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With four Phoenix, Arizona, boys ages 9 to 14 charged with sexual assault on an 8-year-old girl, a prosecutor vowed Thursday his office will "seek justice for the young victim in this heartrending situation." “This is a deeply disturbing case that has gripped our community,” said Maricopa County attorney Andrew Thomas. According to Phoenix police, the girl was lured to a storage shed at an apartment complex on July 16.
I’ve been to the White House five or six times over the years, but none of those times did I ever pick up an instrument. WASHINGTON (CNN) — I’ve been to the White House five or six times over the years, but none of those times did I ever pick up an instrument
Opposition candidates are charging fraud in Indonesia’s election, which President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won by a more than two-to-one edge over his nearest challenger.
“Got a lot of farms in your district?” In Washington, Representative Dennis Moore, a six-term Democrat, fields that question all the time. People see that he’s from Kansas and they jump to certain conclusions.
Germany’s reputation for efficiency is under serious threat, as work on Berlin’s main suburban train networks has brought the city to a grinding halt. At the height of tourist season and with Berlin playing host to the World Athletics Championships in just a few weeks, the resulting chaos could not have come at a worse time for the cash-strapped capital. For the first time in its 85-year history, Berlin’s S-Bahn system has slashed services after most of its trains were pulled off the tracks for safety checks.
Fans were shocked when T.R. Knight made the surprising decision to leave "Grey’s Anatomy," the hit medical drama that launched him to fame.
Walter Cronkite was the most famous journalist of his time, the personification of success in his beloved profession, with all that brought with it: a journalism school named for him, a Presidential Medal of Freedom and the adulation of his peers and audience. Yet I always had the feeling that if late in life someone had tapped him on the shoulder and said, “Walter, we’re a little shorthanded this week
Authorities are investigating reports that disabled children in India were buried up to their necks during this week’s solar eclipse as a supposed remedy for their handicaps. Officials said Thursday they were looking into reports that some 34 children aged 2 to 7 were buried in sand up to their chins — with the consent of the parents — in the belief that doing so during an eclipse would cure the children of their disabilities
Singer Amy Winehouse went on trial Thursday on charges that she assaulted a woman at a London charity ball last year. Winehouse pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault in March. The charge relates to a September incident in which Winehouse allegedly hit a fan after agreeing to pose for a photo at the ball, British media reported
English football star Steven Gerrard has admitted punching a man in a bar, but the Liverpool captain insisted in his court testimony that it was in self-defense. The 29-year-old is facing a charge of affray after an incident in the early hours of December 29, when he attacked businessman Marcus McGee following a dispute about the music that was being played. If found guilty, Gerrard faces a maximum penalty of six months in jail and a fine of $7,200.