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More work ahead in Ala for Scottsboro Boys pardons |
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Written by PHILLIP RAWLS, Associated Press
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 05:30 |
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Though the Alabama Legislature has cleared the way for posthumous pardons of the Scottsboro Boys, much work — from legal documents to public hearings — remains before the names of the nine black teens wrongly convicted more than 80 years ago are officially cleared.
The Scottsboro Boys were convicted by all-white juries of raping two white women on a train in Alabama in 1931. All but the youngest were sentenced to death, even though one of the women recanted her story. All eventually got out of prison. Only one received a pardon before he died.
The case became a symbol of the tragedies wrought by racial injustice. It inspired songs, books and films. A Broadway musical was staged in 2010, the same year a museum opened that was dedicated to the case. The Scottsboro Boys' appeals resulted in U.S. Supreme Court decisions that criminal defendants are entitled to effective counsel and that blacks can't be systematically excluded from criminal juries.
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Man accused of lying after bombings seeks release |
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Written by Associated Press
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 05:28 |
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BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a federal judge to release him from jail, saying he had nothing to do with the deadly bombings and isn't a flight risk.
Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge, faces a detention hearing Monday in U.S. District Court. Defense attorneys said in court documents filed Saturday that authorities' claim that Phillipos gave them conflicting accounts is "refutable."
"This case is about a frightened and confused 19 year old who was subjected to intense questioning and interrogation, without the benefit of counsel, and in the context of one of the worst attacks against the nation," lawyers Derege Demissie and Susan Church wrote. "The weight of the federal government under such circumstances can have a devastatingly crushing effect on the ability of an adolescent to withstand the enormous pressure and respond rationally."
Phillipos was charged last week with lying to investigators about visiting bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's college dorm room on April 18, three days after the bombings. Two other friends were charged with conspiring to obstruct justice by taking a backpack with fireworks and a laptop from Tsarnaev's dorm room.
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Bodies of two U.S. crew found at Kyrgyzstan crash site |
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Written by LEILA SARALAYEVA, Associated Press
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Saturday, 04 May 2013 06:53 |
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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) — Search teams on Saturday found the bodies of two American crew members near where their military refueling plane crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, while the third crew member was still missing, the emergencies minister of the Central Asian nation said.
The KC-135 plane crashed Friday afternoon about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of the air base that the U.S. operates in Kyrgyzstan to support military operations in Afghanistan.
Officials at the U.S. Transit Center at the Manas base have released no information yet on the cause of the crash and could not immediately be reached on Saturday for any further information.
Emergencies Minister Kubatbek Boronov told The Associated Press that Kyrgyz search teams found the two fragmented bodies Saturday morning and they have not yet been identified. He said military officials from Manas were working with the Kyrgyz rescuers to search for the third crewman and the flight recorders.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 04 May 2013 06:51 |
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(Updated) Patrol: Five die in limousine fire on California bridge |
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Written by Associated Press
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Sunday, 05 May 2013 05:25 |
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — A limousine traveling on a major bridge in the San Francisco area burst into flames, killing five female passengers who were trapped inside and injuring four others who escaped, authorities said.
The limo was carrying nine women passengers and a male driver when it caught fire late Saturday night on the San Mateo bridge, California Highway Patrol officer Art Montiel told The Associated Press.
Five occupants became trapped, while the four others suffered injuries but managed to get out after the vehicle came to a stop on the bridge, the patrol said. The driver escaped uninjured.
Montiel said that the victims were all in their 30s. Authorities said the names of the dead would be released once families have been notified.
The blaze occurred around 10 p.m. PDT on westbound lanes of the bridge, which connects San Mateo and Alemada counties, about 20 miles southeast of San Francisco.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 05 May 2013 06:25 |
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Solar plane completes first leg of trip |
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Written by Associated Press
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Saturday, 04 May 2013 06:22 |
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PHOENIX (AP) — A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown.
The Solar Impulse set down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport after flying, completing the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a "milestone" in aviation history.
The Solar Impulse — considered the world's most-advanced sun-powered plane — left Moffett Field in Mountain View near San Francisco just after dawn Friday.
Its creators said the trip is the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across America.
Video posted on the expedition's website showed a smiling pilot Bertrand Piccard shortly after landing as he waved to wellwishers and held up a flag emblazoned with the Solar Impulse name.
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