This is AP News Minute. 1. After the Department of Justice's decision to not bring federal charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, Martin's family is speaking out. Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton told the associated p...
This is AP News Minute. Former Marine Eddie Ray Routh has been found guilty in the shooting deaths of American Sniper author Chris Kyle and a second man. The jury rejected Routh's insanity defense. The driver of a truck that was left on train tracks...
This is AP News Minute. 1. One person is dead and police are searching for suspects following a shooting at a freedom-of-speech event in Copenhagen, Denmark. Authorities say the event was organized by a Swedish artist, who's faced numerous threats fo...
This is AP News Minute. 1. Congress says Republican leadership has made it official, formally enrolling legislation to fill (file) the Keystone XL Pipeline, and urged President Barack Obama to sign it. The White House has said repeatedly it will wait...
1. The Muslim community of Chapel Hill gathered for funeral of 3 students shot in North Carolina. Family, friends and supporters attended service for the young adults to what police called parking dispute. 2. An Egyptian judge ordered the release on...
1. The Powerball lottery jackpot reaching well over 500 million dollars is expected to flip three ways. Winning tickets were sold in North Carolina, Texas and Porto rico. 2. Veteran CBS News correspondent Bob Simon was killed in a car crash in New Yo...
Fifty Shades of Grey had its world premier in Berlin on Wednesday. Stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan joined director Sam Taylor Johnson and novelist E.L.James on the red carpet. The movie opens in most cinemas in time for Valentine's Day although...
1. Officials say a long-running parking dispute between neighbors motivated a man to kill a woman, her newly-wed husband and sister in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Muslim advocacy groups are asking authority to address speculation about possible reli...
This is AP News Minute. At least 2 people were killed and dozens injuried after a pile-up involving about 100 vehicles on a bridge in South Korea. The crash on the 14400-foot sea bridge occurred in the moring and was likely aggravated by thick fog an...
1. The 26-year-old American woman held by Islamic State militants has been confirmed dead. Kayla Mueller was working with Syrian refugees when she was captured in August 2013. In a statement released by her family, Mueller is remembered as compassion...
This is AP New Minute. 1. President Obama could ask Congress on Tuesday to authorize military force against Islamic State militants. It would be the first war voting in Congress since the one that authorized the war in Iraq in 2002. 2. Some Alabama c...
President Obama met with German Chancellor Angolo ... Monday, ready to spoke a range of talks including Ukraine. The leaders declared that the US-Europe unity has only been reinforced as the Russian aggression in Ukraine continued. Obama also alluded...
This is AP News Minute. 1. A new winter storm is expected to bring up to 2 feet of snow to parts of New England and New York State. Storm warnings are in effect for much of the region. 2. Jury selection began in Texas Monday in the trial of a man acc...
This is AP News Minute. Efforts to broker a peace deal in Ukraine are gaining momentum. Leaders of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine annouced 4-way talks are scheduled for Wednesday. The aim is to revive the frequently violated September peace plan...
Suffice it to say that today, Russia is seeking to fundamentally alter the security landscape of eastern and central Europe first through its illegal occupation of Crimea and now through the brazen effort, the overt effort the indisputable effort to...
