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• Dallas police fatally shoot man they say opened fire on them
• White House cites August jump in children entering U.S. illegally
• Mother of Baby Doe held on $1M bond; no bail for boyfriend
• Mother of dead Massachusetts toddler held on $1 million bail
• APNewsBreak: US weighs abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
• Macy's to hire 85,000 workers for holiday shopping season
• Pentagon promotes 'Lean In' groups to boost women in leadership
• Authorities: Gun tests tie suspect to freeway shootings
• Emmys 2015: Best and worst moments
• Best and worst dressed at the Emmys
• Seattle teachers ratify three-year contract, ending labor dispute
• Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology
• Emmys 2015: All the Red Carpet Arrivals
• Award-winning gymnastics coach found dead in Indiana jail
• Authorities: Gun tests tie suspect to freeway shootings

Dallas police fatally shoot man they say opened fire on them Posted: 21 Sep 2015 12:10 PM PDT Dallas police fatally shot a man armed with a handgun on Monday after he opened fire at an apartment complex while officers were responding to an unrelated call, police said, adding he may have been seeking to die. Geraldo Ramirez, 24, fired several rounds in the air to draw the attention of officers who were investigating a car accident. Ramirez then began shooting at them, Deputy Chief Rob Sherwin told a news conference.

White House cites August jump in children entering U.S. illegally Posted: 21 Sep 2015 11:03 AM PDT The White House said on Monday there was a surprising increase in August in the number of children entering the country illegally after those figures fell steadily since the child migrant crisis a year ago. "We have seen over the last year a precipitous decline in the number of unaccompanied children attempting to enter this country without proper documentation and we have seen just in the last month, in the month of August, a surprising uptick," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

Mother of Baby Doe held on $1M bond; no bail for boyfriend Posted: 21 Sep 2015 09:04 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The mother of a young girl dubbed Baby Doe and identified almost three months after her remains washed up inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach was ordered held on $1 million cash bond Monday, and the mother's boyfriend was denied bail on murder charges.

Mother of dead Massachusetts toddler held on $1 million bail Posted: 21 Sep 2015 08:31 AM PDT The couple, Rachelle Bond, 40, and Michael McCarthy, 35, were arraigned on murder charges in Dorchester Municipal Court after authorities announced their arrest last week. The child's name was Bella Bond.

APNewsBreak: US weighs abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN Posted: 21 Sep 2015 07:43 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the United States may be willing to accept a United Nations condemnation of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba without a fight, The Associated Press has learned.

Macy's to hire 85,000 workers for holiday shopping season Posted: 21 Sep 2015 06:55 AM PDT (Reuters) - Department store chain Macy's Inc plans to hire 85,000 temporary workers in the United States for the holiday shopping season, down from 86,000 last year. Macy's said on Monday that about 12,000 positions would be based in direct-to-consumer fulfillment facilities in areas such as Arizona, Oklahoma and Connecticut. Macy's customer service centers will get 1,600 workers.

Pentagon promotes 'Lean In' groups to boost women in leadership Posted: 21 Sep 2015 05:36 AM PDT U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, keen to expand the number of women and minorities in military leadership, on Monday will endorse "Lean In" discussion groups sparked by Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's bestselling book, a senior defense official said. Carter and Sandberg will meet at the Pentagon with 15 women from all ranks and military services who already lead Lean In groups, followed by a news conference, where Carter will promote creation of more such groups, at government facilities and even during working hours. In recent years, the Pentagon has stepped up its recruitment of women and minorities, and is moving to open more - if not all - combat jobs to women, a continuing source of debate among military and civilian leaders.

Authorities: Gun tests tie suspect to freeway shootings Posted: 21 Sep 2015 03:09 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a pawn shop for months.

Emmys 2015: Best and worst moments Posted: 21 Sep 2015 12:55 AM PDT This year, the Emmys were actually pretty good!

Best and worst dressed at the Emmys Posted: 20 Sep 2015 10:09 PM PDT Despite the extreme L.A. heat, most stars still brought it in the style department.

Seattle teachers ratify three-year contract, ending labor dispute Posted: 20 Sep 2015 09:19 PM PDT The strike, which left many working parents scrambling to improvise childcare arrangements, marked the first labor-related disruption of classes in three decades for Seattle's public schools. Negotiators for the teachers union and the Seattle school district had reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday.

Pope meets Fidel Castro after warning against ideology Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:44 PM PDT Pope Francis met with Fidel Castro on Sunday after urging thousands of Cubans to serve one another and not an ideology...

Emmys 2015: All the Red Carpet Arrivals Posted: 20 Sep 2015 04:27 PM PDT

Award-winning gymnastics coach found dead in Indiana jail Posted: 20 Sep 2015 03:08 PM PDT Sharp, 49, was found dead on Saturday night in his cell at the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis, county sheriff's spokeswoman Katie Carlson said in a statement. Sharp had coached some members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team, according to the website for his business, Sharp's Gymnastics Academy in Indianapolis.

Authorities: Gun tests tie suspect to freeway shootings Posted: 20 Sep 2015 01:49 PM PDT Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway shootings and that his gun has been sitting in a pawn shop for months.

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