Police shoot man at Ferguson anniversary protest
Police say the man opened fire on them during protests one year after Michael Brown's death.Read More ...
Report: Assailants fire shots at US Consulate in Istanbul
ISTANBUL
(AP) — Two assailants opened fire at the U.S. Consulate building in
Istanbul on Monday, touching off a gunfight with police before fleeing
the scene, Turkish media reports said.Read More ...
Donald Trump refuses to apologize to Megyn Kelly for ‘blood’ comments
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Two shot in Ferguson amid standoff between police, protesters
By
Carey Gillam FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) - Two people were wounded in
gunfire at a rally in Ferguson, Missouri on Sunday marking the first
anniversary of the death of Michael Brown near where the unarmed black
teenager was shot dead by a white office. The gunshots rang out as
police tried to disperse demonstrators blocking traffic and smashing
windows along a street that was a flashpoint of last year's unrest
following the slaying of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The scene changed
dramatically after dark with dozens of protesters blocking traffic and
smashing store windows along West Florissant Avenue, which bore the
brunt of last summer's rioting, chanting "Shut it down" in the midst of a
severe thunderstorm.Read More ...
Quiet victims at peace with Colorado gunman's life sentence
When
the Colorado gunman's defense lawyer rose to make her closing argument
and the other families of the murder victims of James Holmes walked out
of the courtroom, Scott and Kathleen Larimer stayed in their seats.
While other victims' relatives had no wish to hear a plea for the
shooter to be spared the death penalty, Scott Larimer said the retired
couple never considered leaving. Holmes was sentenced on Friday to a
mandatory life sentence in prison after jurors were unable to reach a
unanimous decision in favor of execution.Read More ...
Questions abound in police shooting death of black Texas teen
By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Texas police on Sunday were trying to figure out what prompted a black teenager to smash his car into an auto dealership, and why a white police officer still in training fatally shot the unarmed 19-year-old four times. Christian Taylor became the latest unarmed black man to die at the hands of a white police officer after officials said he was seen on security surveillance tape vandalizing cars at an auto dealership in Arlington. Taylor was shot four times by Arlington police officer Brad Miller, 49, who was still undergoing training with the department, Arlington police chief Will Johnson said on Saturday.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford dies at 84
NEW YORK (AP) — From the football field to the broadcast booth, Frank Gifford was a star. And a winner.Read More ...
What it’s like to be a black cop in Ferguson
The
controversial killing of Michael Brown Jr. by former Ferguson police
Officer Darren Wilson prompted a wave of national soul-searching and
civil rights activism that is still going on one year later. And it’s
been no less transformational for the few black members of Ferguson’s
embattled police department.Read More ...
Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark
Republican
presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to apologize
for a crude attack on a female Fox News journalist that sparked
widespread outrage, insisting he was misunderstood. The brash
billionaire -- who is leading a packed Republican field of White House
hopefuls -- found himself at the center of controversy after seeming to
suggest that Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators of last week's
presidential debate, asked him tough questions because she was
menstruating. "You can see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood
coming out of her wherever," Trump told CNN on Friday.Read More ...
Police: Man who killed 8 had a dispute with woman victim
HOUSTON (AP) — A family of six children and two parents were fatally shot in the head at a Houston home by a man with a violent criminal history who had previously been in a contentious relationship with the mother, authorities said Sunday.
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Trump defends record on women as presidential rivals pile on
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Donald Trump doesn't appear to be going away anytime soon, so
his rivals are scrambling to figure out how best to handle the blowback
from every new bout of bluster drowning out their campaigns.Read More ...
Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists with new arrests
JERUSALEM
(AP) — Israel intensified its crackdown on Jewish extremists Sunday,
imprisoning two high-profile ultranationalist Israelis for six months
without charge and arresting additional suspects in West Bank settlement
outposts, security authorities said.Read More ...
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