RENO, Nev. – A suspected robber was arrested after he used a stolen cell phone to call a relative, and the relative later called back and instead got the victim who had transferred the number to a new phone, police said Thursday. According to police, a 68-year-old tourist was gambling …
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SAO PAULO, Brazil – A retired police officer has been detained in connection with the murders of 13 gay men in a low-income suburb of Sao Paulo, police said Thursday. Retired state police Sgt. Jairo Francisco Franco was taken into custody Wednesday night after a witness identified him as the …
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FRESNO, Calif. – Ellie Nesler, who sparked a national debate about vigilantism after killing her son’s accused molester in a courtroom in 1993, has died of cancer. She was 56. Nesler died Friday morning at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, according to hospital spokeswoman Phyllis Brown. She had battled …
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Drivers clocked 9 billion fewer miles on the nation’s roads in October even while gas prices were dropping, suggesting a downturn in driving that began a year ago is attributable to more than just energy costs. Federal Highway Administration data released Friday show the number of miles driven dropped 3.5 …
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KIEV, Ukraine – An explosion tore through an apartment building in southern Ukraine, killing at least 17 people and leaving dozens more trapped under the rubble, emergency officials said Thursday. Up to 700 rescuers were searching for survivors in the wreckage of the collapsed five-story building in the Crimea peninsula …
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Barack Obama has recaptured the lead — 45 percent to 39 percent — over John McCain in the presidential race, according to a FOX News poll released Wednesday. As majorities of each party’s faithful back their party nominee, the battle stays focused on that most sought-after group of voters: independents. …
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Fed up with morning rush hour delays, angry commuters in Argentina have set a train on fire and pelted it with rocks. The government has blamed the incident on leftist activisits. Black smoke and flames engulfed the train at the station of Merlo, in the western suburbs of the capital, …
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WASHINGTON – A Pentagon advisory group recommended Friday that the Air Force, which has been embarrassed by a series of nuclear-related mishaps, should consolidate under a single organization the now-divided responsibilities for its nuclear weapons management. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the group made a strong argument for that action, …
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ATLANTA – The top U.S. lawyer announced that authorities have arrested 175 people in the United States and in Italy on charges related to drug trafficking by an extremely violent Mexican drug cartel. Attorney General Michael Mukasey says the coordinated arrests on Tuesday and Wednesday were part of a 15-month …
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GAHANNA, Ohio – John and Jamie Petree couldn’t believe their luck. The home they bought in this Columbus suburb was near family and quality schools. Its huge backyard promised years of afternoon fun for their 2-year-old daughter and about-to-be-born son. They spent about $25,000 on remodeling — a deck, fresh …
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