Pittsburgh shooting case tests suspect competency
A court psychiatrist testified that Richard Baumhammers, 34, accused of a racially motivated April 28 Pittsburgh area shooting spree, is incompetent to stand trial. He is described as a paranoid schizophrenic who hears voices and experiences delusions. Victims include a Jewish woman an Indian man a Chinese man a Vietnamese man and a Black man. Baumhammers also wounded another Indian man.
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Columbine student mourned after death by own action
In Littleton Colorado a Columbine High School basketball star died by suicide last week. Greg Barnes, 17, was remembered at a 90 minute funeral as a kind and generous student who kept a smile. The community mourns a new tragedy after the 1999 shooting.
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South Carolina House debates Dixie flag move to monument
South Carolina lawmakers opened debate on a bill to remove the Confederate flag from the Statehouse dome and place it at a Confederate soldier monument on the grounds. The measure, backed by GOP leadership, faces Black Democrats and NAACP opposition who warn the flag would be too visible near Columbia’s busy intersections. The bill has Senate approval but House hurdles remain.
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Former Louisiana governor Edwards convicted on racketeering charges
Former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards and his son Stephen were found guilty on multiple counts related to extortion and fraud tied to riverboat casino license dealings. The four term governor faced potential long prison terms but was acquitted on nine counts. Edwards expressed mixed feelings outside the courtroom as his wife Candy cried. Prosecutors declined to comment.
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Natives compensated for atomic hardships
A Marshall Islands tribunal awarded 341 million dollars to Enewetak atoll survivors and descendants for land loss, exile, and cleanup costs from U.S. nuclear testing 1946 58. The decision apportions 199 million for loss of use 108 million for cleanup and 34 million for exile. Congress may increase funding.
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Bourbon warehouse blaze at Wild Turkey plant in Kentucky
A seven story Wild Turkey bourbon warehouse in Lawrenceburg burned, sending flames 50 feet high and forcing a water plant shutdown after bourbon flowed into the Kentucky River. The plant houses 12 warehouses with 15,000 to 20,000 barrels each. In a separate case, a Nicholson home murder suicide left a woman and two children dead, husband Calvin Griffin identified as the shooter.
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