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| Woman who faked cancer sentenced to 1-year term Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 08:00 PM PST  SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) — A judge sentenced a Michigan woman to a year behind bars Wednesday in an "almost mind-boggling" scam that tricked an insurance company and swindled big-hearted people in small communities who believed she was dying of cancer. Full Story | Top |
| FBI reports a drop in crime in 2013: why the rate continues to fall Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 04:15 PM PST The overall decline follows a national trend that is 10 years in the making, says Tod Burke, a criminologist at Radford University in Radford, Va. "The trend is downward. Violent crime fell 5 percent. Full Story | Top |
| Judge: Colorado theater shooting defendant must undergo 2nd evaluation in death penalty case Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 03:12 PM PST DENVER (AP) — Judge: Colorado theater shooting defendant must undergo 2nd evaluation in death penalty case. Full Story | Top |
| Texas District Attorney Candidate Says Domestic Violence Is 'Overrated' or a Sex Thing Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 01:29 PM PST  Lloyd Oliver, a Democratic candidate for District Attorney in Harris County, Texas, doesn't think domestic violence is a real problem. He indicated to the Texas Observer that if elected, he'd move funding away from domestic violence to other issues. Harris County happens to have the highest rate of domestic homicides in Texas. In an interview with the Observer's Emily Deprang, released Wednesday, Oliver said that "family violence is so, so overrated." Oliver, 70, has been a criminal defense attorney for 40 years. Full Story | Top |
| Sheriff: Boy, 12, found dead in lot; teen arrested Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 01:13 PM PST LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a 12-year-old boy has been discovered in a vacant lot south of Albuquerque, N.M., and a teenage friend of the victim is being held on suspicion of murder. Full Story | Top |
| British-Norwegian found guilty of killing cell mate in Congo jail Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 12:07 PM PST By Peter Jones KINSHASA (Reuters) - A court in Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday found a British-Norwegian dual national guilty of killing his cell mate at a military prison where the two men were serving life sentences. The victim, fellow Norwegian Tjostolv Moland, was found dead in his cell in August. Congo's government initially said Moland's death appeared to be a suicide but subsequently charged his cell mate and former business partner, Joshua French, with murder. French's mother, Kari Hilde French, was in the courtroom for the reading of the verdict. Full Story | Top |
| Philadelphia faith-healer couple sentenced to prison in son's death Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 11:41 AM PST By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia faith-healing father and mother were sentenced on Wednesday to up to seven years in prison for the death of their infant son, the second of their children to die after an illness. Seven-month-old Brandon Schaible died on April 18 of bacterial pneumonia and dehydration. His parents Herbert and Catherine Schaible were found guilty of third-degree homicide, endangering the welfare of a child and conspiracy. Prosecutors said they did nothing to help the baby when he fell ill and at the sentencing in Common Pleas Court, Assistant District Attorney Joanne Pescatore said the case "haunts" her. Full Story | Top |
| Son of former CHP official sentenced for rape Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 11:14 AM PST FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — The son of a former California Highway Patrol assistant chief has been given prison time for raping a woman at knifepoint, while his father and other family members could stand trial on allegations that they helped him flee to Mexico. Full Story | Top |
| U.K. national found guilty of murder in Congo Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 10:41 AM PST KINSAHSA, Congo (AP) — A man who holds dual Norwegian and British citizenship was found guilty of murder in Congo and sentenced to life imprisonment. Full Story | Top |
| Jury in Florida loud music trial voted 9-3 to convict -Juror #4 Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 10:29 AM PST  By Susan Cooper Eastman JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - The Florida jury in the loud music murder trial of Michael Dunn voted 9-3 in favor of convicting the 47-year-old software engineer of first-degree murder, a member of the panel said in a television interview. Identified only as Valerie, and Juror #4, she said Dunn, who is white, got away with killing black teenager Jordan Davis. There is no longer a Jordan Davis, and there is only one reason why that is. "Do you think Michael Dunn got away with murder?" a Nightline interviewer asked her. Full Story | Top |
| Miss. police: 3 Doors Down bassist arrested on DUI Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 09:54 AM PST  D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Todd Harrell, a founding member and bassist for 3 Doors Down facing a vehicular homicide case in Tennessee, was arrested Tuesday night on a DUI charge in Mississippi, according to police. Full Story | Top |
| Zimbabwe: Former US Rep Reynolds pleads not guilty Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 08:55 AM PST  HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Visibly exhausted, former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds pleaded not guilty in a Zimbabwe court on Wednesday to charges of possessing pornography and must spend another night in jail before he can apply for bail. Full Story | Top |
| Man pleads guilty in NYC pipe bomb terrorism plot; was accused of targeting police, soldiers Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 07:23 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Man pleads guilty in NYC pipe bomb terrorism plot; was accused of targeting police, soldiers. Full Story | Top |
| Woman who faked cancer sentenced to 1 year in jail Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 06:28 AM PST SANDUSKY, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman who pleaded no contest to pulling off a cancer scam has been sentenced to one year in jail that will be served at the same time as another prison sentence. Full Story | Top |
| Report: Todd Harrell of 3 Doors Down arrested Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 06:19 AM PST  D'IBERVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Todd Harrell, a founding member and bassist for 3 Doors Down, was arrested Tuesday night on a DUI charge in Mississippi, according to local news reports. Full Story | Top |
| Bahraini man sentenced to death over policeman killing Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 04:33 AM PST The attack last year followed clashes between security forces and demonstrators on the second anniversary of the 2011 uprising by mostly majority Shi'ite Muslims demanding democratic reforms in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, a key U.S. regional ally. In those clashes, security forces killed a teenager and injured dozens more protesters, an opposition website said. Security forces confirmed they had fired warning shots at the crowds and one young man had been killed. Bahrain crushed the demonstrations that began on February 14, 2011 amid the protest wave sweeping other Arab countries, but it has yet to resolve the conflict between majority Shi'ites and the Sunni-led monarchy they accuse of oppressing them. Full Story | Top |
| Australian Christian missionary arrested in North Korea Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 03:03 AM PST By James Pearson SEOUL (Reuters) - An Australian man has been arrested while doing missionary work in North Korea, his wife told Reuters on Wednesday, making him the second foreign Christian missionary to be held by the North. The wife of 75-year-old John Short told Reuters her husband was arrested in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Sunday and had been open about his religious work on his second trip to the isolated country. "He won't be intimidated by the communists," Karen Short told Reuters from Hong Kong by telephone. North Korea has held American missionary Kenneth Bae for more than a year and convicted him of trying to overthrow the state. Full Story | Top |
| Weapons plant intrusion: Peace activists sentenced Wednesday, Feb 19, 2014 01:21 AM PST  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — At sentencing for an 84-year-old nun and two fellow Catholic peace activists who stole onto the grounds of the "Fort Knox of uranium," the judge seemed to struggle with how harshly he should treat protesters who authorities say never posed any serious national security threat. Full Story | Top |
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