| Ga. governor courts black voters, testing larger GOP strategy Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:21 AM PST  Nathan Deal, the 72-year-old Republican governor of Georgia, is fighting for his political life against former President Jimmy Carter's grandson, two-term state Sen. Jason Carter. And in the process, he's providing a cautionary tale to national Republicans about how hard it is to win over the black and other nonwhite voters they increasingly need to survive.
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| Controversy over 40K ‘missing voters’ in Georgia raises racial tensions Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:40 AM PST  Democratic leaders say the state's voter registration system is too convoluted and slow. But they also say African-American voters will be inspired to turn out because of that.
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| Midterm Mixer: Live election coverage with Yahoo News Posted: 27 Oct 2014 08:54 PM PDT  Yahoo News will host a special midterm elections digital event, kicking off Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. ET with a live blog covering all key races and culminating in an hourlong post-election livestream led by Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric.
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| Dutch killer van der Sloot stabbed in prison Posted: 03 Nov 2014 09:34 AM PST  LIMA (Reuters) - The lawyer of convicted killer Joran van der Sloot said on Monday that the Dutch citizen had been stabbed repeatedly in a Peruvian prison in recent days, but local penitentiary authorities deny the attacks took place. Van der Sloot, the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, was stabbed three times on Oct. 27 and then again in his kidney on Sunday in the Challapalca prison, his lawyer Maximo Altez told Reuters by telephone, without giving further details. ...
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| Spanish princess may face 'unprecedented' trial Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:51 AM PST  Cristina de Bourbon is caught in a scandal involving 16 others, including her husband.
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| China masters laser technology to shoot down drones Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:46 AM PST  China has developed and successfully tested technology to shoot down drones with lasers, according to state media.
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| Violence erupts in Benghazi Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:20 AM PST  Battle explodes between pro-government forces and Islamist militias.
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| 3-year-old Ohio girl shot by 4-year-old brother, police say Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:38 AM PST  LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old Ohio girl is in critical condition after being shot in the head by her 4-year-old brother, who found a gun in a dresser.
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| State, nurse who treated Ebola patients reach accord Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:05 AM PST  Kaci Hickox will be allowed to travel freely in public but required to report any symptoms.
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| Ahead of tough election, White House blames dismay with Washington Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:16 PM PST By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With many races still tight but polls showing a general trend in favor of Republicans, the White House on Monday blamed voter dissatisfaction with Washington for what could be an Election Day rout for President Barack Obama's Democrats. Both parties pushed to get voters to the polls in a final effort to sway the electorate ahead of Tuesday's election, which could shift control of the U.S. Senate and upend policy priorities for the last two years of Obama's final term. ... |
| St. Louis police deny no-fly zone during protests aimed at media Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:51 PM PST  By Kenny Bahr CLAYTON Mo. (Reuters) - St. Louis County police defended on Monday a no-fly zone imposed over the suburb of Ferguson during August street protests, saying it was for safety reasons, after an Associated Press report said the prohibition was to keep news helicopters away. Police have been criticized for using rubber bullets, tear gas and dogs and for pointing weapons at protesters during demonstrations that followed the Aug. 9 shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. "It's always all about safety. ...
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| San Antonio mayor's car hit in drive-by shooting, mayor not a target: police Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:10 PM PST By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Two people were injured and the mayor of San Antonio's car was damaged when it was caught in crossfire in a drive-by shooting on Monday involving rival gangs, police said. Mayor Ivy Taylor was not in the vehicle and her parked car was not a target, San Antonio police said. "During the course of this afternoon's shooting, a vehicle belonging to Mayor Taylor and a building associated with her were hit," San Antonio Police said in a statement. "There is no reason to believe that Mayor Taylor or her property were targets of this attack. ... |
| Thieves steal 'Arbeit Macht Frei' gate from Dachau death camp Posted: 03 Nov 2014 05:18 AM PST  Thieves have stolen the iron gate to Dachau concentration camp bearing the Nazi slogan "Arbeit macht frei" (work sets you free), the director of the memorial site in southern Germany and local police said on Monday. "It is the central symbol of the prisoners' suffering at Dachau concentration camp and therefore has hit the memorial at its heart," said Gabriele Hammermann, director of the memorial. The Nazis set up the camp in Dachau, near Munich, in 1933, only weeks after Adolf Hitler took power. Initially meant to detain political rivals, it became the prototype for a network of concentration camps where 6 million Jews were murdered, as well as Roma, Russians, Poles and homosexuals.
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| Gun-toting security guard who rode elevator with Obama says firing unjust Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:37 AM PST  Kenneth Tate, who was fired after accompanying President Obama in an elevator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta while carrying a gun, says his firing was "unjust."
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| After more reports of mass killings, Iraq on high alert for IS attacks Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:37 PM PST  Iraq boosted security Monday amid fears of the Islamic State group launching major attacks on Shiite pilgrims flocking to the shrine city of Karbala as further reports emerged of mass killings. The pilgrims are prime targets for the IS jihadists, who have carried out a series of mass executions in recent days, killing scores of members of a tribe in Iraq's western Anbar province. A police officer and an official gave figures of more than 200 to 258 people killed, while Iraq's human rights ministry put the toll at 322 and a tribal leader said 381 were executed. The mass killings appear aimed at discouraging resistance from powerful tribes in Anbar, where IS overran large areas in June as pro-government forces suffered a string of setbacks.
