Noise heard in last second of Russian plane's cockpit recording

Noise heard in last second of Russian plane's cockpit recording
Louisiana police arrest 2 officers in autistic boy's death
In Keystone snub, Obama tries to lock down his climate legacy
Metrojet crash cause still unclear but could benefit Putin
Same-sex couples deemed Mormon apostates in renewed exclusion of gays
Texas state judge shot in front of home; shooter still at large
Two Louisiana officers arrested in shooting of boy, 6, and father
Presidents of China, Taiwan meet for 1st time, shake hands
With attacks on Clinton, Democratic race enters new phase
Ben Carson's most controversial statements
Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack'

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:13 AM PST

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt's Sinai, killing all 224 people onboard, the head of the investigation team said Saturday.

Louisiana police arrest 2 officers in autistic boy's death

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 05:08 AM PST

Investigators comb through evidence in the shooting death of a 6-year-old autistic boy.

In Keystone snub, Obama tries to lock down his climate legacy

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 05:40 AM PST

For years, President Barack Obama chided Republicans and Democrats alike for treating the Keystone XL pipeline as a signal of whether the U.S. would seriously fight global warming. Now that he's killed ...

Metrojet crash cause still unclear but could benefit Putin

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:01 AM PST

MOSCOW (AP) — No matter what caused the fatal crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt, the answer will almost certainly hit Russia hard — but not President Vladimir Putin.

Same-sex couples deemed Mormon apostates in renewed exclusion of gays

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 06:33 PM PST

Under the policy approved on Thursday, same-sex marriage was added to the list of acts considered to be a renunciation of the Mormon faith and thus subject to church discipline, including excommunication. The new policy also prohibits natural or adopted children of same-sex married couples from receiving a naming blessing or from being baptized or confirmed in the faith until they turn 18, leave their parents' home and personally disavow same-sex marriage or cohabitation. The same conditions would apply to children of same-sex couples recommended for missionary service.

Texas state judge shot in front of home; shooter still at large

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:44 AM PST

Police were searching on Saturday for a suspect in the shooting of a Texas state judge in the driveway of her home, authorities said. District Judge Julie Kocurek, 51, was in serious but stable condition at a local hospital shortly past midnight (0600 GMT), police said. Kocurek was shot in front of witnesses outside her home in an upscale neighborhood near downtown Austin, the state capital, at around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, police said.

Two Louisiana officers arrested in shooting of boy, 6, and father

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 11:18 PM PST

The officers were attempting to serve an arrest warrant on the boy's father in the central Louisiana community of Marksville, authorities said. State police were still piecing together what led to Tuesday's shooting and had reviewed footage captured on the officers' body cameras, Colonel Michael Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, said during a Friday press conference announcing the arrests.

Presidents of China, Taiwan meet for 1st time, shake hands

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 10:03 AM PST

SINGAPORE (AP) — The leaders of China and Taiwan met Saturday for the first time since the formerly bitter Cold War foes split amid civil war 66 years ago, and though no concrete agreement resulted, both hailed the meeting as a sign of a new stability in relations.

With attacks on Clinton, Democratic race enters new phase

Posted: 06 Nov 2015 08:21 PM PST

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The Democratic primary race entered a new phase on Friday night, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Gov. Martin O'Malley escalating their criticism of front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Ben Carson's most controversial statements

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Russian plane black boxes point to 'attack'

Posted: 07 Nov 2015 12:51 AM PST

Black box data from the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt last week indicate it was bombed, sources said, ahead of a first update Saturday from the Egyptian-led probe into the disaster. Both the flight data and voice recorders failed 24 minutes after the plane took off from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort en route to Saint Petersburg on October 31, when it plummeted from the sky into the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board. Cairo and Moscow initially dismissed a claim Islamic State (IS) jihadists downed the plane, but mounting evidence that the Airbus A321 was attacked has prompted a growing list of governments to warn against travel to Sharm el-Sheikh.