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Colorado theater shooter James Holmes assaulted in prison

Posted 10/25/2015 in National

Officials say an inmate assaulted theater shooter James Holmes and a security officer at the Colorado State Penitentiary.

Pentagon: American killed in raid to free Iraqis held by IS

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Acting on word of an "imminent mass execution" by Islamic State militants, dozens of U.S. special operations troops and Iraqi forces raided a northern Iraqi compound Thursday, freeing approximately 70 Iraqi prisoners in an operation that saw the first American killed in combat in the country since the U.S. campaign against IS began in 2014, officials said.

Police officer's slaying puts 'drug courts' under scrutiny

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Arrested in a 19-person drug sweep, Tyrone Howard was one of only three who got sent to drug court, which offered him treatment instead of prison.

Chafee ends his presidential campaign

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced Friday he would end his quixotic Democratic presidential campaign after failing to gain traction against Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Clinton done, Democrats hint they may quit Benghazi panel

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

House Democrats are signaling they may quit a Republican-led committee investigating the 2012 Benghazi attacks after Hillary Rodham Clinton endured a grueling interrogation by GOP lawmakers at a marathon congressional hearing.

As incentive to vote, 1 Philadelphia resident will win $10K

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Philadelphia voters now have extra incentive to go to the polls: They could win $10,000.

Ryan pledges 'clean slate' as he seeks job of House Speaker

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Rep. Paul Ryan, on his way to becoming speaker of the House and second in line to the presidency, says Congress must change its ways.

Mexico's Pacific Coast braces for monster Hurricane Patricia

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Residents of a stretch of Mexico's Pacific Coast dotted with resorts and fishing villages boarded up homes and bought supplies ahead of Friday's arrival of Hurricane Patricia, a monster Category 5 storm that forecasters warned could be catastrophic.

Despite US-led campaign, Islamic State rakes in oil earnings

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

The Islamic State rakes in up to $50 million a month from selling crude from oilfields under its control in Iraq and Syria.

Authorities: 1 killed, 3 wounded in Tennessee State shooting

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

One man was killed and three women were wounded in an on-campus shooting stemming from a fight over a dice game on the campus of Tennessee State University, police said today.

Obama defends Black Lives Matter movement

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Defending the Black Lives Matter movement, President Barack Obama said Thursday the protests are giving voice to a problem happening only in African-American communities, adding, "We, as a society, particularly given our history, have to take this seriously."

Donald Trump moving in on Bush, Rubio turf in Florida

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Floridians know two of the Republicans presidential candidates very well: Jeb Bush led the state as a two-term governor and Marco Rubio has been a senator since 2011.

Senate bill could cut nonviolent drug offenders' sentences

Posted 10/23/2015 in National

Nonviolent drug offenders could be eligible for shorter prison sentences under legislation approved by a Senate panel Thursday, as Congress took initial steps to change the nation's criminal justice system.

Obama says US will tackle prescription drug abuse

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

Traveling to a region in the throes of a drug abuse crisis, President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to use his bully pulpit and federal programs to try to combat the "epidemic" of heroin use and prescription painkiller abuse that is upending communities across the country.

Stakes high for Clinton, GOP as Benghazi takes center stage

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

After months of buildup, Hillary Rodham Clinton finally takes center stage as the star witness in the Republican-led investigation into the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya.

In speaker bid, Rep. Ryan sparks debate on work-life balance

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

Republican Rep. Paul Ryan is likely to become the next speaker of the House. He's already an unlikely spokesman for balancing family life with work.

Close calls with drones spur federal registration of owners

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

Concerned about rising reports of close calls and safety risks involving drones, the government announced Monday it will require many of the increasingly popular unmanned aircraft to be registered.

Obama to veto $612 billion defense bill over funding, Cuba

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

The White House says President Barack Obama will veto a sweeping $612 billion defense policy bill, citing objections over how the measure is funded.

House GOP floats debt limit alternatives as deadline looms

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

Washington is barreling toward a deadline to raise the government's borrowing cap and avert a first-ever default on U.S. payments, but there's no sign yet on Capitol Hill of a viable solution.

Spokesman: As boy departs, Muslims feel 'under siege'

Posted 10/22/2015 in National

The decision by the family of a Texas teenager to move to Qatar is not surprising in light of lingering anti-Muslim sentiment that makes many U.S. followers of Islam feel as if they are "under siege," a spokesman for a national Muslim-American group said Wednesday.

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