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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An inspector who surveyed a downtown building weeks before it collapsed, killing 6 people, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound a week after the accident, authorities said Thursday. The 52-year-old man’s body was found Wednesday night in a pickup truck with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is spending a sixth day in the hospital. There was no immediate update on his health Thursday, but President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday reported that Mandela was responding better to treatment for a recurring lung infection. Grandson Mandla Mandela said Wednesday that the family is appreciative […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin says she plans to step down next month after four years as “America’s doctor.” In an email to staff Wednesday, Benjamin said she will remain involved in public health. As surgeon general, she promoted disease prevention, smoking cessation and healthy lifestyles, particularly among minorities. Benjamin oversaw a […]
The Brooklyn Nets hired Jason Kidd as their coach Wednesday, bringing the former star back to the franchise he led to its greatest NBA success. Kidd retired earlier this month after one season with the New York Knicks, his 19th in the NBA. The Nets decided to hire him to replace P.J. Carlesimo despite his […]
WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Leaders of a New Jersey shore town are looking to butt in on how people dress when they stroll the boardwalk, because they believe most visitors don’t want to see people’s rear ends hanging out. They’re is set to pass a law Wednesday to ban anyone on the boardwalk from wearing […]
STANTON, Calif. (AP) — 72-year-old Southern California woman, Jan Cooper, who shot at — and narrowly missed — a man trying to break into her home said Tuesday she was shocked at the attention but doesn’t regret defending herself and her husband, an 85-year-old World War II veteran who uses a wheelchair. Cooper, of Anaheim, […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ariel Castro, accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade, pleaded not guilty Wednesday, and the defense hinted that it would like to avoid trial with a plea agreement if the death penalty were ruled out. Attorney Craig Weintraub addressed the death penalty issue after his client, […]
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent a fifth […]
The highly controversial novel, “The Book of Negroes,” a book written by Lawrence Hill (pictured), was just green-lighted to be adapted into a miniseries that…
NEW YORK (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Obama administration Tuesday, asking the government to halt a phone-tracking program that collects the…
Rodger William Kelly, 50 (pictured above), stands accused of rape after inserting his penis into his unconscious 29-year-old neighbor on May 19 to “save her…
CLEVELAND (AP) — The defense for a man accused of holding three women captive in his Cleveland home for about a decade is hinting a trial can be avoided with a plea if he escapes the death penalty. Defense attorney Craig Weintraub addressed the death penalty issue Wednesday after 52-year-old Ariel Castro pleaded not guilty […]
