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eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc's death

Oct. 28, 2009
Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller. Supporters of the man had said that they wanted to raise money to pay for Scott Roeder's defense. They...
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WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A federal investigation is underway to determine if more than one person was involved in abortion doctor George Tiller's death, Kansas authorities said.

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Accused killer pleads not guilty in Kansas

WICHITA, Kan., July 28 (UPI) -- Scott Roeder pleaded not guilty in Wichita, Kan., Tuesday to shooting Dr. George Tiller, who operated a women's clinic and sometimes did late-term abortions.

Number of U.S. abortion clinics falling

WASHINGTON, July 23 (UPI) -- Women seeking to terminate pregnancies in the United States are facing a dwindling supply of providers, an abortion rights group says.

Hundreds mourn slain abortion doctor

WICHITA, Kan., June 6 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Wichita, Kan., for the funeral of George Tiller, the abortion doctor shot as he attended a church service.

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WICHITA, Kan., June 1 (UPI) -- The suspect in the Kansas shooting death of Dr. George Tiller was "a fanatic about abortion," interviews with former acquaintances indicated.

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Maximum sentence in abortion doctor death

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 9 (UPI) -- James Charles Kopp, convicted of killing abortion-provider Dr. Barnett Slepian, was sentenced to 25 years to life Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. Kopp, who received the maximum sentence, told the court that he felt justified in using force to save unborn lives an

No witnesses in N.Y. abortion trial

BUFFALO, N.Y., March 17 (UPI) -- There were no witnesses Monday in the Buffalo, N.Y. trial of James Kopp, accused of killing abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian. The judge heard facts agreed upon by the prosecution and defense and will rule and sentence Kopp, who waived his right to a
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler