Miss. man accused of mailing suspected ricin

CORINTH, Miss. — A Mississippi man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed "various parties within the government" were trying to ruin his reputation.



A fire burns at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas after an explosion Wednesday April 17, 2013. (Michael Ainsworth/Dallas Morning News/MCT)
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Rescuers search ruins of Texas fertilizer plant

WEST, Texas — Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others.



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Runners to honor Boston Marathon victims

A Ball State student will be lacing up his running shoes again three days after running the Boston Marathon, but this time he will be running in support of his fellow marathon participants who were injured in the bombing.




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Police investigate suspicious letters in Arizona

Authorities discovered two suspicious letters Wednesday that were sent to the Phoenix office of U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, prompting officials to evacuate part of the building as the nation is on high alert following similar incidents at other congressional offices and the explosions in Boston.







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