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New York City Bill Would Let Non-Citizen Immigrants Vote
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Some 800,000 immigrants would get the right to vote under a New York bill that would make the city the largest to let non-citizens vote in local elections. The City Council bill, coming amid a contentious U.S. Senate debate over overhauling immigration laws, would let immigrants living in New York City […]
Boston Police Chief: More Cameras, Surveillance Needed
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – The United States must deploy more cameras, undercover officers and specialized units to protect vulnerable targets from terrorism, Boston’s police chief said. In written testimony submitted before Thursday’s hearing by the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis said law enforcement needs to “harden soft targets, especially events […]
Police: Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Body Has Been Buried
BOSTON, (UPI) – Tamerlan Tsarnaev, killed in a shootout with Boston police who believed he was one of the Boston Marathon bombers, has been buried, police said Thursday. His body had languished in a funeral home after multiple cities refused to accept it, the Boston Herald reported. Worcester, Mass., police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said a […]
Afghanistan Ready To Allow U.S. Bases
KABUL, Afghanistan, (UPI) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he won’t allow the United States to retain military bases in his country without receiving concessions. The two governments are attempting to hammer out a deal that would allow the United States to keep a limited troop presence in Afghanistan after more than 11 years […]
Teen Charged With Homicide For Allegedly Punching Soccer Ref
MURRAY, Utah, (UPI) – A juvenile court in Utah charged a 17-year-old boy with third-degree felony homicide by assault after he allegedly fatally punched a soccer referee in the head. Ricardo Portillo, 46, died Saturday night at the Intermountain Medical Center in Murray after spending a week in a coma allegedly brought on by the […]
Pope Francis To Nuns: Don’t Be ‘Old Maids’
VATICAN CITY, (UPI) – Pope Francis told a gathering of hundreds of nun leaders from around the world the job of a nun is to be a spiritual mother, not an “old maid.” The Argentine pontiff, addressing some 800 leaders of female religious orders in Rome for the meeting of the International Union of Superiors […]
Man, 96, Reimbursed For $300 That Went Missing During Airport Pat-Down
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich., (UPI) – An suburban Detroit man said he finally got a check from the U.S. government reimbursing him for $300 that went missing during an airport pat-down. Omer Petti of Bloomfield Township, with the help of his son, Bill Petti, wrote a letter more than a year ago and sent it to […]
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized In Delaware
DOVER, Del., (UPI) – The Delaware Senate Tuesday gave final legislative approval to a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, signed the bill almost immediately, The New York Times reported. His action made Delaware the 11th state, along with the District of Columbia, where gay marriages will be legal. […]
Sanford Defeats Colbert Busch For U.S. House Seat In South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C., (UPI) – Republican former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford defeated Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch Tuesday for the U.S. House seat he held from 1995 to 2001. Sanford had 54 percent of the vote to 45 percent for Colbert Busch, with 70 percent of the precincts counted in the 1st Congressional District race, CNN […]
Accused ‘Dark Knight’ Shooter Plans Insanity Plea
AURORA, Colo., (UPI) – Attorneys for James Holmes, the former graduate student accused of the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre, notified a court Tuesday he intends an insanity plea. In their court filing, the attorneys said they intend to “tender a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity,” The Denver Post reported. Under Colorado rules, […]
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