LITTLE ROCK — Henry Kissinger,
89, the former secretary of state who served under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, said in Poland that he doesn’t think the statement, “Who do I call if I want to call Europe?” originated with him, adding: “I am not sure I actually said it. But it’s a good statement so why not take credit for it?”
Raul Rodriguez,
46, who contended Texas’ version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a Houston-area neighbor after an argument about a noisy party, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the 2010 murder of Kelly Danaher, 36.
Jim Bridenstine,
a Navy pilot and Tea Partybacked candidate, defeated Rep. John Sullivan, R-Okla., 28,038 votes to 24,045 votes in unofficial results of a primary with all 327 precincts reporting.
Aimee Copeland,
24, a Georgia woman whose left leg, right foot and both hands had to be amputated because of a rare, flesh-eating disease, is to be discharged Monday from an Augusta hospital and head to an inpatient rehabilitation clinic, her father said, adding: “She’s real excited about leaving. She just wants a change of venue.”
Barry Landau,
64, a presidential memorabilia collector who stole thousands of rare and valuable documents from historical societies and archives, was sentenced in Baltimore to seven years in prison.
Gov. Chris Christie,
RN.J., told a town hall audience in northern New Jersey that Mitt Romney didn’t ask him to be his running mate when they appeared together at a fundraiser.
Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari,
22, a Saudi man who was arrested in February 2011 after federal agents secretly searched his apartment in Lubbock, Texas, and found bomb-making chemicals, wiring, a hazardous materials suit and clocks, has been found guilty in federal court in Amarillo of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.
Army Capt. Jamie Dobson
said the wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier appears to be that of an Air Force C-124A Globemaster that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard.
Eliyahu Werdesheim,
24, a former member of an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood-watch group, has been given a three-year suspended sentence and three years of probation for convictions for second-degree assault and false imprisonment in the 2010 beating of a black teenager in Baltimore.
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