Killer Jodi Arias gets life term with no chance for release

Killer Jodi Arias gets life term with no chance for release
Marco Rubio tells donors he is running for White House
The Rubio record: From tea party hero to immigration reformer and beyond
Hillary Clinton hits the road in her 'Scooby van'
As Clinton eyes presidency, so does Republican Rubio
One reported dead in shooting at N.C. community college
Shooting makes North Charleston chief's outreach job harder
Jordan Spieth wins the Masters in record fashion
Final juror cuts underway in Colorado theater shooting trial
US protests intercept of reconnaissance plane by Russia
Hillary Clinton announces presidential campaign
Clinton's 2016 White House launch contrasts with her 2008 bid
Arizona judge sentences murderer Jodi Arias to life without parole
Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement
Police video shows killing of black Oklahoma suspect

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:26 AM PDT

A judge sentenced convicted murderer Jodi Arias to life in prison without the possibility of release on Monday, ending a nearly seven-year-old case that attracted worldwide attention with its salacious details.

Marco Rubio tells donors he is running for White House

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:08 AM PDT

The Republican senator says he feels "uniquely qualified" to defend the American Dream.

The Rubio record: From tea party hero to immigration reformer and beyond

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Rubio's stint as conservative icon is now less a defining feature of his career than it is a discordant footnote to his political story.

Hillary Clinton hits the road in her 'Scooby van'

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 08:12 AM PDT

Shortly after officially launching her 2016 presidential bid Sunday with a video saying she wants to be the champion of "everyday Americans," Hillary Clinton hit the road for Iowa — in a minivan.

As Clinton eyes presidency, so does Republican Rubio

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:56 AM PDT

The newly announced candidate boarded a simple minivan as she headed from New York to Iowa.

One reported dead in shooting at N.C. community college

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 09:36 AM PDT

A campus in Goldsboro was on lockdown as authorities searched for a shooter.

Shooting makes North Charleston chief's outreach job harder

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 01:42 AM PDT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Eddie Driggers had been out of active policing for five years when North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey offered him the top job in South Carolina's third-largest city.

Jordan Spieth wins the Masters in record fashion

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 03:57 PM PDT

Jordan Spieth went wire-to-wire to win the 2015 Masters in spectacular fashion.

Final juror cuts underway in Colorado theater shooting trial

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:43 AM PDT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Attorneys in the Colorado theater shooting case are making their final decisions about the jurors who will decide the fate of the man charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 others nearly three years ago.

US protests intercept of reconnaissance plane by Russia

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 10:03 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is protesting an intercept of a U.S. reconnaissance plane by a Russian fighter jet last week, calling it "unsafe and unprofessional" amid what it views as increasingly aggressive air operations by Moscow.

Hillary Clinton announces presidential campaign

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 12:23 PM PDT

Hillary Rodham Clinton's team confirms one of the worst-kept secrets in politics.

Clinton's 2016 White House launch contrasts with her 2008 bid

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 11:02 PM PDT

By Jonathan Allen and John Whitesides NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House with a vow to fight for a level playing field for those recovering from tough economic times. Clinton, who begins the 2016 presidential race as the commanding Democratic front-runner, entered the fray with a flurry of video, email and social media announcements that indicated she had absorbed some of the lessons of her painful 2008 loss and would not take anything for granted this time. ...

Arizona judge sentences murderer Jodi Arias to life without parole

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 10:46 AM PDT

By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge sentenced former waitress Jodi Arias to life in prison with no possibility of parole on Monday for shooting and stabbing her ex-boyfriend to death in 2008. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens said Arias' crime, which attracted national attention, was "especially cruel ... (and) involved substantial planning and preparation." Arias, 34, had escaped a possible death sentence last month after a lone juror at her sentencing retrial refused to back the death penalty throughout five days of deliberations.

Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 01:11 PM PDT

Ahead of Hillary Clinton's announcement of her bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, her Republican opponents preemptively reacted to the news Sunday by attacking her candidacy.

Police video shows killing of black Oklahoma suspect

Posted: 13 Apr 2015 04:58 AM PDT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A white reserve sheriff's deputy thought he was holding a stun gun, not his handgun, when he fatally shot a black suspect during an arrest that was caught on video in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said.