Detained man kills 2 officers and dispatcher in Fayette
A suspect being booked at the Fayette police station grabbed an officer’s gun and killed two officers and a dispatcher before fleeing in a police car. The suspect was arrested in Mississippi after a pursuit across the state line. Names identified include Cpl. James Crump Officer Arnold Strickland and dispatcher Ace Mealer. Local officials described a tragic, sudden loss for the Fayett e community and the department. The incident sparked police tributes and a moment of silence in the Alabama House.
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Fayette
Ala
Mississippi
Lowndes County
Miss
Tony Mulligan
Devon Daniel
Richard Nelson
Moore
Alabama
Fayette City
David Brand
Ray Nelson
Nelson
Alabama House of Representatives
Cedric Wilson
James Crump
Arnold Strickland
Ace Mealer
Doris Brasher
Highway 96
Strickland
Brasher
Euel Hall
Birmingham
Gay man elected Episcopal bishop in New Hampshire
The Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, was elected the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church by 77 clergy and 165 lay representatives in Concord New Hampshire. The selection faces confirmation by the General Convention and would be the ninth bishop of New Hampshire with Robinson serving after approval.
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St. Paul's Church
Robinson
David Jones
St. Paul’s
Nina Stevens
Pittsfield
Episcopal News Service
Otis Charles
Utah
Anglican Communion
Episcopal Church
United States
Church of England
Ruth Lawson Kirk
St. Peter's Church
Glenside
Pamela Jane Mott
Trinity Cathedral
Portland
Ore
Robert L. Tate
St. Martin-in-the- Fields
Philadelphia
Douglas Theuner
Gene Robinson
Concord
New Hampshire
Ethnic fighters clash in Congo’s Bunia town
In Bunia Ituri province ethnic Lendu fighters attacked UPC positions as about 1,700 French peacekeeping troops arrive to back a UN force. Four civilians reportedly killed as clashes flare near the airport, with HM and UPC dueling amid a shaky ceasefire. French journalists went missing briefly but were found safe.
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Bunia
Congo
Lendu
Union of Congolese Patriots
UPC
Hema
Ituri
U.N
International
Der
European Union
Denis Koehl
Entebbe
Uganda
Daniel Vollot
France-2
France
Gerard Hinet
Rebels Press On In Monrovia As Liberia Fires Rise
Rebels advance toward Monrovia as artillery and machine gun fire ring out in the capital. Civilians flee to the U S Embassy seeking sanctuary while President Charles Taylor defies the insurgents and vows to prevail. International diplomats urge talks as humanitarian aid collapses.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
U.S
Taylor
Associated Press
Cen
America
Spencer Suku
Sierra Leone
Mohammed Ibn Chambas
Chambas
U.N. World Food Program
Ramin Rafirasme
Dakar
Senegal
Monrovian
Rafirasme
Girl abducted from California home
SAN JOSE Calif AP The man who abducted 9 year old Jeanette Tamayo after school waited in his car outside the Tamayo home until she returned alone. He attacked her mother and brother then drove off with his tires screeching, while the girl rode in the back seat. Police released a sketch and a grainy surveillance video as they pursued leads.
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San Jose
Calif
Jeanette Tamayo
Steve Dixon
Jennette
Dixon
Tamayo
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Kenneth Moore
N.H. Diocese
Mark Andrew
Weare
Douglas Therner
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State Department
Bobby Jacob
Ghana
Peter Robbins
Brunswick
California
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