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• Colorado movie gunman to receive 12 life sentences and more
• CBS journalists shot and killed during live broadcast in Virginia
• Suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing arrested
• Two Virginia television journalists fatally shot in on-air attack
• Trump starts new media feud with Univision anchor Ramos
• Dedicated New York State police unit to tackle campus sex assault
• Defense to begin case in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
• Dust-covered woman from iconic 9/11 photograph dies of cancer
• Asian stocks meander after China rate cut; Shanghai declines
• US student who helped stop France terror attack arrives home
• Asian stocks post modest gains after China rate cut
• Deported man captured in tourist photo before slaying of San Francisco woman: police
• Why does the U.S. lead the world in mass shootings?
• Trump mixes it up in Iowa: Rally highlights
• Trump has Univision anchor removed from news conference
• Watch: Donald Trump in Iowa
• Planned Parenthood sues to stop funding cuts in Louisiana
• Stocks reverse in final hour; Dow tumbles 205 points

Colorado movie gunman to receive 12 life sentences and more Posted: 26 Aug 2015 08:23 AM PDT By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - The judge in the Colorado movie massacre trial will condemn the gunman to 12 life sentences and potentially thousands more years in prison on Wednesday, and is expected to address James Holmes directly as the proceedings conclude. Holmes was found guilty in July of murdering 12 people and wounding 70 when he opened fire inside a packed midnight screening of a Batman film at a multiplex in the Denver suburb of Aurora. After two days of often tearful and sometimes angry testimony from victims of Holmes' July 2012 rampage, the lead prosecutor said on Tuesday the shooter should get every day of the longest possible sentence.

CBS journalists shot and killed during live broadcast in Virginia Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:59 AM PDT A pair of television journalists at a CBS affiliate in Virginia were shot and killed during a live broadcast Wednesday morning.

Suspect in 1996 Khobar Towers bombing arrested Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A man suspected in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers residence at a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a U.S. official said Wednesday.

Two Virginia television journalists fatally shot in on-air attack Posted: 26 Aug 2015 06:26 AM PDT (Reuters) - Two television journalists were shot and killed in Virginia on Wednesday morning while conducting a live television interview, their station, WDBJ7 said. The incident occurred during a live broadcast in Bedford County, when shots could be heard, sending the reporter and her source screaming and ducking for cover. The station said that journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward died in the incident. (Reporting by Laila Kearney and Barbara Goldberg in New York; Editing by Scott Malone)

Trump starts new media feud with Univision anchor Ramos Posted: 26 Aug 2015 05:19 AM PDT The GOP frontrunner lashes out at the prominent TV anchor: "Go back to Univision."

Dedicated New York State police unit to tackle campus sex assault Posted: 26 Aug 2015 05:03 AM PDT New York state is launching a specialized police unit to help crack down on sexual assault on college campuses, but some victims' advocates are wary, saying law enforcement has not been effective in tackling the issue in the past. A law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last month allocates $4.5 million for what officials have said is a first-in-the-nation police unit that will train college officials and local police units to respond better to sexual assaults on campus. The U.S. Department of Education is currently investigating 131 schools for violating federal law in their handling of sexual assault allegations, and New York leads the country with 20 schools on that list.

Defense to begin case in New Hampshire prep school rape trial Posted: 26 Aug 2015 04:16 AM PDT Lawyers for a former student at an elite New Hampshire prep school on Wednesday are due to begin making the defense case for the 19-year-old accused of raping a 15-year-old girl days before graduation last year. Owen Labrie has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexually assaulting the younger student at St. Paul's School in Concord in an attack that has cast a harsh light on the boarding school's culture.

Dust-covered woman from iconic 9/11 photograph dies of cancer Posted: 26 Aug 2015 03:25 AM PDT A survivor of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York who was featured in one of the most haunting photographs of the outrage has died of stomach cancer. The family of Marcy Borders first announced her death Monday on Facebook. Borders, who was 28 at the time of the attacks, was just one month into a job for Bank of America in one of the Twin Towers.

Asian stocks meander after China rate cut; Shanghai declines Posted: 26 Aug 2015 01:52 AM PDT TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday and Shanghai's index fell despite Beijing's decision to cut a key interest rate to help stabilize gyrating financial markets and counter short liquidity.

US student who helped stop France terror attack arrives home Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:31 AM PDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An American college student who along with two friends helped stop a terror attack on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris returned home to California.

Asian stocks post modest gains after China rate cut Posted: 26 Aug 2015 12:15 AM PDT Asian stocks rose Wednesday after a rocky start following Beijing's decision to cut a key interest rate to help stabilize gyrating financial markets and free up more funding to counter short liquidity. ...

Deported man captured in tourist photo before slaying of San Francisco woman: police Posted: 25 Aug 2015 11:09 PM PDT A convicted felon who had been deported to Mexico five times was seen acting erratically and captured in a tourist photo just moments before police say he shot dead a 32-year-old woman on a San Francisco pier last month, investigators said on Tuesday. Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to the seemingly random shooting of Kathryn Steinle on July 1 as she walked with her father and a friend along the city's waterfront. A San Francisco Superior Court judge is weighing whether prosecutors have enough evidence to proceed to trial with murder charges.

Why does the U.S. lead the world in mass shootings? Posted: 25 Aug 2015 09:29 PM PDT Unprecedented gun ownership, obsession with fame, and failure to achieve the "American dream" lead to mass violence, a new study finds.

Trump mixes it up in Iowa: Rally highlights Posted: 25 Aug 2015 07:35 PM PDT GOP frontrunner held a rally in Dubuque, Iowa on Tuesday night just moments after mixing it up with a member of the press. Trump was confronted at a press conference preceding his town hall with Iowa voters by Univision's Jorge Ramos, who at one point was escorted from the building by security. It proved just the start of a spirited night in the Hawkeye State as Trump showed once again that any signs of his campaign receding are hard to find. Yahoo News provided live coverage of all the night's events.

Trump has Univision anchor removed from news conference Posted: 25 Aug 2015 05:24 PM PDT DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had an extended argument with the news anchor from a Hispanic television network, after he initially had the anchor escorted from a news conference.

Watch: Donald Trump in Iowa Posted: 25 Aug 2015 04:34 PM PDT

Planned Parenthood sues to stop funding cuts in Louisiana Posted: 25 Aug 2015 02:05 PM PDT Louisiana was the first of three Southern states to announce plans to end its contract with the reproductive health organization to provide medical services to low-income residents. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who is seeking the Republican presidential nomination, cited the release of videos this summer by a national anti-abortion group, the Center for Medical Progress. The center says the videos show Planned Parenthood sells tissue of aborted fetuses but the organization denies wrongdoing and says it does not profit from fetal tissue donation, noting it is allowed to charge costs to cover its expenses.

Stocks reverse in final hour; Dow tumbles 205 points Posted: 25 Aug 2015 01:48 PM PDT U.S. stocks are closing lower Tuesday after falling sharply in the final hour of trading.

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