Russia says ready to accept cash from France instead of warships
Russia is willing to accept financial compensation if France does not fulfill a contract to deliver two Mistral helicopter carriers, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said on Friday. French President Francois Holland has come under pressure form his Western allies not to deliver the Mistrals…
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Friend testifies Pennsylvania teen plotted murder after mom tried to end romance
Jamie Silvonek, an eighth grader with braces on her teeth, sobbed as her friend, identified only as Witness 1, testified at a preliminary hearing for Silvonek and boyfriend Caleb Barnes, 21, a soldier at Fort Meade, Maryland. They are accused of killing Cheryl Silvonek on March 15 because she tried…
Missouri House speaker resigning after intern text messages
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri House Speaker John Diehl said Thursday that he is resigning from the Legislature after acknowledging that he exchanged sexually suggestive text messages with a college student serving as a Capitol intern.
Ailing teen who championed euthanasia dies in Chile
A 14-year-old cystic fibrosis patient who made international news by pleading with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to be allowed to end her own life, has succumbed to her illness, her family announced Thursday. In a heart-wrenching video uploaded to YouTube in February, Valentina Maureira…
Amtrak derailment victims: Read more about the 8 people who died in the crash
Eight people were killed and hundreds injured in the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Now, information is being released on the victims.
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Man says he didn't mean to kill stepdad with underwear
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man who admitted to strangling his stepfather by pulling his stepfather's underwear over his head has told a judge the case is "like a bad dream."
Wait, what?! Gynecologist accidentally leaves mobile phone in patient following a C-section
In a bizarre story emanating out of Jordan, the old adage of truth is stranger than fiction has never been more appropriate. Originally reported by Gulf News, a 36-year-old Jordanian woman named Hanan Mahmoud Abdul Karim underwent a C-section procedure last month. The baby was delivered, the…
Oregon woman dies in car crash day after accepting marriage proposal
An Oregon woman was killed in a car crash and her fiance was in the hospital fighting for his life a day after the couple got engaged on a California beach, authorities said on Thursday. Melissa Hudson, 28, of Grants Pass, Oregon, died on Sunday after a collision on a California highway near the…
Nepal army finds wreckage of missing US chopper
Nepal's army discovered Friday the wreckage of a US military helicopter that went missing with eight people on board in the earthquake-devastated country near the Chinese border, with fears of no survivors, officials said. Major General Binoj Basnet said the helicopter, which disappeared on Tuesday…
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U.S., China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea
By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ships in the U.S. navy, dispatched a…
Indiana woman admits leaving baby to die on cruise ship
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to giving birth on a Caribbean cruise ship and leaving the baby girl to die under a bed.
President returns to Burundi after army says coup bid failed
By Patrick Nduwimana and Goran Tomasevic BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - President Pierre Nkurunziza returned to Burundi on Thursday, his office said, after the army chief declared that an attempted coup staged when the east African leader was abroad had failed. The United Nations says more than 70,000…
Syria sends reinforcements as IS closes on ancient city
Syria's army dispatched reinforcements to Palmyra in a bid to push back jihadists who advanced Friday to within touching distance of the ancient city, officials and a monitor said. "Islamic State group jihadists are now one kilometre (less than a mile) from the archeological site of Palmyra," Rami…
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Gold-Filled Tomb of Chinese 'Survivor' Mom Discovered
The epitaphs, found inside the brick tomb, reveal that Lady Mei was a 21-year-old "unwashed and unkempt" woman who "called herself the survivor." Later she became the mother of a duke who ruled a province in southwest China. Lady Mei came to wield much power, providing her son with "strategies for…
Fla. woman who fled to avoid son's circumcision is arrested
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman who fled to avoid the circumcision of her son was arrested Thursday for contempt of court, her attorney said.
High School Principal Fired After Offensive Comment at Graduation
Georgia principal fired after a remark that some considered offensive.
Woman, 2 young children found dead inside car, police say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A woman fatally shot two young children and then killed herself with a gunshot to the head inside an SUV parked in a desolate industrial zone of New Orleans on Thursday, police said.
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Iranians fire warning shots at commercial ship in Gulf: US
Iranian Revolutionary Guards fired warning shots Thursday at a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf that had collided recently with an Iranian oil rig, US officials said Thursday. "Iran claims that the vessel is liable for damages to the oil platform," the official said. The incident…
NASA finds Antarctic ice shelf a few years from disintegration
By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The last intact section of one of Antarctica's mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years, contributing further to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study released on Thursday. The research…
Man who smuggled oil into US in wine bottles gets probation
HONOLULU (AP) — A German citizen who lives in Hawaii was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation for smuggling oil that's commonly used to make ecstasy.
