Indictments Set in Fatal Saudi Khobar Towers Blast
The United States charged 13 Saudis and an unidentified Lebanese man with murder and conspiracy in the 1996 Khobar Towers attack that killed 19 U.S. service members and wounded hundreds in Dhahran. The 46 count indictment claims Saudi Hezbollah leaders planned the bombing for three years, with implications tied to Iranian backed terrorism.
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Father of five murders wife’s motives weighed in tragedy
Rusty Yates, NASA engineer and father of five, described his wife Andrea Yates as she confessed drowning their children in Houston. He wrestled with grief and disbelief while authorities consider whether to seek the death penalty. Andrea Yates faces capital murder charges and is held on a mental health wing.
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Survey finds widespread racial profiling by police
About half of black men say they were victims of racial profiling by police with 37 percent overall reporting unfair stops. The Washington Post Kaiser Harvard survey also notes one in five Latino and Asian men, plus job bias reported by over a third of black respondents.
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Florida Driving Miss Daisey to Court
Clarence Eads, a Black former chauffeur fired last December, sues Nadine House a white condo manager in Palm Beach alleging discrimination. He says he was paid 14.95 per hour to drive House and clients to appointments, was on call 24 hours, and received no overtime while white drivers were favored. House calls the claims untrue noting her guests including Joan Collins and Ted Turner.
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