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Robert Dear, the man suspected of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs is due in court Monday in a case that has united even staunch opponents in the abortion debate. Robert Lewis Dear, 57, is accused of killing a police officer and two civilians who were accompanying separate friends to the clinic. The rampage touched …

A Jerusalem court has convicted two Israeli youths over the killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammad Abu Khdeir, who was burned to death in east Jerusalem. Mohammad Abu Khdeir was taken from his home in east Jerusalem on 2 July, 2014. After being forced into a car, he was driven to a forest where he was beaten with a tyre iron …

A BK manager who accuses Chicago police of erasing surveillance video in the case of a black teen shot last year by a white officer now charged with murder says he has testified before a federal grand jury investigating the case. Jay Darshane accused police of erasing the restaurant’s surveillance tape and the FBI of confiscating the restaurant video recorder …

Adele’s “25” album just broke the 15-year record of NSYNC of 2.4 million sales of its “No Strings Attached” album established in 2000 for first-week sales of an album. Adele’s new album 25 has sold 3.38 million copies in the US its first week. As reported by Billboard, 25 is the first album to sell more than 3 million copies …

Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy have tied the knot. Us Weekly said Sunday that the former “Full House” child star turned fashion designer, 29, wed Sarkozy, 46, a managing director and head of global financial services for The Carlyle Group, in a small ceremony with about 50 guests, including parents of both the bride and the groom. The couple exchanged …

Officials across Maine are investigating a series of bomb threats at Walmart stores Saturday night, Several Walmart stores were evacuated in York and Cumberland counties. In Scarborough, police received a “generic voice-automated bomb threat” at 7:49 p.m. for the store on Gallery Boulevard, Sgt. Mary Pearson said in a news release. After the store was evacuated, “police provided support for …

Amazon is back with its latest vision for its Prime Air drone delivery system — and this time the company has brought its high-profile celebrity, TV show host and gearhead Jeremy Clarkson, along for the ride. In a slick new ad and FAQ page published today, the company demonstrates what Prime Air could look like if and when regulators approve …

Thomas Burke, who was ready to assume the reins in January as chief of Farrell’s newly reconstituted police department, resigned Wednesday in the wake of a controversy created when it was disclosed recently that he had used a variation of the N-word in an e-mail last April. Farrell Mayor Olive McKeithan said that city leaders, including herself, asked Burke to …

Beijing remains on an “orange” pollution alert, the second-highest level, leading to the closure of highways, the suspension of construction and a warning to residents of the Chinese capital to stay indoors. Beijing’s PM2.5 concentration – referring to particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres – reached a high of 434 micrograms per cubic metre at noon on Saturday. That is in …

A funeral was held Saturday for Bella Bond, who was known as “Baby Doe” for months after her body was found on Deer Island earlier this year. A private service for Bella was held at Caggiano & Son Funeral Home, followed by her burial in Winthrop. “This has been a long process for many people in the community,” said Massachusetts …

Tahir Elci, one of the country’s best-known advocates for Kurdish rights, was killed on Saturday during a gun battle between police and unidentified gunmen in southeastern city of Diyarbakir while making a statement calling for calm. Two police were also killed. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu put forward two possible scenarios; either Tahir Elci may have been caught in crossfire or …