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

State of play in the GOP: Trump rivals see reasons for hope
Pope offers solidarity with Cuba, highlights Hispanics in U.S.
Iran nuclear deal is done, but not the debate in Congress
Crews gain ground on California blazes, search for missing goes on
Baseball player in critical condition after New York drive-by shooting
Suspect in string of Arizona shootings arrested: authorities
Tests on brains of former NFL players continue CTE trend
Jeb Bush draws boos at conservative gathering in South Carolina
Baby Doe's mom arrested, boyfriend charged with murder
Donald Trump’s bad week: Speculation of waning star abounds after debate
House OKs GOP bill blocking Planned Parenthood funds

Posted: 19 Sep 2015 10:23 AM PDT

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 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

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

By 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

"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

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

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

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

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.