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Today's Crimes and Trials: Escaped prisoner shoots four in Mass. rampage Las Vegas teacher charged with firing at TV crew Germany says al Qaeda suspects planned bomb attack Pa. girl, 10, charged with murder in death of baby Mexico extradites once-powerful drug lord to U.S. Stem cell research: Court gives Obama a victory, but policy still on trial New delay sought in Jackson medic's trial Delay sought in trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Defense for Jackson doctor seeks trial delay Italian exec pleads guilty in Calif. to conspiracy Bundchen-Brady bodyguards face trial in Costa Rica Judge orders John Edwards to answer questions about affair Defense for Jackson doctor might seek trial delay Man convicted of trying to burglarize Hilton home Prosecutor: Kansas man ordered killings in Rwanda Rajaratnam jury hunkers down, mirrors other trials Unseen foe for troops: sexual assault in US military No verdict after Day 5 at NY insider trading trial Court backs funding for embryonic stem cells Army says WikiLeaks suspect fit to stand trial Escaped prisoner shoots four in Mass. rampage Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:53 pm PDT Reuters - A fugitive prisoner in Massachusetts shot one man dead and wounded three others -- including two police officers -- before being shot by police, authorities said on Saturday. Full Story Top Las Vegas teacher charged with firing at TV crew Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:05 pm PDT AP - A North Las Vegas teacher faces attempted murder and other charges after police say he fired shots at a television crew for the Spike TV reality show "Repo Games." Full Story Top Germany says al Qaeda suspects planned bomb attack Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:10 am PDT Reuters - Three suspected al Qaeda members had been planning a bomb attack in Germany for four months when they were arrested, federal prosecutors said. Full Story Top Pa. girl, 10, charged with murder in death of baby Sat, 30 Apr 2011 10:45 am PDT AP - A 10-year-old central Pennsylvania girl who allegedly caused a baby's death by violently shaking him and throwing him into a crib was charged with third-degree murder. Full Story Top Mexico extradites once-powerful drug lord to U.S. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:23 pm PDT Reuters - Mexico extradited once-powerful drug lord Benjamin Arellano Felix to the United States on Friday in a renewed sign of U.S.-Mexican cooperation in the drug fight. Full Story Top Stem cell research: Court gives Obama a victory, but policy still on trial Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:07 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - A divided federal appeals court handed the Obama administration a significant victory on Friday when it reversed a judge’s ruling that sought to block government funding of human embryonic stem cell research. Full Story Top New delay sought in Jackson medic's trial Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:56 pm PDT AFP - Attorneys for Michael Jackson's doctor called for a new delay in his trial for the alleged 2009 manslaughter of the pop icon, due to start in barely a week's time. Full Story Top Delay sought in trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:07 pm PDT Reuters - Defense attorneys on Friday asked for a delay in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor, saying they needed more time to review new reports from prosecution witnesses. Full Story Top Defense for Jackson doctor seeks trial delay Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:52 pm PDT AP - In an eleventh-hour move, defense attorneys for Michael Jackson's doctor asked a judge Friday to delay his trial so they can prepare for newly disclosed prosecution witnesses. Full Story Top Italian exec pleads guilty in Calif. to conspiracy Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:13 pm PDT AP - An Italian citizen who ran a California valve company has pleaded guilty to taking part in a conspiracy to bribe foreign government officials and businessmen. Full Story Top Bundchen-Brady bodyguards face trial in Costa Rica Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:09 pm PDT AP - A Costa Rican judge will hold a trial on the claims by two photographers that bodyguards for Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen and NFL quarterback Tom Brady shot at them during the celebrity couple's 2009 wedding. Full Story Top Judge orders John Edwards to answer questions about affair Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:47 pm PDT Reuters - Former Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards must testify before a judge about his relationship with his former mistress, Rielle Hunter, a North Carolina judge ruled on Friday. Full Story Top Defense for Jackson doctor might seek trial delay Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:48 pm PDT AP - Lawyers for Michael Jackson's doctor told a judge Friday they may need a delay in his upcoming trial because prosecutors have disclosed new witnesses with surprising scientific theories the defense did not anticipate. Full Story Top Man convicted of trying to burglarize Hilton home Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:25 pm PDT AP - A jury took less than hour on Friday to convict a man of attempting to burglarize Paris Hilton's home last year while the heiress was inside. Full Story Top Prosecutor: Kansas man ordered killings in Rwanda Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:43 am PDT AP - A federal prosecutor has told jurors that a Kansas man ordered killings during Rwanda's 1994 genocide then lied about it when he immigrated to the U.S. Full Story Top Rajaratnam jury hunkers down, mirrors other trials Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:16 am PDT Reuters - The jury in Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial completed a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on Friday, mirroring the time jurors have spent in other high-profile, complex white-collar cases. Full Story Top Unseen foe for troops: sexual assault in US military Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:55 am PDT The Christian Science Monitor - When US Army Sgt. Andrea Neutzling was raped by two fellow soldiers during a yearlong deployment in Iraq in 2005, she recounts, she decided not to say anything to her commanders. She had previously reported a sexual assault by a colleague, with little consequence, and didn't want to be viewed as a troublemaker, she says. She simply slept on a cot, her rifle pointed toward the door, for days afterward. Full Story Top No verdict after Day 5 at NY insider trading trial Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:54 am PDT AP - A New York City jury has ended a short day of deliberations without a verdict at the biggest ever hedge-fund insider trading trial. Full Story Top Court backs funding for embryonic stem cells Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:52 am PDT Reuters - The Obama administration can continue using federal tax dollars to fund human embryonic stem cell research, an appeals court ruled on Friday, overturning a judge's decision and handing a victory to the White House. Full Story Top Army says WikiLeaks suspect fit to stand trial Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:05 am PDT AP - The intelligence analyst suspected of illegally passing government secrets to the WikiLeaks website has been found competent to stand trial, the Army said Friday. Full Story Top

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