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A 16-year-old suspect was charged with murder and strangulation in the death of an 8-year-old Virginia boy who was trying to defend his sister during a sexual assault, police said Saturday.Richmond police are not identifying the suspect because of his age.
A 16-year-old suspect was charged with murder and strangulation in the death of an 8-year-old Virginia boy who was trying to defend his sister during a sexual assault, police said Saturday.Richmond police are not identifying the suspect because of his age.
Downingtown, Pa., restaurant owner Joan Ressel said a kind-hearted customer gave her struggling business $10,000 to help it stay afloat.
A horse prepares for a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville on Saturday ahead of the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. This year's favorite is California Chrome, who won the Santa Anita Derby earlier this year.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has decided against delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.
Privatization of services has long been a favorite "solution" of right-wing extremists looking to profit off of taxpayer funds. In attempts to sell the government service provision to private companies, many promises are made about the cost-effectiveness and superior quality product that can be offered by the private sector. But most of those promised benefits fail to materialize. Here are 10 lessons that government officials should learn before considering the privatization of services based on the experience of Chicago's privatized parking meters (and other examples), as outlined in a recent Atlantic article.
The 15-year-old stowaway who miraculously survived a 5 1/2-hour flight from California to Hawaii in a jet's wheel well has left the state, an official there said late Friday.Hawaii Department of Human Services spokeswoman Kayla Rosenfeld said Yahya Abdi was "no longer in Hawaii.
British royals Prince Harry and Prince William — without William's wife, Duchess Kate Middleton — have descended on Memphis, Tenn., for a weekend wedding, which could turn into a booze-filled bash since the groom-to-be is British bad-boy club entrepreneur Guy Pelly.
The Texas death row inmate slated to be the next prisoner executed in the United States may try to use the lethal injection debacle in Oklahoma to win a reprieve.
At first glance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the robbery Thursday of a restaurant in suburban Atlanta.An armed man made off with the cash register, scuffled with employees and sped off down the road. Police are still looking for him.Did we mention he was armed?
