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Trial of Okla. warden's wife to wrap up first week
(AP) - Jury selection resumed Friday morning in Greer County District Court for the trial of a former warden's wife who prosecutors say fell in love with a convicted killer and helped him escape prison. Prosecutors and defense attorneys say they don't
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:54A
Total an increase of five over 2009; one fatal, all avoidable
The one fatal accident occurred in Dickinson County when two turkey hunters had finished hunting for the day and were walking across a plowed field to their vehicle. The shooter stated that he was carrying his 20-gauge shotgun in the high ready
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:54A
Driver Crashes Car Into Tree, Dies
The accident took place around 3:45 am Friday on Robmore Street. Houston police say the young male driver lost control of the Maxima as he was traveling westbound on Robmore Street and caused the car to strike a newly-constructed elevated curb.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:53A
Jesse Kline: Save a senator. Subsidize Moosedar
RCMP Sgt. Mike Oulette said the accident happened just before 9 pm, near the Salmonier Nature Park. Road conditions at the time were dry and clear and speed is not considered a factor, he added. “The moose just came up onto the road,” Mr. Oulette said.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:52A
BP cuts oil spill burden with $1.1 billion Mitsui deal
MOEX has now joined BP in blaming the accident principally on Transocean , the company which BP hired to drill the well, under BP's instruction. BP has sought to extract the full cost of the disaster from the Swiss-based driller.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:52A
Man targets his wives for insurance money
He squandered the pound200,000 insurance payout in six months. He tried to murder his second wife, Felicity Drumm, in a car crash in New Zealand in 1999 and stood to get more than pound750,000 in insurance. The attempt failed and he was tried.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:52A
BP cuts oil spill burden with $1.1 bln Mitsui deal
MOEX has now joined BP in blaming the accident principally on Transocean, the company which BP hired to drill the well, under BP's instruction. BP has sought to extract the full cost of the disaster from the Swiss-based driller.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:51A
Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex assault case: Media crush outside home delays
The judge signed a $5 million bond posted by well-known bail bondsman Ira Judelson, covered with cash wired by his wife, former TV reporter Anne Sinclair. She would be responsible for covering the full amount if her spouse skipped bail.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:51A
Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex assault case: Ex-IMF head accused of attacking maid
The judge signed a $5 million bond posted by well-known bail bondsman Ira Judelson, covered with cash wired by his wife, former TV reporter Anne Sinclair. She would be responsible for covering the full amount if her spouse skipped bail.
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:51A
Paralyzed Portland man undergoes surgery, able to move
Reported by: AP This 2010 photo provided by Rob Summers shows Summers, center, receiving intensive physical therapy in Louisville, Ky. Summers was paralyzed below the neck in a 2006 car accident and in 2009, doctors decided to implant an electrical
Updated: 05/20/2011 10:50A