Rick Perry first to exit 2016 Republican presidential race
He's out of money and relegated once again to the back-of-the-pack debate.Read More ...
Murray: ‘Not on our watch’ will GOP defund Planned Parenthood
Congress is flirting yet again with a government shutdown.Read More ...
Big jump in number of immigrants losing health law coverage
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A change in government procedures has led to a big jump in
people losing coverage under the Obama health care law because of
immigration and citizenship issues.Read More ...
Victims' relatives gather 14 years after Sept. 11 attacks on U.S.
Relatives
assembled under overcast skies on Friday to commemorate nearly 3,000
people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and
outside Washington 14 years ago, when airliners hijacked by al Qaeda
militants brought death, mayhem and destruction. In New York, families
of the victims read their names in a solemn and poignantly familiar
pattern, watched over by service members in their dress uniforms.
Emblematic of the generations affected, children who were not old enough
to remember their late relatives or had yet to meet them participated
in the roll call.Read More ...
U.S. seeks to dismiss charges against China-born physicist
Since a grand jury returned an indictment in May to bring those charges against Xiaoxing Xi, federal prosecutors have obtained additional information, they said in papers filed in federal court in Philadelphia. "The government submits that it is in the interests of justice to dismiss the indictment without prejudice in order to pursue this additional information," U.S. Attorney David Memeger and an assistant stated in the motion, which gave no further details on the nature of the information. Xi, an American citizen born in China who is a professor of physics at Temple University, was arrested in May following his indictment.
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California legislature approves bill legalizing physician-assisted suicide
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The California legislature on Friday approved a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients despite opposition from religious and disability rights groups, sending it to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown for his approval or veto. The bill would allow mentally competent patients to request a prescription that would end their lives if two doctors agree the patients have only six months to live. The measure, based on a similar law in Oregon, passed the state Senate on Friday on a vote of 23-14, after passing the Assembly on Wednesday.
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NYC arrest video shows ex-tennis pro being thrown to ground
Hotel surveillance footage shows a police officer tackling former tennis star James Blake.Read More ...
How should 9/11 be taught in schools?
Teachers grapple with the conundrum of whether they should teach students about 9/11.Read More ...
Moment of silence marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
NEW
YORK (AP) — With a moment of silence and somber reading of names,
victims' relatives began marking the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 in a
subdued gathering Friday at ground zero.Read More ...
Arizona police swarm store, detain man in freeway shootings
PHOENIX
(AP) — Police swarmed a convenience store near Interstate 10 on Friday
and detained a man who they believe may have ties to a string of freeway
shootings that have rattled Phoenix over the past two weeks.Read More ...
Harrowing evidence photos of James Holmes’ apartment offer new glimpse into Colorado theater shooting case
Crime-scene
images from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history are
providing a disturbing glimpse into Colorado theater shooter James
Holmes’ frightening behavior leading up the July 2012 massacre.Read More ...
Police body cameras show more than just the facts
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A Seattle man was arrested in January during a demonstration to
protest police violence. Though he has yet to be charged with an
offense, his arrest — captured on police body-camera recordings, along
with his full name, address, phone number and birthdate — are public
records.Read More ...
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