Michael Brown's father says family still in mourning
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Michael Brown Sr. says he and the family are still in mourning one year after his son’s death.
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Typhoon threatens China after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six people were killed, four left missing and dozens injured.
Pennsylvania's top prosecutor to be arraigned in leak case
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is set to be arraigned on Saturday via video conference on charges of criminal obstruction relating to a leak about a rival. Kane, 49, who in 2012 became the first woman and first Democrat elected as the state’s top prosecutor, has vowed to fight the charges, though she would have to step down if convicted. A special grand jury in January recommended charges of perjury
Typhoon threatens China after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six people were killed, four left missing and dozens injured.
Typhoon threatens China after 10 dead or missing in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Soudelor barreled toward mainland China on Saturday after downing trees, traffic lights and power lines in Taiwan, where at least six people were killed, four left missing and dozens injured.
Colorado gunman gets life sentence for killing 12 in movie rampage
By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life without parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight screening of a Batman film wielding a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and pistol and killed a dozen people. After less than a day of deliberations, and in a surprise to many legal experts and those in the packed
Colorado gunman gets life sentence for killing 12 in movie rampage
By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life without parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight screening of a Batman film wielding a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and pistol and killed a dozen people. After less than a day of deliberations, and in a surprise to many legal experts and those in the packed
Biden expected to decide about race after weeklong retreat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden and his wife are retreating from Washington for a week in South Carolina with little on their schedule but a momentous decision to make: whether he should run for president.
Colorado gunman gets life sentence for killing 12 in movie rampage
By Keith Coffman CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado jury sentenced movie rampage gunman James Holmes to life without parole on Friday, rejecting the death penalty for the 27-year-old who entered a midnight screening of a Batman film wielding a semi-automatic rifle, shotgun and pistol and killed a dozen people. After less than a day of deliberations, and in a surprise to many legal experts and those in the packed
Four dead after small plane crashes in northern New York State: police
(Reuters) – Four bodies were found in the wreckage of a small plane that crashed in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, the New York State Police said on Saturday. The plane went down half a mile (0.8 km) from Adirondack Airport in Lake Clear, New York, at approximately 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, police said in a statement. State police, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were