Authorities located four new mass graves in northern Mexico over the weekend

Authorities located four new mass graves in northern Mexico over the weekend after the arrest of a suspect in the kidnapping and killings of bus passengers, the Mexican military said.Sixteen bodies were discovered in the clandestine graves in San Fernando, in the state of Tamaulipas, which borders Texas. The most recent find brings to 88 the total number of bodies recovered from mass graves in the area.The military announced Sunday that it had captured Armando Cesar Morales Uscanga the day before in San Fernando.The suspect admitted his participation in the kidnapping and killings of bus passengers on two separate days in March, the military said.Morales provided information that led to the discovery of the other four graves, the military said.Along with his arrest, the military seized an...

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Israel Fisher or J. Fisher believed to be connected with last week's synagogue bombing in Southern California was in custody in Ohio overnight, the FBI said

man believed to be connected with last week's synagogue bombing in Southern California was in custody in Ohio overnight, the FBI said.Law officers launched a manhunt for 60-year-old Ron Hirsch, wanted in a blast on Thursday at a Jewish house of worship in Santa Monica, California, and they think they found the man in a suburb of Cleveland."An individual believed to be Ron Hirsch, the man wanted in connection with the 4/7/11 explosion in Santa Monica, California, was taken into custody in Cleveland Heights, Ohio," the FBI said in a statement on Monday."The individual in custody was arrested following a call to law enforcement by a concerned citizen who had come into contact with a man believed to be Hirsch. This is a continuing investigation and additional details will be provided as they are...

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Police are examining what appears to be a human skull found on the outskirts of a bird sanctuary in Long Island, New York,

Police are examining what appears to be a human skull found on the outskirts of a bird sanctuary in Long Island, New York, potentially the ninth set of remains discovered in the probe of a suspected serial killer.Lt. Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department said the skull was found Monday around 3:30 p.m. in the town of Oyster Bay. About four hours earlier, a New York state police officer and his cadaver dog spotted another set of remains about a mile and a half away, and authorities worked to determine whether those remains are human.Authorities could continue their search on Tuesday.These discoveries come on the first day that authorities probing the deaths of several young women searched for evidence in and around Nassau County. Since December, eight sets of human remains have...

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