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Today's Crimes and Trials: DC officials: 9 shot, 3 dead; arrests, no motive Liberian teenager pleads guilty in rape case Prosecutors deny concealing evidence in Polanski case Calif. judge sentences serial killer to death Rip Torn exits rehab and pleads not guilty 9th militia suspect faces charges in Mich. Ariz. sweat lodge death defendant offering advice Justice Dept. criticized over identify theft Rip Torn pleads not guilty in Conn. bank break-in NY court sees synagogue attack as hate crime Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama, others New Zealand man on trial in NY in wife's murder Dixie Chicks Release Gay-Themed Song Boy faces adult trial in death of Pa. woman, fetus 2 bodies found near car sought in Okla. kidnapping US appeals court returns terror case to RI judge Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama LA doctor pleads not guilty to tax evasion, fraud Calif. officials seek extradition of 'heroin king' Marine's dad ordered to pay protesters' court fees DC officials: 9 shot, 3 dead; arrests, no motive Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:53 pm PDT AP - A drive-by shooting killed three people and wounded six others in the nation's capital Tuesday night, and three people were in custody, officials said. Full Story Top Liberian teenager pleads guilty in rape case Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:48 pm PDT AP - A teenage Liberian refugee charged in the gang-rape of an 8-year-old girl in Phoenix last summer pleaded guilty in the case Tuesday, authorities said. Full Story Top Prosecutors deny concealing evidence in Polanski case Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:15 pm PDT AP - Prosecutors angrily deny claims by Roman Polanski's lawyers that they tried to conceal evidence in his 32-year-old sex case, and they have renewed demands that an appeals court order him to return to the United States for sentencing. Full Story Top Calif. judge sentences serial killer to death Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:42 pm PDT AP - Relatives of victims poured out their grief and anger Tuesday before convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala was sentenced to death in a packed courtroom in the 1970s strangling of four women and a 12-year-old girl. Full Story Top Rip Torn exits rehab and pleads not guilty Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:50 pm PDT Reuters - Actor Rip Torn has been released from an alcohol treatment clinic and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from his arrest on suspicion of being drunk and armed inside a closed Connecticut bank. Full Story Top 9th militia suspect faces charges in Mich. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:20 am PDT AP - The last of nine people charged with plotting to kill police has been arraigned in a Detroit federal court. Full Story Top Ariz. sweat lodge death defendant offering advice Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:28 am PDT AP - A self-help author and sweat lodge promoter facing trial for the deaths of three people is once again offering advice to followers. Full Story Top Justice Dept. criticized over identify theft Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:24 am PDT Reuters - The Justice Department has failed to treat identity theft, one of the nation's fastest growing crimes, as a priority, the agency's inspector general said in a report released on Tuesday. Full Story Top Rip Torn pleads not guilty in Conn. bank break-in Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:36 am PDT AP - Actor Rip Torn pleaded not guilty Tuesday to burglary and firearms charges stemming from his January arrest inside a Connecticut bank after hours. Full Story Top NY court sees synagogue attack as hate crime Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:21 am PDT AP - A person can be guilty of a hate crime even if the violence is directed at a building rather than a person, New York's top court ruled Tuesday. Full Story Top Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot to kill Obama, others Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:42 am PDT Reuters - A U.S. man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of conspiring to carry out a killing spree targeting African Americans, including then-presidential candidate Barack Obama, the Justice Department said. Full Story Top New Zealand man on trial in NY in wife's murder Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:22 am PDT AP - Jury selection has begun in the murder trial of a New Zealand man charged with stabbing his wife to death on a New York park trail last year. Full Story Top Dixie Chicks Release Gay-Themed Song Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:23 am PDT The Advocate - Full Story Top Boy faces adult trial in death of Pa. woman, fetus Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:46 am PDT AP - A judge's ruling that a 12-year-old boy will be tried as an adult on charges of fatally shooting his father's pregnant fiancee is an unprecedented move, an advocate for defense attorneys says. Full Story Top 2 bodies found near car sought in Okla. kidnapping Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:46 pm PDT AP - Police in Oklahoma said Monday that two bodies found near a car belonging to a man accused of killing his estranged wife and kidnapping her 7-year-old daughter more than two months ago are likely those of the girl and the man. Full Story Top US appeals court returns terror case to RI judge Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:51 pm PDT AP - A federal appeals court has ordered a Rhode Island judge to hear more arguments on whether to vacate a $116 million judgment against the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority over a 1996 terror attack that killed a U.S. citizen and his wife. Full Story Top Tennessee man pleads guilty in plot against Obama Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:24 pm PDT AP - A Tennessee man authorities say is a white supremacist has pleaded guilty to plotting to kill then-presidential candidate Barack Obama and dozens of other black people in 2008. Full Story Top LA doctor pleads not guilty to tax evasion, fraud Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:40 pm PDT AP - A doctor and ordained minister pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of failing to report more than $1 million in income from an herbal product she allegedly promoted as a cure for cancer. Full Story Top Calif. officials seek extradition of 'heroin king' Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:02 pm PDT AP - The arrest of a man dubbed Mexico's "king of heroin" has disrupted a $10 million-a-month operation that smuggled tons of heroin a year into the United States, authorities said Monday. Full Story Top Marine's dad ordered to pay protesters' court fees Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:03 pm PDT AP - The father of a Marine killed in Iraq and whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters was ordered to pay the protesters' appeal costs, his lawyers said Monday. Full Story Top

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