| Gunman kills three and himself at Wisconsin salon Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT  MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A man opened fire at a spa in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday, killing three people and wounding four others before taking his own life, police said. The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, a resident of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, who was placed under a restraining order and directed by a judge to surrender his weapons to local authorities this month in connection with a domestic abuse case involving his wife. "We believe this incident was domestic violence-related," Brookfield Police Chief Daniel Tushaus said at a news conference. ...
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| George McGovern, 1972 White House hopeful, dies aged 90 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 10:03 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat and fierce opponent of the Vietnam War whose 1972 presidential race against Richard Nixon led to one of the worst electoral defeats in U.S. history, died on Sunday at the age of 90, his family said. The McGovern family said he died Sunday morning at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by family and friends. He had suffered from a combination of medical conditions due to age that had worsened in recent months. ...
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| Ohio voter fraud billboards to come down, sponsor stays unnamed Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT CLEVELAND (Reuters) - More than 140 billboards in Ohio and Wisconsin warning of the criminal consequences of voter fraud will be taken down starting on Monday after the sponsor chose to remove them rather than reveal its identity, the billboard owner said. The billboards, which show a large judge's gavel and read "Voter Fraud is a felony - up to 3 ½ years and a $10,000 fine," went up primarily in low-income minority neighborhoods in early October, just weeks before the November 6 elections, and were immediately criticized by voter rights groups as an attempt to intimidate minority voters. ... |
| After Libya misfire, pressure on Romney in foreign policy debate Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:30 PM PDT  BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off on Monday in their third and final debate, it will be the Republican challenger's last best chance to recover from his botched "Libya moment" and exploit vulnerabilities in his opponent's foreign policy record. But Romney has an uphill struggle to make his case against Obama, who will be buoyed by the advantages of incumbency as well as polls showing him with an edge - though a shrinking one - on the question of who is more trusted in global affairs. ...
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| U.S. stance on marijuana unchanged by legalization votes: official Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A top Justice Department official has told "60 Minutes" the federal government is ready to combat any "dangers" of state-sanctioned recreational pot, amid criticism of the Obama administration for its relative silence on legalization drives in three states. Voters in Colorado, Washington state and Oregon are set to vote on November 6 on whether to legalize and tax marijuana sales, raising the possibility of a showdown with the federal government, which views pot as an illegal narcotic. ...
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| Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's "starting to heal" Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:09 PM PDT  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been undergoing medical treatment for four months, told constituents in a recorded message Saturday he is "starting to heal" and "anxious to return to work," according to a Chicago radio station. It was the Democrat's first public statement since going on medical leave in June. His office has said he has been treated for bipolar disorder. Jackson, first elected to the House in 1995, is favored to be re-elected on November 6 in his heavily Democratic district in the Chicago area. ...
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| D-Day looms for Armstrong but case likely to drag on Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:06 PM PDT  PARIS (Reuters) - The Lance Armstrong doping scandal reaches a decisive day on Monday when cycling's governing body announces whether it has ratified the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions but whatever happens the affair is set to run and run. International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid will hold a news conference at 7.00 a.m. EDT on Monday at which he is widely expected to confirm that Armstrong, 41, is banned for life and loses his record seven Tour de France titles. ...
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| Suspect in mass shooting in suburban Milwaukee found dead, police say Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:34 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The lone suspect in a mass shooting at a spa in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene, Brookfield police said. The suspected gunman was identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, a resident of Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The shooting incident at the Azana Salon & Spa in Brookfield left at least three people dead and four others injured, according to authorities, but it was not immediately clear whether Haughton was being counted as among the victims. ... |
| Kentucky: Roar of the Tommy Guns, the smell of gunpowder Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:59 PM PDT  WEST POINT, Ky (Reuters) - The traffic jam began just off Dixie Highway - the four-lane U.S. 60 route between Louisville and Fort Knox - and crept through a hilly autumn forest for more than a mile to the Knob Creek Gun Range. The slow-moving snarl last weekend brought upwards of 17,000 people to Knob Creek's three-day Machine Gun Shoot, an event that twice a year draws machine gun collectors and enthusiasts from around the country to test out weapons like Tommy Guns, water-cooled Brownings and M16s. "Guns aren't bad," said Knob Creek manager Kenny Sumner. ...
