Sunday, January 8, 2017

Iran says it warns off US fighters, others in military drill and other top stories.

  • Iran says it warns off US fighters, others in military drill

    Iran says it warns off US fighters, others in military drill
    A 5-year-old boy battling a rare form of cancer is getting a lot of love this holiday season. So far he has received thousands of Christmas cards from around the world and even attended an award show thanks to his favorite soccer team. Bradley Lowery was first diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2013 when he was just a toddler. After fighting a difficult battle, he was declared cancer-free. >> Read more trending stories "He was like every other child," Lynn Murphy, a friend of the family, told Hot ..
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  • 2 quakes hit near Lake Tahoe, rumblings felt across region

    2 quakes hit near Lake Tahoe, rumblings felt across region
    Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 3:56 am | Updated: 4:15 am, Wed Dec 28, 2016. 2 quakes hit near Lake Tahoe, rumblings felt across region Associated Press | 0 comments SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Two earthquakes struck early Wednesday near Lake Tahoe, and their rumblings were felt across areas of two states. There were..
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  • Roof has death penalty case hearing acting as own lawyer

    Roof has death penalty case hearing acting as own lawyer
    Dylann Roof may soon show how hard he intends to fight to save his life as prosecutors seek the death penalty for killing nine black worshippers in a hate crime at a Charleston church. A judge scheduled a hearing Wednesday in federal court to hear motions before the penalty phase in Roof's trial starts next week. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. Please click the button below to manage your account. ..
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  • Federal appeals court weighs Ohio law shielding lethal drugs source

    Federal appeals court weighs Ohio law shielding lethal drugs source
    COLUMBUS, Ohio –  A federal appeals court is weighing a challenge by death row inmates of an Ohio law that shields the names of companies that provide lethal injection drugs. The pending decision by the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will help determine whether Ohio will proceed with its first executions in three years beginning in February. Ohio plans to execute Ronald Phillips on Feb. 15 for raping and killing his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in 1993. Another execution is scheduled for Apri..
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  • Trooper shot on Christmas Day still in critical condition

    Trooper shot on Christmas Day still in critical condition
    An Oregon State Police trooper wounded in a Christmas Day shootout with a homicide suspect underwent a second surgery Tuesday and remained in critical condition, authorities said. Trooper Nic Cederberg, 32, was shot multiple times and underwent one surgery Monday morning and another Tuesday afternoon, State Police spokesman Capt. Bill Fugate said during a press conference at OHSU Hospital. Despite Cederberg's life-threatening injuries, authorities are optimistic about his recovery, Fugate said..
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  • Bag of toys prompts evacuation of Trump Tower lobby

    Bag of toys prompts evacuation of Trump Tower lobby
    The package was discovered in the lobby of the New York City skyscraper, where President-elect Donald Trump resides. He was in Florida at the time. A video posted to Twitter by user @cielo_celest showed people dashing by elevators as a police officer swings his arm and yells, "Out! Out!"New York Police Department Det. Hubert Reyes told CNN that the package was investigated by the department's bomb squad. The Secret Service was involved in the investigation as well, Reyes said."Suspicious package..
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  • Montana lawmakers denounce plans for neo-Nazi rally

    Montana lawmakers denounce plans for neo-Nazi rally
    Montana state Senator Ryan Zinke addresses a pro-gun activist rally as part of the National Day of Resistance, at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (Reuters) - Top Montana Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday warned neo-Nazis they would find "no safe haven" for a rally that could include guns planned for next month in a mountain town where white nationalists have threatened Jewish residents. The lawmakers inclu..
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  • Experts: Ryan's livestream crackdown may be unconstitutional

    Experts: Ryan's livestream crackdown may be unconstitutional
    Paul Ryan’s new crackdown against protests on the House floor — a direct response to the Democrats’ gun-control “sit-in” last summer — is prompting questions from experts in both parties about its constitutionality. As part of a House rules package members will vote to approve in early January, House GOP leaders want to empower the sergeant-at-arms to fine lawmakers up to $2,500 for shooting video or taking photos on the chamber floor.Story Continued Below But experts say Ryan’s proposal may r..
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  • Police suspect social media spurred mall violence

    Police suspect social media spurred mall violence
    Fights and disturbances broke out in several malls across the country the day after Christmas. Police responded to several incidents and some malls were even evacuated. USA TODAY NETWORKMore than 1,000 people were estimated to be on line for NJ Transit buses after the Jersey Gardens Mall was evacuated on one of the busiest days of the year after a fight broke out.(Photo: Kevin R. Wexler, NorthJersey.com-USA TODAY Sports)Police officials in several U.S. cities said Tuesday that they susp..
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  • Dylann Roof expected to speak at hearing in preparation for sentencing phase of trial

    Dylann Roof expected to speak at hearing in preparation for sentencing phase of trial
    The Columbia-area man who killed nine black parishioners at a Charleston church will go before a judge on Wednesday to prepare for the sentencing phase of his hate crimes trial.Dylann Roof, 22, is expected to represent himself when the jury returns on Jan. 3 to decide if he should get the death penalty. Roof has until then to change his mind and have his highly experienced, anti-death penalty lawyer David Bruck take over. But before then, he’ll attend a pretrial conference at 10 a.m., at the C..
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