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• Updated: Divorce granted to Mississippi same-sex couple after 2 years

  01-12-2015 23:59
  
  JACKSON, Miss. — Two years after their divorce filing got entangled in Mississippi’s efforts to prevent same-sex marriage, a judge Tuesday dissolved the legal union of Lauren Czekala-Chatham and Dana Ann Melancon. Czekala-Chatham and her lawyer, Carey Varnado, said the end came in Water Valley, 50 miles south of DeSoto County, where the pair filed […]
  
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• Updated: Facebook CEO, now a father, will give away most of his money

  01-12-2015 23:58
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife say they’ll devote nearly all their wealth — roughly $45 billion — to solving the world’s problems in celebration of their new baby daughter, Max. Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, gave birth to a 7-pound, 8-ounce daughter last week. But the couple […]
  
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• Mountain West honors Lobos Wiggins and SDSU’s Rocky Long

  01-12-2015 23:58 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Mountain West all conference teams and individual honors were announced Tuesday. No Lobos were part of the first team however, senior punt and kick returner Carlos Wiggins did receive second team honors.Linebacker Dakota Cox, Defensive Lineman Nik D’Avanzo and Offensive Lineman Eden Mahina were selected as honorable mention. San Diego State head coach Rocky Long is the Coach of the Year. The former Lobo coach led San Diego State to a perfect 8-0 conference re
  
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• Facebook CEO, now a father, will give away most of his money

  01-12-2015 23:56 via krqe.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Talk about birth announcements: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife said they’ll devote nearly all their wealth — roughly $45 billion — to good works in celebration of their new baby daughter, Max.
  Zuckerberg’s wife, Priscilla Chan, gave birth to a 7-pound, 8-ounce daughter last week. But the couple didn’t put out the news until Tuesday, when Zuckerberg posted it on — of course — Facebook.
  In the same post, Zuckerberg sai
  
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• Jurors still has no verdict in ex-coal CEO Blankenship trial

  01-12-2015 23:52
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge told a jury Tuesday to keep trying to reach a verdict in the trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, even after jurors said they were deadlocked, and she told them they can return a partial verdict if they agree on a portion of the charges. At midday, jurors […]
  
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• The Latest on Freddie Gray: Jury to be seated Wednesday

  01-12-2015 23:46
  
  BALTIMORE — The latest on the trial of a police officer accused in the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who suffered a spinal injury in the back of a transport van (all times local): 5:30 p.m. A court spokeswoman says a jury will be seated Wednesday for the manslaughter trial of a […]
  
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• Coroner: Remains from Kansas are from a juvenile

  01-12-2015 23:46
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Human remains found at a Kansas barn are those of a juvenile, but tests to determine if the remains belong to a missing 7-year-old boy could take weeks, a coroner said Tuesday. Police found the remains after investigating a domestic disturbance, when they were notified that the boy — whom authorities […]
  
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• Albuquerque Public Schools to pay settlement after teacher accused of touching student

  01-12-2015 23:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Albuquerque Public Schools have agreed to pay out big time because of a former teacher accused of inappropriately touching a student.
  Kenneth Jehle allegedly touched a Taft Middle School student and made the student watch him touch himself at his Albuquerque home, after months of harassment.
  APS fired Jehle but the students’ parents filed a lawsuit against Jehle and APS, saying they didn’t do enough to protect kids.
  A district court judge has now approved t
  
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• Man questioned in murder of Montana mother and son who stumbled into fortune

  01-12-2015 23:19
  
  Police in rural Montana are questioning a man previously convicted of aggravated kidnapping in connection with the murder of an elderly woman and her son who disappeared just 10 days after they came into possession of a bar of gold worth almost half a million dollars. The bodies of Beverly and Greg Giannonatti were found […]
  
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• Gov. proposes ‘rapid workforce development fund’

  01-12-2015 23:17
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez on Tuesday proposed a $1.25 million Rapid Workforce Development Fund for training and certifying employees in specialized fields to fulfill the workforce requirements of companies looking to move to or expand in New Mexico. The fund would be established with one-time, non-recurring money, to be used only in instances when an expansion […]
  
