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Simi Valley GOP primary debate live blog
Comic apologizes for lying about 9-11 escape
No charges for Muslim student after clock mistaken for bomb
Obama invites Texas student arrested for homemade clock to White House
Accused gunman in Charleston church shooting proposes guilty plea
Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii following Chile quake
Your debate scorecard for the GOP showdown in Simi Valley
Reagan a certain star at GOP debate, whoever else does well
Delta State professor Shannon Lamb’s killing spree puzzles family, friends
Trump pledges military buildup, better deal for vets

Simi Valley GOP primary debate live blog

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Comic apologizes for lying about 9-11 escape

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 11:15 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Comedy Central said Wednesday it is reevaluating what to do about Steve Rannazzisi's planned stand-up special this weekend after the comic apologized for lying about working in New York's World Trade Center when terrorists attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

No charges for Muslim student after clock mistaken for bomb

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 04:08 PM PDT

DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old Muslim student will face no criminal charges for taking a homemade clock to class that his suburban Dallas high school teachers thought resembled a bomb, the police chief said Wednesday.

Obama invites Texas student arrested for homemade clock to White House

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 03:41 PM PDT

By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas teenager taken away in handcuffs this week for bringing to his Dallas-area school a homemade clock that staff mistook for a bomb won a personal invitation from President Barack Obama on Wednesday to visit the White House. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was accused of making a hoax bomb, police in Irving said. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said he is Muslim and the case serves as an example of the climate of hate and manufactured fear around the religion.

Accused gunman in Charleston church shooting proposes guilty plea

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 12:19 PM PDT

By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - An attorney for the man accused of gunning down nine people at a historic black church in South Carolina in June said on Wednesday his client is willing to plead guilty to state murder charges if that would spare him a death sentence. A guilty plea by Dylann Roof, 21, in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without parole also would spare the victims' families and survivors of the shootings from the trauma of trial proceedings, Roof's attorney Bill McGuire said. Prosecutors declined to comment afterward on whether they would accept a guilty plea from Roof, who is white and has been linked to white supremacist views.

Tsunami watch issued for Hawaii following Chile quake

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 04:40 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tsunami watch was issued on Wednesday for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Chile, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The center said if tsunami waves impact Hawaii, the estimated earliest arrival time would be 2:28 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (1228 GMT) on Thursday. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Will Dunham)

Your debate scorecard for the GOP showdown in Simi Valley

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Here's a rundown on where the race stands and how each candidate can stay competitive.

Reagan a certain star at GOP debate, whoever else does well

Posted: 16 Sep 2015 10:03 AM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Jeb Bush calls his tax-cut plan "Reagan-inspired." Scott Walker says "the greatest foreign policy president ... was a governor from California." Ted Cruz pitches himself as the leader for a new "Reagan revolution."