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Today's Crimes and Trials: Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' Ex charged in NY with murdering Pa. dance student Doubts rise over release of Mexican politician 'Honeymoon Killer' to face murder charges in Alabama Bloomberg security team member charged in shooting Judge: Conn. home invasion death sentence is fair AG: 2 murder charges for honeymoon death suspect Indictment: Calif man threatened Obama in letter Judge has many options in sentencing ex-Rep. DeLay No death sentence for 'mentally retarded' US man US jury finds Somalis guilty of piracy For sexual crime victims, TSA pat-downs can be 're-traumatizing' Lawyer takes stand in fee fight with Brunei prince Wesley Snipes asks for bail while appeals tax convictions Galleon's Rajaratnam loses wiretap suppression bid Five Somali pirates convicted of attacking US Navy ship US jury convicts Somalis as pirates in Navy attack APNewsBreak: Soldier in Afghan case waives hearing Ariz. woman charged in escape case pleads guilty APNewsBreak: NV court upholds award against Wyeth Oregon bomb-plot suspect wanted 'spectacular show' Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:28 pm PST AP - A Somali-born teenager plotted "a spectacular show" of terrorism for months, saying he didn't mind that children would die if he bombed a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, according to a law-enforcement official and court documents. Full Story Top Ex charged in NY with murdering Pa. dance student Sat, 27 Nov 2010 06:43 pm PST AP - An on-again, off-again boyfriend of a 20-year-old dance major who vanished in upstate New York last week has pleaded not guilty to killing her and dumping her body in a park. Full Story Top Doubts rise over release of Mexican politician Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:10 am PST Reuters - Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, a prominent former Mexican presidential candidate, remains missing after being kidnapped in May, a government official told Reuters on Saturday, casting further doubt on reports of his release. Full Story Top 'Honeymoon Killer' to face murder charges in Alabama Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:59 am PST AFP - A US man dubbed the "Honeymoon Killer" will likely be returned to his home state of Alabama next week, to face murder charges over his newlywed wife's death on a diving trip, police said Friday. Full Story Top Bloomberg security team member charged in shooting Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:19 am PST AP - A longtime New York City detective assigned to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's security detail has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting of his girlfriend's unarmed ex. Full Story Top Judge: Conn. home invasion death sentence is fair Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:22 am PST AP - A Connecticut judge has decided that a jury was fair in deciding that Steven Hayes should be executed for a home invasion that left a woman and her two daughters dead. Full Story Top AG: 2 murder charges for honeymoon death suspect Thu, 25 Nov 2010 05:20 pm PST AP - An Alabama man who served prison time in Australia for his wife's drowning death during their honeymoon returned Thursday to the U.S., where he faces murder charges that could carry a much stiffer punishment. Full Story Top Indictment: Calif man threatened Obama in letter Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:05 pm PST AP - An indictment filed by a federal grand jury accuses a Northern California man of sending a letter threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Judge has many options in sentencing ex-Rep. DeLay Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:56 pm PST AP - Former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay argued throughout his trial that the deck was stacked against him by a politically motivated prosecutor and a jury from the most Democratic city in one of the most Republican states. Full Story Top No death sentence for 'mentally retarded' US man Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:23 pm PST AFP - A US judge has overturned the death sentence of a drug dealer convicted of killing a witness on the orders of a corrupt police officer, on the grounds that he was "mentally retarded." Full Story Top US jury finds Somalis guilty of piracy Thu, 25 Nov 2010 02:50 am PST AFP - Five Somalis were found guilty of piracy for attacking a US vessel in the Indian Ocean, the first US convictions on such charges in nearly two centuries, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Full Story Top For sexual crime victims, TSA pat-downs can be 're-traumatizing' Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:22 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - As the outcry grows against the new security screenings at US airports, one population may face a special burden at TSA checkpoints: victims of rape or sexual assault who are now confronted with a procedure that they feel explicitly strips them of control over their bodies. Full Story Top Lawyer takes stand in fee fight with Brunei prince Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:23 pm PST AP - A lawyer locked in a multimillion-dollar dispute with Brunei's Prince Jefri Bolkiah is telling a New York court there's nothing to the royal's claims that she stole from him. Full Story Top Wesley Snipes asks for bail while appeals tax convictions Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:16 pm PST Reuters - Actor Wesley Snipes is asking a federal judge to allow him to remain free on bail while he pursues a second appeal of his three convictions of willful failure to file income tax returns and his three-year prison term. Full Story Top Galleon's Rajaratnam loses wiretap suppression bid Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:10 pm PST Reuters - In a big victory for federal prosecutors, Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam lost his bid to suppress secretly recorded conversations from his pending criminal trial on insider-trading charges. Full Story Top Five Somali pirates convicted of attacking US Navy ship Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:34 pm PST The Christian Science Monitor - A federal jury in Norfolk, Va., found five Somali nationals guilty of piracy and other charges on Wednesday in what is believed to be the first conviction of pirates in a US court in more than a century. Full Story Top US jury convicts Somalis as pirates in Navy attack Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:07 pm PST AP - Five Somali men accused of attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa's coast were convicted Wednesday on federal piracy charges in what the government said was the first piracy conviction in a U.S. courtroom in nearly 200 years. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: Soldier in Afghan case waives hearing Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:54 am PST AP - A U.S. soldier who told his family of an alleged plot to kill Afghan civilians for kicks — only to be charged in the case later — has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, meaning his case will likely go straight to military trial, his lawyer said Wednesday. Full Story Top Ariz. woman charged in escape case pleads guilty Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:46 am PST AP - The mother of one of three inmates who escaped from an Arizona prison last July faces up to 2.5 years in prison after admitting she provided assistance to her son following the escape. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: NV court upholds award against Wyeth Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:26 am PST AP - The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a $58 million judgment awarded to three women who claimed their breast cancer was caused by hormone replacement drugs made by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Full Story Top

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