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• Judge rules teacher evaluation lawsuits will be tried separately

  01-12-2015 23:08
  
  A Santa Fe District Court judge rejected today an attempt by the Public Education Department to have two separate lawsuits challenging the PED’s teacher evaluation system consolidated into one. However, Judge Francis Mathew did rule that depositions and other types of evidence gathering in the two lawsuits should be combined to improve efficiency. The lawsuits […]
  
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• Two men are first flu-related deaths in New Mexico in 2015-16

  01-12-2015 23:00 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The New Mexico Department of Health has announced the first flu-related deaths of the 2015-16 season.
  Health officials say a 67-year-old man in Dona Ana County and a 69-year-old man in San Miguel County have died from influenza.
  Their names weren’t released Tuesday.
  Health officials say flu activity typically peaks between December and February.
  During the 2014-15 flu season, New Mexico had more than 260 influenza and pneumonia-related deaths.
  The Centers for Di
  
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• First flu-related deaths in New Mexico in 2015-16

  01-12-2015 22:59
  
  SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health has announced the first flu-related deaths of the 2015-16 season. Health officials say a 67-year-old man in Dona Ana County and a 69-year-old man in San Miguel County have died from influenza. Their names weren’t released Tuesday. Health officials say flu activity typically peaks between December […]
  
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• Obama says parts of climate deal must be legally binding

  01-12-2015 22:51
  
  PARIS — President Barack Obama said Tuesday that parts of the global warming deal being negotiated in Paris should be legally binding on the participating countries, setting up a potential fight with Republicans at home. Obama’s stand won praise at the U.N. climate conference from those who want a strong agreement to reduce greenhouse gas […]
  
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• Reports show NAU shooting victims under influence of alcohol

  01-12-2015 22:49
  
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Legal experts say results of toxicology tests on the victims and suspect in a shooting at Northern Arizona University could bolster claims of self-defense. Results released this week show the victims had alcohol, drugs or both in their systems but the suspect did not. The victims’ blood-alcohol levels exceeded what’s considered legal […]
  
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• Chicago mayor fires police chief in wake of video release

  01-12-2015 22:30
  
  CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel sought for months to keep the public from seeing a video that shows a white police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Now, a week after the video’s release, the Chicago mayor has fired the police superintendent, created a new task force for police accountability and expanded the use of […]
  
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• Viewing, funeral, scheduled for former light heavyweight champion Bob Foster

  01-12-2015 22:22 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Former light heavyweight champion Bobby Foster lost his battle to cancer last month at the age of 76.
  A viewing will be held Tuesday from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm at Strong Thorne Mortuary in Albuquerque. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at God’s House Church at 11:00 am.
  Standing 6-foot-3, the big-punching Foster was 56-8-1 with 46 knockouts. The Albuquerque native won the light heavyweight title in 1968 when he stopped Dick Tiger in the fourth round
  
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• The Latest: Atlanta police say man shot first in shootout

  01-12-2015 22:20
  
  ATLANTA — The latest on the gun battle involving police in downtown Atlanta that left one man dead (all times local): 4 p.m. Atlanta police say an 18-year-old killed Monday night during a gunfight fired first at officers after running from a traffic accident. A statement released by Director of Public Affairs Elizabeth Espy on […]
  
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• New Mexico State Police investigating a shooting in Socorro

  01-12-2015 22:19
  
  SOCORRO — New Mexico State Police say they’re investigating an officer-involved shooting in Socorro. Details weren’t immediately released Tuesday. Police say an officer discharged his firearm, but the agency couldn’t immediately confirm if a person was injured in the shooting. KOAT-TV reports that a member of the Socorro County Sheriff’s Department fired the shots and […]
  
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• In slap at Obama, GOP-led House moves to block climate rule

