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• Runaway U.S. military blimp 'is down' in Pennsylvania: official
• Republicans pick Ryan for House speaker before budget vote
• GOP nominates Ryan as speaker, House set to OK
• Chicago budget, property tax increase win council approval
• Violent South Carolina arrest prompts concerns over school police
• Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI
• Judge blocks Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood clinics
• Sheriff's deputy to be fired in South Carolina classroom altercation: MSNBC
• S.C. sheriff to reveal findings of probe into black student's arrest
• Murdered New York City officer to be mourned by 1,000 police
• Labor friction escalates between California port truckers, shippers
• Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest
• Royals top Mets in instant classic Game 1
• One killed, college students injured in Pennsylvania crash
• 'Disturbing' arrest of black South Carolina student sparks federal, local probes
• Ben Carson’s record on abortion under scrutiny in Iowa
• County police chief in N.Y. resigns amid probe into beating allegations

Runaway U.S. military blimp 'is down' in Pennsylvania: official Posted: 28 Oct 2015 01:23 PM PDT (Reuters) - A high-tech U.S. military blimp equipped with radar to help detect a missile attack on the U.S. capital has landed in Montour County, Pennsylvania, a county emergency management official said on Wednesday. "It is down in Montour County," said John Thomas, a spokesman for the Columbia County emergency management agency.

Republicans pick Ryan for House speaker before budget vote Posted: 28 Oct 2015 01:06 PM PDT Paul Ryan was chosen by fellow Republicans as their nominee...

GOP nominates Ryan as speaker, House set to OK Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:02 PM PDT House Republicans nominated Rep. Paul Ryan on Wednesday to become the chamber's next speaker, rallying behind a youthful overachiever they hope will guide them out of weeks of internal feuding and disarray and point the party toward accomplishments they can highlight in next year's elections.

Chicago budget, property tax increase win council approval Posted: 28 Oct 2015 11:14 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's $7.8 billion fiscal 2016 budget and a historic property tax increase to pay for public safety worker pensions easily cleared the city council on Wednesday.

Violent South Carolina arrest prompts concerns over school police Posted: 28 Oct 2015 10:58 AM PDT Almost 31,000 "school resource officers" or other law enforcement officers are stationed at U.S. public schools, with another 13,060 sworn law enforcement officers spending at least part of their time at schools, according to U.S. Department of Education data. Americans have grown accustomed to the presence of armed and uniformed officers in schools since the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and numerous school shootings since.

Former House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty to lying to FBI Posted: 28 Oct 2015 09:53 AM PDT CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to the FBI in a hush-money scheme, agreeing to a deal with federal prosecutors that recommends he serve no more than six months in prison and averting a trial in the case.

Judge blocks Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood clinics Posted: 28 Oct 2015 09:06 AM PDT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Alabama from defunding Planned Parenthood health clinics amid controversy over the release of covertly recorded videos about the reproductive health organization's handling of aborted fetal tissue.

Sheriff's deputy to be fired in South Carolina classroom altercation: MSNBC Posted: 28 Oct 2015 07:45 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The white sheriff's deputy who was caught on video flipping a black high school student out of her classroom chair in Columbia, South Carolina, will be relieved of duty, MSNBC reported on Wednesday. MSNBC, citing sources, said the firing of Ben Fields, a sheriff's deputy in Richland County, South Carolina, is expected to be announced during a noon news conference. A spokesman for the Richland County sheriff's office declined to comment when asked about the report. (Reporting by Timothy Ahmann; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

S.C. sheriff to reveal findings of probe into black student's arrest Posted: 28 Oct 2015 06:21 AM PDT A white South Carolina deputy who flipped a black high school student out of her classroom chair in an encounter caught on video could learn as soon as Wednesday whether he will be allowed to remain on the police force. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott will announce at noon the findings of his agency's internal investigation of the incident at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, a spokesman said. Deputy Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos filmed by students showed him slamming a 16-year-old girl to the ground on Monday and dragging her across a classroom after she apparently refused to hand over her mobile phone to a teacher.

Murdered New York City officer to be mourned by 1,000 police Posted: 28 Oct 2015 04:07 AM PDT More than 1,000 police officers are expected to attend Wednesday's funeral of slain New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder, while one of the toughest critics of the police department keeps his distance. The service for Holder, 33, is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York, a week after he was shot to death while on patrol in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood.

Labor friction escalates between California port truckers, shippers Posted: 28 Oct 2015 03:50 AM PDT Long-simmering labor tensions between Southern California port truckers and shipping companies they accuse of wage theft escalated on Tuesday as a group of drivers demanded recognition as full-fledged employees and petitioned to join the Teamsters union. The action, according to the Teamsters, was taken by at least 50 drivers who work for New Jersey-based Intermodal Bridge Transport (IBT) hauling freight to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the busiest cargo hub in America. Teamsters officials said it marked an incremental but unprecedented effort in which workers treated by management as contractors had for the first time mustered a majority of their ranks to simultaneously seek employee status and union representation.

Sheriff to decide if deputy keeps job after classroom arrest Posted: 28 Oct 2015 02:42 AM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff's deputy who flipped a student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor for refusing to leave math class could learn as soon as Wednesday whether he will be fired.

Royals top Mets in instant classic Game 1 Posted: 27 Oct 2015 11:24 PM PDT Eric Hosmer makes up for a costly error by hitting a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 14th.

One killed, college students injured in Pennsylvania crash Posted: 27 Oct 2015 06:07 PM PDT A bus carrying members of the Lehigh University rowing teams collided with a car on a Pennsylvania highway on Tuesday, killing one person in the car and sending students to hospitals with minor injuries, police and campus officials said. The car erupted into flames after the collision on U.S. Route 22 near Bethlehem, said Pennsylvania State Police spokesman Marc Allen. Lehigh University spokeswoman Lori Friedman said the bus was carrying 20 members of the men's and women's rowing teams when the accident happened.

'Disturbing' arrest of black South Carolina student sparks federal, local probes Posted: 27 Oct 2015 05:35 PM PDT By Greg Lacour COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) - A white deputy who slammed a black South Carolina high school student to the ground during a classroom arrest became the focus of a federal probe on Tuesday, as civil rights groups called for him to be fired and charged with assault. Officer Ben Fields, 34, was suspended without pay after videos filmed by students showed him flipping an 18-year-old girl out of her chair and dragging her across a classroom for refusing a teacher's demand to put away her cell phone. The arrest at Spring Valley High School in Columbia on Monday drew swift condemnation on social media after the footage went viral and raised concerns over whether the use of police in schools can criminalize behavior once handled by educators.

Ben Carson’s record on abortion under scrutiny in Iowa Posted: 27 Oct 2015 05:03 PM PDT

County police chief in N.Y. resigns amid probe into beating allegations Posted: 27 Oct 2015 03:10 PM PDT A county police chief on Long Island, New York, resigned on Tuesday amid an ongoing federal probe into whether he beat a suspect accused of stealing a duffel bag from his car in 2012. James Burke, the chief of Suffolk County, one of the state's largest by population, stepped down on Tuesday after a 31-year career, his attorney confirmed. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the beating allegations, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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