Tempe man beaten to death after granddaughter’s wedding
TEMPE, AZ - An 81-year-old Tempe man was beaten to death by teenagers while attending his granddaughter’s wedding in Virginia, in an apparently random attack. George Baker’s son Gregg Baker, whose daughter was getting married, remembers his father’s last day. “[He was] hugging his granddaughter at her wedding reception, telling her how beautiful she looked, telling her how much he loved her.” “We are strong, but it still makes me sick,” said Leslie Gahagan, the bride. “How could you do that to an old man?” Two 16-year-olds and a 13-year-old have been charged with murder. Prosecutors say they will decide...
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 09:11:56 PM
Amish in crisis as father faces trial for 'decade of sex abuse'
<p>A married Amish man has been accused of sexually assaulting six girls, one his cousin, in a case that has plunged his insular community into crisis. Over ten years, Chester Mast is said to have abused victims aged from five to 15.</p>
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 09:11:56 PM
Suspected bank robber shot in Everett(MA)(pic of perp plugged provided)
A bank robbery suspect was shot today in Everett after he lunged at an officer with a knife while fleeing the crime scene, a city official said.
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 09:11:56 PM
Young female murder suspect fired shot after robbery victim laughed, police say
<p>The 14-year-old girl charged with fatally shooting a man during a robbery attempt earlier this month fired her gun when one of the victim's laughed at her because she was so young, according to police charging documents filed this morning.</p>
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 09:11:56 PM
Attacks mar Iowa State Fair
Attacks mar Iowa State Fair Posted: Aug 25, 2010 10:01 AM CDT Updated: Aug 25, 2010 10:01 AM CDT Des Moines police are investigating a string of attacks at the Iowa State Fair, and say they may be racially motivated. Police say in the latest attack on the fair's final night, Sunday, 30 to 40 teens roamed the fairgrounds looking for trouble. Some teens had been yelling, "IT'S BEAT WHITEY NIGHT." State Troopers say they tried to disperse a crowd of teens Sunday night near the main gate at the fairgrounds, but once the teens left the grounds, they started...
Published on Friday 10th of September 2010 09:11:56 PM
"I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope."
by Jerry Lewis
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Battle of Lake Champlain American troops score a decisive victory over the British in the War of 1812 (1814)
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