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• Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds
• Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge
• Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media
• Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer
• Egypt PM: Russian plane wth more than 200 aboard crashes in Sinai
• Egypt says Russian airliner has crashed in Sinai
• Interior minister: 27 dead in club fire in Bucharest
• Arizona governor signs $3.5 billion education plan to end lawsuit
• Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured
• Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought
• Romanian nightclub explosion leaves 26 dead, dozens injured
• Colorado carjacker gets 160 years for crime spree caught on live TV
• US commandos heading into Syria, White House says

Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds Posted: 31 Oct 2015 12:03 PM PDT Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Friday and Tuesday, part of a push to reduce America's soaring incarceration rate, will immediately be turned over to U.S. immigration authorities for deportation proceedings. While this weekend will be a happy occasion for the thousands of inmates who are U.S. citizens and will reunite with their families, many of the roughly 1,780 foreign inmates to be put on the deportation track will leave family members behind in the United States. Despite Obama administration assurances that the transfer of ex-convicts into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a routine occurrence, immigrant advocates worry they may not receive due process as they leave.

Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge Posted: 31 Oct 2015 11:16 AM PDT Columbus police stopped Barrett, 20, at a campus area checkpoint and gave him a misdemeanor citation for impaired driving, the school said in a brief statement. The suspension by head coach Urban Meyer will keep the sophomore out of Ohio State's Nov. 7 game against Minnesota, the school said. Police told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper that Barrett's blood-alcohol content was .099 when he was stopped.

Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media Posted: 31 Oct 2015 10:41 AM PDT Texans documented the powerful floods that submerged cars, knocked out power, and left two people dead and two missing as heavy rains continued to soak parts of the state Saturday morning.

Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer Posted: 31 Oct 2015 04:21 AM PDT The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy on Saturday at the funeral of Florida musician Corey Jones, who was gunned down by a plainclothes police officer earlier this month. Jones' death, the latest in a string of fatal incidents in the United States involving police and black men, has sparked calls for greater transparency after the local sheriff's office released few details following the shooting. Plans to have the eulogy delivered by Sharpton, a prominent activist, media and civil rights figure, were announced by lawyers for Jones' family.

Egypt PM: Russian plane wth more than 200 aboard crashes in Sinai Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:38 AM PDT The aircraft went down in the restive central Sinai, an official says.

Egypt says Russian airliner has crashed in Sinai Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:21 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt confirmed on Saturday that a Russian passenger plan had crashed in central Sinai. A statement from the prime minister's office said Sherif Ismail had formed a cabinet level crisis committee to deal with the crash. (Reporting by Ehab Farouk; editing by Susan Thomas)

Interior minister: 27 dead in club fire in Bucharest Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:41 PM PDT A heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked the deadly blaze.

Arizona governor signs $3.5 billion education plan to end lawsuit Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:41 PM PDT By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation on Friday to pump $3.5 billion more into education coffers over the next decade and settle a five-year-old legal dispute. The Republican governor acted quickly in approving a three-bill package to provide new funds for kindergarten through 12th grade students in public and charter schools, pending a special election. "These are real dollars that will have a real impact in the everyday lives of our kids and teachers," Ducey said at a signing ceremony.

Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured Posted: 30 Oct 2015 07:20 PM PDT By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said. Several witnesses said there were fireworks inside the club. Colectiv Club's Facebook page said the show would feature pyrotechnic effects.

Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought Posted: 30 Oct 2015 07:04 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Upscale Beverly Hills is among four California cities whose water utilities have been fined for not forcing residents to conserve enough water during California's unrelenting four-year drought, officials said on Friday. The wealthy Los Angeles area municipality was fined $61,000 on Thursday, making it the only community not located in a desert to be assessed penalties, the California State Water Resources Board said. "Some urban water suppliers simply have not met the requirements laid before them," said Cris Carrigan, director of the water board's Office of Enforcement.

Romanian nightclub explosion leaves 26 dead, dozens injured Posted: 30 Oct 2015 05:06 PM PDT At least 26 people died and 88 were injured in an explosion and fire in a Bucharest, Romania, nightclub where hundreds of people had gathered late on Friday, government officials said, in one of the capital's worst incidents in decades. The death toll may still climb at the club, which hosted a rock concert attended by up to 400, Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said. Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea said an investigation into the causes of the incident was already underway.

