Monday, October 3, 2016

NYC Bombing Suspect's Mother, Brother Detained in Afghanistan, Father Says and other top stories.

  • NYC Bombing Suspect's Mother, Brother Detained in Afghanistan, Father Says

    The father of New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami told ABC News that his wife and one of his other sons have been detained in Afghanistan, after being pulled off a flight in Dubai and questioned for 16 hours by authorities there.
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  • Charges to be filed in shooting death of 2-year-old

    Charges to be filed in shooting death of 2-year-old
    MILFORD TWP., Pa. - The Bucks County District Attorney says charges will be filed Wednesday afternoon in connection with the shooting death of a toddler earlier this month.Charges will be brought against Nicholas Wyllie, according to the DA.The incident happened in Milford Township on September 12. Initial reports from Pennsylvania State Police said 2-year-old Benjamin Smith accidentally shot himself, but the DA's office said the cause was undetermined and the investigation was ongoing. The B..
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  • California officer fatally shoots African-American man

    California officer fatally shoots African-American man
    On Tuesday afternoon, El Cajon police responded to a 911 call regarding an African-American man in his 30s who reportedly was behaving "erratically" behind a restaurant at the Broadway Village Shopping Center, Lt. Rob Ransweiler said.According to the call, the man was "not acting like himself" and had been walking in traffic in a manner that endangered himself and motorists, police Chief Jeff Davis said."When (officers) contacted him, he failed to comply with the directives that he was given," R..
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  • 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals to hear arguments on future of Confederate monuments

    5th Circuit US Court of Appeals to hear arguments on future of Confederate monuments
    Future of Confederate monuments awaits ruling by appeals court The battle to take down four Confederate monuments in New Orleans will continue Wednesday with a hearing in court. Updated: 6:54 AM CDT Sep 28, 2016   Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! NEW ORLEANS — The battle to take down four Confederate monuments in New Orleans will continue Wednesday with a hearing in court. W..
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  • Senate Democrats accept deal on Flint aid, potentially averting shutdown

    Senate Democrats accept deal on Flint aid, potentially averting shutdown
    House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at the Capitol. (Molly Riley/AP) Senate Democrats said Wednesday they are satisfied with a deal struck by House leaders late Tuesday to deliver federal aid to address the water crisis in Flint, Mich., removing a major flash point in negotiations to keep the government fully operating past Friday. Under the deal, the House will vote Wednesday on an amendment to a pending water-projects bill that would author..
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  • FBI director: Database coming on police use of deadly force

    FBI director: Database coming on police use of deadly force
    FBI Director James Comey prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.’ (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press) By Matthew Daly and Eric Tucker | AP September 28 at 11:07 AM WASHINGTON — The FBI will have up and running within two years a database that tracks instances of police use of deadly force, FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Wednesday at a c..
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  • The Daily 202: Trump stumbles into Clinton's trap by feuding with Latina beauty queen

    The Daily 202: Trump stumbles into Clinton's trap by feuding with Latina beauty queen
    Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado speaks to reporters about Donald Trump. (Photo by Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post) With Breanne Deppisch THE BIG IDEA: It might be Hillary Clinton’s most cunning move since the start of the general election. The Democratic nominee set a trap for Donald Trump in the final minutes of the first debate, and he walked right into it. The GOP nominee’s decision to take the bait and rehash his past attacks of a former Miss Universe for gaining too much we..
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  • Woman charged in toddler's death not competent for trial

    By Associated Press September 28 at 11:05 AM RICHMOND, Va. — A judge has ruled that a woman charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of a toddler is not competent to stand trial. The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2d6zPse ) reports that defense attorney Leonard McCall requested an evaluation of 25-year-old Danielle Turner’s competency for trial in August, explaining that the defendant didn’t understand the events surrounding the case and had sometimes described 3-year-ol..
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  • Live updates: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says charges are ridiculous

    Live updates: Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore says charges are ridiculous
    The trial of suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore began this morning before the Court of the Judiciary in Montgomery. The trial pits Moore and his anti-gay marriage stance versus the rule of law. Did a Jan. 6 administrative order by Moore encourage Alabama probate judges to ignore or defy federal and U.S. Supreme Court orders declaring same-sex marriage legal? Or was Moore simply giving a status update or advice to those judges regarding orders by the Alabama Supreme Court banning same-se..
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  • Man rescued at sea explains what happened to missing mom

    Man rescued at sea explains what happened to missing mom
    BOSTON — A man who was rescued after spending a week at sea in a life raft was debriefed by the Coast Guard Tuesday in Boston after the search for his mother was called off. Authorities also searched his home for clues.Nathan Carman, 22, arrived safely at a Coast Guard base in Boston Tuesday morning, though his mother, Linda Carman, 54, has not been found and is presumed dead.Outside his Vernon, Vermont, home, Carman told reporters on Wednesday that he’s been through “a huge amount” emotiona..
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