Why Secret Service didn’t shoot intruder

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• Why Secret Service didn’t shoot intruder
• Egypt's president ready to back anti-IS fight
• Armed officers comb ambush suspect's woods
• Pope names moderate as Chicago archbishop, key role in U.S. Church
• Secret Service investigates after man jumps White House fence, reaches doors
• U.S. immigration protesters drop U.S. border blockade plan
• Pope names Cupich as next Chicago archbishop
• Fence-jumper gets into White House
• Turkish hostages freed, but questions linger
• Duncan slams Jindal's Common Core lawsuit: ‘Do the right thing for children’
• Purdue shooter sentenced to 65 years
• Russia calls for new MH17 investigation
• Body of Texas sheriff's deputy found in lake
• Russian jets intercepted by U.S., Canada
• Petition filed seeking to block Peterson from son
• Buffer zone agreed upon in Ukrainian peace talks
• Utah doctor gets up to life for wife's murder
• 'Canoe Pool,' other revelations from declassified CIA papers
• Car seized, apartment searched in hunt for Virginia student
• Obama signs bill to train, arm Syrian rebels
• Army opens Ranger school to women
• 225 victims of MH17 identified
• Goodell: 'Same mistakes can never be repeated'
• Ex-Gov. Rowland convicted in finance scheme
• Suspect in Bali suitcase murder confesses

Why Secret Service didn’t shoot intruder Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:09 AM PDT Agents defend their decision to hold their fire after a man scales the White House fence.

Egypt's president ready to back anti-IS fight Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:56 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told The Associated Press on Saturday he is prepared to give whatever support is needed in the fight against the Islamic State group but called for a "comprehensive strategy" to tackle the roots of extremism across the region.

Armed officers comb ambush suspect's woods Posted: 20 Sep 2014 10:06 AM PDT CANADENSIS, Pa. (AP) — Authorities who spent the night in the neighborhood where a man suspected in the fatal shooting of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper lived with his parents donned bulletproof vests and gathered heavy rifles before fanning out Saturday morning.

Pope names moderate as Chicago archbishop, key role in U.S. Church Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:01 AM PDT VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, in his first major appointment in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church in the United States, on Saturday named Bishop Blase Cupich as the new archbishop of Chicago. Cupich, 65, who is seen as a moderate and is currently the bishop of Spokane, Washington, succeeds the more conservative Cardinal Francis George, 77, who is retiring. Chicago, with more than 2.2 million parishioners, is the third-largest U.S. ...

Secret Service investigates after man jumps White House fence, reaches doors Posted: 20 Sep 2014 05:51 AM PDT By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man jumped over the White House fence and made it to the front doors of the executive mansion before being apprehended on Friday, sparking an evacuation within the complex shortly after President Barack Obama departed for the weekend. Omar J. Gonzales, a 42-year-old white male from Texas, made it onto the grounds at 7:20 EDT, a U.S. Secret Service spokesman said. Gonzales ignored commands to stop and was ultimately caught, unarmed, just inside the North Portico doors of the White House, one of the building's main entrances. ...

U.S. immigration protesters drop U.S. border blockade plan Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:59 AM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - A plan by U.S. protesters against illegal immigration to block traffic at more than a dozen border crossings in the southwest on Saturday was canceled after organizers said they received online threats from Mexican drug cartels. Billed as a "Shut Down All Ports Of Entry" protest against the Obama administration's immigration policies, demonstrators had said they would try to stop incoming and outgoing traffic at 17 locations in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. ...

Pope names Cupich as next Chicago archbishop Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:39 AM PDT Bishop Blase Cupich, who has struck a moderate tone on divisive social issues, was appointed the archbishop of Chicago on Saturday, succeeding a cardinal with an aggressive approach to the culture wars.

Fence-jumper gets into White House Posted: 20 Sep 2014 09:44 AM PDT An intruder makes it all the way through the front door before being apprehended.

