3 firefighters killed after 'hellstorm' overtook vehicle
TWISP, Wash. (AP) — A “hellstorm” of flames apparently enveloped a vehicle that crashed while carrying firefighters battling a blaze in Washington state, killing three of them.
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Fogle to plead guilty to sex acts with minors, child porn
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography in a case that destroyed his career at the sandwich-shop chain and could send him to prison for more than a decade.
Trump says 14th Amendment is unconstitutional
Pistorius release put on hold by SAfrican justice department
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Two days before he was due to leave prison, Oscar Pistorius’ early release was suddenly put on hold Wednesday by South Africa’s Department of Justice, which sent his case back to a parole board.
Former Subway pitchman pleads guilty to child pornography, sex charges
By Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) – Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges of child pornography and traveling for illicit paid sex with minors. Federal Judge Mark Dinsmore must now review a plea deal Fogle’s attorneys reached with prosecutors and decide whether to accept it. Subway fired Fogle on Tuesday when reports of the plea agreement emerged.
'Felt like I was frozen:' accuser in prep school rape trial
The girl, who is 16 years old and was 15 at the time of the alleged attack, testified that Owen Labrie quickly became rough when he brought her to the top floor of a building at St. Paul’s School. Asked by county prosecutor Catherine Ruffle if she had asked Labrie to stop, she broke down in tears.
Prosecutor clears federal agent in fatal shooting of Detroit man
DETROIT (Reuters) – A federal agent’s fatal shooting of a Detroit man who was wanted as a fugitive during a home raid in April was supported by the evidence and no charges are merited in the case, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said on Wednesday.
‘Pink Viagra’ approved by FDA: 5 things you need to know
It’s the first drug approved by the FDA aimed at increasing sexual desire in women.
Hillary Clinton meets with Black Lives Matter activists
Man in yellow shirt is focus of Bangkok bombing probe
BANGKOK (AP) — In the grainy security video, a man in a yellow shirt sits on a bench at the crowded Erawan Shrine, removes a backpack he is wearing, and leaves it behind when he walks away.