| Lafayette gunman cased theater prior to rampage, but motive still unknown Posted: 24 Jul 2015 06:48 AM PDT  LAFAYETTE, La. — Investigators uncovered clues Friday that lead them to believe John "Rusty" Houser may have been planning his deadly attack on a movie theater here for some time.
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| Sandra Bland Was 'Distraught' in Jail, Says Fellow Inmate Posted: 24 Jul 2015 02:03 PM PDT  One of the women in the cell across from Sandra Bland says that she was "distraught" in the days before she was found dead. "She was crying and I could barely understand her, and I was like, 'It'll be OK, don't cry, it'll be alright, you can't be in here forever,'" fellow inmate Alexandra Pyle said of Bland to ABC station KTRK in Houston.
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| Suspect in Louisiana theater rampage had history of mental illness Posted: 24 Jul 2015 01:31 PM PDT  A 59-year-old man who had been committed to a hospital for psychiatric care was identified by authorities on Friday as the gunman who fatally shot two people in a rampage at a crowded movie theater in central Louisiana before turning the gun on himself as police closed in. The suspected gunman, John R. Houser, who had a history of mental illness and railed against the U.S. government online, opened fire with a .40 caliber handgun about 20 minutes into the comedy film "Trainwreck," sending panicked theatergoers ducking behind seats and running for the exits. "This is a normal movie theater in a normal part of a normal town.
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| Obama dines with Kenyan family after arriving in father's homeland Posted: 24 Jul 2015 12:38 PM PDT  By Jeff Mason NAIROBI (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama dined with his step grandmother, his sister and other extended family members after arriving in Kenya for his first presidential visit to his father's homeland on Friday. Obama's plane, Air Force One, landed in the evening in the Kenyan capital, where he will co-host a conference on boosting entrepreneurs in Africa before traveling on to Ethiopia. After being greeted by President Uhuru Kenyatta and other top Kenyan officials, Obama was whisked through the capital.
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| U.S. probing possible price-gouging by airlines after rail crash Posted: 24 Jul 2015 11:40 AM PDT  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is investigating possible price gouging by the five biggest U.S. airlines while train service was disabled between New York and Washington following a deadly Amtrak crash in May, it said on Friday. The review involves Delta Air Lines Inc , American Airlines Group Inc , United Continental Holdings Inc , Southwest Airlines Co and JetBlue Airways Corp , all of which said they were cooperating with the probe.
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| In shift, Turkish jets strike Islamic State targets in Syria Posted: 24 Jul 2015 11:51 AM PDT  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a major tactical shift, Turkish warplanes struck Islamic State group targets Friday across the border in Syria, Turkish officials announced — a move that came a day after IS militants fired at a Turkish military outpost, killing a soldier.
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