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Bikers: Off-camera acts led to NYC driver run-in
 

Nearly two weeks later, some bikers are suggesting SUV driver Alexian Lien, knowingly or not, instigated the confrontation off-camera earlier by clipping one of the bikes in a rally on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan.

 
Ex-cop waved off bystanders before shooting

A prosecutor says a former police officer waved people out of harm’s way before peppering a federal courthouse in West Virginia with gunfire.

 
Boehner offers debt extension; White House says likely ok

Facing a fresh deadline, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday that Republicans would vote to extend the government’s ability to borrow money for six weeks – but only if Pres. Obama first agrees to fresh negotiations on spending cuts.

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Auto-erotic asphyxiation possible in Castro death, guards falsified logs

Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro’s death by hanging in his prison cell may not have been suicide after all, but an attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill, authorities said Thursday. They also said two guards falsified logs documenting the number of times they checked on Castro before he died.

 
Kanye West, Jimmy Kimmel make nice after rap feud

Kanye West and Jimmy Kimmel quickly dispelled the idea their so-called rap feud was a publicity stunt during a sometimes uncomfortable appearance on the comedian’s television show.

 
Former police officer killed after firing at U.S. courthouse in West Virginia

A man armed with what federal marshals described as an assault-type rifle fired up to two dozen rounds at a West Virginia federal courthouse Wednesday until police returned fire and killed him, state police said.

 
Pentagon says foundation to pay death benefits

The Obama administration, scrambling to tamp down a controversy over suspended death benefits for the families of fallen troops, announced Wednesday that a charity would pick up the costs of the payments during the government shutdown.

 
Man takes mower to National Mall during shutdown

One man has taken it upon himself to mow and clean up the grounds around the Lincoln Memorial during the government shutdown.

 
Body found in rarely used hospital stairwell that of missing patient

A body discovered in a stairwell at San Francisco’s main hospital was that of a female patient who disappeared from her room there more than two weeks ago, authorities said Wednesday as they continued to investigate how the woman got there and what caused her death.

 
House of filth: Denver parents appear in court

A Denver couple accused of keeping four malnourished young children in a filthy apartment pleaded guilty to neglecting three other children under strikingly similar conditions in 2006, court records show.

 
Complaint: Detective punched SUV in NY biker melee

An undercover police detective participating in a motorcycle rally that descended into violence pounded on the rear window of an SUV while other bikers attacked the driver through his window, according to a criminal complaint Wednesday charging him with gang assault.

 
VA chief: Shutdown could hit millions of vets

About 3.8 million veterans will not receive disability compensation next month if the partial government shutdown continues into late October, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told lawmakers Wednesday.

 
Untrained passenger lands plane after pilot falls ill

A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a small airplane at a British airport after the pilot became incapacitated, officials said Wednesday.