  01-12-2015 22:19
  
  WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama works to hammer out a global climate agreement in Paris, Republicans in Congress are moving to block his plan to force steep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants. The House was poised to pass two resolutions disapproving Obama’s power-plant rules and rendering them inoperative. The measures […]
  
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• Lawyer: Boy taken by dad in 2002 has visited mom in Alabama

  01-12-2015 21:55
  
  CLEVELAND — A boy who was taken from his Alabama home by his father in 2002 and raised in Ohio under a new identity recently reconnected with his mother in Alabama, the father’s attorney said Tuesday after his client pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and other charges. Attorney Ralph DeFranco said Julian Hernandez visited his […]
  
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• Canadian smuggler with turtles in pants pleads guilty in US

  01-12-2015 21:55
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A Canadian man caught at a border crossing with 51 turtles taped to his body pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling or attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 of the reptiles out of southeastern Michigan. Kai Xu, 27, would order turtles online and travel to the U.S. to pick them up and […]
  
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• Syria’s al-Qaida branch releases captive Lebanese soldiers

  01-12-2015 21:54
  
  BEIRUT — Al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria released more than a dozen Lebanese soldiers and police it has held for more than a year on Tuesday as part of a Qatar-brokered deal in which Lebanon freed at least 11 prisoners, including a former wife of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The release caps Lebanon’s lengthy […]
  
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• German Cabinet OKs military mission against IS in Syria

  01-12-2015 21:54
  
  BERLIN — The German Cabinet approved plans Tuesday to commit up to 1,200 soldiers to support the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria. The mandate still requires parliamentary clearance but Chancellor Angela Merkel’s governing coalition has a huge majority and its approval looks assured. Senior lawmakers from her conservative bloc expected a […]
  
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• Morrissey wins annual ‘Literary Review Bad Sex’ award

  01-12-2015 21:53
  
  LONDON — Maybe he should have stuck to writing songs — former Smiths frontman and lyricist Morrissey has won the annual award for the poorest quality writing about sex. The award that writers don’t want to get was given on Tuesday at a gala ceremony in central London. The prize was given for Morrissey’s first […]
  
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• Copper bears see more pain as prices trade at lowest since 2009

  01-12-2015 21:53
  
  (c) 2015, Bloomberg News. NEW YORK — Hedge funds are betting there’s more pain in store for copper, even with prices trading at the lowest in six years. Money managers are holding the biggest net-short position in the metal since August. Futures are trading near the lowest since 2009 as economic growth slows to the […]
  
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• ABQ man pleads to armed robbery of pharmacy

  01-12-2015 21:41
  
  Eddie Gallegos, 39, of Albuquerque, pleaded guilty Tuesday federal court to theft of Oxycodone, OxyC ...
  
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• Updated: Lawmaker: Planned Parenthood ‘the real culprit’ for violence

  01-12-2015 21:35
  
  DENVER — A Republican state lawmaker from Denver blamed Planned Parenthood for a deadly shootout last week at a clinic in Colorado Springs. Rep. JoAnn Windholz wrote in a Facebook posting Monday that Planned Parenthood is “the real culprit” for violence. “Violence is never the answer, but we must start pointing out who is the […]
  
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• Most popular baby names of 2015

  01-12-2015 21:11 via krqe.com
  
  (WFLA) – The list of the most popular baby names for the year has been released by BabyCenter. The list of most popular girl and boy names is complied based on 340,000 parents who shared their baby’s name with BabyCenter in 2015. The names might not surprise you, as a few of them have been at the top of the list for years now…
  10. Girl: Madison, Boy: Jacob
  9. Girl: Emily, Boy: Logan
  8. Girl: Lily, Boy: Caden
  7. Girl: Zoe, Boy: Ethan
  6. Girl: Isabella, Boy: Mason
  5. Girl: Mia,
  
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• 911 calls released in deadly Albuquerque DWI crash

