FBI reopens cold cases from civil rights era

" Federal investigators are re-examining 43 decades-old unsolved killings in Mississippi during the civil rights years of the 1950s and ’60s. At least six of them are southwest Mississippi cases, the FBI announced Thursday. Among those cases is the Oct. 13,...

Maryland Jail Officials Release Man Just Convicted of Attempted Murder

We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...

EU ready for Cuba ties after Castro exit

"The European Union has said it is ready to seek ways to re-launch ties with Cuba following the announcement that President Fidel Castro will not return to power. Some of the 27 EU states, led by Spain which normalised  its relations with Havana last year, are in favour...

844 Pound Mako Shark Surprise Fishermen

It took them 1 hour to get this giant Mako on the boat. "DESTIN, Fla. (AP) - Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead. The fight by Adlee...

Child's arrest angers Minnnesota Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe tribe

"The 11-year-old boy was led from his school in handcuffs, held overnight in a juvenile detention center, and hauled into court in shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit. His crime? Missing a court date to testify as the victim of an assault. The treatment of the boy, a...

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