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• Ga police urge suspect to surrender, free hostages Mar 25, 2022 10:34 PM
  
  • - The head of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made a public promise to the suspect in a police officer's shooting death to surrender unarmed and release his remaining hostages and he would not be harmed.
  • Hood released four of the eight people being held captive around 9 p.m. Friday from an Athens apartment.
  • Police had been searching for Hood since Tuesday, when Athens Clarke-County policeman Elmer "Buddy" Christian was shot and killed while police say he attempted to apprehend Hood.

  • North Carolina dominates Marquette 81-63 Mar 25, 2022 09:49 PM
    
    • NEWARK, N.J. - North Carolina is back and put the whole package - offense, defense and toughness - on display while dismantling Marquette.
    • Tyler Zeller had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and North Carolina took control early for a change, rolling to an 81-63 victory on Friday night at the Prudential Center.
    • John Henson added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Harrison Barnes added 20 points and six rebounds as the second-seeded Tar Heels (29-7) moved to within a game of reaching the Final Four for the third time in four years.

    • Police: Ga. suspect releases 4 hostages Mar 25, 2022 09:41 PM
      
      • - The man suspected in the shooting death of a Georgia police officer has released four of the eight hostages he was holding at an Athens apartment.
      • Holeman said authorities are communicating with Hood, and that police are optimistic a peaceful surrender could happen soon.
      • Police had been searching for Hood since Tuesday, when Athens Clarke-County policeman Elmer "Buddy" Christian was shot and killed while police say he attempted to apprehend Hood.

      • Opposition brings down Canadian government Mar 25, 2022 09:38 PM
        
        • TORONTO - Canadian opposition parties brought down the Conservative government in a no confidence vote Friday, triggering an election that polls show the Conservatives will win.
        • The opposition parties held Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government in contempt of Parliament in a 156-145 vote for failing to disclose the full financial details of his tougher crime legislation, corporate tax cuts and plans to purchase stealth fighter jets.
        • Opinion polls expect Harper's Conservative Party to win re-election but not a majority, meaning he likely will continue to govern with a minority in Parliament, dependent on opposition votes to stay afloat.

        • Calif. judge: Brain-damaged mom can see triplets Mar 25, 2022 09:13 PM
          
          • LOS ANGELES - A judge on Friday issued a temporary ruling allowing visitation with 4-year-old triplets to a mother so badly brain damaged by medical errors during childbirth that she can no longer walk, talk or eat.
          • Attorneys for both sides praised the tentative 10-page order issued by Superior Court Judge Frederick C. Shaller, who ruled after a two-week hearing that 34-year-old Abbie Dorn would be granted visits of three hours a day for five days each summer at the home in Myrtle Beach, S.C. where her parents care for her.
          • Greene said the ruling confirmed their contention that grandmother Susan Cohen's beliefs were contradictory to those of the father and that she had a negative effect on the children.

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