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The Madison WI Capitol Times
- 'Riding The Bus with My Sister' finds unlikely new fan base: Bus drivers October 1, 2016Simon will be at the Madison Library’s Central Branch, 201 W. Mifflin St., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to read from and talk about the book. The early start time is to accommodate Madison Metro drivers just getting off of their…
- Elaborate beadwork connects contemporary Oneida to artists past October 1, 2016A new show at the James Watrous Gallery in the Overture Center shows how Oneida artists have embraced detailed, colorful beadwork in contemporary ways.
- Madison Police recruits learn wearing a uniform means cops are 'under a microscope' October 1, 2016During the third week of the Madison Police Department pre-service academy, the 23 new recruits assembled their duty belts and were issued their service weapon.
- ACLU asks court to overturn Wisconsin voter ID law September 30, 2016The ACLU on Friday filed a motion in a challenge before the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals alleging the state is not giving voting credentials to people who apply for them.
- Darren Bush: Coal is a dead-end fuel and we should transition now September 30, 2016Dear Editor: I heartily applaud Elizabeth Katt Reinders' op/ed column on Madison's future energy needs. I too love this city that has been my home for three decades.
- Ron Johnson concerned about citizenship 'rush,' Russian 'meddling' before election September 30, 2016U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Friday he believes the federal government may be rushing to grant citizenship to immigrants before the November election. He also said he is "highly concerned" Russia is "probably meddling" in the U.S. electoral process, although…
- Mike Browne: What Sen. Fitzgerald knew September 30, 2016While the parties involved in the John Doe matters would like the media to stop asking questions, the public interest demands the truth be exposed and the public officials involved be held to account.
- Judge orders Wisconsin DMV to investigate reports of false voter ID information September 30, 2016A federal judge on Friday ordered the state of Wisconsin to investigate reports that Division of Motor Vehicles employees gave incorrect information to a person seeking a voter ID before the Nov. 8 election.
The Chicago Tribune
- Judge orders release of man who was convicted in 1957 murder April 15, 2016A DeKalb County judge Friday vacated the conviction of Jack McCullough, who was found guilty in 2012 of the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl. Judge William Brady ordered a new trial for McCullough and also ordered that he be freed from custody on his own recognizance. The hearing was held...
- Judge won't reduce bond for girls in Slender Man stabbing April 15, 2016A judge on Friday refused to reduce the $500,000 bond set for two Wisconsin girls accused of trying to kill their classmate in an attempt to please the fictional horror character Slender Man. Judge Michael Bohren denied requests by the girls' attorneys to lower the bond amount. The girls have been...
- Lucas Museum switch: Olive branch or trap? April 15, 2016By signing off on a plan to move the museum east of Lake Shore Drive, parks advocates would be trampling on the very principle they used to block the museum.Does Mayor Rahm Emanuel want to tear down the McCormick Place East building to make way for the controversial Lucas Museum of Narrative Art?...
- To police, a fatal gang shooting. To parents, the end of a life turning around April 15, 2016As they gathered at the crime tape, looking down at the body of their son under a white sheet, Raymond and Charisma Pryor were taken off to the side by police and told he was the target of a gang conflict.But all they could see was a man gunned down as he was straightening out his life, going to...
- What drives Jonathan Toews? Let's start with the sleepovers April 15, 2016As a kid, Jonathan Toews threw the worst sleepovers. Just ask Tyler Riel, a friend who went over to Toews' house one night on the southern end of Winnipeg. Riel, then 11, was expecting the usual trappings of a night with buddies — video games, junk food and hockey on the rink Toews' dad Brian built....
- Reward offered for Oak Lawn man wanted in 2009 burning, killing of Chicago teen April 15, 2016A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an Oak Lawn man charged in the burning and killing a teenage boy on Chicago's Southwest Side in 2009, the FBI said Friday morning. Luis Macedo, 28, whose last known address is in the 6200 block of West 90th Place,...
- Muslim family kicked off United flight still awaits resolution April 15, 2016The parents of a north suburban Muslim family abruptly removed from a United Airlines flight last month say the way they and their three children were treated by a flight crew at Chicago O'Hare International Airport went way beyond poor customer service. Yet three weeks later, they still have not...
