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| 'Hot' Guns Fueling Crime, US Study Says Friday, Jan 25, 2013 03:30 PM PST  Gun Dealers and Homeowners Are Top Targets Full Story | Top |
| 2 sentenced in killing of Florida mail carrier Friday, Jan 25, 2013 02:51 PM PST MIAMI (AP) â€" Two men have been sentenced to federal prison time in the 2010 slaying of a Miami mail carrier. Full Story | Top |
| Fort Hood shooting suspect seeks to remove death penalty Friday, Jan 25, 2013 02:31 PM PST SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Lawyers for a U.S. Army major accused of a deadly 2009 shooting spree at a Texas military post have asked for the death penalty to be disallowed in his court martial, possibly paving the way for a guilty plea in the case. Fort Hood massacre suspect Major Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder in connection with the rampage at the sprawling Central Texas Army facility. ... Full Story | Top |
| Suspect arrested in Houston college shooting Friday, Jan 25, 2013 02:10 PM PST  SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The gunman investigators believe fired 10 shots on a college campus near Houston on Tuesday was arrested early Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest. Trey Foster, 22, was being held on bonds totaling $106,000, pending a court hearing on Monday, court records show. Foster was arrested at a home in the Dallas suburb of Plano and was immediately returned to Houston, said Harris County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Christina Garza. A spokesman for the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| 2nd suspect arrested in Texas college shooting Friday, Jan 25, 2013 11:34 AM PST  HOUSTON (AP) â€" A man suspected in an argument that exploded into gunfire at a Houston-area college was arrested Friday some 250 miles away in a Dallas suburb, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
| Judge instructs jurors in Calgary psychiatrist sexual assault trial Friday, Jan 25, 2013 09:58 AM PST CALGARY - The judge in the sex assault trial of a Calgary psychiatrist has told the jury that believing he is likely or probably guilty isn't enough to convict him. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-CIA officer sentenced to 30 months in prison in leaks case Friday, Jan 25, 2013 08:20 AM PST (Reuters) - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday for blowing a CIA agent's cover, the Justice Department said. John Kiriakou's sentence as part of a plea agreement marks the first time in 27 years that someone has gone to prison for disclosing a covert CIA agent's name. Kiriakou was sentenced in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, a Justice Department spokesman said. He had pleaded guilty in October to one count of disclosing an agent's identity. His prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release, the spokesman said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Studies outline cost of crime in Latin America Friday, Jan 25, 2013 06:58 AM PST  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crime doesn't pay is a familiar adage. But it certainly costs. A series of original studies commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) quantify the costs of crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean using a combination of crime, health and economic statistics to come to fresh conclusions. In Brazil, one study found people pay an extra $13 billion to gain a sense of security alone, while in Uruguay economic activity suffers a negative impact of more than 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer players, jockey among 9 people found guilty of breaching rules in British horse probe Friday, Jan 25, 2013 06:52 AM PST LONDON - Three professional soccer players are among nine people found guilty in a British horse racing scandal. Full Story | Top |
| Jurors at odds in ex-cheerleader's libel suit Friday, Jan 25, 2013 05:43 AM PST Jurors were ordered to try again after telling a judge Thursday they couldn't reach a verdict on a defamation lawsuit filed by a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader against a gossip website that posted ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. man who aided Mumbai plotters sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday, Jan 25, 2013 12:38 AM PST  CHICAGO (Reuters) - David Headley, an American who admitted scouting targets for the 2008 Islamic militant raid on Mumbai and later agreed to testify against the plotters to avoid the death penalty, was sentenced on Thursday to 35 years in prison. The sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber, was the maximum sought by federal prosecutors. The attacks killed more than 160 people, including six Americans. Headley, a 52-year-old U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, admitted videotaping sites that were targeted by the Mumbai attackers. ... Full Story | Top |
| American Mumbai plotter sentenced to 35 years Thursday, Jan 24, 2013 11:42 PM PST  CHICAGO (AP) â€" Minutes before an American was sentenced to 35 years in prison for helping plan a deadly attack on Mumbai, India, one of his victims tearfully pleaded for a harsh punishment despite the terrorist plotter's widespread cooperation with U.S. investigators following his arrest. Full Story | Top |
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