UMass Amherst cuts ties with alumnus Bill Cosby amid rape allegations

At least 15 women have spoken out to various media outlets accusing the comedian of sexual misconduct.
Bill Cosby has agreed to resign as an honorary co-chair of UMass Amherst's capital campaign. He no longer has any affiliation with the campaign nor does he serve in any other capacity for the university," said Ed Blaguszewski, a spokesman for the school.

Illegal immigrants to be eligible for Social Security, Medicare

Nov. 21, 2014: Joselyn Vargas, 7, of Hyattsville, Md., waves a U.S. flag during a rally in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington (AP)

Illegal immigrants who apply for work permits in the U.S. under President Obama’s new executive actions will be eligible for Social Security and Medicare, the White House says.

Family of Cleveland boy killed in fake gun tragedy says shooting could have been avoided

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  Nov. 26, 2014: This fake handgun taken from 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by Cleveland police over the weekend, is displayed after a news conference Wednesday. The 12-year-old was shot at a city park after he reportedly pulled the Colt 1911 replica on arriving officers. (AP)

CLEVELAND –  The family of a 12-year-old boy fatally wounded by a Cleveland police officer said surveillance video of the shooting shows that if the officer had not acted so quickly the youngster would still be alive.

Qaeda moved US hostage ahead of Yemen raid -report

Al-Qaeda militants holding an American journalist in Yemen moved him and two other foreign hostages just days before a raid to free him, a Yemeni defence ministry website said.
The journalist as well as a British national and a South African are among several hostages held by Al-Qaeda in the violence-wracked country, according to the ministry’s 26Sep.net news website.