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• Chicago school closure battle intensifies with hunger strike
• Virginia governor calls for gun controls after journalists shot
• Former prep school student convicted of sex charges
• Former New Hampshire prep school student found not guilty of rape
• Reporting Hurricane Katrina: How covering the story swept journalists into the drama
• U.S. court rules for government over NSA metadata collection program
• Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of storm Erika
• Behind bright facade, Mississippi coast still battles Katrina demons
• Jury mulls fate of defendant in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
• 3 arrested in connection with deaths of 71 migrants in truck
• Survivor's harrowing account of on-air shooting
• Austria raises refugee truck death toll to above 70
• Puerto Rico braces for TS Erika after 4 dead in Dominica
• Police on scene of shooting at Georgia's Savannah State University: dispatcher
• Race and its role in New Orleans' recovery 10 years later
• Carly Fiorina takes a licking but keeps on kicking

Chicago school closure battle intensifies with hunger strike Posted: 28 Aug 2015 01:19 PM PDT A long-standing battle between activists and the City of Chicago over school closures in minority neighborhoods has intensified with a dozen protesters entering their twelfth day of a hunger strike on Friday over a shuttered high school. Camped out on the lawn in front of Dyett High School in South Chicago, the strikers vow to consume only liquids - such as juice and chicken broth - until the city agrees to reopen the school. The protest comes as the Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest school system in the country, cuts 1,400 jobs, seeks a $480 million bailout from the state of Illinois and struggles to beef up underfunded pensions.

Virginia governor calls for gun controls after journalists shot Posted: 28 Aug 2015 01:01 PM PDT The pledge by McAuliffe, a Democrat, came as more details emerged about the Wednesday shooting of the journalists at Roanoke station WDBJ7, including ammunition, letters and clothing found in the gunman's car. Speaking after visiting the station's offices, McAuliffe said he would reintroduce legislation in the state assembly mandating background checks for gun buyers.

Former prep school student convicted of sex charges Posted: 28 Aug 2015 11:40 AM PDT CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A graduate of an exclusive New England prep school was cleared of felony rape but convicted of misdemeanor sex offenses Friday against a 15-year-old freshman girl in a case that exposed a campus tradition in which seniors competed to see how many younger students they could have sex with.

Former New Hampshire prep school student found not guilty of rape Posted: 28 Aug 2015 11:22 AM PDT A former student of an elite New Hampshire prep school was found not guilty on Friday of raping a 15-year-old girl days before graduation last year in a case that has shone a harsh spotlight on the school's culture. Owen Labrie, 19, was found not guilty of three felony counts of raping a fellow student at St. Paul's School in Concord.

Reporting Hurricane Katrina: How covering the story swept journalists into the drama Posted: 28 Aug 2015 08:34 AM PDT Journalists are observers. We are trained to help others by reporting stories, not by becoming part of them. Hurricane Katrina, however, tested those boundaries for many of us.

U.S. court rules for government over NSA metadata collection program Posted: 28 Aug 2015 07:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a judge's ruling that would have blocked the National Security Agency from collecting phone metadata if it had gone into effect. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said there were not sufficient grounds for the preliminary injunction imposed by the lower court. The law in question expired in June and has since been amended by Congress. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Susan Heavey)

Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of storm Erika Posted: 28 Aug 2015 07:22 AM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Friday in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Erika as it made a soggy path through the Caribbean toward the southeastern United States.

Behind bright facade, Mississippi coast still battles Katrina demons Posted: 28 Aug 2015 05:39 AM PDT The columned facade of Pass Christian's city hall looks out over the Mississippi coastline to a refurbished harbor, a new yacht club and a bar where locals streamed in for sundown cocktails.     A few miles west, in the city of Bay St. Louis, tourists strolled through the colorful galleries, antique stores and cafes that dot its quaint main street.     Ten years ago this week, the eye of Hurricane Katrina ripped through these two small towns, which face each other across a small bay 60 miles (97 km) east of New Orleans.

Jury mulls fate of defendant in New Hampshire prep school rape trial Posted: 28 Aug 2015 04:32 AM PDT A New Hampshire jury is set to begin its first full day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of Owen Labrie, a former student at an elite prep school accused of raping a 15-year-old freshman girl on campus days before his graduation. The trial, which began last week, has exposed uncomfortable aspects of the culture of St. Paul's School, a nearly 160-year-old academy whose alumni include powerful U.S. business and political leaders such as Secretary of State John Kerry.

3 arrested in connection with deaths of 71 migrants in truck Posted: 28 Aug 2015 03:25 AM PDT VIENNA (AP) — Police arrested three people in Hungary overnight in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants found in a refrigerated truck abandoned on Austria's main highway, a police official said Friday.

Survivor's harrowing account of on-air shooting Posted: 28 Aug 2015 02:04 AM PDT Vicki Gardner is recovering following two surgeries after she was shot in the back.

Austria raises refugee truck death toll to above 70 Posted: 28 Aug 2015 01:01 AM PDT It's the latest tragedy involving migrants desperately trying to reach Europe.

Puerto Rico braces for TS Erika after 4 dead in Dominica Posted: 27 Aug 2015 10:31 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Erika lashed Puerto Rico early Friday with heavy rains and wind after killing four people and causing devastating floods in the eastern Caribbean island of Dominica, where several people remained missing.

Police on scene of shooting at Georgia's Savannah State University: dispatcher Posted: 27 Aug 2015 08:17 PM PDT (Reuters) - Police were called to the scene of a shooting Thursday night on the campus of Savannah State University in Georgia, an emergency dispatch supervisor said, but no details of the incident were immediately available.

Race and its role in New Orleans' recovery 10 years later Posted: 27 Aug 2015 06:25 PM PDT 10 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Yahoo News goes back to explore how far the city has come, what remains to be done and whether race has played a part in the recovery.

Carly Fiorina takes a licking but keeps on kicking Posted: 27 Aug 2015 04:10 PM PDT

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