Colorado carjacker gets 160 years for crime spree caught on live TV Posted: 30 Oct 2015 04:18 PM PDT A Colorado man convicted of carjacking three vehicles, including one with a 4-year-old boy inside, was sentenced on Friday to 160 years in prison for the high-speed chase that was seen on live TV, prosecutors said. Ryan Stone, 30, was found guilty in April of 11 felonies including attempted manslaughter and first-degree assault for injuries sustained by a police officer who tried to stop him, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Stone told Douglas County District Court Judge Paul King he was remorseful for the March 2014 crime spree that spanned five counties, covered 75 miles, and was broadcast live by a Denver news station's helicopter.

US commandos heading into Syria, White House says Posted: 30 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A small number of U.S. special operations forces will be sent to northern Syria to work with local troops in the fight against Islamic State militants, the White House announced Friday, marking the first time Americans will be deployed openly on the ground in the country.

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• Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate
• Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran: source
• Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated
• Delta jet with engine trouble lands safely in Portland, Oregon
• One killed in partial building collapse in New York: local media
• Deputy in stable condition after gunfight in Tennessee
• Tornado touches down in central Texas, heads toward population center
• Officers kill Kentucky fugitive suspected in police shooting
• Taking on the banks, $5 at a time: Clinton, Sanders target ATM fees
• Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama
• Police: Kentucky fugitive dies in shootout after manhunt
• Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood
• The end of John Boehner’s House and the beginning of the Paul Ryan era
• Two police officers shot in Tennessee firefight: broadcasters
• Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial

Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:43 PM PDT RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says the candidates weren't given a fair opportunity to outline their visions for the future.

Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran: source Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:38 AM PDT A prominent Iranian-American businessman has been detained by authorities in Iran, potentially throwing up another obstacle to closer U.S.-Iran ties in the wake of the nuclear deal between the countries. Siamak Namazi was detained by Iranian authorities in mid-October, according to a source briefed on the matter who requested anonymity. The source said Namazi had not been in Iran on business.

Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated Posted: 30 Oct 2015 09:28 AM PDT Two adult passengers remained hospitalized as National Transportation Safety Board investigators began examining the engine on a Venezuela-bound 767 airplane that burst into flames before takeoff on Thursday at a South Florida airport, officials said. Twenty-one people were taken to Broward Health Medical Center for evaluation, one in serious condition, as 101 passengers and crew evacuated the Dynamic International Airways' Boeing 767-200ER using inflatable emergency slides, hospital spokeswoman Amy Erez said on Friday. Most of the injuries were bumps and bruises, according to Broward County Sheriff's Office spokesman Michael Jachles.

Delta jet with engine trouble lands safely in Portland, Oregon Posted: 30 Oct 2015 09:11 AM PDT The crew of Delta Flight 1831 from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City, Utah, chose to return to Portland after receiving an indication of a possible issue with one of the aircraft's engines, the statement said. The plane, a Boeing 757 with 169 passengers and six crew members, landed without incident and taxied to the gate where maintenance technicians evaluated it, Delta said. There were no injuries, according to Port of Portland spokesman Steve Johnson.

One killed in partial building collapse in New York: local media Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:38 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - One person was killed and another injured on Friday when a building partially collapsed in New York City, local media reported.

Deputy in stable condition after gunfight in Tennessee Posted: 30 Oct 2015 06:40 AM PDT A sheriff's deputy is in stable condition on Friday morning, the day after he was involved in a gunfight with a man who broke into a house in central Tennessee, officials said. The Lewis County deputy, who was not identified, was shot twice, once in the arm and the other in an undetermined location, and was flown by helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), which is investigating the incident. The deputy is in stable condition, according to the Lewis County Sheriff's Department.

Tornado touches down in central Texas, heads toward population center Posted: 30 Oct 2015 06:24 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A tornado touched down in central Texas on Friday and was heading toward the city of San Marcos, weather forecasters said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the tornado that also had Interstate 35, a major corridor for north-south transport in the country, on its path. The tornado first touched down near Zorn, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Officers kill Kentucky fugitive suspected in police shooting Posted: 30 Oct 2015 05:20 AM PDT Floyd Ray Cook, 62, was accused of attempted first-degree murder after allegedly wounding a police officer on Saturday in rural Tennessee and later shooting at a Kentucky trooper across the border, Kentucky State Police said. Cook, who had been on the run for days, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers south of Burkesville, Kentucky, police said.

Taking on the banks, $5 at a time: Clinton, Sanders target ATM fees Posted: 30 Oct 2015 03:27 AM PDT

Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress early Friday sent President Barack Obama an ambitious budget and debt measure that averts a catastrophic national default and sets spending priorities for the next two years.

