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Classmates didn’t come to autistic boy’s birthday, community shows up

When none of her son’s classmates showed up to his birthday party, a Florida mother took to social media to express her despair. Within hours, her community rallied to make her little boy’s day nothing short of magical.

 
Mexico arrests most-wanted Knights Templar drug lord

Mexico has captured the most wanted drug lord in the country, Servando “La Tuta” Gomez, police said on Friday, delivering a boost to a government battered by gang violence.

 
Ex-police chief reveals new details on JonBenet Ramsey murder

It’s easy to feel a little sad for Mark Beckner, the former Boulder, Colorado, police chief and Reddit newbie who did an Ask Me Anything segment this weekend, unaware that his answers were accessible to the entire world.

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Earl Lloyd, NBA pioneer, dies at 86

Earl Lloyd, the first African-American man to play in the NBA, died Thursday at the age of 86.

 
Pregnant inmate caught after escaping hospital

A pregnant inmate under guard by a private security company was captured Thursday morning after walking away from a Shreveport hospital while receiving treatment.

 
Iran blows up fake U.S. warship; U.S. not worried

Iran blasted its mock-up of a U.S. aircraft carrier during naval drills on Wednesday, swarming the target with 100 speedboats armed with rockets, shoulder-launched missiles and mortars as well as striking it with cruise missiles, according to reports from Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency.

 
Man linked to bin Laden convicted in U.S. embassies bombing case

A Saudi man described by prosecutors as one of Osama bin Laden’s most trusted lieutenants was convicted in a federal court in New York on Thursday in connection with the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

 
Aaron Hernandez bought drinks, smoked pot before murder, witness says

Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez smoked marijuana and bought food and drinks for friends at a Rhode Island restaurant hours before prosecutors say he fatally shot an acquaintance, a witness testified on Thursday.

 
911 operator who told girl to ‘stop whining’ out of job

A 911 emergency dispatcher who told a young caller to “stop whining” after her father was struck and killed by a car along a Maryland highway has left the position, a fire official said on Wednesday.