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US weighs clemency for inmates jailed for 10 years
April 23, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is encouraging nonviolent federal inmates who have behaved in prison, have no significant criminal history and have already served more than 10 years... more »»
High court tosses $3.4M award to child porn victim
April 23, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said a federal law limits how much money victims of child pornography can recover from people who viewed their images online, throwing out a nearl... more »»
Spacewalking astronauts complete urgent repair job
April 23, 2014 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts easily replaced a dead computer outside the International Space Station on Wednesday and got their orbiting home back up to full strength. more »»
Judge to mull Chelsea Manning name change request
April 23, 2014 LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge will on Wednesday consider Army Pfc. more »»
Michigan man among 1st in US to get 'bionic eye'
April 23, 2014 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A degenerative eye disease slowly robbed Roger Pontz of his vision. more »»
APNewsBreak: Gacy case helps solve unrelated death
April 23, 2014 CHICAGO (AP) — Four decades after John Wayne Gacy lured more than 30 young men and boys to his Chicago-area home and strangled them, his case has helped authorities solve another killing — one he... more »»
Finalists named in Bloomberg European city contest
April 23, 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Amsterdam wants to create an online game to get unemployed young people engaged in finding jobs across Europe. more »»
Missouri executes inmate for 1993 farm slaying
April 23, 2014 BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri executed an inmate early Wednesday only a few miles from the farm where prosecutors say he orchestrated the 1993 killing of a couple whose cows he wanted to steal. more »»
FedEx sued over deadly California bus crash
April 23, 2014 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old honors student who was among 10 people killed in a fiery Northern California bus crash sued FedEx on Tuesday, alleging that its trucks have a histor... more »»
Soldier faces hearing in killings of Iraqi boys
April 23, 2014 JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (AP) — A U.S. soldier accused of deliberately killing two unarmed teenage boys as they herded cattle in Iraq seven years ago is due in military court. Sgt. more »»
Republican activists push party on gay marriage
April 23, 2014 LAS VEGAS (AP) — As bans against gay marriage crumble and public opinion on the issue shifts rapidly, some Republicans are pushing the party to drop its opposition to same-sex unions, part of a... more »»
Federal judge to hear Oregon gay marriage case
April 23, 2014 SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon is ready to hear arguments about the state's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, but no one will be in court to defend the measur. more »»
Jet stowaway undetected for hours before departure
April 23, 2014 HONOLULU (AP) — A 15-year-old stowaway who survived a flight over the Pacific in a jet's wheel well spent seven hours undetected in what is supposed to be a highly secure area of San Jose... more »»
Missouri man facing execution denied clemency
April 23, 2014 BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. more »» |
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