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A southern Alberta farmer who faced criminal charges for defending his property from suspected thieves is now being sued by one of the intruders. Edouard Maurice was accused of shooting a trespasser in February 2018 after he fired off warning shots when he encountered two people rummaging through his vehicles at his property near Okotoks, south of Calgary. Now Maurice is being sued for $100,000 by Ryan Watson, whose arm was injured and required surgery after the confrontation.

An illegal immigrant confessed during an interrogation that he killed four people in Nevada because he needed money to purchase meth. Wilbur Ernesto Martinez-Guzman, a 20-year-old from El Salvador living in the U.S. illegally, broke down into tears as he confessed to being behind four gruesome murders in Nevada, a detective told a grand jury on Thursday. Martinez-Guzman, who initially giggled as he denied any involvement in the murders, eventually confessed to doing something “unforgivable” when presented with numerous contradictions in his story.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) - A North Carolina sheriff's office is reviewing whether Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump or his campaign incited a disturbance at a rally in the state last week, the law enforcement agency said on Monday. North Carolina is one of five states holding Republican and Democratic nominating contests on Tuesday in the race to select candidates for November's presidential election. John McGraw, a 78-year-old white Trump supporter, was arrested on a misdemeanor assault charge after he was seen on video punching a 26-year-old black protester in the face at the Trump rally in Fayetteville on Wednesday. The...

"We have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world", said President Barack Obama during an interview. "We should come together in a bipartisan basis and every level of government to make these [attacks] rare as opposed to normal”. But that’s not going to happen. No presidential candidate – none - dares to even propose a prohibition on [private ownership of] firearms. And even the most reasonable ideas - such as barring the sale of firearms to persons on the no-fly list - are rejected in Congress. Conclusion: we have...

A 16-year-old boy from New Jersey managed to make his way up to the spire of 1 World Trade Center, pass security and take pictures of his daring escapade. The incident is raising serious questions about security at the building under construction in the area where the Twin Towers came crashing down during the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Justin Casquejo of Weehawken faces several charges including criminal trespass in the third degree. …

BERKELEY -- After weeks of relative quiet among the tree-sitters next to Memorial Stadium, UC Berkeley police arrested a protester early this morning for trespassing. Athena Osborn, 25, also known as "Tree Otter," was arrested for trespassing and resisting arrest at about 2 a.m. at the oak grove, where about five protesters have been living in tree houses since Dec. 2 in an effort to stop UC from cutting down the trees to build an athletic training center. Osborn was booked at the Berkeley city jail and banned from campus for seven days,

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) -- A man with a history of mental illness was shot and killed after driving through a checkpoint at an Air National Guard Base and leading security on a high-speed chase, officials said Thursday.

An intruder ( with an "Arabic" name) managed to sneak aboard a carrier while it was in port in Great Britain. The trespasser was aboard 2 hours.No damage or explosives were found. For details,click on link.

OLYMPIA -- Two days after her inauguration, Gov. Christine Gregoire came home from a long day at her new job and decided to relax and order a pizza. But when she picked up the phone and dialed, she found out that when you're the governor, the tough questions never end. Before she ordered, the pizza girl wanted to know: "What's your telephone number?" "I don't know." "What's your address?" "I don't know that either." "Pardon me? What's your name?" "My name is Chris Gregoire -- that's C-H-R-I-S G-R-E-G-O-I-R-E." "And you don't know your address?" "It's the mansion." "What?" "You know,...