Saturday, October 1, 2016

Vegas lawyer to take 'Black Lives' protest back to courtroom and other top stories.

  • Vegas lawyer to take 'Black Lives' protest back to courtroom

    Vegas lawyer to take 'Black Lives' protest back to courtroom
    Vegas lawyer's 'Black Lives' protest resembles Ohio case Ken Ritter, Associated Press September 22, 2016 Updated: September 22, 2016 4:07am Erika Ballou, a deputy public defender in Clark County, Nev., speaks with colleagues outside of a courtroom Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Las Vegas. Ballou sparked a protest in a Las Vegas courtroom where she refused on Tuesday to remove a "Black Lives Ma..
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  • Court: Nashville teacher labeled porn videos with girls' first names

    Court: Nashville teacher labeled porn videos with girls' first names
    USA Today Network Natalie Neysa Alund and Jason Gonzales, The Tennessean 1:36 a.m. EDT September 22, 2016Jarrett Jones mugshot(Photo: MNPD)NASHVILLE — Individual videos found on the hard drive belonging to a Nashville school teacher accused of recording elementary school girls undressing were titled by each student's first name, according to court papers posted online Tuesday.The documents also reveal Metro police investigators don't yet know if all the recordings of 40 school girls ..
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  • Firefighter dies, 1 hurt as 1000 battle California wildfire

    Firefighter dies, 1 hurt as 1000 battle California wildfire
    by: CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press Updated: Sep 22, 2016 - 5:19 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) รข€” A firefighter among those battling a central California wildfire died Wednesday and another was hurt when the water truck they were in overturned on a highway miles from the fire lines. The accident happened as firefighting crews gained ground in their effort to contain the 19-square-mile fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base..
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  • NC governor declares state of emergency after another night of violence in Charlotte

    NC governor declares state of emergency after another night of violence in Charlotte
    CHARLOTTE — After a second night of violent demonstrations here that left one man clinging to life and several businesses damaged, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency just before midnight Wednesday and sent the National Guard and state troopers to assist local police. A march of a few hundred people turned chaotic after dusk, after protesters attempted to follow police in riot gear into the lobby of an uptown hotel. Officers used tear gas, and then a reporter heard a ..
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  • Chicago to add almost 1000 police to beleaguered force

    Chicago to add almost 1000 police to beleaguered force
    As a major part of a plan to combat crime -- including the city's worst homicide rate in decades -- the police department said it will be adding nearly 1,000 positions to ranks. The hires, which will take place over two years, will include more than 500 new patrol officers and 92 field training officers to help train the new recruits, Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters Wednesday. There will also be promotions for existing officers, with 200 new detectives, 112 new sergea..
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  • Clinton ignores Trump, delivers speech on helping disabled

    Clinton ignores Trump, delivers speech on helping disabled
    The Democratic presidential nominee forcefully argued in favor of giving people with disabilities an equal chance at success during an event here, saying defending the disabled would be "a vital aspect of my presidency."The speech offered implicit contrast with Trump -- who last year memorably mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, whose arthrogryposis impairs the movements in his arms. But Clinton entirely ignored the Republican nominee during the event, never using his name in the rou..
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  • Trump declares he will bring jobs back to U.S.

    Trump declares he will bring jobs back to U.S.
    Share Tweet Share Email Comments Print Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, backed up by a cast that included boxing impresario Don King and Indiana coaching legend Bobby Knight, promised jobs, security, and child care while appealing directly for help in getting out the vote during his second campaign trip to Toledo on Wednesday. Mr. Trump addressed a packed Stranahan Theater, which has a capacity of about 2,400. His trip to Ohio started in Cleveland ..
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  • Mia Farrow's Son Thaddeus Dead at Age 27

    Mia Farrow's Son Thaddeus Dead at Age 27
    Twitter Mia Farrow's son Thaddeus Farrow has passed away.The actress and longtime activist's 27-year-old son died from an injury stemming from a car accident, TMZ reports. According to local media reports, Thaddeus was found "gravely injured in his car along Route 67" earlier today. He was then taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead at 2:30 p.m.Back in 1994, Mia adopted Thaddeus from Calcutta, India. He was one of Mia's ten children that she has adopted over the years.Thaddeus w..
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  • Officials to tour Utah's drought-stricken Great Salt Lake

    Salt Lake City — On the southern shore of Utah's Great Salt Lake, more than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea. North of the nearly empty marina, salt-loving bacteria thriving in the low water has turned the liquid pink. The massive lake, key to the state's economy and identity, is skirting record low levels after years of below-average precipitation and record heat. A few dozen lawmakers are taking a road trip Thursday and F..
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