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Police: Tycoon killed family in mansion arson

Sep. 2, 2008
British police said Tuesday they now believe a millionaire killed his wife and daughter before setting fire to their mansion home and killing himself.
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Authorities say arson behind church fire

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The fire that destroyed a church under construction in Springfield, Mass., was arson, law enforcement officials say.

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MAESBROOK, England, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Police say they found two bodies in the burned-out country estate of a millionaire British businessman and his family.

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AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 (UPI) -- Texas first lady Anita Perry says she's leading a fundraising effort to restore the state's governor's mansion, heavily damaged in a fire six weeks ago.

Police: Stockholm museum fire may be arson

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Arson may be the cause of a fire that broke out in the Biological Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, police say.

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AUSTIN, Texas, June 16 (UPI) -- The recent blaze that destroyed the historic Texas governor's mansion might have been set for political reasons, officials say.

Arson suspected in governor's mansion fire

AUSTIN, Texas, June 8 (UPI) -- Fire investigators suspect arson in a blaze that gutted the 152-year-old Texas governor's mansion in Austin, Texas, Sunday, an official said.

Turkish homes burned in Germany

TUTTLINGEN, Germany, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- A German man was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out in the Tuttlingen, Germany, home he shared with Turks, police said.

Two firefighters face felony arson charges

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A judge says two New York firefighters accused of setting fire to the door of their firehouse are likely to face jail time, it was reported Wednesday.

No arson charge for California boy

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old California boy who started a fire last month that destroyed 21 homes and burned 38,000 acres won't be charged with arson, officials said.

Firefighters charged with arson

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Arson charges have been filed against two New York City firefighters accused of starting a blaze at the door of a Manhattan firehouse.

Sexual assault alleged at Playboy mansion

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Los Angeles police confirmed they are investigating a possible sexual assault at the mansion of Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner.

Arson suspected in Ariz. construction fire

MESA, Ariz., July 10 (UPI) -- Police in Mesa, Ariz., suspect that arson may have been the cause of a fire at a local construction site on Tuesday that destroyed 10 houses.

Man arrested for starting Bible fires

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 15 (UPI) -- A 37-year-old man is being charged with aggravated arson and vandalism after allegedly using Bible pages to set a fire in a Chattanooga, Tenn., motel.

Arson suspected in Utah wildfire

OGDEN, Utah, June 5 (UPI) -- Firefighters sought Tuesday to contain a 10-acre wildfire east of Ogden, Utah, that officials believe may have been arson.

Blaze guts film mansion

KINGSWEAR, England, April 17 (UPI) -- Despite the efforts of dozens of firefighters, fire gutted the $6 million British mansion featured in the film "The French Lieutenant's Woman."
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler