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India clashes with Pakistan at UN

India clashes with Pakistan at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - India's external affairs minister took on Pakistan at the United Nations on Monday for raising the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir. S. M. Krishna told the General Assembly that India has resumed dialogue with Pakistan and wants to normalize relations. But he lashed

Attorney: Conn. man who shot masked son devastated

Attorney: Conn. man who shot masked son devastated
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSENAssociated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A popular teacher who fatally shot a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask and then learned it was his 15-year-old son is devastated and filled with questions about what the boy was doing, his attorney said Monday. Jeffrey Giuliano

Brain-damaged man wins new trial in 1987 killing

Brain-damaged man wins new trial in 1987 killing
By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Two decades into a fight over the case of a brain-damaged defendant, Richard Lapointe's supporters claimed their first victory Monday as a Connecticut court ordered a new trial for the man serving life in prison for the rape and killing

4 arrested in VFW shooting in Florida

4 arrested in VFW shooting in Florida
WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) - Four men were charged in a shooting at a Veterans of Foreign War post in Florida that killed two people and critically wounded another, authorities said Monday. The gunfire happened after a fight Sunday morning in the VFW's parking lot as a motorcycle club gathered

UPDATE: Deadly Hotel Shooting In Downtown Spokane; Final Suspect CAPTURED

UPDATE: Deadly Hotel Shooting In Downtown Spokane; Final Suspect CAPTURED
UPDATE: Spokane Police Department's Patrol Anti Crime Team worked with the US Marshalls Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force to track down 35-year-old Kevin M. Heaton Friday afternoon.    Their ongoing investigation lead them to a small apartment building 2 hours north of

UPDATE: Deadly Hotel Shooting In Downtown Spokane; Final Suspect CAPTURED

UPDATE: Deadly Hotel Shooting In Downtown Spokane; Final Suspect CAPTURED
UPDATE: Spokane Police Department's Patrol Anti Crime Team worked with the US Marshalls Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force to track down 35-year-old Kevin M. Heaton Friday afternoon.    Their ongoing investigation lead them to a small apartment building 2 hours north of

Girl, 11, Killed After Falling Out Of Party Bus

Girl, 11, Killed After Falling Out Of Party Bus
YAHOO.COM - An 11-year-old girl was killed after she fell out the emergency window of a party bus during a birthday celebration in downtown Portland, Ore. The child, who was identified as Angie Hernandez, was leaning against the emergency exit. When the bus turned, the window opened and

US Military Deaths In Afghanistan Hit 2,000 After 11 Years Of War

US Military Deaths In Afghanistan Hit 2,000 After 11 Years Of War
KABUL - U.S. military deaths in the Afghan war have reached 2,000, a cold reminder of the human cost of an 11-year-old conflict that now garners little public interest at home as the United States prepares to withdraw most of its combat forces by the end of 2014. The toll has climbed steadily

Court won't allow stun gun suit to move forward

Court won't allow stun gun suit to move forward
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't allow a lawsuit against two law enforcement officers who used stun guns against a Georgia man who later died. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the parents of James Christopher Allen, who died after a Bacon County deputy and an

Court won't hear appeal in suicide shooting

Court won't hear appeal in suicide shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is refusing to hear a lawsuit over whether a police officer can be sued for fatally shooting a Texas teen-ager who was threatening to commit suicide. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from the parents of Ruddy Elizondo, who was shot by a Garland