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May 24, 2013
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Wed, 5/1, 12:01pm (3 weeks ago)
Three more suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing case have been taken into custody, police and a defense attorney told the Associated Press.
Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters from his briefing on the case, the suspects had nothing to do with the bombings but helped main suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev after…
Tue, 4/30, 11:59pm (3 weeks ago)
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it would lower the age for the morning-after pill to girls and women ages 15 and older without a prescription as well as make the pill available on drugstore shelves. Previously, the Plan B One-Step pill was only available behind pharmacy counters…
Tue, 4/30, 11:58pm (3 weeks ago)
An Australian man accused of robbing a bank in Wyoming told jurors Tuesday that he was justified because he gave much of the money to the homeless.
Corey Donaldson, 39, is charged with stealing $140,000 a bank in Jackson on New Year's Eve. He is acting as his own attorney for…
Tue, 4/30, 11:45pm (3 weeks ago)
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton dealt with what he called “very juvenile behavior” at a “Meetings with Mark” open forum he held in Shakopee Monday night.
While explaining why he believed lawmakers should get a pay raise, audience members began to heckle and interrupt the governor.
According to videos of the incident, Dayton…
Tue, 4/30, 11:31pm (3 weeks ago)
City council woman Diane Hofstede recieved Mayor R.T. Rybak's support today in her incumbent race for third ward against attorney JAcob Frey. He did not, however, officially "endorse" Hofstede.
“I've worked closely with Diane on many tough issues: tornado relief, the 35W bridge collapse, fighting crime, and the nuts and bolts…
Tue, 4/30, 11:12pm (3 weeks ago)
U.S.. newspapers saw a slight decline in circulation over the past six months compared to the same time period last year, the Alliance for Audited Media reported.
Total newspaper circulation decreased by 0.7 percent for the six month period, which ended on March 31. AAM releases reports every six months and…
Tue, 4/30, 3:28pm (3 weeks ago)
The man charged with murdering Trayvon Martin waived his right to a hearing under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law and will likely begin his trial this summer.
George Zimmerman, 29, could have opted for a self-defense immunity hearing under the Stand Your Ground law. If he had done so, a judge…
Mon, 4/29, 5:56pm (3 weeks ago)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra musicians agreed to a three-year contract Monday, news sources reported.
Concerts will resume May 9 after 16 months of negotiations, the orchestra said in a press release. Performances have been added to the schedule to accomodate as many audience members as possible.
The musicians also called for new…
Mon, 4/29, 2:48pm (4 weeks ago)
A court in Kosovo found two people guilty of human trafficking and organized crime Monday while also finding three others guilty of lesser crimes in the case of a major international organ trafficking ring that took kidneys from donors.
The court sentenced urologist Lufti Dervishi to eight years in prison and…
Mon, 4/29, 10:51am (4 weeks ago)
As a player, NBA center Jason Collins hasn’t been relevant since the early 2000s when his New Jersey Nets made it to back-to-back NBA Finals.
As a social icon, Collins made history Monday as the first major professional athlete to be openly gay while still competing and being a part of…
Fri, 4/26, 5:23pm (4 weeks ago)
Citing race-related complaints, students staged a walkout Friday afternoon at the 1,800-student school, the Star Tribune reported.
Students said the walkout was in response to a culturally insensitive learning environment and what they said was an excessive suspensions of Latino and black students.
A YouTube video shows a large group of students walking out…
Fri, 4/26, 4:43pm (4 weeks ago)
A group called Kick Wells Fargo Off Campus organized a Tuesday protest of Macalester College’s ties with Wells Fargo.
A meeting between the group and the school's president was scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday, the Pioneer Press reported.
"We believe the administration plans to negotiatie in good faith," student organizer Rebecca Hornstein…
Tue, 4/23, 7:03pm (4 weeks ago)
The Associated Press Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday, resulting in erroneous messages going out to more than one million followers.
The false messages said there were two explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama was injured, which didn't happen.
Even though this information wasn't true, the Dow Jones industrial…
Tue, 4/23, 6:10pm (1 month ago)
French lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, news sources reported.
The law, which will also allow same-sex couples to adopt children, passed by 321 votes to 225, the BBC reported. French President Francois Hollande had made the issue one of his main priorities.
Opinion polls suggested a small majority of French…
Tue, 4/23, 4:03pm (1 month ago)
The Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials has been released from federal custody.
Paul Kevin Curtis was charged with sending a threatening letter to the president last week after security officials found he had sent poisoned letters to the Obama, a U.S. Senator…
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