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Mexican Drug Linked to the Murder of a Lawman

The county officials of Bexar County said on Tuesday that they are investigating the possible link between the death of Sergeant Kenneth Vann, their sheriff’s sergeant, and Mexican drug cartel. Vann was ambushed while he was sitting in his patrol car. County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz said that Vann may have been targeted because he was […]

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Mother Said Her Child was Missing for 31 Days on a 911 Call

Cindy Anthony took the witness stand for the second time on Tuesday and cried uncontrollably as they listened to the 911 call nearly three years ago. She called 911 on July 15, 2008 after her daughter, Casey Anthony, admitted that her 2-year old daughter was missing for 31 days. Casey Anthony is on trial for […]

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Pastor’s Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Resolved

A sexual abuse case filed by four young men against the pastor of their church in Atlanta has been “resolved,” said their attorney on Thursday. Attorney B.J. Bernstein, the lawyer who represented the young men, did not give details of the said settlement between the two parties. Moreover, Pastor Eddie Long and his church – […]

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Suicide Kit Maker’s Home Raided

FBI agents flocked in and raided the house of 91-year old grandmother who allegedly sells suicide kits for $60 each by mail order. The agents seized her computers, cartons upon cartons of documents, and sewing machines. Apparently, the suicide kits are DIY asphyxiation kits. Sharlotte Hydorn said that around 12 agents from the Federal Bureau […]

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Gov. Dayton Asks for Disaster Declaration Following Tornado

Gov. Mark Dayton, in a letter sent to President Obama on Friday, requested for a major federal disaster declaration after a tornado hit a metro area in Minnesota. Tornado damages amount to more than $16 million. Dayton asked a disaster declaration for Anoka and Hennepin Counties. According to Dayton’s office, initial assessments over the area […]

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Hawaii School Student Injured by a Gun Shot

A loaded .45-caliber handgun went off inside a Hawaii school campus just before classes started on Monday. The bullet narrowly missed a student but injured another said police officers. Capt. Leslie Hite, Honolulu police officer, said the gun went off when the student who pointed the gun at another student was shoved by a second […]

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Student Accused of Triggering Suicide Pleads Not Guilty

A student who is accused of posting a sex video online of a roommate who eventually committed suicide pleaded not guilty to charges of hate crime on Monday. The case has drawn national attention to existing problems of gay bullying. 19-year old Dharun Ravi did not say a word during his appearance in New Jersey […]

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Alex Salmond Urges Government to Ease on North Sea Oil Taxes

On Monday, the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond strongly advised the British government to ease on the “smash and grab” raid on North Sea oil revenues. Scotland’s National Party Leader criticized the 2.3 billion euro or $3.3 billion recently announced additional tax on the North Sea oil production, which is a chief industry in the […]

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Arizona College Thought Lougner Had a Gun

Emails sent by an Arizona college were released due to a court order regarding the Tucson shooting rampage. The emails show that campus police have already been worried about the behavior of the suspect, Jared Lee Loughner, and that they were concerned he was armed. One of the emails from Pima Community College, the Arizona […]

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FBI Investigates Unabomber in Tylenol Killings

Questions are now raised on whether or not Chicago’s Tylenol killer and the Unabomber are one and the same. The FBI agents who are assigned to investigate on the 30-year old case on the Tylenol killings want DNA samples of Ted Kaczynski. The FBI, however, are not saying of there is reason to believe that […]

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