Oklahoma City bombing trial jury begins deliberations
McVeigh smiles as the Oklahoma City bombing trial jury starts a seven hour first day of deliberations. Judge Matsch urges focus and sequestered overnight. Victims’ families await verdict after 168 deaths in the 1995 blast.
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Timothy McVeigh
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Matseh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Charles Tomlin
Army sergeant cries in court as he faces sex scandal verdict
Staff Sgt. Vernell Robinson Jr., 32, of McComb Miss., was sentenced to six months in jail a dishonorable discharge and demotion to private after pleading that he had “the devil in me” for having sex with five subordinates. The case is part of a wider Aberdeen Proving Ground sex scandal involving 12 staffers and prompted debate over women in uniform. Robinson apologized to the Army trainees and his family and asked to continue serving.
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Woman shoots flasher in Redondo Beach case
A 30-year-old woman photographed a flasher in Redondo Beach after he exposed himself and began masturbating on May 23. Myko Kona pleaded guilty, and the handyman, 33, received a two-year jail term after the woman used her disposable camera to capture the Kodak moment and license details.
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Aborigines Won't Get Formal Apology From Howard
Prime Minister John Howard said he would not offer a formal apology to about 100,000 Aborigines separated from their families. He cited potential flood of compensation claims and warned that damages could expose the government to further lawsuits. He acknowledged the injustice but maintained no financial reparations.
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Sydney
Australia
John Howard
Howard
Teacher placed on leave after marking student with marker
A first grade teacher at North Jackson Elementary in Jefferson is on leave while an investigation continues after she allegedly used an orange marker to write book on a 7-year-old boy’s cheek arms and legs for forgetting an overdue library book. The incident was witnessed by classmates and reported by Mary Kuelper, mother of the student Joseph. Jackson County School Superintendent Andy Byers confirmed the investigation.
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Atlanta
Mary Grace Blackstock
Jackson County
Andy Byers
Mary Kuelper
Megan murder ends with guilty verdict
In Trenton New Jersey AP reports Jesse K Timmendequas 36 a laborer was found guilty of raping and strangling 7 year old Megan Kanka in 1994 prompting Megan’s Law. Prosecutors noted his prior sex crimes and the jury set a June 9 date to decide on execution by injection.
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Megan Kanka
Megan
Jesse K. Timmendequas
Hamilton Township
Timmendéquas
Maureen Kanka
New Jersey
Timmendeq
Timmendequas
Barbecue grills become flicker in air rules debate
Washington report notes Americans value backyard barbecues amid a broader fight to tighten air pollution rules. Michigan lawmakers push to restrict federal action, aiming to keep charcoal and gas grills usable while supporting cleaner air initiatives.
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Washington (Ap
Michigan House
Federal Bureau
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