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2 arrested in killing of LA teen lured from home
Tue,17 Jan 2012 06:30 PM PST
Associated Press -  A 24-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were arrested for investigation of the murder of a popular high school soccer player who apparently was lured out of his home and gunned down last week, police said Tuesday.
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Police: Nigeria bomb suspect arrested, escapes
Tue,17 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST
Associated Press - The suspected mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church in Nigeria escaped custody after being arrested in the country's capital, police acknowledged Tuesday — an embarrassment for a nation struggling to contain increasingly bloody sectarian attacks by a radical Islamist sect. Full Story | Top |
Serial killer discovered with DNA evidence
Tue,17 Jan 2012 03:56 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) - A serial killer nabbed after giving a DNA sample in connection with a drunk-driving conviction more than a decade after his murder spree was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison on Tuesday. Francisco Acevedo, 43, whose case prompted calls for expansion of the state's DNA database to track criminals, was not even a suspect in the murders of three women in Yonkers, New York until he applied for parole in 2009 while in prison for drunk driving, prosecutors said. ... Full Story | Top |
Guantanamo chief testifies on need for mail review
Tue,17 Jan 2012 02:46 PM PST
Associated Press - The commander of the Guantanamo Bay prison on Tuesday defended his order to require a security review of legal mail to prisoners facing charges for war crimes. He said it balances the need for defense attorneys to communicate with their clients with demands for security and safety on the base. Full Story | Top |
Guilty plea offered in rape, killing of Ga girl
Tue,17 Jan 2012 11:38 AM PST
Associated Press - A 20-year-old maintenance man told a judge Tuesday that he plans to plead guilty to the beating, rape and killing of a 7-year-old north Georgia girl, who disappeared from a playground at her apartment complex and was found in a trash bin. Full Story | Top |
Ohio awaiting decision on death penalty case
Tue,17 Jan 2012 06:23 AM PST
Associated Press - Ohio won't go forward with an execution that had been scheduled for this week as it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the state's protocol for lethal injections is constitutional. Full Story | Top |
Jewish man arrested for swastikas, anti-Semitic calls
Mon,16 Jan 2012 03:17 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Jewish man was under arrest on hate-crime charges on Monday, accused of making anti-Semitic telephone calls to his mother and other elderly women and putting swastikas on apartment doors, police said. A family business dispute drove David Haddad, 56, of Manhattan, who is Jewish, to make threatening phone calls to his mother, 80, and two other women, ages 87 and 78, a police source said. "He threatened to kill the other individual on the phone as well as her relatives," said a police spokesman. "He said basically that all Jews should die and go to hell. ... Full Story | Top |
Stephen Colbert's PAC Calls Romney a 'Serial Killer'
Sun,15 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST
The Atlantic Wire - Just days after Stephen Colbert formally turned over control of his Super PAC to Jon Stewart (so Colbert could "explore" a run for president in South Carolina despite the fact that he cannot legally get on the ballot there), the PAC is up with its first negative ad, a hit on Mitt Romney and his infamous "corporations are people" remark. Full Story | Top |
Spain: 3 ETA suspects arrested in France
Sun,15 Jan 2012 08:48 AM PST
Associated Press -  French police acting alongside Spanish counterparts have arrested three men at a railway station in France on suspicion of belonging to Basque separatist group ETA, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.
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New satirical ad in South Carolina suggests Mitt Romney may be a 'serial killer'
Sun,15 Jan 2012 07:13 AM PST
The Daily Caller - Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow has launched an ad in South Carolina that suggests former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney just may be a "serial killer."The super PAC — which is also now known as The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC — was founded by comedian Stephen Colbert. Colbert transferred control of the PAC to Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" last week so he could form an exploratory committee to consider a run for "president of the United States of South Carolina. ... Full Story | Top |
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