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Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the jumbo jet. The New York-to-Paris flight crashed July 17, 1996, minutes after it took off from John F. ...
Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this week
The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show "The Sopranos," was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here's a look: JAMES GANDOLFINI'S DEATH Gandolfini, whose portrayal of an emotionally delicate mob boss on one ...
Minnesota news in brief at 7:59 p.m. CDT
Pilot killed in suburban St. Paul helicopter crash MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (AP) — A pilot was killed Wednesday when the helicopter he was flying to spray for mosquitoes crashed into the backyard of a suburban St. Paul home. Police in the city of Maplewood said they got calls about 8:15 a.m. ...
Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jail
A mentally disabled mother authorities said was enslaved for two years along with her daughter spent time in jail this year after pleading guilty to beating the girl, but her attorney told a judge that her captors forced her to do it. Court records show that a child endangering complaint ...
Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash
The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious conclave, authorities announced Wednesday. Angel de la Torre of Houston and an associate are charged with making false statements on federal ...
Body found near Patriot's home was homicide victim
A man found dead in an industrial park about a mile from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez's home had been killed, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The state medical examiner identified the man as 27-year-old Odin Lloyd and ruled he was a homicide victim, Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter's ...
Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect
A Pennsylvania woman and her two daughters were charged Wednesday with murder in the death of their 32-year-old son and brother, who had Down syndrome, after officials said he was severely neglected and underfed, weighing just 69 pounds when he died. Robert Gensiak's body was covered in scabies, a contagious ...
FBI: Tip led to arrest of ex-professor in Mexico
A former University of Southern California professor who's accused of sex crimes involving two children has been deported to the United States after a Mexican citizen recognized his picture in the newspaper and informed the U.S. Embassy, federal authorities said Wednesday. Walter Lee Williams, 64, will appear in a Los ...
Buquet indicted for letter to president
A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted a Spokane man accused of mailing a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to President Barack Obama. The indictment contends that Matthew Buquet, 37, developed the biological agent in violation of federal law, and that he further violated the law by mailing letters ...
Academy: 3 midshipmen charged with sexual assault
The U.S. Naval Academy on Wednesday charged three midshipmen — all current or former football players — with sexually assaulting a female student at an off-campus house in Annapolis more than a year ago. The academy said in a news release that the male midshipmen are being charged with two ...
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