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Third-Graders in Ga. Plotted to Kill Teacher

Students, angry over scolding, are too young to be charged

(Newser) - A group of third-graders in Georgia plotted to kill their teacher before another classmate told authorities, reports the Florida Times Union. Police confiscated a broken steak knife, handcuffs, and duct tape from the kids, who apparently were angry because the teacher scolded a girl for standing on a chair. The...

Moscow Warns NATO Not to 'Play With Fire'

But US backs bids by Georgia and Ukraine to join alliance

(Newser) - Moscow urged NATO today not to absorb ex-Soviet republics Georgia and Ukraine, Reuters reports. "It's a dangerous game to play with fire," said Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov, who warned that Russia's military ties with NATO were at stake. His remarks come days before a NATO summit in Bucharest,...

Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans
Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans
Mar 25, 2008 7:46 AM CDT

Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans

Russia unhappy about bid to accept former Soviet states

(Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has warned former Soviet states not to join NATO, claiming that their membership would threaten the stability of the region. Georgia and Ukraine are angling to join the military alliance and have received strong support from the US. But in an interview with the Financial Times, Russia's incoming...

'Barbie Bandits' Sentenced in Bank Heist

One ex-stripper gets 2 years in prison for giggly robbery

(Newser) - The so-called "Barbie Bandits"—two ex-strippers who were caught on video robbing a bank and giggling—were sentenced today in suburban Atlanta. Ashley Nicole Miller, 19, got two years in prison, plus eight of probation; Heather Lyn Johnston, 20, faces 10 years' probation. A male accomplice was also...

Atlanta Cleans Up After Tornado's Mess

Surprise storm rips through city; no deaths reported

(Newser) - Atlanta cleaned up today after a tornado with 130mph winds ripped through the city last night, CNN reports. About 30 people were injured, though none of the injuries were believed to be life-threatening. Thousands were without power today, and about 20 homes were damaged or destroyed in the historic Cabbagetown...

US to Deport Captured 'Pumpkin' Fugitive

Will face murder charges in N. Zealand

(Newser) - A murder suspect caught in a Georgia apartment complex after a months-long manhunt will be promptly deported to New Zealand, BBC reports. Nai Yin Xue, accused of killing his wife in New Zealand and abandoning his toddler daughter—dubbed 'Pumpkin'—in an Australia train station, has been hiding in the...

Twisters Tear Through South
Twisters Tear Through South
Feb 17, 2008 8:03 PM CST

Twisters Tear Through South

Tornadoes wreck homes, topple poles as Wis. snowstorm benches Dems

(Newser) - A barrage of tornadoes ripped through the South today as cold rain and snow blanketed parts of the Midwest, the AP reports. Twisters left toppled power lines, shattered windows, and wrecked homes in Alabama and Florida, causing injuries but no fatalities. “You see it on TV," said a...

Georgian Exile Died of Natural Causes: Police

Opposition billionaire had feared government was trying to kill him

(Newser) - Tests on a billionaire Georgian opposition leader found dead yesterday in his London-area home show he died of natural causes, the Telegraph reports. Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, said in December he had been the target of two assassination attempts, and his death surprised acquaintances, who said he was in good health,...

Georgian Dissident Found Dead in Britain

Opposition leader's sudden death treated as 'suspicious'

(Newser) - A Georgian opposition leader living in Britain was found dead today outside London, the Guardian reports. Badri Patarkatsishvili, a 52-year-old businessman and former presidential candidate involved with last year's anti-government protests, died of an apparent heart attack; police are treating the death as "suspicious." Patarkatsishvili, worth an estimated...

Six Dead in Ga. Explosion
Six Dead in Ga. Explosion
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Feb 8, 2008 12:13 PM CST

Six Dead in Ga. Explosion

Investigators scour subterranean tunnels

(Newser) - Investigators have found six bodies within the Georgia sugar refinery that exploded last night, CNN reports. Six people had been missing since the blast, which injured more than 60. The bodies were found in the tunnels beneath the refinery, which hold waist-high water. The victims likely ran into the tunnels...

