Thursday, April 4, 2013

[U.S.] Soldier charged with murder in Fort Knox shooting

Soldier charged with murder in Fort Knox shooting
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/04/3324166/fbi-man-charged-with-murder-in.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A soldier apprehended Thursday in Tennessee was charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Kentucky's Fort Knox a day earlier.

Detective, murder suspect dead after shooting in Miss. police station
http://www.kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2987494.shtml?cat=10728
(CNN) -- A veteran detective and the murder suspect he was interviewing were killed Thursday, following an outburst of gunfire inside the Jackson, Mississippi, police headquarters.

Fast-Food Workers Plan Second Strike for More Pay
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/04/176260454/nycs-fast-food-workers-strike-demand-living-wages
Tabitha Verges, a minimum-wage worker at a Burger King in Harlem, was caught unawares when 200 workers at other fast-food restaurants in New York City walked out last November to demand higher wages.

Marijuana legalization wins majority support in poll
http://www.usnews.com/news/newsgram/articles/2013/04/04/marijuana-legalization-supported-by-majority-in-us-poll-finds
WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, a new poll indicates, with the change driven largely by a huge shift in how the baby boom generation feels about the drug of their youth.

Bill Nelson changes position, supports gay marriage
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/stateroundup/bill-nelson-changes-position-supports-gay-marriage/2113230
Florida Sen. Bill Nelson reversed his opposition to gay marriage on Thursday, joining a swell of moderate Democrats to do so recently as public support for gay marriage has grown.

President Barack Obama, in ritzy Atherton, raises money, compliments Kamala ...
http://swampland.time.com/2013/04/04/obama-on-kamala-harris-quote/
ATHERTON -- President Barack Obama on Thursday made a fundraising swing through one of the nation's richest ZIP codes as he continued to push for immigration reform, gun control and efforts to address climate change.

$100000 reward offered in Texas case of slain DA, wife
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57578057/video-shows-texas-da-shopping-for-guns-before-death/
As Texas mourned slain Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, Gov. Rick Perry announced a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the killer's arrest.

New Clinton memoir fuels presidential rumours
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/new-clinton-memoir-fuels-presidential-rumours/article10792157/
Hillary Clinton, already the front-runner in the minds of many Democrats for the 2016 U.S. presidential election, is writing a memoir about world affairs and her time as secretary of state that will likely fuel more speculation about her political future.

Attorney General: stresses importance of upholding voting rights provision at ...
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c0d37929a1764088959a183198fadccb/US-Justice-Holder
WASHINGTON - On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the Supreme Court to uphold a key section of the Voting Rights Act that requires all or part of 16 states with a history of discrimination to get ...

In Second Bribery Case, a Legislator Was an Informant
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/nyregion/assemblyman-eric-stevenson-is-accused-of-taking-bribes.html?pagewanted=all
Two days after a political corruption scandal rocked Albany, a new, unrelated bribery scheme emerged on Thursday, adorned with a can-you-top-this quality: For more than a year, a sitting state legislator wore a wire intended to entrap at least one of his ...

Former Enron CEO may have his prison sentence shortened
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financial-crime/9972111/Former-Enron-chief-Jeffrey-Skilling-could-leave-prison-early-in-DoJ-deal.html
Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey K. Skilling, who is serving a 24-year prison sentence for his part in the collapse of the energy giant, could win an early release under a possible deal with the Justice Department.

City Police Officer Charged In Connection With Alleged Conspiracy To Rob Drug ...
http://www.complex.com/city-guide/2013/04/veteran-nypd-officer-arrested-for-robbing-drug-dealers
A city police officer is under arrest and facing federal charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to rob drug dealers. The crew is said to be responsible for more than 100 armed robberies, walking away with more than 250 kilograms of cocaine and $1 ...



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