  01-12-2015 20:40 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It was a tragic and emotional scene at this weekend’s deadly DWI crash that took the lives of three young teens, Grace Sinfield and brothers Roberto Mendez and Sergio Mendez-Aguirre. Two of the teens died at the scene, the third at the hospital.
  Several people stopped to help when they saw the aftermath of the crash early Sunday morning under the Big I, “we have two cars and they are both flipped over and torn to pieces.” said one 911 caller.
  While ma
  
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• Judge: Public defender isn’t supplying adequate defense for former Santa Fe luxury home builder

  01-12-2015 20:30
  
  Special master to be appointed in case against Santa Fe home developer
  
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• Ex-con can use his own shovels to dig for evidence of harvesting body parts at state pen, judge rules

  01-12-2015 20:30
  
  A district judge is allowing a former inmate a little more time and his own shovels to dig for evidence of alleged abuse and organ harvesting of dead inmates at the Penitentiary of New Mexico. On Monday, Judge Sarah Singleton modified a previous ruling, saying that Samuel Chavez can take up to two shovels and […]
  
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• From racing to rum, things to know about year-end tax breaks

  01-12-2015 20:20 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s December, when Congress typically passes a last-minute package of temporary tax breaks, sparing millions of businesses and individuals from unwanted tax increases just weeks before the start of filing season.
  This year, lawmakers will have to do it again if they want to avoid the wrath of angry taxpayers at holiday time.
  Congress extends these tax breaks every year or two, usually in the final days, drawing complaints from business leaders tired of the uncertai
  
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• ‘Find Your New Mexico True Park’ winners announced

  01-12-2015 20:05 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) – Tuesday Governor Susana Martinez announced the winners of the ‘Find Your New Mexico True Park’ video contest. The New Mexico Tourism Department, in collaboration with the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department’s State Parks Division, the Department of Cultural Affairs and the National Park Service, created this promotion in order to highlight parks throughout the state and to stimulate in-state tourism.
  See their videos here »
  
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• Tumbleweed snowman goes up, holiday season can begin

  01-12-2015 20:04
  
  The AMAFCA tumbleweed snowman is now up and standing near Interstate 40 and University Boulevard. For many Albuquerque citizens, the tumbleweed snowman signals the official start of the holiday season. “It’s the official start of the Christmas season,” said Julie Chavez, who watched the the tumbleweed snowman go up with her family.
  
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• Accused killer of Officer Benner back in court Tuesday

  01-12-2015 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- The man accused of killing Rio Rancho Officer Gregg Benner is expected back in court Tuesday afternoon.Andrew Romero is charged with an open count of murder. Romero’s lawyers want to move his trial somewhere else, saying he wouldn’t get a fair trial due to the extensive media coverage.
  Romero has is also requesting his trial be separated from Tabitha Littles, the girlfriend who was in the car the night of the shooting who was also charged with murder.
  It’s u
  
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• Boxing/MMA: Maldonado re-ups with Golden Boy

  01-12-2015 19:56
  
    Albuquerque boxer Fidel Maldonado Jr. has re-signed with Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, his father said. Fidel Maldonado Sr., who trains and manages his son, also said former co-manager Cameron Dunkin is no longer part of the team. Maldonado Jr. (20-3, 17 knockouts) has been under contract to Golden Boy since 2011.  […]
  
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• Jury selection begin in Albuquerque homeless beating death case

  01-12-2015 19:54 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Jury selection began today in the trial of an Albuquerque teen charged with the beating deaths of two homeless men.
  Prosecutors tried yesterday once again to cut a plea deal with Alex Rios offering him a 30-year sentence on two counts of second degree murder.
  Rios rejected it. His attorney claims a witness can exonerate him.Police say Rios, Nathaniel Carrillo and Gilbert Tafoya beat three homeless men in a dirt lot last year. Two of the men were killed.
  One of the othe
  
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• State police respond to shooting in Socorro

  01-12-2015 19:46 via krqe.com
  
  SOCORRO, NM (KRQE) – New Mexico State Police are investigating a shooting in the town of Socorro. No other information has been confirmed at this time. KRQE will provide more details as they become available.
  
