Minutes of silence, march mark Brown anniversary in Ferguson

Minutes of silence, march mark Brown anniversary in Ferguson
Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark
Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found slain inside home
Trump resumes battle with rivals, Fox debate moderator
Trump, longtime campaign adviser split
Hundreds gather in Ferguson to mark anniversary of police shooting
Quiet victims at peace with Colorado gunman's life sentence
FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black teen shot dead by police
Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists with new arrests
Pennsylvania's top prosecutor arraigned on criminal charges
Future of pot use in the U.S. remains cloudy

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:02 AM PDT

Somber events will mark the shooting that cast greater scrutiny on how police interact with black communities.

Trump refuses to apologize for 'blood' remark

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 09:36 AM PDT

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Sunday refused to apologize for a crude attack on a female Fox News journalist that sparked widespread outrage, insisting he was misunderstood. The brash billionaire -- who is leading a packed Republican field of White House hopefuls -- found himself at the center of controversy after seeming to suggest that Megyn Kelly, one of the moderators of last week's presidential debate, was tough on him because she was menstruating. "You can see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever," Trump told CNN on Friday.

Texas police: 5 children, 3 adults found slain inside home

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:09 AM PDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Eight people — including five children and three adults — were found slain inside a Houston-area home and a man with a history of violence who exchanged gunfire with police has been charged with three counts of capital murder, according to Texas authorities and court records.

Trump resumes battle with rivals, Fox debate moderator

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 07:35 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Sunday professed his love for women and said he would be their best advocate if elected president, dismissing the firestorm of his own making that has consumed the Republican presidential campaign.

Trump, longtime campaign adviser split

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Hundreds gather in Ferguson to mark anniversary of police shooting

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 10:19 AM PDT

Several hundred people gathered in Ferguson, Missouri, on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer that sparked protests and a national debate on race and justice. Some pushed children in strollers as crowds of white, black, old and young people gathered at the spot in this mostly black St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown, 18, was fatally shot on Aug. 9, 2014.

Quiet victims at peace with Colorado gunman's life sentence

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 08:05 AM PDT

When the Colorado gunman's defense lawyer rose to make her closing argument and the other families of the murder victims of James Holmes walked out of the courtroom, Scott and Kathleen Larimer stayed in their seats. While other victims' relatives had no wish to hear a plea for the shooter to be spared the death penalty, Scott Larimer said the retired couple never considered leaving. Holmes was sentenced on Friday to a mandatory life sentence in prison after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous decision in favor of execution.

FBI aid sought in Texas probe of unarmed black teen shot dead by police

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 09:54 PM PDT

By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - The FBI has been asked to help investigate a white police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager suspected of driving a vehicle through the window of a car dealership in Arlington, Texas, the city's police chief said on Saturday. The shooting death early on Friday of 19-year-old college football player Christian Taylor came two days before the one-year anniversary of the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in an encounter with a white officer in Ferguson, Missouri, that ignited protests in many U.S. cities. "This instance has not occurred in isolation but rather it has occurred as our nation has been wrestling with the topics of social injustice, inequities, racism and police misconduct," Arlington Police Chief Will Johnson said at a news conference.

Israel cracks down on Jewish extremists with new arrests

Posted: 09 Aug 2015 11:12 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel intensified its crackdown on Jewish extremists Sunday, imprisoning two high-profile ultranationalist Israelis for six months without charge and arresting additional suspects in West Bank settlement outposts, security authorities said.

Pennsylvania's top prosecutor arraigned on criminal charges

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 07:29 PM PDT

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's top prosecutor barely spoke at her arraignment Saturday on charges including a felony count of perjury, but her attorney stressed afterward that she has no plans to resign, despite growing pressure even among her fellow Democrats.

Future of pot use in the U.S. remains cloudy

Posted: 07 Aug 2015 09:49 AM PDT

Four states and Washington D.C. have given the green light to recreational use of marijuana. Twenty-three states allow for medicinal usage. What's next for marijuana legalization in the U.S.? Yahoo global news anchor Katie Couric explains.