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Memphis policeman aiming at dog shoots officer

Memphis policeman aiming at dog shoots officer
By ADRIAN SAINZAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A Memphis officer aiming at an attacking dog accidentally hit and critically wounded a fellow policeman with a shotgun blast while they were searching a home, officials said Friday. Officer Willie Bryant, 32, was in critical but stable

Mich. shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Mich. shooting suspect pleads not guilty
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press NOVI, Mich. (AP) - An unemployed geologist suspected of two-dozen random shootings in southeastern Michigan was charged Friday with attempted murder after police matched his gun to bullet fragments recovered from victims' vehicles. Raulie Casteel, jailed

Colorado police officer killed by friendly fire

Colorado police officer killed by friendly fire
By STEVEN K. PAULSONAssociated Press DENVER (AP) - A police officer was shot and killed Friday by another officer after several agencies responded to a report of shots fired at a home in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, authorities said. James Davies, 35, was in full uniform when he was killed,

Iran Official: 'The United States Violated Our Airspace With A Drone'

Iran Official: 'The United States Violated Our Airspace With A Drone'
TEHRAN, Iran -- A prominent Iranian parliament member said Friday that a U.S. drone violated Iran's airspace a week ago, when the Pentagon says it was fired on. The U.S. maintains the pilotless craft was over international waters. Lawmaker Mohammad Saleh Jokar told state-owned yjc.ir news

Shooting reported near the White House

Shooting reported near the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - D.C. police say at least one shot was fired during a car chase near the White House that followed a robbery. The robbery occurred just after 6 a.m. on Friday when several suspects robbed a group of five men and then drove off. Commander George Kucik says two of the victims got in

Giffords faces Ariz. shooter for 1st time in court

Giffords faces Ariz. shooter for 1st time in court
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JACQUES BILLEAUDAssociated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The pain was palpable, measured in silent stares in the courtroom between an emotionless murderer and wounded former congresswoman who looked her attempted killer in the eyes for the first time since he shot her in the

Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying

Man put to death in Texas for woman's 2002 slaying
By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A man described by a prosecutor as "a serial killer in training" was executed Thursday in Texas for a woman's slaying during a break-in at her home a decade ago. Mario Swain, 33, received a lethal injection for killing Lola Nixon

Doctor: Veins of obese Ohio inmate inaccessible

Doctor: Veins of obese Ohio inmate inaccessible
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINSAP Legal Affairs Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A condemned killer fighting his execution because of his extreme weight does not have accessible veins in his arms or hands and could not receive a lethal injection in his legs because he is so obese, a doctor said in a court

No new charges in Michigan shootings until Friday

No new charges in Michigan shootings until Friday
By ED WHITE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - A man suspected in two dozen random shootings along a 100-mile Michigan freeway corridor will face new charges this week in the attacks, authorities said Thursday. Raulie Casteel, who is jailed on $2 million on weapons charges in

US says Iran fired on US drone over Gulf

US says Iran fired on US drone over Gulf
By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - An Iranian attack aircraft fired at least twice at an unarmed U.S. drone conducting routine surveillance in international airspace over the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon said Thursday. The aircraft missed and the drone returned to base unharmed