Remains Found in Calaveras County Tied to Speed Freak Killers
In Calaveras County investigators recovered partial human remains after dogs led to a skull and bones on a remote property. The discovery connects to Wesley Shermantine, a Death Row inmate linked to the Speed Freak Killers and to a missing 16-year-old girl Chevy Wheeler who vanished in 1985.
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San Francisco
California
Calaveras County
Les Garcia
San Joaquin County
Death Row
Wesley Shermantine
Obama backs off birth control policy amid political fire
President Obama shifted strategy on birth control coverage, directing insurance companies to provide free contraception for workers of religious employers. The move aims to defuse backlash from Catholic leaders and Republicans while preserving access for women. Planned Parenthood welcomed the commitment and vowed careful enforcement to ensure coverage.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Congress
Obama
White House
Newt Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Carol Keehan
Catholic Health Association
Keehan
Planned Parenthood
Cecile Richards
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Brady Press
Dickinson State audit finds hundreds of degrees issued to underqualified foreign students
The audit shows Dickinson State University enrolled and awarded four year degrees to foreign students, mainly Chinese, who did not complete coursework or meet English and GPA standards. It identifies lax records, potential visa violations, and possible sanctions from federal and state bodies.
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Obama
Romney
Portland
Maine
Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Dickinson State University
China
U.S
Dickinson State
U.S. State Department
Department of Education
Department of Homeland Security
The
Higher Learning Commission
Chicago
William Goetz
North Dakota University System
D.C. Coston
Associated Press
Dickinson
Coston
Doug LaPlante
LaPlante
College of Education, Business and Applied Sciences
Powell case deepens as investigators probe Steve Powell
In Washington state detectives include Steve Powell as a person of interest in Susan Powell’s 2009 Utah disappearance. A state laptop holds thousands of images and emails, including photos of Susan and their children, plus explicit material found in a prior search. Authorities seek to interview him to assess potential knowledge of Susan Powell’s fate.
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Olympia
Wash
Steve Powell
Susan
Washington
Utah
Associated Press
Mike Powell
West Valley City
Josh
Susan Powell
Sgt
Washington State
Josh Powell
Chuck
Judy Cox
Powell
Pierce County
Mark Lindquist
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Bell
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Germany
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Uka
Nicholas J. Alden
South Carolina
Zachary R. Cuddeback
Virginia
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Cairo
Hosni Mubarak
Council of Generals
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Defense Ministry
Timothy Dolan
New York
Bishops’ Organization
U.S. University
Powell Case
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Pierce County Sheriff's Department
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