Police: Kentucky fugitive dies in shootout after manhunt Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT A man accused of firing at police in two states was killed in a shootout with authorities.

Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:35 PM PDT A Louisiana judge issued an order on Thursday blocking attempts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, finding that more than 5,000 low-income patients would lose access to healthcare including cancer screenings and gynecology exams. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a preliminary injunction that requires Louisiana to continue providing Medicaid funding to the reproductive health organization's clinics. Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican candidate for president, moved to strip the group's funding this summer after the release of secretly recorded videos about how Planned Parenthood handles the tissue of aborted fetuses.

The end of John Boehner’s House and the beginning of the Paul Ryan era Posted: 29 Oct 2015 08:45 PM PDT Republicans hope the young lawmaker can mend the splintered party and woo voters in 2016.

Two police officers shot in Tennessee firefight: broadcasters Posted: 29 Oct 2015 08:14 PM PDT NBC-affiliate WSMV cited Hohenwald's police chief as saying three officers responded to an aggravated robbery at a home when a suspect opened fire and was killed during the exchange. One struck in the arm and was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, WSMV reported. Another officer was hit in the chest but the officer was wearing body armor and he was treated at the scene in Hohenwald, a city of some 3,700 residents about 70 miles (45 miles) southwest of Nashville.

Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial Posted: 29 Oct 2015 01:49 PM PDT A New Hampshire judge on Thursday sentenced a former student at an elite prep school to serve one year in prison for luring an underage classmate into a sexual encounter. Owen Labrie, 20, was convicted in August at the end of a high-profile trial that cast a harsh light on the culture of the elite St. Paul's School and its tradition of a "senior salute," in which final-year students invited underclassmen for sexual encounters. Labrie could be seen crossing himself in a gesture of prayer as he waited for Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Larry Smukler to issue his sentence.

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• House GOP, eager to mend wounds, ready to make Ryan speaker
• Allen Stanford loses appeal of Ponzi scheme conviction
• South Carolina church massacre detailed in newly released documents
• Dynamic Airways jet catches fire at Florida airport, passengers evacuated
• China ends one-child policy
• House GOP, eager to mend wounds, votes to make Ryan speaker
• U.S. won't halt NSA phone spying program ahead of ban
• Florida to execute man convicted in quadruple murder
• Rubio fights back after Bush attacks voting record
• Runaway U.S. military blimp wreaks havoc in Pennsylvania
• Republicans Bush, Rubio turn on each other in presidential debate
• Bodies of two women discovered in Los Angeles park
• Three people shot at Indianapolis mall: police
• Several people shot at Indianapolis mall: local media
• Live updates: Third Republican debate
• GOP senator: Pot could help Colorado’s image

House GOP, eager to mend wounds, ready to make Ryan speaker Posted: 29 Oct 2015 01:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Outgoing Speaker John Boehner bade farewell to his colleagues Thursday as the House commenced the political pageantry of electing Paul Ryan to replace him, with Republicans hoping the young but seasoned lawmaker can mend the splintered party's self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections.

Allen Stanford loses appeal of Ponzi scheme conviction Posted: 29 Oct 2015 12:44 PM PDT The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans turned aside several arguments raised by Stanford, including that the trial court showed favoritism to prosecutors and that the sentence was too long. Stanford, 65, was convicted in March 2012 over what prosecutors called a scam centered on his sale of fraudulent high-yielding certificates of deposit through his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank.

South Carolina church massacre detailed in newly released documents Posted: 29 Oct 2015 11:38 AM PDT Police logs released on Thursday revealed a chilling account of the June 17 massacre at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, that killed nine people. The accounts cited calls from a person inside Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and another who hid in an office in the church, which is the oldest African-American congregation in the southern United States. "People shot down ... Shot pastor ... Man is still here ... Lower level ...," an entry in the police communications log said.

Dynamic Airways jet catches fire at Florida airport, passengers evacuated Posted: 29 Oct 2015 11:06 AM PDT Passengers were forced to evacuate a Dynamic International Airways' Boeing 767 headed for Venezuela on Thursday after the plane's engine caught fire on the airport runway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, officials said. There were "several injuries" after the engine caught fire, Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a Twitter post. Passengers were evacuated via slides onto the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport about 12:45 p.m, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

China ends one-child policy Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:35 AM PDT China announced the end of its hugely controversial one-child policy on Thursday, after decades of strict, sometimes brutal enforcement left it with an ageing population and shrinking workforce that has heightened the challenges of slowing economic growth. All couples will be allowed two children, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a communique issued by the ruling Communist Party following a four-day meeting in Beijing. The historic change was "intended to balance population development and address the challenge of an ageing population", Xinhua said.

