Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979 |
- Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979
- Finn dies in ski accident on Alaska's Mount McKinley
- Soldier convicted of bomb plot near Texas Army post
- Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements
- Gun dealer gets 5 years in prison in U.S.-Mexico gun case
- New Orleans newspaper cuts print edition to three days a week
- New bust of Limbaugh gets security camera protection
- Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris
- Small bomb explodes at Phoenix charity, wounding two
- Most Americans think campaign money aids rich
- Fifth day ends without verdict in ex-Senator Edwards' trial
- Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case
- Competing student loan plans blocked in U.S. Senate
- Senior U.S. priest defends response to child sex abuse complaint
- Suspect confesses to killing New York boy in 1979: police
- Small bomb explodes in Phoenix distribution center, two hurt
- Mother of accused L.A. arsonist can be extradited to Germany
- U.S. mom with flesh-eating disease remains critical
- Storms brewing for Midwest before summer-like holiday weekend
- Harrisburg's new receiver to be affirmed
- Fire on submarine put out, investigation begins
- State budgets spring new, smaller holes
- Aging, discouraged workers behind labor changes: Fed's Dudley
- Bin Laden film got no Special Ops help: U.S. admiral
- Departing prosecutor Fitzgerald rules out politics
- Protests planned after minister calls for gays to be fenced in
- Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case
- Romney opens new front vs Obama: schools are failing
- Sea breezes aid fight to curb Southwest wildfires
- Accused Ohio high school shooter to be charged as adult
- 16-year-old boy in court for shootings after NBA game
- Gun dealer gets 5 years in prison in U.S.-Mexico gun case
- Soldier convicted of bomb plot near Texas Army post
- Finn dies in ski accident on Alaska's Mount McKinley
- Small bomb explodes at Phoenix charity, wounding two
- Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979
- New bust of Limbaugh gets security camera protection
- Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris
- Suspect confesses to killing New York boy in 1979: police
- Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements
| Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979 Posted: 24 May 2012 06:15 PM PDT
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| Finn dies in ski accident on Alaska's Mount McKinley Posted: 24 May 2012 06:48 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Finnish climber has died after falling some 2,000 feet while attempting to ski down a notoriously steep chute on Mount McKinley in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Thursday. Ilkka Uusitalo, 36, fell from an elevation of 17,800 feet through snow, ice and rocks on Wednesday, before coming to rest 60 feet down a glacial crevasse, the Park Service said. One of Uusitalo's expedition partners rappelled into the crevasse but found that he was likely dead, the Park Service said. ... |
| Soldier convicted of bomb plot near Texas Army post Posted: 24 May 2012 06:58 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A jury on Thursday convicted a soldier of attempting to build a bomb and use it to blow up a restaurant near the Fort Hood Army post in Texas to get revenge for the suffering of fellow Muslims in the Middle East at the hands of the military. Private First Class Naser Jason Abdo, 22, was arrested last July after a tip from a gun store owner who became alarmed by Abdo's befuddled attempts to purchase smokeless gunpowder and weapons. Abdo was also convicted of attempted murder of U.S. officers or employees, and four counts of possessing a weapon to commit a violent crime. ... |
| Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements Posted: 24 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT
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| Gun dealer gets 5 years in prison in U.S.-Mexico gun case Posted: 24 May 2012 06:59 PM PDT (Reuters) - A gun store owner who conspired with leaders of a small New Mexico border town to run nearly 200 firearms to a violent Mexican drug cartel was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, authorities said. Ian Garland, 52, the owner of Chaparral Guns, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Robert Brack in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman said. Brack also ordered three years of supervised release for Garland, whose shop was in Chaparral, New Mexico. ... |
| New Orleans newspaper cuts print edition to three days a week Posted: 24 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT
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| New bust of Limbaugh gets security camera protection Posted: 24 May 2012 05:53 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to the limelight, but now a newly installed bust of the acerbic talk show host at the Missouri Capitol will get around-the-clock attention from a security camera to protect it from vandalism - at taxpayer expense. Adam Crumbliss, chief clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives says he spent $1,100 in public funds to keep a camera trained on Limbaugh's bust in the Hall of Famous Missourians, into which he was inducted 10 days ago amid a hail of criticism. ... |
| Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris Posted: 24 May 2012 05:54 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific. The cleansing project slated to start on Friday on Montague Island is expected to last a couple weeks, and organizers say it marks the first major project in Alaska to collect and dispose of debris from the tsunami. The March 2011 tsunami, caused by a magnitude 9. ... |
| Small bomb explodes at Phoenix charity, wounding two Posted: 24 May 2012 06:30 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A small flashlight bomb blew up at a Salvation Army distribution center on Thursday, slightly wounding two employees, authorities said. The donated yellow flashlight exploded when an employee at the center switched it on, said Tom Mangan, a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The employee and another worker suffered superficial injuries. Witnesses told police the device was similar to others resembling flashlights that exploded this month in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb. No one was seriously injured in those incidents. ... |
| Most Americans think campaign money aids rich Posted: 24 May 2012 04:53 PM PDT
