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• Planned Parenthood files suit over Arkansas decision to cut funding
• Arizona police are questioning 2 people in freeway shootings
• Spy fears drive US from Chinese-owned Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
• Police probing reports of shooting at D.C.'s Union Station
• Police body cameras may solve one problem but create others
• Moment of silence marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
• Victims' relatives gather 14 years after September 11 attacks on U.S
• BA jet engine failure uncontained, pieces hit runway: investigators
• No end in sight for trial of 9/11 suspects
• Brady, Patriots roll over Steelers in NFL opener
• Evacuations ordered as northern California wildfire expands in extreme heat
• Exclusive - U.S. to China: Take back your undocumented immigrants
• Taser weapons factory blast injures seven, one critically
• Hostages held in LA-area restaurant as police pursue carjacking suspect
• Los Angeles street vendors call on mayor for legalization process
• 11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate
• New York governor pushes for $15 statewide minimum wage
• Oregon judge who refused gay marriages says freedom of religion violated
• Father of slain Virginia journalist calls for action on gun violence
• Iran nuclear deal survives: Democrats block disapproval vote

Planned Parenthood files suit over Arkansas decision to cut funding Posted: 11 Sep 2015 12:09 PM PDT Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday seeking to a block a move by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson that cut state funding for certain programs the reproductive health provider has in the state, the group said. Arkansas was one of several Republican-controlled states that have cut funds for the organization in the wake of the release of videos by anti-abortion activist group Center for Medical Progress, in which a Planned Parenthood official is seen talking about transactions involving fetal tissue. Planned Parenthood has denied any wrongdoing.

Arizona police are questioning 2 people in freeway shootings Posted: 11 Sep 2015 11:37 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities detained two people for questioning Friday in a series of freeway shootings that have rattled Phoenix over the past two weeks.

Spy fears drive US from Chinese-owned Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Posted: 11 Sep 2015 11:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Fears of espionage have driven the U.S. government from New York's famed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, which has housed presidents and other top American officials for decades but was bought last year by a Chinese firm from Hilton Worldwide.

Police probing reports of shooting at D.C.'s Union Station Posted: 11 Sep 2015 11:02 AM PDT Police in Washington, D.C., on Friday were investigating reports of a shooting inside Union Station, after local media outlets said shots had been fired at the train station's food court, but added that the transportation hub was not an "active shooter situation." A security guard shot a person at the station, the Washington Post said in a tweet. The station is close to the U.S. Congress, and both the Senate's Sergeant at Arms and the Capitol Police warned people to stay away from the popular tourist destination.

Police body cameras may solve one problem but create others Posted: 11 Sep 2015 08:07 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The use of police body cameras is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the footage is up for debate.

Moment of silence marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks Posted: 11 Sep 2015 06:41 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — With a moment of silence and somber reading of names, victims' relatives began marking the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 in a subdued gathering Friday at ground zero.

Victims' relatives gather 14 years after September 11 attacks on U.S Posted: 11 Sep 2015 04:22 AM PDT Relatives of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks are due to gather in New York, Pennsylvania and outside Washington on Friday to mark the 14th anniversary of the hijacked airliner strikes carried out by al Qaeda militants. The ceremony in New York will follow a familiar pattern. The names of those killed will be read aloud at the empty footprint of the World Trade Center Twin Towers toppled by two hijacked airliners on the sunny morning in 2001.

BA jet engine failure uncontained, pieces hit runway: investigators Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:32 AM PDT The engine caught fire as flight BA2276 was about to take off for London. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said a failure in the plane's GE90 engine was not contained by the engine's casing and that it had found several pieces of the high pressure compressor spool on the runway. The NTSB's findings therefore suggest that the failure was within the internal part of the engine.

No end in sight for trial of 9/11 suspects Posted: 11 Sep 2015 03:02 AM PDT The five men accused of plotting the attacks are still awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay.

Brady, Patriots roll over Steelers in NFL opener Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:20 PM PDT With deflate-gate seemingly behind them, New England cruises to an impressive victory over Pittsburgh.

Evacuations ordered as northern California wildfire expands in extreme heat Posted: 10 Sep 2015 11:03 PM PDT (Reuters) - A wildfire burning in parched northern California brushland expanded rapidly on Thursday as the area sweltered under triple digit temperatures, forcing the evacuation of several communities, state fire officials said. The so-called Butte Fire, which erupted on Wednesday east of the city of Jackson, about an hour's drive southeast of the state capital, Sacramento, grew to 14,700 acres (5,949 hectares)by Thursday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). Eight structures and outbuildings have been destroyed and another 1,500 structures were threatened, Cal Fire said.

