SEOUL, South Korea – Two U.S. journalists accused by North Korea of crossing into the country illegally from China and committing “hostile acts” will be tried on criminal charges, the isolated nation announced Friday. Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who work for San Francisco-based Current TV, a media venture founded …
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17 November
Jail Transport Bus Hit by Car on South Florida Interstate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Authorities say a passenger car and a jail transport bus crashed on Interstate-95 in South Florida. Authorities say the car lost control and came into the path of the bus, striking it. The car’s driver was transported to the hospital and the passenger denied any injuries. …
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17 November
Mother on the Run With Missing 4-Year-Old Ohio Girl Waives Extradition
The mother of the 4-year-old girl who was the focus of a nationwide search until found at Morning Star Ranch, a retreat and rehabilitation center in Valley Center, Calif., earlier this week, agreed Thursday to be returned to Ohio, where she will likely face criminal charges. Candace Watson, 24, and …
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17 November
Pakistani President Turns Over Nuclear Authority
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s embattled president has relinquished command of the country’s nuclear arsenal amid political wrangling that has posed a major distraction to the U.S.-allied government as it fights Taliban and other militants near the Afghan border. The move came as President Asif Ali Zardari faced the expiration on Saturday …
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17 November
A Platform for Terrorists
It is amazing that the Obama administration can continue to be so blind to the fact that the terror trials in New York will be used as a forum to spread hatred for the U.S. around the world. Don’t they recognize that these trials may spur further attacks against us? …
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15 November
Chicago Man Gets 100-Year Sentence for Drowning 8-Year-Old Daughter in Toilet
WHEATON, Ill. – A suburban Chicago man with schizophrenia has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for drowning his 8-year-old daughter in a toilet. DuPage County prosecutors say Neil Lofquist claimed his daughter, Lauren, “was evil and it is what God intended.” They say he choked her, drowned her …
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15 November
Ex-Soldier Accused of Rape, Slaying Lost Friend in Combat, Officer Testifies
PADUCAH, Ky. – A former U.S. Army soldier accused of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and slaying her family was upset after losing several friends in combat but didn’t appear to struggle more than anyone else in his unit, one of his commanding officers testified. Steven Dale Green, …
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15 November
5 Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash Near Atlanta
ATLANTA – Police are searching for a vehicle they say drove away from a crash that killed an infant and four others and left a woman in critical condition just outside Atlanta. Fulton County Police detective Melissa Parker says the crash happened around 1:45 p.m. Sunday when a BMW and …
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15 November
New York City Church to Twitter Passion Play
NEW YORK – Experience the Passion of Christ — in 140-character tweets. In a marriage of Christian tradition and digital technology, Wall Street’s Trinity Church is using the micro-blogging service Twitter to perform the story of Jesus Christ. Followers of twspassionplay will receive tweets from the main characters of the …
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15 November
Japan to Spend $99B in New Stimulus
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso has ordered more than 10 trillion yen ($99 billion) in fresh spending to rescue the world’s second-biggest economy from its deepest recession since World War II. The figure amounts to more than 2 percent of Japan’s gross domestic product, Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano …
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