Authorities said Wednesday a man from the United Kingdom was arrested following an altercation aboard a British Airways flight that caused the plane to make an emergency landing at Boston’s Logan Airport. Massachusetts State Police have charged Darren Halliwell, 48, of Aspull, Greater Manchester, England with interfering with a flight …
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HIGHLAND, Calif. – Authorities say a 4-year-old boy playing with stuffed animals in his family’s front yard was hit by gunfire and killed in San Bernardino County in California. Sheriff’s spokesman Adam Cervantes says deputies responding to reports of shots fired found the injured toddler Wednesday evening in Highland. The …
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AUSTIN, Texas – An anti-abortion group has released its fifth undercover video alleging fetal organ sales that activists say was shot inside a Houston Planned Parenthood clinic. The Center for Medical Progress’ footage shows people pretending to be from a company that procures fetal tissue for research touring the Planned …
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NEW ORLEANS – A civil rights law firm has put a Louisiana District Attorney’s Office on notice of a possible lawsuit over allegations the office excludes black people from juries because of their race. The MacArthur Justice Foundation on Monday released a copy of a letter it sent to Caddo …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Ocheesee Creamery in the Florida Panhandle produces all-natural skim milk from grass-fed cows with absolutely nothing added, yet the state says they have to call it “imitation.” And while they argue about it, the dairy is dumping hundreds of gallons of skim milk down the drain …
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FORT BRAGG, N.C. – A lightning strike has hospitalized sixteen soldiers on an Army training exercise in North Carolina. Master Sgt. Patrick Malone, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, says 60 soldiers were gathered to discuss the day’s training when lightning struck nearby around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Fifteen soldiers …
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AURORA, Ill. – The police department in Illinois’ second largest city is going to compile a “habitual drunkard” list to help fight public intoxication. Aurora Police Department Sgt. Tom McNamara says the list will have “certain clientele” whom police and fire departments see regularly. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports (http://trib.in/1IhxoVp ) …
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HONOLULU – Detectives have found the spear that was taken from King Kamehameha’s (cah-MEH’-ha-MEH’-ha) statue on Hawaii’s Big Island. The top section of the spear held by a statue of the Hawaiian warrior was reported missing Sunday. Detectives returned to the scene to continue investigating Tuesday when they found the …
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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Police say a woman who was driving more than 30 mph over the speed limit pleaded with an officer to let her off with a warning. When she was handed the ticket, she said: “No wonder you people get shot.” Police say 62-year-old Joy Feinberg, of …
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The judge in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, accused of stabbing Frisco, Texas, teen track star Austin Metcalf to death in April, has issued a gag order in the case. Collin County Judge John Roach issued the order, citing pre-trial publicity that could affect the outcome of the case, …
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