23-year prison sentence for woman in slow cooker death
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit woman who was drunk when she killed a friend with a slow cooker during an argument over presidential politics was sentenced Monday to at least 23 years in prison.
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Prison worker allegedly plotted for escaped inmates to kill her husband
As the manhunt for two prisoners who escaped from upstate New York’s Clinton Correctional facility enters its second week, new reports surface about prison worker Joyce Mitchell's alleged plans to have the escaped convicts kill her husband.
Girl dies after falling unconscious on California roller coaster
A 10-year-old girl who became unconscious while riding a roller coaster at the Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park north of Los Angeles on Friday has died, the county coroner's office said on Monday. As of Monday morning, no autopsy had yet been performed on the body of the youngster, Jasmine…
Taliban warn IS leader not to interfere in Afghanistan
The Taliban Tuesday warned the leader of the Islamic State group against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan, after a string of defections and reported clashes with militants loyal to IS. The Middle Eastern group, also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh, has never formally acknowledged…
Five killed in California balcony collapse, Irish citizens among them
Five people including a number of young Irish citizens were killed and eight injured when an apartment balcony collapsed early on Tuesday in the Californian city of Berkeley, police and Ireland's foreign affairs minister said. The survivors' injuries were "very serious and potentially…
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Rachel Dolezal says she identifies as black
NEW YORK (AP) — The woman who resigned as head of a local NAACP branch after her parents said she was white said Tuesday that she started identifying as black around the age of 5, when she drew self-portraits with a brown crayon, and "takes exception" to the contention that she tried to deceive…
Photos of the day - June 15, 2015 (22 photos)
A Ukrainian serviceman investigates a crater left by a Grad rocket in the village of Toshkivka, in eastern Ukraine, a protester holds a copy of the bible outside of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington and Prince William attends the Order of the Garter Service at St George's Chapel at…
Shark Bites Two: Possible Explanations for Attacks
A trip to the beach turned terrifying for two young people on Sunday when each was attacked by a shark while wading in waist-deep water off the coast of Oak Island, North Carolina. There haven't been so many severe attacks, so close together, in decades, said Dan Abel, a professor of marine science…
New Driver Without Insurance Is A Road Hazard To Avoid
DEAR ABBY: My 17-year-old stepdaughter, "Audra," got her driver's license a few months ago and has started pressuring us to put her on our car insurance. When we told her we can't afford it, and if she wants to be on the insurance she has to get a job and pay for it, she had a temper tantrum.About…
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Escaped killers elude capture in New York
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) — Two escaped murderers remained at large as a woman charged with helping the killers flee from a maximum-security prison by providing them hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools made a second appearance in a New York court.
Marijuana 'Dabbing' Is 'Exploding onto the Drug-Use Scene'
Dabbing is inhaling the vapors from a concentrated form of marijuana made by an extraction method that uses butane gas. Dabs, also known as butane hash oil (BHO) — which are sometimes called "budder," "honeycomb" or "earwax" — are more potent than conventional forms of marijuana because they have…
Putin says Russia is beefing up its nuclear arsenal
By Maria Tsvetkova KUBINKA, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would add more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year and a defense official accused NATO of provoking a new arms race. Putin made his announcement a day after…
N. Korea hit by worst drought in a century
North Korea has been hit by its worst drought in a century, state media said Tuesday, sparking fears of worsening food shortages in the impoverished communist country. The North's main rice-growing provinces -- South Hwanghae, North Hwanghae, South Pyongan and South Hamgyong -- have been badly…
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Vanguard price cuts rattle the brokers who sell its funds
By Jed Horowitz NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vanguard Group, which in 40 years became the biggest mutual fund company by selling low-priced, market-matching funds, is competing with some of its best customers – the brokers and advisers who funnel client assets to its funds -- by offering personalized…
Police: 2-year-old girl found dead in woods was placed there
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A 2-year-old girl found dead in a ravine had been placed there by someone because it was too far for her to walk by herself, a county police official said Monday, adding that authorities are investigating the case as a homicide.
The minimum wage required to afford an average apartment is much higher than you’d imagine
Newly released data from a National Low Income Housing Coalition report shows how much one needs to earn per hour at a minimum in order to afford a two bedroom apartment across each state. Naturally, states like California and New York are particularly expensive, with individuals there respectively…
Baltimore takes aim at liquor stores after Freddie Gray riots
Dozens of Baltimore liquor stores damaged in rioting over the death of Freddie Gray are likely to be excluded from city recovery help, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said on Monday. Long-standing concerns about zoning and community complaints about liquor stores in poor neighborhoods mean they…
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McStay family murder: 4-year-old was struck 7 times on head
Prosecutors say a sledgehammer was used to kill all four members of the McStay family, and the 4-year-old boy was struck seven times.
In next strike against unions, GOP states go after wage laws
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Expanding their battle with organized labor, Republican lawmakers in the Midwest are moving to scrap labor laws that help unions win a healthy share of the jobs on public works projects and bolster trade union membership.
New details emerge of murderers' NY prison break
The two murderers who escaped from a US jail used hacksaw blades supplied by an enamored prison worker and equipment stolen from a toolbox left by construction workers, officials said. Richard Matt, 49, and David Sweat, 35, escaped 10 days ago from a maximum security jail in New York state, in a…