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| Gunman kills three and himself at Wisconsin salon Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:23 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A man opened fire at a spa in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday, killing three people and wounding four others before taking his own life, police said. The suspect was identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, a resident of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, who was placed under a restraining order and directed by a judge to surrender his weapons to local authorities this month in connection with a domestic abuse case involving his wife. "We believe this incident was domestic violence-related," Brookfield Police Chief Daniel Tushaus said at a news conference. ... |
| After Libya misfire, pressure on Romney in foreign policy debate Posted: 21 Oct 2012 04:30 PM PDT BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face off on Monday in their third and final debate, it will be the Republican challenger's last best chance to recover from his botched "Libya moment" and exploit vulnerabilities in his opponent's foreign policy record. But Romney has an uphill struggle to make his case against Obama, who will be buoyed by the advantages of incumbency as well as polls showing him with an edge - though a shrinking one - on the question of who is more trusted in global affairs. ... |
| Ohio voter fraud billboards to come down, sponsor stays unnamed Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT CLEVELAND (Reuters) - More than 140 billboards in Ohio and Wisconsin warning of the criminal consequences of voter fraud will be taken down starting on Monday after the sponsor chose to remove them rather than reveal its identity, the billboard owner said. The billboards, which show a large judge's gavel and read "Voter Fraud is a felony - up to 3 ½ years and a $10,000 fine," went up primarily in low-income minority neighborhoods in early October, just weeks before the November 6 elections, and were immediately criticized by voter rights groups as an attempt to intimidate minority voters. ... |
| Suspect in mass shooting in suburban Milwaukee found dead, police say Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:34 PM PDT MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - The lone suspect in a mass shooting at a spa in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the scene, Brookfield police said. The suspected gunman was identified as 45-year-old Radcliffe Haughton, a resident of Brown Deer, Wisconsin. The shooting incident at the Azana Salon & Spa in Brookfield left at least three people dead and four others injured, according to authorities, but it was not immediately clear whether Haughton was being counted as among the victims. ... |
| George McGovern, 1972 White House hopeful, dies aged 90 Posted: 21 Oct 2012 10:03 AM PDT (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a liberal Democrat and fierce opponent of the Vietnam War whose 1972 presidential race against Richard Nixon led to one of the worst electoral defeats in U.S. history, died on Sunday at the age of 90, his family said. The McGovern family said he died Sunday morning at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by family and friends. He had suffered from a combination of medical conditions due to age that had worsened in recent months. ... |
| Factbox: Facts about former Senator George McGovern Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Senator George McGovern, a leading Democratic liberal whose anti-Vietnam War stance cost him the 1972 presidential race against Republican Richard Nixon, died on Sunday at the age of 90, his family said. * McGovern, who grew up in South Dakota, volunteered for military service at age 19 and went on 35 combat missions in World War Two as pilot of a bomber named the Dakota Queen. He won the Distinguished Flying Cross for safely landing the plane on an island in the Adriatic after two of its four engines had been knocked out. * McGovern won only 37. ... |
| Kentucky: Roar of the Tommy Guns, the smell of gunpowder Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:59 PM PDT WEST POINT, Ky (Reuters) - The traffic jam began just off Dixie Highway - the four-lane U.S. 60 route between Louisville and Fort Knox - and crept through a hilly autumn forest for more than a mile to the Knob Creek Gun Range. The slow-moving snarl last weekend brought upwards of 17,000 people to Knob Creek's three-day Machine Gun Shoot, an event that twice a year draws machine gun collectors and enthusiasts from around the country to test out weapons like Tommy Guns, water-cooled Brownings and M16s. "Guns aren't bad," said Knob Creek manager Kenny Sumner. ... |
| Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's "starting to heal" Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:09 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., who has been undergoing medical treatment for four months, told constituents in a recorded message Saturday he is "starting to heal" and "anxious to return to work," according to a Chicago radio station. It was the Democrat's first public statement since going on medical leave in June. His office has said he has been treated for bipolar disorder. Jackson, first elected to the House in 1995, is favored to be re-elected on November 6 in his heavily Democratic district in the Chicago area. ... |
| U.S. stance on marijuana unchanged by legalization votes: official Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A top Justice Department official has told "60 Minutes" the federal government is ready to combat any "dangers" of state-sanctioned recreational pot, amid criticism of the Obama administration for its relative silence on legalization drives in three states. Voters in Colorado, Washington state and Oregon are set to vote on November 6 on whether to legalize and tax marijuana sales, raising the possibility of a showdown with the federal government, which views pot as an illegal narcotic. ... |
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