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Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal
NEWARK, N.J. — A 1970s militant who escaped from a murder sentence in New Jersey and carried out one of the most brazen hijackings in U.S. history was captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday. After decades of stagnancy, there was a sudden break in the case when police matched his fingerprint to a resident ID card.
Elvis, Ali photos tell stories of 2 icons
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - In a culture saturated with celebrity magazines, paparazzi and red carpets, it's hard to imagine capturing an image of a young Elvis Presley alone on the sidewalk in New York. Or a picture of Muhammad Ali at play with neighborhood kids in a parking lot.
Religious icons in jewelry gain popularity
Pop stars Miley Cyrus and Taylor Momsen wear rosary necklaces, sometimes four at a time over a slinky corset dress or vintage rock T-shirt. "Eat Pray Love," whose protagonist travels to India in search of enlightenment, has spawned a collection of charms, rings and bracelets. And the reality-bending Kardashian sisters are designing jewelry based on Armenian religious icons.
Civil rights icon recalls obstacles to voting equity
SAVANNAH - Police left Amelia Boynton Robinson for dead in the dirt of Selma, Ala.'s Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965.
Dilworth, Northeast Georgia icon, bows out
TOCCOA - When Billy Dilworth started broadcasting from WNEG, Northeast Georgians didn't see much on TV they could identify with.
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Civil rights icon recalls obstacles to voting equity
SAVANNAH - Police left Amelia Boynton Robinson for dead in the dirt of Selma, Ala.'s Edmund Pettus Bridge on March 7, 1965.
Religious icons in jewelry gain popularity
Pop stars Miley Cyrus and Taylor Momsen wear rosary necklaces, sometimes four at a time over a slinky corset dress or vintage rock T-shirt. "Eat Pray Love," whose protagonist travels to India in search of enlightenment, has spawned a collection of charms, rings and bracelets. And the reality-bending Kardashian sisters are designing jewelry based on Armenian religious icons.
Longtime fugitive US hijacker caught in Portugal
NEWARK, N.J. — A 1970s militant who escaped from a murder sentence in New Jersey and carried out one of the most brazen hijackings in U.S. history was captured in Portugal after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said Tuesday. After decades of stagnancy, there was a sudden break in the case when police matched his fingerprint to a resident ID card.
Men try to hijack aid convoy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Twenty armed men blocked a road and tried to hijack a convoy of food for earthquake victims, but were driven off by police gunfire, U.N. officials said Tuesday as they warned of security problems in a still-desperate nation.
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