“Love locks” – padlocks snapped onto fences and barriers at breathtaking locations by couples to symbolize the permanence of their bond – are apparently a threat to wildlife, per a social media post from staff at Grand Canyon National Park. “Love is strong, but our bolt cutters are stronger,” park …
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White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned that more civilian casualties in Gaza should be expected as Israel continues its campaign against Hamas. Kirby made the observation during a Tuesday press briefing at the White House, saying the casualties are an unfortunate reality of war even as Israel …
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GARY, Ind. – Police say the remains of two babies have been found in small boxes above ceiling tiles in a northwestern Indiana funeral home. Gary police and the Lake County coroner on Wednesday removed the bodies of a stillborn and a newborn from Smith, Bizzell and Warner Funeral Home. …
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PHILADELPHIA – After six years of pleading and the murders of two of their own, the vast majority of federal correctional officers and other workers are being equipped with pepper spray. Officers in an ongoing pilot program say it’s a game-changer in prison safety. The Bureau of Prisons says it’s …
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon authorities say computer maintenance caused a technical glitch that sent out thousands of false reports that prison inmates had been released. About 8,000 incorrect notices went out to victims and their families Friday evening from the state’s inmate database, including a report on a prisoner convicted …
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KIEV, Ukraine – The United States plans to send soldiers to Ukraine in April for training exercises with units of the country’s national guard. Ukraine’s Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said in a Facebook post on Sunday that the units to be trained include the Azov Battalion, a volunteer force that …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four death row inmates who are challenging a new state law that shields the names of companies providing lethal injection drugs. The inmates say the law violates free speech rights. They have asked the same …
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state has rescheduled executions for seven death row inmates as it tries to find new lethal drugs, meaning no inmate will be put to death in Ohio in 2015. The announcement Friday affects six executions this year, including one set for Feb. 11, and one previously …
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LARGO, Fla. – A man accused of throwing his daughter off a bridge has been found incompetent to stand trial. John Jonchuck appeared in court Tuesday. The case has been reset for a status check on Feb. 17. If the court rules in line with the doctors’ reports, Jonchuck would …
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ANKARA, Turkey – A U.S. State Department official has expressed concern over a Turkish security bill that would expand police rights to use firearms and to search and detain people. The official, Thomas Melia said Friday that the bill which is being debated in Turkey’s parliament could lead to “over-zealous …
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