(CNN) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Japan's eastern coast early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. With a depth of 9 kilometers (5.5 miles), the tremor was about 150 kilometers east-southeast of Hachinohe and 550 kilometers north-northeast of Tokyo, according to the U.S. agency. The quake occurred just over a year and a half since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake triggered a huge tsunami off Japan, resulting in thousands of deaths and the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century. The Japan Meteorological Agency, however, did not issue any tsunami warnings or advisories immediately after the Tuesday morning quake, according to its website. No such warnings were issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center either.   |
10/01/2012
6.2-magnitude quake strikes off Japan
70-year-old Oregon farmer eaten by his hogs
| By Isolde Raftery, NBC News On Wednesday morning, Terry V. Garner, a 70-year-old Oregon farmer, went to feed his animals. Several hours later, when he hadn't returned, a family member went to look for him and found, on the ground of the hog enclosure, his dentures. Further investigation of the enclosure revealed that the hogs, which each weighed about 700 pounds, had eaten the farmer, leaving behind few uneaten body parts. Now the Coos County Sheriff's Office is investigating how Garner "ended up in a position where the hogs were able to consume him." According to the Sheriff's statement:
The statement added that at least one of the hogs had previously been aggressive toward the farmer but did not specify how many hogs live on the farm. Garner's remains were examined on Saturday by a pathologist who was unable to determine how the man died. A forensic anthropologist at the University of Oregon will also examine his remains. Answering the phone at Garner's home Monday, a man who described himself as a family friend described the tragedy succinctly: "What a way." This isn't the first time hogs have eaten their farmers. In 2004, a Romanian woman was knocked unconscious and eaten by the pigs on her farm, UPI reported at the time. The news report did not say whether the woman survived, only that the pigs had eaten the woman's ears and half her face. Her husband, sedated, told reporters: "I'll never breed such beasts again." More content from NBCNews.com: |
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Lawyer: Father who shot masked son 'in state of anguish'
| By Sevil Omer, NBC News A Connecticut father who fatally shot what he thought was a masked prowler outside his home only to discover it was his 15-year-old boy is "in a state of anguish," his lawyer said on Monday. "It is a very emotional time," attorney Gene Zingaro told NBC News. "The family is left asking so many questions that will go unanswered forever. There will never be a satisfactory answer. The father and the whole family are utterly devastated. The father is in a state of anguish." "The family has been broken in half by this tragedy," Zingaro said. Zingaro said he spent time with the Giuliano family Sunday during a memorial service for Terry Giuliano, who was shot to death Thursday outside his family's house in New Fairfield, a town just north of Danbury. Zingaro said details of the evening have left Terry's father, Jeffrey Giuliano, inconsolable and physically ill. Jeffrey Giuliano went outside with a gun around 1 a.m. after his sister called him to say someone was trying to break into her house next door. When he went outside, Giuliano saw a knife-wielding man wearing a black ski mask. The masked figure approached him in a threatening manner, police said. Giulano fired a single shot, killing the purported prowler. It was only hours later that Jeffrey Giuliano learned that the slain suspect was his adopted son, causing him to weep and vomit at the scene. "He was in disbelief and a state of shock," Zingaro told NBC News. Zingaro said Jeffrey Giuliano, a popular fifth-grade elementary teacher, will not face criminal charges. "It is my belief that it will be termed an accidental shooting, and he will not face charges," Zingaro said. State police say they are continuing to investigate. No charges have been filed. Zingaro said Giuliano and his wife adopted Tyler and his sister about four years ago. "It's a tragic loss that cannot be measured," Zingaro said. More content from NBCNews.com:
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Amtrak train derails after hitting semi; dozens hurt
 Faran Thomason via Twitter The San Joaquin Amtrak train derailed Monday afternoon south of Fresno, Calif. after colliding with a big rig on the tracks. Twenty-three people were injured. By Isolde Raftery, NBC News A southbound Amtrak passenger derailed early Monday afternoon south of Hanford, Calif., after colliding with a semitrailer, the Fresno Bee newspaper reported. Between 30 and 50 people were injured, according to the newspaper, including the driver of the big rig was who pinned in his vehicle. The truck, which carried cotton trash, crossed onto the rails as the train approached. According to the Bee, the crossing arms were down. KFSN-TV Fresno reported there were about 150 passengers aboard the San Joaquin train, which runs between the San Francisco Bay Area and Bakersfield. Faran Thomason, a passenger who identifies himself as Junglecat on Twitter, wrote that he was "in the middle of nowhere by Hanford," and that the train "hit a semi on the track." "#amtrak train is leaking diesel...can't be good," Thomason wrote. He also posted an image. This is a developing story. More content from NBCNews.com:
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Feds: Suspect in multimillion-dollar scam is Harvard Law grad
 Amy Sancetta / AP file Bobby Thompson, who a federal marshal says is John Donald Cody, appears at a hearing in Cuyahoga County Court in Cleveland, May 8, 2012. By Jeff Black, NBC News When he was arrested on April 30, the suspect known as Bobby Thompson had been on the run for nearly two years from charges that he ran a bogus charity that collected millions of dollars from people who thought they were helping out Navy veterans. On Monday, federal authorities revealed that Thompson is really John Donald Cody, 65, a 1972 Harvard Law School graduate and Army veteran the FBI had long sought on numerous fraud charges related to a 1987 espionage probe. U.S. Marshal Peter Elliott, head of the task force that found Thompson, said on Monday that he was doing Google searches for fugitives recently when landed on an old FBI wanted poster for Cody. Elliot noticed the man's resemblance to the suspect marshals had nabbed in the Ohio fraud case. Cody, it turned out, had been charged but never arrested, so his fingerprints were not included in a nationwide FBI print database, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on its website. By obtaining Cody's fingerprints from the Defense Department, Elliott was able to compare them with the prints taken after Thompson's arrest. The suspect had served as a captain in U.S. military intelligence, Elliott said. "Thank goodness for Google," Elliott said in a news conference Monday announcing Thompson's apparent unmasking, the Plain Dealer reported. "This is definitely John Donald Cody," Elliott said. "He's a guy that thought, No. 1, he could never get caught, and No. 2, he would never be identified. And we were able to do both." Watch US News videos on NBCNews.com Cody graduated from the University of Virginia in 1969 and Harvard Law School in 1972 and practiced law in several states, Elliott said. Harvard confirmed to The Associated Press that a John Cody graduated from its law school in 1972. The suspect known as Bobby Thompson was featured on television as one of "America's Most Wanted" fugitives. He surrendered after a tip led to a Portland bar and marshals followed him home. Thompson is now jailed in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, charged with 22 counts of theft, money laundering, tampering with records, engaging in corrupt activity and other charges. He ran the national charity out of Tampa, Fla., with fake officers and state chapters and opened up numerous bank accounts and rented mailboxes to pull of the scheme, according to Ohio authorities. An associate of Thompson's, Blanca Contreras, of Tampa, Fla., was sentenced to five years in prison in August, 2011, in connection with the charity scam. Thompson's attorney, Joseph Patituce, told The Associated Press he is preparing for a March 11 trial. "We believe that the state has a very weak case against our client, but we look forward to our day in court," he said. According to authorities, little of the money collected to benefit veterans through the U.S. Navy Veterans Association was used for that purpose. However, thousands of dollars was contributed to political candidates. More content from NBCNews.com:
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