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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Wisconsin woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for baby's death in 1957 Official: Arrested student entered US without visa Former GM engineer, husband sentenced in trade secret theft case UMass: 1 arrested is suspended, 2 not enrolled Should prosecutors seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle Grisham sequel to 'A Time to Kill' to be published Men arrested in Boston bombing probe face obstruction charges Lawyer: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends AP sources: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends Officials say 2 newly arrested in Boston bomb case are friends of suspect from UMass-Dartmouth CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver As world dials back death penalty, Japan heads in opposite direction Islamist preacher arrested in Egypt over slander Americans Support the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — If It Gets That Far 'Coronation Street' actor arrested on rape claim

Wisconsin woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for baby's death in 1957  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 05:34 PM PDT By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Wisconsin woman was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for killing her infant daughter more than half a century ago, after the girl's brother persuaded police to reopen the case. Ruby Klokow, who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in February, was sentenced in Sheboygan County Circuit Court for the 1957 death of her daughter Jeaneen, who died at the age of seven months after being thrown onto a couch and falling onto the floor. ... Full Story	Top
Official: Arrested student entered US without visa  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:39 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — One of three college students arrested Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings case was allowed to return to the United States from Kazakhstan in January despite not having a valid student visa, a federal law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Full Story	Top
Former GM engineer, husband sentenced in trade secret theft case  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 03:54 PM PDT By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A former General Motors Co engineer was sentenced to a year and a day in prison and her husband was sentenced to three years for conspiring to steal trade secrets for use in China, federal prosecutors said. Former engineer Shanshan Du, 54, and her husband Yu Qin, 52, each received sentences well below the roughly eight to 10 years that the government had sought. Both were sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani in Detroit. Both defendants are U.S. citizens, and their case is part of a crackdown by the U.S. ... Full Story	Top
UMass: 1 arrested is suspended, 2 not enrolled  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 02:03 PM PDT DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth has suspended one student charged in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings and says the other two aren't enrolled. Full Story	Top
Should prosecutors seek the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:41 PM PDT Polls show that most Americans are in favor, but prosecutors may not pursue it Full Story	Top
Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:07 PM PDT ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills. Full Story	Top
Grisham sequel to 'A Time to Kill' to be published  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:10 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The defense attorney in John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," is returning to the courtroom. Full Story	Top
Men arrested in Boston bombing probe face obstruction charges  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:05 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Three men who were arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing will face charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said on its official Twitter feed on Wednesday. (Reporting by Aaron Pressman; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Full Story	Top
Lawyer: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:34 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer says two of the three people newly arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case are men originally from Kazakhstan who were friendly with the main suspect. Full Story	Top
AP sources: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:30 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Two law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say two of the three people newly arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case are two men originally from Kazakhstan who were friendly with the main suspect. Full Story	Top
Officials say 2 newly arrested in Boston bomb case are friends of suspect from UMass-Dartmouth  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:27 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Officials say 2 newly arrested in Boston bomb case are friends of suspect from UMass-Dartmouth. Full Story	Top
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 08:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is seeking hate crime charges for an alleged assault on a Muslim U.S. Army reservist and Iraq veteran reportedly attacked by a passenger who compared him to those who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings and threatened to kill him.[MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The victim, Mohamed A. Salim will be available for media interviews at 12:30 p.m. today at CAIR's Capitol Hill headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. ... Full Story	Top
As world dials back death penalty, Japan heads in opposite direction  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 07:57 AM PDT Few Japanese are likely to have mourned the deaths of Katsuji Hamasaki and Yoshihide Miyagi. In 2005, the two members of the gangster underworld conspired to shoot dead two rivals in a restaurant, jeopardizing the safety of bystanders. The men hanged for their crimes in Tokyo last Friday, as Japan conducted its fourth and fifth executions of the year. Full Story	Top
Islamist preacher arrested in Egypt over slander  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 07:35 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says a hard-line Islamist preacher has been arrested for slandering a famous actress by accusing her of "practicing prostitution." Full Story	Top
Americans Support the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — If It Gets That Far  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 06:44 AM PDT Seven out of ten Americans support the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he's found guilty of using a weapon of mass destruction during the Boston marathon bombings. There are some reports, however, that the trial may never reach the capital punishment phase. Full Story	Top
'Coronation Street' actor arrested on rape claim  Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:31 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — British media say a longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Full Story	Top

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