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BRUSSELS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry has laid a wreath at the airport in Brussels in honor of the victims of Tuesday's terror attacks. In a hastily arranged visit, Kerry defended Belgium's counter-terrorism efforts despite a series of failures before the bombings. Meanwhile, authorities confirmed one of the attackers at the airport was the bomb-maker who made explosive vests used in last year's carnage in Paris.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey says she is canceling a concert in Brussels over security concerns in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. A website selling tickets to Carey's European tour stated the Sunday show in Brussels has been canceled. A message posted to fans on Carey's Twitter account stated that the show was being canceled over security concerns.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — More details are emerging about the killings of a California doctor, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter. Authorities in say the bodies were found wrapped in plastic and duct-taped in the garage of their home in Santa Barbara County. A suspect, from the San Diego area, is said to have recently been involved in a business deal with the doctor.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House has voted today to allow the state to execute prisoners using a firing squad if officials decide lethal injection is too expensive or unavailable. Attorney General Jim Hood asked lawmakers earlier this year to approve alternate execution methods including the firing squad, electrocution and the use of nitrogen gas.
ATLANTA (AP) — Prosecutors say a man accused of pouring boiled water on two gay men inside a suburban Atlanta apartment has been indicted. Authorities say Martin Blackwell told investigators he was disgusted with the relationship and poured "a little hot water on them." One of the men is the son of Blackwell's girlfriend. One of the victims had to undergo surgery.
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