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Hillary Clinton announces her presidential campaign
Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement
Shooting drew together ordinary lives of driver, officer
Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century'
Sharpton praises South Carolina mayor where officer shot black man
Wisconsin students' Rice Krispies treat a snap, crackle, colossus
Alaska road to oilfield operations opens for limited traffic
Pope: Church must be 'oasis of mercy,' not severe fortress
Obama says Clinton would be 'excellent president'

Hillary Clinton announces her presidential campaign

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 12:23 PM PDT

After years of often-breathless speculation about her future, Hillary Rodham Clinton's team confirmed one of the worst-kept secrets in politics: She's running for president.

Republicans preemptively react to Hillary Clinton’s presidential announcement

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 01:11 PM PDT

Ahead of Hillary Clinton's announcement of her bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, her Republican opponents preemptively reacted to the news Sunday by attacking her candidacy.

Shooting drew together ordinary lives of driver, officer

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 09:10 AM PDT

But for a series of split-second decisions that followed a traffic stop, Walter Scott might still be alive and police officer Michael Slager still patrolling the streets.

Pope calls Armenian slaughter '1st genocide of 20th century'

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 01:20 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday marked the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling the massacre by Ottoman Turks "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to recognize it as such. Turkey immediately responded by recalling its ambassador and accusing Francis of spreading hatred and "unfounded claims."

Sharpton praises South Carolina mayor where officer shot black man

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 12:05 PM PDT

By Randall Hill NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton on Sunday praised the mayor of a South Carolina town where a white patrolman was charged with murder after the fatal shooting of a black man and said other officers there should face charges. New York-based Sharpton said he hoped the prosecution of the officer, who shot Walter Scott in the back on April 4, would mark a turning point in the United States. "Rather than duck, the mayor stood up," Sharpton said of North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, who attended Sunday's service at a local church where Sharpton spoke. Sharpton said it seemed providential that "way down in South Carolina, where we are still protesting the Confederate flag, that in the Deep South, a mayor and police chief did what we couldn't get mayors in the North and the Midwest to do." Sharpton told the New York Times he would urge authorities to prosecute a black police officer, Clarence Habersham, who arrived on the scene just after Scott was fatally shot.

Wisconsin students' Rice Krispies treat a snap, crackle, colossus

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 02:21 PM PDT

By Mary Reardon MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) - University of Wisconsin-Madison students said on Sunday they have completed a Rice Krispies cereal treat weighing more than 5-1/2 tons they hope will be entered into Guinness World Records. The colossus made by combining Rice Krispies cereal, marshmallows and butter was more than 1,000 pounds heavier than a 10,314 pound Rice Krispies treat made in California in 2010 that is recognized by Guinness World Records. The students had been aiming for a 15,000 pound dessert and manufacturers had donated 9,000 pounds of marshmallows, 5,500 pounds of Rice Krispies and 900 pounds of butter for the effort. Danny Lerner, one of the organizers, said Sunday he was pleased with the results after challenges posed by raw weather and warping in the wooden mold used to make the treat.

Alaska road to oilfield operations opens for limited traffic

Posted: 12 Apr 2015 01:58 PM PDT

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's lone road to North Slope oilfield operations reopened on Sunday to limited traffic after flooding from an adjacent river shut it down for nearly a week, state transportation officials said. Thirty trucks carrying what they deem critical loads are allowed to travel north on the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse, the base of operations for several oilfields that produce more than half a million barrels of crude oil daily, the officials said.

Pope: Church must be 'oasis of mercy,' not severe fortress

Posted: 11 Apr 2015 10:21 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday proclaimed a special year of worldwide efforts by the Catholic Church to stress mercy, not severity, saying the institution's credibility was at stake.