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CNN – by Ralph Ellis and Joe Sutton

Fifteen people, many of them teenagers and some as young as 11, were shot early Sunday morning at a Miami nightclub, Miami-Dade police reported.

Police spokeswoman Frederica Burden said the victims ranged in age from 11 to 25 and were taken to area hospitals.

Several victims were released from hospitals Sunday afternoon and a person who’d earlier been listed as critical was upgraded to critical but stable, police said in a news release.   Continue reading “15 people, many teenagers, wounded in Miami nightclub shooting”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

In a dramatic stroke of luck for the Kremlin, this morning there is hardly a person in the world who is happier than Russian president Vladimir Putin because overnight state-run run OAO Rosneft announced it has discovered what may be a treasure trove of black oil, one which could boost Russia’s coffers by hundreds of billions if not more, when a vast pool of crude was discovered in the Kara Sea region of the Arctic Ocean, showing the region has the potential to become one of the world’s most important crude-producing areas, arguably bigger than the Gulf Of Mexico. The announcement was made by Igor Sechin, Rosneft’s chief executive officer, who spent two days sailing on a Russian research ship to the drilling rig where the find was unveiled today.   Continue reading “Russia Discovers Massive Arctic Oil Field Which May Be Larger Than Gulf Of Mexico”

Yahoo News – by Jim Salter

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson police officer was shot in the arm Saturday night after encountering two men at a community center who ran from him and then opened fire during a foot chase, authorities said.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a media briefing early Sunday that the officer approached the men around 9:10 p.m. because the community center was closed. As the officer approached, the men ran away. When the officer gave chase, “one of the men turned and shot,” Belmar said.   Continue reading “Police: Ferguson officer shot; 2 suspects wanted”

Fox News

FBI officials are investigating a beheading at an Oklahoma food distribution center after co-workers said the suspect tried to convert them to Islam after his recent conversion.

The alleged suspect, Alton Nolen, 30, was recently fired from Vaughan Foods in Moore prior to Thursday’s attack. Moore Police Department Sgt. Jeremy Lewis told KFOR that Nolen drove to the front of the business and struck a vehicle before walking inside. He then attacked Colleen Hufford, 54, stabbing her several times before severing her head. He also stabbed another woman, 43-year-old Traci Johnson, at the plant.   Continue reading “FBI probing suspect’s recent conversion to Islam in Oklahoma beheading”

My Fox DC – by Emily Miller

WASHINGTON – At the beginning of the year, Washington started a mandatory re-registration law for all legal gun owners. The city is the only jurisdiction in the country where registered gun owners have to submit to the police every three years and pay fees, or become a felon.

The police department is sending notices to everyone who has registered a shotgun or rifle since 1976 — or a handgun since it became legal in 2009 — to come to police headquarters to get fingerprinted, photographed and pay fees. So far, very few people have obeyed.   Continue reading “FOX 5 Investigates: DC gun re-registration”

My Fox DC – by Sherri Ly

WASHINGTON – D.C. Public Schools are facing an influx of new immigrant students this year. The surge seen in schools nationwide appears to coincide with the rise in children crossing the United States border.

Most of these kids don’t speak English putting additional demands on local schools. So D.C. has created a school within a school for this growing immigrant population.

Inside the Cardozo Education Campus is the newly-created International Academy. It has 155 students — kids who speak little if any English. Most are from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala who have arrived over the past three to ten months.   Continue reading “DC creates school for influx of new immigrant students”

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NEW YORK (AP) – The State Department is ordering some of its diplomats at the US embassy in Yemen to leave the country.

The department says security is deteriorating amid unrest and sectarian clashes that have left Shiite rebels in control of the capital.

The department says the embassy in Sanaa will stay open with a majority of staff remaining and that the move is temporary.   Continue reading “US pulling some diplomats from embassy in Yemen”

KTVU 2 – by John Sasaki

SAN FRANCISCO — The woman accused of driving through San Francisco with a city worker on the hood of her car for a mile made her first court appearance Wednesday. 33-year-old Bo Mounsombath is facing three felony charges.

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Yahoo News – by NEDRA PICKLER and JIM KUHNHENN

WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and pushed to make the criminal justice system more even-handed, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the nation’s first black attorney general.

The White House said Thursday that President Barack Obama planned to announce Holder’s departure later Thursday. The White House said Holder plans to remain at the Justice Department until his successor is in place.   Continue reading “Official says Holder resigning as attorney general”

NECN – by Tim Jones

West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, is on lockdown after a man entered the school with a gun, according to Manchester Police.

The man, a 21-year-old former student was spotted with the gun tucked in his waistband when entering the school.   Continue reading “Man With Gun Prompts School Lockdown”

ABC News – by Marcy Gordon, AP

The U.S. Treasury Department continued to approve “excessive” pay raises for top executives at General Motors and its former consumer finance arm, both of which received taxpayer-funded bailouts during the financial crisis, a new government report says.

The government watchdog that oversees the $475 billion bailout said Treasury approved cash salaries exceeding $500,000 last year for 16 of the 47 top executives at General Motors Corp. and Ally Financial Inc. Treasury allowed total pay packages, including company stock, of at least $1 million for every top executive at the two companies, according to the report released Wednesday by the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.   Continue reading “Report: Treasury OKs Big Pay Raises for GM, Ally”

USA Today – by Casey Nolen

FERGUSON, Mo. — At least two protesters were arrested and some businesses were damaged Tuesday night after a memorial to Michael Brown was destroyed in a fire. The confrontation reignited tensions in the St. Louis suburb that was rocked by violence this summer after Brown, an unarmed teenager, was shot by a Ferguson police officer.

Police responded Tuesday evening to a reported break-in of a beauty supply store on West Florissant Avenue, according to multiple reports. Then several gunshots were heard and approximately 200 people gathered at the site where demonstrations were held following the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, 19, by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson.   Continue reading “Tensions flare in Ferguson after Brown memorial burns”

Press TV

A Syrian military official, whose name was not mentioned in the reports, made the comments on Tuesday after Tel Aviv said earlier in the day that it had shot down a Syrian warplane as it attempted to fly over the ceasefire line into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.   Continue reading “Syria slams Israel support for ISIL”

Reuters – by MAAYAN LUBELL

Israel shot down a Syrian warplane on Tuesday, saying the aircraft crossed the battle lines of Syria’s civil war and flew over the Israeli-held Golan Heights, perhaps by accident.

The incident coincided with but did not appear to be directly related to air strikes the United States and Gulf Arab allies mounted on Islamic State strongholds in Syria.   Continue reading “Israel downs Syrian warplane it says violated its Golan airspace”

ABC 13 – by Miya Shay

ALDINE, TX (KTRK) –As Stovall middle school let out for the week, Gustavo Guzman can’t believe he will never see his friend Jose Meraz in class again.

“He was like a real calm person, no problems, he would come everyday to play soccer,” said Guzman, who lived in the same apartment complex as Meraz.

The 14-year-old can be seen smiling in his Facebook posts. He was an eighth grade student at Stovall. But on September 15, a person walking his dog discovered a body in a heavily wooded area in west Houston. Two days later, classmates and friends would learn it was Meraz.   Continue reading “Mystery Surrounds Killing of Boy in Middle School”