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• Lava flow from Hawaii volcano just 100 yards from nearest residence
• One in six female MIT students was sexually assaulted, survey shows
• Seattle student arrested for bringing explosive device to school: police
• Washington school cancels class as community mourns shooting victims
• Florida hazing trial begins in college marching band death
• Did Thomas Eric Duncan get best care?
• More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria
• Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths
• Hazing trial starts for one Florida A&M band member
• U.S. pastor who led son's same-sex marriage can keep ordination: council
• 3rd student, 14, dies after Wash. state school shooting
• Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes
• New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work
• Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola
• U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State
• 27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack
• NYC boy being observed for possible Ebola symptoms: reports
• U.S. Marine to go on trial for killing Filipino, but charge unclear
• Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype
• GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report
• Governors back home quarantine for Ebola workers
• Hospital: Teen wounded in school shooting dies
• N.Y. governor loosens Ebola rules
• White House questions Ebola quarantines; nurse plans lawsuit
• Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican

Lava flow from Hawaii volcano just 100 yards from nearest residence Posted: 27 Oct 2014 12:45 PM PDT HONOLULU (Reuters) - Lava flow from the Kilauea volcano that has been creeping toward inhabited areas of Hawaii's Big Island for months is now just 100 yards (meters) from the nearest residential property, authorities said on Monday. Residents in the path of the lava have been placed on alert for possible evacuation, the County of Hawaii said in a civil defense alert. The lava flow, which first bubbled out of the continuously erupting volcano on June 27, had come to a standstill in late September, but resumed its slow crawl forward several weeks ago. ...

One in six female MIT students was sexually assaulted, survey shows Posted: 27 Oct 2014 12:00 PM PDT By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - One in six female undergraduates at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has been sexually assaulted, though fewer than five percent reported a sex crime, a survey by MIT showed, as pressure mounts for U.S. campuses to curb sexual violence. Five percent of female undergraduates said they had been raped and one in five knew a perpetrator of unwanted sexual behavior, according to the poll, which yielded a total response rate of 35 percent from undergraduate and graduate students. "Sexual assault violates our core MIT values. ...

Seattle student arrested for bringing explosive device to school: police Posted: 27 Oct 2014 11:29 AM PDT SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Seattle high school that shares a building with a children's museum in a popular tourist area was evacuated and a 16-year-old student arrested on Monday after he was discovered on campus with an explosive device, Seattle police said. Police responded to the Center School, a small public school in the same building as the Seattle Children's Museum, after receiving a tip that a student had a Molotov cocktail, police said in a statement. "The school was evacuated as a precaution," the statement said. ...

Washington school cancels class as community mourns shooting victims Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:58 AM PDT By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - A Washington state high school where a student fatally shot two 14-year-old girls and wounded three more classmates before taking his own life canceled classes on Monday as the tight-knit community mourned the dead, local officials said. Freshman Jaylen Fryberg walked with a handgun into the cafeteria at Marysville-Pilchuck High School north of Seattle on Friday and took aim at a table where two cousins and three close friends were gathered, police and family members said. ...

Florida hazing trial begins in college marching band death Posted: 27 Oct 2014 10:11 AM PDT By Barbara Liston ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) - Three years after the beating death of a Florida college band member brought national attention to its hazing rituals, the alleged ringleader of the abuse went on trial on Monday for manslaughter. Dante Martin, 27, a former member of the Florida A&M University's celebrated "Marching 100" band, faces hazing charges for his role in the death of Robert Champion, a band drum major. Wearing a dark suit, Martin kept his eyes down and jotted in a legal pad as jury selection began in an Orlando courtroom. ...

Did Thomas Eric Duncan get best care? Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:55 AM PDT Of nine people treated for Ebola in U.S., only one has died.

More girls abducted by Islamic extremists in Nigeria Posted: 27 Oct 2014 09:22 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held captive since April.

Rap sheet, several aliases for suspect in Calif. deputy deaths Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:52 AM PDT SAN DIEGO (AP) — Luis Enrique Monroy-Bracamonte was living in the United States illegally. He had been convicted in Arizona for selling drugs and deported to Mexico twice.

Hazing trial starts for one Florida A&M band member Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:36 AM PDT ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge has postponed the cases of three of the four remaining defendants facing charges in the death of a Florida A&M drum major.

