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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators say they've interviewed the engineer at the controls of the Amtrak train that crashed Tuesday night in Philadelphia. He's said to be extremely cooperative but doesn't recall anything but ringing the train's bell as it moved toward the crash area. The engineer, who spoke with his attorney present, also said he wasn't ill and did not feel fatigued.
BOSTON (AP) — One of the responders to the Boston Marathon bombing says the death sentence given to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) is "nothing to celebrate." But firefighter Michael Ward says it is "a matter of justice," adding: "He wanted to go to hell, and he will get there early." Tsarnaev looked somber but showed little reaction as the jury's decision was read out in court Friday. Appeals are expected to last years.
BAGHDAD (AP) — There's been a significant setback for the Iraqi government in its fight against Islamic State militants. The militants have seized the main government headquarters in the city of Ramadi, raising their black flag over the compound and setting it on fire. Ramadi is the capital of western Anbar province, where Iraqi forces haven't made much progress against the extremists despite months of U.S.-led airstrikes.
LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — A man who fired a shot during a confrontation with George Zimmerman faces charges in Florida. Zimmerman is the former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted of the 2012 fatal shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. Police in Lake Mary, an Orlando suburb, say Lake Mary police say Matthew Apperson faces multiple charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His lawyer says Apperson acted in self-defense.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury in Kentucky has convicted a 76-year-old California man on fraud and conspiracy charges in connection with an oil investment scheme. Prosecutors say the scam defrauded more than 200 investors nationwide out of more than $3 million. A jury in Frankfort convicted Henry Irving Ramer. Three others have been convicted in the case.
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