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Coroner: Houston Oil Exec Drowned in River After Fall

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Dr. Frank Minyard said Wednesday that the autopsy of 54-year-old Douglas Schantz found a lesion on his forehead as well as evidence of drowning.

Suspect Swaps Places With Prisoner to Escape From Court

Published on: 11th March, 2010

A Staten Island, N.Y., robbery suspect escaped from custody Wednesday by pretending to be another prisoner, the New York Post reported Thursday.

Police: Woman Beaten After Rejecting Advances in NYC Bar

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Police say a woman was severely beaten in the bathroom of a New York City bar after rejecting a patron’s advances.

Dive Crews Find Body After Car Plunges Off Calif. Bridge

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Authorities say they’ve recovered one body and are looking for two other people after a car plowed off a bridge into a Long Beach channel.

Boy, 7, Who Saved Family Unites With 911 Dispatcher

Published on: 11th March, 2010

A 7-year-old boy who called 911 while armed robbers threatened his parents hugged and delivered a high five to the dispatcher who took his call.

PETA Offers Parks Free Trash Cans — With Anti-Meat Slogans

Published on: 11th March, 2010

The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks — on one condition. The cans have to carry an anti-meat slogan and a picture of a woman in a lettuce bikini.

‘Jihad Jane’ Tried to Kill Herself, Hid Muslim Religion

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Colleen LaRose, the self-described Jihad Jane, spent many hours caring for her boyfriend’s father in the small town of Pennsburg, Pa., as she hid her terrorist activities on the Internet, Fox 29 in Philadelphia reported.

N.C.-Bound Jet Returns to N.Y. Airport After Bird Strike

Published on: 11th March, 2010

A US Airways jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff.

Boyfriend of ‘Jihad Jane’ Had No Clue She Was Muslim

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Colleen LaRose, the self-described Jihad Jane, spent many hours caring for her boyfriend’s father in the small town of Pennsburg, Pa., as she hid her terrorist activities on the Internet, Fox 29 in Philadelphia reported.

Police Release Photos Calif. Serial Killer Took of Girls

Published on: 11th March, 2010

Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more potential victims.

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