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Kroger Shooting in Kentucky is Being Investigated As a Hate Crime
(CNN) — The fatal shooting of two black people in a Kroger grocery store in Kentucky is being investigated as a hate crime, Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf told CNN on Monday.Gregory A. Bush, a ...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Student Dies After Shooting At North Carolina High School, Police Say
(CNN) — A North Carolina high school freshman was charged with first-degree murder after he fatally shot a fellow student, police said Monday.The shooting in the hallway of Butler High School in...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

The Latest: Feds Seeking Approval To Pursue Death Penalty
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady says federal prosecutors are seeking approval to pursue the death penalty against Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers.Brady says he has begun the process to g...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

President Trump and First Lady To Visit Pittsburgh on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (AP)- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will visit Pennsylvania on Tuesday to mourn a synagogue massacre that left 11 people dead.White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sa...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Pentagon sending 5,200 troops to border
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Defense Department says it's sending 5,200 active duty troops to "harden" the southern border against a migrant caravan making its way through Mexico.Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy ...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Merkel Won’t Seek A 5th Term As German Chancellor
BERLIN (AP) - Angela Merkel set off Monday on what could be a three-year countdown to the end of her leadership of Germany, a stint that has made her the European Union's longest-serving leader and a ...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Synagogue Suspect In Court; Survivors Recall Ordeal
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people in what is believed to...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Jimmy Carter Calls for Brian Kemp to Resign as GA Secretary of State
(CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter, a Georgia native, wrote a letter to GOP gubernatorial nominee Brian Kemp asking him to step down as secretary of state and hand off oversight of the state&...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Pipe Bomb Suspect Cesar Sayoc Due In Court
(CNN) — The man suspected of sending 14 pipe bombs to prominent Democrats around the country will be formally charged in court Monday. Cesar Sayoc, 56, of Aventura, Florida, is facing federal ch...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018

Stocks Rise Modestly After Early Rally Fades; Amazon Sinks
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks are mostly higher but have given up most of a big early gain Monday as a stretch of volatile trading that began early this month continues. Banks and health care companies ...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2018
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