Ongoing mix of crime and politics across multiple states
A furniture store owner was convicted of raping his 11 year old daughter who later died by suicide. Lawmakers in multiple states debated indecent exposure and religion in public life, including a Ten Commandments monument dispute. A clown known as Spanky was arrested on child pornography charges while with Ringling Bros. Circus. Federal prosecutors tied the suspect to a Belarus credit service linked to over 50 encryptions of child material.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U.S. Supreme Court
United States
Roy Moore
Fayetteville
N.C
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Thomas Riccio
Jacksonville
Fla
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
New Jersey
Riccio
Belarus
Nichols convicted on 161 state murder charges in bombing case
Nichols found guilty on 161 state murder counts for aiding the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168. After nine years, families celebrate as jurors hear five hours of deliberations. Prosecutors seek death, Nichols already serves life for federal convictions.
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McAlester
Okla
Oklahoma City
Terry Nichols
Mccalester
Nichols
Diane Leonard
Oklahoma
Life In
Timothy McVeigh
Waco
Doris Delman
Terry Rees
Fairfax plans second death penalty trial for sniper Muhammad
Fairfax County prepares a second death penalty trial for convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad. Attorneys may call court-appointed prosecutors from Linda Franklin murder case. Prosecutor Robert F Horan Jr. seeks to delay until Muhammad's appeal ends. Court could use a second conviction as insurance if the first is overturned.
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Fairfax, Va
Fairfax County
John Allen Muhammad
FBI
Linda Franklin
Shapiro
Muhammad
Dean H. Meyers
Commonwealth
Robert F Horan Jr
Lee Boyd Malvo
Horan
Graduation gaps widen as many students fail to earn degrees
A federal report shows that six years after entering four year colleges the completion rate is 63 percent. Among colleges with sizable black and Latino populations, graduation rates are far lower with about 40 percent of such schools graduating fewer than 30 percent of black students and roughly ten percent under 10 percent. The data flag racial and income disparities in college completion.
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Phage
Fewer graduates as college degrees hold steady for decades
The article notes about 9.4 million college students are pursuing degrees while the overall graduation rate has remained steady for 30 years. It adds research indicating the share of poor and minority graduates may have risen slightly.
Nixon too drunk to take call from British PM
Five days into the 1973 Arab Israeli war President Nixon was too drunk to discuss the crisis with Prime Minister Edward Heath. Henry Kissinger recorded that Nixon was loaded when Heath’s office sought a call around 8 p.m. on Oct 11 1973 as U.S.-Soviet tensions rose.
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Nixon
College Park
Henry Kissinger
Edward Heath
White House
Kissinger
Brent Scowcroft
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