| What was Bernie Sanders doing at Liberty University? Posted:  The liberal candidate surprised many by accepting the conservative Christian school's invitation.
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| HP to jettison up to 30,000 jobs as part of spinoff Posted: 15 Sep 2015 04:28 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is preparing to shed up to another 30,000 jobs as the Silicon Valley pioneer launches into a new era in the same cost-cutting mode that has marred much of its recent history.
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| David Gregory on faith, leaving NBC, and the 2016 race Posted: 15 Sep 2015 11:00 AM PDT  Yahoo's Katie Couric talks with the former 'Meet the Press' moderator about his new book and what he expects to see in Wednesday's GOP debate.
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| Ben Carson closing in fast on Donald Trump Posted: 15 Sep 2015 08:45 AM PDT  On the eve of the second Republican debate, a NYT/CBS News poll shows Ben Carson has pulled to within just four points of Donald Trump.
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| Chelsea Clinton can’t understand why Americans find Hillary dishonest Posted: 15 Sep 2015 09:42 AM PDT  In an interview with NBC's "Today" show Tuesday, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton was asked how she felt about recent polls that show a majority of Americans don't find her mother honest and trustworthy.
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| Hungary shuts EU border, taking migrant crisis into its own hands Posted: 15 Sep 2015 12:22 PM PDT  By Krisztina Than and Ivana Sekularac SERBIAN-HUNGARIAN BORDER (Reuters) - Hungary's right-wing government shut the main land route for migrants into the European Union on Tuesday, taking matters into its own hands to halt Europe's influx of refugees. An emergency effort led by Germany to force EU member states to accept mandatory quotas of refugees collapsed in discord. Chancellor Angela Merkel appealed for European unity after one of her ministers called for financial penalties against countries that refused to accommodate their share of the migrants, provoking anger in central Europe.
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| Kentucky trooper tried to help suspect before fatal shooting Posted: 15 Sep 2015 10:19 AM PDT  EDDYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State Police trooper wanted to do a favor for the driver he pulled over late at night. It turned out the man was driving with a suspended license, so the lawman was arranging for overnight lodging for the man and his fellow travelers, including two children.
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| In 911 call, professor admits to shooting girlfriend Posted: 15 Sep 2015 04:52 PM PDT  Shannon Lamb was wanted in the slayings of his live-in girlfriend and a college professor.
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| Suspect in Mississippi campus shooting apologized in note for killing Posted: 15 Sep 2015 12:04 PM PDT  A man suspected of gunning down a Mississippi college professor and killing his live-in girlfriend before taking his own life left behind a note apologizing for his actions, police said on Tuesday. Police said Lamb, 45, shot and killed Amy Prentiss, 41, at the home they shared in Gautier, Mississippi before driving 300 miles (480 km) to Delta State, where he fatally shot colleague Ethan Schmidt, an assistant professor of American history.
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| Property toll from Northern California wildfire grows to 585 homes Posted: 15 Sep 2015 11:47 AM PDT  By Curtis Skinner MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (Reuters) - The toll of property losses from a deadly Northern California wildfire, the most destructive this year in the western United States, climbed on Tuesday to at least 585 homes and hundreds of other structures that have gone up in flames. The latest tally, up from Monday's estimate of 400 homes razed, came as firefighters gained some ground against the blaze, which erupted on Saturday and raced through several communities in the hills north of Napa County's wine-producing region. An estimated 13,000 residents remained displaced by evacuations, while the blaze, dubbed the Valley Fire, still posed a potential threat to some 9,000 buildings in the fire zone, roughly 50 miles (80 km) west of Sacramento, the state capital.
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| Hundreds of Latinos protest at Trump rally, clash with supporters Posted: 14 Sep 2015 10:12 PM PDT  By Emily Flitter DALLAS (Reuters) - A downtown Dallas rally by presidential hopeful Donald Trump produced some of the sharpest scenes of conflict yet in his campaign as hundreds gathered to protest his positions on immigration and confronted supporters as they left the event. Inside the rally at the American Airlines Center sports arena, the biggest cheers from the thousands of attendees erupted when the Republican front-runner said it was time to stop illegal immigration. "It's a massive problem," Trump said as the crowd around him stood roaring and waving Trump campaign signs and American flags.
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| Floods kill 8, leave 5 missing in town known for sect leader Posted: 15 Sep 2015 02:38 AM PDT  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A wall of water swept away two vehicles carrying women and children in a Utah-Arizona border town Monday, killing at least eight people and leaving five others missing in a community that served as a home base for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs, authorities said.
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| NKorea warns it has restarted all nuclear bomb fuel plants Posted: 15 Sep 2015 12:40 PM PDT  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — With a big anniversary drawing near, North Korea declared Tuesday it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants — meaning it could possibly make more, and more sophisticated, nuclear weapons.
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