Man accused of assassinating Japan’s ex-prime minister Shinzo Abe pleads guilty: “Everything is true”

[ad_1] The gunman accused of killing Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty Tuesday, three years after the assassination in broad daylight shocked the world. The slaying forced a reckoning in a country with little experience of gun violence, and ignited scrutiny of alleged ties between prominent conservative lawmakers and a secretive sect, the…

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Mississippi executes death row inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993

[ad_1] A Mississippi man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a 20-year-old community college student in 1993 was executed Wednesday.  Charles Crawford, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a lethal injection at the Mississippi State Penitentiary in Parchman. Crawford had spent more than 30 years on death row. His execution comes several months…

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D.C. U.S. attorney fails to obtain indictment against man who threw sandwich at officer

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors failed to secure a felony indictment from a grand jury this week against an ex-Justice Department employee who admitted throwing a sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer in Washington, a source familiar with the case told CBS News.  According to charging documents, Sean Dunn, 37, allegedly threw a “submarine-style sandwich” at…

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Russia rejects Trump’s criticism over Ukraine war, with Kremlin declaring the country “a real bear”

[ad_1] Russia pushed back Wednesday at comments made by President Trump, who disparaged Moscow’s military capabilities and economy and said Ukraine could potentially recapture all of the territory seized by Russian forces since President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion over three years ago. It marked a dramatic shift in rhetoric for Mr. Trump, who…

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