AM News Links: Study shows nearly 25 percent of gay teens in Mass. are homeless; 4-year-old boy kills himself in a Chicago liquor store; and more

A new study shows that 25% of gay teens in Massachusetts identify themselves as homeless; A Montana man executes 55 dogs during a standoff with police; and more of the morning's headlines.

Tyler Carter, 6, of Auburn, Maine, wades in Sabbathday Lake to fish for bass, in New Gloucester, Maine, on Thursday, July 21, 2011. The heat that has gripped much of the nation moved into the Northeast on Thursday, as temperatures climbed into the 90s and 100s. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

• Massachusetts adds 142 electric vehicle charging sites [Boston.com]


• Conn. bicyclist hears woman scream "Kill him, run him over!" before he is hit by car [Courant.com]


• Motorcyclist hurls through van window in collision, lands in rear seat without driver's knowledge [VVDailyPress.com]


• Police trying to unravel an incident where a 4-year-old boy shot himself in the head in a Chicago liquor store [ChicagoTribune.com]


• Montana man executes 55 dogs during standoff with police [Missoula.com)]


• Study: Nearly 25 percent of gay teens in Massachusetts are homeless [UPI.com]




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• Twitter posts tagged #westernma in Western Mass. [MassLive.com]


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