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Today's Crimes and Trials: Army to prosecute Wash. soldier on murder count Trial ordered for fifth U.S. soldier charged in Afghan murders Bar manager: Mosque bomb plot suspect vowed blast 2 plead not guilty in Calif. turtle smuggling case U.S. wants TV producer to face murder charge in Mexico Judge: Obama's health overhaul unconstitutional Dozens of guilty pleas in NYC taxi fare-boost scam Mexico details case against ex 'Survivor' producer Ohio defendant behaves in court, avoids mouth tape Three charged with being Guggenheim fraudsters Accused Nazi dies just before U.S. citizenship trial Second US judge rules against health care law Ala. man pleads not guilty in bride's diving death Gov't recommends jail for "Survivor" champ Hatch U.S. jails Canadian man for running Thai pedophile brothel Judge approves moving Arizona shooting case to Tucson Police: 6 Pa. H.S. students arrested for bullying Govt recommends jail for "Survivor" champ Hatch Trial for polygamist leader Jeffs postponed again Indonesia jails rock star for Internet sex videos Army to prosecute Wash. soldier on murder count Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:22 pm PST AP - The Army says it will proceed with a court-martial on a murder charge for one of five Washington-based soldiers accused of killing civilians in Afghanistan for sport. Full Story Top Trial ordered for fifth U.S. soldier charged in Afghan murders Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:28 pm PST Reuters - A general court-martial has been ordered for the last of five U.S. soldiers charged with murdering unarmed Afghan civilians as part of a rogue combat platoon last year, the Army said on Monday. Full Story Top Bar manager: Mosque bomb plot suspect vowed blast Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:43 pm PST AP - Hours before his arrest outside a popular Detroit-area mosque, a 63-year-old California man held court at a nearby sports bar, telling an employee that he was a Vietnam veteran-turned Muslim holy warrior, that he planned to set off a "big explosion," and that he was "going to be part of making history," the employees said Monday. Full Story Top 2 plead not guilty in Calif. turtle smuggling case Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:28 pm PST AP - Two Japanese men have pleaded not guilty to charges that they smuggled more than 50 live turtles and tortoises into the U.S. by hiding them in snack food boxes in a suitcase. Full Story Top U.S. wants TV producer to face murder charge in Mexico Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:25 pm PST Reuters - U.S. prosecutors on Monday filed court papers to send a former "Survivor" television producer to Mexico to stand trial for murder in the death of his Brazilian wife, according to court papers. Full Story Top Judge: Obama's health overhaul unconstitutional Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:05 pm PST AP - A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that President Barack Obama's entire health care overhaul law is unconstitutional, placing even noncontroversial provisions under a cloud in a broad challenge that seems certain to be resolved only by the Supreme Court. Full Story Top Dozens of guilty pleas in NYC taxi fare-boost scam Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:04 pm PST AP - More than two dozen taxi drivers have pleaded guilty after a broad probe into a fare-boosting scam that affected thousands of tourists and residents who rode in the city's signature yellow cabs, prosecutors said Monday. Full Story Top Mexico details case against ex 'Survivor' producer Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:40 pm PST AP - Mexican authorities are detailing their case against a former "Survivor" producer who is fighting extradition on a charge he killed his wife in Cancun last year. Full Story Top Ohio defendant behaves in court, avoids mouth tape Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:50 pm PST AP - It was an uneventful day in court for a defendant whose earlier outburst led an Ohio judge to order his mouth duct-taped if he didn't behave. Full Story Top Three charged with being Guggenheim fraudsters Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:30 pm PST Reuters - Three people have been charged with posing as representatives of the wealthy Guggenheim family in an effort to defraud investors, federal prosecutors announced on Monday. Full Story Top Accused Nazi dies just before U.S. citizenship trial Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:27 pm PST Reuters - Accused Nazi war criminal Peter Egner, suspected of helping commit genocide as a transport guard for mobile gas chambers and Auschwitz-bound death trains during World War Two, has died before he could be brought to trial next month. Full Story Top Second US judge rules against health care law Mon, 31 Jan 2011 01:39 pm PST AFP - Florida's Roger Vinson on Monday became the second US federal judge to declare President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law unconstitutional, clearing the way for court battles. Full Story Top Ala. man pleads not guilty in bride's diving death Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:37 pm PST AP - Relatives of an Alabama woman who died during a 2003 honeymoon scuba diving trip in Australia were pleased Monday when a Jefferson County judge set an early trial date for the capital murder charge against her husband, Gabe Watson. Full Story Top Gov't recommends jail for "Survivor" champ Hatch Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:35 pm PST AP - Reality TV star Richard Hatch, who spent more than three years behind bars for tax evasion, should go to jail for violating the conditions of his supervised release, federal prosecutors recommended Monday. Full Story Top U.S. jails Canadian man for running Thai pedophile brothel Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:35 pm PST Reuters - A Canadian man was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in U.S. prison for running a brothel in Thailand that provided boys, some as young as 4 years old, to pedophiles, federal prosecutors said. Full Story Top Judge approves moving Arizona shooting case to Tucson Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:04 pm PST Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) A federal judge has approved moving court proceedings to Tucson, Arizona from Phoenix for Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old college dropout accused in a shooting rampage there, court filings said on Monday. Full Story Top Police: 6 Pa. H.S. students arrested for bullying Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:39 am PST AP - Police in a Philadelphia suburb say they have arrested six teenagers and are seeking a seventh in connection with an assault in which a 13-year-old student was kidnapped and hung from a fence post, but not seriously hurt. Full Story Top Govt recommends jail for "Survivor" champ Hatch Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:25 am PST AP - Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island are recommending a jail sentence for "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch for violating the terms of his supervised release. Full Story Top Trial for polygamist leader Jeffs postponed again Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:16 am PST AP - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs won't stand trial in Texas until at least July after hiring a new lawyer, who argued Monday that the "awesome" amount of evidence in the criminal case is too voluminous to prepare a defense anytime soon. Full Story Top Indonesia jails rock star for Internet sex videos Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:16 am PST AFP - A packed Indonesian court erupted in cries of anguish Monday as judges jailed one of Southeast Asia's biggest rock stars over an online sex tape scandal which has polarised the nation. Full Story Top

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