NEW YORK – Grand juries have long held some of the criminal justice system’s best-kept secrets. But their private process has come under extraordinary public scrutiny after recent decisions not to indict police in the deaths of unarmed men. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week proposed a limited lifting …
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PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A judge has ordered a 15-year-old Detroit-area girl and her boyfriend to stand trial on accusations they plotted to kill her family. A judge ruled Thursday that there’s enough evidence to try the girl and 23-year-old Michael Rivera in Wayne County Circuit on attempted murder and …
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WADING RIVER, N.Y. – Police say a Long Island man fatally shot his live-in girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself. Suffolk County police say the murder-suicide happened at around 10 p.m. Sunday at a home in Wading River. Police responded after receiving a 911 call …
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ETNA, Maine – At least 14 people have been hurt in a crash involving more than 40 vehicles on a snowy stretch of Interstate 95 in Maine. State police say the pileup in Etna, near Bangor, happened at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in heavy snow and involved cars, a school …
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HYDER, Alaska – Canada has closed a border crossing next to a tiny southeastern Alaska town during the overnight hours, but border officials say residents will still have access to emergency medical care. Canadian officials began closing the road linking Hyder with nearby Stewart, British Columbia, on Wednesday, CoastAlaska News …
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LEESBURG, Ga. – Authorities say a south Georgia man shot an armadillo, but ended up accidentally wounding his mother-in-law when the bullet ricocheted off the mammal known for its hard shell. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies tell WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/1FCGUBO) that 54-year-old Larry McElroy fired his 9 mm pistol at the armadillo …
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HONOLULU – The National Park Service superintendent who was at the helm of the Pearl Harbor visitors’ center when tour companies allegedly sold tickets to the site is taking a job in Massachusetts. Paul DePrey said Tuesday he’ll leave Hawaii in June to be superintendent of the Salem Maritime Center …
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ST. LOUIS – Construction began Wednesday on an upgraded museum and visitor center at St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch as part of an ambitious $380 million bid to renovate the grounds of the towering landmark on the cusp of turning a half century old. Dignitaries including Mayor Francis Slay and …
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Jacko Fires Lawyer | Vanity Unfair? | Taking Note of This Jacko Fires Longtime Lawyer, Advisers There is chaos in the world ofMichael Jackson.On Monday he fired his longtime adviser and attorney John Branca. By fax, of all things. Branca has represented Jackson on and off since 1980 and is …
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ATLANTA – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has made his first public appearance since cutting short an election observation visit in Guyana. The 90-year-old ex-president told attendees of a summit at the Carter Center in Atlanta that he had a “bad cold,” according to remarks from Monday morning provided by …
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