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| Fifth day ends without verdict in ex-Senator Edwards' trial Posted: 24 May 2012 03:43 PM PDT
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| Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case Posted: 24 May 2012 03:52 PM PDT
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| Competing student loan plans blocked in U.S. Senate Posted: 24 May 2012 03:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans on Thursday blocked each other's proposals to extend low-interest federal student loans as a deadline neared for an anticipated election-year compromise. On a mostly party-line vote, Republicans stopped a Democratic bid to fund a one-year renewal of the 3.4 percent interest rate by eliminating a tax loophole for the wealthy. Democrats fired back, also on a mostly party-line vote, by blocking a Republican plan to cover the $6 billion cost by taking money from President Barack Obama's overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system. ... |
| Senior U.S. priest defends response to child sex abuse complaint Posted: 24 May 2012 02:28 PM PDT
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| Suspect confesses to killing New York boy in 1979: police Posted: 24 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT
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| Small bomb explodes in Phoenix distribution center, two hurt Posted: 24 May 2012 04:35 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A small explosive devices detonated at a Salvation Army facility in downtown Phoenix on Thursday, slighting injuring two employees, authorities said. The charitable group's distribution center and the nearby area were evacuated as a precaution after the explosive device went off in the afternoon, said Sergeant Trent Crump, a Phoenix police spokesman. The bomb squad was called to the scene, Crump said. Witnesses told police the device was similar to others resembling flashlights that exploded earlier this month in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb. ... |
| Mother of accused L.A. arsonist can be extradited to Germany Posted: 24 May 2012 04:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the mother of a man accused of setting dozens of fires across Los Angeles this year can be extradited to Germany to face charges including failing to pay a surgeon for breast augmentation. Dorothee Burkhart, 53, is also accused in Germany of failing to return security deposits on rental properties she leased and accepting fees and deposits on apartment units she did not own, according to the extradition document. Her extradition is pending a final determination from the U.S. Secretary of State, prosecutors said. ... |
| U.S. mom with flesh-eating disease remains critical Posted: 24 May 2012 04:32 PM PDT (Reuters) - The new mother of twins fighting a flesh-eating infection in South Carolina remained in critical condition on Thursday, but a hospital spokeswoman said she showed slight improvement. Lana Kuykendall, 36, has now undergone 11 surgeries to remove dead tissue since she was admitted to the hospital on May 11 with a painful spot on her leg, Greenville Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Sandy Dees said. She remains sedated and intubated although she is able to breathe on her own, her brother, Brian Swaffer, said. ... |
| Storms brewing for Midwest before summer-like holiday weekend Posted: 24 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Forecasters put seven states on alert for severe weather on Thursday, saying a storm system brewing in the Upper Mississippi Valley could spawn tornadoes later in the day. But the dangerous conditions Thursday were expected to dissipate overnight and give way to sunny, summer-like conditions across much of the country for the long Memorial Day weekend. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center said severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and hail would rake portions of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan on Thursday. ... |
| Harrisburg's new receiver to be affirmed Posted: 24 May 2012 01:39 PM PDT HARRISBURG (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge approved the appointment of Harrisburg's new receiver on Thursday, when the man who previously held the post for the financially distressed capital explained why he quit unexpectedly. Commonwealth Court Judge Bonnie Leadbetter said at a hearing that she would issue an order confirming retired U.S. Air Force Major General William Lynch as receiver. She announced her decision after David Unkovic, the former receiver, testified about why he suddenly resigned at the end of March. ... |
| Fire on submarine put out, investigation begins Posted: 24 May 2012 03:18 PM PDT
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| State budgets spring new, smaller holes Posted: 24 May 2012 02:33 PM PDT (Reuters) - For some U.S. states the new fiscal year will bring an old problem: shortfalls. Budget gaps totaling $54 billion emerged in state budgets for fiscal 2013, according to a the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that tracks state fiscal issues. Not all states are created equal when it comes to budgets as not all have fiscal years starting in July and not all are drafting their budgets. Still some "30 states have projected - and in many cases have already closed - budget gaps," the center said. ... |
| Aging, discouraged workers behind labor changes: Fed's Dudley Posted: 24 May 2012 11:22 AM PDT
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| Bin Laden film got no Special Ops help: U.S. admiral Posted: 24 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. admiral who oversaw the operation to kill Osama bin Laden denied on Thursday that he or his staff helped advise Hollywood film makers shooting a movie about last year's secret raid to kill the al Qaeda leader. A conservative legal group this week made public documents which it said showed how the Obama administration arranged special access to top officials for film makers Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, the director and screenwriter of "The Hurt Locker," a 2008 film about the Iraq war that won the Academy Award for Best Picture. ... |
| Departing prosecutor Fitzgerald rules out politics Posted: 24 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Departing U.S. prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, known for being tough on corrupt politicians, ruled out running for political office himself on Thursday, but said public service is "in my blood." "I'm not wired for campaigns or running for elective office," Fitzgerald, 51, said the day after he announced he would leave his post as the top Justice Department official in the Northern District of Illinois after 11 years. "I love public service. I don't know what I'm going to do next. But public service is in my blood," Fitzgerald said at a news conference. ... |
