A friend of the 17-year-old Florida youth who is accused of beating his parents to death with a hammer at home and then hosting a party there only hours later, says the teen privately described the killings during the party. (July 20)
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Some of the Afghan and Iraq wars’ most badly wounded are brought home on military jets retrofitted as airborne hospitals. The AP’s Sagar Meghani got a closer look at the critical care transport mission. (July 21)
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In civilian life, Dr. Charles Chappuis is head of surgery at University Medical Center in Louisiana. But as an Air National Guard colonel, Chappuis puts on a uniform and helps take badly wounded troops from the war zones back to the US (July 21)
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After his brother was badly wounded in Afghanistan, Michael Castagna flew to Germany to see him, and then travel home with him aboard a military jet made to resemble a flying trauma unit. (July 21)
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A 12-year-old African tortoise that recently had its front left leg amputated due to injury is now moving just fine, thanks to a swiveling wheel attached to his shell by doctors at Washington State University’s veterinary hospital. (July 21)
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Highlights of this day in history: First major battle in America’s Civil War fought at Bull Run in Virginia; Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ concludes; Peace deal ends Indochina War; Author Ernest Hemingway and actor-comedian Robin Williams born. (July 21)
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An inside look at getting a C-17 military transport jet ready to take war wounded from Germany back home, to the United States. (July 21)
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A grand jury has indicted a New York man on murder and kidnapping charges in the killing and dismemberment of an 8-year-old boy who was abducted off a Brooklyn street last week. (July 20)
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Jerry Ferrara has played Turtle on ‘Entourage’ for 8 seasons. As the show gets ready to air its final season, the actor talks about a possible ‘Entourage’ movie. (July 20)
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NFL players met in Washington Wednesday and failed to vote on a full proposal to settle the league’s labor dispute. AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner covered the meeting and says several issues remain undecided. (July 20)
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