Key Iran vote set in Senate, Democrats on track to prevail

Key Iran vote set in Senate, Democrats on track to prevail
Al Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Declares War on ISIS 'Caliph' Al-Baghdadi
Officer trials in Freddie Gray death will stay in Baltimore
Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge
N.Y. police chief criticizes use of force in ex-tennis star's arrest
U.S. charges three in multibillion-dollar drug money laundering scheme
Apple's big fall event: New iPhones, bigger iPads, and a Siri-fied Apple TV
Palin, Trump and Cruz speak at anti-Iran nuclear deal rally on Capitol Hill
Trump, Cruz, Palin hold anti-Iran deal rally

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 08:19 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate pushed toward a critical vote Thursday on the international nuclear deal with Iran, with Democrats intent on handing a major victory to President Barack Obama.

Al Qaeda Leader Al-Zawahiri Declares War on ISIS 'Caliph' Al-Baghdadi

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 08:50 AM PDT

Just ahead of the fourteenth anniversary of al Qaeda's 9/11 attacks on the U.S., the leader of the terrorist group took aim in an angry speech at a mortal enemy -- but not American "crusaders" this time. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Egyptian doctor who replaced Osama bin Laden as the head of al Qaeda four years ago, in a new audio message accused ISIS top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of "sedition" and insisted the Iraqi terrorist recluse was not the leader of all Muslims and militant jihad as "caliph" of the Islamic State, as al-Baghdadi had claimed 14 months ago in a Mosul mosque. "It's pretty interesting," said former National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen.

Officer trials in Freddie Gray death will stay in Baltimore

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:05 AM PDT

BALTIMORE (AP) — The trials for six police officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray will be held in Baltimore, a judge ruled Thursday, saying it would be nearly impossible to find a place not inundated by publicity about the high-profile case.

Police trials in Freddie Gray death to stay in Baltimore: judge

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 09:02 AM PDT

By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - A Baltimore judge on Thursday denied a request for a change of venue for the trials of six police officers charged in the death of a black man who died from an injury in police custody. The death of Freddie Gray Jr. in April triggered protests, including a day of rioting and fueled a U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities. Defense lawyers for the officers had argued before Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams that intense publicity made it impossible to hold a fair trial in Baltimore.

N.Y. police chief criticizes use of force in ex-tennis star's arrest

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:39 AM PDT

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said on Thursday he was concerned over the level of force used in the arrest of former U.S. tennis star James Blake, who was mistakenly identified as a suspect in a fraud ring. Bratton said he wanted to speak to Blake to apologize for the incident, and so police could hear his version of events. One of the officers slammed him to the ground before handcuffing him.

U.S. charges three in multibillion-dollar drug money laundering scheme

Posted: 10 Sep 2015 10:36 AM PDT

U.S. authorities have charged three men with helping to run a global money laundering network that processed billions of dollars in drug trafficking profits through bank accounts in China and Hong Kong. The Guangzhou, China-based organization brought in at least $5 billion in drug proceeds from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Guatemala and Canada, as well as parts of Africa and Europe, according to an indictment unsealed on Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn, New York.

Apple's big fall event: New iPhones, bigger iPads, and a Siri-fied Apple TV

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Every fall, Apple holds a big media event to introduce its latest products, and it's always quite a show.