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Landlord acquitted of manslaughter in fire that killed 6
PORTLAND, Maine - The owner of a building where six people were killed in a fire was acquitted Friday of manslaughter but was convicted of a code violation for converted attic rooms described by prose...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

Hard crash-landing may have wrecked Europe's Mars probe
BERLIN - Scientists say Europe’s experimental Mars probe has hit the right spot but may have been destroyed in a fiery ball of rocket fuel because it was travelling too fast. Pictures taken by a...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

London City Airport declared safe after 'chemical incident'
LONDON - More than two dozen people were treated for breathing difficulties in a suspected chemical incident that sparked the evacuation of London City Airport Friday, fire and ambulance services said...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

3 states say they denied Russia request to monitor election
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma and at least two other states said Friday that they have denied efforts by Russian officials to be present at polling stations during the election, requests the U.S. State Dep...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

Chemical cloud over Kansas community dissipates
ATCHISON, Kan. - A chemical spill at a northeast Kansas distilling plant released a noxious cloud of fumes Friday, forcing temporary evacuations and sending dozens of people to the hospital, including...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

Child porn accuser drops lawsuit against ex-Subway pitchman
INDIANAPOLIS - The family of one of Jared Fogle’s victims in the child pornography case that led to the former Subway pitchman’s imprisonment is dropping their lawsuit against him. A motio...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016
German group: Migrants die amid Libya 'coast guard' attack
BERLIN - At least four people died off the coast of Libya and more were missing after a rubber boat carrying around 150 migrants was attacked Friday by a group aboard a speedboat labeled as belonging ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

Attack in Afghanistan killed Illinois soldier, Oklahoma man
FAIRVIEW, Ill. - A decorated U.S. soldier from Illinois and an Army civilian employee from Oklahoma who both had been deployed multiple times to support military operations in Afghanistan were killed ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016
Court: Iraqi cleric Mullah Krekar can be extradited to Italy
COPENHAGEN - An Iraqi-born cleric can be extradited to Italy, which suspects him of enticing recruits to fight in Iraq and Syria, a Norwegian court said Friday. Italy says Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad - know...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016
South Africa's move on ICC raises concerns of African exodus
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa on Friday reversed its early support for the International Criminal Court and said it will withdraw from it, raising concerns of a possible African exodus that would underm...
Kayla Derkach Oct 21, 2016

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