BOGOTA – Colombian authorities extradited to the United States on Thursday a rebel “jailer” captured in last year’s storybook rescue of three U.S. military contractors and ex-presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt. Gerardo Aguilar, alias “Cesar,” faces drug-trafficking charges, kidnapping and other charges on an indictment in Washington, D.C. federal court. The …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A convicted child molester with a knack for eluding authorities was sentenced to 155 years for sexually abusing two boys, including a prepubescent youngster whom he was living with in the U.S. Virgin Islands, officials said Thursday. Authorities say Gary Lee Brown, 54, who lived …
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DENVER – Hundreds more patients have been advised to get tested for hepatitis C as health officials in two more states launched investigations into an infected Colorado surgery tech who allegedly swapped clean needles for dirty ones to feed her painkiller addiction. Kristen Diane Parker, 26, is accused of taking …
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LOS ANGELES – Oscar De La Hoya is calling it quits in the ring. Boxing’s most popular fighter announced his decision Tuesday across the street from Staples Center, where a statue of him stands. De La Hoya is retiring four months after he was thoroughly beaten by Manny Pacquiao in …
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Miss California is not backing down from the answer regarding gay marriage she gave on Sunday night’s Miss USA telecast. Carrie Prejean told FOXNews.com that she had “no regrets” and was happy with the answer she gave when a Miss USA judge, the gossip blogger Perez Hilton, asked about her …
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – National Pagans Motorcycle Club leaders and more than 50 members and associates of the outlaw biker gang are accused of plotting to kill and extort rivals to consolidate the club’s power in the eastern U.S., according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The defendants include national Pagans President …
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An 11-year-old boy from England, who was told he might never walk properly or play sports, has beaten the odds by becoming a junior golf champion. Brandon Craggs was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after being born five weeks early, the Daily mail reported Thursday. He grew up wearing orthopedic boots …
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MISSOULA, Mont. – The University of Montana is proposing a campus-wide ban on all forms of tobacco, though students and staff would have nearly two years to quit before it’s enforced. The Associated Students of the University of Montana Senate endorsed the ban and President George Dennison recently sent an …
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Say this about Faisal Shahzad: If he is the guy who masterminded this botched attack on New York’s Times Square, he didn’t much care who was president, did he? Just like that Nigerian Muslim underwear bomber last Christmas; or last June, the American Muslim who opened fire on a U.S. …
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An obesity-prevention program tested in several Dutch schools was able to cut down teenagers’ consumption of sugary sodas and curb body-fat gain, according to a new study. The program, dubbed Dutch Obesity Intervention in Teenagers (DOiT), aimed to boost students’ exercise levels, steer them away from junk food and sugar-sweetened …
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