New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder

New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder
Officials: F-16, small plane collide in midair
FBI agents search Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s home
South Carolina Senate votes to banish Confederate flag to museum
All NY colleges to adopt 'yes means yes' sex assault policy
Authorities search Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle
Eric Holder: The Justice Department could strike deal with Edward Snowden
Condemned Boston Marathon bomber files motion for new trial
Deported man charged with murder in San Francisco shooting
Bill Cosby said he obtained drugs to give to women for sex
SC Senate votes to remove flag from Statehouse grounds

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:05 AM PDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Officials: F-16, small plane collide in midair

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:36 AM PDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal officials say an F-16 fighter jet and a small plane have collided in midair in South Carolina.

FBI agents search Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s home

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 08:48 AM PDT

The FBI and state police searched the Indiana home of Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle early Tuesday.

South Carolina Senate votes to banish Confederate flag to museum

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:30 AM PDT

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina's Senate passed legislation Tuesday to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol's grounds, where it has flown for five decades despite being viewed by many as a symbol of slavery. A bill to banish the flag from the State House grounds to a museum easily passed a third and final 36-3 vote in the Senate. It was headed to the state House of Representatives, which voted to bring it to the floor for debate on Wednesday.

All NY colleges to adopt 'yes means yes' sex assault policy

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:06 AM PDT

Legislation requiring universities in New York state to adopt a uniform affirmative sexual consent policy was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. The so-called "yes means yes" standard defines sexual consent between people as an affirmative, conscious and voluntary understanding to engage in sexual activity. Because we let it go on too long," Cuomo said at New York University, where he spoke to a crowd of the bill's supporters.

Authorities search Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:35 AM PDT

Authorities searched the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, about two months after the executive director of his foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges. Fogle, well known from his appearances on Subway television commercials, was detained for a time outside his home in Zionsville, a suburb northwest of Indianapolis, as law enforcement agents removed electronics from the house, local news outlet WTHR reported. It was not clear whether Fogle, a father of two, is a target of what authorities have said is a joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement officials.

Eric Holder: The Justice Department could strike deal with Edward Snowden

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Former attorney general Eric Holder says a "possibility exists" for the Justice Department to cut a deal with the former NSA contractor.

Condemned Boston Marathon bomber files motion for new trial

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 12:53 PM PDT

The move comes less than two weeks after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was formally sentenced to death for the 2013 attack.

Deported man charged with murder in San Francisco shooting

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 05:36 PM PDT

A convicted felon who had been deported from the United States to Mexico five times was charged on Monday with murder in the shooting of a woman last week at a tourist area in San Francisco. Francisco Sanchez, 45, was arrested for the shooting of Kathryn Steinle, 32, last Wednesday evening. The case drew national attention after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the weekend used the killing to decry U.S.-Mexico border security.

Bill Cosby said he obtained drugs to give to women for sex

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 07:01 PM PDT

Bill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he secured quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.

SC Senate votes to remove flag from Statehouse grounds

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 08:44 PM PDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to pull the Confederate flag off the Capitol grounds, clearing the way for a historic measure that could remove the banner more than five decades after it was first flown above the Statehouse to protest integration.