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New Mexico Is 2nd State To Make Gas Stations Liable For DUI
Gas stations have a legal obligation not to sell fuel to drivers who are believed to be intoxicated, the New Mexico Supreme Court said Monday in a decision that could have farreaching effects on businesses and that only one other state applies so strictly...
Wounded Widow of Haiti's Slain President Returns Home: Official
Badio, a former official in an anti-corruption unit within the justice ministry, is one of several people wanted by Haitian police, alongside former opposition senator Joel John Joseph.
Pizza Shop Owner Pleads Guilty in US to Charges of Illegally Exporting Semi-automatic Rifles to Pakistan
In order to take advantage of the lack of magazine capacity restrictions in Virginia, some of the purchases were made by Malik under the name, Virginia address and bank account of an associate.
Transmission Tower Falls In Brazil's Amazon, Killing 6
A transmission tower collapsed on Friday in the Brazilian Amazon, killing at least six people and injuring another 13.
Witness: Commissioner Used Arson Money To Buy Campaign Signs
Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs when the Republican ran for office in 2018, a witness testified Friday in Becks trial.
Three Vaccine Doses Better Against Covid Than Two? Debate Over Third Booster Shot
Experts say it is too soon to know for sure if countries will need to organise a third vaccine round later in the year.
3 Decapitated Ducks Found Displayed In Honolulu Neighborhood
Three decapitated ducks were found in the middle of a road in a Honolulu neighborhood and residents upset by the gruesome discovery have raised about $1,500 in reward money to find those responsible.
1st Female Grizzly In 40 Years Collared In Washington State
Wildlife biologists have captured a female grizzly bear in Washington state for the first time in 40 years, fitting it with a radio collar so they can track its movements, officials said Thursday.
Colombia Seizes 5.4 Tonnes Of Cocaine Worth $185 Million -navy
Authorities in Colombia, working alongside counterparts in Panama and the United States, have seized 5.4 tonnes of cocaine worth $185 million, the Andean country's navy said on Wednesday.
Man Jailed For 208 Years Over Mexico School Quake Collapse
A Mexican court has sentenced a man to 208 years in prison for the criminal homicides of 26 people, most of them children, who died when a school collapsed during a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico City in 2017, authorities said on Wednesday.
Residents Remember Italian Killed In Southern Mexico
Dozens of residents of the southern Mexico city of San Cristobal de las Casas paid homage late Tuesday to an Italian man shot to death in an apparent robbery.
Prosecutors Rest Case In Newspaper Shooting Trial On Sanity
Maryland prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in a trial to determine whether a man who killed five people at a newspaper is not criminally responsible due to mental illness.
Lawyers: Prosecutor Won't Charge 17 With Pipeline Trespass
Lawyers for 17 people arrested at pipeline protests in Louisiana say a local prosecutor has rejected felony trespass charges against them all.
Rush For COVID Vaccines As France May Ask For Proof Of Immunization
Hundreds of thousands of people in France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated against the coronavirus after the president warned that the unvaccinated would face restrictions aimed at curbing the quick spread of the Delta variant.
Blast Kills Four Civilians, Wounds Five in Afghanistan's Kabul: Police
The rush hour blast occurred "in the centre of Kabul", police said.
At Least 42 Killed, 60 Injured In Coronavirus Hospital Fire In Iraq
At least 42 people were killed and over 60 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in Iraq's southern city of Nassiriya, health officials and police said on Monday.