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Ernest Wallace returning to Massachusetts to face accessory charge in ex-Patriots Aaron Hernandez murder case

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:39 PM PDT

A Florida man embroiled in the murder case against former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez on Monday waived his right to contest extradition to Massachusetts in the sensational case, according to an assistant for the Broward County judge who presided at the hearing in South Florida.
    

Emergency fire shelters last chance for survival

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:28 PM PDT

PHOENIX (AP) — When things go from bad to really bad for wildland firefighters, their last best hope rests with a folded emergency fire shelter they all carry wherever they go.
    

Docs-in-training to do residencies at Thundermist

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:22 PM PDT

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Eight doctors-in-training at Kent Hospital are taking part in a new program in which they will do their family medicine residencies based at a community health center rather than the hospital.
    

Foxwoods casino closes on $2.3 billion debt

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:20 PM PDT

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) — The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino, has announced it has closed on the restructuring of $2.3 billion in debt.
    

Mass. fund to help bombing victims who lost limbs

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:17 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have agreed to create a $200,000 fund to help seriously injured victims of the Boston Marathon bombing move to new homes or modify their existing ones.
    

NYC rabbi says he mishandled school abuse claims

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The chancellor of a Jewish university in New York City says he was wrong in the way he handled allegations of sexual abuse at the university's high school decades ago.
    

Miami man pleads guilty to $90M heist in Conn.

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:40 PM PDT

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Miami man accused in the theft of about $90 million in prescription drugs from a Connecticut warehouse has pleaded guilty.
    

Changes urged after 5 near airline collisions

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five near collisions involving airliners that aborted landings prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to call Monday for changes in air traffic control procedures.
    

Michaud raises more than $300K for governor's race

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:10 PM PDT

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud has raised more than $300,000 in little more than two weeks since announcing the formation of an exploratory committee to consider a run for governor, his campaign said Monday.
    

Obama suggests spying on nations' allies is common

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama brushed aside sharp European criticism on Monday, suggesting that all nations spy on each other as the French and Germans expressed outrage over alleged U.S. eavesdropping on European Union diplomats. American analyst-turned-leaker Edward Snowden, believed to still be at Moscow's international airport, applied for political asylum to remain in Russia.
    

Tropical Storm Dalila strengthens off Mexico coast

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:05 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Dalila (dah-LY-lah) is strengthening as it moves away from Mexico's Pacific coast and could become a hurricane by Tuesday.
    

Federal cuts mean less pay for Vt. National Guard

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — The head of the Vermont National Guard says furloughs for about 500 full-time Guard members will begin next week.
    

Police: Ohio woman cites diet pills in sex abuse

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Records show an Ohio woman blamed diet supplements after police accused her of filming herself sexually abusing her young daughter and emailed the video to others.
    

Man to be sent to Mass. in ex-Pats murder case

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — A man arrested in Florida has agreed to return to Massachusetts to face a charge in the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.
    

Sentencing delayed for Jesse Jackson Jr., wife

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:58 PM PDT

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Monday postponed the sentencing hearing for former Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, noting it was being done to "accommodate the court" and not at the request of the couple's attorneys or the prosecution.
    

A guide to the trial of James 'Whitey' Bulger

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:58 PM PDT

James "Whitey" Bulger is on trial in a 32-count racketeering indictment accusing him of a long list of crimes, including participating in 19 killings. Here's a look at the case against him, his defense and what's happening in the courtroom:
    

2 Maine legislative leaders to seek US House seat

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:56 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Two legislative leaders, a Democrat who drew the ire of Gov. Paul LePage and a young Republican frustrated by the national debt, announced Monday that they're running for Congress.
    

'Dark day': Flags lowered for 19 dead firefighters

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:53 PM PDT

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — As the windblown blaze suddenly swept toward them, an elite crew of firefighting "Hotshots" desperately rushed to break out their emergency shelters and take cover on the ground under the heat-resistant fabric.
    

Man held in ex-Pats murder case waives extradition

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:51 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — A man arrested in Florida in connection with the murder case against former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has waived extradition and is cleared for transport to Massachusetts.
    

Obama congratulates new Australian prime minister

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:50 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has called new Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to congratulate him on his return to office.