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Man faces capital murder charge in killing of Houston deputy

Sheriff’s deputies on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man who will be charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of a deputy at a suburban Houston gas station, a killing the sheriff tied to anger against police.

 
Tropical storm losing strength as it nears Florida

Tropical Storm Erika was soaking Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of losing steam as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

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One-armed softball player recreates viral video

Despite being born with ony one arm, Katelyn Pavey had no problem recreating the recent viral video made by Texas softball player Marisa Arriaga, who lifts a bat off the ground with her foot, bounces it behind her back, kicks a softball off a tee, juggles it and then crushes it into the woods.

 
71 refugees in abandoned truck in Austria probably suffocated

Dozens of refugees — most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria — probably suffocated inside a truck abandoned on an Austrian highway, authorities said Friday.

 
Segway cameraman who ran over Usain Bolt apologizes

American sprinter Justin Gatlin couldn’t run down Usain Bolt at the World Championships, but a cameraman riding on a Segway ran over the world’s fastest man as the Jamaican took a victory lap Thursday after winning the 200-meter dash in Beijing.

 
Biden deciding if he has ‘heart and soul’ into run for president

Vice President Joe Biden, in his first publicly aired comments on a possible presidential candidacy, told fellow Democrats on Wednesday he was trying to decide whether he could give “my whole heart and my whole soul” to a run for the White House.

 
Day care employees suspected of drugging kids to make them sleep

A southeastern Oklahoma day care is under investigation for child abuse on suspicion of drugging children in its care, including those under a year old, to get them to sleep, police and state officials said on Friday.

 
Thick stream of lava erupts from Hawaii volcano — VIDEO

A thick stream of lava erupted from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island on Thursday and had crept into the surrounding forest, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but it did not pose a threat to surrounding communities.