Police arrest 2 teens in rape of toddler in Indian capital
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police arrested two teenagers Sunday for allegedly raping a toddler in New Delhi, in the latest incident of sexual violence against a young child in the Indian capital.
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Reputed NY mobster faces trial for 1978 'Goodfellas' heist
For nearly four decades, it remained one of America’s most infamous unsolved crimes: on Dec. 11, 1978, a crew of masked men stole $6 million in cash and jewelry from a Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The brazen heist, which helped inspire the gangster movie “Goodfellas,” left authorities largely frustrated until last year, when federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Vincent Asaro, a member
One dead, four injured at shooting at Florida Zombicon event
A shooting at a Florida Zombicon event killed one person and injured four others, the Fort Myers Police Department said on Sunday in a social media post. The shots were fired shortly before midnight on Saturday at the festival in downtown Fort Myers on the state’s west coast, according to the News-Press newspaper. The four who were injured sustained non-life threatening injuries, the News-Press said, citing police.
Reinventing New Jersey as 'Garden State' with ethnic crops, tourism
By Barbara Goldberg VINELAND, N.J. (Reuters) – Craving a taste of his native Liberia 4,500 miles (7,200 km)away, maintenance worker Alfred Jones drove just 20 miles from his New Jersey home and waded knee deep into rows of pick-your-own African vegetables at Morris Gbolo’s World Crops Farm. The Garden State’s newest crops were ready for harvest and Jones plucked baseball-sized eggplants known in Liberia as bitter balls and a tiny
Trump, Bush call each other ‘pathetic’ in 9/11 spat
Republican rivals Jeb Bush and Donald Trump called each other “pathetic” on Friday after Trump noted during an interview with Bloomberg TV that the September 11, 2001, terror attacks happened on President George W. Bush’s watch.
Israel, U.S. signal military ties back on track after Iran spat
By Phil Stewart TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were putting disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington’s top general and a joint air force drill. The allies had been looking to agree on a 10-year military aid package to extend the current U.S. grants to Israel worth $3
Hillary moneyman highlights new Saudi connection
Israel: 4 Palestinian attackers shot dead in latest violence
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian assailants carried out five stabbing attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Saturday, authorities said, as a month-long outburst of violence showed no signs of abating. The unrest came despite new security measures that have placed troops and checkpoints around Palestinian neighborhoods in east Jerusalem. At least four assailants were killed.
Rat race: With complaints on rise, NYC redoubles efforts
NEW YORK (AP) — To many in New York City, the rats are winning.
Changes sweep through remote Myanmar village ahead of election
By Soe Zeya Tun HTAY KHO, Myanmar (Reuters) – Htay Kho, a remote village tucked away between the valleys of this ragged strip of eastern Myanmar, was for decades off-limits as armed rebels fought the military before a recent ceasefire stopped the bloody conflict. Now the semi-civilian government of President Thein Sein and rebels from eight armed groups have signed a wider peace deal, although the pact fell short of