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• Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate
• Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran: source
• Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated
• Delta jet with engine trouble lands safely in Portland, Oregon
• One killed in partial building collapse in New York: local media
• Deputy in stable condition after gunfight in Tennessee
• Tornado touches down in central Texas, heads toward population center
• Officers kill Kentucky fugitive suspected in police shooting
• Taking on the banks, $5 at a time: Clinton, Sanders target ATM fees
• Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama
• Police: Kentucky fugitive dies in shootout after manhunt
• Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood
• The end of John Boehner’s House and the beginning of the Paul Ryan era
• Two police officers shot in Tennessee firefight: broadcasters
• Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial

Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:43 PM PDT RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says the candidates weren't given a fair opportunity to outline their visions for the future.

Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran: source Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:38 AM PDT A prominent Iranian-American businessman has been detained by authorities in Iran, potentially throwing up another obstacle to closer U.S.-Iran ties in the wake of the nuclear deal between the countries. Siamak Namazi was detained by Iranian authorities in mid-October, according to a source briefed on the matter who requested anonymity. The source said Namazi had not been in Iran on business.

Two passengers still in hospital in Florida as plane fire investigated Posted: 30 Oct 2015 09:28 AM PDT Two adult passengers remained hospitalized as National Transportation Safety Board investigators began examining the engine on a Venezuela-bound 767 airplane that burst into flames before takeoff on Thursday at a South Florida airport, officials said. Twenty-one people were taken to Broward Health Medical Center for evaluation, one in serious condition, as 101 passengers and crew evacuated the Dynamic International Airways' Boeing 767-200ER using inflatable emergency slides, hospital spokeswoman Amy Erez said on Friday. Most of the injuries were bumps and bruises, according to Broward County Sheriff's Office spokesman Michael Jachles.

Delta jet with engine trouble lands safely in Portland, Oregon Posted: 30 Oct 2015 09:11 AM PDT The crew of Delta Flight 1831 from Portland, Oregon, to Salt Lake City, Utah, chose to return to Portland after receiving an indication of a possible issue with one of the aircraft's engines, the statement said. The plane, a Boeing 757 with 169 passengers and six crew members, landed without incident and taxied to the gate where maintenance technicians evaluated it, Delta said. There were no injuries, according to Port of Portland spokesman Steve Johnson.

One killed in partial building collapse in New York: local media Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:38 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - One person was killed and another injured on Friday when a building partially collapsed in New York City, local media reported.

Deputy in stable condition after gunfight in Tennessee Posted: 30 Oct 2015 06:40 AM PDT A sheriff's deputy is in stable condition on Friday morning, the day after he was involved in a gunfight with a man who broke into a house in central Tennessee, officials said. The Lewis County deputy, who was not identified, was shot twice, once in the arm and the other in an undetermined location, and was flown by helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), which is investigating the incident. The deputy is in stable condition, according to the Lewis County Sheriff's Department.

Tornado touches down in central Texas, heads toward population center Posted: 30 Oct 2015 06:24 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A tornado touched down in central Texas on Friday and was heading toward the city of San Marcos, weather forecasters said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the tornado that also had Interstate 35, a major corridor for north-south transport in the country, on its path. The tornado first touched down near Zorn, about 40 miles southwest of Austin. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

Officers kill Kentucky fugitive suspected in police shooting Posted: 30 Oct 2015 05:20 AM PDT Floyd Ray Cook, 62, was accused of attempted first-degree murder after allegedly wounding a police officer on Saturday in rural Tennessee and later shooting at a Kentucky trooper across the border, Kentucky State Police said. Cook, who had been on the run for days, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers south of Burkesville, Kentucky, police said.

Taking on the banks, $5 at a time: Clinton, Sanders target ATM fees Posted: 30 Oct 2015 03:27 AM PDT

Senate OKs budget and debt deal, sends measure to Obama Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress early Friday sent President Barack Obama an ambitious budget and debt measure that averts a catastrophic national default and sets spending priorities for the next two years.

Police: Kentucky fugitive dies in shootout after manhunt Posted: 30 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT A man accused of firing at police in two states was killed in a shootout with authorities.

Judge orders Louisiana to continue funding Planned Parenthood Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:35 PM PDT A Louisiana judge issued an order on Thursday blocking attempts to defund Planned Parenthood clinics in the state, finding that more than 5,000 low-income patients would lose access to healthcare including cancer screenings and gynecology exams. U.S. District Judge John deGravelles issued a preliminary injunction that requires Louisiana to continue providing Medicaid funding to the reproductive health organization's clinics. Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican candidate for president, moved to strip the group's funding this summer after the release of secretly recorded videos about how Planned Parenthood handles the tissue of aborted fetuses.

The end of John Boehner’s House and the beginning of the Paul Ryan era Posted: 29 Oct 2015 08:45 PM PDT Republicans hope the young lawmaker can mend the splintered party and woo voters in 2016.

Two police officers shot in Tennessee firefight: broadcasters Posted: 29 Oct 2015 08:14 PM PDT NBC-affiliate WSMV cited Hohenwald's police chief as saying three officers responded to an aggravated robbery at a home when a suspect opened fire and was killed during the exchange. One struck in the arm and was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, WSMV reported. Another officer was hit in the chest but the officer was wearing body armor and he was treated at the scene in Hohenwald, a city of some 3,700 residents about 70 miles (45 miles) southwest of Nashville.

Year in jail for former U.S. prep school student in sex assault trial Posted: 29 Oct 2015 01:49 PM PDT A New Hampshire judge on Thursday sentenced a former student at an elite prep school to serve one year in prison for luring an underage classmate into a sexual encounter. Owen Labrie, 20, was convicted in August at the end of a high-profile trial that cast a harsh light on the culture of the elite St. Paul's School and its tradition of a "senior salute," in which final-year students invited underclassmen for sexual encounters. Labrie could be seen crossing himself in a gesture of prayer as he waited for Merrimack County Superior Court Judge Larry Smukler to issue his sentence.

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