6-year-old heart patient's shooting death rattles St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Marcus Johnson Jr.'s parents figured a sunny day at a city park was just what their son, a 6-year-old kindergartner, needed while recovering from heart surgery the previous week and a doctor's visit that same day.
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Body of New Jersey mom missing since New Year's Eve is found
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — Investigators used a GPS device that was in a New Jersey man's vehicle to find the body of his wife, who had been missing since New Year's Eve, along the side of a rural road in Maryland, a New Jersey prosecutor said Wednesday.
Mutiny on the Bounty descendants to lose self-rule
A remote Pacific island whose residents are descendants of the swashbuckling British sailors and Tahitian women immortalised in the "Mutiny on the Bounty" movies is set to lose its right to self-rule. Norfolk Island, 1,500 kilometres (900 miles) east of the Australian coast and settled by the…
Pakistan convict dressed in white for hanging before last-minute stay
Lawyers for Shafqat Hussain say he was just 14 in 2004 when he was burnt with cigarettes and had fingernails removed until he confessed to the killing of a child, a case that has angered rights groups and prompted mercy appeals from his family. Hussain's hanging was postponed indefinitely, his…
NATO allies come to grips with Russia's 'hybrid warfare'
NATO allies are scrambling to protect vulnerable Baltic partners from the threat of hybrid warfare, a Russian tactic that officials and experts say is based on deception rather than formal declaration of war. Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of anonymous "little green men" to slice Crimea…
Every movie and TV show being removed from Netflix in April
Every month, at least a few of the contracts between Netflix and its content providers expire, which means that some of your favorite shows and movies will vanish from the streaming service. Want to know what’s being removed in April? Read on to find out. DON’T MISS: 3 ways cable companies may try…
Odesnik's tennis career over as he receives 15-year ban
Journeyman American player Wayne Odesnik received one of the longest bans in tennis history, a 15-year suspension for a second doping offence in five years. The ban on Wednesday ends the ATP Tour career of the 29-year-old Odesnik, who is ranked 267th in the world. The International Tennis…
California man fatally impaled on fence after falling from tree
The body of the man, who was not named, was found by officers early on Wednesday morning in the East Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, said Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Liliana Preciado. "This is being investigated as an accidental death." About a dozen beer cans were…
Wal-Mart wage hike hides deeper problem for US economy
Starting in April, Wal-Mart will be giving Lisa Pietro a raise, thanks to the retailer's decision last month to increase minimum wages for 500,000 employees to $9 per hour – $1.75 more than the federal minimum wage. Some days she leaves the Winter Haven, Fla., Wal-Mart at 10 p.m., walks 1-1/2 miles…
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Sky watchers treated to northern lights, supermoon and eclipse this week (18 photos)
Auroras around the world were super-charged Wednesday night and are expected to provide an amazing light show for the next few weeks, thanks to a severe solar storm impacting Earth. While there have been no reports of power outages or other issues related to the solar tempest, people have…
Canadian man found dead at Mexican resort of Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Canadian man was found beaten to death on a beach at the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on Wednesday.
Deadly Filipino anti-terror raid bittersweet for US forces
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — American involvement in a recent Philippine assault that is believed to have killed a top Southeast Asian terror suspect but left scores of Filipino commandos dead is a bittersweet finale to a decade-long U.S. battle against terrorism in the country's south.
Victim's family confronts officer over Hernandez court kiss
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — The family of a man former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is accused of killing confronted a security officer on Wednesday after Hernandez's mother kissed her son's hand in the courtroom.
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US aircraft strike IS drone in Iraq: officials
US warplanes have bombed a small drone used by Islamic State extremists in Iraq, marking the first time American-led forces had targeted an unmanned aircraft flown by the jihadists, officials said Wednesday. The strike took place on Tuesday near the western city of Fallujah, destroying "a remotely…
10 fascinating facts about Grover Cleveland, the only double President
Grover Cleveland stands alone in American history as the only President to serve non-consecutive terms. On the anniversary of his birth, here’s a look at one of most fascinating White House occupants.
Oil prices surge as Fed stays cautious on rates
World oil prices jumped Wednesday as a cautious Federal Reserve statement offset data showing a big increase in US crude inventories. Crude prices surged after the Fed's 1800 GMT statement, which noted that US economic growth had "moderated somewhat" since January. The Fed dropped a pledge to…
Deadly shooting in Mesa, Arizona (21 photos)
A gunman killed one person and wounded five others Wednesday in a rampage that included a motel shooting, a carjacking and a home invasion and ended with his arrest at a nearby apartment in suburban Phoenix. The suspect was taken into custody after officers spotted him on an apartment balcony and…
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After nun rape, India cardinal says protect humans, not just cows
The head of India's Catholic bishops, speaking out after a nun was raped in the east of the country last week, has said the country should be as concerned about the welfare of its people as it is about its cows. The comments appeared directed against hardline Hindu nationalists who have stirred up…
California Has a New Plan to Beat the Drought, One Glass of Water at a Time
It was an ironic tease, in a way, the scattered showers coming the day after new water restrictions were announced by the State Water Resources Control Board. “I am sorry we have to do this,” Felicia Marcus, the board’s chair, said before the new restrictions were vote on. Marcus knows situation is…
Vonn beats Fenninger to clinch World Cup super-G title
MERIBEL, France (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won the World Cup super-G title for the fifth time after winning the last race in the discipline on Thursday at the season-ending finals.
