angeless success is critical for Americas success’
Los Angeles voters, in a record low turnout, have picked a new mayor. Democrat Eric Garcetti, a former city councilman, won the race for mayor of the nation's second most populous city. NBC's Miguel Almaguer spoke with the ...
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GOP continues to talk scandal but it doesn’t stick
culture of corruption , there really were crimes being committed. here it's like they are trying to throw as much innuendo, when you ask them, okay, what's the evidence as david just did, all they can say is we have to keep investigating and yet everything we find out continues to, particularly ...
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Bipartisan flogging for former IRS commissioner
Douglas Shulman insisted he was not responsible for the IRS' targeting of conservative groups, but apologized that it had happened under his watch. Lois Lerner, head of the IRS tax-exempt unit, also appeared before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where she took the fifth. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell ...
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Louie Gohmert ties together IRS scandal Boston Tea Party
In his "Sideshow," Chris Matthews notes that Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert recently took criticism of the IRS up a notch or two by tying it together with the Boston Tea ...
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Is the Big Apple ready for Anthony Weiner…again
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner is hoping to make a political comeback by running for mayor of New York City - and he's actually got a shot. Eugene Robinson from The Washington Post and Democratic Strategist Margie Omero join Chris Matthews to discuss Weiner's motives and whether he can ...
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What really happened at that Cincinnati IRS office
The man who used to hold Lois Lerner's position as Director for Tax Exempt organizations, Marcus Owens, joins Chris Matthews to give insight into what she was up to. The New York Times' Nick Confessore also joins to give details on the Cincinnati office at the center of the IRS ...
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The IRS scandal A timeline of confusing statements
Instead of getting ahead of the IRS situation, the Obama administration has taken a bumbling approach in explaining what they knew and when they knew it. The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman and Republican Strategist Steve Schmidt join MSNBC's Chris Matthews to go over the timeline as well as the administration's duck and cover ...
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Accused Fort Hood shooter asks to fire lawyers represent self
Nidal Hasan, charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 in a November 2009 shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is pictured in an undated Bell County Sheriff's Office ...
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Drone Strikes Killed 4 Americans in Last 4 Years
deliver pizza , for example) and are already heavily used by the military and some U.S. police forces. With the proliferation of this new technology has come a new public scrutiny. Today, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder confirmed that at least four U.S. citizens have been killed in military drone strikes since 2009. According to an Associated ...
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Tawdry tweet dogs Weiner’s campaign for New York City mayor
NEW YORK -- In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign could help his long-term prospects even if he loses, some experts ...
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Philadelphia faith-healing parents charged in death of baby
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple was charged on Wednesday in the death of their infant son, the second of their children who prosecutors say died after his parents prayed over him instead of seeking medical ...
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Immigration bill gets Senate boost House effort teetering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years - will boost the likelihood of the bill winning full Senate ...
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Watch Gay Eagle Scout Fights For Policy Change
The boy scouts of America is about to make a monumental decision allowing gay youth as members and one man James Dale certainly has raised national attention to this issue he's a former eagle ...
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Supplier Persuaded Caltrans To Use Rods Which Cracked On New Bay Bridge
questionable bolts on the Bay Bridge , after a supplier pointed out that they were already in use at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. But experts said the bolts don't perform the same function on each bridge. On the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, the galvanized steel rods were tightened to lower tension levels, seven times lower than those on the Bay ...
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Artemis Crew Wants Safety Changes In America’s Cup Following Death
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS/KPIX 5) - An America's Cup racing boat crew member died and another was hurt when their catamaran overturned on San Francisco Bay Thursday afternoon during a practice run. A KPIX 5/KCBS reporter on the scene at the St. Francis Yacht Club said he saw the deceased sailor placed into a body bag after cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts by paramedics ...
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Defense Of San Jose Pension Reform Grows More Expensive
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The legal battle over San Jose's landmark pension reform measure continues, nearly a year after voters approved Measure B. By a vote of 8-to-3 on Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted to increase the legal budget for defense ...
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Surprise Inspection Of Limos Shuttles And Buses Conducted At SFO
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)-- Operators of limousines, passenger buses and shuttles were randomly pulled aside at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday in a surprise inspection conducted by the CHP, police and state agencies. A white stretch limousine, not unlike the one ...
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East Palo Alto Police Chief Wants Meeting With Gang Leaders
a deadly shooting last weekend , which claimed the life of a 16-year-old. Davis is organizing a face-to-face meeting with some of the Norteno gang members believed to be responsible for opening fire on a car full of teenagers on Sunday night, killing 16-year-old Jose Quinones. It was the city's 5th homicide of the ...
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San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. The tax rate will be going from 7-to-10 percent starting in July, a move that is expected to generate $1.5 million in additional revenue each year. "We probably have 100 dispensaries operating in San Jose, even though they're illegal under ...
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