Marsh search widens for Bulger era victims near his former home
Police comb a Neponset River marsh near the Bulger residence in Quincy as investigators seek two murder victims tied to the notorious mob boss. A skeletal bone find at Dorchester beach is linked to Paul McGonagle, with Kevin Weeks’ tip guiding the search.
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Quincy
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James “Whitey
Bulger
Boston
Dorchester
Thomas Foley
Donald K. Stern
Neponset River
FBI
Paul McGonagle
Kevin Weeks
Couple charged after girls found tethered in motel
Des Moines police report two sisters aged 10 and 5 were kept tied to furniture in a motel room while their parents worked at night. Donald Ray Melton Jr. and Kimberly E. Melton, both 26 and 27, were charged with child endangerment and held on $13,000 bail each after arrest at a Wal-Mart where they worked. The mother also faced arrest for permitting the abuse.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Brian Danner
Donald Ray Melton Jr
Kimberly E. Melton
Wal-Mart
Melton
Ashley Porter
Sherrie Porter
Security guard shot dead at Social Security office in Sacramento
A man entered a Social Security office in Sacramento and fatally shot a security guard, wounded a bystander, then surrendered to police. Xioung Tou, 2, of Sacramento placed his gun on the desk and gave himself up. A 2-year-old boy believed to be his son was found in his car in the parking lot. The motive was unknown as officers searched for relatives including his girlfriend.Witnesses fled as the shooting occurred just after 11 a.m. The guard died en route to hospital, the bystander remained hospitalized in stable condition, and the child was placed in state custody.
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Sacramento
Calif
Xioung Tou
John Kane
Kane
California Highway Patrol
Teen charged in arson that killed 21 horses in Brooklyn
Frank Esposito, 17, was indicted on arson and animal cruelty charges for a June 10 fire at Bergen Beach Stables that burned 21 horses. He was freed on 75000 dollars bail. If convicted on arson he faces up to 15 years in prison.
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New York
Brooklyn
Charles Hynes
Frank Esposito
Bergen Beach
Esposito
Civil War sites stress slavery as war cause
Manassas and Richmond battlefield parks add slavery and secession to exhibits, citing congressional guidance. Historians say slavery was the driving force of the war, while critics accuse the change of political correctness and bias, though officials insist military history remains central.
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Manassas
South
Congress
Mark Russell
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Edward Ayers
University of Virginia
Ayers
Park Service
Joe Avalon
Civil War Interactive
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond Park
Cindy McLeod
Dwight Pitcarthley
Richmond
Tredegar Iron Works
Garland H. White
U.S
National Park Service
Officials warn scam targets black elderly in the South
Arkansas Attorney General Mark Pryor warns hoax letters target elderly black residents, offering supposed slave reparations or Social Security refunds to steal personal data. Letters urge sending name, address, phone and Social Security number to the National Victims Registrar. No confirmed identity theft yet. exposed seniors should check credit reports and contact Social Security.
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Little Rock
Ark
South
Arkansas
Mark Pryor
Congress
Pryor
Washington
Social Security Administration
Chuck Stovall
Stovall
Arkansans
Albright calls for foreign-born Americans’ right to presidency
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright urged that foreign-born Americans be allowed to run for president and pledged to back a woman candidate. She dodged whether she would have run if eligible, comparing it to a hypothetical pole vault in Sydney. She joined a White House Project and Times sponsored discussion on women’s leadership and public support for a woman president.
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New York
U.S
Madeleine Albright
United States
Albright
Clinton
Sydney
Australia
White House
New York Times
Senate
House of Representatives
Marie Wilson
Ms. Foundation For Women
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