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Texas Man who Murdered His Mother and Brother Is Spared From Execution
Time - 23 Feb 2018 05:10
Thomas "Bart" Whitaker was spared about an hour before he was scheduled for lethal injection
Man arrested in shooting death of postal worker on highway
New York Post - 23 Feb 2018 05:01
DALLAS -- A man arrested in the fatal shooting of a postal worker driving a delivery rig on a Dallas highway may have been acting out of road rage, authorities said Thursday. U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox issued a stateme...
The 'Garlic Girls' Are the Real Rock Stars of the PyeongChang Olympics
Time - 23 Feb 2018 13:27
(GANGNEUNG, South Korea) — Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they’ve become a global sensation. They are known ...
Montenegro Police Say U.S. Embassy Bomber Was a Former Serbian Soldier
Time - 23 Feb 2018 04:52
Police identified the would-be bomber as Dalibor Jaukovic, 43, a Montenegrin citizen born in Serbia
Greece votes to probe politicians in alleged drug bribery case
USA Today - 23 Feb 2018 04:49
The Greek parliament voted on Thursday to investigate politicians, including former prime ministers, over allegations of bribery from the Swiss drugmaker Novartis. Kate King reports. Video provided by Reuters ...
Trump administration to announce new sanctions on North Korea
USA Today - 23 Feb 2018 16:53Stormy Daniels coming to Chicago in June
Chicago Tribune - 23 Feb 2018 14:30Discovery of Huge Cache of Cocaine at Russian Embassy in Argentina Leads to Arrests
The New York Times - 23 Feb 2018 05:20
A former Russian diplomatic worker and an Argentine police officer were among six arrested after an investigation into a cocaine trafficking plot.
Americans, Cubans join forces to put out wildfire at Guantánamo Bay
New York Post - 23 Feb 2018 05:15
Teamwork makes the dream work. The US military got some surprising help from the Cubans on Thursday as they worked to put out a wildfire at the Guantánamo Bay naval base. A Cuban helicopter reportedly flew over the fenc...
Little Village man to be charged with murder after police say he nearly decapitated his 2-year-old son
Chicago Tribune - 23 Feb 2018 04:50Suspected child rapist drank cyanide, died as cops gave chase
NY Daily News - 23 Feb 2018 04:45
Jonathan Hanks allegedly contacted the 14-year-old girl on Snapchat and assaulted her twice, police said.
Reports: Former Trump aide Rick Gates expected to plead guilty in Mueller probe
USA Today - 23 Feb 2018 17:46Reports: U.S. to move Israel's Embassy to Jerusalem on May 14
USA Today - 23 Feb 2018 17:45
Vice PresidentPence toldthe Israeli Parliamentlast month that a new U.S.Embassy to Israel would open in Jerusalem before the end of 2019.
Judge rejects Shkreli's request to have conviction voided: Bloomberg
Reuters - 23 Feb 2018 17:41
(Reuters) - Biotech founder Martin Shkreli's request to have his securities fraud convictions thrown out was rejected by a judge who is set to sentence him on March 9, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
Governor accused of blackmailing mistress rips 'reckless liberal prosecutor'
New York Post - 23 Feb 2018 17:35
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens defiantly maintained his innocence - and blasted a "reckless liberal prosecutor" - hours after he was indicted on charges he blackmailed a woman he was having an affair with. The married Repub...
French customs officials recover stolen Degas from bus
Miami Herald - 23 Feb 2018 17:21
French customs officers have found an impressionist painting by Edgar Degas stowed on a bus, more than eight years after it was reported stolen. The French Culture Ministry said Friday …
Haneen: Exhibition of Syrian children's longings in war
Al Jazeera English - 23 Feb 2018 17:16
Artists have come together to visualise poetry written by child refugees, giving form to the impact that the war has had on their young lives.
Cruz blamed violent episode on adoptive mom's death
New York Post - 23 Feb 2018 17:14
Accused mass murderer Nikolas Cruz blamed one of his violent outbursts just months before the Valentine’s Day massacre at a Florida high school on the recent death of his adoptive mother — and said the family that to...
Switzerland: 2 killed in shooting in Zurich
Miami Herald - 23 Feb 2018 17:03
Police say two people are dead after a shooting in Switzerland's biggest city, Zurich. They say the situation is under control. City police said they rushed to the scene near …
Trump calls Parkland deputy who failed to stop school shooting a 'coward'
USA Today - 23 Feb 2018 16:53Uncontrollable apartment fire displaces 300, injures 3
ABC News - 23 Feb 2018 16:52
Nearly 300 Los Angeles County residents evacuated their homes Thursday after an uncontrollable blaze erupted from an apartment complex unit and quickly spread.
Racist convicted of killing black man after 'hoodlums' complaint
New York Post - 23 Feb 2018 16:00
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A white man who fatally shot an unarmed black man after reporting "hoodlums" has been found guilty of first-degree murder in North Carolina. News outlets report that the jury spent less than two hours de...