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Texas Police Chief Accused of Sex With Underage Girl

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas – A Starr County grand jury has indicted the police chief of the small South Texas town of La Grulla on a charge of soliciting sex from a minor. According to the indictment released Thursday, the grand jury believes Alfredo Hernandez tried to talk a girl …

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Arizona Court Rules School Voucher Programs Unconstitutional

PHOENIX – A state appeals court says two relatively new state school voucher programs are unconstitutional. The programs were designed to provide money to let foster and disabled children attend private schools. The 3-0 ruling Thursday by a Court of Appeals panel in Tucson reverses a trial judge’s decision that …

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Clerics' Sermons Reflect Rifts Over Crackdown on Iraqi Militias

BAGHDAD – Shiite clerics offered sharply different visions Friday in the showdown between government forces and Shiite militias — one predicting that armed groups will be crushed in Baghdad and another calling for the prime minister to be prosecuted for crimes against his people. The contrasting views — given during …

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