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• Former Mississippi prisons chief pleads not guilty to bribery
• Defense seeks brain exam for suspect in USS Cole warship bombing
• Mobster-turned-informant in New York gets time served for racketeering
• French bombmaker killed in Syria
• Last person being monitored for Ebola in Texas set to be cleared: officials
• Bus, car and truck crash injures 27 people near Syracuse
• Spain warns Catalonia as independence vote looms
• Full title of Star Wars Episode VII revealed
• U.S. Veterans Affairs to seek more healthcare funds: secretary
• Texas Gov. Perry makes first court appearance in abuse of power case
• What toys made the National Toy Hall of Fame?
• 25 years ago, he opened up the Berlin Wall
• U.S. nurse, now free of Ebola, defends her work and travels
• Files on 30-plus abusive Catholic priests in Chicago to be released
• U.S. airstrikes target al-Qaida group in Syria
• Man accused of killing girlfriend, posting scene photos surrenders
• Breaking the law to feed homeless in Ft. Lauderdale
• Woman kidnapped off Philly street found alive in Maryland
• Hollywood exec's remains found after 2 years
• Matt Bai: What happened Obama's turnout?
• Election brings new GOP power to state capitols
• AC/DC drummer accused of trying to arrange deaths
• Bad weather, safety agency blamed for fatal Alaska crash
• Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not 'game over' for Obama
• Woman abducted on Philadelphia street found safe

Former Mississippi prisons chief pleads not guilty to bribery Posted: 06 Nov 2014 01:38 PM PST By Emily Le Coz JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) - Mississippi's former prisons chief pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal charges that he accepted cash and mortgage payments in exchange for awarding prison contracts to companies tied to a local businessman. Christopher Epps, who resigned as commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections on Wednesday, was indicted by a grand jury in August on charges that he and a co-defendant were involved in a kickback scheme that started in 2007 and continued for seven years. ...

Defense seeks brain exam for suspect in USS Cole warship bombing Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:35 PM PST By Tom Ramstack FORT MEADE Md. (Reuters) - Defense lawyers for the accused mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen asked a judge on Thursday that he be examined for brain injury from CIA interrogations. The suspect, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a Saudi, was captured by the Central Intelligence Agency in Dubai in 2002. He was held in secret CIA prisons for four years before being transferred to the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He is accused of masterminding the 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole at Aden, Yemen, that killed 17 U.S. sailors. ...

Mobster-turned-informant in New York gets time served for racketeering Posted: 06 Nov 2014 12:02 PM PST By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Mafia captain in New York who faced life in prison for racketeering conspiracy was sentenced on Thursday to time served and five years of supervised release after prosecutors praised his "historic" cooperation with authorities. As the first member of the once formidable Bonanno crime family to cooperate with government, Frank Coppa, 73, was credited with helping to bring about the decline of the murderous organized crime group as other members went on to follow his example, according to prosecutors who argued for leniency. ...

French bombmaker killed in Syria Posted: 06 Nov 2014 11:29 AM PST U.S. air raids likely ended al-Qaida-affiliated David Drugeon's life.

Last person being monitored for Ebola in Texas set to be cleared: officials Posted: 06 Nov 2014 10:58 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas health officials on Thursday said the last person being monitored by the state for possible Ebola is set to be cleared by the end of Friday, concluding a 21-day monitoring period. In a statement, the Texas Department of State Health Services said that no additional cases of the virus have been diagnosed in the state. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Bill Trott)

Bus, car and truck crash injures 27 people near Syracuse Posted: 06 Nov 2014 10:26 AM PST By Matthew Liptak SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) - A tour bus slammed into a car abandoned by a drunken driver on Interstate 81 near Syracuse early on Thursday, then smashed into a tractor-trailer parked alongside the roadway, injuring 27 people, authorities said. Most seriously hurt was the driver of the Pine Hill Trailways tour bus, which was carrying 52 passengers from Toronto to New York City, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said. The driver was in serious but stable condition at a Syracuse hospital. The chaotic scene unfolded at about 2:30 a.m. ...

Spain warns Catalonia as independence vote looms Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:56 AM PST Spain is making demands of the wealthy region as its independence referendum nears.

Full title of Star Wars Episode VII revealed Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:39 AM PST To say the new J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars films are highly anticipated would be an understatement and now we at long last know a crucial piece of the puzzle for their first installment. Entertainment Weekly reports that the first film in the new trilogy will be called Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens. RELATED: Spoiler pictures from the set of Star Wars Episode VII leak showing new alien creature EW doesn't give us any further details about what significance this name has to the film's story and only says that the name was revealed just as the movie is finishing up its final day of shooting. Just because they're about to wrap up filming the movie, however, doesn't mean it's

U.S. Veterans Affairs to seek more healthcare funds: secretary Posted: 06 Nov 2014 09:06 AM PST By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department will seek further budget increases to deal with medical appointment backlogs and the mounting costs of caring for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, VA Secretary Bob McDonald said on Thursday. The increases will be requested on top of about $16 billion in emergency funds that Congress approved last summer amid a scandal over veterans languishing on long waiting lists for care at VA clinics and hospitals. "We need more," McDonald told a media breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. ...

