Fires Rise as Baltimore Schools Hit by Deliberate Blazes
Dozens of fires strike Baltimore public schools two months into the year with Walbrook High bearing the brunt. Fire crews remain stationed at several campuses as administrators pursue security upgrades amid staffing cuts and crowded classrooms. Rewards offered for information, and 61 fire related arrests highlight a citywide crisis.
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Four die in fiery crash on Martin Luther King Bridge
East St Louis Illinois four people died and four were injured when a commuter van carrying Boeing and GKN workers collided head on with an 18 wheeler on the Martin Luther King Bridge. Diesel fuel ignited, flames were put out by firefighters. bridge shut about five hours.
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Father admits squeezing baby until bones break in abuse case
In Nashua New Hampshire Jose Meza 25 confessed to abusing his 3 month old daughter by squeezing and twisting as she cried X-rays showed 17 fractures in arms legs ribs and collarbone Police said he and Latoya Jackson 17 took the baby to Mexico for treatment to dodge charges The baby later hospitalized and doctors called it the worst case of child abuse seen Meza faced assault charges and 100000 bail Set by Judge James Leary with pledges not to see the child.
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Romney calls for Big Dig turnpike chairman resignation
Governor Mitt Romney demanded the Turnpike Authority chairman quit after reports of hundreds of leaks in the 14.6 billion Big Dig highway tunnel project. He cited lost public confidence and criticized management of the breach that flooded the I-93 tunnel and caused long backups.
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Final pleas wrap evolution dispute in Cobb County case
Lawyers defend the Cobb County school stickers as tolerance not religion while the ACLU argues they violate church state separation. Judge Clarence Cooper aims to rule quickly, with a decision likely a month away after a weeklong trial.
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