ROCKVILLE, Md. – Convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad agreed Monday to let three standby attorneys assist him during his upcoming trial in six of the 2002 Washington-area sniper shootings. Muhammad fired his court-appointed attorneys and is representing himself at the trial, scheduled to begin May 1. The standby attorneys will …
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TOLEDO, Ohio – A letter opener found in a priest’s room was a “perfect fit” when inserted into a jaw wound suffered by a nun slain in 1980, an assistant coroner testified Tuesday at the priest’s murder trial. Also, the letter opener appeared to match punctures in an altar cloth …
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CHICAGO – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) has decided to stop selling guns in about a third of its U.S. stores in what it calls a marketing decision based on lack of demand in some places, a company spokeswoman said Friday. The world’s largest retailer decided last month to remove firearms …
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hundreds of students marched with the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton on Friday to protest how the state has handled the death of a black teenager who was punched and kicked by guards at a juvenile detention boot camp. Martin Lee Anderson, 14, was the third …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” April 7, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: The Duke rape scandal is heating up. Reports tonight that lacrosse players at the party were angry, but angry about what? Joining us with the details in Raleigh, …
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A school bus driver charged with drunken driving told a police officer she was drunk but “not a bad girl,” according to a video of the sobriety test. Jennifer J. Reddy, 44, was charged with drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident after she allegedly …
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NEW YORK – A $69.7 million compensation package and $98 million pension payout to Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (XOM) former chief executive and chairman Lee R. Raymond has some shareholders and economists asking, “how much is enough?” “Some folks will ask the question, ‘Is this more evidence of big oil taking …
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SPANTOV, Romania – The surging waters of the Danube lapped at doorsteps Thursday as hundreds of troops and volunteers built sandbag embankments and residents fled their village for a tent camp in the hills. Thousands anxiously watched the swelling Danube from hilltop tents throughout the nation’s hardest-hit area, south-central Romania’s …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Merapi is spewing volcanic ash, magma has fully covered its crater, and a powerful eruption could come any day, a scientist said Thursday. Authorities said, however, they were not ready to raise the alert to the highest level, which requires immediate evacuation of villagers …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – The new Hamas-led Palestinian government has prepared an emergency plan for its first three months of rule, which it plans to discuss at its first Cabinet meeting Wednesday, the deputy Palestinian prime minister said. The new ministers need to find ways to make up for …
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