Texas Gov. Perry makes first court appearance in abuse of power case Posted: 06 Nov 2014 08:17 AM PST By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Rick Perry made his first court appearance on Thursday to face felony charges for abuse of power, a case that has cast a shadow over his possible run as Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential election. The pretrial hearing is expected to address procedural matters concerning his indictment. Perry's office has said he will speak after the hearing at a criminal court in Austin. ...

What toys made the National Toy Hall of Fame? Posted: 06 Nov 2014 07:59 AM PST A trio of childhood staples has been inducted in the prestigious institution.

25 years ago, he opened up the Berlin Wall Posted: 06 Nov 2014 07:26 AM PST Harald Jaeger made snap, historic decision to open barrier at Bornholmer Strasse border crossing between East and West.

U.S. nurse, now free of Ebola, defends her work and travels Posted: 06 Nov 2014 07:08 AM PST By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the U.S. nurses who helped treat a Liberian man with Ebola in Texas last month defended her controversial decision to fly after treating the patient, saying she had not been barred from traveling and felt normal during her trip. In a televised interview on Thursday, Amber Vinson, 29, also said she had received little training in handling patients with the virus that has ravaged West Africa, and had no experience with the protective gear needed for handling such cases before treating the Liberian, Thomas Duncan, who later died. ...

Files on 30-plus abusive Catholic priests in Chicago to be released Posted: 06 Nov 2014 06:37 AM PST CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago is expected on Thursday to release internal files of more than 30 priests who church officials found had sexually abused children, according to a Chicago Tribune report. The files were to be released online at 9 a.m. CST on Thursday and, together with other documents released earlier this year, were expected to show how the archdiocese dealt with abuse allegations during the past six decades, the report said. A spokeswoman for the nation's third-largest archdiocese was not immediately available for comment. ...

U.S. airstrikes target al-Qaida group in Syria Posted: 06 Nov 2014 06:20 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. airstrikes hit the compound of a powerful hard-line rebel group that is not affiliated to the Islamic State extremist organization early Thursday, activists said, in an apparent widening of targets that could further strain relations between Washington and the Western-backed opposition.

Man accused of killing girlfriend, posting scene photos surrenders Posted: 06 Nov 2014 06:04 AM PST PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of slaying his girlfriend, posting photos of her body and the gruesome crime scene online, and writing that he wanted authorities to kill him has surrendered in Oregon.

Breaking the law to feed homeless in Ft. Lauderdale Posted: 06 Nov 2014 05:33 AM PST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public park.

Woman kidnapped off Philly street found alive in Maryland Posted: 06 Nov 2014 05:17 AM PST The woman who was kidnapped on Sunday off a desolate Philadelphia street -- a harrowing crime that was caught on surveillance camera -- was found alive Wednesday in Maryland, while her abductor was arrested, authorities said.

Hollywood exec's remains found after 2 years Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:44 AM PST (Reuters) - California authorities have positively identified the remains of a Hollywood studio executive who disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 2012, officials said on Wednesday. Hikers near Palmdale, some 60 miles (97 km) north of Los Angeles, discovered human remains on Oct. 26 which were later identified as those of 20th Century Fox film distribution executive Gavin Smith, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Nicole Nishida. Nishida said that autopsy results have not been finalized and the cause of death has yet to be determined. ...

Matt Bai: What happened Obama's turnout? Posted: 06 Nov 2014 04:29 AM PST It's clear the GOP did a better job than Democrats hitting targets on Tuesday.

Election brings new GOP power to state capitols Posted: 06 Nov 2014 01:16 AM PST State capitols across the country will be more Republican than at any time since the 1920s.

AC/DC drummer accused of trying to arrange deaths Posted: 05 Nov 2014 10:37 PM PST WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The drummer for rock band AC/DC on Thursday was accused of trying to arrange two killings.

Bad weather, safety agency blamed for fatal Alaska crash Posted: 05 Nov 2014 08:58 PM PST (Reuters) - Federal investigators said on Wednesday pilot error and a lack of safety measures at Alaska's public safety agency were to blame for the crash of a rescue helicopter that killed all three people on board last year. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that veteran rescue pilot, Mel Nading, 55, caused the March 2013 crash by continuing to fly after picking up a stranded snowmobiler near Talkeetna, Alaska, despite worsening weather. ...

Despite election defeat, foreign policy is not 'game over' for Obama Posted: 05 Nov 2014 06:33 PM PST By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From marauding jihadists in Iraq to pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine and beheadings of Americans in Syria, a world in crisis has fanned perceptions of an overwhelmed U.S. president and contributed to a Republican sweep of U.S. midterm elections. But the slide of public confidence in President Barack Obama and the takeover of U.S. Congress by resurgent Republicans will complicate, though not seriously undermine, U.S. ...

Woman abducted on Philadelphia street found safe Posted: 05 Nov 2014 05:46 PM PST PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman seen on surveillance video being abducted off a Philadelphia street was found safe outside Baltimore on Wednesday, and the man who snatched her was arrested, police said.

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