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FBI investigating death of black man found hanging from tree

The hanging death of an African-American man who had been missing since early this month and was found Thursday by local authorities in Mississippi has drawn the scrutiny of the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.

 
Ex-LAPD cop wanted for murder likely fled to Texas

A rookie Los Angeles police officer accused of killing a man after a fight in the bar district of a Southern California community was driven to a Texas city on the Mexican border by his father last week and has not been seen since, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

 
Fragment from Malaysian Airlines crash site might support missile theory

A metal fragment from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a surface-to-air BUK rocket, a Dutch broadcaster said on Thursday, supporting a theory that the plane was downed by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.

 
Phoenix-area shooting spree suspect appears in court

An Arizona ex-convict appeared in court on Thursday accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a shooting rampage that began at a motel in suburban Phoenix and ended with the suspect’s capture four hours later.

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Remnants of pressure-cooker bomb shown at Boston trial

The Boston Marathon bombing trial jury on Thursday saw the remains of a pressure-cooker bomb that prosecutors say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hurled at police during a gunfight four days after the bombing as well as jihadist files recovered from his laptop.

 
Kerry: US disturbed by reports of chlorine attack in Syria

The United States is deeply disturbed by reports that Syrian government forces attacked the town of Sarmin using chlorine as a weapon on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement on Thursday.

 
Netanyahu backtracks on Palestinian state comments

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Thursday abandoning his commitment to the eventual creation of a Palestinian state, backing away from comments he made during his re-election campaign that drew sharp criticism from Israel’s ally the United States.

Taliban leader killed in US drone attack near Pakistan border

A U.S. drone strike killed a Pakistani Taliban leader and two others on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Taliban said on Thursday, in the latest attack by an unmanned aircraft targeting the Afghan bases of Pakistani Taliban leaders.

Do fraternities bring out the worst in college men?

Despite roots in community service and brotherhood, inappropriate behavior at fraternities can be so common that often, no one blinks an eye.

 
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Tunisia museum attack

Tunisia said it would deploy the army to major cities and arrested nine people on Thursday after 20 foreign tourists were shot dead at a museum in the capital in an attack claimed by Islamic State.

Study shows New Yorkers have longest work week

New Yorkers have a longer work week on average than residents of the other largest 29 U.S. cities, thanks in part because of the time they spend getting to their jobs, city officials said on Wednesday.

 
Jury sees bombs, bloody sweatshirt in Boston bombing trial

The Boston Marathon bombing trial jury on Wednesday saw two sides of defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, in pipe bombs he is charged with hurling at police four days after the attack and the sweatshirt stained with his own blood he was arrested in.