| What we know about the Oregon college gunman Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:00 AM PDT  Blog posts suggest he had an interest in past mass shootings and a disdain for religion.
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| As Boehner departs, his to-do list could remain undone Posted:  Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio has a lot he could do legislatively before he leaves Congress this month, but not a lot of time or conservative support to do it.
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| Clinton backs potential no-fly zone in Syria Posted: 02 Oct 2015 03:37 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would push for a no-fly zone and safe regions in Syria to address the humanitarian crisis that has spilled out in the Middle East.
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| AP Exclusive: Afghan Taliban leader claims 'victory' in city Posted: 02 Oct 2015 10:07 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The new leader of the Afghan Taliban boasted in a phone call with The Associated Press on Friday that the group's three-day occupation of the northern city of Kunduz was a "symbolic victory" demonstrating the insurgents' strength, even as his fighters were fleeing under fire from Afghan government troops.
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| 6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six American airmen and 5 civilians, the U.S. military said Friday.
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| Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas, fate of cargo ship unknown Posted: 02 Oct 2015 10:47 AM PDT  By Neil Hartnell NASSAU (Reuters) - The fate of more than 30 crew aboard a cargo ship that ran afoul of Hurricane Joaquin off the Bahamas was unknown on Friday as the powerful storm battered the island chain for a second day. News of the missing vessel came as forecasters shifted the likely track of the powerful storm further away from the U.S. East Coast, but there were still warnings about the potential for severe flooding in the Carolinas from unrelated heavy rains. A potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane on a scale of 1 to 5, Joaquin turned northward on Friday and was expected to start gradually losing strength over cooler water in about 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
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| Special Report: How a 5-minute phone call put 9/11 trial on hold for more than a year Posted: 02 Oct 2015 08:16 AM PDT  Ramzi bin al Shibh, who military prosecutors say relayed money and messages to the 9/11 hijackers, asked his lawyers to send a message to his nephew in Yemen. After the meeting, the defense team's translator went to another part of the U.S. Navy base, called Yemen from a landline and had a five-minute phone conversation with Bin al Shibh's brother. Defense lawyers say the translator conveyed an innocuous message from Bin al Shibh in which he urged his nephew to study hard in school.
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| Oregon gunman had cache of 13 weapons, federal agent says Posted: 02 Oct 2015 11:28 AM PDT  By Eric M. Johnson and Courtney Sherwood ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) - The Oregon gunman who carried out an execution-style massacre at a U.S. college classroom had a cache of 13 weapons, body armor and ammunition, authorities said on Friday, as they sought a motive for the worst U.S. mass shooting this year. The disclosure of the weapons by Celinex Nunez, assistant special agent of U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Agent came as fresh details emerged about the suspect in Thursday's rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, about 180 miles south of Portland. Six of the guns, plus body armor and five magazines of ammunition, were recovered from the campus where the gunman stormed into a classroom, killing nine people before he was shot dead by police, Nunez said at a press conference.
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| Oregon shooting prompts new calls for stricter gun laws Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT  News of a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon Thursday prompted calls for stricter gun laws from the White House and the country.
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| Sheriff leading shooting response wrote anti-gun control letter Posted: 01 Oct 2015 05:54 PM PDT  The sheriff of Douglas County, Ore. — the location of the latest mass shooting — adamantly opposed the White House's push for stricter gun laws three years ago.
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| Hurricane Joaquin lashes Bahamas, could threaten U.S. Posted: 02 Oct 2015 11:06 AM PDT  ELEUTHERA, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching for a cargo ship with 33 people aboard that went missing during the Category 4 storm.
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| 10 dead in shooting at Oregon community college Posted: 01 Oct 2015 08:22 PM PDT  The alleged shooter reportedly asked victims about their religion before opening fire.
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| Afghan forces push into Taliban-held Kunduz city amid fierce clashes Posted: 01 Oct 2015 12:35 PM PDT  By Hamid Shalizi KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its U.S. allies. Fighting continued in other parts of the city, the seizure of which represented a major victory for the insurgents and raised questions over whether NATO-trained Afghan forces were ready to go it alone now most foreign combat troops have left. "There are military helicopters in the sky and government forces everywhere," said Abdul Ahad, a doctor in the city.
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