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UPDATE: Police Vow To Solve Mother's Day Parade Shooting; 19 Hurt

UPDATE: Police Vow To Solve Mother's Day Parade Shooting; 19 Hurt
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police hope a $10,000 reward and blurry surveillance camera images will lead to arrests in a Mother's Day shooting that wounded 19 people and showed again how far the city has to go to shake a persistent culture of violence that belies the city's festive image

Police vow to solve shootings of 19 in New Orleans

Police vow to solve shootings of 19 in New Orleans
By CHEVEL JOHNSONAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Video released early Monday by New Orleans police shows a possible suspect in the Mother's Day gunfire that wounded 19 people during a neighborhood parade. The grainy surveillance video shows a crowd suddenly scattering in all directions,

19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 kids

19 New Orleans shooting victims included 2 kids
By CHEVEL JOHNSONAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. The shooting - described by the FBI as a flare-up of street violence - shattered the festive mood surrounding

Downton Abbey adds first black cast member

Downton Abbey adds first black cast member
By Robyn Ross, Gary Carr will portray the first black character on Downton Abbey during its upcoming fourth season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Season MVPs: The year's best

Gunfire erupts at Colo. pot event, 2 wounded

Gunfire erupts at Colo. pot event, 2 wounded
By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Authorities are hunting for suspects after shooting broke out during a massive marijuana celebration in Denver, leaving two people with gunshot wounds. The gunfire scattered thousands attending Saturday's 4/20 counterculture holiday, the first

Shooting at Colo. pot holiday gathering injures 2

Shooting at Colo. pot holiday gathering injures 2
By KRISTEN WYATTAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - Gunfire erupted at a Denver pot celebration Saturday, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands who had gathered for the first 4/20 counterculture holiday since the state legalized marijuana. The man and woman who were shot were expected

Pa. man's apparent suicide leaves 3 others dead

Pa. man's apparent suicide leaves 3 others dead
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and RON TODTAssociated Press QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Friends and neighbors were stunned and saddened by the deaths of four family members who appear to have died of carbon monoxide fumes that resulted from the husband's apparent suicide. Bucks County District Attorney David

Kobe out for season with torn Achilles tendon

Kobe out for season with torn Achilles tendon
By GREG BEACHAMAP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) - Kobe Bryant had surgery Saturday on his torn Achilles tendon, ending his season with two games left in the Los Angeles Lakers' playoff chase. Lakers trainer Gary Vitti thinks Bryant will need at least six to nine months for recovery from

Phil Ramone, Grammy-winning producer, dead at 79

Phil Ramone, Grammy-winning producer, dead at 79
By HILLEL ITALIEAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Ramone, the masterful Grammy Award-winning engineer, arranger and producer whose platinum touch included recordings with Ray Charles, Billy Joel and Paul Simon, died Saturday of complications stemming from heart surgery, his family said. He

KC fights violent crime with carrot-stick program

KC fights violent crime with carrot-stick program
By BILL DRAPERAssociated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Despite decades of initiatives to stem violent crime, Kansas City residents continue killing each other at a rate five times higher than the national average, prompting officials in this Midwest city best known for barbecue and jazz to turn to