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Ex-NFL QB Leaf arrested for 2nd time in Montana
Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:21 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was arrested again on Monday and is accused of committing another burglary two days after he posted bail on charges that he broke into a friend's home and stole prescription painkillers, a drug task force commander said.
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Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana, again
Mon,2 Apr 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Reuters - SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf, once a San Diego Chargers first-round draft pick, was arrested on Monday for the second time in three days in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana, on drug and theft charges, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
Obama, Mexico's Calderon vow more drug crime cooperation
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon told President Barack Obama on Monday that drug violence would continue unabated in his country unless the flow of American guns is curbed, while Obama promised closer cooperation with Mexico in fighting the narcotics trade. Obama acknowledged a responsibility to quell the U.S. demand for illegal drugs that helps drive narcotics trafficking, and said coordination with Mexico in the fight is becoming better than ever. ...
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Ex-NFL QB Ryan Leaf arrested 2nd time in Montana
Mon,2 Apr 2012 01:21 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Montana police say they are seeking a warrant for the GPS in Ryan Leaf's pickup truck to get information that will link the ex-quarterback to two break-ins and possibly lead them to a stash of stolen prescription painkillers.
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2 jurors removed from Philly priest-abuse trial
Mon,2 Apr 2012 12:45 PM PDT
Associated Press - A landmark priest-abuse trial moved into its second week Monday, with the dismissal of two jurors and testimony about a priest-turned-prowler who admitted years later he had molested campers in their sleep. Full Story | Top |
Iraq wants Qatar to hand over fugitive VP
Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:43 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Iraq's deputy prime minister called on Qatar Monday to hand over Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president to face terror charges, a move likely to further strain ties between Shiite-led Iraq and Gulf Arab states.
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Iraq tells Qatar to return fugitive VP Hashemi
Mon,2 Apr 2012 06:09 AM PDT
Reuters -  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Baghdad told Qatar on Monday to return fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, whose case has fuelled political tensions that are threatening to upset Iraq's fragile sectarian balance. Hashemi, one of Iraq's top Sunni politicians, has been sheltering in the autonomous northern Kurdistan region after the Shi'ite-led central government issued an arrest warrant for him in December on charges he ran death squads. On Sunday, he left Iraqi Kurdistan to visit the predominantly Sunni Arab Gulf state of Qatar, which Iraq said was in breach of Iraqi law. ...
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Bin Laden Family Sentenced for Living in Pakistan Illegally
Mon,2 Apr 2012 03:48 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire - Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters have all been sentenced to 45 days of house arrest for living in Pakistan illegally and will likely be deported. All five women were sentenced to serve time in jail, but their villa in Islamabad (pictured above) has been declared a "sub jail" where they will serve out the remainder of their sentence. (They've already been under arrest since March 3, so those days since will count toward their sentence. ... Full Story | Top |
Mexican drug kingpin to be sentenced in San Diego
Mon,2 Apr 2012 02:23 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Benjamin Arellano Felix seemed to get off easy considering he was one of the world's most powerful drug traffickers in the 1990s. He pleaded guilty in January to crimes that would give him no more than 25 years in prison — a lighter punishment than ordered for lower-ranking members of his once-mighty, Tijuana-based cartel.
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More than two dozen arrested in Kentucky's Final Four celebration
Sun,1 Apr 2012 02:04 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - More than two dozen people faced criminal charges on Sunday after violence broke out as fans celebrated the University of Kentucky's win over arch rival Louisville in their NCAA Final Four match-up, officials said. Thousands of fans filled the streets of Lexington downtown and near the campus Saturday night following Kentucky's defeat of Louisville 69-61 in New Orleans, but the party was marred by violence, authorities said. Revelers set fires, torching couches, chairs and other furniture, according to officials. A car was turned over and set ablaze as well. ... Full Story | Top |
Qatar: Iraq's fugitive VP arrives for visit
Sun,1 Apr 2012 08:19 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi traveled to Qatar on Sunday on what the Gulf nation's state news agency called an "official visit." The trip could intensify tensions between Baghdad's Shiite-led government and the Sunni monarchies of the Gulf.
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