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• Santa Fe police: Thieves stole $1 million in jewelry in Plaza store heist

  01-12-2015 19:46
  
  SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Police Department is looking for a trio of thieves who took over $1 million worth of merchandise from a Plaza jewelry store during a popular holiday celebration. According to Lt. Michele Williams, three suspects — two males and a female — went into Diva Diamonds & Jewels on East […]
  
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• Woman gets probation in brutal rape case

  01-12-2015 19:31
  
  SANTA FE — A woman who was nearby when a brutal rape of a Pojoque Valley High School senior took place on prom night last year was sentenced Monday in District Court for her role in the crime. Kayla Coriz — 19 when the incident took place on April 27, 2014 — was sentenced to […]
  
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• House considers requiring search warrant to get old emails

  01-12-2015 19:17
  
  WASHINGTON — Investigators would need a search warrant to get people’s old emails under a bill considered Tuesday by a House panel looking to update a nearly 30-year-old federal law to reflect today’s communications. The Email Privacy Act, co-authored by Rep. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan., and Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has broad bipartisan support and would […]
  
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• Duke City Repertory presents ‘The Nutcracker’

  01-12-2015 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The Duke City Repertory is taking on the holidays with the family favorite classic, The Nutcracker. This however is a new, innovative and smart take on the story as young Clara will risk the darkness, battle the Rat King, and save her family with the help of a squad of misfit toys—and a magical Nutcracker.
  During the entire run of The Nutcracker, Duke City Rep will host a donation drive to support Henderson House, YWCA New Mexico’s Transition
  
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• Shop and stroll across ABQ this week

  01-12-2015 19:12
  
  Nob Hill's annual event among four shop and strolls planned around ABQ
  
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• Cybersecurity bills would add secrecy to public records laws

  01-12-2015 19:08
  
  WASHINGTON — A proposed law meant to encourage companies to share information about cyberthreats with the U.S. government includes measures that could significantly limit what details, if any, the public can review about the program through federal and state public records laws. The legislation — already passed in both houses of Congress but not yet […]
  
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• UnitedHealth CEO terms ACA exchange growth a ‘bad decision’

  01-12-2015 18:56
  
  UnitedHealth CEO Stephen Hemsley offered a mea culpa Tuesday for his company’s decision to dive deeper into the Affordable Care Act’s public insurance exchanges, a move that ultimately forced the nation’s largest health insurer to cut its earnings forecast. Hemsley told investors that the insurer should have learned more about the still-new business, and expanding […]
  
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• Remembering Rosa Parks on anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott

  01-12-2015 18:47 via krqe.com
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Tuesday marks an important milestone in civil rights history — remembering the Montgomery bus boycott.
  Celebrities, activists and politicians will commemorate the boycott.
  There’s a National Bar Association Tour, which includes a key note speech by democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
  But the bus boycott would have never happened without the actions of Rosa Parks.
  The daughter of Leona and James McCauley, Rosa Louise McCauley was born on Fe
  
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• The Latest: Jury says it’s deadlocked in ex-coal CEO trial

  01-12-2015 18:23
  
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest in the federal trial of Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy. All times local: Noon: The jury in the trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship says it is deadlocked, but the judge responded with instructions that jurors could reach a partial verdict in the case. Jurors sent U.S. […]
  
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• Chicago mayor fires city police superintendent

  01-12-2015 18:17 via krqe.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the city’s police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white Chicago officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
  Emanuel called a news conference to announce the dismissal of Superintendent Garry McCarthy, who only days ago insisted to reporters that the mayor had his “back.”
  Protesters have been calling for McCarthy’s dismissal in response to the handling of the death of Laquan McD
  
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• Texas attorney general back in court over fraud indictment

  01-12-2015 18:14
  
  McKINNEY, Texas — Prosecutors say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is not entitled to records from the secret grand jury proceedings that led to his felony indictments on securities fraud charges. Paxton appeared Tuesday in court in McKinney for the second time since being indicted in July on charges of defrauding wealthy investors in a […]
  
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