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Indiana woman gets 7 years for tampering with her son's IV

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison for injecting fecal matter into her teenage son's IV line while he was hospitalized for leukemia.

12 killed, dozens hurt after jetliner crashes in Kazakhstan

By VLADIMIR TRETYAKOV and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — A jetliner with 98 people aboard struggled to get airborne and crashed shortly after takeoff Friday in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people, authorities said.

US adds detail on how soldier died in Afghanistan this week

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Special Forces soldier who died in Afghanistan this week was seizing a Taliban weapons cache when he was killed, the U.S. military said Friday. 

Autopsy scheduled to determine cause of death of Adams County inmate

    The Indiana State Police and Adams County Coroner are investigating the death of an inmate at the county jail.

Inmate found dead at Adams County jail

The Indiana State Police and Adams County Coroner are currently investigating the death of an inmate at the county jail.

28 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AP) — A bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 28 people and injuring 13 others, police and rescuers said Tuesday.

Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians

By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

Fog grounds all flights at Chicago's O'Hare, Midway airports

CHICAGO (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights at Chicago's O'Hare and Midway international airports early on Christmas Eve as dense fog shrouded the region on one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season.

US soldier is killed in Afghanistan; Taliban claim attack

RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press

Effort to reopen bridge between Indiana, Illinois gets boost

NEW HARMONY, Ind. (AP) — An effort to reopen a Wabash River bridge between Indiana and Illinois that was closed in 2012 amid safety concerns is getting a $350,000 boost from the state of Indiana.