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| Suriname leader's son extradited to US on arms charges Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:05 PM PDT  The son of Suriname President Desi Bouterse has been extradited from Panama to the United States on drug trafficking and weapons charges, federal prosecutors said. Full Story | Top |
| Colo. potty peeper sentenced to 3 years in prison Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:39 PM PDT BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man who hid in the tank of a portable toilet at a yoga festival to spy on women has been sentenced to three years in prison and 10 years of probation. Full Story | Top |
| Suriname leader's son arrested on US drug charge Friday, Aug 30, 2013 04:36 PM PDT  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The son of the president of the South American country of Suriname has been arrested on U.S. drug and weapon charges, federal prosecutors said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| 7 NY airport baggage handlers arrested Friday, Aug 30, 2013 02:58 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — Seven men who worked as contract baggage handlers for El Al Airlines in New York have been charged with stealing iPads, iPhones, cash and jewelry from passengers' luggage. Full Story | Top |
| Suriname president's son arrested on U.S. drug smuggling charges Friday, Aug 30, 2013 02:57 PM PDT By Lomi Kriel PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - A son of Suriname's president has been arrested in Panama and sent to New York to face charges of smuggling cocaine into the United States, U.S. authorities said on Friday. An indictment against Dino Bouterse filed in a federal court in the Southern District of New York, alleges the 40-year-old imported more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States between December 2011 and August 2013. Bouterse was arrested at Panama's Tocumen International Airport on Thursday, authorities said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Nugent's wife arrested with gun at Texas airport Friday, Aug 30, 2013 01:57 PM PDT  DALLAS (AP) — The wife of rock musician Ted Nugent has been arrested after a handgun was found in her carry-on luggage at an airport security checkpoint. Full Story | Top |
| Venezuelan man who shot U.S. attaches sentenced to prison Friday, Aug 30, 2013 12:40 PM PDT By Daniel Wallis CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan man has been sentenced to 5-1/2 years in prison for shooting and wounding two U.S. military attaches at a strip club in the capital, the attorney general's office said on Friday. Carlos Mejias, 32, admitted he shot the U.S. Embassy employees in the early hours of May 28. The office said Mejias got into an argument with them at the Antonella 2012 club, better known as "Angelus," in the city's upscale Chacao district. "Later he pulled out a gun and repeatedly fired at the Americans, leaving them wounded at the location," it said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ga. baby killing trial up to jury after closings Friday, Aug 30, 2013 12:37 PM PDT MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — A defense attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting a baby in a stroller said the investigation was flawed and police ignored other leads and suspects, while the prosecution said witnesses may have had shifting stories but video and other evidence don't lie. Full Story | Top |
| US Embassy says son of Suriname president arrested Friday, Aug 30, 2013 11:02 AM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The son of the president of the South American country of Suriname has been arrested on U.S. drug charges, U.S. and other officials said Friday. Full Story | Top |
| NBA's Lamar Odom arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:27 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBA basketball player Lamar Odom was arrested early on Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after police noticed his Mercedes SUV steering erratically on a Los Angeles highway, authorities said. Odom, 33, the husband of reality television star Khloe Kardashian and currently not under contract with any team, was pulled over by California Highway Patrol officers at 3:25 a.m. local time after he was spotted "driving in a serpentine manner," police said. Police said the former Los Angeles Lakers player passed two exits on the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Kerry: U.S. has proof Assad guilty of 'crime against humanity' Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:27 AM PDT Top diplomat promises U.S. not making Iraq-style mistakes Full Story | Top |
| Free agent Odom arrested for drunk driving Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:25 AM PDT  Former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom was arrested Friday for allegedly driving under the influence of drink or drugs near Los Angeles, traffic police said. Full Story | Top |
| Fattah Announces $1.7 Million in Anti-Crime Funding to City of Philadelphia Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:14 AM PDT WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02) announced today that the City of Philadelphia has been awarded more than $1.7 million in anti-crime funding from the Department of Justice. The support for the Philadelphia Police Department comes through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Fattah, the Senior Democrat Appropriator overseeing DOJ funding, has long championed JAG on behalf of Philadelphia and cities throughout the country. ... Full Story | Top |
| NBA's Lamar Odom arrested for DUI in Los Angeles Friday, Aug 30, 2013 10:13 AM PDT  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Basketball star Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence early Friday after a California Highway Patrol officer saw his white Mercedes-Benz traveling erratically on a San Fernando Valley Freeway. Full Story | Top |
| Ghana court rejects request to extradite Ivorian fugitive Friday, Aug 30, 2013 08:54 AM PDT  ACCRA (Reuters) - A court in Ghana on Friday rejected a request to extradite a senior ally of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, saying the warrant issued by Ivorian authorities was politically motivated. Justin Kone Katinan, Gbagbo's former budget minister, was arrested in August last year in Accra on an international warrant accusing him of masterminding the looting of banks in the Ivorian capital. ... Full Story | Top |
| Canadian polygamist found guilty of tax cheating Friday, Aug 30, 2013 06:48 AM PDT  Polygamy, human trafficking and child abuse accusations never stuck, but the leader of a polygamous community in westernmost Canada has been found guilty of tax wrongdoings. Full Story | Top |
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