Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl described his five years as a Taliban captive in a note released Thursday by his attorney Eugene Fidell. Here are verbatim excerpts, with no spelling or grammar changes and only paragraph breaks added for clarity. “In the beginning of my captivity, after my first two escape attempts, …
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TUCSON, Ariz. – A growing homeless camp of sleeping pods and tents in a Tucson park is the scene of a battle between city officials and protesters. The protesters at Veinte De Agosto Park say the growing encampment on a small, one-acre green space is a way to combat city …
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HOUSTON – Texas prison officials have acquired a small supply of pentobarbital to replenish their dwindling inventory of the execution drug so lethal injections set for next month can be carried out. Four condemned inmates are set to die in April. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice had enough pentobarbital …
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HONOLULU – A man has been sentenced for his role in the mailing of methamphetamine to Hawaii in two mannequin heads. Zebulon Bates was sentenced Thursday to 52 months in prison and has until next month to start serving the time because his girlfriend is about to give birth to …
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The Boy Scouts of America’s youth membership fell 7.4 percent last year, continuing a decade-long decline for one of the nation’s oldest youth organizations. The Texas-based organization says more than 2.4 million youth participated in its programs in 2014, along with just fewer than 1 million adults. Spokesman Deron Smith …
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RICHMOND, Va. – A federal appeals court has approved former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s request to remain free while he appeals his corruption convictions. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond said McDonnell’s appeal raises a substantial question of law or fact that could warrant reversal or a …
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TIJUANA, Mexico – Authorities in Tijuana, Mexico, are searching for a 2-year-old boy who reportedly fell through an open manhole into a sewer over the weekend. U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/16jpGyQ ) says scores of rescue workers scoured underground tunnels and pipelines and used cameras Tuesday to scan dozens of sewer …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Officials say a San Francisco rail station filled with smoke due to sparking from a track insulator. No injuries or damage were reported. Bay Area Rapid Transit spokeswoman Alica Trost says smoke was reported on the platform of the Powell Street station about 8:45 a.m. Friday. Trost …
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MOBILE, Ala. – Before Eli Thompson was born, his father joked that he hoped he wouldn’t pass on his nose to his new son. But moments after Eli’s birth, an air of seriousness — and concern — filled the room. Mother Brandi McGlathery tells Al.com (http://bit.ly/1CNf7kN ) she knew immediately …
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SEATTLE – Seattle police say they aren’t pursuing charges against a shirtless man with a hammer who managed to get himself stuck in a basketball hoop. Officer Drew Fowler said Monday the man was not booked into jail but sent to a hospital for a mental health evaluation. The man …
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