Articles by Associated Press
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Strong quake rocks Papua New Guinea, local tsunami possible
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 2:05 amA powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, and officials warned that a local tsunami was possible.
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Metro trains crash in Mexico City, injuring 12
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 2:05 amTwo metro trains carrying passengers crashed in Mexico City on Monday, leaving at least 12 people injured, authorities said.
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Family of boy shot by police: Don’t delay suit against cops
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 2:05 amRelatives of a 12-year-old boy who was killed by police asked Monday for their lawsuit against two officers to not be delayed and questioned why the criminal investigation remains pending more than five months after the shooting.
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Court lists address of wrong woman in Gray case
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 2:05 amA woman whose address was listed in public court records as that of a police officer charged in the Freddie Gray case has been harassed by phone calls from bail bondsmen and visits from journalists to her home, her lawyer said Monday.
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Colorado theater shooter asked police if children were hurt
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 1:05 amSounding dazed in the hours after his arrest, Colorado theater shooter James Holmes asked detectives, “There weren’t any children hurt, were there?”
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Rihanna in queen’s garb shuts down Met Gala carpet
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 1:05 amRihanna took the red carpet Monday at the Met Gala in a fur-trimmed yellow cape with floral swirls of gold and a train so long it required three wranglers.
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Utah man killed in carjacking attempt had prior convictions
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amAn unarmed man fatally shot during an attempted carjacking outside a Utah grocery store over the weekend had prior convictions for robbery and assault and was already being sought by police when a bystander shot him, police said Monday.
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Texas Legislature acts to stop cities from limiting drilling
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amTexas moved Monday to ban its own cities from imposing prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing and other potentially environmentally harmful oil and natural gas drilling activities within their boundaries — a major victory for industry groups and top conservatives who have decried rampant local “overregulation.”
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Philly lawyer joins effort to restore Ali’s childhood home
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amA real estate investor wanting to restore Muhammad Ali’s boyhood home in Kentucky has a new business partner in his corner.
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Trailer fire kills 3 women from family; 4 relatives escape
Associated Press | May 5, 2015 12:05 amA fire in a mobile home killed three women from the same family on Monday, but four other relatives escaped, authorities said.