Donald Moeller, 60, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Sioux Falls, marking South Dakota's second execution this month in an unusual surge for a state that has carried out just two other death sentences since 1913.
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A U.S. teenager who intended to blow up his school will be charged with attempted aggravated murder after six bombs were found in his bedroom, a prosecutor said late Saturday. Delete the scoop?
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What’s it all about? White collar crime, now also commonly referred to as “business crime”, encompasses areas such as cartels, extradition, mutual legal assistance, corruption, market abuse and insider dealing. Delete the scoop?
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It once was an accepted tactic as old as policing itself and, according to the New York Police Department, a key to the city's dramatic drop in crime: patrol officers stopping young men on the street to see if they're up to no good. Delete the scoop?
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• Victim identified as Lee Rigby • Cameron: it was attack on Britain and 'betrayal of Islam' • PM seems to say suspects were known to security services • Two men under arrest in hospital • Attack prompts fears of backlash against British Muslims •... Delete the scoop?
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The FBI said Wednesday that agents have arrested a 37-year-old man after a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week. 
Brittany Schilling's comment,
May 23, 4:55 AM
This is something out of a CSI or another crime show. Poisoning letters to politicians is not something new but is not something people hear every day. Glad the man got caught before anyone was seriously injured.
Rob Duke's comment,
May 23, 2:48 PM
It was a precursor to Ricin (maybe ground castor beans) so this may have been a pretty crude attempt).
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A U.S. House committee chairman said the Internal Revenue Service official who refused to answer his panel’s questions today about her involvement in scrutinizing small-government groups may have waived her right to avoid testimony and might have... Delete the scoop?
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State wildlife officials are offering $22,000 in rewards in the recent cases of two bald eagle shootings in East Tennessee. Delete the scoop?
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State Police say the five men and two women are from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore, and “cited their education and career interests” for being in the area. Delete the scoop?
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ames Holmes, accused of killing a dozen people and wounding scores more in a July shooting spree at a Colorado movie theater, goes before a judge in Denver on Monday today seeking to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. 
Rachael Gray's comment,
May 20, 5:26 PM
This is such a complicated topic; how to punish the mentally ill. Personally, someone who gathers ammo and guns and comes prepared is someone who isn't mentally ill. He had a plan and he executed it. It would be a different story is he just showed up to watch the movie and then all of a sudden wiped out a weapon and start killing. I guess the other question is how do you punish those suffering from mental disorders. Just because you have a problem doesn't mean you shouldn't get punished. Whether mentally ill or sane; this man needs a punishment to fit the crime.
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May 22, 11:23 PM
I would like to believe that no sane man in the world would be able to walk into a crowded movie theater dressed as the Joker and open fire on a crowd of innocent people. To me, there has to be some form of mental illness that allowed him to act that way with no provocation or reason. On the other hand, I don't feel that this should mitigate what he did. This man was a functioning member of society, he knew right from wrong, graduated college with a 3.9, and continued onto Grad school. He understood completely the impact of his actions, and performed them anyways. For this, I feel that an insanity defense would be inappropriate. He had the rational thought to acquire large amounts of ammunition and the ability to process in his mind what he was doing. To me, if he was able to understand what he was doing and why it was wrong, he should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law (or just shot in the head in the near future in order to save the tax payers a huge amount of money).
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O.J. Simpson is expected to make the legal equivalent of a Hail Mary pass on Monday in a Las Vegas courtroom, asking a judge to grant him a new trial on grounds his former attorney mishandled his case. Delete the scoop?
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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith's store. 
Keith Swift's comment,
May 25, 4:07 AM
To start off, I thank this "gun carrying man" he did save lives that day... Now am I the only one who caught that they were down playing the knife as a weapon, "Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon." Sorry but the knife didn't change. It was always the same it was used in a bad way but it wasn't turned into anything other than a knife. I only make this point because it seems they are setting a double standard for knives and guns. By this standard a gun is always a weapon and a knife is only a weapon when it stabs. It seems like they are down playing the weapon aspect because it was a knife and not a gun. In my opinion if it was a gun used to shoot someone they would have made a much bigger deal. Just something I noticed
Rob Duke's comment,
May 25, 1:55 PM
It's surprising that this made national news since the rescuer did shoot the stabber.
