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Breaking News- Father of Chechen shot by FBI suspects son was torturedGROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - The father of a Chechen immigrant killed during questioning over his links with one of the Boston Marathon bombings suspects said on Thursday he plans to travel to the United States where he suspects his son was tortured and killed. Ibragim Todashev, 27, was killed by a federal agent in his apartment complex when he became violent during questioning over his ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older of two brothers suspected of planting two bombs at the marathon on April 15. ...
- Boy Scouts of America set to vote on gay youth banBy Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America will vote on Thursday on a proposal to remove its ban on openly gay scouts that has been in place throughout the organization's 103-year history. The vote by more than 1,400 delegates comes amid intense lobbying by gay-rights activists and members of conservative organizations. The proposal would not remove the organization's ban on gay adult leaders. Representatives from both sides have rallied in Grapevine, Texas, near Dallas, where the scouting organization is hosting its national annual meeting. ...
- Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals courtWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed a White House nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In a break from partisan battles over judicial appointments, the Senate gave bipartisan support to Sri Srinivasan, 46, a political appointee in the Justice Department. The court is one level down from the Supreme Court and Srinivasan is viewed by some as a potential justice on the nation's highest court. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Doina Chiacu)
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- Volunteers rescue photos from Oklahoma tornado debrisMOORE, Okla. — Some of the photos are crumpled. Others coated in crud. But what the monster tornado couldn’t obliterate are the memories captured in the images. A girl playing kitchen with her pink toy stove. Colleagues clowning around the office. A father posing with his young girls at a daddy-daughter dance. “These are things [...]
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- Police show up at kindergarten graduation after girl’s dad killed in line of dutyFive-year-old Tatum Raetz was cheered on by hundreds of police officers on Wednesday at her kindergarten graduation. What was going to be a happy occasion took a heartbreaking, tragic turn when her father, Phoenix Police Officer Daryl Raetz, was struck and killed by a car on Sunday during a DUI arrest. The officers were there [...]
- Pieces of 747 fall on woman’s house and Walmart lotPieces of a 747 cargo plane fell onto a woman's house and a Walmart parking lot in Georgia on Sunday afternoon. Federal authorities are investigating why. Homeowner Pamela Ware spoke with WSBTV.com about the experience. "And boom! I was like, 'Huh?' Actually, I hit the floor," Ware told WSBTV.com. "If it had landed in here, [...]
- Teen arrested in death of his 2 brothers in UtahWEST POINT, Utah (AP) — A teenager was arrested Thursday in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home in a Utah subdivision of new homes and tidy lawns, police said.
- Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrageNEW YORK (AP) — A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood.
- Father of Chechen shot by FBI suspects son was tortured
