Police seeking to defend their killing of a New York City man they mistakenly believed was armed with a gun released videotape on Thursday showing him brandishing a metal object like a weapon and provided excerpts of 911 calls reporting a man threatening people with a pistol.
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2 documentaries up for Oscars tell stories of nonagenarians
The Oscar isn't the only one celebrating its 93rd trip around the sun at the Academy Awards ceremony this year. The shorts category features two documentaries, " A Concerto is a Conversation " and " Colette," about fellow nonagenarians who have led extraordinary and extraordinarily different lives.
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Climbing bolts found on 1,000-year-old petroglyphs in Utah
Federal public lands officials are investigating after climbing bolts damaged an ancient petroglyph site near Moab, Utah.
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Ex-NYPD cop admits to obstruction in murder-for-hire plot
A former New York City police officer pleaded guilty Friday to an obstruction of justice charge in a murder-for-hire plot that authorities say sought the death of her husband and her boyfriend's teenage daughter.
