Friday, November 2, 2012

Daily News Digest: Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News

Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:20 PM PDT
Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News:

Gang member sentenced to death for murder of standout L.A. student athlete 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:20 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A gang member who killed a promising Los Angeles High School football player because he believed the athlete's red Spider-Man backpack linked him to an opposing gang was sentenced to death on Friday.
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Jurors support ruling to dismiss claims by Britney Spears' ex-confidante, citing weak case 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:20 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Jurors who heard libel and breach of contract claims by Britney Spears' ex-confidante said they were unimpressed by his case and agreed with a judge's ruling to dismiss his case mid-trial.
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Prominent Irish nationalist arrested over Northern Ireland shooting 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 02:07 PM PDT
Colin Duffy speaks during a news conference in West BelfastBELFAST (Reuters) - An Irish nationalist acquitted earlier this year of the murder of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland was arrested on Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a prison officer, a security source said. The murder of David Black, 52, on Thursday was the first killing of a Northern Irish prison officer in almost 20 years and the fifth fatal attack on a member of the security establishment since the 1998 Good Friday peace deal. ...
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Comedian Starr arrested in Savile abuse case - TV 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:28 PM PDT
COMIC FREDDIE STARR LAUNCHES NEW SHOWLONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested comedian Freddie Starr on Thursday as part of an investigation triggered by allegations that the late BBC presenter Jimmy Savile sexually abused hundreds of children, media reported. Police said in a statement they had arrested a man in his 60s on suspicion of sex offences. The man was identified by Sky News and ITV News as Starr, who earlier had offered to talk to police. ...
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3 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:52 PM PDT
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Northern Ireland police arrested three suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired political condemnation across Britain and Ireland.
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Jurors in Spears trial say evidence was weak 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:45 PM PDT
FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2012 file photo, singer Britney Spears arrives at the Pre-GRAMMY Gala & Salute to Industry Icons with Clive Davis honoring Richard Branson in Beverly Hills, Calif. A judge on Thursday Nov. 1, 2012 dismissed libel, breach of contract and battery claims filed by Spears' former confidante Sam Lutfi against the singer's parents and her conservators. (AP Photo/Vince Bucci, file)Jurors who heard libel and breach of contract claims by Britney Spears' ex-confidante said they were unimpressed by his case and agreed with a judge's ruling to dismiss his case mid-trial.
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Prosecutors seek death penalty for HOA shooter 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 12:02 PM PDT
Mahmoud Yousef Hindi, who is charged with killing two people at a Louisville homeowners association meeting in September, sits with his attorney, Mike Lemke, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 in Lousiville, Ky. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Hindi if he is convicted on two counts of murder. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Prosecutors said Friday they will seek the death penalty for a Louisville man accused of killing two men at a homeowners association meeting over a long-running property dispute.
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for HOA shooter 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:53 AM PDT
Mahmoud Yousef Hindi, who is charged with killing two people at a Louisville homeowners association meeting in September, sits with his attorney, Mike Lemke, on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 in Lousiville, Ky. Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for Hindi if he is convicted on two counts of murder. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan)Prosecutors say they are going to seek the death penalty for a Kentucky man accused of killing two men at a homeowners association meeting.
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Acquitted Greek journalist says press muzzled by elite 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 10:36 AM PDT
Greek editor Costas Vaxevanis waits outside a courthouse in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek journalist put on trial for publishing a list of Swiss bank account holders accused Greece's political and business elite on Friday of trying to muzzle the press to cover up chronic corruption. Costas Vaxevanis was acquitted on Thursday of charges of violating personal privacy laws after he published the list of 2,059 names of prominent Greeks including several politicians, shipping magnates, doctors, lawyers, and housewives. "The main problem in Greece is the people who govern it. ...
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Polish woman arrested over deaths of her 5 babies 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:51 AM PDT
A Polish woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing at least five of her newborn babies, a prosecutor said Friday.
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U.N. says Syria video killings appear to be war crime 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:35 AM PDT
GENEVA (Reuters) - A video that appears to show Syrian rebels killing soldiers who had surrendered probably constitutes a war crime that should be prosecuted, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. The disturbing incident looks to be the latest atrocity committed by opposition fighters seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad, Rupert Colville, a U.N. rights spokesman, said. "It will be examined carefully," Colville told a news briefing in Geneva, saying it may be difficult to identify the perpetrators and the location where the footage was recorded. ...
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Tanzanian police clash with protesters over arrested cleric 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 08:05 AM PDT
Riot policemen stand on a truck during as they patrol ZanzibarDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Muslim protesters clashed with police in Tanzania's commercial capital on Friday during a protest over the arrest of a hardline Islamic cleric, witnesses said. Police fired tear gas and at least 30 people were arrested. Similar demonstrations have erupted sporadically over the last few weeks, raising religious tensions in the relatively stable and secular east African country. Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda was arrested last month and charged with illegally trespassing on private property and theft. He is in police custody after failing to make bail. ...
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War-crime accusations emerge as Syrian rebels take strategic town 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:42 AM PDT
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Prominent Irish nationalist arrested over North Ireland shooting 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 05:41 AM PDT
Forensic officers search the scene on the M1 motorway where prison officer David Black was shot as he drove near the town of Lurgan, Northern IrelandBELFAST (Reuters) - An Irish nationalist acquitted earlier this year of the murder of two British soldiers in Northern Ireland was arrested on Friday in connection with the fatal shooting of a prison officer the previous day, a security source said. The murder of David Black, 52, was the first killing of a Northern Irish prison officer in almost 20 years and the fifth fatal attack on a member of the security establishment since the 1998 Good Friday peace deal, which largely ended three decades of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland. ...
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Syrian killings on video appear to be war crime, U.N. says 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 04:06 AM PDT
GENEVA (Reuters) - A video appearing to show Syrian rebels killing soldiers who had surrendered must be verified but appears to constitute a war crime that should be prosecuted, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. "Like other videos of this sort, it's difficult to verify immediately in terms of location, who's involved. We need to examine this carefully. It will be examined carefully," U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a news briefing. "But the allegations are that these were soldiers who were no longer combatants. ...
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2 IRA suspects arrested over prison guard killing 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 03:02 AM PDT
Police Service of Northern Ireland officers search the area close to a fatal shooting on the M1 motorway near Lurgan, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012. A veteran Northern Ireland prison officer was killed Thursday in a gun ambush as he was driving to work, the first slaying of a security-force member in the British territory in 18 months. Police said a gunman in a passing car shot David Black, 52, as he drove onto the M1 motorway southwest of Belfast. His car plummeted down a grassy embankment into a ditch. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Northern Ireland police arrested two suspected Irish Republican Army militants Friday on suspicion of killing an off-duty prison officer, a rare slaying that has inspired political condemnation across Britain and Ireland.
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Man arrested after pulling gun on motorist in New York City gas line 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:42 AM PDT
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The fight for fuel after superstorm Sandy is starting to get nasty.
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NYC man arrested after pulling gun in gas line 
Friday, Nov 02, 2012 01:23 AM PDT
The fight for fuel after Superstorm Sandy is starting to get nasty.
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