Saturday, December 29, 2012

[U.S.] Woman charged with "murder as a hate crime" in fatal subway pushing

Woman charged with "murder as a hate crime" in fatal subway pushing
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/29/woman-charged-with-murder-in-ny-subway-shove-death/
NEW YORK | Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:53pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman suspected of shoving a man to his death in front of an oncoming New York subway train was arrested on Saturday and charged with "second-degree murder as a hate crime" in the ...

5 children, 1 adult die in Mississippi wreck
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254770/FIVE-Native-American-siblings--age--perish-Mississippi-car-accident-mother-father-survive-tragedy-confront-heartache-incredible-loss.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
JACKSON, Miss. Five young siblings and one adult died early Saturday when a sport utility vehicle went off an eastern Mississippi road and plunged into a rain-swollen creek, authorities said.

Thousands line up to honor slain NY firefighters
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000118549/article/buffalo-bills-to-honor-slain-fire-fighters-with-wwfd-decals
Hundreds of fellow firefighters were among those who waited in the cold and snow to pay their respects. firefighters shot. Mounted police and fire trucks stand by the entrance during the calling hours for Lt.

Same-sex couples marry in Maine for first time
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/maine-same-sex-couples-rush-marry-law-effect-article-1.1229403
By Daniel Lovering. PORTLAND, Maine | Sat Dec 29, 2012 11:53am EST. PORTLAND, Maine (Reuters) - The first gay and lesbian couples to wed under Maine's new same-sex marriage law exchanged vows early on Saturday in a series of spare but joyous ...

Bush moved out of intensive care , spokesperson says
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/national_world&id=8935845
In a file photo, former President George H.W. Bush, and his wife former first lady Barbara Bush, arrive for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Benjamin Franklin expert Claude-Anne Lopez dead at 92
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/12/29/news/doc50dfae13f114a609206138.txt
Claude-Anne Lopez, a top Benjamin Franklin aficionado and former editor-in-chief of Yale University's Franklin Papers died Friday at age 92 at her home in New Haven.

Senate Rejects FISA Reforms, Delays Vote On Bush-Era Warrantless ...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/28/168220266/congress-extends-fisa-wiretapping-act-to-2017-awaits-obamas-signature
The Senate rejected three attempts Thursday to add oversight and privacy safeguards to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) amendments that authorize the warrantless wiretapping program begun under President George W. Bush, but delayed a ...

States can lead effort to curb deadliest guns
http://www.sfgate.com/newtownshooting/article/More-leaders-calling-for-guns-in-schools-4154586.php
We have a proven formula on how to rein in the gun industry, writes Neal Peirce. It's the approach that curbed the tobacco industry.

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