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• Jeb Bush Announces 2016 Presidential Campaign: 'I Will Run To Win'
• Theater shooter's hatred for therapists kept them in dark
• Two taken to hospital after incident at Arkansas air base
• Rachel Dolezal resigns as leader from NAACP's Spokane chapter
• New York governor orders investigation into daring prison escape
• U.S. top court rules against woman challenging husband's visa denial
• Minnesota Catholic archbishop, auxiliary bishop resign
• New trial begins for former S.C. police chief who shot black man
• Jeb Bush presidential announcement shaped by family history
• Spokane NAACP head under pressure over racial-identity flap
• Prisoner manhunt enters Day 10; alleged helper due in court
• Two teens injured in shark attacks at North Carolina island resort
• Stephen Curry finds the stroke as Golden State takes a 3-2 NBA Finals lead
• Spokane NAACP leader cancels meeting amid furor
• U.S., Venezuelan officials meet in Haiti, continue quiet diplomacy
• FIFA official urges Blatter not to go back on quit promise

Jeb Bush Announces 2016 Presidential Campaign: 'I Will Run To Win' Posted: 15 Jun 2015 01:43 PM PDT Today, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush put an end today to months of speculation and announced his 2016 presidential campaign. "We are 17 months from the time for choosing," Bush told a cheering audience in Miami. He added, "I will campaign as I would serve, going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching, and staying true to what I believe," Bush plans to say this afternoon, according to excerpts of his remarks as prepared for delivery.

Theater shooter's hatred for therapists kept them in dark Posted: 15 Jun 2015 12:03 PM PDT CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — The person closest to the murderous thoughts of James Holmes before he carried out his attack on a Colorado movie theater is someone he tried very hard to keep in the dark.

Two taken to hospital after incident at Arkansas air base Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:51 AM PDT The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette quoted a police source as saying a person was shot while apparently trying to gain access to the base outside of Little Rock. Base officials said "an active threat occurred at the front gate to Little Rock AFB" at about 9:15 a.m. CDT.

Rachel Dolezal resigns as leader from NAACP's Spokane chapter Posted: 15 Jun 2015 09:35 AM PDT The civil rights leader, whose racial identity made headlines last week, made the announcement in an open letter...

New York governor orders investigation into daring prison escape Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:57 AM PDT New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday ordered an investigation into the escape of two convicted killers from a maximum-security prison, saying it was "critically important" to determine how they planned and carried out their brazen getaway. Richard Matt and David Sweat remained at large for a 10th day as more than 800 law enforcement officers combed dense woodlands near the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora in upstate New York. The governor announced that state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott would conduct a thorough investigation to determine all factors involved in the escape.

U.S. top court rules against woman challenging husband's visa denial Posted: 15 Jun 2015 07:40 AM PDT The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a U.S. citizen who objected to the U.S. government's denial of a visa for her Afghan husband. Din, who lives in Fremont, California, sued the U.S. government after her husband, Afghan citizen Kanishka Berashk, was denied a visa in 2009.

Minnesota Catholic archbishop, auxiliary bishop resign Posted: 15 Jun 2015 06:01 AM PDT Archbishop John Nienstedt and Bishop Lee Piché posted statements announcing their resignations on the archdiocese website. Pope Francis has accepted their resignations, Nienstedt's statement and media reports said. Earlier this month, prosecutors in Minnesota brought criminal charges against the archdiocese, accusing it of failing to protect children from a priest, Curtis Wehmeyer, who pleaded guilty in 2012 to sexual abuse and possession of child pornography.

New trial begins for former S.C. police chief who shot black man Posted: 15 Jun 2015 05:13 AM PDT A second trial will begin on Monday for a former South Carolina police chief charged in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, one of a series of cases that has raised questions about U.S. law enforcement's use of lethal force against minorities. The first trial of Richard Combs, a former police chief of tiny Eutawville, ended in January with the jury unable to reach a verdict after 12 hours of deliberations. Combs, who is white, faces a sentence of 30 years to life in prison without possibility of parole if convicted on the murder charge.Combs, then new to the job, fatally shot Eutawville resident Bernard Bailey, 54, in the town hall parking lot in 2011 after they argued and scuffled over a traffic ticket issued to Bailey's daughter.Judge Edgar Dickson recently agreed to move the second trial to the state capital, Columbia, at the request of defense attorneys.

Jeb Bush presidential announcement shaped by family history Posted: 15 Jun 2015 03:52 AM PDT

Spokane NAACP head under pressure over racial-identity flap Posted: 15 Jun 2015 12:54 AM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The leader of the NAACP in Spokane is facing calls to step aside after her parents said the 37-year-old activist falsely portrayed herself as black for years.

Prisoner manhunt enters Day 10; alleged helper due in court Posted: 14 Jun 2015 11:48 PM PDT DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — The intense manhunt for two escaped murderers in far upstate New York has hit its 10th day as a woman charged with helping the killers flee from prison heads back to court.

Two teens injured in shark attacks at North Carolina island resort Posted: 14 Jun 2015 11:15 PM PDT A girl about 14 years old was attacked shortly after 4 p.m. local time, suffering grave wounds to her left arm and leg before a man swimming nearby heard her screams and came to her aid, Mayor Betty Wallace told Reuters.

Stephen Curry finds the stroke as Golden State takes a 3-2 NBA Finals lead Posted: 14 Jun 2015 08:19 PM PDT

Spokane NAACP leader cancels meeting amid furor Posted: 14 Jun 2015 06:03 PM PDT SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The leader of the Spokane NAACP, Rachel Dolezal, has canceled a chapter meeting Monday where she was expected to speak about the furor sparked over her racial identity.

U.S., Venezuelan officials meet in Haiti, continue quiet diplomacy Posted: 14 Jun 2015 02:07 PM PDT A U.S. envoy has met Venezuela's second most powerful official in Haiti in a further sign of rapprochement between the ideological foes, according to Venezuelan state media. Thomas Shannon, counselor to Secretary of State John Kerry, has emerged in recent months as a go-between for Caracas and Washington, visiting Venezuela a couple of times for low-profile meetings with President Nicolas Maduro. In the worst flare-up since Maduro came to power, Venezuela earlier this year accused Washington of plotting a coup, ordered it to reduce its embassy staff and imposed a visa requirement on U.S. visitors.

FIFA official urges Blatter not to go back on quit promise Posted: 14 Jun 2015 01:51 PM PDT The head of FIFA's audit and compliance unit said on Sunday that changes at the top of world football's governing body were "indispensable" following reports Sepp Blatter might go back on his decision to resign. "For me, the reforms are the central topic," wrote Domenico Scala in a statement. Scala's statement came after Swiss newspaper Schweiz am Sonntag cited an anonymous source close to Blatter as saying he had not ruled out the prospect of going back on his decision to resign after receiving messages of support from Asian and African federations.

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