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5 Blackwater Guards Charged in Shooting

(Newser) - Five Blackwater Worldwide security guards have been indicted and a sixth was negotiating a plea with prosecutors for a 2007 shooting that left 17 Iraqis dead and became an anti-American rallying cry for insurgents, people close to the case said today. Prosecutors obtained the indictment late yesterday and had it...

Cops Seek Pair in Ruffalo Shooting

Relationship to victim is not disclosed

(Newser) - Police have released the names of two “persons of interest” in the shooting of Mark Ruffalo’s brother, AP reports. Beverly Hills cops are now treating the case as an attempted murder but haven't speculated about a motive. They're looking for Brian Scofield and Shaha Mishaal Adham, two LA ...

Ruffalo's Brother Shot in Head

Star's younger brother clinging to life in hospital after mysterious shooting

(Newser) - Actor Mark Ruffalo's younger brother, Scott, is fighting for his life after being shot in the head at his Beverly Hills home, People reports. The Zodiac and Blindess star's brother, 39, is a hairdresser who has worked in salons in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Police confirmed the shooting but...

Giants' Burress Turns Himself In
Giants' Burress Turns Himself In

Giants' Burress Turns Himself In

Wide receiver to plead not guilty to weapons charge after shooting himself

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress arrived at a police station this morning where he was expected to be charged after accidentally shooting himself in the right thigh at a Manhattan nightclub. The New York Giants' star wide receiver plans to plead not guilty to a weapon possession charge during an afternoon court appearance,...

Plax to Plead Not Guilty on Weapon Charge

Burress was drinking, refused hospitalization

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress will turn himself in to police tomorrow and plead not guilty on a felony weapon charge, the New York Daily News reports. If convicted, the New York Giant receiver—who accidentally shot himself in the leg on Friday—would face a minimum 3-1/2 year sentence for carrying an...

Star Receiver Shoots Himself by Mistake

Nightclub incident continues wobbly NFL season for Burress

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress' troubled season continued last night when he accidentally shot himself in the leg in a nightclub, Fox Sports reports. Details are yet to emerge, and Yahoo! Sports reports that someone may have shot the New York Giants receiver, but his injuries are not said to be life...

Mumbai Train Station 'Became a Sea of Blood'

Witnesses recount horrifying experiences in markets and cafes

(Newser) - The terrorists who opened fire in Mumbai’s crowded railway station yesterday did so with incredible calm, an eyewitness tells the BBC: “They were not in the slightest hurry. They didn’t seem to be afraid at all.” Of the 119 people known to be killed in the...

8-Year-Old Accused of Murders Kept Spanking Tally

Boy swore 1,000th spanking would be last: police

(Newser) - An 8-year-old Arizona boy charged with murdering his father and a family friend may have kept a written tally of his parents’ spankings, swearing that the 1,000th would be the last, the Arizona Republic reports. Police records say the boy “is believed to have made ledgers and or...

Hollywood Scientology Guard Kills Samurai Man

Shooting of former church member was self-defense, police conclude

(Newser) - A man brandishing two Samurai swords was shot dead by a guard inside a Hollywood Scientology church yesterday. A security tape revealed that the guard used his automatic weapon to protect himself and two colleagues, police concluded. The sword man had a history with the church, but was not a...

Dog Shoots Duck Hunter in Boat
 Dog Shoots
Duck Hunter in Boat 

Dog Shoots Duck Hunter in Boat

Lab knocks shotgun safety catch as he leaps into boat

(Newser) - A 23-year-old duck hunter is recovering from gunshot wounds after a bizarre shooting accident triggered by his dog, reports the Oregonian. As the hunter was tying up his aluminum rowboat on an Oregon lake, his Labrador retriever jumped in, accidentally releasing the safety catch on a 12-gauge shotgun, which fired....

Gunmen Fire Bullets Into Sprinter's Leg

USC runner goes under knife after Halloween drive-by

(Newser) - A University of Southern California sprinter was recovering today after being shot in the leg three times after leaving a Halloween party, the AP reports. Bryshon Nellum, 19, was hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting at 2 a.m. yesterday, police Officer Sam Park said. Nellum had attended a...

Hudson's Nephew Dead, Cops Confirm
Hudson's Nephew Dead, Cops Confirm
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Hudson's Nephew Dead, Cops Confirm

7-year-old was shot multiple times; suspect caught in lie

(Newser) - The body of a boy found in an SUV today is that of Julian King, police tell the Chicago Tribune. Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew was shot multiple times, probably inside the vehicle, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Police are still holding King's stepfather, William Balfour, who is considered the prime suspect...

8-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Self With Uzi

8 year-old was firing an Uzi under professional instruction

(Newser) - An 8-year-old boy died yesterday after he accidentally shot himself with an Uzi at a Massachusetts gun expo, the Hartford Courant reports. “The force of the weapon made it travel up and back toward his head, where he suffered the injury,” police said. An investigation is under way,...

Hudson Offers $100K Reward for Nephew

Obama says he is 'heartbroken,' praying for her family

(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson offered a $100,000 reward today for the safe return of her missing nephew, the Chicago Tribune reports. Seven-year-old Julian King has been gone since the shooting deaths of Hudson's mother and brother in Chicago on Friday. Also today, Hudson's family received public support from Barack Obama, who...

Hudsons Beg for Boy's Return
 Hudsons Beg for Boy's Return 

Hudsons Beg for Boy's Return

(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson's family is begging for the singer's 7-year-nephew to be returned as details emerge about a suspect in the case, the Chicago Tribune reports. “All I ask, I don’t care who you are, just let my baby go," said Jennifer's sister Julia, mother of missing...

Hudson's Family Kept Her Grounded
Hudson's
Family Kept
Her Grounded

Hudson's Family Kept Her Grounded

Murders of mother, brother come at height of her success

(Newser) - Even as she rose to fame and fortune, Jennifer Hudson never forgot her family. “One reason my dreams have been able to come true is because of the people in my life,” she said last year. “They’ve always believed in me.” Now, just as her...

Hudson's Nephew Still Missing
 Hudson's Nephew Still Missing 

Hudson's Nephew Still Missing

(Newser) - The 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was still missing today, one day after the shooting deaths of Hudson's mother and brother in their Chicago home. A suspect in the deaths remained in custody, but young Julian King had not been seen since the bodies of Darnell Donerson, 57,...

Suspect Held in Hudson Killings
 Suspect Held in Hudson Killings   
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Suspect Held in Hudson Killings

Actress' nephew reported missing after Chicago shooting

(Newser) - Chicago police took a man into custody today in the shooting deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. No charges have been filed against William Balfour, 27, who was involved with a member of the Hudson family and had lived with Hudson's mother, Darnell Donerson. Balfour...

Russian Role in CIA Agent's Murder Probed

Questions linger over 1993 killing as Georgia's geopolitical significance surges

(Newser) - The first shot of a new cold war with Russia may have been fired into a CIA station chief's head in 1993, the Wall Street Journal reports. A vodka-swilling villager was swiftly jailed for the killing of Freddie Woodruff, the top US spy in newly independent Georgia, but that man,...

Justifiable Killings Surge for Cops, Civilians

(Newser) - Justifiable homicides committed by cops and civilians are at their highest levels in more than 10 years, USA Today reports. Last year's totals: 391 for police and 254 for civilians. Analysts attribute the rise to a growing “shoot-first” attitude among both groups, especially as criminals improve their arsenals.

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