| Protests planned after minister calls for gays to be fenced in Posted: 24 May 2012 02:12 PM PDT RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina group said it plans to hold a public protest on Sunday to denounce a Baptist minister's anti-gay and lesbian sermon that has drawn hundreds of thousands of views on the Internet. Pastor Charles Worley of Providence Road Baptist Church in Maiden, North Carolina told his congregation during a May 13 sermon that the Bible and God opposed homosexuality and that gay and lesbian people should be put in concentration camps. "Build a great big large fence 50 or 100 miles long," Worley said according to the video posted on YouTube. ... |
| Two prosecutors cited for misconduct in Senator Stevens case Posted: 24 May 2012 12:51 PM PDT
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| Romney opens new front vs Obama: schools are failing Posted: 24 May 2012 12:39 AM PDT
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| Sea breezes aid fight to curb Southwest wildfires Posted: 24 May 2012 01:45 PM PDT
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| Accused Ohio high school shooter to be charged as adult Posted: 24 May 2012 12:55 PM PDT
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| 16-year-old boy in court for shootings after NBA game Posted: 24 May 2012 07:09 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy who police said confessed to shooting into a crowd and wounding eight people outside an NBA basketball game made his first appearance on Thursday before a judge, who set his bail at $160,000. The boy was arrested on Tuesday and was charged with eight counts of shooting with intent to kill. He remained in jail on Thursday night. "The defendant was arrested and interviewed where he confessed to shooting into the crowd," an Oklahoma City homicide detective said in an affidavit filed with the court. ... |
| Gun dealer gets 5 years in prison in U.S.-Mexico gun case Posted: 24 May 2012 06:59 PM PDT (Reuters) - A gun store owner who conspired with leaders of a small New Mexico border town to run nearly 200 firearms to a violent Mexican drug cartel was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison, authorities said. Ian Garland, 52, the owner of Chaparral Guns, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Robert Brack in federal court in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. Attorney Robert Pitman said. Brack also ordered three years of supervised release for Garland, whose shop was in Chaparral, New Mexico. ... |
| Soldier convicted of bomb plot near Texas Army post Posted: 24 May 2012 06:58 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A jury on Thursday convicted a soldier of attempting to build a bomb and use it to blow up a restaurant near the Fort Hood Army post in Texas to get revenge for the suffering of fellow Muslims in the Middle East at the hands of the military. Private First Class Naser Jason Abdo, 22, was arrested last July after a tip from a gun store owner who became alarmed by Abdo's befuddled attempts to purchase smokeless gunpowder and weapons. Abdo was also convicted of attempted murder of U.S. officers or employees, and four counts of possessing a weapon to commit a violent crime. ... |
| Finn dies in ski accident on Alaska's Mount McKinley Posted: 24 May 2012 06:48 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A Finnish climber has died after falling some 2,000 feet while attempting to ski down a notoriously steep chute on Mount McKinley in Alaska, the National Park Service said on Thursday. Ilkka Uusitalo, 36, fell from an elevation of 17,800 feet through snow, ice and rocks on Wednesday, before coming to rest 60 feet down a glacial crevasse, the Park Service said. One of Uusitalo's expedition partners rappelled into the crevasse but found that he was likely dead, the Park Service said. ... |
| Small bomb explodes at Phoenix charity, wounding two Posted: 24 May 2012 06:30 PM PDT PHOENIX (Reuters) - A small flashlight bomb blew up at a Salvation Army distribution center on Thursday, slightly wounding two employees, authorities said. The donated yellow flashlight exploded when an employee at the center switched it on, said Tom Mangan, a special agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The employee and another worker suffered superficial injuries. Witnesses told police the device was similar to others resembling flashlights that exploded this month in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb. No one was seriously injured in those incidents. ... |
| Man tells police he killed NY boy Etan Patz in 1979 Posted: 24 May 2012 06:15 PM PDT
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| New bust of Limbaugh gets security camera protection Posted: 24 May 2012 05:53 PM PDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Rush Limbaugh is no stranger to the limelight, but now a newly installed bust of the acerbic talk show host at the Missouri Capitol will get around-the-clock attention from a security camera to protect it from vandalism - at taxpayer expense. Adam Crumbliss, chief clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives says he spent $1,100 in public funds to keep a camera trained on Limbaugh's bust in the Hall of Famous Missourians, into which he was inducted 10 days ago amid a hail of criticism. ... |
| Alaskan crews gear up to tackle Japan tsunami debris Posted: 24 May 2012 05:54 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Cleanup workers will soon attack a jumble of debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami that litters an Alaskan island, as residents in the state gear up to scour their shores for everything from buoys to building material that has floated across the Pacific. The cleansing project slated to start on Friday on Montague Island is expected to last a couple weeks, and organizers say it marks the first major project in Alaska to collect and dispose of debris from the tsunami. The March 2011 tsunami, caused by a magnitude 9. ... |
| Suspect confesses to killing New York boy in 1979: police Posted: 24 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT
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| Trayvon's killer said to make self-incriminating statements Posted: 24 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT
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