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• Bush slashing spending, shifting staff amid campaign woes
• Soldier Killed in Iraq Raid Belonged to Delta Force
• Pentagon names Oklahoma soldier killed in Iraq raid
• Police hunt suspects in Tennessee college campus shooting that left one dead
• Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old
• Man who sent details on U.S. military jets to Iran to be sentenced
• At least 42 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades
• Mexico's Pacific Coast braces for monster Hurricane Patricia
• Benghazi panel gives Hillary Clinton a presidential platform
• Media reports say three people hurt in shooting at Tennessee college campus
• Under GOP grilling, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi
• Clinton defends her Benghazi record in face of Republican criticism
• Paul Ryan is in, will seek job of House Speaker
• Paul Ryan announces candidacy for House Speaker
• Fairness Project vies to raise the minimum wage at the ballot box
• Obama vetoes defense bill; tells Congress 'Let's do this right'

Bush slashing spending, shifting staff amid campaign woes Posted: 23 Oct 2015 11:11 AM PDT

Soldier Killed in Iraq Raid Belonged to Delta Force Posted: 23 Oct 2015 08:43 AM PDT The U.S. Army soldier killed in the raid that freed 70 hostages from an ISIS prison in northern Iraq was a veteran member of the elite Delta Force, U.S. military sources told ABC News. Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler is the first American combat death in Iraq since American troops returned in mid-2014 to train, advise and assist the Iraqi military to fight ISIS, military officials said.

Pentagon names Oklahoma soldier killed in Iraq raid Posted: 23 Oct 2015 08:09 AM PDT The U.S. commando killed in a special operations raid on Thursday in Iraq against Islamic State was a 39-year-old soldier from Oklahoma, the Pentagon said on Friday. Master Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler, of Roland, Okla., was killed during an overnight mission to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq, becoming the first American to die in ground combat with the group. Sixty-nine hostages were rescued in the action, which targeted an Islamic State prison around 7 kilometers (4 miles) north of the town of Hawija, according to Kurdish officials.

Police hunt suspects in Tennessee college campus shooting that left one dead Posted: 23 Oct 2015 06:47 AM PDT Police said on Friday they had recovered a pistol and were looking for suspects after gunfire erupted on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville, killing one man. The shooting, which occurred just before 11 p.m. local time on Thursday, stemmed from a dispute over a dice game in an outdoor courtyard that escalated into a physical fight, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said. There have been several incidents of gun violence at or near U.S. schools in October, including deadly episodes on the campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff and adjacent to Texas Southern University in Houston.

Chicago dad appears in court over accidental shooting of three-year-old Posted: 23 Oct 2015 05:26 AM PDT A Chicago man who has been charged with felony child endangerment after his 3-year-old son was shot and killed by his 6-year-old brother will appear in court on Friday for a preliminary hearing. The 6-year-old found the loaded revolver on top of the refrigerator and shot little brother Eian Santiago last Saturday while the two were playing "cops and robbers," according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. The boys' father, Michael Santiago, 25, is out on bail.

Man who sent details on U.S. military jets to Iran to be sentenced Posted: 23 Oct 2015 04:25 AM PDT A dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who pleaded guilty to trying to export sensitive information about U.S. military jets to his native Iran could be sentenced to up to 10 years in federal prison at a hearing on Friday. Mozaffar Khazaee, who had worked as an engineer at U.S. defense contractor Pratt & Whitney, was arrested in January 2014 as he tried to leave the country with sensitive material about the engines for the U.S. Air Force's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor aircraft in his luggage. While he pleaded guilty to the charges, Khazaee maintained in court papers that he sent information on the jets as part of a presentation he had prepared while seeking a job with an Iranian university after being laid off by his prior employer, a unit of diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp., in 2013.

At least 42 killed in French bus crash, worst in decades Posted: 23 Oct 2015 03:17 AM PDT By Regis DUVIGNAU PUISSEGUIN, France (Reuters) - At least 42 people died when a bus carrying elderly day-trippers collided head-on with a truck and caught fire near Bordeaux early on Friday, in France's worst road crash in more than 30 years. Another eight people were injured in the collision on a country road near Puisseguin in the Gironde region about 60km (35 miles) east of Bordeaux, the local prefect's office said in a statement. The bus was carrying about 50 pensioners south to the Bearn region from their homes in the village of Petit Palais and surrounding hamlets, all just a few kilometers away from the crash site, said officials.

Mexico's Pacific Coast braces for monster Hurricane Patricia Posted: 23 Oct 2015 02:44 AM PDT MANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — Residents of a stretch of Mexico's Pacific Coast dotted with resorts and fishing villages boarded up homes and bought supplies ahead of Friday's arrival of Hurricane Patricia, a monster Category 5 storm that forecasters warned could be catastrophic.

Benghazi panel gives Hillary Clinton a presidential platform Posted: 23 Oct 2015 01:37 AM PDT The 11-hour hearing brings out little new information and no major missteps by Clinton.

Media reports say three people hurt in shooting at Tennessee college campus Posted: 22 Oct 2015 11:22 PM PDT (Reuters) - Tennessee media reported that three people were shot and wounded on the campus of Tennessee State University in Nashville late on Thursday.

Under GOP grilling, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi Posted: 22 Oct 2015 06:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton strove to close the book on the worst episode of her tenure as secretary of state Thursday, battling Republican questions in a marathon hearing that grew contentious but revealed little new about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. She firmly defended her record while seeking to avoid any mishap that might damage her presidential campaign.

Clinton defends her Benghazi record in face of Republican criticism Posted: 22 Oct 2015 05:40 PM PDT By Jonathan Allen and John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton deflected harsh Republican criticism of her handling of the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, at a testy hearing in Congress on Thursday that seemed unlikely to put a dent in the front-runner's campaign. At a sometimes bitter day-long hearing, the former secretary of state shrugged off Republican accusations that she ignored requests for security upgrades in Libya and misinformed the public about the cause of the attack by suspected Islamist militants that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Benghazi. Clinton, 67, avoided the fray during several heated exchanges between Republicans and her Democratic allies, and stayed composed under aggressive questioning from Republican lawmakers.

Paul Ryan is in, will seek job of House Speaker Posted: 22 Oct 2015 04:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Paul Ryan on Thursday formally declared his candidacy for speaker of the House after getting unified support from across the Republican conference.

Paul Ryan announces candidacy for House Speaker Posted: 22 Oct 2015 04:02 PM PDT U.S. Republican congressman Paul Ryan formally announced his candidacy for speaker of the House of Representatives on Thursday after he nailed down crucial endorsements from Republican factions. Ryan earlier this week said he was open to replacing retiring House Speaker John Boehner, but only if he could win the unified backing of his divided party colleagues in the House.

Fairness Project vies to raise the minimum wage at the ballot box Posted: 22 Oct 2015 02:55 PM PDT

Obama vetoes defense bill; tells Congress 'Let's do this right' Posted: 22 Oct 2015 01:50 PM PDT President Barack Obama officially vetoed the $612 billion annual defense authorization bill on Thursday, returning the measure to Congress because of the way it uses money meant for war spending to avoid automatic budget cuts to military programs. "I'm going to be sending it back to Congress and my message to them is very simple: 'Let's do this right,'" Obama told reporters. Let's have a budget that properly funds our national security as well as economic security," he said.

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