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• Two shot, dozens arrested in San Francisco following Giants win
• National Guard heads to Hawaii town threatened by river of lava
• Four people dead after plane crash at Kansas airport: fire official
• Big change comes to 'The View'
• Tuesday's elections will be landmark for conservation
• Halloween canceled where Pa. manhunt continues
• Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, dies at 71: spokesman
• NC courthouse shooting: One suspect in jail, one pursued
• Maine nurse defies state Ebola quarantine, leaves home
• World must do more to fight Ebola: UN envoy Power
• Hawaii's Big Island watches lava slowly reshape community
• 150 found in Iraq mass grave
• Judge to rule on whether Stockton, California can exit bankruptcy
• 'I'm proud to be gay,' says Apple CEO Tim Cook
• China fears Hong Kong protests now national security issue
• Apple's chief exec Tim Cook: 'I'm proud to be gay'
• Russia's $25 billion plan for North Korea
• On Politics: Obama, Christie and Ebola
• School projects onboard exploded Virginia rocket destroyed
• Showdown imminent over nurse's quarantine in Maine
• U.S. governor races could determine swing states' fiscal health
• U.S. education department gets tougher on for-profit colleges
• Giants win Series in classic Game 7
• Five members of Utah family likely died of poisoning: reports
• Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied

Two shot, dozens arrested in San Francisco following Giants win Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:29 PM PDT By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two people were shot, one was stabbed and around 40 were arrested as celebrations in San Francisco for the Giants victory in the World Series turned violent overnight, police said on Thursday. A number of police officers were struck by bottles while responding to the mayhem and three were taken to local hospitals, one with severe lacerations to his hand, Sergeant Monica Macdonald of the San Francisco Police Department said. ...

National Guard heads to Hawaii town threatened by river of lava Posted: 30 Oct 2014 12:25 PM PDT By Karin Stanton PAHOA Hawaii (Reuters) - A contingent of National Guard troops was dispatched to a Hawaii town on Thursday to provide security to the Big Island community threatened by a river of molten lava that is slowly creeping toward the town's main road, an emergency official said. The lava flow from the Kilauea volcano has been slithering toward the village of Pahoa for weeks and at last watch was advancing at less than five yards (meters) an hour, said Darryl Oliveira, director of Hawaii County Civil Defense. ...

Four people dead after plane crash at Kansas airport: fire official Posted: 30 Oct 2014 10:51 AM PDT WICHITA Kan. (Reuters) - Four people have been confirmed dead after a small airplane crashed Thursday morning into a flight safety building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, a fire official told a news conference. (Reporting by Alice Mannette; Writing by David Bailey; Editing by Bill Trott)

Big change comes to 'The View' Posted: 30 Oct 2014 10:18 AM PDT Big change comes to 'The View'

Tuesday's elections will be landmark for conservation Posted: 30 Oct 2014 09:46 AM PDT GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Voters across the nation are deciding whether to set aside billions of dollars for parks and preservation in what some environmentalists are calling one of the most significant elections for land conservation in American history.

Halloween canceled where Pa. manhunt continues Posted: 30 Oct 2014 09:30 AM PDT As police in rural Barrett Township search for suspected trooper shooter Eric Frein, holiday ritual won't be held.

Thomas Menino, Boston's longest-serving mayor, dies at 71: spokesman Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:56 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Thomas Menino, the longest-serving mayor in Boston history who led the city after the 2013 marathon bombing, has died at age 71 from cancer, a former spokesman said on Thursday. Menino ran New England's largest city for two decades before he stepped down in early 2014 at the end of his fifth term, saying he could no longer keep up the intense schedule. "I am truly sad to learn of the death of Mayor Thomas M. Menino," said spokesman is John Guilfoil. ...

NC courthouse shooting: One suspect in jail, one pursued Posted: 30 Oct 2014 08:09 AM PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One suspect has been arrested and another is being sought on an assault charges in the shooting at a North Carolina courthouse that wounded two men.

Maine nurse defies state Ebola quarantine, leaves home Posted: 30 Oct 2014 07:51 AM PDT (Reuters) - A nurse in Maine vowing not to be bullied by politicians and threatening to sue the state over an Ebola quarantine she calls unscientifically sound, defied the order and left her home for a bike ride on Thursday, according to television images. Kaci Hickox left her home in Fort Kent to take a morning bicycle ride with her boyfriend, MSNBC and other networks reported. Hickox, 33, who tested negative for Ebola after returning from treating patients in West Africa, said that she plans to take the issue to court if the state did not lift the quarantine by Thursday. ...

World must do more to fight Ebola: UN envoy Power Posted: 30 Oct 2014 07:20 AM PDT Returning from W. Africa, ambassador to UN says world must confront "greatest public health crisis ever."

Hawaii's Big Island watches lava slowly reshape community Posted: 30 Oct 2014 07:04 AM PDT PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — Pele, the Hawaiian volcano goddess, moves gradually and persistently as she deposits lava across the Big Island of Hawaii. People in the small town lying in its path say the lava will reshape the community yard by yard as it slides toward the ocean.

