The headline news from August 11, 2015

The archive of all headlines from August 11, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 00:00:08

Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee to be America's candidate for the 2024 Summer Games, offering a guarantee that the city would cover any financial overruns. Nation Now

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 00:15:08

Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee to be America's candidate for the 2024 Summer Games, offering a guarantee that the city would cover any financial overruns. BUSINESS

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 00:30:03

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 00:30:09

Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee to be America's candidate for the 2024 Summer Games, offering a guarantee that the city would cover any financial overruns. PolitiCal

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Trump: I’m the one due an apology

CNN  11/Aug/2015 00:45:01

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Ferguson unrest prompts state of emergency

Washingtonpost  11/Aug/2015 01:15:06

The St. Louis County executive declared a state of emergency in response to what he called “the potential for harm to persons and property” in the area.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 01:15:09

Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee to be America's candidate for the 2024 Summer Games, offering a guarantee that the city would cover any financial overruns. L.A. Now

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 02:30:02

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Trump: I’m the one due an apology

CNN  11/Aug/2015 02:45:02

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Rogue drones a growing nuisance across the U.S.

Washingtonpost  11/Aug/2015 02:45:06

Most new drone models are sold to novice fliers whom the FAA chief described as often “blissfully unaware” of aviation safety practices. But authorities also worry about the devices’ potential to be used as a serious airborne menace.

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After FergusonShooting, Stateof Emergency IsDeclared

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 03:15:03

St. Louis County declared a state of emergency Monday, as charges were filed against an 18-year-old who was shot by the police during protests on the anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown.

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Rogue drones a growing nuisance across the U.S.

Washingtonpost  11/Aug/2015 03:15:07

Most new drone models are sold to novice fliers whom one expert described as often “blissfully unaware” of aviation safety practices. But authorities also worry about the devices’ potential to be used as a serious airborne menace.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 03:15:09

Los Angeles is close to reaching an agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee to be America's candidate for the 2024 Summer Games, offering a guarantee that the city would cover any financial overruns. National Politics

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 03:30:02

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Trump: I’m the one due an apology

CNN  11/Aug/2015 03:45:02

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 04:15:08

Advocates for the mentally ill and homeless say that the entire county system is broken. Inmates with severe psychological diagnoses repeatedly fall through the cracks and land back on the streets. L.A. Now

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 04:45:02

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Ferguson protestsClashes and arrests during state of emergency

The Guardian  11/Aug/2015 05:45:06

Live coverage as demonstrators mark the death of Michael Brown, shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, last year

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 06:00:07

Advocates for the mentally ill and homeless say that the entire county system is broken. Inmates with severe psychological diagnoses repeatedly fall through the cracks and land back on the streets. Sports

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State of Emergency: More Than 100 Arrested Around Ferguson

NBC News  11/Aug/2015 08:00:06

Michael Brown Shooting

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After FergusonShooting, Stateof Emergency IsDeclared

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 08:15:03

Charges were filed against an 18-year-old who was shot by the police on the anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown, and late Monday the police arrested more protesters after isolated scuffles.

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Ferguson protestsMore arrests as police and protesters clash for second night

The Guardian  11/Aug/2015 10:00:07

Stones and bottles thrown by crowd and pepper spray used by police but no apparent gun violence after state of emergency ordered

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Japan reactivates nuclear reactor

CNN  11/Aug/2015 11:45:01

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’Inflammatory’: Group Roams Ferguson’s Streets With Rifles

NBC News  11/Aug/2015 12:00:21

Michael Brown Shooting

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 12:15:07

Advocates for the mentally ill and homeless say that the entire county system is broken. Inmates with severe psychological diagnoses repeatedly fall through the cracks and land back on the streets. Nation

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Armed Patriot Group Roams Ferguson With Assault Rifles

NBC News  11/Aug/2015 12:30:07

Michael Brown Shooting

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Ferguson, Under State of Emergency, Is Mostly Calm

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 12:45:02

Although nightfall brought intermittent clashes between protesters and the police, there were few signs of widening turmoil that might draw a sterner response.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 12:45:07

Piecemeal measures have taken on a significance greater than their individual parts -- a fundamental shift in the relationship between California and its residents who live in the country illegally. Crime & Courts

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 13:15:02

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Japan reactivates nuclear reactor

