A New York man and two of his sons have been indicted in a broad daylight brawl with their own cousins, involving wooden sticks, a flipped vehicle and blocked traffic, and most of it was caught on video. The beef began on Dec. 17 when Patrick J. O’Connor, 38, allegedly …
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A Tennessee man has been charged with the death of his 23-month-old son who died in October from a fentanyl-related fatal overdose, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has announced. Kelvin Blaylock Jr., 22, was issued with criminal homicide and aggravated child neglect warrants on Thursday by youth services detectives …
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KINGMAN, Ariz. – The Arizona Corrections Department says six officers at a state prison complex received minor injuries while breaking up a fight between inmates. Department spokesman Andrew Wilder says the guards were hurt Wednesday evening while stopping a group of inmates who were chasing another prisoner at the privately …
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NEWARK, N.J. – Prosecutors in the corruption case against Sen. Bob Menendez have asked a judge to hold a hearing to determine whether some evidence should be withheld or restricted due to possible national security concerns. The Justice Department filed the notice Thursday with U.S. District Judge William Walls in …
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PHOENIX – Things got noisy outside a west Phoenix Walmart after the company’s decision to remove Confederate flag merchandise attracted scores of protesters and counter-protesters. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/1JQp3vC ) that Jon Ritzheimer organized the Sunday afternoon protest of Walmart’s decision. Ritzheimer is a former Marine who staged a …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia is now letting transgender people more easily change their gender on their driver’s licenses and wear makeup and other accessories while taking license photos. The switch follows a similar change to the license photo policy in South Carolina, where motorists can now dress how they …
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NEW YORK – A New York appeals court says the public can’t see the testimony a grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man. A state Supreme Court Appellate Division panel ruled Wednesday. A lower-court judge declined in …
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EDISON, N.J. – A convicted leader of a New Jersey crime family long believed to be the model for “The Sopranos” has died. He was 90. Corsentino Home for Funerals says John M. Riggi died Monday at his home in Edison. A cause of death wasn’t disclosed. Riggi was the …
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HONOLULU – Federal fisheries authorities want to more than double the small population of endangered Hawaiian monk seals in the state’s main islands. Authorities on Tuesday released a draft management plan for the endangered species, of which approximately 200 live in the main Hawaiian Islands. Among the goals of the …
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DALLAS – A gravestone for President John F. Kennedy’s assassin has been returned to Texas after an ownership dispute. David Card, 75, of Dallas, has the granite marker following a settlement with Historic Auto Attractions of Roscoe, Illinois. The case over Lee Harvey Oswald’s gravestone was settled out of court …
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