• Montana killer bride in cliff case appeals, cites blindfold claim

    A Montana bride appealing a murder conviction for pushing her new husband off a cliff said on Monday her life sentence should be overturned partly because prosecutors claimed she blindfolded her mate before he plunged to his death but failed to prove it. In court documents filed on Monday with a…

    Reuters
  • Let me sleep: Georgia trash man gets 30 days in jail for 5 a.m. pick up

    If he keeps his nose clean, sanitation worker Kevin McGill of Sandy Springs, Ga., might just make it through his 30-day sentence (to be served on consecutive weekends) for disturbing wealthy residents by picking up the trash too early in the morning – just in time to celebrate National Garbage Man…

    Christian Science Monitor
  • China says IS fighters back from Syria caught in Xinjiang

    The top Communist official in China's Xinjiang said Tuesday that extremists from the mainly Muslim region have been apprehended after returning from fighting in Syria with the Islamic State group. Zhang Chunxian, party head in Xinjiang, told reporters that the radicals were caught when a terror…

    AFP
  • Don't Fall for These 5 Retirement Fallacies

    For example, the 4 percent rule says you can safely spend 4 percent of your assets every year adjusted for inflation. Social Security will pay your bills. The average Social Security retirement benefit is $1,328 a month. The pundits have declared that inflation is dead, and now they worry about…

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  • Chicago police: Infant dead after throat cut with power saw

    CHICAGO (AP) — A 9-month-old girl is dead after a relative cut her throat with a power saw, a Chicago police official with knowledge of the investigation said Monday.

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  • Obama to announce changes for student loan repayment

    President Barack Obama is slated to speak to students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday about how he wants to make the process of repaying student loans easier to understand and manage. Obama will sign a “student aid bill of rights” and will speak about an assortment of policy tweaks and projects to try…

    Reuters
  • Man killed skydiving into Idaho canyon from 500-foot bridge

    By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Canadian man was killed on Monday when his parachute failed to open during a skydiving jump from a bridge into a canyon 500 feet below in southern Idaho, authorities said.   Bryan Turner, of Vancouver, British Columbia, was one of a group…

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    45-Foot Yacht Washes Ashore in California

    A large yacht washed up on the beach at North Island Naval base in California. Lifeguards say the ship hit the shore in the middle of a flash storm two weeks ago and was most likely worth more than $200,000.

    KSWB - San Diego
  • 'Michelangelo of buttocks injections' convicted of murder

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former madam who bragged of doing black-market "body sculpting" on thousands of women was convicted on Monday of murder in the death of a dancer whose heart stopped after nearly half a gallon of silicone was injected into her buttocks.

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  • Bill Cosby accuser's mom appeals to comedian's wife

    SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — When William and Judy Thompson met comedian Bill Cosby in the late 1980s to discuss their teen daughter's modeling and acting career, they felt immediately at ease.

    Associated Press
  • Mother killed in Australia while on phone to husband in India

    Prabha Arun Kumar, a 41-year-old IT professional, was taking a shortcut through Parramatta Park in the city's west at around 9.30pm (1030 GMT) on Saturday when she was killed. Family members told Indian media that the woman was speaking with her husband, G. Arun Kumar, at the time and he heard her…

    AFP
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  • 4 Common Mistakes That Lead to Medical School Rejections

    Every year, applicants who are not accepted to medical school wonder why they didn't make the cut. One common theme I see when reviewing applications of students who are not accepted to medical school is an unrealistic view about the applicant's competitiveness. As a result, a student may apply…

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  • Venezuela's Maduro seeks decree powers to face U.S. 'imperialism'

    By Andrew Cawthorne CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro was seeking special decree powers from Venezuela's parliament on Tuesday in response to new U.S. sanctions, drawing opposition protests of a power-grab. If as expected the government-controlled National Assembly approves his request…

    Reuters
  • Apple reveals the prices for every model of the Apple Watch

    Over an hour into Apple’s big spring event and we’re finally getting some news about the Apple Watch. Before that, we saw a new price for the Apple TV and a new MacBook model (along with updated MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models). Now we are finally learning the prices for each of the models of…

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    Caught on Camera: Man takes off with toddler, sister helps save him

    Deputies are hoping surveillance camera footage will help them catch up to a man who attempted to kidnap at 22-month-old child from a park in the state of Washington.

    WPVI – Philadelphia
  • Prosecutors: Girl forced to run 3 hours carrying firewood

    GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman charged with capital murder in the death of her granddaughter forced the girl to run for more than three hours carrying sticks and firewood as a punishment for lying, prosecutors said Monday.

    Associated Press
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    Reality show helicopters crash during filming in Argentina killing 10 including French sports stars (7 photos)

    Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said. The helicopters crashed while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles…

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