6 Missing After Refinery Blast
6 Missing After Refinery Blast
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Feb 8, 2008 7:53 AM CST

6 Missing After Refinery Blast

Explosion rocks sugar plant near Savannah, Ga.

(Newser) - Six people remained missing this morning after an enormous explosion at a sugar refinery near Savannah, Ga., last night, CNN reports. No fatalities have been reported, but the blast injured 42 people, some of them critically. The cause remained unclear, but fire officials said sugar dust might have ignited. ''All...

Huckabee Storms Back In
Huckabee Storms Back In
Feb 6, 2008 2:28 AM CST

Huckabee Storms Back In

Huckabee's strong Southern showing complicates GOP race

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee was expected to win his home state of Arkansas on Super Tuesday, but his wins in West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia on top of that have put the supposed "third wheel" back in the race for the GOP nomination, the Washington Post reports. "Sometimes one...

Republicans Place Super Tuesday Bets

McCain, Giuliani have similar plans; only Romney will go national

(Newser) - With Super Tuesday looming, Republican contenders are ironing out their strategies for what an adviser to John McCain calls "a de facto national primary," the Washington Post reports. McCain and Rudy Giuliani have overlapping plans in California and the Northeast, Mike Huckabee is crossing his fingers in the...

Huckabee May Cut Losses, Bail on Fla.

Cash-strapped campaign weighs focusing on other states

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee is starting to hedge his bets in Florida. He's no longer making travel arrangements for journalists and may leave the state before Tuesday's primary to focus on his best Super Duper Tuesday prospects. “I don’t want to abandon Florida yet,” he said last night, but...

Deep Freeze Settles in South
Deep Freeze Settles in South
Jan 19, 2008 7:55 PM CST

Deep Freeze Settles in South

Hundreds of flights canceled as drivers navigate icy roads

(Newser) - Snow and rain fell on surprised Southerners today, slickening roads and forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, the AP reports. Some Mississippians saw snow for the first time in 6 years as 5 inches fell in Alabama and experts warned drivers in Georgia to watch for icy roads. Freezing...

Mont. Governor Calls for Rally Against Real ID

Asks 17 other states to 'join me in resisting'

(Newser) - Montana's governor firmly rejected new federal ID legislation yesterday, urging 17 other states to join him in battling the DHS Real ID program, which requires citizens to reapply for ID, Wired reports. "If we stand together either DHS will blink or Congress will have to act to avoid havoc...

Hiker's Friends Remember Slain 'Angel'

Her accused killer named as suspect in three more murders

(Newser) - Hundreds of people packed a Georgia church yesterday to remember slain hiker Meredith Emerson as both a "firecracker" and an "angel," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "Her light is reflected in your eyes," said her mother, who took the podium when Meredith's nephew became overcome with...

Hiker Possibly Still Alive When Suspect Spotted

She may have been trussed up in van at restaurant stop

(Newser) - Witnesses saw a "real fidgety" suspect Gary Hilton at a Georgia restaurant when kidnapped hiker Meredith Emerson was probably still alive in his van parked outside, CNN reports. The owner of a restaurant eight miles from where Emerson's decapitated body was found says Hilton came into the diner a...

Georgians Want New Vote, Plan Hunger Strike

Opposition alleges fraud after Saakashvili reelection

(Newser) - Opposition leaders in Georgia have vowed to go on a hunger strike after the country's election committee declared Mikheil Saakashvili the winner of last week's presidential election. The Independent reports that Saakashvili won 52% of the ballots, and although international observers have said the voting was largely fair, the opposition...

Suspect in Ga. Hiker's Murder Denied Bail

Autopsy shows she was held captive for 3 days, bludgeoned

(Newser) - Gary Michael Hilton was denied bail this afternoon on murder charges in the gruesome death of 24-year-old Georgia hiker Meredith Emerson. The DA on the case says he has not decided whether to seek the death penalty, despite an agreement between Hilton and investigators to forgo it if Hilton led...

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