California wildlife officials say a mountain lion was tranquilized near an office park in Pleasanton, east of Oakland. Officials said they planned to examine the animal and release him to the wild. (Oct. 30)
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Passenger jet crashes after takeoff from Indonesia
A Lion Air passenger jet with 189 people on board crashed into the sea just after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday. The search is concentrating in oil-slickened waters where debris has been found. (Oct. 29)
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Synagogue shooting survivor recounts terror
Synagogue shooting survivor Barry Werber describes his friend being shot dead in front of him and how he survived the synagogue attack. (Oct. 28)
Pittsburgh Jewish resident reacts to shooting
Tanya Cohen’s family moved from Russia to Pittsburgh to openly practice Judaism, and now she doesn’t know how to explain to her 12-year-old daughter what she should do in the event of another shooting. (Oct. 28)
Jim Carrey: Republican congress enabling ‘very dark times’
At the British Academy Britannia Awards in Los Angeles, Excellence in Comedy honoree Jim Carrey says the Republican Congress is enabling “some very dark times in our country.” (Oct. 27)
Mayor: ‘Darkest day of Pittsburgh history’
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto called Saturdays shooting rampage at a synagogue it the “darkest day of Pittsburgh’s history.” (Oct. 28)
Neighbor: PA shooting suspect an ‘average dude’
A neighbor of Robert Bowers, charged in Saturday’s deadly synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, says he had a habit of watching TV late at night, but seemed like an “average 50-year-old dude.” (Oct 28)
Thousands filled with grief at PA shooting vigil
Thousands of people jammed an intersection amid light rain for a vigil Saturday evening for the victims of a shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue earlier in the day. The gathering included prayers and singing in memory of those killed and wounded.(Oct. 2…
Neighbor stunned by shooting at nearby synagogue
A man who moved to Pittsburgh last year says he’s stunned after a gunman barged into a baby-naming ceremony at his nearby synagogue Saturday, killing 11 and injuring six others. Roger Zimmerman described the shooting incident as “surreal.” (Oct. 27)
Trump calls synagogue shooting ‘devastating’
President Donald Trump is responding to what he’s calling the “devastating” shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying: “It’s a ‘terrible thing what’s going on with hate in our country.” (Oct. 27)