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Father, son arrested in Texas shooting of immigration agent
Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:23 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A father and son face federal charges after investigators say they opened fire and wounded a U.S. immigration special agent near the U.S.-Mexico border during an early-morning chase, federal officials said Thursday. The father and son, along with an unidentified minor, are accused of opening fire and chasing after Kelton Harrison, an Immigration Customs Enforcement special agent working a narcotics investigation before dawn on Tuesday in Hargill, Texas, a community of about 900 residents about 30 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, Kenneth Magidson, the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
South Korean arrested for unapproved trip to North
Thu,5 Jul 2012 07:59 AM PDT
Associated Press -  As North Koreans cheered and waved white "unified Korea" flags, a South Korean activist was arrested as soon as he set foot on home soil Thursday, resisting police in a stunt of defiance after an unapproved, three-month stay in the North.
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Attorney: Casey Anthony rejected early plea deal
Thu,5 Jul 2012 06:46 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Casey Anthony's attorney said he strongly considered early in the case whether she should plead guilty to a lesser charge to avoid the death penalty if convicted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, but Anthony adamantly insisted she had nothing to do with the toddler's death.
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South Korea activist arrested on return from North
Thu,5 Jul 2012 01:42 AM PDT
Reuters - PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korean authorities arrested a pro-North Korea activist on Thursday as he walked across the rival states' heavily armed border on Thursday ending an unauthorized visit to Pyongyang in alleged violation of a bitterly disputed anti-communism law. Ro Su-hui, who is a leader of a South Korean group that has maintained friendly ties with North Korean groups, had spent more than three months in Pyongyang attending national events that glorified its two dead leaders and criticized Seoul. ... Full Story | Top |
1 dead, Peru protest leader arrested
Wed,4 Jul 2012 09:56 PM PDT
Associated Press - A civilian was killed Wednesday and police arrested and roughed up a prominent anti-mining activist in a northern provincial capital, further inflaming tensions after the government imposed a state of emergency to quell increasingly violent protests against Peru's biggest mining project. Full Story | Top |
Peru protest leader arrested as emergency imposed
Wed,4 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police arrested and roughed up a prominent anti-mining activist in a northern provincial capital Wednesday, further inflaming tensions as the government imposed a state of emergency to quell increasingly violent protests against Peru's biggest mining project. Full Story | Top |
Three more arrested in phone hacking probe
Wed,4 Jul 2012 04:51 AM PDT
AFP -  Police investigating alleged bribery of public officials after the phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World arrested three people Wednesday on suspicion of corruption.
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Pair agree to plead guilty in TSA bribery scam
Tue,3 Jul 2012 03:57 PM PDT
Associated Press - Two suspected drug couriers have agreed to plead guilty in a case that involved former Transportation Security Administration screeners who were bribed to smuggle marijuana onto planes leaving Los Angeles International Airport, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
Suspected al-Qaida financier arrested in France
Tue,3 Jul 2012 02:19 PM PDT
Associated Press - French authorities filed preliminary terrorism charges Tuesday against a Tunisian administrator of an extremist French website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al-Qaida and other violent groups. Full Story | Top |
What will Twitter do in the case of the subpoenaed tweets?
Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:24 PM PDT
Christian Science Monitor - Prolific tweeter Malcom Harris was close enough to the front of the crowd that surged onto the Brooklyn Bridge during Occupy Wall Street's march on Oct. 1, 2011, that he was one of the more than 700 people whom the police encircled, arrested, and charged with disorderly conduct. Full Story | Top |
2nd person arrested in suspicious SF fire
Tue,3 Jul 2012 01:19 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police say a second person has been taken into custody in connection with a suspicious four-alarm fire that damaged four homes and displaced 10 people in San Francisco. Full Story | Top |
NY rabbi sentenced in NJ for laundering scheme
Tue,3 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT
Associated Press - A New York rabbi broke down and sobbed Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to nearly four years in prison for laundering close to a million dollars in what he thought were illicit funds through a religious charity. Full Story | Top |
GlaxoSmithKline settles healthcare fraud case for $3 billion
Mon,2 Jul 2012 09:10 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials on Monday described as the largest case of healthcare fraud in U.S. history. The agreement, which still needs court approval, would resolve allegations that the British drugmaker broke U.S. laws in the marketing and development of pharmaceuticals. ...
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Bucs cornerback Wright arrested in Los Angeles
Mon,2 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT
Associated Press - Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Eric Wright has been arrested in Los Angeles for investigation of driving under the influence after police say he was involved in a crash near Staples Center. Full Story | Top |
Sorry, Your Tweets Can Still Be Subpoenaed
Mon,2 Jul 2012 11:09 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -  If you tweet something, you can't consider it private speech even if you later delete it, a New York judge ruled on Monday, denying for the second time a motion to quash a subpoena against an Occupy Wall Street protester arrested last October. Twitter itself had filed the motion in response to a subpoena delivered first in January and then again on May 30, asking for the content and user information of the twitter account belonging to Malcolm Harris. Harris was one of the 732 arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge, and faces up to 15 days in jail for disorderly conduct.
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GlaxoSmithKline to pay $3 billion for health fraud
Mon,2 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT
Associated Press -  GlaxoSmithKline LLC will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to promoting two popular drugs for unapproved uses and to failing to disclose important safety information on a third in the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history, the Justice Department said Monday.
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Marcus Jordan, son of NBA legend, arrested in Omaha
Mon,2 Jul 2012 08:27 AM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Marcus Jordan, a college basketball player and son of retired NBA legend Michael Jordan, was arrested early Sunday after what police described as a drunken altercation outside a hotel in Omaha, Nebraska. Jordan, 21, was "very animated, intoxicated and uncooperative" with police outside the Embassy Suites, Omaha police said in a statement. Officers were called to the scene at 2:11 a.m. after an off-duty officer asked for help subduing Jordan during an argument with two women in the hotel driveway, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
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