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Shooter In Trayvon Martin Case Charged

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The shooter in the Trayvon Martin case has been charged with second-degree murder and is in custody.

The charge against 28-year-old George Zimmerman was announced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Prosecu

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Zimmerman Attorneys Bow Out

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for a Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen have withdrawn as his counsel, saying they have lost contact with him.

Attorney Craig Sonner said Tuesday in a news conference they haven’t heard from George Zimmerman since Sunday. They said that

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Mike Wallace Dead At 93

NEW YORK (AP) — A spokesman says CBS newsman Mike Wallace, famed for his tough interviews on “60 Minutes,” has died. He was 93.

CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco says Wallace died Saturday night.

Wallace was on the s

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Tornadoes Hit Dallas

BURLESON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Police say possible tornadoes have touched down in the southern part of that city as a band of severe weather moves through northern Texas.

Local television footage shows overturned and smashed semi-trailers on the ground in the southern portion of Dallas County. Dallas P

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Six Dead In Oakland, California, School Shooting

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A suspect has been detained in a shooting attack at an Oakland Christian university that sources said has killed at least six people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officials say six people are dead and three are wounded after a shooting attack at a California Christian university.

Oakland City Council President Larry Reid says he was told by the police chief that the death count had risen to six.

The shooting erupted midmorning at Oikos University.

Police say a suspect has been

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Mega Millions Jackpot Split Three Ways

The spokesman for the Illinois lottery says three tickets have split the record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot.

Mike Lang says the winning tickets were in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

He says the Illinois winning ticket was sold in the small town of Red Bud, near St. Louis. The Mary

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$640 Million Mega Millions Ticket Sold in Maryland

Carole Everett, director of communications for the Maryland Lottery, says the winning Mega Millions ticket was purchased at a retailer in Baltimore County. She said it’s too early to know any other information about the lucky ticket-holder or whether others were sold elsewhere in the nation.

Everett

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Cheney Undergoes Heart Transplant

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney is recovering after having a heart transplant.
That’s according to his office. It released a statement Saturday disclosing the surgery, and saying that Cheney has been on the transplant list for more than 20 months.
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Road Kill Found In Rawlins Restaurant Freezer

RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — Wildlife officials are investigating a Rawlins restaurant after a possible road-killed animal was found in its freezer.

West Rawlins game warden Brady Frude said meat samples were taken for lab sampling during a search of the China House restaurant on Tuesday. He said it does

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More Succumb To ‘Spice’

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Health officials say at least six people in the Casper area have been hospitalized for kidney failure after smoking the drug spice.

Three of those people are said to be in life-threatening condition from using the synthetic drug which mimics the effects of marijuana.

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Storm Strands Travelers

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A winter storm over the weekend stranded travelers overnight in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park and slowed down the search for a snowboarder missing in the backcountry amid high avalanche danger.

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Roads Reopened

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Interstates 80 and 25 in southeast have reopened to traffic but portions remain closed to light trailers because of strong winds.

Blowing snow hampered motorists in many other areas of the state Wednesday.

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