Pastor, 8 others, fatally shot at church in Charleston, SC
Authorities described the shooting as a hate crime; suspect remains at large.Read More ...
U.S. to put woman on new $10 bill
A yet-unchosen woman, likely "a champion for our inclusive democracy," will be featured on the $10 note from 2020.Read More ...
How the White House failed on trade
Last week, 157 House Democrats voted against giving Obama fast-track authority.Read More ...
FAA investigating close call at Chicago's Midway Airport
CHICAGO
(AP) — Two passenger jets began to take off at the same time on
intersecting runways at Chicago's Midway International Airport,
prompting a controller to shout over the radio for one of the pilots to
halt to avoid a collision, aviation officials said Wednesday.Read More ...
Gunman at large after killing nine at black South Carolina church
By
Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A white gunman was still at
large after killing nine people during a prayer service at a historic
African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, the city's police
chief said on Thursday, describing the attack as a hate crime. Gunfire
erupted inside Emanuel AME Church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday
night, Police Chief Gregory Mullen said. "To have an awful person come
in and shoot them is inexplicable, obviously the most intolerable and
unbelievable act possible," Charleston Mayor Joe Riley told reporters.Read More ...
In California, Uber driver is employee, not contractor
A
driver for Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a
California ruling that eventually could push up costs for the
smartphone-based ride hailing service and hurt the closely watched
start-up's valuation. The California Labor Commission's decision could
ripple through the burgeoning industry of providing services via
smartphones, with potential implications for other “crowdsourced”
services such as Uber rival Lyft, chore service TaskRabbit, and cleaning
service Homejoy. The ruling - which Uber insisted applied to only one
driver - was the latest in a series of legal and regulatory challenges
facing the company and other highly valued start-ups in the United
States and other countries.Read More ...
American soldier found dead at U.S. Army base in South Korea
A U.S. soldier attached to an intelligence battalion in Japan has died during training exercises in South Korea, the U.S. military said in a statement on Thursday. The body of Michael William Corey, a non-commissioned officer from Oro Valley, Arizona, was found on Monday by Korean residents near the outskirts of Camp Jackson, a U.S. Army base north of the South Korean capital, Seoul, the statement said. Corey "died while conducting land navigation training at Camp Jackson", the United States Forces Korea statement said.
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Prosecutor: Prison worker discussed murder-for-hire with inmates
The
employee charged with helping two convicted murderers escape from a
maximum-security facility had discussed with them a murder-for-hire plot
involving her husband, a district attorney confirmed Wednesday.Read More ...
Messy trade debate: An explainer
Obama is trying to score a major policy win, but Dems are standing in the way.Read More ...
City probe finds Washington state ex-NAACP official violated ethics rules
Former
Washington state NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal, who drew national
attention after being accused of lying about her racial background, has
violated ethics rules while heading a police oversight commission, a
senior city official said on Wednesday. Investigators hired by the city
of Spokane to probe a whistleblower complaint found Dolezal had publicly
named citizens who made complaints against police officers, in
violation of confidentiality rules, City Council President Ben Stuckart
said.Read More ...
Rachel Dolezal: Jenner’s story ‘resonated’ with me
The
former NAACP leader at the center of a controversy surrounding her race
says she cried when reading about the transgender former Olympian’s
transition.Read More ...
Transgender movement may not have to wait long for its day in court
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Russia does not want arms race with US: Putin aide
Russia
does not want to enter a costly new arms race with the United States, a
top Kremlin aide said Wednesday, after President Vladimir Putin said it
was boosting its nuclear arsenal. "Russia is trying to react to
possible threats with some sort of means but that's it," Yury Ushakov,
Putin's top foreign policy aide, told a briefing. "We are against any
arms race because it naturally weakens our economic capabilities,"
Ushakov said.Read More ...
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