Authorities in North Carolina are investigating a shooting at a house party that left two people dead and five others injured. Police said the shooting took place shortly after 2 a.m. local time Sunday in the town of Hope Mills, located just south of Fort Bragg and approximately 60 miles …
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MARIETTA, Ga. – A man says he was cited by police outside Atlanta for eating a cheeseburger while driving. Madison Turner, who’s from Alabama, tells Atlanta station WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/14Xxy83) he ordered a double quarter-pounder with cheese from a McDonald’s in the Marietta area shortly before he was pulled over last …
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The pilots of a helium-filled balloon on a daring flight across the Pacific Ocean drew closer to North America as they attempt to break two world records. Accomplished balloon pilots Troy Bradley of Albuquerque and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia are expected to cross into North America sometime …
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BOSTON – A federal judge has rejected a third request from lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) to move his trial outside Massachusetts. Judge George O’Toole Jr. said Friday that the process of questioning prospective jurors has successfully identified people who are capable of being fair …
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ITHACA, N.Y. – The tourism office of Ithaca, New York, is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead. VisitIthaca.com’s home page displays Sunshine State vacation photos and provides links to the website for tourism information about the Florida …
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BOSTON – Eight more prospective jurors have been questioned in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv), and the judge says the case is getting closer to the start of testimony. It was not immediately clear Wednesday if additional prospective jurors needed to be questioned or …
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PARAMUS, N.J. – A “disorderly” goat has been corralled in northern New Jersey, and authorities are now trying to determine who owns the wayward animal. Two Paramus police officers nabbed the small white goat shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday. The department says on its Facebook page they were responding to …
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FALL RIVER, Mass. – After six days of deliberating, jurors went home Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, who is accused of killing the man dating his fiancee’s sister. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the killing of Odin …
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NORTHBRIDGE, Mass. – A Massachusetts police department has been receiving some curious calls from people with Australian accents. Police dispatchers in Northbridge say they have recently received several calls on their business line from people in an Australian community with the same name. Northbridge, Massachusetts, is about 35 southwest of …
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NEW YORK – A $126 million investment from a Chinese gaming company sent shares of Glu Mobile soaring almost 30 percent before the opening bell Thursday. Tencent Holdings Ltd., based in Shenzhen, a booming city that borders Hong Kong, acquired 21 million shares at $6 each. With a 14.6 percent …
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