Criminal justice reformers await holy ally: Pope Francis

Criminal justice reformers await holy ally: Pope Francis
Wall Street pares dramatic losses in turbulent action
How a New Orleans church found salvation from Katrina in Texas
How President Bernie Sanders would handle foreign policy
Victims sob at Colorado movie gunman's sentencing
New Orleans' finances still vulnerable 10 years after Katrina: Moody's
Drone with drugs, porn seized near Maryland prisons, two arrested
Americans, Briton who thwarted attack get France's top honor
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson in coma after wreck at Pocono
How Trump would pull off his immigration plan: ‘It’s called management’
Obama sheds summer curse, just in time for daunting fall
Reid says he's going to support Obama's Iran nuclear deal
Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit
Trump says tax code is letting hedge funds 'get away with murder'

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Wall Street pares dramatic losses in turbulent action

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 05:10 AM PDT

Wall Street dropped on Monday in tumultuous action, but stocks managed to rebound sharply from much heavier losses.

How a New Orleans church found salvation from Katrina in Texas

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The congregation of Smoking For Jesus Ministry is still together ten years after the storm.

How President Bernie Sanders would handle foreign policy

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Here is where the Democratic presidential candidates stands on a range of important foreign policy issues.

Victims sob at Colorado movie gunman's sentencing

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 10:03 AM PDT

Sobbing victims told how the Colorado movie massacre gunman wrecked their lives, testifying on Monday as a three-day hearing began at which James Holmes will be formally sentenced to life in prison with no parole. "There's no replacement for my brother, and no amount of justice will make up for the loss," said Megan Sullivan, her voice choked with emotion. Holmes, clad in red jail garb, showed no reaction as she and a procession of other victims addressed the court.

New Orleans' finances still vulnerable 10 years after Katrina: Moody's

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 04:09 AM PDT

Pension, retiree healthcare and debt service costs combined increased nearly 54 percent from 2009 to 2014, from $129 million to $198 million in 2014, Moody's noted, while fixed costs exceeded 30 percent of the city's operating revenues, even as its contribution to its public pensions fell $17.7 million short in fiscal 2014. New Orleans is also dependent on the oil and gas sector, which is volatile, and its population remains about roughly 18 percent below pre-hurricane levels. In addition, after using its reserves to fill budget gaps during the recession, its liquidity is weak, Moody's said.

Drone with drugs, porn seized near Maryland prisons, two arrested

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 11:14 AM PDT

The men were arrested late on Saturday near the Western Correctional Institution and the North Branch Correctional Institution at Cumberland in western Maryland, the state prison department said. A spokesman said officers seized pornographic video discs, tobacco, a loaded handgun, illegal drugs and the drone. The attempt is the first in Maryland to fly contraband into a prison using a drone, the spokesman said.

Americans, Briton who thwarted attack get France's top honor

Posted: 24 Aug 2015 11:04 AM PDT

The four men were honored for subduing a heavily armed man on a train speeding towards Paris.

IndyCar driver Justin Wilson in coma after wreck at Pocono

Posted: 23 Aug 2015 07:36 PM PDT

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — IndyCar driver Justin Wilson was in a coma and in critical condition after sustaining a head injury when he was hit by a large piece of debris that broke off a car Sunday in the crash-filled race at Pocono Raceway.

How Trump would pull off his immigration plan: ‘It’s called management’

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The GOP frontrunner continues to dodge specifics on how he would execute his plan.

Obama sheds summer curse, just in time for daunting fall

Posted: 23 Aug 2015 07:52 PM PDT

EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (AP) — President Barack Obama may have finally shed his summer curse — just in time for a daunting fall.

Reid says he's going to support Obama's Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 23 Aug 2015 02:30 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Sunday threw his full support behind President Barack Obama's nuclear agreement with Iran, saying "it is the best path to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."

Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit

Posted: 23 Aug 2015 02:52 PM PDT

By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on Sunday, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets. Anger at the Salam-led unity cabinet grouping Lebanon's fractious politicians has come to a head over its failure to resolve a crisis over garbage disposal that reflects the wider failings of the weak state. Salam's cabinet has been hamstrung by political and sectarian rivalries that have been exacerbated by wider crises in the Middle East, including the war in neighboring Syria.

Trump says tax code is letting hedge funds 'get away with murder'

Posted: 23 Aug 2015 08:59 AM PDT

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump blasted hedge fund managers on Sunday as mere "paper pushers" who he said were "getting away with murder" by not paying their fair share of taxes. In a telephone interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," Trump vowed to reform the tax laws if elected and said the current system was harming middle class Americans who currently faced higher tax rates than traders on Wall Street. "The hedge fund guys didn't build this country.