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| Arias lawyers want Twitter accounts of new jurors Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 05:39 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — Jodi Arias' attorneys want a judge to allow them to monitor the Twitter accounts of the jury seated in her murder trial to be certain jurors aren't communicating details about the case on social media. Full Story | Top |
| Former South Texas judge sentenced to prison Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 05:08 PM PDT BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A former judge who turned his South Texas courtroom into a money-making operation was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Full Story | Top |
| Fort Hood shooter rests defense case without calling witnesses Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 04:11 PM PDT  By Karen Brooks and Jana J. Pruet FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 fellow soldiers and wounding 31 others in a rampage at Foot Hood, Texas, in 2009 rested his defense case in his court-martial on Wednesday without calling any witnesses to testify. Major Nidal Hasan, acting as his own defense attorney, has remained largely passive in court since telling the jury in opening arguments, "The evidence will clearly show that I am the shooter. ... Full Story | Top |
| Former United employee made bomb threats Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 03:25 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A former United Airlines flight attendant has agreed to plead guilty to making a bomb threat against a United jet flying between London and Los Angeles. Full Story | Top |
| Rapper DMX arrested on marijuana charge in South Carolina Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 02:24 PM PDT  By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was arrested on Tuesday in South Carolina and charged with possession of marijuana, two days before he was due in court on a drunk driving charge. Police stopped a truck in which Simmons was a passenger for making an improper lane change shortly before midnight, according to a police report. On inspecting the car, police found three bags of marijuana, the report said. Simmons complained of a medical condition and was aggressive, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rapper DMX again arrested in South Carolina Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 01:47 PM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The rapper known as DMX has been arrested again in South Carolina and charged with possession of marijuana, police said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Bradley Manning Sentenced to 35 Years for Leaking Secrets Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 12:23 PM PDT  The Army Private Was Accused of Leaking Thousands of Documents to WikiLeaks Full Story | Top |
| Manning sentenced to 35 years in WikiLeaks case Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 12:15 PM PDT  FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in one of the biggest leak cases in the U.S. since the Pentagon Papers a generation ago. Full Story | Top |
| Dozens arrested in Puerto Rico for alleged Social Security fraud Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 11:57 AM PDT SAN JUAN (Reuters) - U.S. federal authorities arrested 74 people in 25 towns across Puerto Rico early on Wednesday in an operation aimed at combating the abuse of Social Security and disability benefits. Agents from the FBI and the Social Security Administration participated in the sweep, which targeted 70 beneficiaries, a doctor, a therapist and two psychiatrists, said FBI spokesman Moises Quinoñes. Wednesday's actions are part of a wider crackdown on disability fraud on the island. Puerto Rico is home to nine of the top 10 U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Death penalty debate a sleepy affair in slow-moving Guantanamo court Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 11:33 AM PDT  By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - Star defendant Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appeared to doze off momentarily on Wednesday during an arcane courtroom debate over whether the charges against him and four alleged co-conspirators in the September 11 plot were properly sent to trial as a death penalty case. The issue is literally a matter of life and death, but the legal debate has inched along over several pretrial hearings at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, rendering it torpid. Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the hijacked plane plot, was awakened before 5 a.m. ... Full Story | Top |
| American Air trainee accused of bomb threats Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 09:46 AM PDT DALLAS (AP) — A man who nearly became an American Airlines flight attendant has agreed to plead guilty to phoning in bomb threats against another airline. Full Story | Top |
| S Sudan attacks: US ups pressure; general arrested Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 09:31 AM PDT JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — U.S. political leaders are increasing pressure on South Sudan's young government to prevent ethnically motivated attacks by members of its military, pressure that may have led to the arrest Wednesday of an army general accused of human rights violations. Full Story | Top |
| Briton held in China arrested amid pharmaceuticals probe Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 02:52 AM PDT  BEIJING (Reuters) - A British risk consultant held in China since mid-July amid an investigation into the country's pharmaceutical industry has been arrested, the British Embassy in Beijing and his family said on Wednesday. Peter Humphrey and his wife, Yu Yingzeng, were detained in Shanghai on July 10 as police probed bribery allegations against British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). In China, an arrest typically means police believe they have enough evidence for a case to be brought to trial. Detentions can last for weeks and end in release without charges being filed. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ex-coach acquitted in Maine Zumba prostitute case Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 11:25 PM PDT  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The first trial of an accused client of a fitness instructor who used her Zumba studio as a front for prostitution ended abruptly when a judge threw out key evidence, but prosecutors said they're prepared to move forward with another eight cases in which defendants sought jury trials. Full Story | Top |
| 2 alleged Canadian fraudsters arrested in Thailand Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013 10:19 PM PDT Two Canadians accused of scamming more than $140 million from investors worldwide in a penny stock fraud have been arrested in Thailand, police said Wednesday. Gregory Curry, 63-year-old native of Sydney, ... Full Story | Top |
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