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• Kentucky clerk case divides religious liberty advocates
• Ben Carson Says He Fears for Future of US Without Change in Direction
• India police hunt for explosives' owner after deadly blast
• Insider vs. Outsider Matchup Finds Clinton, Trump Near Even
• America's city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago
• Trump criticizes Ben Carson, says he doesn't have 'energy'
• GOP leaders' complex fight to avoid federal shutdown
• Central Indian town angry at police after explosions kill 90
• Four firefighters injured in Northern California wildfire
• 4 firefighters suffer burns in fast-moving California fire
• Two sides resume talks in Seattle teachers' strike
• Police: Man detained in freeway shootings isn't top suspect

Kentucky clerk case divides religious liberty advocates Posted: 13 Sep 2015 12:24 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky clerk Kim Davis has become a hero to many conservative Christians who see her refusal to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court effectively legalized same-sex marriage as a litmus test for religious liberty in an increasingly secular culture.

Ben Carson Says He Fears for Future of US Without Change in Direction Posted: 13 Sep 2015 11:51 AM PDT Surging Republican presidential Ben Carson, who has been feuding with rival Donald Trump this week, expressed his concern for the future of the United States today, saying he fears the country "may not survive the future" without a change of direction.The retired neurosurgeon said his comments were not directly aimed at supporters of Trump, but rather voters all across the country. Carson is second to Trump in several polls in national and early-voting states."I'm going after everybody in America because, you know, we live in very perilous times," he said on ABC's "This Week. ...

India police hunt for explosives' owner after deadly blast Posted: 13 Sep 2015 10:43 AM PDT Police were hunting Sunday for the owner of an illegal cache of explosives blamed for a massive blast in a crowded restaurant in central India that left more than 80 people dead. The explosion, one of the worst such accidents in recent years, on Saturday morning tore through the restaurant building complex in central Madhya Pradesh state, packed with office workers and school children having breakfast. Some 100 people were also injured, the official said, as rescue workers wrapped up their search for more victims buried in the steel and concrete wreckage.

Insider vs. Outsider Matchup Finds Clinton, Trump Near Even Posted: 13 Sep 2015 08:48 AM PDT Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump run essentially evenly among registered voters in a head-to-head matchup for president in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, testament to the strength of party loyalty as well as to Trump's anti-establishment profile and anti-immigration views. The biggest by far is whether or not registered voters support Trump's positions on immigration.

America's city rankings set for Texas-sized shake up; Houston to edge past Chicago Posted: 13 Sep 2015 07:58 AM PDT By Jon Herskovitz HOUSTON (Reuters) - Hidden in the haze of the petrochemical plants and beyond the seemingly endless traffic jams, a Texas city has grown so large that it is poised to pass Chicago as the third biggest in the United States in the next decade. Houston has been one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities for years, fueled by an energy industry that provided the backbone of the economy, low taxes and prospects of employment that have attracted job seekers. Houston's move is also indicative of demographic shifts unfolding in the United States that will increase the population and political clout of the Lone Star State over the next several decades.

Trump criticizes Ben Carson, says he doesn't have 'energy' Posted: 13 Sep 2015 05:29 AM PDT BOONE, Iowa (AP) — With Rick Perry out of the Republican race for president, Donald Trump on Saturday focused his barbs on another opponent in the crowded field of primary candidates, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

GOP leaders' complex fight to avoid federal shutdown Posted: 13 Sep 2015 05:12 AM PDT No government shutdown this year, Republican congressional leaders say. But with Congress, it's never easy.

Central Indian town angry at police after explosions kill 90 Posted: 13 Sep 2015 03:00 AM PDT NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of residents of a central Indian town shouted slogans Sunday to protest a failure by police to arrest a contractor blamed for a massive explosion at a restaurant that killed 90 people.

Four firefighters injured in Northern California wildfire Posted: 12 Sep 2015 09:10 PM PDT Four firefighters were injured on Saturday in a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that forced the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said. The firefighters suffered second-degree burns as they battled the so-called Valley Fire, in Lake County, north of San Francisco, said Cal Fire spokesman Daniel Berlant. The Valley Fire broke out on Saturday afternoon and quickly spread to 10,000 acres (4,047 hectares), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on its website.

4 firefighters suffer burns in fast-moving California fire Posted: 12 Sep 2015 08:22 PM PDT ANGELS CAMP, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of people rushed to escape a massive wildfire charging across the tinder-dry Sierra Nevada foothills and another fast-moving blaze that broke out in Northern California Saturday, sending four firefighters to the hospital with burn injuries.

Two sides resume talks in Seattle teachers' strike Posted: 12 Sep 2015 07:28 PM PDT Representatives for the Seattle Education Association and Seattle Public Schools met separately with state mediators on Thursday and Friday. The two sides came together for talks on Saturday, said district spokeswoman Stacy Howard and union representative Rich Wood. The strike, which has forced the shutdown of all of Seattle's nearly 100 public schools, marked the first contract-related disruption of classes in three decades for the largest public education system in the Pacific Northwest.

Police: Man detained in freeway shootings isn't top suspect Posted: 12 Sep 2015 01:52 PM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — A man questioned in a string of Phoenix freeway shootings is not the prime suspect and investigators are pressing ahead with leads in a case that has left the city on edge for two weeks, authorities said Saturday.

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