U.S. supply rocket explodes on liftoff
An unmanned Antares rocket explodes seconds after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad.Read More ...
Vanished Broncos fan found safe
Paul Kitterman had not been seen since he disappeared during Thursday night's game in Denver.Read More ...
Royals roll past Giants to force Game 7 in World Series
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House Democrats seek change to deportations
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Which president was better at dealing with Putin?
House Speaker John Boehner certainly has an answer.Read More ...
Republican dives into 'Redskins' fight
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Va. (AP) — Virginia Republican Ed Gillespie, trailing in the polls and
short on campaign cash, is hoping a last-minute appeal to devoted fans
of the Washington Redskins' name gets him over the goal line in his
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Dallas nurse becomes fourth Ebola patient discharged from Emory hospital
(Reuters)
- A Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola was released from Emory
University Hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday after being found free of the
virus and thanked God and her family for helping her recover. "I
sincerely believe that with God all things are possible," said nurse
Amber Vinson, who looked vibrant at a news conference with the health
workers who treated her. Vinson is the fourth patient successfully
treated for Ebola at Emory's hospital. ...Read More ...
Major Islamic State battle taking shape
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Toronto elects a new mayor, ends Ford era
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto elected a moderate conservative as mayor on Monday, ending the Rob Ford era marked by scandals over his illegal drug use and public drunkenness.
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Former officials: White House did little to stop Islamic State's ascent
The
Obama administration “did almost nothing” in response to intelligence
warnings earlier this year that Islamic State radicals were gaining
ground in Iraq and threatening the country’s stability, a former
ambassador to Iraq says in a new interview.Read More ...
Marathon bombing suspect's friend convicted of lying
Robel Philipos didn't tell truth to FBI investigators who questioned his presence in Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room.Read More ...
A soldier mourned in Canada
Hundreds
lined streets of Hamilton, Ontario, to watch funeral procession for
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As 'Hunt for Reds in October' fails, new Russia military threat seen
By
Alister Doyle and Simon Johnson OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Fears of
Russia re-asserting its Cold War dominance in the Baltic Sea are forcing
countries there to re-think their defenses, prioritizing military
spending at home and reducing participation in far-flung U.N. or
U.S.-led missions. Sweden's fruitless search for a submarine -- dubbed
by locals "The Hunt for Reds in October" -- and Russian violations of
airspace are seen as elements of what one defense minister called a
'hybrid warfare', where fear and propaganda are deployed to keep
countries on their toes. ...Read More ...
Ebola-free nurse to leave Atlanta hospital
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Kim Jong-Un's absence explained?
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Sheriff: School shooter invited victims to lunch
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Obama says US can't shy away from Ebola battle
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As Ebola fears spread, children allegedly bullied for West African ties
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U.S. isolates soldiers after mission in West Africa
The Army is isolating soldiers returning from an Ebola response mission despite no symptoms of infection.Read More ...
Christie poilcy said to create 'police state'
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Police investigating death of Cardinals prospect Taveras
By
Manuel Jimenez SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - St. Louis Cardinals manager
Mike Matheny on Monday called the death of Oscar Taveras, a top prospect
killed in a car accident, "a horrible loss of a life." Taveras, 22, was
killed Sunday night along with Yamaly Arvelo, 18, while driving a 2014
Chevrolet Camaro on the tourist road Sosua-Puerto Plata on the north
coast of Dominican Republic, police said. Dominican authorities on
Monday were investigating the circumstances of the crash. ...Read More ...
Seattle student reportedly brings Molotov cocktail to school
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Seattle high school that shares a building with a children's museum in a popular tourist area was evacuated and a 16-year-old student arrested on Monday after he was discovered on campus with an explosive device, Seattle police said. Police responded to the Center School, a small public school in the same building as the Seattle Children's Museum, after receiving a tip that a student had a Molotov cocktail, police said in a statement. "The school was evacuated as a precaution," the statement said. ...
