Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt's Sinai, all killed
A
militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt, Sinai Province,
said in a statement it had brought down the plane "in response to
Russian airstrikes that killed hundreds of Muslims on Syrian land", but
Russia's Transport Minister told Interfax news agency the claim "can't
be considered accurate". The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline
Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Red Sea
resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia when it went down
in central Sinai soon after daybreak, the aviation ministry said.Read More ...
Storms, tornadoes lash Texas; death toll rises to 6
HOUSTON
(AP) — The death toll rose to six in Texas as more bodies were
recovered on Saturday after another band of strong storms and heavy rain
spawned three tornadoes and dangerous flooding in the waterlogged
state.Read More ...
Police say gunman kills 3 in downtown Colorado Springs
COLORADO
SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A man marching down the street shot and killed
three people on Saturday, before being fatally shot in a gunbattle with
police, authorities and witnesses said.Read More ...
Survivors describe horror as fire spread in Bucharest club
A heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked a deadly blaze.Read More ...
Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says the candidates weren’t given a fair opportunity to outline their visions for the future.Read More ...
Texas storms kill at least six, bring torrential rains
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Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - At least six people have died in
Texas in storms that lashed parts of the state with heavy rains, causing
flooding and the cancellation of dozens of flights as twisters were
reported near Houston, authorities said on Saturday. A day after
tornadoes ripped through buildings outside San Antonio and heavy rains
swelled some rivers near Austin to record levels, the National Weather
Service reported an apparent twister south of Houston in Brazoria County
early on Saturday that damaged 25 trailer homes near the town of Alvin.
The Weather Service said it had tracked other possible twisters on
Saturday in or near La Porte and Friendswood, near Houston.Read More ...
U.S. Navy discovers wreckage believed to be cargo ship El Faro
Wreckage
believed to be of the cargo ship El Faro, which was lost off the
Bahamas along with its 33 crew during Hurricane Joaquin, was discovered
on Saturday, U.S. officials said. El Faro disappeared on Oct. 1 en route
from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico in the worst cargo shipping
disaster involving a U.S.-flagged vessel since 1983, after the captain
reported a "hull breach" and said a hatch had blown open. A search team
aboard the U.S. Naval Ship Apache using sonar equipment discovered the
wreckage on Saturday in the area of El Faro's last known position at a
depth of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters), the National Transportation Safety
Board (NTSB) said in a statement.Read More ...
Shooter kills three in Colorado Springs, dies in confrontation with police
Colorado Springs police responding to an emergency call tracked down the suspect and returned fire after being shot at, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. "It's going to take quite a few hours for us to work that," said Colorado Springs police spokeswoman Lt. Catherine Buckley. Authorities said there appears to be no further threat to the Colorado Springs area, which is home to the U.S. Air Force Academy and has a population of about 445,000.
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Taking on the banks, $5 at a time: Clinton, Sanders target ATM fees
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US escalates involvement in Syria amid talks on Assad future
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State
in Syria on Friday, pledging the first open deployment of military boots
on the ground, even as U.S., Russian and other diplomats pressed a new
peace effort that America hopes will hasten the departure of Bashar
Assad.Read More ...
Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama
The bill averts the threat of a catastrophic national default for the rest of Obama’s term.Read More ...
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