Turkish hostages freed, but questions linger Posted: 20 Sep 2014 08:48 AM PDT ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities say they have freed 49 hostages from one of the world's most ruthless militant groups without firing a shot, paying a ransom or offering a quid pro quo.

Duncan slams Jindal's Common Core lawsuit: ‘Do the right thing for children’ Posted: 19 Sep 2014 10:51 AM PDT Education Secretary Arne Duncan has hit back at Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal for mounting a lawsuit over the Obama administration's Common Core academic standards, implying that the Republican lawmaker's opposition to the controversial policy has been driven by his desire to run for president.

Purdue shooter sentenced to 65 years Posted: 19 Sep 2014 03:41 PM PDT Indiana man admitted fatally stabbing, shooting fellow student inside crowded classroom.

Russia calls for new MH17 investigation Posted: 19 Sep 2014 02:49 PM PDT Russia's U.N. ambassador cast doubt on the Netherlands-led investigation into the downing of a Malaysian Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine's rebel territory and called Friday for a new probe assisted by the United Nations.

Body of Texas sheriff's deputy found in lake Posted: 19 Sep 2014 09:48 PM PDT Divers found the body of a missing Central Texas sheriff's deputy Friday, a day after her patrol car was found swamped by floodwaters minutes after she radioed for help while checking flooded low-water crossings.

Russian jets intercepted by U.S., Canada Posted: 19 Sep 2014 05:32 PM PDT 8 fighter jets entered a U.S. "air defense identification zone" near Alaska: officials.

Petition filed seeking to block Peterson from son Posted: Authorities in Minnesota have filed a petition seeking a protective order for the 4-year-old son of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

Buffer zone agreed upon in Ukrainian peace talks Posted: 20 Sep 2014 10:19 AM PDT Participants in Ukrainian peace talks have reached agreement to create a buffer zone to separate government troops and pro-Russian militants.

Utah doctor gets up to life for wife's murder Posted: 19 Sep 2014 02:34 PM PDT A Utah doctor convicted of murdering his wife in a case that became a true-crime cable TV obsession was sentenced Friday to 17 years to life in prison at a hearing in which his daughter called him a monster.

'Canoe Pool,' other revelations from declassified CIA papers Posted: 19 Sep 2014 12:24 PM PDT What do we know after the CIA declassified more than 200 articles this week?

Car seized, apartment searched in hunt for Virginia student Posted: Virginia police seized a car and searched an apartment today in their hunt for missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham in what police said was a major break in the case.

Obama signs bill to train, arm Syrian rebels Posted: 19 Sep 2014 01:47 PM PDT Military authorization to arm, train Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group has been signed into law.

Army opens Ranger school to women Posted: 19 Sep 2014 01:05 PM PDT The Army is opening the door for women to go to Ranger school, in one of the first steps toward allowing women to begin moving into more grueling combat jobs.

225 victims of MH17 identified Posted: 19 Sep 2014 12:14 PM PDT Forensic experts have identified a total of 225 victims of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, with 14 new names released to families, Dutch authorities said on Friday.

Goodell: 'Same mistakes can never be repeated' Posted: Goodell: NFL wants to implement new personal conduct policies by Super Bowl.

Ex-Gov. Rowland convicted in finance scheme Posted: 19 Sep 2014 02:58 PM PDT A jury convicted former Conn. Gov. John Rowland of crimes in a campaign finance scheme.

Suspect in Bali suitcase murder confesses Posted: 19 Sep 2014 11:16 AM PDT A U.S. man detained in Bali has confessed to killing his girlfriend's mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase, police confirmed on Friday. Tommy Schaefer, 21, and Heather Mack, 19, both from Chicago, were arrested on Aug. 13 after the battered body of Sheila von Weise-Mack was found in a bloody suitcase outside a luxury hotel on the resort island in Indonesia. Police said the suspects made separate confessions in which Schaefer admitted to killing Wiese-Mack, 62, and Mack, who is three months pregnant, admitted to helping him stuff her body into the suitcase. ...

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