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Top ally of former Ivorian president arrested in Ghana
Sat,25 Aug 2012 04:11 PM PDT
Reuters - ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ghana has arrested a top ally of Ivory Coast's former President Laurent Gbagbo after weeks of deadly attacks on Ivorian police and military installations, officials from the two neighboring West African countries said on Saturday. Gbagbo is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity committed during a brief 2011 civil war. ... Full Story | Top |
Former Chicago Cubs player Mark Grace arrested for drunken driving
Fri,24 Aug 2012 06:08 PM PDT
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Former Chicago Cubs standout Mark Grace, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star selection, was arrested in Arizona for driving under the influence, police said on Friday. Police said Grace, who was pulled over on Thursday night in Scottsdale just outside Phoenix, was driving with a suspended license stemming from a prior driving under the influence arrest in the same town in May 2011. In his most recent arrest Grace, 48, was stopped for having an expired registration plate, said Scottsdale police spokesman Sergeant Mark Clark. "After speaking to Mr. ... Full Story | Top |
Former CFO of Philadelphia archdiocese sentenced to 7 years
Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:35 PM PDT
Reuters - PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The former chief financial officer of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia was sentenced on Friday to two to seven years in prison for stealing more than $900,000 from the church. After she serves her prison term, Anita Guzzardi, 43, of Camden County, New Jersey, will remain on probation for seven years, Common Pleas Court Judge Ellen Ceisler said at the sentencing. Guzzardi had pleaded guilty to theft by deception, forgery and unlawful use of a computer. ... Full Story | Top |
Breivik, survivors welcome Norway prison term
Fri,24 Aug 2012 11:59 AM PDT
Associated Press -  It was during breaks between marathon video game sessions in his mother's apartment in Oslo that Anders Behring Breivik drafted his complicated and chilling plan. He would kill indiscriminately with explosives and guns, surrender to authorities if he survived, then prove himself sane in court — all to publicize a manifesto accusing Muslims of destroying European society.
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Norway's Breivik deemed sane, sentenced to prison
Fri,24 Aug 2012 07:41 AM PDT
Associated Press - A Norwegian court sentenced Anders Behring Breivik to prison on Friday, denying prosecutors the insanity ruling they hoped would show that his massacre of 77 people was the work of a madman, not part of an anti-Muslim crusade.
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Camorra crime boss shot dead leaving beach
Fri,24 Aug 2012 06:29 AM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities were searching Friday for a gunman who shot and killed an organized crime boss clad in a swimsuit as he walked from a beach to join his family at a hotel in a resort town south of Rome. Full Story | Top |
Camorra crime boss shot down leaving beach
Fri,24 Aug 2012 05:15 AM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities were searching Friday for a gunman who shot and killed an organized crime boss clad in a swimsuit as he walked from a beach to join his family in a hotel in Terracina, a resort town south of Rome. Full Story | Top |
Apple, Samsung each found guilty in South Korean trial
Fri,24 Aug 2012 04:40 AM PDT
BGR News -  As the jury in Apple (AAPL) and Samsung's (005930) high-profile patent battle in San Jose, California begins to deliberate, a verdict has been handed down in a similar trial taking place half way around the world. A South Korean court on Friday turned in a split decision in a trial between the two consumer electronics giants, finding that devices from each company infringed upon patents held by the other. Sales bans have been put in place on devices from each side, though no current-generation devices from either side are covered by the ruling — in fact, The Wall Street Journal reports that the majority of affected devices are no longer sold by either company. In addition to the sales bans, Apple
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Breivik deemed sane and sentenced to prison
Fri,24 Aug 2012 02:00 AM PDT
Associated Press - Anders Behring Breivik got what he wanted — a prison term instead of an insanity ruling — as he received his sentence Friday for bomb and gun attacks that killed 77 people last year.
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113 arrested in Chile student protests
Thu,23 Aug 2012 07:43 PM PDT
AFP -  Over a hundred students were arrested in Santiago in clashes between police and demonstrators demanding better public education, after the occupation of several schools.
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Mo. man sentenced for $8M cattle fraud
Thu,23 Aug 2012 03:57 PM PDT
Associated Press - A former central Missouri man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a pair of cattle fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $8 million. Full Story | Top |
Former ambassador Ryan Crocker arrested in DUI
Thu,23 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT
Associated Press - Former U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker is facing hit-and-run and drunken driving charges in Washington state after striking a semi-truck when he tried to make a right turn from the left lane, authorities said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
"Arrested Development" could get extra episodes for Season 4
Thu,23 Aug 2012 02:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Good news, "Arrested Development" fans: you could be getting some bonus Bluth. David Cross, who plays Tobias Funke on the series, says that the currently filming Season 4 - which will air on Netflix - could receive extra episodes due to the abundance of material. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Cross revealed that "AD" could run 13 episodes for the upcoming season, rather than the 10 that were originally intended. "I think it's going to be 13 episodes, not 10," Cross told the magazine. "There's too much story. Some characters will have two-parters. ...
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Reports: Former Ambassador Crocker Arrested for Drunken Driving, Hit-and-Run
Thu,23 Aug 2012 02:19 PM PDT
National Journal - The former American ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, has been charged with drunken driving and for being responsible for a hit and run incident in Washington state, CNN and other news organizations report. He was arrested Aug. 14 in Spokane after his car struck a semi-truck when he tried to make a right turn from a left lane, authorities told the Associated Press. He was released on his own recognizance the next day after pleading not guilty. His next court date is set for Sept. 12. Full Story | Top |
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