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Florida faceoff: Clinton and Bush offer stark contrast in strategies
Two Ohio campus police officers won't face charges: prosecutor
Charleston shooting suspect pleads not guilty on 33 counts
St. Louis justice system discriminates against black children: U.S.
How Pentagon war fund became a budget buster Washington can't resist
Police investigating vehicle that hit barricade near U.S. Capitol
Suspect in Charleston church massacre to be arraigned on hate charges
Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics
Australia 'increasingly confident' wreckage is from MH370
U.S. launches investigation into killing of Cecil the lion
Donald Trump offered access to the Republican National Committee’s voter file
In Brooklyn and the rest of America, a movement for Bernie Sanders

Florida faceoff: Clinton and Bush offer stark contrast in strategies

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 12:36 PM PDT

One week before Jeb Bush jumps into the Republican free-for-all primary on a debate stage with nine other candidates, he faced off with the likely Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, as the two of them gave dueling speeches to the National Urban League.

Two Ohio campus police officers won't face charges: prosecutor

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 10:06 AM PDT

Ray Tensing, 25, a former University of Cincinnati police officer, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Samuel DuBose, who had been stopped for a missing license plate. The two other University of Cincinnati officers, Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt, were placed on administrative leave on Thursday.

Charleston shooting suspect pleads not guilty on 33 counts

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 09:34 AM PDT

St. Louis justice system discriminates against black children: U.S.

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 07:06 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The St. Louis County, Missouri, Family Court discriminates against black children in its administration of juvenile justice and fails to ensure youth have adequate legal representation, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

How Pentagon war fund became a budget buster Washington can't resist

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 06:33 AM PDT

By Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. troops deployed in battle zones is at its lowest level since before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The contradiction is the legacy of an emergency war fund, started in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, that has become a favorite Washington way to sidestep the impact of fiscal constraints on military spending. The Overseas Contingency Operations account, or OCO, has been tapped to fund tens of billions of dollars in programs with questionable links, or none, to wars, according to current and former U.S. officials, analysts and budget documents.

Police investigating vehicle that hit barricade near U.S. Capitol

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 06:16 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Capitol Police said they were investigating a vehicle that struck a barricade at the congressional complex on Friday.

Suspect in Charleston church massacre to be arraigned on hate charges

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 04:55 AM PDT

Relatives of nine African-Americans killed at a historic South Carolina church may get a second opportunity to address the white man accused in the murders on Friday when he is arraigned on federal hate crime charges, sources close to the case said. At an earlier court appearance, family members riveted the country by expressing heartfelt forgiveness to Dylann Storm Roof, the suspect in last month's massacre at Charleston's Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, saying their Christian faith compelled them to rise above their grief. Friday's arraignment comes a week after a federal grand jury in South Carolina returned a 33-count indictment accusing Roof of hate crimes and firearms charges, adding to the raft of state murder and attempted murder counts he already faces.

Beijing selected to host 2022 Winter Olympics

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 03:18 AM PDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Beijing was selected Friday to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city awarded both the winter and summer games.

Australia 'increasingly confident' wreckage is from MH370

Posted: 31 Jul 2015 01:37 AM PDT

Authorities hunting for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 said Friday they were "increasingly confident" that wreckage found on an Indian Ocean island was from the ill-fated jet, raising hopes of solving one of aviation's great mysteries. The two-metre (six-foot) long piece of wreckage is to be sent to France for analysis, with hopes high that it could turn out to be the first tangible proof the plane went down in the Indian Ocean. Investigators are hoping they will be able to move closer to solving the perplexing mystery swirling around the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, which vanished without a trace 16 months ago with 239 people aboard.