| Oregon mass shooting survivor posts account of blood, pain and healing Posted: 17 Oct 2015 12:10 PM PDT Mintz, a 30-year-old U.S. Army veteran who has been hailed as a hero for his selflessness during the attack at Umpqua Community College in the town of Roseburg, described shooter Chris Harper-Mercer as emotionless. "It started so normal, the day that is," Mintz wrote in a graphic, blow-by-blow account of the minutes before and after the shooting. Mintz described running through the library warning people, then heading back toward Snyder Hall, where shots had been fired. |
| Kardashians encouraged by Odom's improvement, People Magazine says Posted: 17 Oct 2015 11:53 AM PDT  (Reuters) - The improving health of former NBA star Lamar Odom four days after he collapsed at a Nevada brothel and fell into a coma has brightened the spirits of his loved ones, People Magazine reported on Saturday, citing a source close to his estranged wife Khloé Kardashian. Odom, who appeared with Kardashian and her family in two reality television shows, emerged from the coma on Friday and was removed from a ventilator that was assisting his breathing, celebrity media reported. "The family is still totally consumed by what's going on with Lamar, and Khloé is checking in with regular updates, but there was so much positivity," the unidentified source told People Magazine.
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| Texas birth certificate rules for immigrants' children stand for now: judge Posted: 17 Oct 2015 11:36 AM PDT  U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman declined to grant a preliminary injunction on Friday in a civil rights lawsuit filed in May over how Texas is complying with the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which grants citizenship to any child born on U.S. soil, regardless of parentage. The issue of U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants has become an issue in the November 2016 presidential campaign with Republican candidate Donald Trump questioning the automatic granting of citizenship and Jeb Bush drawing fire for his comments on the issue.
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| Trump, Bush call each other ‘pathetic’ in 9/11 spat Posted: 17 Oct 2015 09:37 AM PDT  Republican rivals Jeb Bush and Donald Trump called each other "pathetic" on Friday after Trump noted during an interview with Bloomberg TV that the September 11, 2001, terror attacks happened on President George W. Bush's watch.
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| Kerry urges 'ambitious' climate deal, warns on food security Posted: 17 Oct 2015 08:46 AM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged global leaders on Saturday to agree an "ambitious" deal at a climate conference in Paris in December, saying global warming was the biggest threat to global food security. "We need every country on the same page, pushing an ambitious, durable and inclusive agreement that will finally put us on the path toward a global clean-energy future," Kerry told an audience at the Milan Expo, where the focus is on "Feeding the planet" and new approaches to sustainable food. A climate deal would boost the confidence of businesses to invest in low-carbon, clean energy alternatives, and "hopefully move the private sector to be one of the great agents of action in addressing the climate challenge," he said.
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| How to become a U.S. citizen Posted: 17 Oct 2015 04:53 AM PDT  By Kaye Foley The debate over immigration reform and eventual citizenship is a heated one, especially on the campaign trail. And this time around is no different. But how does someone become a U.S. citizen? The first step for anyone coming to America is to get permanent resident status — or a green card.
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| Israelis kill 3 alleged Palestinian attackers Posted: 17 Oct 2015 04:35 AM PDT  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis shot dead three Palestinians they said had attacked them with knives on Saturday in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Hebron, the latest in a month of violent confrontations.
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| Two Palestinian stabbings thwarted, attackers killed: Israel Posted: 17 Oct 2015 01:53 AM PDT  Two Palestinians were shot dead on Saturday when they tried to stab Israelis in separate attacks in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, gripped by the worst street violence in years. In the first attack in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron, a Palestinian attempted to stab an Israeli civilian, the Israeli military said. Shortly after, Israeli border police stopped to question a Palestinian man walking in "a suspicious manner" through a neighborhood around East Jerusalem, a police spokesman said.
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| Vehicles mired in mud a day after California flooding Posted: 16 Oct 2015 09:53 PM PDT By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Crews on Friday reopened a key portion of a major California highway closed when flash floods sent a torrent of mud and debris onto the roadway, trapping dozens of motorists, officials said. All lanes of Interstate 5, which runs from Mexico to Canada, were reopened Friday evening, the California Highway Patrol said. Two major roadways were closed on Thursday when flash floods hit parts of the state. |
| U.S. House Benghazi panel grills Clinton aide Huma Abedin for six hours Posted: 16 Oct 2015 07:38 PM PDT  By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turmoil swirled again around the Republican-controlled Benghazi committee on Friday as it questioned a senior aide to Hillary Clinton, prompting fresh accusations that the panel was created to damage the Democratic front-runner's presidential campaign. In a six-hour closed door interview, members and staff sought answers from Huma Abedin, for years a close confidante of Clinton. Abedin has served as the former secretary of state's assistant at the time of the 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya that killed four Americans.
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| Chinese firms want to build, finance California high-speed train Posted: 16 Oct 2015 07:21 PM PDT  A team of Chinese firms, along with the Export-Import Bank of China, wants to build and finance a large part of California's proposed 800-mile high-speed rail project. The firms expressed their interest last month in a 23-page document sent to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The authority asked private companies from around the globe to help shape the state's strategy to launch the first stage of its train line, considered the most ambitious infrastructure project in the United States.
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| Father beat New York teen with cord in fatal church attack: police Posted: 16 Oct 2015 06:13 PM PDT  A man who said he witnessed a teenager being beaten to death inside a church in upstate New York testified at hearing on Friday that he saw the father of the victim hitting him with what he thought was a belt. A New York State Police investigator later testified that it was an electrical extension cord that Bruce Leonard, 65, used to thrash his son Lucas Leonard, 19, who authorities said died of his injuries. The elder Leonard and his wife Deborah Leonard, 59, have been charged with first-degree manslaughter.
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| Lamar Odom reported to emerge from coma three days after collapse Posted: 16 Oct 2015 04:37 PM PDT Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom remained hospitalized but was reported to be showing signs of recovery on Friday, three days after he collapsed at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had been using cocaine. Odom, 35, the estranged husband of reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian, has emerged from a coma and has been removed from a ventilator that was assisting his breathing, the E! online and television outlet reported, citing an unnamed source. E! also reported that the 35-year-old National Basketball Association veteran had opened his eyes, saw Kardashian at his bedside and said to her, "Hey, baby," then gave her a thumbs-up sign before falling back to sleep. |
| Spokeswoman for Lamar Odom's aunt says he woke up and spoke Posted: 16 Oct 2015 02:43 PM PDT  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom has regained consciousness, speaking and even offering a thumbs-up from his hospital bed, just days after being found in extremely critical condition at a Nevada brothel.
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