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• Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds
• Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge
• Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media
• Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer
• Egypt PM: Russian plane wth more than 200 aboard crashes in Sinai
• Egypt says Russian airliner has crashed in Sinai
• Interior minister: 27 dead in club fire in Bucharest
• Arizona governor signs $3.5 billion education plan to end lawsuit
• Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured
• Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought
• Romanian nightclub explosion leaves 26 dead, dozens injured
• Colorado carjacker gets 160 years for crime spree caught on live TV
• US commandos heading into Syria, White House says

Mass release of U.S. prisoners spells deportation for hundreds Posted: 31 Oct 2015 12:03 PM PDT Almost a third of 6,000 federal prisoners scheduled to be freed between Friday and Tuesday, part of a push to reduce America's soaring incarceration rate, will immediately be turned over to U.S. immigration authorities for deportation proceedings. While this weekend will be a happy occasion for the thousands of inmates who are U.S. citizens and will reunite with their families, many of the roughly 1,780 foreign inmates to be put on the deportation track will leave family members behind in the United States. Despite Obama administration assurances that the transfer of ex-convicts into the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a routine occurrence, immigrant advocates worry they may not receive due process as they leave.

Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge Posted: 31 Oct 2015 11:16 AM PDT Columbus police stopped Barrett, 20, at a campus area checkpoint and gave him a misdemeanor citation for impaired driving, the school said in a brief statement. The suspension by head coach Urban Meyer will keep the sophomore out of Ohio State's Nov. 7 game against Minnesota, the school said. Police told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper that Barrett's blood-alcohol content was .099 when he was stopped.

Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media Posted: 31 Oct 2015 10:41 AM PDT Texans documented the powerful floods that submerged cars, knocked out power, and left two people dead and two missing as heavy rains continued to soak parts of the state Saturday morning.

Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer Posted: 31 Oct 2015 04:21 AM PDT The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy on Saturday at the funeral of Florida musician Corey Jones, who was gunned down by a plainclothes police officer earlier this month. Jones' death, the latest in a string of fatal incidents in the United States involving police and black men, has sparked calls for greater transparency after the local sheriff's office released few details following the shooting. Plans to have the eulogy delivered by Sharpton, a prominent activist, media and civil rights figure, were announced by lawyers for Jones' family.

Egypt PM: Russian plane wth more than 200 aboard crashes in Sinai Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:38 AM PDT The aircraft went down in the restive central Sinai, an official says.

Egypt says Russian airliner has crashed in Sinai Posted: 31 Oct 2015 01:21 AM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt confirmed on Saturday that a Russian passenger plan had crashed in central Sinai. A statement from the prime minister's office said Sherif Ismail had formed a cabinet level crisis committee to deal with the crash. (Reporting by Ehab Farouk; editing by Susan Thomas)

Interior minister: 27 dead in club fire in Bucharest Posted: 30 Oct 2015 11:41 PM PDT A heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked the deadly blaze.

Arizona governor signs $3.5 billion education plan to end lawsuit Posted: 30 Oct 2015 08:41 PM PDT By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed legislation on Friday to pump $3.5 billion more into education coffers over the next decade and settle a five-year-old legal dispute. The Republican governor acted quickly in approving a three-bill package to provide new funds for kindergarten through 12th grade students in public and charter schools, pending a special election. "These are real dollars that will have a real impact in the everyday lives of our kids and teachers," Ducey said at a signing ceremony.

Romanian nightclub fire leaves 27 dead, 155 injured Posted: 30 Oct 2015 07:20 PM PDT By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said. Several witnesses said there were fireworks inside the club. Colectiv Club's Facebook page said the show would feature pyrotechnic effects.

Beverly Hills fined for not conserving enough water in drought Posted: 30 Oct 2015 07:04 PM PDT By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Upscale Beverly Hills is among four California cities whose water utilities have been fined for not forcing residents to conserve enough water during California's unrelenting four-year drought, officials said on Friday. The wealthy Los Angeles area municipality was fined $61,000 on Thursday, making it the only community not located in a desert to be assessed penalties, the California State Water Resources Board said. "Some urban water suppliers simply have not met the requirements laid before them," said Cris Carrigan, director of the water board's Office of Enforcement.

Romanian nightclub explosion leaves 26 dead, dozens injured Posted: 30 Oct 2015 05:06 PM PDT At least 26 people died and 88 were injured in an explosion and fire in a Bucharest, Romania, nightclub where hundreds of people had gathered late on Friday, government officials said, in one of the capital's worst incidents in decades. The death toll may still climb at the club, which hosted a rock concert attended by up to 400, Deputy Interior Minister Raed Arafat said. Deputy Prime Minister Gabriel Oprea said an investigation into the causes of the incident was already underway.

Colorado carjacker gets 160 years for crime spree caught on live TV Posted: 30 Oct 2015 04:18 PM PDT A Colorado man convicted of carjacking three vehicles, including one with a 4-year-old boy inside, was sentenced on Friday to 160 years in prison for the high-speed chase that was seen on live TV, prosecutors said. Ryan Stone, 30, was found guilty in April of 11 felonies including attempted manslaughter and first-degree assault for injuries sustained by a police officer who tried to stop him, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. Stone told Douglas County District Court Judge Paul King he was remorseful for the March 2014 crime spree that spanned five counties, covered 75 miles, and was broadcast live by a Denver news station's helicopter.

US commandos heading into Syria, White House says Posted: 30 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A small number of U.S. special operations forces will be sent to northern Syria to work with local troops in the fight against Islamic State militants, the White House announced Friday, marking the first time Americans will be deployed openly on the ground in the country.

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