NEW YORK —
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about on Monday:
1. ARLEN SPECTER WAS NO STRANGER TO CONTROVERSY
Pennsylvania’s moderate senator changed parties twice, stood up to party leadership and developed the single-bullet theory in the JFK assassination.
2. WHAT IT’S LIKE TO TRAVEL FASTER THAN SOUND
Record-breaking skydiver Felix Baumgartner says it’s “hard to describe because you don’t feel it” after his 833.9 mph jump from 24 miles above Earth.
3. 65 YEARS LATER CHUCK YEAGER RE-ENACTS HIS OWN FEAT
The 89-year-old retired pilot marks the day he broke the sound barrier with a boom - a sonic boom - from the backseat of an F-15 Eagle.
4. JUDGE MIGHT NOT ALLOW TORTURE TESTIMONY IN GUANTANAMO HEARINGS
The order affects the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, as pretrial hearings start Monday morning.
5. THOUSANDS OF PAKISTANIS RALLY FOR GIRL SHOT BY TALIBAN
The protest gives hope to some that the Pakistan government will intensify its fight against the Taliban.
6. WHERE ENDEAVOR WILL SPEND ITS RETIREMENT
After a two-day crawl through Los Angeles, the shuttle reaches its home at the California Science Museum, prompting a staffer to exclaim “It’s like Christmas!”
7. SEARCH ON HOLD FOR SLAIN N.H. STUDENT
Seth Mazzaglia faces second-degree murder charges Monday, while authorities have yet to find the body of the 19-year-old woman he is accused of killing.
8. NETANYAHU FACES RE-ELECTION OBSTACLES
The possible unification of leftist parties and an emerging centrist party are wild cards the Israeli prime minister may have to deal with.
9. CAMBODIA’S FORMER KING DIES
Norodom Sihanouk was a feudal-style monarch beloved by his people, but he led them through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval
10. RAVEN RUNS INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
A 108-yard kickoff return by Jacoby Jones ties the NFL mark as Baltimore edges Dallas 31-29.
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October 15, 2012
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Jury can’t reach verdict in Detroit cop’s trial
A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl during a chaotic search for a murder suspect that was recorded by a reality TV crew.
Continued ... - Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire
- CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
- IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
- Texas, SD governors court Connecticut gun makers
- Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder
- Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search
- Ohio police chief takes criminals to task online
- Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
- Food companies work to make it look natural
- Investigators 'zeroing in’ on Colo. wildfire start
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- Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS
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Jury can’t reach verdict in Detroit cop’s trial
Raw: German President Welcomes President Obama
Fans Cheer Dramatic Heat Comeback
Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles
Hoffa Mystery Still Fascinates After 4 Decades
Raw: 1 Dead in Shooting at Mo. Apartment Complex
Raw: Huge Fire Near Yosemite National Park
Raw: Obama Arrives in Berlin
3 Charged in Ohio With Enslaving Mom, Daughter
Obama Seeks G-8 Support on Syria
Raw: Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
Suicide Bombs Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 29
Military Plans to Put Women in Combat Jobs
Solar Power Chargers in NYC Parks
Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim Spying
Raw: First Lady, Daughters Enjoy Irish Sights
RAW: NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled
Boeing, Airbus Battle for Sales Supremacy
