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  • Arias trial wraps for day continues Tuesday

    FILE - Jodi Arias cries as Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his "victim impact statement" to the jury in this Thursday, May 16, 2013 file photo, during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. Arias returns to court Monday May 20, 2013 for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in ...

  • Gitmo shuts down wifi over threats

    MIAMI - The U.S. military has shut down wireless internet service at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba because of online hacking threats. A spokesman for the Guantanamo Bay prison says that officials have also blocked access to social networks such as Facebook and Twitter through military computer networks because of the threat. Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says the precautions were taken ...

  • Father No idea why daughter killed

    NORTH HIGHLANDS,CA - A devastated father says he has no idea why gunmen targeted his Northern California home over the weekend, killing his 10-year-old daughter as she watched TV. Ernesto Campo returned to the family's home Monday with his brother to collect personal items. Family members are staying with relatives to avoid the home riddled with bullets and stained with blood. Campo and his ...

  • Suspect in PHX PD death in custody

    has been arrested, according to court paperwork obtained by ABC15's Christopher Sign. While Jesus Cabrera Molina has not yet been charged in the death of Officer Daryl Raetz, he is in custody on separate drug charges, the paperwork shows. Molina was arrested around 1:15 p.m. Sunday during a traffic stop near Thompson Ranch Road and Grand Avenue in Surprise. The records show Molina was ...

  • Arias lawyers ask to withdraw AGAIN

    PHOENIX - The penalty phase of the Jodi Arias murder trial wrapped up for the day Monday after a series of legal arguments in which her defense lawyers asked for a mistrial and to withdraw from the case. The trial is scheduled to continue Tuesday with Arias speaking to the jury. The judge denied the defense's request for a mistrial based on a key witness receiving death threats. In protest ...


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William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

In saying, "Lord, what fools these mortals be," Puck (Stanley Tucci), the engagingly meddlesome sprite in "William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream," effectively summarizes that play's theme, as well as the major theme in just about all of Shakespeare's best work. Whether it be "Hamlet" or "Macbeth" or "Romeo and Juliet," somehow Shakespeare always pointed out how foolish people are. ... ...

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  • Kingman man found incompetent to stand trial

    A Mohave County judge has ruled that a 31-year-old Kingman man is incompetent to stand trial in the killing of his father in 2008 and will be treated at a mental health facility.Shawn Guerrero was sent to the Arizona State Hospital in 2009 before being ruled competent to stand trial in the shooting death of 59-year-old John Guerrero.However, the younger Guerrero was sent to a Pima County ...

  • Phoenix mayor eyes more spending on bike projects

    Phoenix would spend $1.5 million of its state transportation funding on making the city more bicycle friendly if Mayor Greg Stanton gets his way.Stanton is proposing that the money be used to add more bike lanes, launch a bike-share program and prepare a citywide bicycle plan.The Arizona Republic ...

  • STUDY ADHD leads to adult obesity

    Boys with ADHD may be at risk for obesity later in life, according to a new study - which, if confirmed in larger studies, may have implications for more than 4 million kids in the United States living with the disorder. Researchers at NYU's Langone Medical Center have been following more than 200 kids for four decades. They found those who had ADHD in their early years were twice as likely ...

  • Unrest bombing in Russia

    At least eight people are dead and 20 are injured after a car bombing on Monday in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, security officials told CNN. The incident -- which occurred in Makhachkala, capital of the semi-autonomous republic of Dagestan -- also caused significant damage. The officials say they believe law enforcement officers may have been the target because the explosion ...

  • Arizona Congressman Wants To Expand His DC Abortion Ban To Restrict Reproductive Rights Nationwide

    anti-abortion agenda upon the women who live in the nation’s capital, Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) now intends to push for a nationwide bill to criminalize abortions after 20 weeks. Franks, who invoked the illegal abortion ...

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