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Inmate: Prison officers complicit in cellphone problem
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:22pm
South Carolina prison officials have for years blamed cellphones for contributing to inmate violence. After a bloody riot left seven inmates dead at a maximum-security prison last week, they again find themselves asking federal officials to grant waivers and change laws to let them block the signals of these contraband devices.
Alleged drug-ring leader brought from Colombia to US court
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:20pm
Daniel Rendon-Herrera, the alleged leader of a homicidal drug ring that imported tons of cocaine from Colombia into the U.S., was charged with leading a continuing criminal enterprise, authorities said.
Police: Woman broke into rival's home, killed her, then self
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:18pm
Authorities say a woman broke into the Philadelphia-area home of another woman she believed was romantically involved with her husband and killed the victim before killing herself.
The Latest: Waffle House slaying suspect's court date reset
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:16pm
The Latest on a shooting at Tennessee restaurant that left four dead (all times local):
Lawyer convicted in corruption case over NYPD gun permits
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:15pm
An ex-Brooklyn prosecutor has been convicted of bribery and conspiracy in a gun-permit scandal after giving bribes including a diamond-studded watch to a former New York Police Department sergeant.
Watchdog report points to power struggle involving VA pick
Zeke Miller and Ken Thomas, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:14pm
A watchdog report ordered in 2012 by Dr. Ronny Jackson — President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs — found that he and a rival physician exhibited "unprofessional behaviors" as they engaged in a power struggle over the White House medical unit.
Waffle House gunman's troubles began years before attack
Sheila Burke, Kathleen Foody and Jay Reeves, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:12pm
Travis Reinking's erratic behavior began years before police say he showed up without pants at a Waffle House restaurant and killed four people with an assault-style rifle.
Fingerprints lead to arrest in 1986 California killing
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:11pm
Authorities have arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a 75-year-old retiree more than three decades ago in Southern California.
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Man who disarmed Waffle House shooter hailed by lawmakers
Sheila Burke and Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 3:08pm
The man who snatched an AR-15 rifle away from a gunman at a Nashville restaurant told Tennessee lawmakers Tuesday he faced "the true test of a man," drawing a standing ovation during his brief address.
Trump, top Iran diplomat trade threats as US decision nears
Josh Lederman and Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:54pm
President Donald Trump and Iran's top diplomat traded sharp warnings on Tuesday, with Trump threatening "bigger problems" than ever if Tehran restarts its nuclear program. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif put the president on notice, telling The Associated Press if the U.S. pulls out of the nuclear deal, Iran "mostly likely" would abandon it, too.
Government: Wild red wolf population could soon be wiped out
Jonathan Drew, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:54pm
The only wild population of endangered red wolves is unsustainable and could be wiped out within years after dwindling to a few dozen, government officials said in a report Tuesday.
Governor to allow road signs pointing out national monument
David Sharp, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:54pm
Road signs directing motorists to the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are going to be installed — eventually — now that Republican Gov. Paul LePage has relented in his opposition to the signs on Interstate 95 and state roads leading to the Mount Katahdin region.
Affidavit: Suspects bragged about abducting Oklahoma teens
Tim Talley, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:52pm
Suspects in the 1999 shooting deaths of an Oklahoma couple and the abduction of their 16-year-old daughter and her friend "bragged" about photographing the girls while they were bound, according to a court affidavit that outlines accusations against the only suspect who's still alive.
Study: Imbalance growing on police referrals of black pupils
Maria Danilova, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:52pm
Black students are suspended from school, expelled and referred to law enforcement much more frequently than their white peers and the disparities are growing, according to a federal report released Tuesday.
Georgia woman admits false threats against daycare centers
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:48pm
A Georgia woman has admitted making false threats to blow up daycare centers.
Auditor's handling of whistleblower's claims is criticized
Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:46pm
Ohio Auditor Dave Yost's opponent in the state attorney general's race said Tuesday that Yost should immediately have referred to authorities a whistleblower's allegations that the state's then-largest online charter school intentionally inflated attendance figures.
2 slain sheriff's deputies laid to rest in Florida
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:42pm
Two Florida sheriff's deputies who were gunned down at a Chinese restaurant last week have been laid to rest.
California man convicted of torture deaths of 2 children
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 24th - 2:36pm
A jury in Northern California convicted a 20-year-old man of torturing, starving and beating two children whose bodies were found in a storage unit.
