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Closing arguments are set for today in the federal trial of admitted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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Toyota, Nissan recall 6.5 mn cars over exploding airbag fears
Japanese auto giants Toyota and Nissan on Wednesday said they were recalling 6.5 million vehicles globally in the latest chapter of an exploding airbag crisis linked to several deaths. The world’s biggest automaker said its recall of five million vehicles affected 35 models globally produced between 2003 and 2007, while Nissan said it was calling back 1.56 million vehicles also due to faulty airbags made by embattled supplier Takata. “This
Dozens of Shiites killed as gunmen attack bus in Karachi
Pistol-wielding gunmen in Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi on Wednesday stormed a bus carrying members of the Shiite Ismaili minority, killing at least 43 in the second deadliest militant attack in the country this year. The Jundullah militant faction, a splinter of the Pakistani Taliban, later said it was responsible for the massacre while police said they also found leaflets at the scene claiming the attack on behalf of the Islamic
At least six die in Philadelphia train derailment, scores hurt
By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Rescue workers on Wednesday sifted through twisted metal and other debris from the wreck of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia, killing at least six people and injuring scores of others, while investigators reviewed data to determine the cause of an accident. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said authorities had not yet accounted for everyone aboard the train. Officials of the National Transportation Safety
Jury to take up Boston bomber's fate after lawyers' final statements
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors and lawyers for the Boston Marathon bomber are set to make their final arguments on Wednesday on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death or to life in prison without possibility of release for the 2013 attack. The two sides have painted sharply contrasting portraits of the convicted bomber, who has been a subdued, stoic presence in Boston’s federal courthouse since
Pentagon, U.S. spy chief urge use of more Russian rocket engines
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the nation’s spy chief this week urged a key Senate committee to amend federal law to allow a joint venture of the two largest U.S. arms makers to use more Russian RD-180 rocket engines. Carter and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper urged Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, in a letter dated May 11, to change
Brokaw talks 'deflate-gate,' cancer diagnosis and his 'Lucky Life Interrupted'
Yahoo global anchor Katie Couric joins former news anchor Tom Brokaw to discuss his new book, his battle with cancer, and the changing landscape of journalism.
Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden refutes Hersh account
The former member of the U.S. Navy SEAL “Team Six” who says he killed Osama bin Laden has joined the chorus of critics refuting Seymour Hersh’s controversial report challenging the White House account of the 2011 operation.
Senate Democrats block action on Obama's trade agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats dealt President Barack Obama a stinging setback on trade Tuesday, blocking efforts to begin a full-blown debate on a top priority of his second term.
Another major quake rattles Nepal, killing at least 42
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A major earthquake hit a remote region of Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 42 people, triggering landslides and toppling buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged by its worst quake in decades.