Thursday June 20, 2013




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AP EXCLUSIVE: Taliban offer to free US soldier in exchange for Afghans held at Guantanamo

ISLAMABAD - The Afghan Taliban say they are ready to hand over a U.S. soldier held captive since 2009 in exchange for five of their senior operatives being held at the Guantanamo Bay prison....

posted: June 20,2013





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Investigation sought in U.S. plane crash missile-strike theory

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Former U.S. investigators want to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of a Paris-bound jet off the coast of New York City, saying new evidence points to the often-discounted theory that a missile strike may have downed the ...


FBI chief: Drones used - rarely so far - in US for surveillance of stationary subjects

WASHINGTON - The FBI uses drones inside the United States for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations are "worthy of debate," the agency's director said....


Auction house to sell leg irons that held abolitionist John Brown

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry are being sold Saturday in Texas, but two historical parks dedicated to his legacy can't afford to...


The hit man next door: Bulger cohort's testimony shocks neighbours in Mass.

MILFORD, Mass. - He parks his silver Mercedes-Benz sedan behind his condo, below a deck decorated with white and pink flowers, where a couple of small dogs bark at the few passers-by....


Man faces sentencing in OH murder case that hinged on paralyzed victim blinking to ID shooter

CINCINNATI - An Ohio man found guilty in a murder trial that hinged on a paralyzed victim blinking his eyes to identify his shooter is scheduled to be sentenced....


NYC philanthropist Astor's son, 89, to hear Thursday whether he must start prison term

NEW YORK, N.Y. - An 89-year-old heir could end up in prison after a court date on his 11th-hour bid for a new trial in a case that shook New York society....









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