Five children aged two to eight found dead in Alabama
By Therese Apel JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) - The bodies of five children aged between 2 and 8 were found stuffed into garbage bags on Tuesday near a logging road in Alabama after their father confessed to killing them and led police to the scene, authorities said. Timothy Ray Jones, the father of the…
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Ukraine 'bears full responsibility' for MH17 crash, Russia says
Russia's defence minister on Wednesday told his Malaysian counterpart that Ukraine bore full responsibility for the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash that left 298 dead. "The crash happened in the airspace of Ukraine which bears full, total responsibility for what has happened," Russian Defence…
Remains of Tennessee student found three years after her disappearance
By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) - The partial remains of missing Tennessee student Holly Bobo, a cousin of country music singer Whitney Duncan, have been found in Tennessee more than three years after she disappeared, officials said. A human skull was discovered on Sunday by two men…
Scotland's vote for independence (11 photos)
Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday announced a last-minute trip to Scotland to campaign against independence as supporters of the United Kingdom rallied to counter a surge in separatist support ahead of next week's referendum. Cameron and opposition
Chronic use of common sedative linked to Alzheimer's risk
Long-term use of a drug commonly prescribed for anxiety and sleeplessness is linked to a greater risk of Alzheimer's, a study said on Wednesday. Whether chronic use of benzodiazepines actually causes the brain disease is unknown, but the link is so glaring that the question should be probed, its…
Atheist must swear to God -- or leave US Air Force
The US Air Force has told a sergeant he will have to leave the military unless he agrees to take an oath with the phrase "so help me God," officials said Tuesday. In the latest religious controversy to roil the air force, the atheist airman last month was denied his request to re-enlist because of…
Shark kills man in Australia despite rescue try
A shark killed a 50-year-old swimmer Tuesday at eastern Australia's popular Byron Bay despite a beachgoer's brave rescue attempt, police said. Beachgoer Mark Hickey swam 15 to 20 meters (50-65 feet) into the water at Clarkes Beach to retrieve the severely wounded victim, Police Inspector Bobbie…
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Fox hosts' banter about Rice video draws criticism
Banter by two Fox News Channel hosts about video showing football player Ray Rice hitting his future wife has come under fire. The "Fox & Friends" hosts, Brian Kilmeade and Steve Doocy, made their on-air comments Monday while discussing newly released video showing Rice hitting Janay Palmer in an…
Ashes of disabled Pennsylvania boy left unclaimed
The body of Jarrod Tutko Jr. was removed from his Harrisburg home on Aug. 1, when his mother Kimberly Tutko called police to say her husband had informed her that their son had been dead for several days. Kimberly Tutko claimed to have been unaware that the boy had passed away because she was…
Poroshenko says most Russian troops have left Ukraine
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that Russia had withdrawn most of the troops it allegedly sent across the border to back a bloody pro-Kremlin uprising. The pro-Western leader also pledged to give separatist regions in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland more autonomy under a…
Judge to give verdict in Pistorius trial
The judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial was taciturn through months of court proceedings that caught the attention of the world. Judge Thokozile Masipa, 66, has sat on a dais in red robes throughout the televised trial, rarely interrupting the drama unfolding below as the prosecutor sought to…
Photos of the day - September 9, 2014 (35 photos)
A Bryde's whale and seagulls feast on anchovies in the Gulf of Thailand, ragpickers collect clothes, coins, wooden materials and other usable items cluttered at the bank of the Jawahar Lal Nehru lake in Bhopal, India and the moon rises with an orange glow as people watch from a rock cliff at Bondi…
'Armed patriots': the private citizens out to secure the U.S. border
By Lisa Maria Garza BROWNSVILLE Texas (Reuters) - With binoculars in hand, an assault rifle slung over his chest and a Glock pistol on his hip, a man named Will scans the banks of the Rio Grande looking for anyone trying to cross from Mexico into Texas. Will is a member of the Patriots, a group of…
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Nebraska mom takes deal in slaying of son, 4
Adams County Attorney Donna Fegler Daiss said Tuesday that she couldn't talk much about the boy's case. "I am able to tell you that the boy has been and continues to receive services under the supervision of the court," Fegler Daiss said. Authorities have said police, school and mental health…
Serena conquers fashion week after US Open win
Serena Williams was in the middle of settling down for an interview when she was interrupted by a message: "Anna is here." The fact that Wintour chose to attend the New York Fashion Week runway debut of Williams, who just won the U.S. Open for the third time, was a sign that Williams, who has made…
Homeowners steamrolled as Florida courts clear foreclosure backlog
Florida Circuit Court Judge Diana Lewis was in a hurry. You’ve had years to negotiate,” she told one lawyer trying to delay a foreclosure judgment because his client and the lender were working out a deal. Later, she agreed to an extension on a foreclosure sale but admonished the defense lawyer.
Blast kills leader of Syrian Islamist group, other top figures
An explosion killed the leader of one of Syria's most powerful Islamist insurgent groups Ahrar al-Sham on Tuesday, the group said, and an organization that monitors violence in the civil war said at least 28 of its commanders had died. Ahrar al-Sham is a hardline Islamist group and part of the…
Ebola evacuations to US greater than previously known
An undisclosed number of people who’ve been exposed to the Ebola virus — not just the four patients publicly identified with diagnosed cases — have been evacuated to the U.S. “We moved a lot of other people who had an exposure event,” said Dent Thompson, vice president of Phoenix Air Group. How…
Steven Sotloff Was Reportedly Sold to ISIS by Syrian Rebels
Update 4:50 p.m.: White House spokesperson Josh Earnest disputed the claim, "Based on the information that has been provided to me, I don't believe that is accurate." Barfi has not yet again commented on the matter. Speaking with Anderson Cooper on Monday, the spokesman for Steven Sotloff's family…
An Argument Over $.12 Made Buffett $66 Billion
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Public Schools Forcibly Subject Students To ‘Meatless Monday’ Activism
Taking a page from long-standing Christian tradition — particularly Catholic tradition — taxpayer-funded public schools across the United States are now denying children the option of eating meat for lunch one day each week. For American school children, the trendy new day of forswearing…
