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Manatees Rescued After Being Trapped In Florida Drain Pipe

Geann Pineda   | Feb 25, 2015 11:08 PM EST

Nineteen manatees were freed after getting trapped in a storm drain in Florida, according to The New Zealand Herald. read more

Despite Missing Required Inspection, 128 Southwest Airlines Planes Allowed to Fly

Marcel Woo   | Feb 25, 2015 05:45 AM EST

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that the agency approved the plan to allow Southwest Airlines to continue operating 128 aircraft earlier grounded for missing a required maintenance check. read more

Cop Investigated For Pushing And Slapping Homeless Man

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 25, 2015 10:57 PM EST

A police officer in Florida is being investigated after he was videotaped pushing and slapping a homeless man at a bus terminal on Sunday. read more

Verdict For 'American Sniper' Trial Reached, Eddie Routh Found Guilty Of Murder

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 25, 2015 09:30 AM EST

Eddie Ray Routh, the main suspect in the killing of killing of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield back in February 2, 2013, was found guilty of murder. read more

Czech Restaurant Shooting Spree Kills Eight

Geann Pineda   | Feb 24, 2015 11:19 PM EST

At least eight people were killed on Tuesday, after a man went on a shooting rampage inside a restaurant in Czech Republic, in one of the country's deadliest mass murders in 4 decades. read more

Train and Truck Collision in Southern California Leaves 50 Injured

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 24, 2015 07:56 PM EST

At least 50 people were hurt, some of them in critical condition, when a commuter train on its way to Los Angeles crashed into a delivery truck which stopped on the tracks in Oxnard, Southern California on Tuesday. read more

Gay Rights Groups See Hopes To Lift Transgender Ban in Military

Geann Pineda   | Feb 24, 2015 07:54 PM EST

Gay rights group in the United States urged the military to lift its ban on transgender service members following newly appointed Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's remarks that gender should not stop anyone from serving the country openly. read more

No Federal Criminal Charges vs Zimmerman in Martin Shooting

Raymond Legaspi   | Feb 24, 2015 08:04 PM EST

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday ruled out filing criminal charges against George Zimmerman in the 2012 shooting of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin. read more

Man Admits Robbing Cookie-Selling Girl Scouts To Buy Heroin

Marcel Woo   | Feb 24, 2015 08:58 AM EST

A group of Girl Scouts selling cookies were in for the surprise of their lives when the man they were trying to sell cookies to stole their cookie money instead. read more

Holly Bobo Kidnapping, Murder Suspect Commits Suicide

Marcel Woo   | Feb 24, 2015 08:13 AM EST

Shayne Austin, the suspect and key witness in the kidnapping and murder of then 20-year-old Tennessee nursing student Holly Bobo was found dead in what police said was an apparent suicide. read more

Alaska Legalizes Recreational Marijuana But Smoking in Public Carries US$100 Fine

Marcel Woo   | Feb 24, 2015 07:53 AM EST

While Alaska has voted to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, it remains illegal to smoke marijuana in any of the public places in the state, authorities said. read more

Las Vegas Shooting Suspect To Argue Self Defense; Challenge "Road Rage" Label

Geann Pineda   | Feb 24, 2015 05:12 AM EST

Lawyers for the accused Erich Milton Nowsch Jr. argued the case was wrongly labeled as a road rage attack. read more

Trial Underway For Maine Man Accused In Facebook Murder

Geann Pineda   | Feb 24, 2015 02:34 AM EST

The trial of a man accused of using Facebook to abduct and kill a 15-year-old girl has begun, with his lawyer saying he did not commit the crime. read more

Motive To Kill 'American Sniper' Still Undetermined As Trial Goes On

Kat De Guzman   | Feb 24, 2015 01:16 AM EST

The "American Sniper" Chris Kyle died on February 2, 2013 and there still is no concrete reason and motive as to why military veteran Eddie Ray Routh killed him and Kyle's friend Chad Littlefield while they were at a shooting range but the investigation still goes on. read more

Wesleyan President Urges Students To Name Drug Dealers

Geann Pineda   | Feb 24, 2015 12:36 AM EST

The Wesleyan University is calling on its students to come forward and report any information they might know about drug dealing in the campus. read more

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