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Sen. Elizabeth Warren assailed by rivals in 4th Democratic debate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren assailed by rivals in 4th Democratic debate originally appeared on abcnews.go.comThe Democratic presidential contenders were in Westerville, Ohio, for the fourth primary matchup of the season.The pivotal debate, held on the campus of Otterbein University, came as the Democratic field is sparring -- over health care, immigration, climate change, criminal justice reform, among other topics -- and as an ongoing impeachment inquiry battle pulls the contest into Washington’s orbit despite efforts to keep kitchen table issues at the forefront.Here is how the night unfolded. ...

2 questioned in Ala. girl's abduction charged in other cases

One minute, police said, 3-year-old Kamille McKinney was playing outside at a birthday party on a cool fall night. Investigators say they've since located the vehicle and arrested two people on unrelated charges to the kidnapping of the little girl everyone calls Cupcake. Patrick Devone Stallworth, 39, of Birmingham was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of possession with child pornography with intent to distribute.

Fort Worth chief: 'absolutely no excuse' for woman's killing

The furor Tuesday over the killing of a black woman by a white Fort Worth officer became increasingly about a gun pointed at a bedroom window. Officer Aaron Dean was arrested on a murder charge Monday in the slaying of Atatiana Jefferson. Police released an arrest warrant Tuesday quoting the victim's 8-year-old nephew as saying Jefferson had pulled out a gun after hearing suspicious noises behind her house.

"No excuse": Police vow cop who killed woman will be held accountable

Aaron Dean is out on bond after being arrested and charged with murder in the death of Atatiana Jefferson

Yang and O'Rourke propose decriminalizing opioids, including heroin

Two Democrats suggested making small amounts of heroin legal as a way to combat the drug epidemic.

The Latest: Tumultuous council meeting after police shooting

Dozens of people crowded Fort Worth's City Council chamber and hundreds more shouted outside to call for justice after the shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports about 60 people signed up to speak to the council at its Tuesday night meeting. Once the chamber's capacity was reached, about 200 others who could not make it inside shouted bitter protests outside City Hall to Fort Worth police and political leaders.

Buttigieg, O'Rourke clash over assault-rifle buyback plan

At Tuesday night’s Democratic primary debate, presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg escalated their disagreement over Buttigieg’s proposal for mandatory buybacks of assault weapons.

Trump vetoes measure to end his emergency declaration on border wall

U.S. President Donald Trump has vetoed a joint resolution of Congress that sought to terminate his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump declared the emergency to circumvent Congress and take money already designated for other programs to pay for the U.S.-Mexico border wall he promised to build during his 2016 campaign. Last month, the Democratic-led House passed the joint resolution by 236-174, as 11 Republicans and one independent joined Democrats to vote in favor.

Tulsi Gabbard clashes with Democratic rivals over 'Syrian regime change war'

Yet Gabbard was mostly alone in appearing to support the sudden withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region, even from candidates like Warren, who have expressed concern about U.S. military intervention abroad.

'I'm feeling great': Bernie Sanders returns to debate stage two weeks after heart attack

After suffering a heart attack two weeks ago, the Vermont senator made his formal return to the race during Tuesday’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate. And he thanked his rivals for their outpouring of "love" and "prayers."

Some decry Gov. Cuomo for using racial slur during interview

Some criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday for using a racial slur for African Americans while discussing historical discrimination toward darker-skinned Italian immigrants. The Democrat used the slur in an interview on WAMC radio while speaking about Columbus Day and a recent New York Times article about how Italians overcame bigotry in the U.S. The governor made his comments as he criticized Italian stereotypes and called for African American, Jewish and Italian communities to stick up for one another when one group faces bigotry.

Man shocked by Michigan police stun gun falls on knife, dies

Police say a man fell onto a large knife and died after a police officer shocked him with a stun gun in northwestern Michigan. State police say 29-year-old Calvin James Schwab died Friday in Marion, about 155 miles (250 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. Police said Monday that a woman called police for assistance, saying her son and husband were fighting and that the son had "two large knives." Two Evart police officers who arrived found the son near the family home and ordered him to kneel.

Prosecutors seek life for New Mexico man who killed family

A New Mexico man convicted of killing his parents and three younger siblings when he was 15 apologized to the rest of his family Tuesday as he asked a judge for an opportunity at rehabilitation and redemption. Nehemiah Griego, now 22, was the last person to address the court during an emotional daylong sentencing hearing. Griego pleaded guilty to the crimes in 2015 and a judge earlier this year determined he should be sentenced as an adult following an appeal of an early sentence handed down by a children's court judge.

