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| Judge rejects guilty plea from ex-Ark. treasurer Friday, May 31, 2013 04:08 PM PDT  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner admitted Friday that she accepted $36,000 from a broker who did business with the state, but a federal judge rejected her attempt to plead guilty to a crime because she denied allegations that she intentionally steered business to the broker's firm. Full Story | Top |
| 3 things to do if you're arrested in Mexico Friday, May 31, 2013 03:38 PM PDT What should a tourist do if arrested in Mexico and accused of carrying drugs? Full Story | Top |
| Ill. man found guilty of beating 5 people to death Friday, May 31, 2013 01:53 PM PDT PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Christopher Harris insisted he didn't beat all five of his former in-laws to death in their central Illinois home, only the 14-year-old boy who Harris said was slaughtering his own family when Harris wandered into the house late one night in 2009. Full Story | Top |
| Nigeria releases 58 arrested in extremist sweeps Friday, May 31, 2013 09:58 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military and security forces say they've released 58 women and children previously held as suspected fighters in the Islamic insurgency now challenging the nation's government. Full Story | Top |
| Sex Assault: A Crime Against the Young & Attractive? Friday, May 31, 2013 09:20 AM PDT The main factors driving sexual assaults may be the attractiveness and vulnerability of young people of both genders, rather than negative attitudes toward women, a new study suggests. Full Story | Top |
| Suspect in killing Lee Rigby arrested on release from hospital Friday, May 31, 2013 09:17 AM PDT  By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - One of two men accused of murdering a British soldier on a London street last week was arrested by detectives after being discharged from hospital on Friday. Michael Adebolajo, 28, had been undergoing treatment after being shot by police in the aftermath of the attack on Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, southeast London last Friday. He is now in custody at a south London police station where he is being quizzed by counter terrorism detectives on suspicion of murdering Rigby and the attempted murder of a police officer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Suspect in killing of UK soldier arrested on release from hospital Friday, May 31, 2013 09:15 AM PDT  By Li-mei Hoang LONDON (Reuters) - One of two men accused of murdering a British soldier on a London street last week was arrested by detectives after being discharged from hospital on Friday. Michael Adebolajo, 28, had been undergoing treatment after being shot by police in the aftermath of the attack on Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, southeast London last Friday. He is now in custody at a south London police station where he is being quizzed by counter terrorism detectives on suspicion of murdering Rigby and the attempted murder of a police officer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rights demonstrators arrested ahead of FIFA Congress Friday, May 31, 2013 07:40 AM PDT By Mike Collett PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (Reuters) - Workers' rights demonstrators protesting against the 2022 World Cup finals being held in Qatar were arrested and detained for seven hours by police while the FIFA Congress was being held on Friday. The demonstration was taking place in the Mauritian capital of Port Louis about 24 km (15 miles) from the Swami Vivekananda Convention Centre where the Congress of FIFA's 209 member nations, including Qatar, was taking place. ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Rights demonstrators arrested ahead of FIFA Congress Friday, May 31, 2013 07:39 AM PDT (Updates with demonstrators released) By Mike Collett PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, May 31 (Reuters) - Workers' rights demonstrators protesting against the 2022 World Cup finals being held in Qatar were arrested and detained for seven hours by police while the FIFA Congress was being held on Friday. The demonstration was taking place in the Mauritian capital of Port Louis about 24 km (15 miles) from the Swami Vivekananda Convention Centre where the Congress of FIFA's 209 member nations, including Qatar, was taking place. ... Full Story | Top |
| Zumba instructor to be sentenced for prostitution Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:44 PM PDT  ALFRED, Maine (AP) — Just two days before a police raid, a fitness instructor was feeling good about her prostitution business. With a steady stream of clients, she was making tens of thousands of dollars tax-free while continuing to collect public assistance and using her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution. Full Story | Top |
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