Mwlvin Colley's curator insight,
May 25, 5:44 PM
It goes to show that restricted gun laws can have negative effect. As the saying goes, guns don't kill people, people kill people. If that gunmen wasn't there, who know what might have happened. I also think that it was really good the stabber was not shot, but controlled with the gun. As you might have guessed, I think that guns should be carried by competent citizens. Delete the scoop?
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The News-Herald is your source for all Northeast Ohio 24-hour breaking news, local news, sports, life and more. View daily weather updates, watch videos and photos. Keep up with Northeast Ohio's News and Northeast Ohio local Sports. Delete the scoop?
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A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. Delete the scoop?
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Matthew Deacon gets 4 years for killing his ex-girlfriend Elko Daily Free Press ELKO — In a five-page letter, the mother of shooting victim Casey Jo Tervort said her daughter's death altered her view of the criminal justice system and questioned...
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May 25, 5:27 PM
Wow! I understand where the mother is coming from, and I also understand where the court is coming from in judgment. However, I do not understand why his sentencing is so light. The fact is a person was killed and someone needs to pay for this. This doesn't sound like just any accidental death, a man pulled a trigger and shot a woman. Sometimes I wonder what the world is coming to. Delete the scoop?
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Hacking in China is openly discussed and promoted, whether for breaking into private networks, tracking dissent or stealing trade secrets. Delete the scoop?
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A British soldier was 'beheaded' Wednesday on a London street in a barbaric attack by a pair of cleaver-wielding jihadists, officials and witnesses said.
Keith Swift's comment,
May 25, 3:37 AM
This was one brave woman... I commend her for confronting them... I think that these two individuals are very disturbed. Not just for doing what they did but for the way they did it. In my opinion they didn't even really have a plan they just waited for a soldier, beheaded him, and then stuck around and waited to get shot by police... to me this shows poor planning and not something that would be done by a terrorist cell. To me it just shows disturbed individuals.
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A Central Florida man who was shot and killed by an FBI agent early Wednesday morning was being investigated by the FBI and Massachusetts authorities in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings .
Alysha Childs's comment,
May 22, 11:44 PM
Wow, this article is a lot different than the other articles that I've read today on the same subject. The news this morning and the articles I've been reading all days have been about a radical extremist who attacked an FBI agent when asked to sign the confession he had made to the police earlier. In this article, it appears only the friends of the man were interviewed, and little information seems to be given about the reasons why. It bothers me that only one tiny paragraph was given about the triple murder that police appear to have tied the man to, and it is never mentioned again in the article. I felt like the article made the man out to be a friendly man who was unfairly accused and then stalked by the police and FBI until his death his morning. Then when I watched the video of the friend of the deceased’s response to the news of the death, all I could think was “this guy’s practically telling us all he’s guilty too! Why isn’t he in jail?” When he was saying that one of them dying was the worst case scenario, and they had thought they would just be arrested, I feel like that’s a sign of guilt. If you haven’t done anything wrong, you don’t expect to be arrested. I just felt like this article was very contradictory to the video that was shown with it, and I’m curious what more we will learn in the approaching weeks about the events that took place.
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#PNG O’Neill wants tough laws against white collar crime: Source: The #National, Wednesday… http://t.co/MTGrCN1954 Delete the scoop?
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O.J. Simpson wants a new trial to reconsider his 2008 conviction on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping, saying he was misled by a bad lawyer. It's a common problem, legal experts say. Delete the scoop?
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Police today are searching for three suspects after 19 people, including two children, were shot in New Orleans on Sunday while watching a Mother's Day parade.
Rachael Gray's comment,
May 20, 5:35 PM
I think it is scary to know that we almost can't feel safe anywhere we go. Anymore you hear about shootings in places that you should feel safe to go like a store, a movie, a parade, a marathon, school, etc. These aren't bad people getting hurt, they are our neighbors, our family, and our friends that are experiencing horrible things when doing simple chores or fun activities. I really enjoy hearing that they are standing up against this. Letting the "bad guys" know that they are going to protect and take back control of the area. There are still good people out there!
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The cause of the death is still vague, but according to a number of media reports he was killed by injuries he suffered during an attempted robbery. Delete the scoop?
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Danya Schimmack's comment,
May 22, 1:49 AM
Such a tragic story, and they are both so young. I cannot imagine the families devastation. I am curious though about what led the brother to his actions, perhaps mental illness will turn out to be a factor.
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