2015年7月7日星期二

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New charges in Charleston church shooting: Attempted murder

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:05 AM PDT

The man accused of killing nine people attending Bible study at a historic black church in Charleston has been indicted on three new charges of attempted murder, prosecutors said Tuesday.

NTSB: 2 killed when F-16, small plane crash; jet pilot safe

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 01:58 PM PDT

Military plane crashes in southern Arizona, sparks fireMONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — An F-16 fighter jet smashed into a small plane Tuesday over South Carolina, killing two people and raining down plane parts and debris over a wide swath of marshes and rice fields.


FBI agents search Subway spokesman Jared Fogle’s home

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 08:48 AM PDT

Authorities arrive at home of Jared FogleThe FBI and state police searched the Indiana home of Subway restaurant spokesman Jared Fogle early Tuesday. The food franchise later announced it had suspended its relationship with Fogle.


Groups sue Chicago suburbs for more gun control

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 03:37 PM PDT

A bouquet of roses lays at the spot where 17-year-old Vonzell Banks was shot and killed in the Bronzeville neighborhood in ChicagoBy Fiona Ortiz CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of civil rights activists on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against three Chicago suburbs to force them to take stricter gun-control measures to stem the flow of weapons into the city's crime-ridden neighborhoods. The complaint filed in Cook County Circuit Court against the towns of Riverdale, Lyons and Lincolnwood said gunshops there, along with stores in Gary, Indiana, supply a fifth of guns seized by police at crime scenes in the city. With between 400-500 murders a year, almost all with guns, Chicago lags other big U.S. cities in bringing down homicides.


South Carolina Senate votes to banish Confederate flag to museum

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 11:30 AM PDT

A Confederate flag stands in front of the South Carolina State House in ColumbiaBy Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - South Carolina's Senate passed legislation Tuesday to remove the Confederate battle flag from the state capitol's grounds, where it has flown for five decades despite being viewed by many as a symbol of slavery. A bill to banish the flag from the State House grounds to a museum easily passed a third and final 36-3 vote in the Senate. It was headed to the state House of Representatives, which voted to bring it to the floor for debate on Wednesday.


Subway suspends pitchman Jared Fogle as police search his Indiana home

Posted: 07 Jul 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Subway Jared's home raided by US police in relation to child pornography caseAuthorities conducted a day-long search inside the Indiana home of Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle on Tuesday, two months after the executive director of Fogle's foundation was arrested on federal child pornography charges. As authorities concluded their search for the day, Subway said it was suspending its relationship with Fogle due to the investigation, which the company said it believed was linked to the probe of a former foundation executive. "Jared continues to cooperate with authorities and he expects no actions to be forthcoming," Subway said in a statement.


Deported man charged with murder in San Francisco shooting

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 05:36 PM PDT

Flowers and a candle form a makeshift memorial for shooting victim Kathryn Steinle on Pier 14 in San FranciscoA convicted felon who had been deported from the United States to Mexico five times was charged on Monday with murder in the shooting of a woman last week at a tourist area in San Francisco. Francisco Sanchez, 45, was arrested for the shooting of Kathryn Steinle, 32, last Wednesday evening. The case drew national attention after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during the weekend used the killing to decry U.S.-Mexico border security.


Bill Cosby said he obtained drugs to give to women for sex

Posted: 06 Jul 2015 07:01 PM PDT

Documents: Bill Cosby said he obtained drugs to give to women for sexBill Cosby admitted in 2005 that he secured quaaludes with the intent of giving them to young women he wanted to have sex with, and that he gave the sedative to at least one woman and "other people," according to documents obtained Monday by The Associated Press.


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