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Police: hostage-taker gave no signs of compromise

By KATE BRUMBACK and RAY HENRYAssociated Press SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) - As a gunman held four firefighters hostage in his Georgia home, police tried to buy time and create a rapport by meeting his initial demands. But when his requests became unreasonable and negotiations seemed to go nowhere, police

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

By TERENCE CHEAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San

Grandparents: Fla. boys unaware of kidnapping

By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Two young boys seem unaware their parents kidnapped them and believe their sailboat trip to Cuba was only a vacation, not an attempt by their mom and dad to flee U.S. authorities, the children's grandparents said Thursday. Patricia and Bob

Couple jailed for fleeing with kids to face judge

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and KELLI KENNEDYAssociated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Florida parents charged with kidnapping their boys from their grandparents and sailing to Cuba on a boat called "Salty" to elude authorities were expected to face a judge Thursday for the first time since they were forcibly