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Sanford city panel votes 'no confidence' in police chief

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Sanford city commissioners have voted "no confidence" in their police chief over the handling of the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a neighborhood watch captain.

The commission voted 3-2 Wednesday night against Chief Bill Lee Jr.

Commissioner Mark McCarty said Lee, who was ...

Establishment starts to coalesce behind Romney

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican establishment started to coalesce around Mitt Romney in earnest on Wednesday, with Jeb Bush and other leading Republicans pressuring Rick Santorum to leave the race after a thumping in the Illinois primary....
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Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages....
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Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages....
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Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages....
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Was Florida shooter a vigilante or diligent neighbor?

SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood ...

Habits vs. G-strings: Nuns clash with strip club site next door

On one side of the fence are women in habits and wimples who have taken vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

On the other side of that fence, if a developer gets his way, will be women in G-strings in the business of nudity, dollars and prurience.

The scene for ...

Philly owes $877,000 for Boy Scouts' eviction case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The city must pay nearly $900,000 after a failed effort to evict the Boy Scouts of America because of the group's ban on gays, a federal judge ruled Wednesday....
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Philly owes $877,000 for Boy Scouts' eviction case

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The city must pay nearly $900,000 after a failed effort to evict the Boy Scouts of America because of the group's ban on gays, a federal judge ruled Wednesday....
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Sandusky jurors hear of 2 more alleged victims

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Testimony in Jerry Sandusky's child molestation trial enters its third day Wednesday as prosecutors continue building their case against the former Penn State assistant coach....
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Mont. teacher's body likely found in North Dakota

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Authorities said Wednesday they found a body outside Williston, N.D., believed to be that of a missing teacher allegedly snatched from a Sidney, Mont., during a morning run more than two months ago....
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Calif. man, 88, suspected of aiding wife's suicide

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- An 88-year-old "Renaissance man" suspected of helping his wife kill herself doted over his partner, caring for her in a custom-built home overlooking a canyon as she became increasingly ill, relatives said Wednesday....
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Was Fla. shooter a vigilante or good neighbor?

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- George Zimmerman once took criminal justice classes at the community college and was practically a one-man neighborhood watch in his gated part of town, calling police close to 50 times over the past eight years to report such things as slow-driving vehicles, strangers loitering in the neighborhood and open garages....
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Slippery slopes: Hot weather bodes ill for resorts

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Skiers stripped down to shorts and bikini tops to keep cool Wednesday as they got in a few final sun-drenched, slushy runs, bidding what could be an early goodbye to a season that has disappointed all around....
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Slippery slopes: Hot weather bodes ill for resorts

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Skiers stripped down to shorts and bikini tops to keep cool Wednesday as they got in a few final sun-drenched, slushy runs, bidding what could be an early goodbye to a season that has disappointed all around....
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Slippery slopes: Hot weather bodes ill for resorts

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Skiers stripped down to shorts and bikini tops to keep cool Wednesday as they got in a few final sun-drenched, slushy runs, bidding what could be an early goodbye to a season that has disappointed all around....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Slippery slopes: Hot weather bodes ill for resorts

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-19 17:47
NEWRY, Maine (AP) -- Skiers stripped down to shorts and bikini tops to keep cool Wednesday as they got in a few final sun-drenched, slushy runs, bidding what could be an early goodbye to a season that has disappointed all around....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

American Scene: Suspect in Amish attacks must fund his defense

CLEVELAND — The accused ringleader in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio cannot rely on taxpayers to pay his legal bills, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

U.S. District Court Judge Dan Polster ruled that Samuel Mullet Sr., 66, who has a nearly 800-acre farm near Steubenville with oil and ...

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