Publication: Mansfield News Journal

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Miami man catches Florida's longest ever Burmese python

Jason Leon, left, of Miami, holds up the Burmese python that Florida officials say he captured and killed May 11. Research staffers at the University of Florida, right, lay end-to-end to show size of the 18-foot 8-inch reptile. / Florida Fish and Wildlife ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: Reptile, University of Florida, Exotic Species, Species

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

US Marine Corps

Complaint alleges Marine general influenced video probe

Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marine officers and staff noncommisioned officers during the Heritage Brief at the Pentagon in Washington on May 30, 2012. / Cpl. Cody A. Fodaleby Andrew deGrandpre and Dan Lamothe, ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 20 2013]

Entities: US Marine Corps, Allegation, Richard Mills

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Mike DeWine

Castro is not 'a monster,' attorney says

CLEVELAND â?? Attorneys for Ariel Castro say he plans to plead not guilty if a Cuyahoga County grand jury indicts him on kidnapping and rape charges in connection with the decade-long disappearance of three women.Speaking exclusively to WKYC-TV, attorneys ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kidnapping, Rape, Mike DeWine, Seymour Avenue

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Prince Harry

Rainbow around the sun draws attention in NYC area

What looked like a rainbow ring around the sun drew the attention of people in the New York City area earlier today, according to ABC News, Gothamist and other news organizations.The colorful phenomenon is what's known as a sun halo and it is caused by ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cirrostratus, Refraction, Prince Harry, Christopher J Christie

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Phila. abortion doctor guilty of murdering 3 babies

PHILADELPHIA -- A 72-year-old doctor whose abortion clinic was described by prosecutors as a "house of horrors" was convicted of first-degree murder charges in the death of three infants.Gosnell, who did not take the stand in his own defense, had been ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 13 2013]

Entities: Abortion, Murderer, Deponent, Drugs, First-Degree Murder

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

Despite violence, Pakistan elections show democracy at work

Former Pakistani prime minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif waves to supporters after his party victory in general election in Lahore on Saturday. / Arif Ali, AFP/by Hani Yousuf and Lisa Friedman, Special for USA TOD ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 12 2013]

Entities: Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Elections

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Max Baucus

Government says it's on track to make exchanges work

WASHINGTON -- The federal government has met its deadlines, tested its system and collected insurance plan information critical to rolling out the 2010 health care law, White House and other federal officials say, despite the rumors of train wrecks, delays ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 09 2013]

Entities: Cheryl Smith, Max Baucus, Medicare, Deadline, White House

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

2 freed women return home; 3rd still in hospital

The mother of Michelle Knight, held captive for more than a decade, said Wednesday she has not seen her daughter since police freed her from a Cleveland home two days ago but just wants to "hug her.""I was hoping and praying all the time" for her return, ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 09 2013]

Entities: Deborah Knight, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Jodi Arias guilty: What's next?

Now that Jodi Arias has been found guilty of first-degree murder of her on-and-off lover Travis Alexander, her fate is back in the hands of the jury. Will she get the death penalty? ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 08 2013]

Entities: Jodi Arias, Travis Alexander, First-Degree Murder

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

For pets' quality of life, some spots better than others

Some dogs sleep outside and guard the house. Others have wardrobes and spend their day in a purse.A new study shows that dogs and cats have a better chance at a long, healthy life in some states than in others. Louisiana and Mississippi offer the shortest ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 07 2013]

Entities: Mississippi, Lyme Disease, Oregon (Illinois, United States)

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

N.J. Gov. Christie reveals secret weight-loss surgery

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent surgery to lose weight at the urging of his family and friends, he told The New York Post.The Republican, who is running for a second term in November, underwent lap-band stomach surgery in February. A ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 07 2013]

Entities: Weight Loss, Christopher J Christie, Republican Party (US)

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

Report: Christie hauls in $6.2M for 2nd term

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reportedly has raised $6.2 million as he seeks a second term in November.Details of the Republican's fundraising haul were reported by PolitickerNJ, a political blog run by the New York Observer. The blog post cites an unnamed ... [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 06 2013]

Entities: Barbara Buono, Fundraising, Quinnipiac University

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"The FWC is grateful to him both for safely removing such a large Burmese python and for reporting its capture" Kristen Sommers, head of the Exotic Species Coordination Section of the conservation commission, said in a statement

Miami man catches Florida's longest ever Burmese python [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 20 2013]

"Everything in my complaints is true," he said. "I iterate my oath that all the statements are true to the best of my recollection."

Complaint alleges Marine general influenced video probe [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 20 2013]

"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours" Weintraub said

Castro is not 'a monster,' attorney says [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 15 2013]

"It's not that uncommon, but it's not something you see every day" Patrick O'Hara of the National Weather Service told the news organization

Rainbow around the sun draws attention in NYC area [Published Mansfield News Journal - May 14 2013]

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