Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Jodi Arias says she's ready to meet her maker if sentenced to death
PHOENIX, May 22 (UPI) -- Convicted murderer Jodi Arias said she's as prepared as she can be if jurors return a sentence of execution Wednesday. Arias was convicted May 8 of first-degree murder for killing one-time boyfriend Travis Alexander. In an interview with KNXV-TV, Phoenix, she said she was...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: 'We will get through this'
MOORE, Okla., May 21 (UPI) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the amount of destruction from Monday's tornado is unfathomable but "we will get through this." At least 24 people were killed when the EF4 twister carved a 22-mile path from Newcastle through Moore in central Oklahoma. At some...
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Monday, May 20, 2013
Hotel in Spain refuses reservation for group of kids with Down syndrome
ALMERIA, Spain, May 20 (UPI) -- A hotel in Spain has come under fire for refusing to let a group of children with Down syndrome stay the night because they "might annoy other guests." Hotel CaboGata Plaza Suites in Almeria refused a reservation for a group of children with Down syndrome who were...
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Sunday, May 19, 2013
Re-vote goes smoothly in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan, May 19 (UPI) -- There was some grumbling among voters but no reports of violence in a re-vote Sunday in areas of Karachi, the capital of Pakistan, election observers said. The Express-Tribune said some polls closed before voters could cast their ballots, and some voters said they...
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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Former head of IRS denies political motives in dealing with Tea Party
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Department officials were told in June 2012 about Internal Revenue Service scrutiny of political groups, the department's inspector general said. J. Russell George, inspector general for tax administration, testified at a House Ways and Means Committee...
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