150 found in Iraq mass grave Posted: 30 Oct 2014 06:33 AM PDT Militants from Islamic State said to have rounded up Sunni men from villages and executed them Wednesday.

Judge to rule on whether Stockton, California can exit bankruptcy Posted: 30 Oct 2014 06:17 AM PDT By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge in Sacramento is set to decide on Thursday if the California city of Stockton can exit bankruptcy. If not, the city may need to cut its pension obligations, a controversial issue that has captured the attention of the $3.7 trillion U.S. municipal bond market. A haircut to California Public Employees' Retirement System, or Calpers, pensions would be unprecedented in municipal bankruptcy. And both Stockton and Calpers have adamantly opposed the idea. But U.S. ...

'I'm proud to be gay,' says Apple CEO Tim Cook Posted: 30 Oct 2014 05:30 AM PDT Apple CEO Tim Cook on Thursday made a surprising announcement in an opinion piece on Bloomberg Businessweek, which is very much in line with his many public notes in the recent past about diversity at the workplace. "While I have never denied my sexuality, I haven't publicly acknowledged it either, until now. So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," Cook said  in the essay. FROM EARLIER: Tim Cook offers a heartfelt tribute to Steve Jobs on the 3rd anniversary of his passing The executive admitted that he never hid his sexual orientation while working at Apple, even though he had not publicly declared it until now. "For

China fears Hong Kong protests now national security issue Posted: 30 Oct 2014 05:15 AM PDT Month-old pro-democracy demonstrations a threat to China's rule; time for neutrality is over, political operative says.

Apple's chief exec Tim Cook: 'I'm proud to be gay' Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:59 AM PDT (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook publicly came out as gay in an article he wrote in Bloomberg Businessweek. Cook has never previously acknowledged his sexual orientation. "So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me," Cook said in the article. (http://buswk.co/1DBoBfo) (Reporting by Anya George Tharakan in Bangalore; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)

Russia's $25 billion plan for North Korea Posted: 30 Oct 2014 04:44 AM PDT Russia is eyeing a 'mammoth' and lucrative project for the hermit state.

On Politics: Obama, Christie and Ebola Posted: 30 Oct 2014 02:41 AM PDT Somehow, Chris Christie has again managed to make himself the most talked-about Republican in the country on the eve of an election in which he isn't on the ballot.

School projects onboard exploded Virginia rocket destroyed Posted: 30 Oct 2014 01:55 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Over a dozen school projects were onboard the U.S. supply rocket that exploded shortly after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, but a group of California students will have another shot at getting their project - containing live worms - into space. The project, developed by students at the Urban Promise Academy middle school in Oakland, would have sent the worms to the International Space Station to study the effects of space on composting, Oakland School District spokesman Troy Flint said on Wednesday. ...

Showdown imminent over nurse's quarantine in Maine Posted: 29 Oct 2014 11:36 PM PDT FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — State police plan to monitor the movements and interactions of a nurse who vowed to defy the state's quarantine for health care workers who treat Ebola patients, but troopers cannot take her into custody without a judge's permission.

U.S. governor races could determine swing states' fiscal health Posted: 29 Oct 2014 10:50 PM PDT By Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. voters' readiness to face tough issues such as pension reform rather than simply kick the can further down the road will be put to the test next week as two-thirds of state governor posts go up for election. A handful of the Nov. 4 races such as the dead heat in Illinois, possibly the most fiscally dysfunctional state, shape up as de facto referendums on reform and their results could make municipal bond investors alter their bets. ...

U.S. education department gets tougher on for-profit colleges Posted: 29 Oct 2014 09:33 PM PDT (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education will introduce stricter regulations next year in its latest attempt to improve the job prospects of those graduating from for-profit colleges and universities. Under new regulations unveiled on Thursday and effective July 1, for-profit colleges will be at risk of losing federal aid should a typical graduate's annual loan repayments exceed 20 percent of discretionary income or 8 percent of total earnings. This is lower than the current threshold of 30 percent of discretionary income and 12 percent of total earnings. The U.S. ...

Giants win Series in classic Game 7 Posted: 29 Oct 2014 08:47 PM PDT Madison Bumgarner comes out of the bullpen to shut down the Royals.

Five members of Utah family likely died of poisoning: reports Posted: 29 Oct 2014 07:46 PM PDT (Reuters) - Police believe two parents and three children found dead inside their Utah home weeks ago likely died of poisoning, local media reported on Wednesday. The five people, including children between the ages of 11 and 14, were found on Sept. 27 at their home in Springville, about 45 miles (72 km) south of Salt Lake City. The bodies of Benjamin and Kristi Strack and their children Benson, Emery and Zion, were each found lying next to a cup of colored fluid, according to the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, which cited documents filed in court by police. ...

Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied Posted: 29 Oct 2014 06:59 PM PDT By Ian Simpson and Irene Klotz WALLOPS Va./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) - Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what caused an unmanned U.S. supply rocket to explode in a fireball moments after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, destroying cargo and equipment bound for the International Space Station. The 14-story Antares rocket, built and launched by Orbital Sciences Corp, blasted off from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island at 6:22 p.m. on Tuesday but burst into flames moments later. ...

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