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British official accuses Putin of direct role in poisoning spy

Britain’s foreign secretary accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of personally ordering a nerve agent attack in Britain, ratcheting up tensions Friday in an increasingly global showdown over alleged Russian meddling abroad.

At least 2 dozen cats, carcasses removed from Iowa home

At least two dozen cats and some cat carcasses have been removed from a Des Moines home that authorities say had several inches of feces and garbage on the floor.

 
Pentagon says 7 dead in US helicopter crash in Iraq

All seven service members aboard a U.S. helicopter that crashed in Iraq were killed, the Pentagon said Friday in a written statement. The aircraft crashed in western Iraq a day earlier, U.S. officials said.

 
Family of 4 found dead in parked van in Southern California

Southern California authorities are investigating the deaths of two adults and two children whose bodies were found in a parked van that had its windows covered with blankets and a sunshade.

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Vietnam marks 50th anniversary of My Lai massacre

On March 16, 1968, the American soldiers of Charlie Company massacred 504 unarmed civilians, mostly women, children and elderly men in My Lai and a neighboring community.

Bundy co-defendant gets time served, probation in Oregon occupation

Joseph O’Shaughnessy was sentenced Thursday to time served and two years of supervised release for his role in the 2016 occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. He previously agreed to pay $7,000 in restitution.

Janice Dickinson’s suit against Bill Cosby can move ahead

Model Janice Dickinson’s defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby can move forward after the California Supreme Court refused to review an appeal from the comedian Thursday.

Death toll from South Florida pedestrian bridge collapse up to 6

Six people were killed and 10 others hospitalized in the collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University, police said Friday as state and federal investigators worked to determine how and why the five-day-old span failed.

 
Young California dad killed when boulder tossed onto highway

The pregnant wife of a man killed by a boulder that crashed through the window of their car near Los Angeles is pleading for information that leads to the arrest of the person responsible for pushing the rock off an overpass.

 
Deputy never entered building during Parkland shooting, video shows

Security video shows a Florida sheriff’s deputy going toward the high school building while a gunman massacred 17 students and staff members, but he then backed away and stayed outside with his handgun drawn.

4 indicted in Louisiana fraternity death

A grand jury indicted four people Thursday on charges in the death of a Louisiana State University student whose blood-alcohol content was more than six times the legal limit for driving.

 
Hatch breaks on Russian cargo plane tossing 3 tons of gold

Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff — scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway.

 
Several killed after pedestrian bridge collapses in Miami

A pedestrian bridge being built across an eight-lane highway collapsed at a Miami-area college Thursday, crushing eight vehicles under massive slabs and killing multiple people, authorities said.