U.S. pastor who led son's same-sex marriage can keep ordination: council Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:21 AM PDT (Reuters) - A U.S. pastor who was defrocked after officiating his son's same-sex wedding ceremony, and later reinstated, can keep his ordination, a Methodist judicial council has ruled. The church had punished Reverend Frank Schaefer last year by defrocking him when he refused to say he would never perform another gay ceremony. But an appeals panel reversed the decision, and the judicial council on Saturday upheld the appellate ruling, the church said on Monday. (Reporting by Mary Wisniewski; Editing by Susan Heavey)

3rd student, 14, dies after Wash. state school shooting Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:05 AM PDT MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the gunman.

Molten lava flow has some Hawaiians ready to flee homes Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:40 AM PDT Molten lava from a volcano in Hawaii is pushing closer to a rural area, closing the main road and triggering warnings that residents might need to leave their homes at any time.

New Jersey to release nurse quarantined after W. Africa work Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:19 AM PDT

Child at NYC hospital being tested for Ebola Posted: 27 Oct 2014 07:03 AM PDT Patient was in W. Africa, developed fever Monday while under observation at Bellevue Hospital.

U.S., coalition led 11 air strikes on Islamic State Posted: 27 Oct 2014 06:48 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States led nearly a dozen air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Sunday and Monday, according to the U.S. military. U.S. forces conducted four strikes in Syria near the town of Kobani near the border with Turkey, hitting five vehicles and one occupied building used by the militant group, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday. In Iraq, the United States and other partner countries led seven air strikes, including three strikes near the Mosul Dam area that hit a small unit of Islamic State fighters, the statement said. ...

27 feared dead in Iraq suicide bombing attack Posted: 27 Oct 2014 06:32 AM PDT By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen on the outskirts of the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security forces pushed Islamic State militants out of the area over the weekend, army and police sources said. The attacker, driving a Humvee vehicle packed with explosives and likely stolen from defeated government troops, also wounded 60 Shi'ite militiamen, who had helped government forces retake the town just south of the capital. ...

NYC boy being observed for possible Ebola symptoms: reports Posted: 27 Oct 2014 04:57 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 5-year-old boy who arrived from Guinea was being observed in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for possible Ebola symptoms, media reports said on Monday. The boy, who arrived in the United States on Saturday, had a 103 degree Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) fever, ABC News reported. He has not been tested for the virus and was not under quarantine, ABC said, citing officials with New York City's health department. The New York Post said the boy had been vomiting and was transported from his home in the Bronx by emergency medical workers. ...

U.S. Marine to go on trial for killing Filipino, but charge unclear Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:36 AM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will put a U.S. Marine on trial for killing a transgender Filipino outside a former U.S. Navy base but prosecutors have yet to decide whether to charge him with murder or the lesser crime of homicide. Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton failed to answer a murder complaint filed by police on Monday, the deadline set by prosecutors, leaving it to the prosecution to determine what charge he faces. ...

Are Latinos ditching the Democrats? Don't believe the hype Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:21 AM PDT As the 2014 midterm elections approach, some national political observers are maintaining that Latino voters are pulling away from the Democratic Party. There's only one problem with this sweeping conclusion — it's practically meaningless.

GOP digital revamp sees mixed results two years after report Posted: 27 Oct 2014 03:05 AM PDT GOP operatives said the RNC's data-sharing agreement with Koch-backed groups is the party's biggest digital breakthrough since Mitt Romney lost in 2012. But Republicans still face major structural challenges in the digital arena that will take time – in some cases, years – to overcome.

Governors back home quarantine for Ebola workers Posted: 27 Oct 2014 12:24 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the nation's top infectious-disease expert warns that such restrictions are unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from aiding disease-ravaged countries.

Hospital: Teen wounded in school shooting dies Posted: 26 Oct 2014 10:18 PM PDT MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — One of the teenagers wounded in a Washington state high school shooting died Sunday night, raising the number of fatalities from when a student opened fire in a cafeteria to three.

N.Y. governor loosens Ebola rules Posted: 26 Oct 2014 08:44 PM PDT Gov. Cuomo will allow health workers returning from Ebola zone to stay home for 21 days.

White House questions Ebola quarantines; nurse plans lawsuit Posted: 26 Oct 2014 08:12 PM PDT By Joseph Ax and Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) - The White House has told states that have imposed mandatory quarantines for some travelers from Ebola-hit West Africa that the policy could impede the fight against the disease, while the first health worker isolated under the rules planned to sue. Kaci Hickox, a nurse placed in 21-day quarantine in a New Jersey hospital after returning from treating Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, will contest her quarantine in court, her attorney said on Sunday, arguing the order violates her constitutional rights. ...

Cardinals slugger Oscar Taveras killed in auto crash in Dominican Posted: 26 Oct 2014 06:52 PM PDT

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