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U.S. Has Concerns About Justice In Georgia

WASHINGTON, (UPI) –  Authorities in Georgia are called on to ensure charges against former government officials aren’t politically motivated, the U.S. State Department said. Georgian authorities this week arrested President Mikheil Saakashvili’s allies, former Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili and former Labor Minister Zurab Chiaberashvili, on charges of abusing political office and corruption. The European […]

49 Chicago Schools To Close

CHICAGO, (UPI) –  The Chicago Board of Education has voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer 27,000 students to new classrooms, officials said. Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd-Bennett gave four other schools, which were scheduled for closing, a last-minute reprieve. Wednesday’s vote came after months of arguments over Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s […]

Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes’ Gun Sales Released

CENTENNIAL, Colo., (UPI) –  Search warrants reveal that Aurora, Colo., shooting suspect James Holmes received six deliveries from an online ammunition vendor, BulkAmmo.com He also had other packages sent to his apartment on almost a daily basis, the documents indicate. The release of the documents Wednesday comes after The Denver Post and other media outlets […]

Obama To Limit Drone Strikes, Restart Guantanamo Closure

WASHINGTON, (UPI) –  The White House plans to send some Guantanamo Bay inmates back to Yemen in a new push to close the prison, officials said President Obama will say Thursday. The president will also announce new limits to unmanned combat drone strikes, the officials said of the program that has been central to White […]

Dead Boston Bombing Suspect Said Involved In Triple Murder

ORLANDO, Fla., (UPI) –  The dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect is now tied to a triple murder, officials said after an alleged accomplice was gunned down by an agent questioning him. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was fingered by Ibragim Todashev in Orlando, Fla., in a 2011 Waltham, Mass., murder in which three people had their throats slashed, […]

Teacher Suspended For Sleeping During Class

WESTON, Fla., (UPI) –  The Broward County (Fla.) School Board suspended a high school science teacher for two days without pay for allegedly falling asleep during class time. The board issued the suspension Tuesday to Patrick Geller, 42, a science teacher at Cypress Bay High School in Weston, after students snapped photos of him taking […]

Man Finds 1938 Superman Comic In Wall Of House

ELBOW LAKE, Minn., (UPI) –  A Minnesota remodeler said the comic book — Superman’s first appearance — he found in the walls of a home is worth 10 times what he paid for the house. David Gonzalez said he purchased the Elbow Lake house for $10,100 and discovered a copy of Action Comics No. 1, […]

Brothers Ordered To Take Down Christmas Decorations

ROSS, Pa., (UPI) –  A Pennsylvania homeowner is accusing township officials of selective enforcement for ordering his brother, who lives in the home, to remove yard decorations. Robert Ansell, owner of the Ross Township home, said he and his brother, William, the home’s resident, have been ordered to remove the toys and Christmas decorations from […]

Bully Learns Lesson From Thrift-Shop Clothes

MURRAY, Utah, (UPI) –  A Utah woman who found out her daughter was teasing a schoolmate about her clothes said she taught the girl a lesson using clothing from a thrift shop. The Murray woman, identified only as Ally to protect the identity of the girl, Kaylee, said she devised the punishment for the elementary […]

Detroit Mower Gang To Spend 24 Hours Mowing Playgrounds

DETROIT, (UPI) –  A group known as the Detroit Mower Gang is inviting volunteers to join them for a 24-hour event to mow grass at the city’s abandoned playgrounds. Detroit Mower Gang chief mower Tom Nardone, 43, said the first Motown Mowdown by Husqvarna will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at O’Shea Playground and will […]