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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.