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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Investigators have concluded that one or more people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course, a Malaysian government official involved in the investigation said Saturday. No motive has been established and no demands have been made known, and it […]
With the South By Southwest (SXSW) festival kicking off over the weekend, thousands have swarmed the town of Austin, Texas to partake of the music…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities expanded their search for the missing jetliner westward toward India on Thursday, saying it may have flown for several hours after its last contact with the ground. That scenario would make finding the Boeing 777 a vastly more difficult task, and raises the possibility that searchers are currently […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) – George Zimmerman‘s parents are suing actress Roseanne Barr in Florida, claiming a Twitter post she made listing their address and telephone number forced them to flee their home. Robert and Gladys Zimmerman filed the lawsuit on Monday. It seeks undisclosed damages for emotional distress and invasion of privacy. The Zimmermans say […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man and woman were killed early Thursday after a suspected drunken driver fleeing from arrest crashed through barricades set up for the South By Southwest festival and struck the pair and others on a crowded street, police said. Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said 23 others were injured, five critically, […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A gas leak triggered an earthshaking explosion that flattened two apartment buildings on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring more than 60. A tenant said residents had complained repeatedly in recent weeks about “unbearable” gas smells. Rescue workers began the search for victims Wednesday evening amid the broken bricks, […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, said in an interview released Wednesday that he’s trying to be a good person and he thinks he can help others after what he has gone through. Zimmerman said in a videotaped interview with […]
If I were to tell anyone of color with a clue that White children are given the benefit of the doubt and Black kids are…
NEW YORK (AP) — When in New York rubbing elbows with wealthy private equity types, might as well also go shopping. At the Gap. President Barack Obama, in Manhattan for some high dollar Democratic Party fundraising, made a quick, unannounced Midtown retail stop Tuesday to buy some sweaters for his daughters, athletic wear for his […]
A couple of accomplished NFL pass rushers suddenly became available when DeMarcus Ware and Julius Peppers were released to create room under the salary cap in two of the biggest moves at Tuesday’s start of the free-agency signing period. The Bears cut ties with Peppers, who has 118½ sacks in 12 seasons, as part of […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of attempted murder in a confrontation over loud music will have to wait until at least Friday…
94-year-old Dorothy Farrell was beaten to death with her own cane by her 64-year-old son named Mark, reports The New York Daily News. According to Mark Farrell, the killing was his mother’s idea. He told police she asked him to kill her because “She wanted to die and be with her dead husband.” But that’s […]
