Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media

Texans share shocking images of flooding on social media
Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt's Sinai, all killed
Survivors: Singer at nightclub did not realize fire danger
Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate
Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer
Two dead as torrential rains, tornadoes lash central Texas
Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge
US escalates involvement in Syria amid talks on Assad future

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 09:07 AM PDT

Texans documented the powerful floods that submerged cars, knocked out power, and left two people dead and two missing as heavy rains continued to soak parts of the state Saturday morning.

Russian airliner with 224 aboard crashes in Egypt's Sinai, all killed

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 09:40 AM PDT

A militant group affiliated to Islamic State in Egypt, Sinai Province, said in a statement it had brought down the plane "in response to Russian airstrikes that killed hundreds of Muslims on Syrian land", but Russia's Transport Minister told Interfax news agency the claim "can't be considered accurate". The Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia under the brand name Metrojet, was flying from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia when it went down in central Sinai soon after daybreak, the aviation ministry said.

Survivors: Singer at nightclub did not realize fire danger

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 10:44 AM PDT

A heavy metal band's pyrotechnical show sparked a deadly blaze.

Republicans suspend partnership with NBC News following debate

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says the candidates weren't given a fair opportunity to outline their visions for the future.

Family holds funeral for Florida man killed by plainclothes officer

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 04:05 AM PDT

The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy on Saturday at the funeral of Florida musician Corey Jones, who was gunned down by a plainclothes police officer earlier this month. Jones' death, the latest in a string of fatal incidents in the United States involving police and black men, has sparked calls for greater transparency after the local sheriff's office released few details following the shooting. Plans to have the eulogy delivered by Sharpton, a prominent activist, media and civil rights figure, were announced by lawyers for Jones' family.

Two dead as torrential rains, tornadoes lash central Texas

Posted: 30 Oct 2015 03:48 PM PDT

At least two people were killed when a storm with high winds and heavy rains pelted central Texas on Friday, flooding highways, causing evacuations after rivers overflowed and spawning tornadoes that ripped through buildings outside San Antonio. The body of one man swept away by raging waters when his vehicle was caught southeast of Austin has been recovered, a Travis County emergency official said, adding one elderly woman was still missing. Near San Antonio, U.S. Army officials said the body of an individual, who was washed downstream when a vehicle was picked up by fast moving flood waters, was found on Friday afternoon on Camp Bullis.

Ohio State quarterback suspended after impaired driving charge

Posted: 31 Oct 2015 10:48 AM PDT

Columbus police stopped Barrett, 20, at a campus area checkpoint and gave him a misdemeanor citation for impaired driving, the school said in a brief statement. The suspension by head coach Urban Meyer will keep the sophomore out of Ohio State's Nov. 7 game against Minnesota, the school said. Police told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper that Barrett's blood-alcohol content was .099 when he was stopped.

US escalates involvement in Syria amid talks on Assad future

Posted: 30 Oct 2015 03:45 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State in Syria on Friday, pledging the first open deployment of military boots on the ground, even as U.S., Russian and other diplomats pressed a new peace effort that America hopes will hasten the departure of Bashar Assad.