Jimmy Carter focuses on faith as cancer treatment begins

Jimmy Carter focuses on faith as cancer treatment begins
Congressman says NYC federal building gunman got 'raw deal'
Biden ponders details of 2016 run with decision nearing
State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet
France train gunman identified as known Islamist militant
Rival Koreas hold high-level talks to defuse war fears
Why evangelicals back Donald Trump
'Give me back my gun,' train attacker pleaded with Americans
Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself
Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention
Jury awards former basketball star Michael Jordan $8.9 million in brand case: reports
Watch live: Trump draws big crowd at rally in Alabama
North, South Korea officials meet at DMZ in bid to ease tension
Korean talks on averting conflict push past midnight
France: 3 Americans subdue gunman on high-speed train
Two dead in shooting at New York federal building
US stocks tumble on global slowdown fears

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:38 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter always goes home to Plains, Georgia. The tiny town he calls a "haven" was there when he got out of the Navy, when he left the governor's office and when he lost the 1980 presidential election.

Congressman says NYC federal building gunman got 'raw deal'

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 11:02 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who gunned down a security guard at a federal building in Manhattan before killing himself was a whistleblower who had been given "a raw deal" by the agency that fired him, a New Jersey congressman who took up the man's case said Saturday.

Biden ponders details of 2016 run with decision nearing

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 12:15 AM PDT

Tucked away at his family home in Delaware, Vice President Joe Biden has been huddling with longtime aides and family members, evaluating what it would take to launch a viable presidential campaign against well-funded Democratic opponents with a huge head start.

State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:06 AM PDT

BEIJING (AP) — State media report blast at chemical plant in eastern China; no casualties reported yet.

France train gunman identified as known Islamist militant

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 10:18 AM PDT

A gunman overpowered by passengers on a train in France on Friday was known to European authorities as a suspected Islamist militant, provided the identity he has given interrogators is correct, France's interior minister said. "It is important to be careful about his identity which is not yet established with certainty," Cazeneuve said. "If the identity he has declared is confirmed, he is a 26-year-old man of Moroccan nationality identified by the Spanish authorities to French intelligence services in February 2014 because of his connections to the radical Islamist movement." He said inquiries in collaboration with other European authorities "should establish precisely the activities and travels of this terrorist".

Rival Koreas hold high-level talks to defuse war fears

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 09:09 AM PDT

South Korea and North Korea hold their first high-level talks in nearly a year.

Why evangelicals back Donald Trump

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'Give me back my gun,' train attacker pleaded with Americans

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 02:15 AM PDT

A gunman tackled by young Americans on a train between Amsterdam and Paris pleaded with them to hand back his Kalashnikov after they overpowered him, one of the group said. "Everything happened very fast," Anthony Sadler, a student travelling with friends Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone, both members of the US military, told France's BFMTV. My friends and I got down and then I said 'Let's get him'," said Skarlatos, a 22-year-old member of the National Guard in Oregon, who has recently returned from service in Afghanistan.

Gunman slays guard at NYC federal building, kills himself

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 07:09 PM PDT

A gunman shot and killed a security guard at a federal building in Lower Manhattan on Friday before killing himself, and investigators are seeking a motive, police said. Police identified the gunman as Kevin Downing, a 68-year-old former federal employee from Fort Lee, New Jersey. The New York Daily News said he was a retired Army Reserve captain outraged over being fired by the Department of Labor.

Judge rules U.S. government must swiftly release immigrant children in detention

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 12:47 AM PDT

By Victoria Cavaliere LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the government to swiftly release immigrant children held at detention centers, affirming a July ruling that said some minors who crossed the border illegally were being detained in violation of a long-standing settlement. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in Los Angeles gave the administration of President Barack Obama until Oct. 23 to comply with her order to release hundreds of unauthorized immigrant children, and in some cases their mothers, "without unnecessary delay." Gee's ruling comes amid debate by U.S. presidential candidates over illegal immigration and follows an influx of immigrants from Central America across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Jury awards former basketball star Michael Jordan $8.9 million in brand case: reports

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:59 AM PDT

A jury awarded retired basketball player Michael Jordan $8.9 million in his lawsuit against a grocery store chain that used his name in a one-page magazine advertisement without his permission, the Chicago Tribune and other local media reported. Jordan, 52, led the Chicago Bulls to six National Basketball Association championships in the 1990s. The jury deliberated six hours after a two-week trial in federal court in Chicago, and decided on the award amount on Friday evening.

Watch live: Trump draws big crowd at rally in Alabama

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A surprise surge in supporters forced the presidential candidate's team to find a bigger venue.

North, South Korea officials meet at DMZ in bid to ease tension

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 07:43 AM PDT

The meeting raises hopes for an end to a standoff that put the two sides on the brink of armed conflict.

Korean talks on averting conflict push past midnight

Posted: 22 Aug 2015 08:25 AM PDT

Top officials will meeting as tensions increase over a dispute about loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts.

France: 3 Americans subdue gunman on high-speed train

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 09:43 PM PDT

A gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris Friday, wounding three people before being subdued by two American passengers, officials said.

Two dead in shooting at New York federal building

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 04:46 PM PDT

A gunman shot and killed a private security guard at a US federal building in downtown New York by the metal detector on Friday before killing himself, police said. "He proceeded through the security area and headed towards the elevator, where he encountered another employee.

US stocks tumble on global slowdown fears

Posted: 21 Aug 2015 06:08 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Growing concerns about a slowdown in China shook markets around the world on Friday, driving the U.S. stock market to its biggest drop in nearly four years.