House GOP, eager to mend wounds, votes to make Ryan speaker Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:53 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan captured enough House votes Thursday to become the chamber's next speaker, as a splintered Republican Party turned to the youthful but seasoned lawmaker to mend its self-inflicted wounds and craft a conservative message to woo voters in next year's elections.

U.S. won't halt NSA phone spying program ahead of ban Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:35 AM PDT A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the federal government's collection of phone records belonging to millions of Americans during a "transition" period to a new scheme that bans the controversial surveillance. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, which in May found the National Security Agency's sweeping program illegal, said it would not disturb Congress' decision to provide a 180-day transition period to allow an orderly end to the program.

Florida to execute man convicted in quadruple murder Posted: 29 Oct 2015 04:18 AM PDT Florida plans to execute on Thursday a man who was convicted of fatally stabbing his young daughter, his ex-wife and two of her relatives in a jealous rampage 30 years ago. Jerry Correll, 59, is scheduled to die by injection at 6 p.m. in the execution chamber at Florida State Prison. Correll's execution was originally set for February but was delayed as the U.S. Supreme Court weighed a challenge to the drug midazolam, a sedative used during the state's lethal injection protocol.

Rubio fights back after Bush attacks voting record Posted: 28 Oct 2015 09:17 PM PDT The Florida senator is questioned by Bush, a constituent, about why he's missed so many votes.

Runaway U.S. military blimp wreaks havoc in Pennsylvania Posted: 28 Oct 2015 09:02 PM PDT EXCHANGE, Pa./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-tech U.S. military blimp designed to detect a missile attack came loose on Wednesday and wreaked havoc as it floated from Maryland into Pennsylvania while dragging more than a mile of cable and knocking out power to thousands. The U.S. military scrambled two armed F-16 fighter jets to keep watch as the massive blimp traveled into civilian airspace after coming untethered from its base at Aberdeen Proving Ground, a U.S. Army facility 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Baltimore. Pentagon officials said they were unsure why the 242-foot-long blimp broke free at 12:20 p.m. Military officials wrestled for hours over the best way to bring it down safely, but eventually it deflated on its own.

Republicans Bush, Rubio turn on each other in presidential debate Posted: 28 Oct 2015 06:52 PM PDT By Steve Holland and James Oliphant BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush lashed out at rival Marco Rubio in a spirited debate on Wednesday, joining a Florida newspaper in suggesting Rubio should resign his Senate seat given all of his missed votes. With time running short until the first nominating contest in three months, the Republicans were quick to leap to the attack at a debate that featured frequent personal criticism and many candidates talking over the moderators in their haste to make points. Rubio, a U.S. senator from Florida, defended his record of missing about one-third of his Senate votes this year while campaigning for the White House and said a Florida newspaper's call for him to resign was evidence of "the bias that exists in the American media today." Bush, former Florida governor and once considered a mentor to Rubio, was not buying the explanation.

Bodies of two women discovered in Los Angeles park Posted: 28 Oct 2015 05:47 PM PDT (Reuters) - The bodies of two women were discovered in a Los Angeles park on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Three people shot at Indianapolis mall: police Posted: 28 Oct 2015 05:14 PM PDT Three people were wounded by gunfire on Wednesday evening inside the Washington Square Mall on the east side of Indianapolis, an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police spokesman said. The three victims managed to run through a Target Store connected to the mall after the shooting and they were taken to nearby hospitals, Indianapolis Police Sergeant Kendale Adams said. Indianapolis police responded to the mall at about 6:30 p.m. on reports of multiple people shot, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported.

Several people shot at Indianapolis mall: local media Posted: 28 Oct 2015 04:41 PM PDT (Reuters) - Up to three people were wounded in a shooting on Wednesday at Washington Square Mall in Indianapolis, Indianapolis television station WTHR reported, citing Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers. Their conditions were not immediately known, WTHR reported. Indianapolis police responded to the mall at about 6:30 p.m. on the report of people shot, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported. (Reporting by David Bailey in MinneapolisEditing by Sandra Maler)

Live updates: Third Republican debate Posted: 28 Oct 2015 04:23 PM PDT The top ten Republican presidential hopefuls go head-to-head at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

GOP senator: Pot could help Colorado’s image Posted: 28 Oct 2015 03:35 PM PDT Sen. Cory Gardner says that legal pot, "done properly," could be a boon to the Centennial State's image.

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