Hostage standoff ends after bank shooting suspect surrenders in Arcola
A man sought for a bank shooting surrendered late Thursday after a lengthy standoff at First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust in Arcola Illinois. A sheriffs deputy was wounded during a high speed chase through Illinois farm country before the exchange of hostages.
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Beating Death In Austin After Car Hit Toddler
Police say a small group of about three or four beat a man to death following a car collision that injured a toddler. Earlier police descriptions of the crowd as a mob of up to 20 were scaled back.
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Austin
Texas
1800 Volunteers Search for Pregnant Woman Jessie Davis
About 1,800 volunteers combed yards, fields, and a Christmas tree farm for Jessie Davis, a nine months pregnant woman who vanished last week. Volunteers used horseback riders, golf carts, ATVs, and spaced foot patrols to spot tire marks and dirt as clues in Uniontown, Ohio.
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Uniontown
Ohio
Jessie Davis
U S envoy makes surprise trip to North Korea for talks
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the U S nuclear envoy, visited Pyongyang for direct talks with North Korea marking a shift toward bilateral engagement. The trip follows weeks of diplomacy with China Japan and other parties as regional powers seek denuclearization in exchange for aid. Hill called for moving the six party talks forward amid a weather affected arrival with North Korean officials greeting him cordially.
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Lebanese Army claims victory over Fatah Islam in Nahr el Bared camp
Lebanon’s defense minister declared victory over Fatah Islam after a two month siege in the Nahr el Bared refugee camp near Tripoli. Mediation by a Muslim cleric led to a halt in fire and calm returned to the camp as cleanup continued.
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Tripoli
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