Hillary Clinton announces her presidential campaign
After
years of often-breathless speculation about her future, Hillary Rodham
Clinton's team confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in politics:
She’s running for president.Read More ...
Police video shows killing of black Oklahoma suspect
TULSA,
Okla. (AP) — Authorities have released video showing the fatal
encounter of a black suspect with a white reserve sheriff's deputy who
police said thought he was holding a stun gun instead of his handgun
when he shot the man during a recent arrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Read More ...
Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement
Ahead
of Hillary Clinton’s announcement of her bid for the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination, her Republican opponents preemptively reacted
to the news Sunday by attacking her candidacy.Read More ...
Shooting drew together ordinary lives of driver, officer
But
for a series of split-second decisions that followed a traffic stop,
Walter Scott might still be alive and police officer Michael Slager
still patrolling the streets.Read More ...
Obama and Castro hold historic meeting
President
Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro sat down together Saturday in the
first formal meeting of the two country's leaders in a half-century,
pledging to reach for the kind of peaceful relationship that has eluded
their nations for generations.Read More ...
Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century'
VATICAN
CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the
slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the
first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international
community to recognize it as such. Turkey immediately responded by
recalling its ambassador and accusing Francis of spreading hatred and
"unfounded claims."Read More ...
Sharpton praises South Carolina mayor where officer shot black man
By
Randall Hill NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Civil rights leader
Reverend Al Sharpton on Sunday praised the mayor of a South Carolina
town where a white patrolman was charged with murder after the fatal
shooting of a black man and said other officers there should face
charges. New York-based Sharpton said he hoped the prosecution of the
officer, who shot Walter Scott in the back on April 4, would mark a
turning point in the United States. "Rather than duck, the mayor stood
up," Sharpton said of North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, who attended
Sunday's service at a local church where Sharpton spoke. Sharpton said
it seemed providential that "way down in South Carolina, where we are
still protesting the Confederate flag, that in the Deep South, a mayor
and police chief did what we couldn’t get mayors in the North and the
Midwest to do." Sharpton told the New York Times he would urge
authorities to prosecute a black police officer, Clarence Habersham, who
arrived on the scene just after Scott was fatally shot.Read More ...
Wisconsin students' Rice Krispies treat a snap, crackle, colossus
By Mary Reardon MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) - University of Wisconsin-Madison students said on Sunday they have completed a Rice Krispies cereal treat weighing more than 5-1/2 tons they hope will be entered into Guinness World Records. The colossus made by combining Rice Krispies cereal, marshmallows and butter was more than 1,000 pounds heavier than a 10,314 pound Rice Krispies treat made in California in 2010 that is recognized by Guinness World Records. The students had been aiming for a 15,000 pound dessert and manufacturers had donated 9,000 pounds of marshmallows, 5,500 pounds of Rice Krispies and 900 pounds of butter for the effort. Danny Lerner, one of the organizers, said Sunday he was pleased with the results after challenges posed by raw weather and warping in the wooden mold used to make the treat.
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Alaska road to oilfield operations opens for limited traffic
By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska’s lone road to North Slope oilfield operations reopened on Sunday to limited traffic after flooding from an adjacent river shut it down for nearly a week, state transportation officials said. Thirty trucks carrying what they deem critical loads are allowed to travel north on the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse, the base of operations for several oilfields that produce more than half a million barrels of crude oil daily, the officials said.
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Pope: Church must be 'oasis of mercy,' not severe fortress
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Obama says Clinton would be 'excellent president'
The president heaps praise on his friend, who will announce a White House run.Read More ...
Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself dead
By
Tom Ramstack and Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot
himself dead in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, police said,
sparking a temporary security lockdown at the complex on one of the
busiest days for tourists in Washington. The man, who was wearing a
backpack and had carried a rolling suitcase and a sign to the site,
fired a single shot at himself, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told
reporters.Read More ...
Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol
A
man shot himelf near the U.S. Capitol Building today, police said,
prompting the building to be put on lockdown and staff told to shelter
in place. The man shot himself near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol
Building today, according to police. Although the man shot himself, the
Capitol was locked down as a precautionary measure, Sgt. Kimberly
Schneider of the U.S. Capitol police said.Read More ...
Crowd gathers to mourn Walter Scott at funeral in S.C.
SUMMERVILLE,
S.C. (AP) — The death of a black man shot in the back while fleeing a
white police officer was the act of a racist cop, a minister told
hundreds who gathered Saturday for the funeral of Walter Scott.Read More ...
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