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Iowa gov. grants commutation to Rasberry Williams

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:44
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has granted a commutation request for Rasberry Williams, offering a chance of parole for a man convicted of killing his neighbor outside a pool hall in 1974.

NY DA: Too late to prosecute school abuse case

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:40
NEW YORK (AP) — A systemic pattern of suspected sexual abuse existed at an elite New York City prep school from the 1970s until the mid-1990s, but the statute of limitations to prosecute them has expired, prosecutors said Friday.

Feds seek prison for Conn. ex-hedge fund manager

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:32
NEW YORK (AP) — A former hedge fund manager should serve at least five years in prison for his insider trading conviction and repay $39 million to his former employer for the troubles he put the company through and the money it lost as a result, the government told a judge Friday.

Attorney: Remains are missing 13-year-old girl

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:19
SNYDER, Texas (AP) — Remains found in a remote West Texas location last month are those of a 13-year-old middle school cheerleader missing since December 2010, an attorney for the girl's family said Friday.

Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear found in NYC

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:18

This Friday, April 26, 2013, photo provided by the New York City Police Department shows a piece of landing gear that authorities believe belongs to one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, that was found wedged between a mosque and another building, in New York. Police say the medical examiner's office will complete a health and safety evaluation to determine whether to sift the soil around the buildings for possible human remains. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)NEW YORK (AP) — A 5-foot-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been discovered wedged between a mosque site and another building near the World Trade Center.


US-MUSIC Summary

Yahoo! Music News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:17
South Korean rap sensation Psy honored at Tribeca Film Festival NEW YORK (Reuters) - South Korean rapper and Internet sensation Psy was honored as a transcultural phenomenon by the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday along with a host of other luminaries ranging from choreographer Twyla Tharp to controversial media host Glenn Beck. "Who knew, right?" Psy said as he was presented his Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. "Giving me this award in itself is innovation, I think. ...
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South Korean rap sensation Psy honored at Tribeca Film Festival

Yahoo! Music News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:17

South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in SeoulNEW YORK (Reuters) - South Korean rapper and Internet sensation Psy was honored as a transcultural phenomenon by the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday along with a host of other luminaries ranging from choreographer Twyla Tharp to controversial media host Glenn Beck. "Who knew, right?" Psy said as he was presented his Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award. "Giving me this award in itself is innovation, I think. ...


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NY man wanted in 2 Philippines killings arrested

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:16
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Almost two years after a retired British police officer and his live-in girlfriend were shot to death as they slept in the Philippines, New York State Police said Friday they arrested one of the men accused of doing it.

Nets sign GM Billy King to contract extension

NBA - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:16
Coming off their first season in Brooklyn in which the franchise ended a six-year playoff drought, the Nets have signed general manager Billy King to a contract extension.
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SC woman pleads guilty, mentally ill in 4 slayings

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:15

Susan Hendricks, front right, listens to a psychologist testify about her mental condition before she is sentenced to life in prison on Friday, April 26, 2013, in Pickens, S.C. Hendricks pleaded guilty but mentally ill to killing four family members in October 2011 in Liberty, S.C. Hendricks, 49, accepted a life sentence in a plea bargain with prosecutors. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman with multiple personalities was seized by one that didn't know right from wrong when she killed four relatives and tried to pin the killings on one of her sons she had just shot in the head, a psychologist testified Friday as she admitted to the slayings.


Man named in ricin mailing case goes into hiding

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:12

Itawamba County Sheriff's Department deputies finish inspecting a home and property in the Ozark community, northeast of Tupelo, Miss., Thursday, April 25, 2013. The officers were looking for Everett Dutschke, a person of interest in connection with the investigation into the recent ricin-laced letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others. No charges have been filed against Dutschke and he hasn’t been arrested. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)SALTILLO, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of sight in order to escape the news media spotlight, but is cooperating with authorities, a friend and his attorney said.


In Praising Its Olympic Bid, Tokyo Tweaks the Others’

New York Times Headlines - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:11
Naoki Inose, chairman of the Tokyo 2020 committee, has highlighted his city’s strengths but pushed up against rules prohibiting bidders from criticizing other cities.    

NYPD: Part of 9/11 plane's landing gear discovered

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:11
NEW YORK (AP) — A piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been discovered wedged between a mosque site and another building near the World Trade Center site.

Brother on trial: I bought $5M NY lottery ticket

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:10
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Calling it a bizarre case fraught with inconsistencies, a prosecutor said there was one compelling factor in the charges lodged against two brothers accused of conning a man out of a winning $5 million scratch-off lottery ticket.

Boston bombing suspect in prison, brother's body unclaimed

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:10

Photograph of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, suspect in Boston Marathon bombing, is seen on his page of Russian social networking site Vkontakte, as pictured on computer screen in St. PetersburgBy Scott Malone and Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - The surviving suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombing was moved to a prison medical center outside Boston on Friday, while the body of his older brother who died in a shootout with police remained unclaimed, officials said. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a 19-year-old ethnic Chechen charged with the bombing that killed three people and wounded 264, was moved from the hospital where he was kept under guard since he was arrested, badly wounded, a week ago, the U.S. Marshals Service said. ...


Police: NJ man with explosive components no threat

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:04
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man accused of taking components of an explosive device on a train said he was making homemade fireworks and never intended to harm anyone.

Perpignan 22-25 Stade Francais

BBC World News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:03
Jerome Porical kicks two penalties in the last six minutes to send Stade Francais into the Amlin Challenge Cup final.
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Regret and grandma prove time-tested deterrents to teens’ tattoo pleas

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:03
Gable Rhoads' dragon tattoo. (Gable Rhoads/YCN) “What is it?” That’s the question Gable Rhoads often fields about one of her tattoos, a black-and-red creature that crawls up her right arm. Is it a skeleton? A bird? A bat? It’s a dragon. But you might not know it, she says, because not only have the colors [...]

Detroit "ambassadors" offer visitors homey diplomacy

Yahoo! National News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:01

Downtown Detroit is seen through a window from the State Of Michigan offices in DetroitBy Erica Hobbs DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit is not exactly among America's top 10 tourist destinations. But a local nonprofit hopes to alter public perceptions of one of the nation's poorest big cities, where more than a quarter of its residents live below the poverty line. Hostel Detroit, which marks its second anniversary in April, is offering out-of-towners to the Motor City an "ambassador" experience that pairs volunteers with visitors on free cultural tours of local art, architecture and music. ...


Honduran police resign over purge

BBC World News - Sat, 04/27/2013 - 05:00
Two senior Honduran officials tasked with purging the police of corrupt officers have resigned after congress said they had made no progress.
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