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Today's Crimes and Trials: Kidnap charges added against dad of 3 missing boys Attys seek records in Oregon Islamic charity trial Rapper Tru Life pleads guilty in fatal NY stabbing Ex-CIA agent's trial focuses on '97 Cuban bombings Men get prison sentence in Mexican immigrant death Judge, lawyers urge parole in 1970s bus kidnap Prosecutors seek to drop some Blagojevich counts Judge, lawyers urge parole in Calif bus kidnap UK verdict on WikiLeaks's Assange extradition due Mass. terrorism suspect seeks release on bail Witnesses detail holdup at Bellagio casino Conn. home invasion defense: Poll shows bias Bail set for woman in NY insider trading case Court asked to clear way for Calif gay marriages Two CIA contractors spirited out of Pakistan Odd passenger hit-and-run sentence on hold pending appeal Judge tells Lindsay Lohan guilty plea means jail Jury recommends death in Delaware police killing Men get 9 years in prison for Pa. hate-crime death Judge tells Lindsay Lohan plea deal will mean jail Kidnap charges added against dad of 3 missing boys Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:59 pm PST AP - Prosecutors have added charges of kidnapping and unlawful imprisonment against the father of three boys from southeastern Michigan who've been missing since Thanksgiving. Full Story Top Attys seek records in Oregon Islamic charity trial Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:36 pm PST AP - Defense lawyers seeking a new trial for an official of an Islamic charity that was declared a terrorist organization say federal prosecutors must provide more evidence about their failure to disclose that the FBI wanted to pay a prosecution witness after the trial. Full Story Top Rapper Tru Life pleads guilty in fatal NY stabbing Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:17 pm PST AP - A rapper once signed to a Jay-Z-run label admitted Wednesday to playing a role in a deadly stabbing in an apartment building lobby. Full Story Top Ex-CIA agent's trial focuses on '97 Cuban bombings Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:12 pm PST AP - The attorney for an ex-CIA operative charged with lying during immigration hearings attempted to discredit a key prosecution witness Wednesday, accusing him of being a counter-intelligence agent sent by the Cuban government to frame the defendant. Full Story Top Men get prison sentence in Mexican immigrant death Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:08 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday sentenced two men to nine years each in prison for roles in the death of an illegal Mexican immigrant. Full Story Top Judge, lawyers urge parole in 1970s bus kidnap Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:59 pm PST AP - Fred Woods and brothers Richard and Jim Schoenfeld captured the nation's attention in 1976 when they used guns and nylon masks to commandeer a Chowchilla school bus and buried the 26 children and driver in a truck underground. Full Story Top Prosecutors seek to drop some Blagojevich counts Wed, 23 Feb 2011 04:47 pm PST AP - Federal prosecutors asked a judge for permission Wednesday to dismiss racketeering charges against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he heads to a retrial, trying to simplify a case that deadlocked jurors in the first trial complained was too hard to follow. Full Story Top Judge, lawyers urge parole in Calif bus kidnap Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:51 pm PST AP - Three men who kidnapped and hid a busload of California schoolchildren in a 1976 ransom attempt have been eligible for parole for years — and now they have the support of the judge, prosecutors and investigators who handled their notorious case. Full Story Top UK verdict on WikiLeaks's Assange extradition due Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:50 pm PST Reuters - A British court is expected to rule on Thursday whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden where he is accused of sex crimes. Full Story Top Mass. terrorism suspect seeks release on bail Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:19 pm PST AP - Lawyers for a Massachusetts man accused of conspiring to provide support to al-Qaida asked Wednesday that he be released on bail while he awaits trial, arguing that the case against him is "paper thin" and based on anti-American statements he made in instant messages protected by the First Amendment. Full Story Top Witnesses detail holdup at Bellagio casino Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:16 pm PST AP - A masked robber with a gun ordered players and dealers to get away from an early morning craps game before shoveling handfuls of chips into a pouch during the $1.5 million heist of the Bellagio, a casino supervisor testified Wednesday. Full Story Top Conn. home invasion defense: Poll shows bias Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:06 pm PST AP - Attorneys for a Connecticut man charged with killing a mother and her two daughters in a home invasion want the trial moved from New Haven, citing a survey that found more people there believe he should be executed. Full Story Top Bail set for woman in NY insider trading case Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:11 pm PST AP - A judge has set bail for a former consultant for a securities research firm after she pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges in New York. Full Story Top Court asked to clear way for Calif gay marriages Wed, 23 Feb 2011 01:21 pm PST AP - Lawyers for two same-sex couples again asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to allow gay marriage to resume in California while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's ban on same-sex unions. Full Story Top Two CIA contractors spirited out of Pakistan Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:42 pm PST Reuters - Two U.S. citizens with diplomatic status were quietly withdrawn from Pakistan after being involved in a fatal car accident last month while trying to help Raymond Davis, a CIA contractor being held by Pakistani authorities on murder charges. Full Story Top Odd passenger hit-and-run sentence on hold pending appeal Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:23 pm PST Reuters - A passenger in a hit-and-run accident, sentenced to prison for urging the driver to flee the scene, had the start of his prison term delayed on Wednesday while attorneys appeal his highly unusual conviction and sentence. Full Story Top Judge tells Lindsay Lohan guilty plea means jail Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:16 pm PST Reuters - Lindsay Lohan was warned on Wednesday that any plea bargain on her jewelry theft charge would involve jail time, but the troubled actress seemed set on rejecting any deals and opting instead to risk a trial. Full Story Top Jury recommends death in Delaware police killing Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:27 am PST AP - A jury that convicted a man of murder in the shooting of a Delaware police officer has recommended that the defendant be sentenced to death. Full Story Top Men get 9 years in prison for Pa. hate-crime death Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:59 am PST AP - Two Pennsylvania men who were convicted of a federal hate crime for beating and kicking an illegal Mexican immigrant who died of his injuries were sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison. Full Story Top Judge tells Lindsay Lohan plea deal will mean jail Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:49 am PST AP - A judge told Lindsay Lohan on Wednesday he would sentence her to jail if she accepted a plea deal from prosecutors to avoid trial for allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from an upscale jewelry store. Full Story Top

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