Mom who tried to kill baby held in his death 11 years later

SAN FRANCISCO --- A woman who was prosecuted in Montana for trying to drown her baby son more than a decade ago has been accused of killing the now 12-year-old boy by drowning him in California, authorities said Monday. Sheriff's deputies found the boy and his 7-year-old brother unresponsive in a full irrigation canal near a cornfield. An autopsy said Jackson Telnas died of drowning, and officials said the younger boy is hospitalized in critical condition but didn't detail what injuries he suffered. Sherri Renee Telnas, 45, was arrested in her rural home near Porterville, about 270 miles (435 kilometers) south of San Francisco. Authorities didn't know if she had an attorney who...

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Japanese whalers bring home 1st commercial catch in 31 years

TOKYO - Japanese whalers returned to port Monday with their first catch after resuming commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years, achieving the long-cherished goal of traditionalists that is seen as largely a lost cause amid slowing demand for the meat and changing views on conservation.   A fleet of five boats left the northern Japanese port of Kushiro earlier Monday and brought back two minke whales.     A crane lifted them and slowly placed them on the back of a truck to be taken to a portside factory for processing.   Workers in blue plastic overalls poured sake from paper cups onto the first whale to express thanks and celebrate t...

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Mall security guard injured due to accidental firing in Malabon

  MANILA, Philippines --- A security guard of a shopping mall in Malabon City was injured after his colleague, also a security guard, accidentally fired his gun. Police on Tuesday identified the victim as Filjun Buhian, 28, while his colleague was identified as Prudencio Bucasas, 21. According to a report from Malabon City Police, Bucasas was about to turn over his service pistol, a caliber .38 revolver, to Buhian, who was his reliever, when he accidentally fired at the latter, hitting both legs of Buhian. Police said the incident happened in front of the mall at around 9:20 p.m. on Monday. Authorities did not say whether Buhian will file a case against his collea...

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Father of 2, deported to El Salvador, allowed to return to US

HOUSTON - A 33-year-old father of two American-born children was allowed to return to the U.S. on Monday, two years after being deported to El Salvador during the first months of the Trump administration.     Jose Escobar was welcomed at Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport by a group of supporters. He was accompanied by his wife, Rose, and their two children, Walter and Carmen, who had flown to El Salvador in June to visit him.   They were in El Salvador when they got word that U.S. immigration authorities had approved waivers that would allow him to return to the U.S. legally.   Escobar was a teenager when his family settled in the U.S. i...

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Look like a princess: Diana’s workout sweatshirt for sale

BOSTON --- The baggy Virgin Atlantic sweatshirt Princess Diana wore to discourage media interest in her exercise routine is for sale. Boston-based RR Auction says the dark blue cotton-polyester sweatshirt that was a gift from airline founder Richard Branson is expected to get more than $5,000 during the online auction. The garment features the airline's 'flying lady' logo with the words "Fly Atlantic" in white. It is being sold by Jenni Rivett, Diana's longtime personal trainer. Diana gave Rivett several sweatshirts months before her August 1997 death. In a letter that comes with the shirt, Rivett writes that Diana thought there were more pressing issues in the world to w...

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Facebook mail site evacuated after possible sarin scare

MENLO PARK, California --- A Facebook mail facility near company headquarters was evacuated Monday after a routine check found mail possibly containing the nerve agent sarin. Authorities put the site under quarantine as they conducted additional testing. Four buildings were evacuated and three have been cleared for people to come back in, said Facebook spokesman Anthony Harrison in a statement. The suspicious package was delivered around 11 a.m. to one of the company's mail rooms, he said. "Authorities have not yet identified the substance found," Harrison wrote. There were no reports of injuries, Menlo Park Fire Marshal Jon Johnston said. Incoming mail undergoing routine pr...

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Academy welcomes 842 new members, half of them women

NEW YORK --- The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Monday invited 842 members from 59 countries to the Oscars organization and, for the first time, reached gender parity in its new class of inductees. Half of the new invitees to the film academy are women. In 10 of the 17 branches --- including the directing, writing and producing branches --- more women than men were invited. This year's class of new members also includes 29% people of color. That's a notable turnaround for an organization that has sought to diversity its ranks following criticism for all-white acting nominees in 2015 and 2016. Since 2015, the group's overall female membership has grown from 25% ...

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