Elementary principal freed after murder arrest eases case
Vincent Brothers, 41, an elementary school assistant principal, was released from Bakersfield-area jail less than 12 hours after being arrested in the shooting deaths of his former wife, mother-in-law and three children. Police cited new information and prosecutors’ guidance in the decision, with potential for rearrest as investigators continue.
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Woman gets 18 months for fatal dog attack
Shanda McCracken, 33, was sentenced to 18 months in jail and five years suspended on a recklessly harming a child felony count plus two misdemeanor child neglect counts for a dog attack that killed 10-year-old Alicia Clark in Elroy. The incident occurred Feb 14, 2002, while McCracken and her partner were absent as six Rottweilers mauled Alicia after she petted a puppy.
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Maulton
Wis
Juneau County
Virginia Wolfe
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Alicia Clark
Elroy
McCracken
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Hardy
Alicia
Mark Lawton
Women charged with marriage scam in New York
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced six New York City women issued 43 marriage licenses to marry illegal immigrants for residency. Each woman allegedly earned up to 1000 dollars per marriage, with one woman holding 27 licenses between 1984 and 2002. Four women arrested on perjury and falsifying business records charges. two others sought.
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United States
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Robert Morgenthau
Morgenthau
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Dominican Republic
Peru
Pakistan
Colombia
Mexico
Florida
Powerball Jackpot Hit Split Between Missouri and Pennsylvania
Winning tickets in Missouri and Pennsylvania matched the Wednesday drawing numbers 19 21 26 31 51 with Powerball 40, splitting an estimated 261.3 million dollars. Officials gave no winner details early today as sales had rebounded after the July Fourth weekend.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Judge blocks Choose Life license plates in Louisiana
A federal judge ruled Louisiana’s specialty plate program violates the First Amendment by offering the anti abortion Choose Life plate while denying a plate for abortion rights supporters. Judge Stanwood Duval compared the system to a convention hall allowing only approved speakers.
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Veterans
Conservationists
Louisiana
Stanwood Duval
Duval
Insurgent Attacks Kill and Wound U S Soldiers in Iraq
Insurgents killed at least two U S soldiers and wounded a third in shootings and rocket attacks near Mahmudiyah and Tikrit, with another non hostile gunshot death reported north of Baghdad. In Ramadi and Balad, mortars and a possible self inflicted case added to rising casualties as U S forces press raids and seize large weapons caches.
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Saddam
Euphrates
Tigris
Michael Calvert
3Rd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Saddam Palace
Asad
Bush says stay tough in Iraq amid growing U S casualties
President Bush urged patience and vowed to remain tough in Iraq as attacks killed at least two more American soldiers. Critics accused the administration of misrepresenting intelligence to justify the war, while Bush defended the course and cited ongoing security concerns.
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