CNN  11/Aug/2015 13:30:02

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China Devalues Its Currency Amid Economic Slowdown

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 13:30:04

The move appeared to be a response to signs that the economy was slowing too fast for comfort and could raise tensions with trading partners like the United States.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 13:30:09

Piecemeal measures have taken on a significance greater than their individual parts -- a fundamental shift in the relationship between California and its residents who live in the country illegally. CALIFORNIA

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Trump: ’I whine until I win’

CNN  11/Aug/2015 14:30:03

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 15:00:02

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Trump: ’I whine until I win’

CNN  11/Aug/2015 15:15:02

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 15:45:02

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Trump: ’I whine until I win’

CNN  11/Aug/2015 16:00:02

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 16:00:10

The uprising that absorbed Watts in 1926 exposed rampant disadvantage and anger. Over the next few decades, optimism was snuffed out by murderous street gangs and the scourge of crack cocaine. Woodrow Reed

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FergusonCity forced to return Humvees as US military gear still flows to local police

The Guardian  11/Aug/2015 16:15:07

Exclusive: Pentagon reclaims vehicles meant for war one year after troops took to streets, but Ferguson remains exception to military-police rule

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Armed ’Patriot’ Group Roams Ferguson With Assault Rifles

NBC News  11/Aug/2015 17:30:07

Michael Brown Shooting

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Meet China’s abandoned children

CNN  11/Aug/2015 17:45:01

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 17:45:09

The uprising that absorbed Watts in 1965 exposed rampant disadvantage and anger. Over the next few decades, optimism was snuffed out by murderous street gangs and the scourge of crack cocaine. Woodrow Reed

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 18:00:03

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Meet China’s abandoned children

CNN  11/Aug/2015 18:30:02

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Inside AlphabetWhy Google rebranded itself and what happens next

The Guardian  11/Aug/2015 19:00:06

As Larry Page once told staff, technology is revolutionary, not evolutionary, and Google’s surprise move has experts speculating there are more changes to come

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Hackers made over $100M on insider trading

Washingtonpost  11/Aug/2015 19:15:06

Since 2010, international hackers and traders stole more than 150,000 press releases on financial performance and mergers for companies such as Bank of America, Ford and Boeing to make illegal trades, federal authorities said.

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 20:15:11

The uprising that absorbed Watts in 1965 exposed rampant disadvantage and anger. Over the next few decades, optimism was snuffed out by murderous street gangs and the scourge of crack cocaine.

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 20:30:02

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Meet China’s abandoned children

CNN  11/Aug/2015 21:00:03

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Prisoners Speakof BrutalInterrogationsOver Escapees

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 21:15:02

Inmates at the Dannemora, N.Y., facility who were housed near the 2 escaped killers told of being abused by guards while a frantic search for the pair was underway in June.

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Prisoners Speakof BrutalInterrogationsOver Escapees

New York Times  11/Aug/2015 21:30:04

Inmates at the Dannemora, N.Y., facility who were housed near the two escaped killers told of being abused by guards while a frantic search for the pair was underway in June.

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Make sex trade legal -- rights group

CNN  11/Aug/2015 22:00:02

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What History Teaches Us About Trump’s Lead in Polls

NBC News  11/Aug/2015 22:15:07

Meet the Press

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White militiamen roam Ferguson with rifles while black men falsely arrested

The Guardian  11/Aug/2015 22:45:07

Oath Keepers group say police allowed their weapons at protests, while group of young black men found to be unarmed after arrest on suspicion of carrying guns

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CNN  11/Aug/2015 23:15:02

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 23:15:09

Piecemeal measures have taken on a significance greater than their individual parts -- a fundamental shift in the relationship between California and its residents who live in the country illegally. Middle East

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Make sex trade legal -- rights group

CNN  11/Aug/2015 23:30:02

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 23:30:10

City Council approves Mobility Plan 2035, which is billed as a major shift in the way the city approaches the use of its public streets, putting a new emphasis on road safety and offering more alternatives to driving. Middle East

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Los Angeles Times  11/Aug/2015 23:45:07

City Council approves Mobility Plan 2035, which is billed as a major shift in the way the city approaches the use of its public streets, putting a new emphasis on road safety and offering more alternatives to driving. National Politics

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