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Latinos say cash goes missing in Arizona arrests
PHOENIX
(AP) — Armando Gutierrez was headed to Las Vegas with cash from his
2011 tax refund when he and his friends were pulled over by a sheriff's
deputy.Read More ...
Rob Ford to be replaced
By
Andrea Hopkins TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto voters were set to replace
their notorious mayor, Rob Ford, in Monday's election after Ford dropped
out of the race in September after being diagnosed with cancer, but his
elder brother still has a shot at the city's top job. Ford, who made
global headlines last year when he admitted to using crack cocaine while
in office, threw his support to his brother Doug Ford, a city
councillor, who took his place on the mayoral ballot. ...Read More ...
Florida A&M hazing scandal heads to court
ORLANDO,
Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the trial of one of the four remaining
former Florida A&M University's band members charged with felony
hazing and manslaughter in the death of a drum major is set to move to a
second day, while trials for three other remaining defendants have been
postponed until April.Read More ...
Controversy brews over Thomas Eric Duncan's death
Of nine people treated for Ebola in U.S., only one has died.Read More ...
More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI,
Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by
Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an
announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held
captive since April.Read More ...
Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths
SACRAMENTO,
Calif. (AP) — A man accused in a shooting rampage that left two
sheriff's deputies dead in California had been arrested in Utah nearly
10 years ago, but authorities didn't connect him with his criminal past
or his previous deportations.Read More ...
Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola
Patient was in W. Africa, developed fever Monday while under observation at Bellevue Hospital.Read More ...
Police use unmanned balloon in hunt for trooper shooting suspect
CANADENSIS,
Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they're using a device similar
to a weather balloon in their search for a suspect in the killing of a
state trooper last month.Read More ...
U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - The United States led nearly a dozen air strikes against
Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and Monday,
according to the U.S. military. U.S. forces conducted four strikes in
Syria near the town of Kobani near the border with Turkey, hitting five
vehicles and one occupied building used by the militant group, U.S.
Central Command said in a statement on Monday. In Iraq, the United
States and other partner countries led seven air strikes, including
three strikes near the Mosul Dam area that hit a small unit of Islamic
State fighters, the statement said. ...Read More ...
New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work
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Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes
HONOLULU
(AP) — Hawaii officials will make arrangements for those living in the
path of a lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes.Read More ...
27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack
By
Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 27
Shi'ite militiamen outside the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday
after security forces pushed Islamic State militants out of the area
over the weekend, army and police sources said. The attacker, driving a
Humvee vehicle packed with explosives and likely stolen from defeated
government troops, also wounded 60 Shi'ite Muslim militiamen, who had
helped government forces retake the town just south of the capital. ...Read More ...
GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report
GOP
operatives said the RNC's data-sharing agreement with Koch-backed
groups is the party's biggest digital breakthrough since Mitt Romney
lost in 2012. But Republicans still face major structural challenges in
the digital arena that will take time – in some cases, years – to
overcome.Read More ...
As Canada pushes for anti-terror laws, some say more police needed
By
Euan Rocha and David Ljunggren TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian
police need more resources and not extra powers to deal with the threat
posed by extremists after two deadly attacks, say legal and security
experts, as the government pledged to deliver tough new anti-terror
legislation. Canada's Conservative government said it will soon
introduce a bill to enhance the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
(CSIS) spy agency and is planning other legislation designed to allow
police to preempt threats and crack down on hate speech. ...Read More ...
Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype
As
the 2014 midterm elections approach, some national political observers
are maintaining that Latino voters are pulling away from the Democratic
Party. There's only one problem with this sweeping conclusion — it's
practically meaningless.Read More ...
Boy in NYC being observed for Ebola
5-year-old who arrived from Guinea being watched at Bellevue Hospital for possible symptoms, say media reports.Read More ...
US governors, Army go own way on Ebola quarantines
NEWARK,
N.J. (AP) — The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on
Monday recommended new restrictions for people at highest risk for
coming down with the Ebola virus and symptom monitoring for those at
lower risk, but some state governors and even the Army are carving their
own paths.Read More ...
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