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• Quiet victims at peace with Colorado gunman's life sentence
• Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark
• Trump resumes battle with rivals, Fox debate moderator
• Five children, three adults shot dead in Texas home: local media
• March, moment of silence mark anniversary in Ferguson
• Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found dead inside home
• Ferguson marks anniversary of police shooting
• Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists with new arrests
• Protesters take to Ferguson streets to mark anniversary of Brown killing
• FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black teen shot dead by police
• FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black man shot dead by police
• Future of pot use in the U.S. remains cloudy
• Trump, longtime campaign adviser split

Quiet victims at peace with Colorado gunman's life sentence Posted: 09 Aug 2015 08:21 AM PDT When the Colorado gunman's defense lawyer rose to make her closing argument and the other families of the murder victims of James Holmes walked out of the courtroom, Scott and Kathleen Larimer stayed in their seats. While other victims' relatives had no wish to hear a plea for the shooter to be spared the death penalty, Scott Larimer said the retired couple never considered leaving. Holmes was sentenced on Friday to a mandatory life sentence in prison after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision in favor of execution.

Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark Posted: 09 Aug 2015 07:33 AM PDT Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to apologize for a crude attack on a female Fox News journalist that sparked widespread outrage, insisting he was misunderstood. The brash billionaire -- who is leading a packed Republican field of White House hopefuls -- found himself at the center of controversy after seeming to suggest that Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators of last week's presidential debate, was tough on him because she was menstruating. "You can see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," Trump told CNN on Friday.

Trump resumes battle with rivals, Fox debate moderator Posted: 09 Aug 2015 07:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday resumed his running battle with a Fox News television host and Republican presidential rivals who accuse him of disrespecting women as he tried to make the case that a main challenger is the one in trouble with female voters.

Five children, three adults shot dead in Texas home: local media Posted: 09 Aug 2015 06:12 AM PDT The suspected shooter, a man, surrendered to police and was in custody, KHOU said on its website. A SWAT team responded to reports of shooting at the house, KHOU said, citing the Harris County Sheriff's office. No details were available on the victims' ages or relationship to each other or to the suspect, KHOU said.

March, moment of silence mark anniversary in Ferguson Posted: 09 Aug 2015 05:54 AM PDT Somber events will mark the shooting that cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities.

Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found dead inside home Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:30 AM PDT HOUSTON (AP) — Eight people — including five children and three adults — were found dead inside a Houston-area home following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police, Texas authorities said Sunday.

Ferguson marks anniversary of police shooting Posted: 09 Aug 2015 04:13 AM PDT Hundreds of protesters began marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death.

Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists with new arrests Posted: 09 Aug 2015 03:58 AM PDT JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel intensified its crackdown on Jewish extremists Sunday, jailing two high-profile ultranationalist Israelis for six months without charge and arresting additional suspects in West Bank settlement outposts, security authorities said.

Protesters take to Ferguson streets to mark anniversary of Brown killing Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:07 PM PDT The protest in front of police headquarters took on elements of a street carnival ahead of the first anniversary of the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white officer in the city. "The whole idea is for people to be able to vent, to express themselves," said Ferguson police Sergeant Dominica Fuller, one of five African-Americans on the 50-member police force. Civil rights activists, religious leaders and others from around the United States have converged on Ferguson, a mostly black community of about 21,000 people, to commemorate the life and death of 18-year-old Brown, who was unarmed when he was shot in a confrontation with a white police officer on Aug. 9, 2014.

FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black teen shot dead by police Posted: 08 Aug 2015 08:46 PM PDT The FBI has been asked to help investigate a white police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager suspected of driving a vehicle through the window of a car dealership in Arlington, Texas, the city's police chief said on Saturday. The shooting death early on Friday of 19-year-old college football player Christian Taylor came two days before the one-year anniversary of the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in an encounter with a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, that ignited protests in many U.S. cities. Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said at a news conference his department asked Tom Class, special agent in charge at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Dallas office, to participate in the probe of Taylor's death and review investigative work and findings.

FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black man shot dead by police Posted: 08 Aug 2015 07:39 PM PDT The FBI has been asked to aid the investigation into the shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white officer in Arlington, Texas, the city's police chief told reporters on Saturday. Arlington police officer Brad Miller, 49, responded early on Friday to a call about a burglary in progress at a car dealership. After an altercation, Miller shot Christian Taylor, a black teen who played football at a Texas college.

Future of pot use in the U.S. remains cloudy Posted: 08 Aug 2015 06:03 PM PDT Four states and Washington D.C. have given the green light to recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-three states allow for medicinal usage. What's next for marijuana legalization in the U.S.? Yahoo global news anchor Katie Couric explains.

Trump, longtime campaign adviser split Posted: 08 Aug 2015 03:19 PM PDT

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