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NJ town's monument upsetting Japanese officials

Japanese officials are asking a small northern New Jersey town with a large Korean immigrant population to remove a public monument dedicated to women who were forced into sexual slavery by Japanese soldiers during World War II.

State unemployment rates in April, at a glance

Pa. boy ordered into state custody for 2009 deaths

A 14-year-old Pennsylvania boy accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancée and her unborn child will be sent to an undisclosed juvenile facility where he could remain in state custody until his 21st birthday.

Feds say pilot tried to bring gun on plane in NY

An airline pilot is accused of trying to board a flight at Buffalo for New York City with a loaded revolver in his bag, and authorities believe he'd been flying with it for two days.

Military trainer jet crashes in Calif.; 1 dead

A privately owned jet contracted by the military to play the enemy in training exercises crashed Friday in a Southern California farm field, killing the civilian pilot, authorities said.

APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13

Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The Associated Press show.

Fla. mom who killed self, 4 kids endured violence

A child welfare investigator who spoke with Tonya Thomas in the weeks before she fatally shot herself and her four children said there were no signs that the children were in distress or felt unsafe. But hundreds of documents released by state officials Friday detail a family tormented by episodes of violence over the years — including an attack on Thomas by the children's father a decade ago.

Gay marriage spawns big spike in online videos

President Barack Obama's May 9 announcement that he favors same sex marriage led to a huge spike on YouTube, according to data assembled by the popular video sharing site.

George Clinton, Black Eyed Peas settle song suit

George Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas have settled a lawsuit in which the funk pioneer accused the pop group of using his music without proper permission.

Jurors in Edwards trial will resume talks Monday

A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday in John Edwards' campaign corruption trial involving money from wealthy donors that was used to hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 White House bid. Talks will resume Monday, but the jury has already made several requests for evidence and office supplies, a sign they may be settling in for detailed discussions.

APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13

The Associated Press has discovered documents that show country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe.

In Alaska, militia members accused of murder plot

Schaeffer Cox carries himself with youthful swagger as he spreads a message to his many admirers of an out-of-control federal government bulldozing individual freedoms.

Texas airline exec describes enemies at porn trial

The founder of a South Texas cargo airline testified in his own defense on Friday, the fifth day of his federal trial on child pornography charges, and described several people motivated to set him up.

Top Pa. judge charged with campaign corruption

State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was charged Friday with illegally using her taxpayer-funded staff in her campaigns for a seat on the state's highest court in a scheme that ensnared her sister, a senator awaiting sentencing on similar charges.

Movie Scores: How the critics rated the new movies

"Battleship" has heavy-duty weaponry and an unflagging spirit of patriotism on its side, but that doesn't mean it's winning the war with critics.

Romney points to restored bridge as Obama failure

Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Friday criticized a restored 19th century bridge as another "Bridge to Nowhere" and a fresh symbol of the waste he says is rampant in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan.

CA woman gets life for murder of millionaire lover

A Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for financial gain nearly two decades ago.

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Fugitive woman caught after 30 years
Source: msnbc.com

87-year-old wanted in killing of 13-year-old boy

Wildfires in Colorado and Arizona growing; firefighters struggle
Source: The L.A. Times

The Hewlett fire in Colorado has grown to 7,673 acres, prompting officials Friday to declare an emergency.  In an executive order, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper declared the emergency because of the fire in Larimer County. The move makes $3 million in state emergenc …

Amazon deforestation adds to warming trend
Source: msnbc.com

Burning trees now account for 20 percent of manmade CO2

Spy drone could have almost brought down a plane in Colorado
Source: RT

A tape recording made available this week confirms that the pilot of a Cessna Citation 525 CJ1 radioed air traffic controllers outside of Denver on Monday after nearly colliding with an unidentified flying object. Several factors have suggested that the aircraft was most likel …

Wife Dumps Cheating Husband's Possessions In Yard With Sign That Read Free Stuff
Source: the Mail online

One angry divorcee has taken a cathartic approach to the end of her marriage and removed every reminder of her ex-husband from her home. Unfortunately for him, she then simply dumped the possessions in the front yard of their split level house next to a spray-painted sign whic …

'She was in a lot of agony for a lot of her life'
Source: msnbc.com

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recalls his wife, Mary, who committed suicide after years of depression

Federal Spending, Taxes, and Deficits Are Lower Today Than When Obama Took Office
Source: The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com

Michael Linden presents this clever, smart graph that shows spending, taxes, and the deficit all lower today, as a share of GDP, than in Obama's first year: This is an inconvenient truth. It is inconvenient for Mitt Romney that spending, taxes, and the deficit are all lower toda …

Chippendales won't face 'pelvic thrust' charges
Source: msnbc.com

Police had raided Lubbock bar, angering hundreds of female fans

All-White Jury Acquits Houston PD Caught on Camera Beating Black Teen, Community Protests Ruling VIDEO
Source: AlterNet.org

Police officers were caught by a security camera apparently beating a black teen as he lay prone with his hands behind his head. Chad Holley, then fifteen, was running from police after committing burglary . Despite the video and expert testimony that  …

Dinner Date from Hell Kept Woman Hostage, Tortured and Sexually Abused Her Until Her Escape.
Source: the Mail online

A woman was subjected to a 48-hour ordeal in which she was kidnapped, tortured, beaten and sexually assaulted by a man she had agreed to go on a date with. Carey J. Clarke, 56, from Kansas City, asked the 48-year-old out to dinner after they met in a nightclub and exchanged ph …

Winchester Businessman Donates $200K Worth Of Items To Clark County Charity
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It's an unbelievable story of generosity out of Clark County. A business owner took his hard-earned money to buy an amazing amount of clothing and supplies to help the less fortunate there.

Citizen Video Evidence Helps Two Arrested Photographers Have Their Cases Dropped
Source: Techdirt

Just as we've seen the DOJ come out and scold police for taking away people's rights by arresting people photographing or videotaping police, we have two separate stories (found via PetaPixel) of photographers who were arrested by police for taking photos of public protests, bo …

Federal Indictment Charges Defendant with Sex Trafficking of a Child
Source: FBI Oregon - U.S. Attorney's Office

PORTLAND, OR—Dwayne Jamal Hubbard, 23, of Clackamas County, made his initial appearance on May 15, 2012 in federal court on an indictment charging him with one count of sex trafficking of a child and one count of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual act …

Dreamboard Member Found Guilty in Louisiana for Participating in International Criminal Network Organized to Sexually Exploit Children
Source: United States Department of Justice

Total of 42 Individuals Convicted as a Result of Operation Delego WASHINGTON – A Wisconsin man was found guilty yesterday in the Western District of Louisiana for his participation in an international criminal network, known as Dreamboard, dedicated to the sexual abuse o …

Chicago Man Sentenced For Unemployment Scam
Source: Courthouse News Service - By Lorraine Bailey

CHICAGO (CN) - A Chicago man was sentenced to three years in federal prison for defrauding the Illinois Department of Employment Insurance of almost $500,000 in unemployment payments to 57 claimants not legally allowed to work in the U.S.

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