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Today's Crimes and Trials: 2 indicted in Los Angeles in turtle smuggling case Escaped killer who hoped to be 'bear food' sentenced No bodies in kidnap suspect's car taken from canal Arizona shooting case moves to Tucson for now Senate Dems to Test New Comity with Judicial Nominations Mexican actress pleads guilty in marriage case Lesbian teens sue Minn. school over pep fest US paid key witness about $80,000 in Posada case NY court objects to judge's child-porn gene theory Police hunt robber who fled in 30-year-old motor home Man who mailed white powder to Obama sentenced Suspect to face Mich. human trafficking charge Kennedy cousin's lawyer suspended from practice 'Melrose' actress pleads not guilty in NJ crash Teen suspects in market killings plead not guilty Mother featured on "Dr. Phil" says not guilty of child abuse Ohio man admits to raping, keeping woman in closet Jury weighs Ohio Air Force official's sentence Jury deliberations begin in '76 Mo. murder trial Police not sure if gunman still in Ore. coast town 2 indicted in Los Angeles in turtle smuggling case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:22 pm PST AP - A grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted two men from Japan for allegedly smuggling more than 50 live turtles and tortoises into the United States. Full Story Top Escaped killer who hoped to be 'bear food' sentenced Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:43 pm PST Reuters - A convicted murderer who broke out of an Arizona prison and led a multi-state manhunt last summer was sentenced to 38 years behind bars on Friday for a crime spree he hoped would end with bears devouring him at Yellowstone National Park. Full Story Top No bodies in kidnap suspect's car taken from canal Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:40 pm PST AP - Authorities pulled a kidnapping suspect's car from the bottom of a frigid Central California canal Friday, but the bodies of the suspect and the missing 4-year-old boy were not inside. Full Story Top Arizona shooting case moves to Tucson for now Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:01 pm PST AP - Prosecutors and defense lawyers have agreed that the federal case against the suspect in the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be held in Tucson, at least for now. Full Story Top Senate Dems to Test New Comity with Judicial Nominations Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:30 pm PST Time.com - On the day he died, Judge John Roll was waiting to speak with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords about getting an additional judge added to the 9th Circuit Court in Arizona Full Story Top Mexican actress pleads guilty in marriage case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 05:03 pm PST AP - A Mexican actress pleaded guilty Friday to making a false statement to immigration authorities in a case alleging she engaged in a phony marriage to gain U.S. residency. Full Story Top Lesbian teens sue Minn. school over pep fest Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:49 pm PST AP - Two lesbian teens at Champlin Park High School have taken the state's largest school district to federal court because they want a judge to force the district to allow them to make a political statement by making a high-profile entrance to a pep fest as a couple on Monday. Full Story Top US paid key witness about $80,000 in Posada case Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:43 pm PST AP - A key prosecution witness admitted Friday to receiving nearly $80,000 from the U.S. government for agreeing to testify against an elderly ex-CIA operative accused of perjury, and also said federal authorities helped him obtain U.S. citizenship. Full Story Top NY court objects to judge's child-porn gene theory Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:08 pm PST AP - A federal appeals court removed an Albany judge from the resentencing of a man in a child pornography case Friday, saying he was wrong to let his theory that a gene causes child porn consumption to affect his sentencing decisions. Full Story Top Police hunt robber who fled in 30-year-old motor home Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:08 pm PST Reuters - Police in San Diego are searching for a suspected robber who made his getaway in a 30-year-old motor home after demanding cash at a local credit union, authorities said on Friday Full Story Top Man who mailed white powder to Obama sentenced Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:04 pm PST Reuters - A Colorado man who admitted mailing 13 letters filled with white powder to President Barack Obama, members of Congress and Argentine consulates in Los Angeles and New York was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison. Full Story Top Suspect to face Mich. human trafficking charge Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:39 pm PST AP - A former fugitive held in New York agreed Friday to go to Michigan to face charges he was a member of a violent ring that lured Eastern European women to the United States and forced them to become strippers. Full Story Top Kennedy cousin's lawyer suspended from practice Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:07 pm PST AP - An attorney who represented Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel in his Connecticut murder trial will be suspended from practicing law while he serves a prison term for failing to pay taxes. Full Story Top 'Melrose' actress pleads not guilty in NJ crash Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:39 pm PST AP - An actress who appeared on the original "Melrose Place" has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a fatal car crash in New Jersey last year. Full Story Top Teen suspects in market killings plead not guilty Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:38 pm PST AP - Three teen gang members accused in the shooting deaths of a respected Laotian immigrant couple and their daughter have pleaded not guilty to charges that include murder, robbery and burglary. Full Story Top Mother featured on "Dr. Phil" says not guilty of child abuse Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:39 pm PST Reuters - A mother shown on an episode of "Dr. Phil" disciplining her son by forcing him to swallow hot sauce and stand in a cold shower pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of child abuse. Full Story Top Ohio man admits to raping, keeping woman in closet Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:35 pm PST AP - An Ohio man accused of keeping a woman captive in a closet for 10 days and repeatedly raping her pleaded guilty Friday to raping and kidnapping the victim, who said the man wanted to keep her as his "pet." Full Story Top Jury weighs Ohio Air Force official's sentence Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:57 pm PST AP - A military jury is deliberating the sentence of a senior Ohio-based Air Force officer who pleaded guilty to or was convicted of 15 counts including adultery and sexual misconduct. Full Story Top Jury deliberations begin in '76 Mo. murder trial Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:47 pm PST AP - A jury began deliberations Friday in the trial of a Georgia grandfather charged with killing a Missouri waitress nearly 35 years ago before going into hiding for more than three decades. Full Story Top Police not sure if gunman still in Ore. coast town Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:31 am PST AP - Police in Oregon are pulling back on a search for a camouflage-clad gunman suspected of ambushing a police officer, hoping if the fugitive is hiding in the sleepy neighborhood on the Oregon Coast that the move will flush him out. Full Story Top

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