Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Father who 'repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter' gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts. and other top stories.

  • Father who 'repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter' gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts.

    Father who 'repeatedly raped his 12-year old daughter' gets 60-day sentence. Fury erupts.
    (iStock) As the judge in the Stanford rape case learned, along with the judge in the “affluenza” drunken driving case, the whole world is watching them. A crowd, an angry crowd, can form in a matter of days of people outraged by what they consider a lenient sentence for a heinous crime. In the case of Judge John McKeon, as of early morning Wednesday, almost 20,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for his impeachment for the 60-day sentence he gave a Glasgow, Mont., man who ple..
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  • Trump Jr.: Running for president a 'step down'

    Trump Jr.: Running for president a 'step down'
    "Unlike Hillary Clinton, who's gotten very rich being a politician, peddling American influence, he hasn't -- this is only a step down," Trump Jr. told Fox News following the third and final presidential debate in Las Vegas. Trump Jr. added that his father wanted to ensure that "all Americans, all ethnicities and backgrounds have the same opportunities to do what he's been able to do" in business.The candidate's son, who emerged early in the campaign as one his most fierce surrogates, has stumbl..
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  • Faculty Members at 14 State Universities in Pennsylvania Go on Strike

    Faculty Members at 14 State Universities in Pennsylvania Go on Strike
    Video Faculty at Pennsylvania Colleges On Strike Unionized faculty members from 14 Pennsylvania colleges have been without a contract for over a year. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date October 19, 2016. Photo by Megan Trimble/Associated Press. Watch in Times Video » Thousands of faculty members went on strike Wednesday at 14..
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  • Sheriff's deputy fatally shot in Northern California

    Sheriff's deputy fatally shot in Northern California
    USA Today Network Jim Schultz, Redding (Calif.) Record Searchlight 11:08 p.m. EDT October 19, 2016California Promo Art(Photo: Shane Music)REDDING, Calif. — A Modoc County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Wednesday while responding to a disturbance call near Alturas in northern Colorado, and a suspect was arrested, authorities said.Deputies were responding to a call on County Road 115 about 10 miles south of Alturas at around 10:30 a.m. PT when the deputy was fatally shot, accordi..
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  • Feds launch Baylor probe over Title IX complaint

    Feds launch Baylor probe over Title IX complaint
    8:16 PM ETPaula LavigneClosePaula LavigneESPN Staff WriterData analyst and reporter for ESPN's Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Award; finalist, 2012 IRE broadcast award; winner, 2011 Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism; Emmy nominated, 2009.Mark SchlabachCloseMark SchlabachESPN Senior WriterSenior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of GeorgiaThe U.S. Departmen..
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  • Patrolling the US Mexico border

    Patrolling the US Mexico border
    None A Customs and Border Protection agent scans the Rio Grande on the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas. U.S. Air and Marine Operations agents fly over border areas, coordinating with Border Patrol agents on the ground to stop undocumented immigrants and drug smugglers from entering the U.S. John Moore, Getty Images ..
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  • Explosion reported in NW Portland; 8 injured, including 3 firefighters

    Explosion reported in NW Portland; 8 injured, including 3 firefighters
    Updated with developments from 4 p.m. news conference A massive explosion, apparently ignited by a natural gas leak, ripped through a building Wednesday along the popular Northwest 23rd Avenue shopping district, causing destruction and injuring eight people, including three firefighters, authorities said. NW Natural employees along with Portland firefighters responded to a natural gas leak reported at 8:55 a.m. in or near the 500 block of Northwest 23rd Ave., said spokeswoman Melissa Moore. "W..
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  • 13-year-old Massachusetts boy shot while sleeping

    13-year-old Massachusetts boy shot while sleeping
    A 13-year-old boy was shot on Wednesday while he was sleeping in his bed in Massachusetts. Officials say the Chelsa boy was shot in the shoulder. The bullet came through the third-floor apartment window fired from the street and hit him. The child was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries and is in stable condition, according to NECN-TV. The shooting happened near Bunker Hill Community College's Chelsea Campus. The school said on Twitter that the campus was ..
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  • Trump's Attempt To Refocus Campaign Gets Obscured By One Blinding Final Debate Moment

    Trump's Attempt To Refocus Campaign Gets Obscured By One Blinding Final Debate Moment
    Enlarge this image When asked if he would honor the election results, Donald Trump, at the presidential debate on Oct.19 in Las Vegas, said: "I'll keep you in suspense." Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images When asked if he would honor the election results, Donald Trump, at the pres..
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