Soldier pleads guilty in Afghan massacre case
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales pleaded guilty to murder for the 2012 killings of 16 Afghan civilians, avoiding the death penalty. He described the act as unjust and admitted there was no good reason. A jury will decide life with or without parole in August.
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Holder Salutes Medgar Evers On 50th Death Anniversary
Attorney General Eric Holder praised slain NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers as a pioneer whose leadership helped pave the way for Barack Obama and himself to rise to national office. At Arlington National Cemetery a wreath ceremony was held with former president Bill Clinton and Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Evers. Evers, Mississippi NAACP field officer, organized voter drives and investigated Emmett Till’s murder. he was killed in Jackson in 1963 at age 37. Clinton and Williams spoke of Evers’ legacy as Clinton recalled the era when African Americans fought for rights overseas and at home.
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New plan ordered for W.Va. aluminum site cleanup
The EPA orders Century Aluminum to update its Ravenswood cleanup plan for a former aluminum facility. The site stored hazardous byproducts of production and now shows soil and groundwater contamination with cyanide fluoride lead arsenic and other pollutants. Cleanup aims to restore groundwater to drinking water standards and curb exposure to wastes. Aluminum production began in 1957 and ceased in 2009 due to demand decline.
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