Exclusive - U.S. to China: Take back your undocumented immigrants Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:29 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Tim Reid WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In early June, in cities across America, U.S. immigration agents arrested more than two dozen Chinese nationals with unfulfilled deportation orders, telling them that after years of delay, China was finally taking steps to provide the paperwork needed to expel them from the U.S. But, not for the first time, China failed to provide the necessary documents, and three months later not one of those arrested has been deported, and many have been released from custody. The issue, which is likely to come up during a state visit to Washington later this month by Chinese President Xi Jinping, has further strained a U.S.-China relationship already frayed by tensions over economic policy, suspected Chinese cyber hacking and Beijing's growing military assertiveness.

Taser weapons factory blast injures seven, one critically Posted: 10 Sep 2015 09:38 PM PDT One worker was critically injured and six hurt on Thursday in an explosion at the Arizona-based operations of the company that makes Taser weapons, fire officials said. The male worker was taken by ambulance to a local burn unit with life-threatening injuries from the explosion at Taser International, Inc. in Scottsdale, said fire spokesman Battalion Chief Chris Schibi.

Hostages held in LA-area restaurant as police pursue carjacking suspect Posted: 10 Sep 2015 09:05 PM PDT Several people were being held hostage in a Los Angeles-area restaurant late on Thursday after a suspected carjacker barricaded himself inside the building following a police chase, law enforcement and media reported. The suspect had holed up inside a barbecue restaurant in the city of Downey, in southeast Los Angeles, police said. Broadcasters KNBC and KCAl9 said six people were taken hostage.

Los Angeles street vendors call on mayor for legalization process Posted: 10 Sep 2015 08:31 PM PDT Los Angeles street vendors who sell food, trinkets, toys and other small items in parks and along sidewalks rallied outside City Hall on Thursday to demand a process for making their work legal. About 40 vendors called for direct meetings with Mayor Eric Garcetti about legalizing street vending - a major source of income for some 50,000 people, many of them unauthorized immigrants in a city that has increasingly sought to show support for migrants. The protesters also expressed frustration with Garcetti for signing an ordinance that bans unlicensed vending in city parks.

11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate Posted: 10 Sep 2015 05:47 PM PDT Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week's primetime debate, a slate that features the full diversity of the GOP's 2016 class and is believed to be the largest group to share a presidential debate stage in modern political history.

New York governor pushes for $15 statewide minimum wage Posted: 10 Sep 2015 04:02 PM PDT By Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday he wants the state to raise its minimum wage over the next six years to $15 an hour, the highest of any U.S. state. The proposal calls for the minimum wage in New York City to rise to $15 an hour at the end of 2018 and take effect statewide in July 2021, mirroring a state order signed on Thursday that applies only to the fast-food industry. It would mark a significant hike from New York state's current hourly minimum wage of $8.75, which will increase to $9 an hour on Dec. 31, and faced immediate opposition from business groups that called the hike unrealistic.

Oregon judge who refused gay marriages says freedom of religion violated Posted: 10 Sep 2015 03:08 PM PDT Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance Day has launched a legal defense and filed a response to the complaints under review by a state judicial commission, denying 13 counts of violating judicial code. Day said the ethics review violates his "freedom of speech, association and free exercise of religion guaranteed under the U.S. and Oregon constitutions," according to a written statement by his spokesman, Patrick Korten. A U.S. Supreme Court decision in June legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, but some elected clerks and lower-court judges have opposed the ruling citing religious beliefs, including a Kentucky county clerk who was released from jail on Tuesday after refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

Father of slain Virginia journalist calls for action on gun violence Posted: 10 Sep 2015 02:51 PM PDT The father of a Virginia television journalist who was shot dead during a live broadcast last month took to the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to call on Congress to act on gun violence. Andy Parker, whose daughter Alison Parker was one of two journalists killed in the attack, joined Virginia's two senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and its governor, Terry McAuliffe, to call for more stringent laws requiring background checks for gun buyers.

Iran nuclear deal survives: Democrats block disapproval vote Posted: 10 Sep 2015 01:47 PM PDT The Iran nuclear deal has survived a key vote in the Senate, in a victory for President Barack Obama.

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