Wednesday, March 20, 2013

[U.S.] Parents: Grandma 'monster,' slain son 'vindicated'

Parents: Grandma 'monster,' slain son 'vindicated'
http://www.newsday.com/news/parents-grandma-monster-slain-son-vindicated-1.4846444
(AP) -- The parents of a slain Detroit-area teenager are defending him and lashing out at his 75-year-old grandmother after she was convicted of second-degree murder.

Lawmakers agree on deal for NYPD inspector general
http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/03/18/trial-opens-for-stop-and-frisk-challenge/ZYmMYchJvcxga2mIWclqUP/story.html
NEW YORK (AP) - A newly proposed watchdog that would monitor the New York Police Department likely will set the stage for a showdown between city lawmakers, who have pushed for such oversight, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose administration ...

Pentagon bans 60mm mortar round after Marine deaths
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/marines-killed-blast-training-facility-article-1.1292579?localLinksEnabled=false
Updated 10:11 p.m. ET. HAWTHORNE, Nev. A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapons until an ...

Sanford in GOP runoff, Colbert Busch wins Dem nomination
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/03/18/174611120/sanford-tries-for-comeback-in-s-c-election
Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) - Former Gov. Mark Sanford finished first in Tuesday's crowded Republican primary for the U.S.

Administration Official Defends Release of Detainees
http://www.albanytribune.com/19032013-lawmakers-grill-ice-chief-over-illegal-alien-detainees-released%E2%80%8F/
Under fierce questioning from Republicans at a hearing in the House of Representatives, the top Obama administration official in charge of immigration enforcement insisted Tuesday that the release of more than 2,200 immigrants from detention in February ...

Single mom fired for selling Girl Scout cookies at work
http://www.news4jax.com/news/Girl-Scout-cookie-theft/-/475880/19374146/-/1owv16/-/index.html
A Washington D.C. single mother says she received no warning before she was fired from her job at American University for selling Girl Scout cookies.

Subway Worker Freed After Hours Stuck in Mud
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/20/nyregion/subway-worker-is-trapped-in-waist-deep-mud.html
A construction worker on the Second Avenue subway project who became stuck in mud up to his waist in a 75-foot-deep tunnel on Tuesday night was freed early Wednesday morning in a four-hour rescue involving more than 100 emergency workers, the ...

House Ethics Committee launches probes into Reps. Andrews of NJ, Young of ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/house-ethics-committee-probes-reps-andrews-young-article-1.1292915
The U.S. House Ethics Committee said Tuesday it has launched formal investigations into the conduct of Democratic Rep. Rob Andrews of New Jersey and Republican Rep. Don Young of Alaska.

National Report on Higher Education Documents State's Shrinking Support for ...
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865576103/Is-college-getting-too-expensive-for-Americans.html
New Jersey has cut funding for public colleges by more than a quarter since the start of the recession, resulting in higher tuition at the exact time layoffs and salary cuts were making it more difficult for many families to pay more, according to a new national ...

Air late Internet activist's case file, father asks
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mit-to-release-documents-about-information-activist-aaron-swartz/379961-11.html
The father of the late internet activist Aaron Swartz called on MIT Tuesday to release documents related to the federal case against his son, while lamenting that hackers have repeatedly tried to harm computer networks in his son's memory.

Manslaughter added in NYC crash that killed couple
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Manslaughter-added-in-NYC-crash-that-killed-couple-4367190.php
NEW YORK - A motorist already accused in a horrific hit-and-run traffic accident that killed a pregnant woman and her husband in Brooklyn was charged Tuesday with three counts of second-degree manslaughter, including one for the death of the couple's ...

GOP senators: Slow immigration reform, bring negotiations out from behind ...
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/San-Diego-City-Council-to-Consider-Immigration-Resolution-198857021.html
By Carrie Dann, Political Reporter, NBC News. As spring approaches, advocates of comprehensive immigration reform are optimistic that behind-the-scenes bipartisan negotiations are on track to construct long-awaited legislation that could make it to the ...

Supreme Court rules against publisher on copyright protections
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Supreme-Court-sides-with-student-in-case-over-textbook-sales-198979211.html
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday said U.S. copyright holders cannot block the resale inside the country of products they make elsewhere, a major case affecting the annual importation of tens of billions of dollars of gray market goods.

Rockefeller impostor's murder trial: Lawyer points finger at victim's wife in 1985 ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57575111-504083/rockefeller-impostors-murder-trial-lawyer-points-finger-at-victims-wife-in-1985-calif-killing/
(CBS) - A lawyer for Christian Gerhartsreiter, who for years tricked affluent socialites from New York to California into accepting his fake identities as a wealthy aristocrat, told a Los Angeles jury Monday that Gerhartsreiter did not murder computer programmer ...

Westboro Baptist Church's neighbour paints house in gay pride rainbow
http://wtvr.com/2013/03/19/gay-pride-colors-painted-on-home-facing-westboro-baptist-church/
TOS_Sponsor: Acanac. Westboro Baptist Church's neighbour paints house in gay pride rainbow. 0. QMI Agency. First posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:49 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 01:40 AM EDT.

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