LA mayor plans 7,000 police body cameras in 2015

2014-12-17 10:25:08

Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti announced a plan to equip 7,000 Los Angeles police officers with on-body cameras by next summer, making LA's police department the nation's largest law enforcement agency to move forward with such an ambitious expansion of the technology.

Obama to sign Russia sanctions bill

2014-12-17 09:31:42

US President Barack Obama intends to sign into law a bill that will ratchet up sanctions on Russia and provide additional assistance to Ukraine.

Jeb Bush says to 'actively explore' US presidential run

2014-12-17 09:00:39

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush on Tuesday announced that he has decided to "actively explore the possibility of running for President of the Unites States" in the 2016 election.

Obama vows no safe haven for Islamic State

2014-12-16 10:40:07

US President Barack Obama used a holiday season visit to a US military base on Monday to issue a tough warning to Islamic State militants, saying a US-led coalition will permit no safe haven to the group and will destroy it eventually.

Greenland Group helps build NYC affordable housing

2014-12-16 07:27:01

Greenland Group helps build NYC affordable housing

Canada to return ill-gotten assets seized from fugitives

2014-12-15 11:59:42

Canada and China are ready to sign an agreement to return illegal assets seized from fugitives of economic crime, including corrupt officials, according to a senior Canadian diplomat.

35th anniversary of China-US ties

2014-12-15 14:08:51

Zheng Zeguang, assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs takes photos with an participant before the openning ceremony of the Committee of 100 symposium commemorating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-US diplomtatic relations.

China strongly opposes discriminatory US House bill

2014-12-15 08:58:08

China expressed dissatisfaction and strong opposition on Sunday to a bill passed by the United States legislature which includes clauses biased against Chinese firms.

Canada preparing to return property

2014-12-15 03:36:07

Canada and China are ready to sign an agreement to return illegal assets seized from fugitives of economic crime, including corrupt officials, according to a senior Canadian diplomat.

Massive protests erupt in US against police violence

2014-12-14 19:04:48

Tens of thousands of protesters across the United States took to the streets on Saturday to protest against two separate grand juries' decisions not to indict white officers involved in killing unarmed African-Americans during arrests.

Three teens shot outside US high school in Portland

2014-12-13 08:47:33

Three teenagers were shot and wounded on Friday near a Portland, Oregon, alternative high school, police said, and officers were searching for a suspect who ran from the scene following the gunfire.

California storm hits south after drenching north

2014-12-13 08:30:39

A group of houses are pictured after boulder-strewn rivers of mud swept down hillsides during a winter storm, in Camarillo Springs, California December 12, 2014.