TACOMA, Wash. – A suspect accused of helping Maurice Clemmons flee after the gunman massacred four suburban police officers could face trial as an accomplice to murder — a crime that might bring the same penalties as if he had pulled the trigger himself. Darcus Allen, 38, pleaded not guilty …
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TIJUANA, Mexico – Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal. Holes in the border fence once were more commonly made by migrant smugglers, but fewer people are trying to cross …
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TIJUANA, Mexico – Police arrested two women Saturday for allegedly holding an American retiree captive in his Tijuana home and forcing him to write them checks. Police went to the home after receiving an anonymous tip that Richard Mattson was being held captive there, police spokesman Ernesto Alvaro said. Officers …
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SAN JOSE – Costa Rican President Oscar Arias is suffering from the H1N1 virus, making him the first head of state known to have contracted swine flu. Nobel Peace Prize winner Arias, 68, has a mild case of the virus which he tested positive for on Tuesday after feeling unwell …
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British retailers will be permitted to sell children violent and pornographic videos and computer games without fear of prosecution for the next three months — due to a legislative error made 25 years ago. Britain was required to notify the European Commission, the commission which regulates the video recording industry, …
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SATSUMA, Fla. – The father of a missing north Florida girl is being held at the Putnam County Jail after the sheriff’s office said he got into a fight with his wife’s brother. Ronald Cummings, 25, was arrested early Thursday morning after getting into an altercation with Hank Croslin Jr., …
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CAIRO – The crews of two Egyptian fishing vessels that overpowered pirates off the Somali coast have sailed into Red Sea waters on their way home along with eight of their former captors, an Egyptian official said Saturday. The 34 fishermen, who were held for captive for four months, captured …
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For women there may be one good thing about having migraines: a reduced risk of breast cancer. In a study of more than 9,000 people, Dr. Christopher I. Li of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and his colleagues found that those with a history of migraines were 26 …
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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. – Authorities said they have found a body in Grand Canyon National Park and believe it’s that of a Northern Arizona University student missing on a hiking trip. Search and rescue crews have been looking for 20-year-old Bryce Gillies since Tuesday. Park officials said a …
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ORLANDO, Fla. – Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely telling them the room had a gas leak. Police say a person claiming to be a front-desk clerk at an Orlando hotel convinced the couple to break a wall mirror and …
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