BOSTON – Every time the widow of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev leaves her parents’ house, federal agents watching…
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Jury finds Ariz. inmate eligible for death penalty in murders of Okla. couple in NM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A federal jury on Monday determined Arizona inmate John McCluskey is eligible for the death penalty for…
Read MoreLaw-firm partner, ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated to head Chicago US attorney’s office
CHICAGO – The Obama administration has picked a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov.…
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Judge rules California inmates can be force-fed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal judge approved a request from California and federal officials on Monday to force-feed inmates if…
Read More2 more bikers in police custody in NYC motorcycle-SUV brawl; 1 charged with gang assault
NEW YORK – Two more motorcyclists have been taken into police custody in connection with the videotaped beating of a…
Read MoreSandusky awaits ruling on pension after hearing
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A handcuffed Jerry Sandusky testified by video link for nearly three hours Tuesday as Pennsylvania’s public pension…
Read MoreFather and 2 daughters who couldn’t reach shelter among the 14 victims of Arkansas tornado
FERNDALE, Ark. – A fierce tornado that swept through Arkansas killed more than a dozen people, including two sisters and…
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Judge in Chicago terrorism case hears oral arguments on US surveillance evidence
CHICAGO – An attorney for a Chicago man accused of terrorism has told a judge she can restore faith in…
Read MoreCrystal Mountain to sell chairs from chairlift destroyed by avalanche; ‘overwhelming demand’
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, Wash. – Within hours of an intentionally-set avalanche wiping out a chairlift at Crystal Mountain, the resort at…
Read MoreWidespread police protests draw old, young, white and black: ‘a moment or a movement?’
The mostly white crowd that gathered outside Salt Lake City’s federal building hoisted signs reading “Black Lives Matter,” and chanted…
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