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Week in Review: Administration's LaHood Visits, Cap Athlete Thrives After
New lawsuit: After resident James Franco died of injuries sustained in the Sept. 9 fire, a friend filed suit against PG&E. Safety spending falls short: A CPUC audit showed that the utility never spent
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:15P
Joliet: Man convicted in sexual assault of teen
The jury returned its verdict last week after deliberating four days. The Chicago Sun-times reports that during the trial, prosecutors contended that 23-year-old Brian Peppers was at a party in February of 2010 when he followed the high school freshman
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:14P
Braylon Edwards returns to New Jersey for fundraiser, still hopeful of future
One factor the team must consider with Edwards is his September DWI charge, which is headed for a July trial after a hearing last week. "I'm not nervous at all," Edwards said of the trial. "Everything is in place; I believe my attorney has done a great
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:11P
Ohio Edison worker electrocuted during repair
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says it approved a new HIV drug from Johnson & Johnson for patients who have not been treated with other medications for the virus. ... NEW YORK (AP) -- It's a milestone for the book industry.
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:11P
Calif. lawmaker seeks to regulate DUI checkpoints, saying they catch too few
Court cases already establish those requirements, but Allen says cities will not listen until the rulings become law. Bill supporters say the checkpoints target minorities and the poor, including illegal immigrants who cannot obtain driver's licenses.
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:11P
Holiday Travel The Norm
Mike Beebe signed into law legislation making failure to wear a seat belt a primary offense in Arkansas, meaning that officers are authorized to initiated a traffic stop if a driver or passenger is not properly restrained.
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:09P
Court Overturns Verdict In Slippery Stall Case
AP The Michigan appeals court has overturned a $62000 verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of a woman who fell and was hurt after rinsing her swimsuit at a Lansing YMCA in 2003. Milagros Dascola of Dimondale says she later noticed the floor was
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:08P
Court Overturns Verdict In Slippery Stall Case
AP The Michigan appeals court has overturned a $62000 verdict and ordered a new trial in the case of a woman who fell and was hurt after rinsing her swimsuit at a Lansing YMCA in 2003. Milagros Dascola of Dimondale says she later noticed the floor was
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:08P
Transneft Fights Court-Ordered Release of Board Minutes
In February, Navalny won a lawsuit against Transneft to make board meeting minutes available to holders of the company's preferred shares. According to Navalny, the minutes could contain information that would prove Transneft embezzled $4 billion
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:07P
RIA Novosti takes legal action over fake poll
The poll, which showed the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) as coming in second place in the upcoming elections, was supposedly conducted among 50000 Turks. The original story, which was published across various websites online on Saturday,
Updated: 05/22/2011 12:07P
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