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Mayor-elect of New Orleans makes crime top priority
NEW ORLEANS (AFP) - Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu said Sunday reducing New Orleans' notorious violent crime rate would be his top priority, as the city strains to rebuild nearly five years after Hurricane Katrina.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AFP)
2010-02-07
Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans
NEW YORK - A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist was convicted Wednesday of charges that she tried to kill Americans while detained in Afghanistan in 2008, shouting with raised arm as jurors left the courtroom: "This is a verdict coming from Israel, not America."
Nations:U.S. Pakistan Afghanistan Source:(AP)
2010-02-03
Activist convicted for slaying Kansas abortion doctor
KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - An anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down one of America's few late-term abortion providers was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-31
Play's sequel gives voice to Matt Shepard's killer
NEW YORK - A decade after "The Laramie Project" became a theatrical phenomenon, its creators are back with an epilogue highlighted by a riveting prison interview with the killer of gay college student Matthew Shepard -- depicting him as candid but not remorseful over the murder.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-29
Murder-suicide confirmed in Md. family's deaths
MOUNT AIRY, Md. - A home-improvement worker and school janitor who apparently was struggling to survive the recession killed his sleeping wife and two children before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself, Maryland State Police said Saturday.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-09-26
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