2014-12-18 U.S. Spotlight

New York Times   

US to Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing a Last Trace of Cold War Hostility   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half-century as he vowed to “cut loose the shackles of the past” and ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Health

San Francisco Chronicle   

14 linked to pharmacy arrested in 64 meningitis deaths   
San Francisco Chronicle
U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Associate Attorney General Stuart Delery announce the indictments at a news conference in Boston. U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and Associate Attorney General Stuart... BOSTON — Fourteen people connected to a ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Science

New York Times   

Snow Is Down and Heat Is Up in the Arctic, Report Says   
New York Times
SAN FRANCISCO — The Arctic continues to warm faster than the rest of the globe, and with greater repercussions, scientists are reporting. The new findings appear in the Arctic Report Card, first published in 2006 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Sports

ESPN   

Pelini Heading Back To Youngstown   
ESPN
Mitch Sherman discusses former Nebraska coach Bo Pelini's decision to return to the town in which he attended high school in order to accept the open coaching position at Youngstown State. Tags: NCF, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Youngstown State Penguins.
Big Ten coaching chaos with Bo Pelini, Paul Chryst, Jim Harbaugh: What we ...   cleveland.com
Maybe Bo Pelini can get along better with his new boss   NewsOK.com
Bo Pelini rips Nebraska athletic director in profane rant   USA TODAY
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USA TODAY   

Report: Michigan offered Jim Harbaugh 6 years, $48M   
USA TODAY
Michigan is apparently making a serious run at San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh to fill the open coaching position. According to a report from the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, citing anonymous sources, U-M offered Harbaugh $8 million per year to ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Entertainment

NBCNews.com   

North Korea Behind Sony Hack: US Officials   
NBCNews.com
U.S. officials have concluded that the North Korean government ordered the hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment — a breach that led to the studio cancelling the planned release of "The Interview" — and a U.S. official told NBC News that the country ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Technology

NDTV   

Instagram Releases New Filters For Photo Sharing App   
CBS Local
SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) – The popular photo sharing and editing app Instagram has released five new photo filters for users. Instagram, which has grown to 300 million users since it launched four years ago, which adds everything from different colors to a ...

2014-12-18 U.S. Business

CNBC   

Gold gains as Fed takes "patient" stance on rate hike   
CNBC
Gold climbed on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would take a "patient" approach in deciding when to raise interest rates even as the U.S. economy strengthens. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed was unlikely to hike rates for "at least a ...

2014-12-18 U.S. U.S.

Dallas Morning News   

Central Texas TV Meteorologist Shot; Gunman Sought   
ABC News
Authorities from multiple law enforcement agencies are combing the area around a remote Central Texas television studio where a morning meteorologist was shot in a parking lot after an argument. The Texas Department of Public Safety says the shooting ...

2014-12-18 U.S. World

BBC News   

Cuba's Raul Castro urges US to lift trade embargo   
BBC News
Cuban President Raul Castro has urged the US to end its trade embargo after the two countries opened formal talks on restoring diplomatic relations. He said the five-decade embargo "caused enormous human and economic damage". But only the US ...