• Gang enforcer to be executed for killing woman over drug tax

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A gang enforcer convicted of beating and strangling a San Antonio woman who refused to pay a Mexican Mafia-imposed tax on her illegal drug sales is set to be executed this week.

    Associated Press
  • 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
  • Photos claim IS beheadings of homosexuals in northern Iraq

    The Islamic State group has publicly beheaded three men in northern Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts, according to photos shared by sympathisers on social media Tuesday. The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria, has carried out hundreds of…

    AFP
  • Feds abandon plan to ban popular rifle ammo

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid an onslaught of criticism, the Obama administration has dropped plans to ban a popular type of rifle ammunition that can pierce a police officer's protective vest if fired from a handgun, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said Tuesday.

    Associated Press
  • 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
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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
  • Forget frozen waves: 'Icebergs' wash ashore on Cape Cod

    Forget frozen waves. The historic winter of 2015 — which has dumped 105.7 inches of snow in Boston, 2.2 inches shy of the snowiest ever — is leaving mini icebergs on the shores of Cape Cod.

    Yahoo News
  • The man who delivered California to the U.S., and was fired for it

    On March 10, 1848, the Senate approved a treaty that led to California and much of the Southwest joining the United States. But the man who negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was promptly fired on his return to Washington.

    National Constitution Center
  • 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…

    Reuters
  • 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.

    Associated Press
  • '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.

    Associated Press
  • Why Owning a Home Is More Expensive Than You Think

    Before you even move in to your new home, you'll face closing costs and home inspection fees, not to mention the expense of any work you want to have done on the house, from painting to repairs, before you get comfortable. The cost of a home inspection, which can run several hundred dollars or…

    U.S.News & World Report
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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…

    Yahoo News
  • Obama announces changes for student loan repayment

    By Roberta Rampton ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday he wants to make the process of repaying student loans easier to understand and manage. Obama signed a “student aid bill of rights” and spelled out an assortment of policy tweaks and projects to…

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  • Many young Indian women underweight, their babies too: research

    By Alisa Tang BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Researchers have long puzzled over why children in India, despite being wealthier, are shorter and smaller than children in sub-Saharan Africa. At least part of the answer may be a patriarchal society that puts young women on the lowest rung of…

    Reuters
  • Stealthy destroyer's delivery to Navy delayed for more tests

    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Delays in installation, testing and activation of electrical systems will push back delivery of the largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy from this summer to November, officials said Tuesday.

    Associated Press
  • 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…

    U.S.News & World Report
  • 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
  • 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