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Three US soldiers-turned-hitmen convicted in Philippines
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2018
» NEW YORK: A former US Army sniper and two other ex-American soldiers were convicted Wednesday in the contract killing of a real estate agent in the Philippines for an international crime boss who thought the woman had cheated him on a land deal.
Italian police close in on Mafia fugitive after arresting family
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2018
» MILAN: Italian police claimed progress Thursday in closing in on Italy's most-wanted Mafia fugitive, Matteo Messina Denaro, arresting 21 suspected associates in western Sicily, including family members to whom he had given leadership roles in the clan.
Probe clears Haspel on destruction of tapes
Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: Countering resistance to President Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, the spy agency has given lawmakers a declassified memo showing she was cleared years ago of wrongdoing in the destruction of videotapes showing terror suspects being waterboarded after 9/11.
Trump book source recants but author won't back down
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The author of the explosive new book that questions President Donald Trump's fitness for office on Monday contradicted Steve Bannon's explanation of comments that had angered his former boss.
Five cops shot in western US, 1 fatally
Associated Press, Published on 01/01/2018
» DENVER: A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies in Colorado early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.
Top US news reader fired for 'sexual misconduct'
Associated Press, Published on 30/11/2017
» NEW YORK: NBC News said Wednesday it fired long-time 'Today' show host Matt Lauer for "inappropriate sexual behaviour" involving a network employee that started when both were stationed at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and continued beyond that assignment.
Me Too: Alyssa Milano elevates Weinstein conversation
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2017
» NEW YORK: Alyssa Milano was in bed with her two young children when a friend of a friend on Facebook suggested something that struck her as a great way to elevate the Harvey Weinstein conversation. She took the idea to Twitter, posting: “If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.”
After Taiwan stop, fugitive Red Bull scion's path a mystery
Associated Press, Published on 01/09/2017
» With the clock about to run out on a hit-and-run charge, the whereabouts of an heir to the Red Bull energy-drink empire accused of killing a Bangkok police officer five years ago are unknown. The fugitive, whose family is worth billions, has apparently found a way to disappear.
First American coin has been found, researchers conclude
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON: Old inns along the Revolutionary War trails boast of George Washington sleeping there. But coin experts say they have found the first silver piece minted by the United States -- one likely held by the most en vogue of Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton.
Taylor Swift groping trial enters 2nd day of jury selection
Associated Press, Published on 08/08/2017
» DENVER -- A jury of eight is expected to be seated Tuesday in Taylor Swift's civil trial involving a groping allegation against a former Denver DJ.