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Accused Taliban fighter says U.S. helicopters killed insurgents 'like insects'
U.S. helicopters gunned down Taliban fighters "like insects" during a failed 2009 attack in Afghanistan, an accused Taliban fighter said in a videotaped interview with the FBI shown during his trial on Wednesday. Irek Hamidullin, a former Soviet tank officer who converted to Islam, is charged with…
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Russian outcry over plan to destroy smuggled Western foods
Authorities are set to start incinerating the contraband products on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin ordered the destruction of goods that are blacklisted by Moscow in retaliation for Western sanctions over Ukraine. "Why should we destroy food that could feed veterans, pensioners, the…
AFPFlorida home of dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion vandalized
Vandals spray-painted "lion killer" on a tony Florida vacation home that is owned by an American dentist who killed Zimbabwe's best-known lion, authorities said on Wednesday. The damage to the home of Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer, a game hunter who last month killed 13-year-old Cecil, a rare…
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Cops: Man angry baby wasn't named for him killed ex, grandma
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man upset that his ex-girlfriend wouldn't name their newborn son after him fatally stabbed her and beat her 72-year-old grandmother to death, police said.
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Long Island man says cops took his cell phone after he recorded police takedown
Thomas Demint said he captured a violent takedown by Suffolk police, and as a result, he says he was pulled over and police took his phone and kept it for several weeks.
WABC – NYHiroshima bombing order offers glimpse into fateful day
BOSTON (AP) — It's just a few cryptic notations on a badly yellowed sheet of paper, but it changed the course of world history.
Associated PressFree diving champion feared dead in waters off Ibiza
World free diving champion Natalia Molchanova was feared dead Wednesday, three days after she went missing during a recreational dive in the Mediterranean near the Spanish island of Ibiza. "The search for Natalia has not officially ended but, to our great regret, the probability of success is low,"…
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New York City's new drug threat: 'weaponized marijuana'
It gives users super human strength, makes them impervious to pain and can be bought for as little as $2 across New York. Illegal synthetic marijuana, or "weaponized" marijuana as police are calling it, is spreading across New York, particularly the city's homeless population in search of a cheap…
ReutersKelly Osbourne apologizes for 'View' remarks about Latinos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Osbourne apologized Tuesday for remarks she made on "The View" that suggested if Latinos were expelled from the United States, there would be no one to clean Donald Trump's toilets.
Associated PressBoko Haram abducts 135, kills 8 in Cameroon raid
Yaoundé (AFP) - Boko Haram militants kidnapped 135 people and killed at least eight others in a raid in northern Cameroon, as the Islamists continued to strike beyond their strongholds in neighbouring Nigeria, police and local sources said Wednesday. The insurgents also shot dead nine fishermen in…
AFPPets pick up on cues to comfort the dying, the grieving
LOS ANGELES (AP) — For those who are dying, it's clear why all dogs go to heaven.
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Florida triple murder may have been ritualistic killing: police
The victims, identified as Voncile Smith, 77, John William Smith, 49, and Richard Thomas Smith, 47, were found dead on Friday, three days after police believe someone the family knew entered the home and killed them as part of a witchcraft ritual. "The elements of this case are odd, at best,"…
ReutersHollande, Putin reach agreement on cancelled warship deal
France said Wednesday it had agreed a compensation deal with Russia for failing to deliver two Mistral warships due to the Ukraine crisis, drawing to a close a months-long diplomatic and commercial spat. The fate of the ships has long plagued Franco-Russian ties following Paris' decision in…
AFPBoy, 11, charged in fatal shooting of 3-year-old in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors have charged an 11-year-old boy in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy at a home on Detroit's east side.
Associated PressDrone delivers bundle of drugs to prison yard, causes serious hoopla
When a package containing heroin, marijuana and tobacco lands in a prison yard, things go pretty much the way you'd expect.
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Shots fired near Camp Shelby (8 photos)
Investigators are questioning a person of interest after shots were reportedly fired a second consecutive day near a military facility in southern Mississippi, officials said Wednesday. There were no reported injuries. At about 8 a.m. Wednesday, soldiers training at the Camp Shelby Joint Forces…
Yahoo NewsTwo elite U.S. airmen die after parachute training accident
Its cause has not been determined and an ongoing investigation could take up to a year to complete, the Air Force said in a statement. It identified the men as Sergeant Timothy Officer, 32, and Sergeant Marty Bettelyoun, 35. Both had served several tours of duty abroad and were part of a special…
ReutersHere`s How The Lexus Hoverboard Works
Lexus released a new video Wednesday showing their highly anticipated hoverboard in action.
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