FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white former Fort Worth police officer was being held in jail on a murder charge after shooting a black woman through a window of her home, and the department told a grieving community that investigators would ensure “no stone is left unturned” in the search for answers.…
Fort Worth officer charged with murder, jailed on $200K bond/National-News/2019/10/15/Fort-Worth-officer-charged-with-murder-jailed-on-200K-bond.html11
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred owl, he had never fired a gun.
He eyed the big female owl, her feathers streaked brown and white, perched on a branch at just the…
Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention/National-News/2019/10/15/Owl-killings-spur-moral-questions-about-human-intervention.html11
MIAMI (AP) — Add Miami’s Tyler Herro to the list of rookies who look ready for the regular season.
Herro scored Miami’s first 14 points on Monday night, going 5 for 5 in that stretch, and finished with 23 points in a 120-87 Heat victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Through three games in this preseason,…
Miami's Tyler Herro among rookies making preseason noise/National-Sports/2019/10/15/Miami-s-Tyler-Herro-among-rookies-making-preseason-noise.html11
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Steve Torrence beat Doug Kalitta in the Top Fuel final on Monday and took over the points lead at the 12th NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
Torrence, the defending champion, won the event for the second straight year with a final run of 3.772 seconds at 323.19 mph.…
Steve Torrence races to NHRA Top Fuel win/National-News/2019/10/15/Steve-Torrence-races-to-NHRA-Top-Fuel-win.html11
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2019. There are 77 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 15, 1991, despite sexual harassment allegations by Anita Hill, the Senate narrowly confirmed the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court, 52-…
Today in History/National-News/2019/10/15/Today-in-History-2.html11
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A white Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed a black woman through a back window of her home while responding to a call about an open front door acted without justification and resigned Monday before he could be fired, the police chief said.
Police bodycam video…
White Fort Worth officer resigns after killing black woman/National-News/2019/10/14/White-Fort-Worth-officer-resigns-after-killing-black-woman.html11
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislative leaders are trying to move from state court to federal court a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina congressional map drawn in 2016.
The GOP lawmakers filed a notice Monday in the partisan redistricting litigation that voters filed last month in Wake…
NC Republicans seek moving Congress case to federal court/National-News/2019/10/14/NC-Republicans-seek-moving-Congress-case-to-federal-court.html11
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina health officials say a third person has died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease linked to a hot tub display at a fair.
The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the third death to news outlets Monday.
The department says 140 cases of…
NC officials confirm 3rd death from Legionnaires' disease/State/2019/10/14/NC-officials-confirm-3rd-death-from-Legionnaires-disease.html11
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A handful of states are celebrating their first Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday as part of a trend to move away from a day honoring Christopher Columbus.
New Mexico, Vermont and Maine are among the latest to pass measures doing away with Columbus Day celebrations in…
Some states celebrate indigenous people instead of Columbus/National-News/2019/10/14/Some-states-celebrate-indigenous-people-instead-of-Columbus.html11
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