Suspicious device at NJ train station being investigated
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) – Investigators are examining a suspicious device found in a trash can near a New Jersey train station, and service on the busy Northeast Corridor line has been suspended. Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage says two men called police and reported seeing wires and a pipe coming out of the package after finding…
Manhattan Explosion Leaves 29 Injured
New York, NY (AP) An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities removed a suspicious device that was discovered just blocks away. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an “intentional act,” but said there was no terrorist connection. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press…
Kaine says he’s not preparing for presidency
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine says he’s not thinking about preparing to become president should anything happen to running mate Hillary Clinton. In an interview for “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” that aired Friday, the Virginia senator was asked how someone in his position prepares to suddenly become president. Kaine laughed…
Union: Ohio cop who shot boy did what he had to do
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A police union leader says the Ohio officer who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy while investigating a reported armed robbery is a well-respected policeman who did what he had to do in that circumstance. Columbus police say Officer Bryan Mason repeatedly shot Tyre King on Wednesday night after the teen ran…
Pipeline protest site a city unto itself with school, meals
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) – What started in April with a few members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe has become one of North Dakota’s newest and biggest communities. Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people have set up tents and shelters near the confluence of the Missouri and Cannonball rivers, joining tribal…
President Carter: Faith leaders should combat ‘resurgence of racism’
ATLANTA (AP) – Jimmy Carter says the United States is experiencing “a resurgence of racism” and he’s calling on Baptist faith leaders to foster change in their communities. The former U.S. president spoke Thursday at a summit hosted by the New Baptist Covenant, which he convened in 2007 to unite Baptists. Carter’s keynote address came…