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Oregon college shooting victims identified

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 04:59 PM PDT

Reporters copy photographs of three of the victims of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College that were displayed at a news conference, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, in Roseburg, Ore. In the photos, from left, are Quinn Cooper, 18, Lucas Eibel,18, center, and Jason Johnson, 33. They were among those killed when Chris Harper Mercer walked into a class at the community college the day before and opened fire. (AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliThe nine people killed after a gunman opened fire on an Oregon community college campus Thursday took different paths to the small rural college, ranging from teens starting college for the first time to adults who were seeking a second career. One was an assistant professor of English at the college.


Obama: Russia action in Syria is 'recipe for disaster'

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 02:09 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference at the White House on October 2, 2015, in Washington, DCPresident Obama warned that Russia's military engagement in Syria in support of strongman Bashar al-Assad is a "recipe for disaster," though Washington could still work with Moscow on reducing tensions. Russian President Vladimir Putin "doesn't distinguish between ISIL and a moderate Sunni opposition that wants to see Mr Assad go," Obama told reporters, referring to the self-proclaimed Islamic State group.


Jeb Bush: ‘Stuff happens,’ but no need for new gun regulations

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What we know about the Oregon college gunman

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:00 AM PDT

Community members gather for a candlelight vigil for those killed in a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)Blog posts suggest he had an interest in past mass shootings and a disdain for religion.


As Boehner departs, his to-do list could remain undone

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Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio has a lot he could do legislatively before he leaves Congress this month, but not a lot of time or conservative support to do it.


Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down after 7-year term

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 01:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama pats Education Secretary Arne Duncan's back in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, as Duncan announced that he will be stepping down in December after 7 years in the Obama administration. Duncan will be returning to Chicago and Obama has appointed senior Education Department official, John King Jr., to oversee the Education Department. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is reluctantly accepting the resignation of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, saying he's earned the right to return home as one of the longest-serving secretaries in the department's history.


Clinton backs potential no-fly zone in Syria

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 03:37 AM PDT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a forum on substance abuse, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)BOSTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would push for a no-fly zone and safe regions in Syria to address the humanitarian crisis that has spilled out in the Middle East.


AP Exclusive: Afghan Taliban leader claims 'victory' in city

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 10:07 AM PDT

In this Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 file photo, an Afghan man reads a local newspaper with photos of the new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, center, and former leader Mullah Mohammad Omar who was declared dead, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The new leader of the Afghan Taliban said on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 that the capture of the northern Afghan city of Kunduz was a "symbolic victory" that showed the strength of the insurgency — even though the Taliban pulled out of the city after three days. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The new leader of the Afghan Taliban boasted in a phone call with The Associated Press on Friday that the group's three-day occupation of the northern city of Kunduz was a "symbolic victory" demonstrating the insurgents' strength, even as his fighters were fleeing under fire from Afghan government troops.


6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:29 AM PDT

Map locates Jalalabad, Afghanistan.KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.S. Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six American airmen and 5 civilians, the U.S. military said Friday.


Oregon gunman may have killed more if not for hero student

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 04:21 PM PDT

Oregon college shooting suspect Chris Harper-Mercer is seen in a photo taken from his Myspace accountBy Eric M. Johnson and Courtney Sherwood ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) - The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at an Oregon college was heavily armed and equipped with extra ammunition, authorities said on Friday, and he might have killed more people were it not for the heroism of a military veteran in an adjoining classroom. A day after the shooter killed nine people and wounded nine others at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, authorities sought a motive for this year's bloodiest mass shooting in the United States, where such massacres have grown all too common. Local broadcaster KOIN reported on Friday that the gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as Chris Harper-Mercer, 26, was a student at the college and enrolled in the writing class where the shooting took place.


Obama to look for new gun measures, says 'talk' is main tool

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 04:36 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House in WashingtonBy Julia Edwards and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday that he has asked his team to look for new ways to enforce existing regulations to keep guns away from criminals in the wake of the mass shooting in Oregon. "The main thing I'm going to do is I'm going to talk about this on a regular basis," Obama said at a news conference. "I will politicize it, because our inaction is a political decision that we are making." Obama started by mocking Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush who earlier on Friday had said "stuff happens" in the course of an answer to a question about gun violence.


Hurricane Joaquin batters Bahamas, fate of cargo ship unknown

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 02:44 PM PDT

NASA handout photo of Hurricane Joaquin from the International Space StationBy Neil Hartnell NASSAU (Reuters) - The fate of more than 30 crew aboard a cargo ship missing off the Bahamas in heavy seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin was unknown on Friday as the powerful storm battered the island chain for a second day. News the vessel had lost contact with shore came as forecasters shifted the likely track of the potentially catastrophic storm further away from the U.S. East Coast, but there were still warnings about the possibility of severe flooding in the Carolinas from unrelated heavy rains. In an advisory at 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Joaquin had weakened slightly to a Category 3 hurricane on a scale of 1 to 5, down from its previous Category 4 ranking.


Oregon shooting prompts new calls for stricter gun laws

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:05 PM PDT

Deadly shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OregonNews of a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon Thursday prompted calls for stricter gun laws from the White House and the country.


Sheriff leading shooting response wrote anti-gun control letter

Posted: 01 Oct 2015 05:54 PM PDT

Sheriff leading Umpqua Community College mass shooting response wrote anti-gun control letter after Sandy HookThe sheriff of Douglas County, Ore. — the location of the latest mass shooting — adamantly opposed the White House's push for stricter gun laws three years ago.


Hurricane Joaquin lashes Bahamas, could threaten U.S.

Posted: 02 Oct 2015 04:56 PM PDT

Perry Williams, 47, left, and Alaric Nixon, 28, place sandbags on the storefront of Diamond's International store, in preparation for the arrival of hurricane Joaquin in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Joaquin unleashed heavy flooding as it roared through sparsely populated islands in the eastern Bahamas as a Category 4 storm, with forecasters warning it could grow even stronger before carving a path that would take it near the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)ELEUTHERA, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Joaquin destroyed houses, uprooted trees and unleashed heavy flooding as it hurled torrents of rain across the Bahamas on Friday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was trying to reach a disabled cargo ship with 33 people aboard that lost contact during the storm.


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