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RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi say all indications point to a suicide, in the death of a tea party official. The body of attorney Mark Mayfield was found in the garage of his home today. He was among four men who'd been charged with conspiring to take pictures of the wife of Sen. Thad Cochran in a nursing home.
BRUSSELS (AP) — A free-trade deal between Ukraine and the European Union -- the agreement that triggered the bloodshed and turmoil in Ukraine over the past seven months -- has now been signed by Ukraine's new president. Russia is warning of consequences against Ukraine for its decision to link itself to Europe, though Moscow has taken no immediate steps to punish Ukraine or the two other former Soviet Republicans that joined the pact -- Moldova and Georgia. A spokesman says Russia will act to protect its markets only when the agreement takes effect -- and that will take a few months.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says the U.S. doesn't currently have any land mines deployed around the world -- but that it still has an active stockpile of just over 3 million. And human rights activists say the administration should start destroying that stockpile, now that it has announced plans to join an international treaty banning land mines. The Clinton administration had moved toward joining the treaty, but the Bush administration pulled back amid objections from military leaders.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing with tiny gains after a late-afternoon turn higher, but they still ended the week mostly lower. The Dow was down for most of the day, but a last-minute advance pushed it five points above yesterday's close. The S&P 500 gained three points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 18. The Dow and S&P 500 ended the week slightly lower. The Nasdaq gained.
HONOLULU (AP) — A former soldier convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a federal jury in Hawaii failed to agree on whether he should be put to death. The death penalty trial of Naeem Williams was the first in the history of Hawaii's statehood. Jurors said today they were deadlocked on his sentence -- meaning the judge will give Williams life in prison without the possibility of parole. There's no state death penalty in Hawaii, but the crime took place in military housing, putting the trial in the federal justice system.
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