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US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American Thursday, May 02, 2013 08:54 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. Full Story | Top |
Indonesia says 2 arrested for Myanmar Embassy plot Thursday, May 02, 2013 07:49 PM PDT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's elite anti-terror squad seized five homemade bombs and arrested two suspected militants who allegedly planned to attack the Myanmar Embassy to protest that country's treatment of Muslims, police said Friday. Full Story | Top |
Governor signs repeal of death penalty in Md. Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:22 PM PDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joining only West Virginia. Full Story | Top |
Woman sentenced in Phoenix fake coupon ring Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:21 PM PDT A Phoenix woman who pleaded guilty to her involvement in a fake coupon ring was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison and may have to pay up to $5 million in restitution. Robin Ramirez, 41, also was ... Full Story | Top |
‘Gosnell Should Be Acquitted’: Feminist Argues That Abortion Doc Should Be Released, Trial Is a ‘Sham’ — But It’s Not What You Think Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:10 PM PDT "Let him go ... I want him to serve as a constant reminder that abortion and infanticide are the same thing." Full Story | Top |
Aging Fugitive Joanne Chesimard Is First Woman on Most Wanted Terrorists List Thursday, May 02, 2013 03:18 PM PDT FBI Doubles Reward for Chesimard to $2 Million Full Story | Top |
Jurors hear voicemail saying Jackson was sick Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:36 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court. Full Story | Top |
Maryland becomes latest U.S. state to abolish death penalty Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:15 PM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Maryland became the 18th U.S. state to abolish the death penalty on Thursday when Governor Martin O'Malley signed a bill outlawing capital punishment in the state. O'Malley, a Democrat mentioned as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, had pledged to sign the bill, which the Democrat-controlled legislature passed in March. The law replaces capital punishment with a sentence of life without parole. "With the legislation signed today, Maryland has effectively eliminated a policy that is proven not to work," O'Malley's office said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Ex-fund manager sentenced to prison for insider trading Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:14 PM PDT By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Diamondback Capital Management portfolio manager Todd Newman was sentenced to 4-1/2 years in prison on Thursday for insider trading in the stock of Dell Inc and Nvidia Corp . U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan also ordered Newman, 48, to forfeit $737,724 and to pay a $1 million fine. Sullivan called Newman a "decent" man and said it "breaks my heart" to have read letters about the impact his incarceration could have on his 12-year-old daughter, but that a stiff penalty was warranted. ... Full Story | Top |
N.C. High School Student Arrested for Accidentally Leaving Gun in His Truck Gets Huge (Awesome) Surprise Thursday, May 02, 2013 01:18 PM PDT "I think they were just trying to make a point that guns are evil." Full Story | Top |
Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested over Chad coup plot Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:54 AM PDT By Madjiasra Nako N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chadian authorities arrested two senior generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot that security sources said left at least four people dead. The incident has pointed to high-level divisions in the oil-producing nation that has sought to leave behind a turbulent past to become an ally of the West against al Qaeda-linked militants across Africa's arid Sahel region. ... Full Story | Top |
Lebanon: Main suspect in 2011 kidnapping arrested Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:15 AM PDT BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces have arrested the main suspect in the 2011 kidnapping of seven Estonian tourists and the more recent abduction of a Lebanese citizen that led to a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings in areas near the Syrian border, police officials said Thursday. Full Story | Top |
US calls for NKorea amnesty of sentenced American Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:55 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is calling for North Korea to grant an amnesty for the immediate release of a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. Full Story | Top |
Arias jurors can consider manslaughter charge Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:53 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors who will decide the fate of Jodi Arias will be allowed to consider the lesser charge of manslaughter. Full Story | Top |
Judge: Jodi Arias jurors may consider lesser manslaughter charge in Arizona boyfriend killing Thursday, May 02, 2013 10:42 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — Judge: Jodi Arias jurors may consider lesser manslaughter charge in Arizona boyfriend killing. Full Story | Top |
O'Malley signs Md. death penalty repeal Thursday, May 02, 2013 09:51 AM PDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland has become the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty. Full Story | Top |
Two generals, pro-Deby MP arrested for Chad coup plot: prosecutor Thursday, May 02, 2013 09:35 AM PDT N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad's security forces have arrested two generals and a member of parliament allied to President Idriss Deby on suspicion of involvement in a foiled coup plot, the chief prosecutor said on Thursday. Prosecutor Mahamat Saleh Youssouf named the generals as Weiddig Assi Assoue and Ngomine Beadmadji David. Mahamat Malloum Kadre, a member of parliament for the ruling coalition, was arrested alongside opposition figure Saleh Maki, the prosecutor said. ... Full Story | Top |
Two Iranians in Kenya found guilty of bomb plots Thursday, May 02, 2013 08:47 AM PDT Two Iranians accused by Israel of planning to target its citizens in East Africa face 15 years in a Kenyan prison after they were found guilty of plotting a terror attack. Full Story | Top |
Should it be a crime to exploit a poker machine's bug? Thursday, May 02, 2013 07:13 AM PDT A Las Vegas man cashed in thousands after he noticed a computer glitch Full Story | Top |
Officers hurt, 17 arrested in clash at May Day rally in Seattle Thursday, May 02, 2013 06:23 AM PDT By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle police said on Thursday they would form a task force to investigate any crimes committed during a violent May Day rally which saw eight police officers injured and 17 protesters arrested. Protesters and police had exchanged a chaotic barrage of rocks, bottles and pepper spray grenades on Wednesday. It was the second year in a row that a rally on May Day had turned violent. Demonstrators threw large rocks at police, smashed store and car windows, overturned trash cans and lined up newspaper display racks to block streets, police said. ... Full Story | Top |
FBI in NJ to announce Cuba fugitive case details Thursday, May 02, 2013 05:59 AM PDT NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The decades-old international case of a convicted cop killer is getting new attention in New Jersey. Full Story | Top |
American Citizen Sentenced to 15 in a North Korean Labor Camp Thursday, May 02, 2013 04:19 AM PDT Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American who lives in Washington state, was condemned to 15 years of hard labor by a North Korean court this week, prompting rumors of a possible diplomatic rescue mission. Bae, who is a frequent visitor to North Korea, was arrested last November and accused of "hostile acts" against the state. Friends say Bae runs tours for foreign visitors to the DPRK but often uses the trips an opportunity to help the nation's orphans. Full Story | Top |
Analyst: US man sentenced in NKorea bait for visit Thursday, May 02, 2013 02:08 AM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A Korean American detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state, the North's media said Thursday — a move that could trigger a visit by a high-profile American if history is any guide. Full Story | Top |
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