| Clinton's campaign to target middle class Posted: 11 Apr 2015 05:56 PM PDT  Before the kickoff of her 2016 run, two advisers shed light on the message.
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| Shooting drew together ordinary lives of driver, officer Posted: 12 Apr 2015 09:10 AM PDT  But for a series of split-second decisions that followed a traffic stop, Walter Scott might still be alive and police officer Michael Slager still patrolling the streets.
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| Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century' Posted: 12 Apr 2015 05:31 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Turkey's foreign ministry says that it has summoned the Vatican's Ankara envoy to express its unease after Pope Francis called the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago genocide.
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| Sharpton to preach in South Carolina town where officer shot black man Posted: 12 Apr 2015 10:00 AM PDT  By Randall Hill NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton plans to deliver a sermon and attend a prayer vigil on Sunday in the South Carolina town where Walter Scott, an African-American father of four, was shot in the back while running from a white patrolman. New York-based Sharpton has said the shooting of Scott, whose death April 4 was filmed by a bystander, validates the need for a federal oversight of policing in the United States. Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral for Scott, 50, on Saturday in Summerville, north of North Charleston where the shooting took place. Sharpton remained in New York, where his National Action Network was wrapping up its national convention.
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| Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself dead Posted: 11 Apr 2015 07:41 PM PDT  By Tom Ramstack and Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot himself dead in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, police said, sparking a temporary security lockdown at the complex on one of the busiest days for tourists in Washington. The man, who was wearing a backpack and had carried a rolling suitcase and a sign to the site, fired a single shot at himself, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters. A bomb squad technician examined the suitcase and the backpack and officials later gave the all-clear, lifting the lockdown after more than two hours. Robert Bishop, a real estate developer from Annapolis, Maryland, who was visiting Washington and was at the scene of the shooting, said the man who killed himself had a sign that he thinks said, "Tax the 1 percent." The deadline for Americans to submit their tax returns is Wednesday.
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| Boston police officer shot on video released from the hospital Posted: 11 Apr 2015 12:15 PM PDT  (Reuters) - A Boston policeman has been released from the hospital two weeks after he was shot at close range by a man who was subsequently shot dead by other officers in an incident captured on video, authorities said on Saturday. John Moynihan, 34, has returned home and was continuing to recuperate following surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his neck, Boston police said in a statement. Massachusetts officials on Friday released surveillance video showing the near-fatal shooting of Moynihan, a six-year veteran who was honored for his role in responding to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. The decision to make the video public comes after the shooting last week of a black man in the back by a white police officer in South rekindled a national debate over use of force by law enforcement.
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| Pope: Church must be 'oasis of mercy,' not severe fortress Posted: 11 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday proclaimed a special year of worldwide efforts by the Catholic Church to stress mercy, not severity, saying the institution's credibility was at stake.
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| Obama says Clinton would be 'excellent president' Posted: 11 Apr 2015 04:21 PM PDT  The president heaps praise on his friend, who will announce a White House run.
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| Capitol lockdown ends after man shoots himself dead Posted: 11 Apr 2015 03:22 PM PDT  By Tom Ramstack and Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot himself dead in front of the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, police said, sparking a temporary security lockdown at the complex on one of the busiest days for tourists in Washington. The man, who was wearing a backpack and had carried a rolling suitcase and a sign to the site, fired a single shot at himself, Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine told reporters.
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| Man Shoots Himself Near U.S. Capitol Posted: 11 Apr 2015 12:00 PM PDT  A man shot himelf near the U.S. Capitol Building today, police said, prompting the building to be put on lockdown and staff told to shelter in place. The man shot himself near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building today, according to police. Although the man shot himself, the Capitol was locked down as a precautionary measure, Sgt. Kimberly Schneider of the U.S. Capitol police said.
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