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Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison

Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison
By BASSEM MROUEAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month.

Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting

Police: Suspect arrested in La. parade shooting
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that left 19 people wounded in New Orleans was taken into custody Wednesday night, police said. Akein Scott, 19, was arrested in the Little Woods section of eastern New Orleans, police department spokeswoman Remi Braden said. She

COURT WATCH: The Clay Starbuck Trial; He's Accused Of Murdering His Ex-Wife

COURT WATCH: The Clay Starbuck Trial; He's Accused Of Murdering His Ex-Wife
TWEET FROM KESLEY: Blake Starbuck: last saw his mom on his bday in Sept. 2011; a friend told him there was crime scene tape at her house Dec 3 TWEET FROM KELSEY: Blake Starbuck now on the witness stand in his father's #Spokane murder trial. TWEET FROM KELSEY: 12yo #Starbuck boy: dad told mom

British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial

British PM Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial
By RODRIQUE NGOWIAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative tone Tuesday in saying that democratic and multiracial countries like the United States and Britain

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer STOCKHOLM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks

Kerry expects Syrians to attend transition talks
By LARA JAKESAP National Security Writer STOCKHOLM (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed

Police: Man, 19, sought in N.O. parade shootings

Police: Man, 19, sought in N.O. parade shootings
By CHEVEL JOHNSONAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - New Orleans police and federal authorities were searching early Tuesday for a young man who is suspected of opening fire at a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans, wounding 19. Police Superintendent Ronal Serpas identified the suspect late

Witnesses Take To The Stand In The Clay Starbuck Trial; Dylan Wohlenhaus Reports

Witnesses Take To The Stand In The Clay Starbuck Trial; Dylan Wohlenhaus Reports
SPOKANE, Wash. - Monday marked day two of the Clay Starbuck trial. Several witnesses took to the stand.Prosecutors called several witnesses to the stand to try and prove Clay Starbuck murdered his ex-wife Chanin. Detectives testified on Monday that when they found the body of Chanin in her bedroom

Witnesses Take To The Stand In The Clay Starbuck Trial; Dylan Wohlenhaus Reports

Witnesses Take To The Stand In The Clay Starbuck Trial; Dylan Wohlenhaus Reports
SPOKANE, Wash. - Monday marked day two of the Clay Starbuck trial. Several witnesses took to the stand.Prosecutors called several witnesses to the stand to try and prove Clay Starbuck murdered his ex-wife Chanin. Detectives testified on Monday that when they found the body of Chanin in her bedroom

Police: Progress in Mother's Day shooting probe

Police: Progress in Mother's Day shooting probe
By KEVIN McGILL and MICHAEL KUNZELMANAssociated Press 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