VERNON, Conn. – A Connecticut judge has rejected a request by one of two men convicted in the killings of…
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Louisiana’s top prosecutor shows no sign of letting up on ‘Angola Three’ court battle
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana’s attorney general is showing no signs of backing off his effort to retry the last…
Read MoreExotic animal owners without permits in Ohio told to quarantine tigers, bears, snakes, monkeys
TOLEDO, Ohio – Ohio is cracking down again on exotic animals, telling owners who don’t yet have a permit to…
Read MoreResponders say at least 9 endangered fin whales found dead near Alaska’s Kodiak Island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The carcasses of at least nine endangered fin whales have been found floating near Alaska’s Kodiak Island.…
Read MoreAppeals court to hear arguments over unsealing grand jury record in Garner chokehold death
NEW YORK – An appeals court is revisiting the issue of whether the grand jury record in the Eric Garner…
Read MoreUS prosecutors in New York City charge 5th man in Islamic State group recruitment plot case
NEW YORK – Another man is facing charges in New York City that he was involved in a plot to…
Read MoreMacArthur Foundation grants aimed at reducing numbers of people locked up in US jails
NEW YORK – The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is giving 20 jails of all sizes $150,000 each…
Read MoreOhio judge stays order to return seized tigers, other exotic animals to Ohio sanctuary owner
TOLEDO, Ohio – A judge’s ruling ordering Ohio officials to return six tigers, a lion and other animals to their…
Read More3 men captured in Africa plead guilty in New York in US case accusing them of al-Shabab ties
NEW YORK – Three men accused of training and fighting with an al-Qaida offshoot operating out of Somalia have pleaded…
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Russian FM says US aspires to global domination and expects others to obey
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister says the United States wants to dominate global affairs and expects all others to bow…
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