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News Ex-superintendent to be sentenced for test scandal L.A. police chief proposes leniency for some arrested illegal immigrants Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline Man sentenced to death for killing Pa. game warden Ex-Ill. powerbroker sentenced to year in prison Actress Daryl Hannah, 78-year-old landowner arrested while protesting oil pipeline in Texas Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal now fugitive Tunisia seeks death penalty over anti-US attacks Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal is fugitive US citizen sentenced to life in Iraqi prison TCU's Pachall arrested on suspicion of DWI Spain says arrested man planned university attacks Ill. powerbroker to be sentenced in shakedown plot Ex-Philippine president arrested in plunder case Spain says arrested man planned to imitate Columbine school killings with university attacks Yes, You Can Join the Cast of the New Arrested Development New Orleans prosecutor arrested after joint falls from his pocket in court Consider Campus Crime When Evaluating Colleges Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents Cycling-Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents Human rights activist arrested by Algerian police Seattle Police Crime Blotter is Now 51 Hyper-Local Twitter Feeds Plea: Customs agent let convict relative into US 7 crew arrested in Hong Kong sinking after 38 die Ex-superintendent to be sentenced for test scandal A former El Paso Independent School District superintendent is scheduled for sentencing Friday in federal court for his participation in a scheme to fraudulently improve high-stakes testing scores of schools in his district by getting rid of students likely to fail those tests. Full Story Top L.A. police chief proposes leniency for some arrested illegal immigrants LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday unveiled plans to refrain from handing over illegal immigrants arrested for low-level offenses to federal authorities for potential deportation. The move by Beck represented a victory for immigrant rights activists just days after California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed bill that would have extended statewide an approach similar to what Beck is proposing. Under a federal program launched in 2008 called Secure Communities, U.S. ... Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving machine clearing ground for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, her representative said. The protest took place outside Winnsboro, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, said Hannah's agent, Paul Bassis. Hannah, 51, a longtime environmental activist, was arrested last year outside the White House in another protest against the pipeline. ... Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline Actress Daryl Hannah of "Splash" fame was arrested in northeast Texas on Thursday, along with a 78-year-old landowner as the pair protested an oil pipeline designed to bring crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Full Story Top Man sentenced to death for killing Pa. game warden A man convicted of killing a Pennsylvania game warden during a poaching investigation has been sentenced to death. Full Story Top Ex-Ill. powerbroker sentenced to year in prison A federal judge sentenced former Illinois powerbroker William Cellini to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to shake down a movie producer, capping off the last trial to stem from the investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah, 78-year-old landowner arrested while protesting oil pipeline in Texas HOUSTON - Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested along with a 78-year-old northeast Texas landowner while protesting construction of a pipeline designed to bring crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. Full Story Top Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal now fugitive A career criminal and convicted rapist whose bail was reduced after a chemist was accused of mishandling drug samples at a state lab failed to show up for a court date and is now a fugitive, authorities said Thursday. Full Story Top Tunisia seeks death penalty over anti-US attacks Tunisian authorities are seeking the death penalty against several suspects who have been detained over attacks on the U.S. Embassy and the neighboring American school last month, defense lawyers said Thursday. Full Story Top Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal is fugitive Authorities say a career criminal whose bail on drug charges was reduced because of allegations of mishandling of drug samples by a Massachusetts chemist has failed to show up for court and is now a fugitive. Full Story Top US citizen sentenced to life in Iraqi prison An Iraqi court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison on charges of assisting al-Qaida and financing terrorist activities in Iraq, according to a government statement released Thursday. Full Story Top TCU's Pachall arrested on suspicion of DWI TCU quarterback Casey Pachall (PAW'-hall) has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Full Story Top Spain says arrested man planned university attacks Spanish police said Thursday they arrested a man on suspicion that he planned to imitate the 1999 Columbine school killings by planting bombs around a university campus. Full Story Top Ill. powerbroker to be sentenced in shakedown plot The final case to stem from the corruption investigation into imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich comes to a close Thursday, when a multimillionaire who once wielded enormous political influence in the state is expected to face a judge for sentencing. Full Story Top Ex-Philippine president arrested in plunder case Police arrested former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday and temporarily detained her in a hospital on corruption charges, in her third indictment and second detention since stepping down two years ago. Full Story Top Spain says arrested man planned to imitate Columbine school killings with university attacks MADRID - Spanish police say they have arrested a man who allegedly planned to imitate the 1999 Columbine school killings by planting bombs around a university. Full Story Top Yes, You Can Join the Cast of the New Arrested Development On Wednesday, the team behind the new season of Arrested Development announced an addition to their cast: You! As part of a semi-elaborate, social media-driven contest, the show's producers will award six fans with walk-on roles for the hotly anticipated Netflix series. You probably won't make it into one of those zany Bluth family portraits, but hey, you might get to share some gummy bears with Michael Cera on set.  Full Story Top New Orleans prosecutor arrested after joint falls from his pocket in court NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A New Orleans city attorney was arrested for possession of marijuana and suspended from his job after a joint tumbled from his pocket in front of police in court. Jason Cantrell, 43, assistant city attorney, was issued a summons for simple possession of marijuana on Monday afternoon after a marijuana cigarette fell to the floor in Orleans Parish magistrate court, New Orleans Police spokesman Frank Robertson said. "Jason Cantrell is suspended without pay pending further investigation," Ryan Berni, a spokesman for New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, said on Wednesday. ... Full Story Top Consider Campus Crime When Evaluating Colleges To a high school senior, certain factors may be more important than others when choosing a university. Extended meal plans, Greek life, male-to-female ratio...college crime? Unfortunately, college crime rates are usually overlooked in the selection process, but they're still an important factor when choosing a home for the next four years. Full Story Top Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents PARIS (Reuters) - Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis must pay current and former UCI presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,700) each after being found guilty of defamation by a Swiss court on Wednesday. The Eastern Vaud District Court ruled that American Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour title for failing a dope test, was forbidden to "state that the UCI, Pat McQuaid or Hein Verbruggen have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so (or) have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case". ... Full Story Top Cycling-Landis found guilty of defaming UCI presidents PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis must pay current and former UCI presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen 10,000 Swiss francs ($10,700) each after being found guilty of defamation by a Swiss court on Wednesday. The Eastern Vaud District Court ruled that American Landis, stripped of his 2006 Tour title for failing a dope test, was forbidden to "state that the UCI, Pat McQuaid or Hein Verbruggen have concealed cases of doping, received money for doing so (or) have accepted money from Lance Armstrong to conceal a doping case". ... Full Story Top Human rights activist arrested by Algerian police A member of a leading human rights organization has been beaten and arrested in a southern Algerian city. Full Story Top Seattle Police Crime Blotter is Now 51 Hyper-Local Twitter Feeds The city of Seattle is taking its police blotter to Twitter. Full Story Top Plea: Customs agent let convict relative into US A Customs agent in San Diego has pleaded guilty to allowing his brother-in-law, a convicted immigrant smuggler, into the United States. Full Story Top 7 crew arrested in Hong Kong sinking after 38 die Police arrested seven crew members from two boats that collided in Hong Kong waters, killing 38 holiday revelers, but offered no explanation about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia. Full Story Top

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