As Walter Scott shooting trial begins, pleas for peace
Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager is charged with murder in the 2015 shooting of unarmed black man Walter Scott. WLTXMichael Slager(Photo: Grace Beahm, AP)Almost 200 prospective jurors reported Monday to a South Carolina courthouse for the trial of a white former police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man in a racially charged case that has some Charleston-area leaders wary that "outsiders" could damage efforts at healing.Former North Charleston police offi..>> view originalOne person shot outside Clinton Presidential Library in Arkansas
One person was shot Monday night in the parking lot of the Clinton Presidential Library, officials said. A man selling blue jeans was shot in the visitors' parking lot in what officials are saying was a robbery. Little Rock Police Public Affairs Officer Lt. Steven McClanahan says the unnamed 19-year-old victim and his cousin were approached Monday evening by three men, at least one of whom drew a handgun and fired, striking the victim in the leg. The shooting happened on the visitor parking lot..>> view originalUW-Stout student dies after assault
Hussain Saeed Alnahdi(Photo: University of wisconsin-Stout)A University of Wisconsin-Stout student from Saudi Arabia died Monday one day after being assaulted on a street in downtown Menomonie police and school officials said.Hussain Saeed Alnahdi, 24, was a junior majoring in business administration who enrolled in UW-Stout in 2015, according to a statement from the university."Our deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers go out to Hussain’s family in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, and his friends at ..>> view originalPulse nightclub: Chilling 911 tapes capture killer's voice
Though transcripts of the calls were already available, a judge decided Monday that audio of the 911 calls should be made public, providing the real-time sounds of a hostage crisis -- plus a chilling record of the killer's voice.Mateen first made contact with police, calling 911 at 2:35 a.m. to say, "I want to let you know I'm in Orlando and I did the shooting." When the dispatcher asked his identify, he said, "My name is I pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State." Then he..>> view originalThree dead, several injured in Miss. after truck crashes into Halloween hayride
A vehicle collided with a flat-bed trailer full of Halloween revelers on a hayride near Chunky, Miss., on Oct. 31. Police say two children and an adult, who were all related, were killed. (AP) In Chunky, Miss., a small town of about 325 tucked into a crook of the Chunky River outside Meridian, several adults and children were enjoying a classic Halloween tradition: a hayride in the crisp October air. After donning Halloween costumes, the kids and their parents piled onto the back of a ha..>> view originalSEPTA workers just went on strike. Here's what you need to know.
SEPTA workers just went on strike. Here's what you need to know. By Dan Spinelli 4 hours ago At 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, a SEPTA workers strike could go into effect and impact over 400,000 riders who rely on the public transportation service. Photo: Zach Sheldon More than 5,000 SEPTA workers went on strike at 12:01 a.m., the Transportation Workers Union 234 ..>> view originalJudge throws out rape, murder convictions of 2 'Norfolk Four' ex-sailors
RICHMOND, Va. – A federal judge has thrown out the rape and murder convictions of two former sailors who claimed police coerced their confessions 20 years ago. Judge John A. Gibney Jr. said Monday that he will give prosecutors 60 days to decide whether they want to retry Danial Williams and Joseph Dick, two of the "Norfolk Four." The two other members are Derek Tice and Eric Wilson. Tice had his conviction overturned in 2009. Wilson, who was convicted only of the rape, has been unable to persu..>> view originalEx-AGs Alberto Gonzales, Eric Holder, Michael Mukasey rip FBI director
He called Comey's actions an "error in judgment" and said he is "somewhat perplexed about what the director was trying to accomplish here." Gonzales said Comey's letter Friday informing lawmakers that the FBI is reviewing new emails potentially related to its investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state breaks from long-standing Justice Department practice. The protocol is not to comment on investigations and to stay silent on politically sensitive matters les..>> view originalA very scary White House Halloween, in GIFs
To mark their last Halloween in the White House, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcomed local schoolchildren and children of military families to trick or treat. You know that one house in your neighborhood that always gave out full-sized chocolate bars? The White House is the DC equivalent. This year's treats included cookies, M&Ms, kettle corn and fruit bars (Michelle Obama had to get something healthy in there, right?) Much more traditional than the years they offered d..>> view originalExplosion, fire in Alabama on gasoline pipeline kills one
HELENA, Ala. Colonial Pipeline Co shut down its main gasoline and distillates pipelines on Monday after an explosion and fire in Shelby, Alabama, killing a worker and sending five to the hospital - the second time in two months it had to close the crucial supply line to the U.S. East Coast.A nine-man crew was conducting work on the Colonial pipeline system at the time of the explosion, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley told a briefing. Seven of the crew members were injured, with two evacuated b..>> view original
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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