Here's where the 2020 Democrats stand on gun control

Democratic presidential candidates are both renewing their gun control proposals and pushing for more progressive plans in the wake of recent mass shootings in Odessa, Texas, El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, that left more than 30 victims dead. The list doesn't include every Democratic candidate, but highlights candidates who have significant positions or experiences that set them apart -- whether they were the first to support a policy, switched positions over the years, held office at the time a mass shooting occurred or have experience with guns through military service. Booker's policy, announced in May, would require all gun owners to acquire a license through the federal government.

Latest: Crews use water, foam in California fuel firefight

A firefighting expert says crews will have to use water and foam to battle a huge blaze at a fuel storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area. About 12,000 residents are warned Tuesday to stay inside with windows and doors closed as black smoke fills the sky above the ethanol fire at the Selby Terminal in Crockett. Contra Costa County fire officials said petroleum experts are now on scene to assist.

Highlights of the Democratic debate: Warren pile-on, veterans battle

The 12 Democrats meeting in the fourth presidential debate on Tuesday night found a unifying message right off the bat: Republican Donald Trump is a corrupt president and must be impeached. The Democrats used some of their harshest language yet against Trump in their first matchup since the launch of a congressional impeachment inquiry into Trump's efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate leading rival Joe Biden. The unity gave way to some sharp clashes later in the debate over healthcare and a wealth tax.

Rivals put Warren on spot over taxes and health care

In her first debate as a frontrunner, Sen. Elizabeth Warren faced attacks over her position on health care.

At debate, Biden defends his son — and himself — over Trump's Ukraine claims

At the Democratic presidential debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden defended both himself and his son's actions in Ukraine amid claims by President Trump that they were corrupt.

New details of Felicity Huffman's life in prison

Felicity Huffman reported to a Northern California prison on Tuesday, and for the next 14 days, she'll be adhering to a highly regimented schedule. The actress who earlier this year pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the "Varsity Blues" college entrance scandal, will serve her time at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, Calif., about 25 miles southeast of Oakland, according to a statement released to ABC News by her spokesman. Huffman, 56, admitted in May that she paid $15,000 for a college entrance exam proctor to correct her daughter's SAT answers, and also that she arranged for the teen to have more time to take her test.

No debate about it: Dem candidates agree on impeachment inquiry

At the start of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, all the candidates agreed that House Democrats were justified in opening an impeachment inquiry targeting Donald Trump.

Bomb scare at Montana school turns out to be false alarm

Authorities evacuated an elementary school in Montana on Tuesday after officials found what they thought were the remnants of a homemade bomb that exploded, but it turned out to be a plastic bottle filled with nuts and bolts left in the schoolyard. School officials in Helena made the discovery shortly before classes began at Rossiter Elementary School. An investigation found the plastic bottle wrapped in black electrical tape was full of washers, nuts and bolts, along with a non-flammable unidentified liquid, Dutton said.

Lawyer says Arizona official miscast as human smuggler

A lawyer for an Arizona elected official charged in three states in an international adoption scheme said Tuesday prosecutors have miscast his client as a human smuggler. Attorney Matt Long said Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen cares deeply for the mothers from the Marshall Islands whom he connected with adoptive parents in the United States. Prosecutors say Petersen paid the women up to $10,000 to come to the United States, where they were crammed into houses to wait to give birth and provide their babies for adoption.

A plea to kidnapper days into search for 3-year-old girl: 'Bring this baby home'

Birmingham, Alabama, police said Tuesday evening they have charged two persons of interest brought in as they search for a missing 3-year-old girl, but all charges are unrelated to the disappearance. The Birmingham community is pleading for the safe return of Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, days after she was allegedly abducted. On Tuesday, Patrick Stallworth, 39, had four outstanding warrants for possession of child pornography and three warrants for possession with intent to distribute child pornography.

New Orleans collapse site worry: Tropical weather

A tropical disturbance over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was being eyed Tuesday by New Orleans authorities, who fear it could become a tropical depression or storm that would topple a partially collapsed building and two huge construction cranes onto neighboring buildings at the edge of the city's historic French Quarter. Fire Chief Tim McConnell said searchers using dogs and high-tech equipment were able to get a partial view of the body known to be in the building but were unable to reach it or find the missing worker.