Ex-Benghazi investigator: 'This has become a partisan investigation' focused on Clinton

Ex-Benghazi investigator: 'This has become a partisan investigation' focused on Clinton
Islamic State figures killed in air strike; Baghdadi not believed among them
Reports: Officer's shooting of boy with pellet gun justified
Ex-Benghazi investigator says U.S. panel targeted Clinton: media
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers rally to even series after controversial takeout slide
House conservative group would 'look favorably' on Ryan for speakership
Man arrested, accused of planting bombs on California golf course
Cushing quake follows rules to curb seismic activity tied to wells
Attorney: Army officer recommends no jail time for Bergdahl

Posted: 11 Oct 2015 09:18 AM PDT

A former investigator with the select congressional committee on Benghazi says the probe into the September 11, 2012, terror attacks that killed four Americans — including Ambassador Chris Stevens — morphed into a politically motivated mission targeting Hillary Clinton after the revelation that she used a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.

Islamic State figures killed in air strike; Baghdadi not believed among them

Posted: 11 Oct 2015 09:35 AM PDT

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Eight senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an air strike while meeting in a town in western Iraq, but the group's reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among them, residents of the town and hospital sources said. Iraq said on Sunday its air force had hit the meeting and had also struck a convoy that was carrying Baghdadi to attend it. It said Baghdadi had been driven away from the convoy in an unknown condition.The Iraqi military's announcement was the latest unconfirmed report of the possible death or injury of Baghdadi, who has survived a year of U.S.-led air strikes and multi-sided wars in two countries since proclaiming himself caliph of all Muslims after his forces swept through most of northern Iraq last year.

Reports: Officer's shooting of boy with pellet gun justified

Posted: 10 Oct 2015 08:28 PM PDT

A white Cleveland police officer was justified in fatally shooting a black 12-year-old boy holding a pellet gun moments after pulling up beside him, according to two outside reviews conducted at the request of the prosecutor investigating the death.

Ex-Benghazi investigator says U.S. panel targeted Clinton: media

Posted: 10 Oct 2015 04:45 PM PDT

A former investigator for the House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi is accusing the Republican-led panel of targeting Democrat Hillary Clinton to scupper her presidential bid, the New York Times and CNN reported on Saturday. "These are explosive allegations," Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon said in a statement.

NLDS Game 2: Dodgers rally to even series after controversial takeout slide

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House conservative group would 'look favorably' on Ryan for speakership

Posted: 11 Oct 2015 07:52 AM PDT

By Jason Lange and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of hard-line conservative Republicans would "look favorably" on Paul Ryan if he ran to be speaker of the House of Representatives, the group's leader said on Sunday. The approximately 40-member House Freedom Caucus is at the center of turmoil within the Republican Party over who will be the party's effective leader in the House ahead of the 2016 presidential election. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy had been the front-runner in the race but abruptly dropped out on Thursday after facing skepticism from Freedom Caucus lawmakers who viewed him as too willing to compromise with Democratic President Barack Obama.

Man arrested, accused of planting bombs on California golf course

Posted: 11 Oct 2015 10:20 AM PDT

Kevin Hornbuckle, 49, faces possession and manufacturing of a destructive device charges after two bombs were found on the course at the Foxtail Golf Club in Rohnert Park, California, about 50 miles (80 km) north of San Francisco, the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said in a statement. The golf club was evacuated from the facility before police destroyed the bomb, authorities said. Club employees told police they also found remnants of a second bomb which appeared to have been detonated at the golf course on Friday night, authorities said.

Cushing quake follows rules to curb seismic activity tied to wells

Posted: 11 Oct 2015 08:02 AM PDT

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 that struck near the U.S. crude oil hub of Cushing, Oklahoma on Saturday occurred just days after regulators imposed new rules meant to prevent temblors in the area and said more changes were possible. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), which regulates the state's oil and gas industry, ordered companies on Sept. 18 to shut or reduce usage of five saltwater disposal wells around the north-central Oklahoma city of Cushing. Saltwater, a normal byproduct of oil and gas work, is put into deep disposal wells that scientists say have contributed to a rash of small and medium-sized earthquakes in Oklahoma since 2009.

Attorney: Army officer recommends no jail time for Bergdahl

Posted: 10 Oct 2015 03:45 PM PDT

An Army officer is recommending that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face a lower-level court martial and be spared the possibility of jail time for leaving his post in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Saturday.