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2 Killed, 2 Hurt In Car Vs. Semi Crash
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Two people died and two more were sent to a hospital in a crash in West Des Moines on Tuesday afternoon. Rescue crews were called to Jordan Creek Parkway and Westown Parkway about 2:35 pm Multiple police cars, fire trucks and
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:18P
Nebraska man arrested in fatal motorcycle crash
A northeast Nebraska man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two people whose motorcycle authorities say was hit by a car driving on the wrong side of the highway. The Dixon County Attorney's Office announced Tuesday night that Robert C.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:17P
Prosecutor: Ex-Missouri RB joked about sex assault
(AP) — Former Missouri running back Derrick Washington joked about a sexual encounter with a former tutor who says she was sexually assaulted by him in her sleep, prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his trial. Washington jokingly made a crude
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:16P
After parliamentarians cave in, Akhtar ends strike
Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ebrahim meeting Raja Jahangir Akhtar on Tuesday afternoon. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD JAVAID Nine days without food finally did the trick. Parliamentarians and leaders from the two biggest political parties in the
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:16P
McCourt and Dodgers knew of potential for opening-day violence at...
Stow, a 42-year-old Santa Cruz resident, and his children, Tyler and Tabitha Stow, filed a lawsuit May 24 in Los Angeles Superior Court against McCourt and 13 team entities. Among the claims are assault, battery, negligence, premises liability,
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:16P
WCAX.COM Local Vermont News, Weather and Sports-Green light for big rigs on Vt
And now he says-- because of Tropical Storm Irene-- towns are trying to rebuild roads and bridges and can't deal with the truck traffic. "There's no way we can send these trucks down our two-lane roads, send them through our towns.
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:15P
Convict kills self in Lucknow jail
MUMBAI: Maharashtra Minister for Social Justice Shivaji Moghe said on Tuesday that his department remained firm on raising the age limit for consuming liquor to 25 years. “Even if a person decides to consume liquor, we want it to be as late in life as
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:15P
Seats go empty, HC slams IIM-Shillong's 'whimsical' approach
Justice Kailash Gambhir censured IIM Shillong for not filling all 120 seats available, and hence wasting the public money meant to hand out the “IIM experience to more hopefuls”. “Such a premier institute is expected to act fairly and transparently and
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:15P
Victims of Violence Demand the Truth
The "Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity" held by the families of victims of Mexico's wave of drug-related violence has travelled a total of more than 7000 kms this year. The first edition was a four-day march, the second a motorcade to the
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:15P
Derrick Washington stands trial
She was identified by name in court, but The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual assault. The woman's moved out-of-state after the incident. She testified Tuesday that she was asleep in the off-campus apartment she shared
Updated: 09/20/2011 10:15P