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• Jimmy Carter focuses on faith as cancer treatment begins
• Congressman says NYC federal building gunman got 'raw deal'
• Jury awards former basketball star Michael Jordan $8.9 million in brand case: reports
• State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet
• France train gunman identified as known Islamist militant
• Biden ponders details of 2016 run with decision nearing
• The Latest on Koreas: South Korea, North Korea hold talks
• Rival Koreas to hold high-level talks to defuse war fears
• South, North Korea officials to meet at DMZ in bid to ease tension
• Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention
• Two Koreas to hold high-level talks as N. Korea deadline looms
• Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself
• Why evangelicals back Donald Trump
• Black teen killed by St. Louis police shot in back: autopsy
• Two dead in shooting at New York federal building
• Gunfire erupts at federal building in Lower Manhattan: police
• Fears over global slowdown hammer US stocks for 2nd day
• Mistrial in case of North Carolina policeman who shot black man

Jimmy Carter focuses on faith as cancer treatment begins Posted: 22 Aug 2015 11:09 AM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter always goes home to Plains, Georgia. The tiny town he calls a "haven" was there when he got out of the Navy, when he left the governor's office and when he lost the 1980 presidential election.

Congressman says NYC federal building gunman got 'raw deal' Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:52 AM PDT A man who gunned down a security guard at a federal building in Manhattan before killing himself was a whistleblower who had been given "a raw deal" by the agency that fired him, a New Jersey congressman who took up the man's case said Saturday.

Jury awards former basketball star Michael Jordan $8.9 million in brand case: reports Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:13 AM PDT A jury awarded retired basketball player Michael Jordan $8.9 million in his lawsuit against a grocery store chain that used his name in a one-page magazine advertisement without his permission, the Chicago Tribune and other local media reported. Jordan, 52, led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships in the 1990s. The jury deliberated six hours after a two-week trial in federal court in Chicago, and decided on the award amount on Friday evening.

State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:55 AM PDT BEIJING (AP) — State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet.

France train gunman identified as known Islamist militant Posted: 22 Aug 2015 07:19 AM PDT A gunman overpowered by passengers on a train in France on Friday was known to European authorities as a suspected Islamist militant, provided the identity he has given interrogators is correct, France's interior minister said. "It is important to be careful about his identity which is not yet established with certainty," Cazeneuve said. "If the identity he has declared is confirmed, he is a 26-year-old man of Moroccan nationality identified by the Spanish authorities to French intelligence services in February 2014 because of his connections to the radical Islamist movement." He said inquiries in collaboration with other European authorities "should establish precisely the activities and travels of this terrorist".

Biden ponders details of 2016 run with decision nearing Posted: 22 Aug 2015 07:03 AM PDT Tucked away at his family home in Delaware, Vice President Joe Biden has been huddling with longtime aides and family members, evaluating what it would take to launch a viable presidential campaign against well-funded Democratic opponents with a huge head start.

The Latest on Koreas: South Korea, North Korea hold talks Posted: 22 Aug 2015 03:14 AM PDT Tensions had escalated sharply on the Korean Peninsula.

Rival Koreas to hold high-level talks to defuse war fears Posted: 22 Aug 2015 01:50 AM PDT Their first high-level talks in nearly a year will be held at the border village of Panmunjom.

South, North Korea officials to meet at DMZ in bid to ease tension Posted: 22 Aug 2015 01:32 AM PDT The meeting raises hopes for an end to a standoff that put the two sides on the brink of armed conflict.

Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention Posted: 22 Aug 2015 01:00 AM PDT By Victoria Cavaliere LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers, affirming a July ruling that said some minors who crossed the border illegally were being detained in violation of a long-standing settlement. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles gave the administration of President Barack Obama until Oct. 23 to comply with her order to release hundreds of unauthorized immigrant children, and in some cases their mothers, "without unnecessary delay." Gee's ruling comes amid debate by U.S. presidential candidates over illegal immigration and follows an influx of immigrants from Central America across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Two Koreas to hold high-level talks as N. Korea deadline looms Posted: 22 Aug 2015 12:28 AM PDT Top officials will meeting as tensions increase over a dispute about loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts.

Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:26 PM PDT A gunman shot and killed a security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday before killing himself, and investigators are seeking a motive, police said. Police identified the gunman as Kevin Downing, a 68-year-old former federal employee from Fort Lee, New Jersey. The New York Daily News said he was a retired Army Reserve captain outraged over being fired by the Department of Labor.

Why evangelicals back Donald Trump Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:54 PM PDT

Black teen killed by St. Louis police shot in back: autopsy Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:48 PM PDT News of the preliminary results of an autopsy escalated tensions that had flared after Wednesday's killing of Mansur Ball-Bey, as protesters and family of the slain 18-year-old questioned police accounts that he pointed a gun at officers. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson said additional officers would be available for the weekend in anticipation of further protests. Late Friday, St. Louis' elected prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Jennifer M. Joyce, said her office would begin investigating now, rather than waiting until police turn over the results of their own investigation.

Two dead in shooting at New York federal building Posted: 21 Aug 2015 05:15 PM PDT A gunman shot and killed a private security guard at a US federal building in downtown New York by the metal detector on Friday before killing himself, police said. "He proceeded through the security area and headed towards the elevator, where he encountered another employee.

Gunfire erupts at federal building in Lower Manhattan: police Posted: 21 Aug 2015 03:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out on Friday at a federal building in New York's Lower Manhattan neighborhood, police said.

Fears over global slowdown hammer US stocks for 2nd day Posted: 21 Aug 2015 02:32 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Growing concerns about a slowdown in China shook markets around the world on Friday, driving the U.S. stock market to its biggest drop in nearly four years.

Mistrial in case of North Carolina policeman who shot black man Posted: 21 Aug 2015 01:42 PM PDT Randall Kerrick, 29, faced a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the September 2013 death of Jonathan Ferrell, 24, a former Florida A&M football player who had wrecked his car on a dark road and was seeking help when he encountered officers. Ferrell ran and Kerrick opened fire at point-blank range and killed him. Judge Robert Ervin earlier on Friday urged the jurors to continue deliberations and ask for any exhibits or trial testimony they might need to reach a verdict.

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