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U.S. Top News: Bin Laden son-in-law to face conspiracy charges in New York court

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03/8/2013
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Bin Laden son-in-law to face conspiracy charges in New York court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden faces arraignment on Friday in a federal court in New York, where he is charged with conspiracy to kill Americans.
Undercover agent with mock bomb breaches airport security: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An undercover agent with a fake explosive device in his pants was able to pass through two security checkpoints at the Newark, New Jersey airport, according to a media report on Friday.
Senate panel backs crackdown on clandestine gun sales
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday backed President Barack Obama's call to crack down on the clandestine trafficking of firearms, marking the first votes in Congress on gun-control since a school massacre last year prompted calls for action.
Jurors begin deliberations in New York "cannibal cop" case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's accused "cannibal cop" crossed the line from fantasy to reality in plotting to kidnap, cook and eat women, a federal prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments on Thursday.
Pennsylvania board votes to shut 23 Philadelphia schools
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania board that oversees Philadelphia's troubled school system voted at a raucous meeting on Thursday to close 23 of the city's 247 schools to help solve a budget crunch.
NYC man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed family
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City man who fled a hit-and-run car crash that killed a young Orthodox Jewish family appeared before a Brooklyn judge on Thursday night to hear the charges that could put him in prison for life.
Wisconsin Assembly approves bill that clears way for controversial mine
(Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican-controlled state Assembly approved a bill on Thursday that would clear the way for a possible $1.5 billion iron ore mine in the northwest corner of the state.
In Arkansas, challenges expected for nation's strictest abortion law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Abortion rights groups say they plan to challenge a new Arkansas law adopted on Wednesday that will prohibit most abortions after about 12 weeks of pregnancy and is the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.
Woman killed by caged lion in California died suddenly of broken neck
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A 24-year-old intern killed by an African lion at a California wildlife sanctuary died almost instantly after the big cat broke her neck, a coroner said on Thursday, amid media reports that the animal may have escaped from its pen to attack her.
States with strict gun laws found to have fewer shooting deaths
BOSTON (Reuters) - States that have more laws restricting gun ownership have lower rates of death from shootings, both suicides and homicides, a study by researchers at Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard University found.
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