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City officials have named Andre Anderson, 50, a commander with the Glendale, Ariz., police department, as Ferguson's new interim chief, giving him control of a 45- officer suburban police department that has faced international scrutiny following the shooting of Brown, an unarmed black 18- yearold, by Darren Wilson, a white officer, in August. The incident and subsequent investigations by the Department of Justice prompted a massive upheaval in Ferguson city government, including the resignations of then- police chief Tom Jackson and city manager John Shaw. N. D. abortion law tossed BISMARCK, N. D. - A federal appeals court has affirmed a ruling that struck down a North Dakota law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. The 8th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the decision last year of a federal judge who ruled the law was unconstitutional. Abortion rights supporters have called it the most restrictive abortion law in the country. The law was approved by the Republican- dominated Legislature in 2013, though it was quickly put on hold after North Dakota's lone abortion clinic filed a lawsuit that July. The measure was among four anti- abortion bills Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed into law that year with overwhelming support from lawmakers. Greece clears last hurdle ATHENS, Greece - Greece's radical- left- led government emerged bloodied but alive early today from a key vote in parliament, which overwhelmingly approved new creditor- demanded reforms despite a revolt among hardliners in the main coalition partner. The reforms to the judiciary and banking systems were the final hurdle the financially- battered country was obliged to clear before it can start talks with its creditors on a third bailout worth around 85 billion euros ( US$ 93 billion). Without the money, Greece would face financial ruin and forced exit from the euro currency club. Lawmakers voted 230- 63 in favour of the measures, following a whirlwind debate that ended at 4 a. m. Buffaloed during selfie YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park officials are warning tourists to keep their distance after a bison flipped a woman into the air as she posed for a selfie with the massive beast. The dangerous encounter was the fifth run- in between park- goers and buffalo this year. Park officials said the 43- year- old Mississippi woman turned her back on the animal to get a photo with it near the Fairy Falls trailhead just outside Old Faithful. Someone nearby saw the woman and her daughter about 5.5 metres from the animal and warned they were too close just before it came at them. They tried to run, but the bison caught the woman and tossed her with its head. The woman's family drove her to a nearby clinic, where she was treated for minor injuries. - from the news services L OS ANGELES - A judge on Wednesday dismissed two felony conspiracy convictions against Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer- boyfriend, ruling it would be unfair to prolong the six- year- old case involving prescription drugs provided to Smith. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Robert J. Perry cited numerous problems with the case against Howard K. Stern that centred on his role in obtaining prescription drugs for Smith before the Playboy model and reality TV star died of an accidental overdose in 2007. In 2010, a jury convicted Stern, 46, of the two conspiracy counts but acquitted him of all other charges of conspiracy, excessive prescribing of opiates and sedatives to an addict and fraudulently obtaining drugs by using false names. The case has been the subject of years of appeals. After Perry previously dismissed the two conspiracy charges, prosecutors appealed to the California Supreme Court, which ruled in November Stern could be re- tried on the counts and left it to Perry to decide the outcome. Perry noted in his ruling Wednesday the case had been hanging over Stern's head for more than six years and said he believed the lead prosecutor during the trial had been overzealous in pursuing a conviction. " This case reeks of unfairness," Perry said. The judge said prosecutors seemed to be unfairly targeting Stern because he was a public figure and noted the expense in pursuing the case. Perry estimated just running the courtroom over the course of the 50- day trial cost taxpayers US$ 500,000. District attorney Jackie Lacey called Perry's ruling disappointing and said she supported her office's handling of the case. " For a second time, I believe Judge Perry has abused his discretion by dismissing the charges against Howard K. Stern," Lacey wrote in a statement. " His disregard of the jury's verdict of guilt and of the unanimous decision of the California Court of Appeal finding substantial evidence of Howard K. Stern's guilt is extremely disappointing." Her statement did not say if the latest ruling would be appealed. Stern's lawyer, Steve Sadow said he hoped the district attorney's office would not pursue the case any further. Stern had been Smith's lawyer, manager, lover and friend since they met in 2001. Testimony showed they were inseparable, even when she was involved with other men. In 2006, Smith donned a wedding gown, and she and Stern had a commitment ceremony on a catamaran off the Bahamas. They exchanged rings and vows but were never legally married. - The Associated Press Drug charge dismissed in Smith case MANUEL BALCE CENETA / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern were reportedly inseparable until her death in 2007. The World A_ 13_ Jul- 23- 15_ FP_ 01. indd A13 7/ 22/ 15 9: 58: 54 PM ;