- Demolish McCormick Place East for Lucas Museum site: City Hall plan April 15, 2016Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to tear down McCormick Place East to create a lakefront parcel for Star Wars filmmaker George Lucas' art museum in an effort to prevent Lucas from taking the project to another city, a source close to the mayoral administration said Friday. The source confirmed the mayor's...
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- Extremist Imam Tests F.B.I. and the Limits of the Law October 1, 2016Suleiman Anwar Bengharsa has endorsed ISIS and is suspected of plotting violence on its behalf. But there is no clear evidence that he has broken the law.
- Immigrants Eager to Vote Obeyed All the Rules. It Didn’t Pay. September 30, 2016Nearly a million legal immigrants applied for citizenship in the last year, causing an agency’s backlog to swell. Many will still be in the backlog on Nov. 8.
- Roy Moore, Alabama Chief Justice, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Order September 30, 2016Chief Justice Moore was suspended for the remainder of his term for ordering Alabama’s probate judges to defy federal court orders on same-sex marriage licenses.
- Evan Bayh, Long Popular in Indiana, Finds Comeback Unexpectedly Rocky September 30, 2016Mr. Bayh had seemed to turn a lost cause for Democrats into a sure win when he decided to run for his old Senate seat, but the race is a lot closer than expected.
- Bias Suit Filed on Behalf of Disabled Men in South Carolina Meat Plant September 30, 2016The lawsuit comes after a Times investigation found that several older men with intellectual disability were living in virtual segregation in a seedy bunkhouse in Newberry, S.C.
- Postcard From Texas: The Texas-Shaped World September 29, 2016Our Houston bureau chief explores “the secret, shameless fantasy of the state America loves to debate and berate.”
- After Stanford Case, California Governor Signs Bill Toughening Penalties for Sexual Assault September 30, 2016Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure, which imposes a mandatory minimum sentence, in response to the jailing for only three months of Brock Turner.
- El Cajon Police Release Video of Fatal Shooting October 1, 2016Footage from a civilian’s cellphone and a restaurant surveillance camera show the shooting of Alfred Olango by a police officer and the moments before it.
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- Woman accused of trying to bring gun into courthouse, Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office says November 10, 2015A New Orleans woman tried to put a purse with a loaded gun inside through the security belt at Orleans Parish Criminal Court
- Louisiana's black communities are culturally rich, nothing like hell October 1, 2016During the first presidential debate of the 2016 election, Republican nominee Donald Trump asserted that black people live in hell, which struck me as an odd statement. I am a native of Louisiana, and my family's roots run deep here....
- BP oil disaster might have hurt Bluefin tuna rebuilding, study says October 1, 20163.1 million square miles where Atlantic Bluefin tuna spawn was oiled
- Trump triggers new round of GOP jitters October 1, 2016Party officials said they are newly embarrassed by Trump's impulsive behavior and exasperated by his inability to concentrate on his change message and frame the race as a referendum on Hillary Clinton.
- John Bel Edwards reworks legal contract for the coastal lawsuits October 1, 2016Attorney General Jeff Landry had rejected the original contract for the private legal team.
- Jury finds widow not guilty on all counts in murder-for-hire case October 1, 2016In her largest display of emotion during the week-long murder trial, Charity "Katie" Nguyen, 39, continued to sob softly in response to the jury's verdicts.
- Mike Yenni's exchange with teen surfaced in 2015 campaign September 30, 2016His opponent in Jefferson Parish president race sent allegations to Archbishop Gregory Aymond because teen was student at Jesuit High
- States aren't using the death penalty as much. Now Americans are abandoning it, too September 30, 2016The death penalty in America is continuing its steady decline.
The Guardian, UK
- Aleppo hospital hit by barrel bombs and cluster bombs, reports say October 1, 2016Crucial facility in rebel-held district had already been bombed earlier in week in an assault described by UN chief as war crimeThe largest hospital in the rebel-held side of Aleppo has been devastated by barrel bombs, witnesses have said, as forces loyal to the Russia-backed government intensified their assault on the area with a major weekend offensive.The […]
- Hillary Clinton calls Trump 'temperamentally unfit' to lead after Machado spat October 1, 2016The Republican nominee’s late-night Twitter attacks on a former beauty queen show mental fragility, Hillary Clinton told rallies in the swing state of FloridaHillary Clinton took another swipe at Donald Trump’s mental stability on Friday, declaring at a campaign stop in South Florida that the Republican nominee is “temperamentally unfit” for the White House. […]
- Hurricane Matthew briefly hits category 5 as it heads toward Jamaica October 1, 2016Haiti and Cuba also in path of strongest Atlantic hurricane since 2007Jamaicans gather supplies with storm poised to hit on MondayOne of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it roared across the Caribbean on a course that put Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba in the path of potentially devastating winds and rain.Matt […]
- Tyson Fury ‘tests positive’ for cocaine but is unlikely to be banned October 1, 2016• Letter published by ESPN says Fury positive on 22 September• Heavyweight champion faces prospect of losing one or more beltsThe world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who last week pulled out of his proposed rematch with Wladimir Klitschko citing mental health issues, has reportedly tested positive for cocaine.Fury, who holds the WBA and WBO world titles, […]
- 'Forgiveness can change a country': Colombians on peace deal referendum October 1, 2016We asked readers in Colombia to talk about the recently signed peace deal between their government and the Farc rebels. Here are some of their viewsColombians will vote on Sunday on whether to approve a historic peace agreement signed by the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos, and Timochenko, leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). […]
- Italian Camorra inquiry recovers Van Goghs 14 years after infamous heist September 30, 2016Paintings stolen from Amsterdam museum have been recovered from house in stronghold of crime syndicate near Naples Two Vincent van Gogh paintings that were stolen from a museum in Amsterdam more than a decade ago have been recovered by Italian law enforcement authorities in Naples after an investigation targeting a powerful organised crime syndicate involved […]
- Sons of El Chapo suspected of Mexican convoy ambush that killed five soldiers September 30, 2016Brazen attack occurred on outskirts of Sinaloa state capital, CuliacánDrug cartel suspected of trying to free wounded prisonerFive Mexican soldiers were killed in a brazen ambush on a military convoy apparently launched by the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, officials said on Friday.The attack in northern Sinaloa state left two milita […]
- Boycott of world chess championship 'would hurt women in Iran' September 30, 2016Leading player urges contenders to look beyond hijab law, to the boost contest would give women’s sport in countryOne of Iran’s most respected chess players has hit back at calls to boycott next year’s women’s world championship in Tehran over rules about the wearing of the hijab.A number of chess players, including the US women’s champion, Nazí Paikidze, ha […]
The BBC
- Syria conflict: Aleppo hospital 'hit by barrel bombs' October 1, 2016An air raid on the rebel-held eastern half of the Syrian city of Aleppo hits the area's largest hospital for the second time in a matter of days.
- Hurricane Matthew heads for Jamaica packing strong winds October 1, 2016Hurricane Matthew heads towards Jamaica, with wind speeds strong enough to wreck houses and infrastructure.
- Roy Moore: Alabama top judge ousted over gay marriage stand October 1, 2016Alabama's controversial chief justice is removed from office for defying federal court rulings that legalised same-sex marriage.
- San Diego police release Alfred Olango shooting videos October 1, 2016Police in the US city of San Diego release video footage of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside a shopping centre on Tuesday.
- Bid to block US net handover rejected September 30, 2016A judge rejects a last-ditch attempt to stop the handover of internet naming power from the US to a non-profit group.
- Hawaiian bees are first on US endangered species list October 1, 2016Seven species of yellow-faced bee native to Hawaii are the first bees to be added to the US list of endangered species.
- Mexico: 'El Chapo' Guzman's sons accused of deadly attack October 1, 2016Members of a notorious Mexican drugs cartel have ambushed a military convoy, killing five soldiers, authorities say.
- Spain Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez faces key party vote October 1, 2016Spain's opposition Socialists are to hold a vote that may both help end the country's election deadlock and force their leader Pedro Sanchez to quit.
The Independent, UK
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