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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother’s Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city’s festive image. Video released early […]
MILAN (AP) — FIFA president Sepp Blatter was “appalled” when he learned of the racist chanting that caused AC Milan’s match against Roma to be suspended. Sunday’s game was stopped for 97 seconds during the second half when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng. The league […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over abortion. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, […]
DETROIT (AP) — The first report by Detroit’s emergency manager declares that the city is broke and at risk of running completely out of money — a financial meltdown that could mean no paychecks or pension benefits and even deeper cuts in municipal services. If Detroit cannot avert disaster, the only remaining option appears to […]
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Fire tore through a family’s eastern Pennsylvania home on Mother’s Day, authorities said, killing four young children, their father and another relative while their mother was across the street doing laundry at a friend’s house. The blaze broke out around 11:55 p.m. Sunday at the single-family home in Pottsville. Firefighters later […]
New information has emerged about the surprising death of Malcolm Shabazz’, the grandson of civil rights icon Malcolm X. According to the Associated Press, the…
A high school student in Riverdale, Ga., was suspended after he posted a picture of his principal’s mugshot to Instagram. SEE ALSO: Obama, In Texas,…
Chicago-area limousine driver Richard L. Madison was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly drove 23 high school students to their prom while drunk, the Chicago…
NEW ORLEANS — Gunmen opened fire on dozens of people marching in a neighborhood Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least…
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — Lawyers for the Colorado theater shooting suspect told a judge Monday he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity, but the judge won’t rule on whether to allow that yet. Attorney Daniel King made the request in court, saying the defense now has a diagnosis for […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Think you’ve heard of every way possible to quit smoking? Etta Mae Lopez came up with a new one: slap a cop and go to jail, where smoking isn’t allowed. Lopez smacked Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy Matt Campoy in the face Tuesday as he left the main jail at the end […]
DETROIT (AP) — Some workers at about 50 fast food restaurants in and around Detroit walked off their jobs as part of an effort to push for higher wages. The one-day protest starting about 6 a.m. Friday at a McDonald’s on Detroit’s eastside before being duplicated at other eateries. The Detroit area strike follows Thursday’s […]
