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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball, Reuters on May 22, 2013, at 9:25 a.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent, the FBI said. A friend of the dead man identified him ...
Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp gave the world the first look at its new game console on Tuesday, hoping the Xbox One will attract existing video game fans while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment. The third-generation Microsoft console, coming eight years after the Xbox 360, was unveiled ...
Death toll from new bird flu in China rises to 36, WHO reports
LONDON — Four more people in China have died from a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The United Nations health agency said the four deaths were from cases that ...
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74
LOS ANGELES — Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died Monday at age 74, the group’s manager Tom Vitorino said. Manzarek died in Rosenheim, Germany, after a battle with bile duct cancer, the band said in a statement. Singer Jim Morrison and Manzarek ...
Nearly 50 hurt as two commuter trains collide in Connecticut
Nearly 50 people were injured on Friday when two commuter trains collided during evening rush hour near the Connecticut town of Fairfield, shutting down Amtrak service between New York and Boston indefinitely, police and transit officials said. Authorities said there were no reports of fatalities in the accident that occurred ...
Suspect arrested in New Orleans Mother’s Day shooting
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police arrested a man identified in connection with a shooting at a Mother’s Day parade in which 19 people were injured, authorities said late on Wednesday. Akein Scott, 19, was arrested in the Little Wood neighborhood of eastern New Orleans, police spokesman Garry Flot said, ...
Arizona jury finds Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty in ex-boyfriend’s slaying
By Brad Poole, Reuters on May 15, 2013, at 6:34 p.m.
Jodi Arias, a California woman convicted in a sensational trial of brutally murdering her ex-boyfriend, is eligible for the death penalty after an Arizona jury found on Wednesday that she had inflicted extreme cruelty on her victim. The same jury convicted Arias last week of first-degree murder in the death ...
19 shot in New Orleans Mother’s Day parade
Nineteen people, including two children, were shot in New Orleans on Sunday when gunfire erupted at a Mother’s Day parade, and city police said they were searching for three suspects. Ten men, seven woman, a 10-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were hit when wild gunfire opened up about 1:45 ...
NBC names Seth Meyers as new ‘Late Night’ host succeeding Fallon
NEW YORK — “Saturday Night Live” veteran Seth Meyers has been chosen as the new host of “Late Night” when Jimmy Fallon moves to “The Tonight Show” in 2014, NBC said on Sunday. The show, to be renamed “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” will be broadcast from 30 Rockefeller Plaza ...
Twelve-year-old California boy arrested in stabbing death of sister
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 12-year-old boy on Saturday in the stabbing death of his 8-year-old sister, a killing that triggered a huge manhunt last month for an intruder the boy said broke into their Northern California home. Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz told reporters the boy was taken into custody ...
Tests show kidnap suspect Ariel Castro father of Cleveland girl born in captivity
By Daniel Trotta and Kevin Gray, Reuters on May 10, 2013, at 11:18 a.m.
CLEVELAND — DNA tests showed that Ariel Castro, a former school bus driver charged with kidnapping and raping three women who were held captive at his Cleveland house for more than a decade, is the father of a 6-year-old girl born to one of the victims, the Ohio attorney general ...
Owning a dog may cut risk of heart disease
NEW YORK — Anyone wanting to live longer and cut their risk of suffering from heart disease might want to consider getting a pet. The American Heart Association issued a scientific statement on Thursday saying owning a pet may help to decrease a person’s risk of suffering from heart disease ...
Olympic gold medalist killed when Swedish boat capsizes on San Francisco Bay
By Julia Prodis Sulek and David Debolt, San Jose Mercury News on May 09, 2013, at 9:01 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A two-time sailing gold medalist from Britain has been identified as the crewman who died Thursday afternoon when Sweden’s Artemis Racing catamaran capsized during an America’s Cup practice run on San Francisco Bay. Andrew “Bart” Simpson was trapped underneath the boat and died despite attempts to ...
Police: Body of suspected Boston bomber buried in undisclosed location
By Scott Malone, Reuters on May 09, 2013, at 11:35 a.m.
BOSTON — The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been entombed and is no longer in the city of Worcester, where it had been held at a funeral home, the Worcester Police Department said on Thursday. The police did not disclose where the body had been moved. ...
U.S. consumer protection bureau calls for student loan solutions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau warned on Wednesday that the economy will soon feel the effects of surging student loan debt unless steps are taken to ease the burden on existing borrowers. The agency, charged with protecting consumers from the financial markets, reported its findings at a ...
Arizona jury finds Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder in sensational trial
By Tim Gaynor, Reuters on May 08, 2013, at 5:01 p.m.
PHOENIX — An Arizona jury found Jodi Arias guilty on Wednesday of first-degree murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend in a capital trial that riveted America for months with graphic sexual evidence and bizarre testimony. Arias, who could face the death penalty as her case goes into the penalty ...
Jeanne Cooper, star of CBS’ “The Young and the Restless,” dies at 84
LOS ANGELES — American actress Jeanne Cooper, who starred on the daytime television soap opera “The Young and the Restless” for four decades, died on Wednesday, her son, actor Corbin Bernsen, said. Cooper was 84. “My mother passed away this morning just a short time ago, peaceful with my sister ...
NJ governor Christie had weight-loss surgery
NEW YORK — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who has struggled with obesity for much of his adult life, underwent lap band surgery in February to reduce the size of his stomach, at the urging of his wife and children, his press secretary said on Tuesday. Christie underwent the surgery ...
German police arrest alleged former Auschwitz guard Hans Lipschis
STUTTGART, Germany — German police on Monday arrested a suspected former guard at the Auschwitz death camp and Nazi-hunting group Simon Wiesenthal named him as Hans Lipschis. Prosecutors in the southwestern city of Stuttgart did not name the man but said police had arrested a 93-year-old alleged former Auschwitz guard ...
GM recalls more than 38,000 sedans over circuit board glitch
DETROIT — General Motors Co. will recall more than 38,000 sedans equipped with its “eAssist” mild hybrid system to repair circuit boards that may overheat leading to a loss of battery charge or in extreme cases, a fire in the trunk. GM said it knew of two trunk fires related ...
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