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'I’m trying to be as politically correct as possible when I say this but I don’t know what kind of third-world life they’re coming from, but it must have been pretty bad... ' Two illegal immigrants who reportedly shot and killed a bald eagle to eat for dinner have been let off the hook by federal authorities. The incident took place in Stanton County, Nebraska, where authorities have allowed the illegal immigrants to go free despite their criminal activity. Both will be charged with misdemeanors, and will go to court on March 28, the Washington Free Beacon reported. Officials discovered...

By DEAN SCHABNER July 27, 2005 -- For Sonya Dias, when the choice came down to leaving the city she loved and the Victorian home she had painstakingly restored or giving up her dog, there was no contest. Her house is on the market and her bags are packed, because Denver says she cannot keep her beloved pet, a pit bull named Gryffindor. After several high-profile pit bull attacks, the city enacted a law banning the breed, but Dias insists concern about her pet is unwarranted.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend and as the cost of gasoline continues to climb, Minnesota is cracking down on service stations over gas prices. Prices that are too low, that is. A law the state adopted in 2001 in an effort to protect small service-station businesses prohibits gas stations from selling gas without taking a minimum profit. These days, they must charge at least 8 cents per gallon, plus taxes, more than they paid for it.

Sen. Means introduces legislation to increase penalty for firing into school bus Sen. Larry Means (D-Etowah) is introducing legislation that would make it a Class C felony for shooting or discharging a firearm into unoccupied school bus and the penalty for shooting or discharging a firearm into an occupied school bus would be a Class B felony. “After the Cherokee County School bus shooting, it became apparent that we needed more stringent laws that protect school children from individuals who shoot into school buses,” Means said. On March 2, James Allen Waddell allegedly firest at least five bullets into...

OLMSTED FALLS _ Ranger, a golden retriever living outside his owner's residence, has sparked a heated debate this month among local residents who say the animal should be kept inside. But now the pooch could be sending a Strongsville woman to prison because she is accused of stealing the dog on Jan. 15. Carol Brady-Henderson, a Grosse Point Oval resident, faces two fifth-degree felony charges, theft and breaking and entering, along with a first-degree misdemeanor of conspiracy. The felonies each carry a possible one-year prison term, and the conspiracy charge is defined as two or more people were involved in...