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State of play in the GOP: Trump rivals see reasons for hope

State of play in the GOP: Trump rivals see reasons for hope


State of play in the GOP: Trump rivals see reasons for hope

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 10:23 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, Republican presidential candidates, from left, Ben Carson, Donald Trump, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush chat during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif. Donald Trump's rivals emerged from the second Republican debate newly confident that the brash billionaire will fade if the primary takes a more substantive turn and that they can play a role in taking him down without hurting their own White House ambitions. Yet in a race that has so far defied standard political logic, that may be little more than wishful thinking. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's rivals emerged from the second Republican debate newly confident that the brash billionaire will fade if the nomination fight takes a more substantive turn, and that they can play a role in taking him down without hurting their own White House ambitions.


Pope offers solidarity with Cuba, highlights Hispanics in U.S.

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 10:30 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves to reporters at Rome's Fiumicino international airport, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, as he boards his flight to La Habana, Cuba, where he will start a 10-day trip including the United States. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)Pope Francis begins a 10-day trip to Cuba and the United States on Saturday, embarking on his first trip to the onetime Cold War foes after helping to nudge forward their historic rapprochement. He will be offering a show of solidarity with Cubans and making clear that Hispanics in the United States are the bedrock of the American church.


Iran nuclear deal is done, but not the debate in Congress

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 08:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 23, 2015 file photo, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. walks on Capitol Hill in Washington. European businesses are rushing to make deals with the Iranians and Congress is done reviewing the nuclear deal. Yet Tehran isn't going to see any of the billions from sanctions relief for months. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a done deal, yet opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement won't go quietly.


Crews gain ground on California blazes, search for missing goes on

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:19 PM PDT

Firefighters search for victims in the rubble of a home burnt by the Valley Fire in MiddletownBy Curtis Skinner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Firefighters battling two deadly wildfires in drought-stricken California have gained more ground and some displaced people were allowed to go home, officials said on Friday, even as the search went on for people reported missing. Two men and an elderly, disabled woman have been killed by the so-called Valley Fire, which has scorched 73,700 acres (29,825 hectares) just north of Napa County's wine-producing region, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office. Authorities were still searching on Friday for people who had been reported missing, said Lake County Undersheriff Chris Macedo, although he could not provide an exact tally.


Baseball player in critical condition after New York drive-by shooting

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 09:18 AM PDT

By Katie Reilly NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former minor league baseball player who was drafted by the Oakland Athletics is in critical condition on Saturday after being wounded in a drive-by shooting early Friday morning in a New York suburb, police said. Michael Nolan of Yonkers, New York, was shot once in the head and twice in the body while he was standing with a group of people in a Burger King parking lot, said Yonkers Police spokesman Lieutenant Patrick McCormack.

Suspect in string of Arizona shootings arrested: authorities

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 09:24 PM PDT

Arrests Made In Arizona Freeway Shooting"We got him! DPS SWAT team is in custody of the individual suspected of I-10 shootings. Apprehended moments ago," Arizona Governor Doug Ducey said on Twitter. At a late Friday news conference, law enforcement officials gave few details of the suspect and did not release his name, but said a gun he owned was "forensically linked" to the first four shootings on the highway.


Tests on brains of former NFL players continue CTE trend

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 08:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 27, 2009 file photo, Dr. Ann McKee, of Boston University School of Medicine, talks about damaged human brains during a news conference about chronic traumatic encephalopathy in Tampa, Fla. Researchers studying a degenerative disease in former athletes say 11 of 12 brains of deceased former NFL players tested over the past year showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, continuing a trend they've been tracking. Ann McKee, chief of neuropathology at the VA Boston Healthcare System, told PBS: "People think that we're blowing this out of proportion, that this is a very rare disease and that we're sensationalizing it. My response is that, where I sit, this is a very real disease." (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)Researchers studying a degenerative disease in former athletes say 11 of 12 brains of deceased former NFL players tested over the past year showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, continuing a trend they've been tracking.


Jeb Bush draws boos at conservative gathering in South Carolina

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 05:41 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov., Scott Walker speaks at a presidential forum sponsored by Heritage Action at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Greenville, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)Setting aside personality clashes for a night, the Republican Party's 2016 contest shifted to substance as a slate of White House hopefuls vowed to steer the nation sharply to the right as they courted conservatives in battleground South Carolina.


Baby Doe's mom arrested, boyfriend charged with murder

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 06:40 PM PDT

FILE - This undated flyer released Thursday, July 9, 2015, by the Suffolk County Massachusetts District Attorney includes a computer-generated composite image depicting the possible likeness of a young girl whose body was found on the shore of Deer Island in Boston Harbor on June 25, 2015. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, that authorities have identified the little girl. (Suffolk County District Attorney via AP, File)A mother and her boyfriend are "blaming each other" for the death of a little girl who was found dead inside a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach this summer, a state official said Friday, after a monthslong campaign to learn the child's identity.


Donald Trump’s bad week: Speculation of waning star abounds after debate

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House OKs GOP bill blocking Planned Parenthood funds

Posted: 18 Sep 2015 03:13 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to avert a government shutdown, Republican leaders drove a bill blocking Planned Parenthood's federal funds through the House on Friday, hoping to contain conservatives' demands for a politically risky showdown with President Barack Obama by striking a quick blow against abortion.


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