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| Record snow in Maine, and power outages Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:40 AM PST  By Dave Sherwood BRUNSWICK Maine (Reuters) - A rare early season snowstorm brought 50-miles-per-hour (80-kph) winds and record-breaking snowfall to parts of Maine overnight, leaving more than 140,000 homes and businesses without power on Monday. Governor Paul LePage declared a limited state of emergency as slippery driving conditions, downed trees and white-out conditions led to a spike in accidents and shut down many local roads. ...
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| Branson fights back on safety warnings claim Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:48 PM PST  Following spacecraft crash, Virgin Galactic boss takes issue with "self-proclaimed experts" after scientist said company ignored safety warnings.
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| 'Death with dignity' advocate Brittany Maynard, 29, ends her life Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:12 AM PST  Terminally ill Brittany Maynard, 29, took advantage of Oregon's assisted suicide law.
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| Tiny drones make mysterious, illegal flights over French nuclear plants Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:06 AM PST  PARIS (AP) — French security officials are investigating a spate of mysterious and illegal flights by drone aircraft over more than a dozen nuclear power stations in France, raising security concerns in a country that largely lives off atomic energy.
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| Costly and competitive Senate campaign nears end Posted: 03 Nov 2014 01:15 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — On a final, furious day of campaigning, Republicans strained to capture control of the Senate while Democrats struggled to limit their congressional losses in elections midway through an unpopular President Barack Obama's second term.
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| Virgin Galactic spaceship insured for $40-50 million Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:02 AM PST  By Carolyn Cohn and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - The Virgin Galactic spaceship which crashed on Friday was insured against losses totaling around $40-50 million and the lead underwriter was AIG , insurance sources said on Monday. AIG declined to comment. British insurance and brokerage services provider Jardine Lloyd Thompson confirmed that it was the broker on the deal. "We act on behalf of Virgin Galactic and are providing every assistance, as is appropriate in these tragic circumstances," JLT said in a statement. ...
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| 23 feared dead in suicide bombing in N. Nigeria Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:21 PM PST  By Joe Hemba YOBE Nigeria (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people in a procession of Shi'ite Muslims marking the ritual of Ashoura in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state on Monday, witnesses said. In a separate incident overnight in central Kogi state, gunmen using explosives blew their way into a prison in the city of Lokoja, killing one person and freeing 144 inmates, Adams Omale, prisons coordinator for the state, told Reuters. ...
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| Political ad blizzard traumatizes Arkansas Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:31 PM PST  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — No, dear voter, it wasn't a dream. If you sat down in front of a television in Arkansas lately, you really did see that many political ads.
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| What Ebola has taught us about handling Mars soil samples Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:48 AM PST  Measures taken in the current Ebola outbreak may hold some clues for how to handle samples brought back to Earth from Mars, a place that could potentially host extraterrestrial microbes. Based on a novel by Michael Crichton, the film depicts the spread of an alien germ brought back to Earth by a satellite. NASA officials have wanted to build and launch a robotic lander that scoops up some Martian samples and returns them to Earth. Hauling back Martian samples means potentially dealing with biological "hot property," as well as public concern about creepy crawlers from Mars eating away at Earth's biosphere.
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| Seven rescued, 24 drown as migrant boat capsizes off Istanbul Posted: 03 Nov 2014 03:46 PM PST  At least 24 people including children drowned and a dozen were missing on Monday when an overloaded boat taking migrants towards EU waters sank in the Black Sea just off Istanbul, Turkish officials said. Those on board were mainly Afghans seeking a better life in Europe. They had set off earlier from Bakirkoy, an Istanbul suburb. EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said the tragedy highlights "the urgency to take concrete action to save lives, to address irregular migration".
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| Wallenda completes Chicago skyscraper wire walks Posted: 02 Nov 2014 08:46 PM PST CHICAGO (AP) — Daredevil Nik Wallenda wowed Chicago and the world Sunday with two hair-raising skyscraper crossings on high wires without a safety net or a harness, and performing one blindfolded. |
| With Obama largely sidelined, Democrats turned to Biden Posted: 02 Nov 2014 10:10 AM PST  VIce President Joe Biden has campaigned hard for struggling Democrats, who have kept their distance from President Barack Obama and his toxic approval ratings. Will it pay off?
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| Obama makes final campaign push, hoping to avert electoral rout Posted: 02 Nov 2014 05:03 PM PST  By Jeff Mason BRIDGEPORT Conn. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a final push on Sunday to help struggling Democrats before this week's midterm elections, making campaign stops in Connecticut and Pennsylvania to try to avert a "shellacking" at the polls like the one in 2010. After a 2014 political season spent mostly behind the scenes at high-dollar fundraisers, Obama spent the past several days on the road, making appearances in states where his low popularity ratings are seen as less of an albatross to Democrats running for office than in other close races across the country. ...
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