Reagan a certain star at GOP debate, whoever else does well

Reagan a certain star at GOP debate, whoever else does well
Comic apologizes for lying about 9-11 escape
No charges for Muslim student after clock mistaken for bomb
Oklahoma court issues last-minute halt of Glossip execution
North Carolina police chief ousted after criticism of Black Lives Matter
Suspect in shooting of girlfriend and Mississippi professor left behind apology note
Delta State professor Shannon Lamb’s killing spree puzzles family, friends
Trump pledges military buildup, better deal for vets
HP to jettison up to 30,000 jobs as part of spinoff

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:47 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jeb Bush calls his tax-cut plan "Reagan-inspired." Scott Walker says "the greatest foreign policy president ... was a governor from California." Ted Cruz pitches himself as the leader for a new "Reagan revolution."

Comic apologizes for lying about 9-11 escape

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 11:15 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy Central said Wednesday it is reevaluating what to do about Steve Rannazzisi's planned stand-up special this weekend after the comic apologized for lying about working in New York's World Trade Center when terrorists attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

No charges for Muslim student after clock mistaken for bomb

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 11:36 AM PDT

DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim student will face no criminal charges for taking a homemade clock to class that his suburban Dallas high school teachers thought resembled a bomb, the police chief said Wednesday.

Oklahoma court issues last-minute halt of Glossip execution

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:48 AM PDT

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma appeals court on Wednesday halted the planned execution of a convicted murderer, delaying his lethal injection for two weeks so it can consider evidence the inmate's lawyers say points to his innocence. The court's decision came about three hours before the state planned to execute Richard Glossip. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set Sept. 30 as the new execution date.

North Carolina police chief ousted after criticism of Black Lives Matter

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 08:40 AM PDT

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - A North Carolina police chief said he was forced to retire after he described the Black Lives Matter movement as "an American-born terrorist group" in a post on his personal Facebook page this month. The town council in coastal Surf City approved Police Chief Mike Halstead's retirement during an emergency meeting on Tuesday, the Star News reported. The Black Lives Matter movement gained fresh momentum last year after the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Suspect in shooting of girlfriend and Mississippi professor left behind apology note

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 02:08 AM PDT

A Mississippi college instructor suspected of gunning down his live-in girlfriend and a professor colleague before taking his own life, left behind a note of apology, police said on Tuesday. Police said Lamb, 45, shot and killed Amy Prentiss, 41, at the home they shared in Gautier, Mississippi, before driving 300 miles (480 km) to Delta State, where he fatally shot Ethan Schmidt, an assistant professor of American history.

Delta State professor Shannon Lamb’s killing spree puzzles family, friends

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Trump pledges military buildup, better deal for vets

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 08:34 PM PDT

The Republican frontrunner offers few details on his plans for the nation's military.

HP to jettison up to 30,000 jobs as part of spinoff

Posted: 15 Sep 2015 04:28 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is preparing to shed up to another 30,000 jobs as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that has marred much of its recent history.