A year after Michael Brown's death, Ferguson has changed

A year after Michael Brown's death, Ferguson has changed
Trump pushes his 'stupid' rivals around
In night of introductions to national audience, Jeb Bush underperforms
Jon Stewart's final 'Daily Show': A funny long goodbye
Police in Buffalo suburb confirm NHL's Kane being investigated
Jurors weigh life or death for Colorado movie gunman Holmes
Facing epidemic, Cincinnati hospitals test mothers, newborns for drugs
The first GOP debate: The night in tweets
Trump jolts first GOP debate, rivals scramble for attention
Fiorina debate notes left behind in hotel printer
Low-polling GOP hopefuls direct fire at Trump
GOP debate top 6 moments: Trump not involved in night's biggest spat
In Iran deal fight, Obama highlights his wars

Posted: 07 Aug 2015 07:10 AM PDT

A year ago, Ferguson, Missouri, was a mostly quiet working-class suburban town. The uneasy relationship between its growing black population and its mostly white police force barely registered in local headlines.

Trump pushes his 'stupid' rivals around

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In night of introductions to national audience, Jeb Bush underperforms

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Bush was uneven and tepid in his first debate as a presidential candidate.

Jon Stewart's final 'Daily Show': A funny long goodbye

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The expanded farewell includes appearances by everyone from Stephen Colbert to Bruce Springsteen.

Police in Buffalo suburb confirm NHL's Kane being investigated

Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:48 AM PDT

(Reuters) - Police in a Buffalo, New York, suburb said on Friday they were investigating an incident that occurred at the home of Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane but would not confirm reports he was the subject of rape allegations. Citing two law enforcement sources, the Buffalo News reported on Thursday that the four-time National Hockey League All-Star was being investigated for rape. "The town of Hamburg police department is investigating an incident that allegedly occurred at the residence of NHL player Patrick Kane last weekend," Police Chief Gregory Wickett told reporters.

Jurors weigh life or death for Colorado movie gunman Holmes

Posted: 07 Aug 2015 10:50 AM PDT

Jurors deliberating on whether gunman James Holmes should be executed for the Colorado cinema massacre asked on Friday to see video of the body-strewn theater recorded after he killed 12 people and wounded 70 inside a packed midnight screening of a Batman film. Arapahoe County District Court Judge Carlos Samour granted the panel's request for a television and DVD player so they could watch a 45-minute crime scene video from the theater that was played during the trial. Samour granted the request over the objections of the defense, but told the jury they could only view the video once.

Facing epidemic, Cincinnati hospitals test mothers, newborns for drugs

Posted: 07 Aug 2015 08:52 AM PDT

By Mary Wisniewski CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Bubbly and athletic, Heather Padgett, raised in a loving family in the Cincinnati suburbs, would not fit the stereotype of a heroin addict. Until she got clean last August, she was part of what the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called a heroin epidemic - a 100 percent rise in heroin addiction among Americans between 2002 and 2013. The sharp rise in heroin addiction, coupled with the risks of newborns developing withdrawal symptoms after they are sent home, has led a group of Cincinnati hospitals to try what they say is the first program of its kind in the United States: testing all mothers, or their infants, for opiates regardless of background, not just those who seem high-risk.

The first GOP debate: The night in tweets

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Yahoo News experts Matt Bai and Jon Ward will break down the winners and losers after tonight's event.

Trump jolts first GOP debate, rivals scramble for attention

Posted: 06 Aug 2015 10:31 PM PDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — A combative Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign by warning he might run as an independent if denied the GOP nomination. His startling declaration left his onstage rivals scrambling to compete for attention the rest of the night.