| Moment of silence marks 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks Posted: 11 Sep 2015 08:04 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — With a moment of silence and somber reading of names, victims' relatives began marking the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11 in a subdued gathering Friday at ground zero.
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| Arizona police are questioning 2 people in freeway shootings Posted: 11 Sep 2015 11:21 AM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities detained two people for questioning Friday in a series of freeway shootings that have rattled Phoenix over the past two weeks.
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| Harrowing evidence photos of James Holmes’ apartment offer new glimpse into Colorado theater shooting case Posted: 11 Sep 2015 10:38 AM PDT  Crime scene images from one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history are providing a disturbing glimpse into Colorado theater shooter James Holmes' frightening behavior leading up the July 2012 massacre.
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| Stabbing suspect shot at Washington's Union Station: police Posted: 11 Sep 2015 10:59 AM PDT  A security guard at Washington's Union Station on Friday shot a man who had allegedly stabbed a woman, police said, and both the man and the woman were being treated at area hospitals for injuries that were not life-threatening. The guard shot a male suspect who had stabbed a woman in an adjacent building, said Metropolitan Police Department's Jeff Brown, describing it as an "isolated incident." The popular tourist destination, the second busiest rail station in the United States, was temporarily evacuated and some people "sheltered in place," Brown told reporters.
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| Victims' relatives gather 14 years after Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. Posted: 11 Sep 2015 10:45 AM PDT  By Natasja Sheriff and Daniel Bases NEW YORK (Reuters) - Relatives assembled under overcast skies on Friday to commemorate nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and outside Washington 14 years ago, when airliners hijacked by al Qaeda militants brought death, mayhem and destruction. In New York, families of the victims read their names in a solemn and poignantly familiar pattern, watched over by service members in their dress uniforms. Emblematic of the generations affected, children who were not old enough to remember their late relatives or had yet to meet them participated in the roll call.
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| New Orleans mayor faces house arrest in firefighter wage squabble Posted: 11 Sep 2015 06:49 AM PDT  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A 5 p.m. deadline loomed on Friday for the city of New Orleans to either pay its firefighters $75 million in back wages or see Mayor Mitch Landrieu placed under weekend house arrest until a deal is reached. The local firefighters union recently sought to have the city held in contempt of court for not honoring the commitment. Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese granted the union's request last week and went a step further, saying he would order Landrieu to be confined to his home during weekends if the case was not resolved by the end of business on Friday.
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| Police body cameras may solve one problem but create others Posted: 11 Sep 2015 07:28 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The use of police body cameras is spreading to keep officers honest about using force against citizens. But how and when the public gets to see the footage is up for debate.
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| 11 Republicans to share stage in next presidential debate Posted: 10 Sep 2015 05:52 PM PDT  Eleven Republican presidential candidates have qualified for next week's primetime debate, a slate that features the full diversity of the GOP's 2016 class and is believed to be the largest group to share a presidential debate stage in modern political history.
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| Jindal takes on the Trump 'carnival act' in a way Bush hasn’t Posted:  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal calls Republican rival Donald Trump "shallow."
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| Iran nuclear deal survives: Democrats block disapproval vote Posted: 10 Sep 2015 02:35 PM PDT  The Iran nuclear deal has survived a key vote in the Senate, in a victory for President Barack Obama.
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| Flight 93 memorial visitor center is dedicated Posted: 10 Sep 2015 02:01 PM PDT  SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A new visitor center has been dedicated on a Pennsylvania hill overlooking the site where United Airlines Flight 93 came down during the 9/11 attacks.
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