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• Sharpton to speak at funeral for slain New York City police officer
• Maine marijuana-legalization groups join forces on ballot measure
• Graham on GOP field: ‘How am I losing to these people?’
• Man accused of killing four at Texas SXSW festival heads to trial
• Guantanamo judge rejects 9/11 defense conflict of interest claim
• Massachusetts police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run
• Prosecution of U.S. police for killings surges to highest in decade
• Pennsylvania couple accused of starving son to death due in court
• Strong earthquake in Afghanistan shakes region
• Canadian authorities: 5 dead after whale vessel sinks
• U.S. union, GM reach tentative agreement on labor contract
• Florida bear cull called off; hunters kill nearly 300
• Chris Christie kicked out of Amtrak's quiet car
• In Hurricane Patricia's wake, heavy rains move toward Louisiana
• Oklahoma parade crash suspect charged with four counts of murder
• Timberwolves coach Saunders dies at age 60

Sharpton to speak at funeral for slain New York City police officer Posted: 26 Oct 2015 11:55 AM PDT The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to speak at the funeral on Wednesday for New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder, who was shot to death last week while on patrol in the city's East Harlem neighborhood. The prominent activist, media figure and long-time critic of the New York City Police Department was asked to speak at the service by Holder's father, a spokesman for Sharpton said. Holder, 33, was killed by a single shot to the head on Oct. 20, the fourth New York City officer to be killed in the line of duty in the last 12 months.

Maine marijuana-legalization groups join forces on ballot measure Posted: 26 Oct 2015 11:39 AM PDT Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in the state of Maine agreed on Monday to join forces in support of just one measure they want to put before voters in 2016. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol said that it would put its organization behind a ballot initiative submitted by Legalize Maine. Legalize Maine had already collected about 40,000 signatures of voters who support the initiative and would need a total of 61,000 by January to place the measure on a statewide ballot.

Graham on GOP field: ‘How am I losing to these people?’ Posted: 26 Oct 2015 10:31 AM PDT

Man accused of killing four at Texas SXSW festival heads to trial Posted: 26 Oct 2015 09:13 AM PDT Rashad Owens, 23, is facing 26 charges that include capital murder, which is punishable by death, for the accident at the annual SXSW celebration of music, technology and movies that draws tens of thousands to the Texas capital from around the world. Jamie West, 27, of Austin, and Steven Craenmehr, 35, of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, died at the scene. Sandy Thuy Le, 26, who had moved from Mississippi to Austin, died about a week later from injuries sustained in the accident and 18-year-old DeAndre Tatum, of Fort Worth, died shortly after that.

Guantanamo judge rejects 9/11 defense conflict of interest claim Posted: 26 Oct 2015 08:57 AM PDT A Guantanamo Bay judge on Monday rejected claims by lawyers for a Yemeni Sept. 11 suspect that a U.S. government investigation of the attorneys had created an ethical conflict of interest for them. Defense lawyers can file a motion if they believe the documents show there is a conflict that could compromise their representation, he said. The pre-trial hearing stemmed from claims by lawyers for Sept. 11 suspect Ramzi bin al Shibh.

Massachusetts police search for driver in fatal hit-and-run Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:36 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts police were searching on Monday for a driver who struck and killed a pedestrian as he attempted to cross a busy highway north of Boston late on Sunday.

Prosecution of U.S. police for killings surges to highest in decade Posted: 26 Oct 2015 05:02 AM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. police officers charged in fatal shootings has hit the highest level in a decade in 2015, new research shows, driven by greater scrutiny over use of deadly force. Public outrage over the deaths of black men at the hands of police in New York, Missouri and elsewhere have spurred prosecutions. Police body cameras and bystanders' videos also have helped bring cases, but even with the upturn, only a small percentage of police killings result in charges, lawyers and analysts say.

Pennsylvania couple accused of starving son to death due in court Posted: 26 Oct 2015 04:10 AM PDT The trial of a Pennsylvania couple accused of letting their 9-year-old disabled son starve to death and of nearly doing the same to a disabled daughter is due to start on Monday, but a prosecutor said jury selection had been canceled. The cancellation could mean that Jarrod Tutko, Sr., 39, and Kimberly Tutko, 30, had agreed to a plea deal, though prosecutor Sean McCormack would not comment on that possibility. The Tutkos, whose trial is scheduled to begin in Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, face criminal homicide and other charges over the death of their son, Jarrod, Jr., 9, last year and the abusive treatment of his sister, Arianna, 10.

Strong earthquake in Afghanistan shakes region Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:23 AM PDT The 7.7-magnitude quake shook buildings across South Asia from Kabul to Delhi.

Canadian authorities: 5 dead after whale vessel sinks Posted: 25 Oct 2015 11:45 PM PDT The boat, with 27 people on board, sank off Vancouver Island on Sunday, Canadian authorities said.

U.S. union, GM reach tentative agreement on labor contract Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:40 PM PDT Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co reached a tentative agreement for a new four-year labor contract, averting a threatened strike, the union said late on Sunday night. The proposed deal will now go to a council of several hundred UAW leaders from GM's U.S. plants meeting on Wednesday, who are expected to approve it. The contract then goes to a ratification vote of the UAW's 52,700 workers at GM.

Florida bear cull called off; hunters kill nearly 300 Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:04 PM PDT (Reuters) - Florida's first bear hunt in two decades, which sparked protests by animal rights activists, was called off after just two days after nearly 300 bears were killed, wildlife officials said on Sunday. The hunt, which was slated to last up to one week and allow as many as 320 black bears to be killed, was ended after 295 of the animals were "harvested," the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a statement. "Regulated hunting has a long, successful history of contributing to wildlife conservation in North America.

Chris Christie kicked out of Amtrak's quiet car Posted: 25 Oct 2015 06:27 PM PDT

In Hurricane Patricia's wake, heavy rains move toward Louisiana Posted: 25 Oct 2015 06:10 PM PDT By Amanda Orr HOUSTON (Reuters) - Torrential rains pounded southeastern Texas on Sunday as the remnants of Hurricane Patricia converged with a second storm system, but the area that is home to more than six million people and the center of the U.S. refinery industry sustained little damage. More than 9 inches (23 cm) of rain swelled rivers and flooded roads in parts of the Houston area, but no injuries or deaths were reported as of Sunday morning as flash flood warnings ended and storms targeted southwest Louisiana. "Expect rain all day, but (the) storm has largely passed with minor problems," Houston Mayor Annise Parker said on Twitter on Sunday.

Oklahoma parade crash suspect charged with four counts of murder Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:22 PM PDT An Oklahoma woman was charged on Sunday with four counts of second-degree murder a day after she allegedly crashed the car she was driving into a crowd at an Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring dozens, police said. Adacia Avery Chambers, 25, allegedly drove a gray Hyundai Elantra into a throng watching Saturday's Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Stillwater, about 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Oklahoma City. Police said they suspected she was intoxicated.

Timberwolves coach Saunders dies at age 60 Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT "It is with extreme sadness that the Minnesota Timberwolves today learned that Phil "Flip" Saunders, who served as the team's President of Basketball Operations and Head Coach, in addition to being a minority owner of the team, passed away today at age 60," the team said in a statement. Saunders, a veteran of 17 NBA seasons who posted a career record of 654-592, was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma, a cancer of the immune system, in June.

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