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Oklahoma May Get 'No Pay, No Play' Auto Insurance Law
"No pay, no play" laws make it so that drivers who are not covered by a car insurance policy at the time of an accident can only successfully recover property damage repair costs, medical costs and compensation for loss of income that are the result of
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:14P
Don Barden's sister sues casino magnate's estranged wife over funeral plans
Jacqueline Barden Barker says that Marshall contacted Inkster's Penn Funeral Home and demanded that Barden's body be moved, which was against his wishes, according to the lawsuit filed Friday in Wayne County Circuit Court. Funeral services are planned
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Texas man shoots 9-year-old granddaughter
LUBBOCK (AP) - A 9-year-old Lubbock girl is dead after her grandfather shot her while rabbit hunting in what investigators are calling "a very tragic accident" at the family farm about 20 miles northwest of Lubbock.
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Supreme Court Upholds Order to Reduce Populations at California Prisons
In a 5-4 ruling, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion, the court ruled that California must remove or relocate at least 37000 prisoners because of concerns of overcrowded conditions. "If a prison deprives prisoners of basic
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
FBI reports violent crime continued to decline in 2010
Washington (CNN) -- It's becoming a familiar story and a welcome one: Violent crime continues to decline. FBI figures released Monday show overall violent crime in the United States during 2010 declined
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Strict Muslim man accused of killing stepdaughter over her American ways
Alfetlawi says it was an accident. Others say Alfetlawi was angry his stepchild didn't live a conservative Muslim lifestyle. / Photos by KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/Detroit Free Press A relative shows a gift for the young woman, meant to say: You can live as you
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Prisons: 'moral and fiscal failure'?
Not unexpectedly, the usual suspects are now braying for Mr English's blood, with the Sensible Sentencing Trust saying he has "destroyed the good work done by [Police and Corrections Minister] Judith Collins, and [Justice Minister] Simon Power".
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Sykeston man injured in I-94 crash near Valley City dies in hospital
VALLEY CITY, ND (AP) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a Sykeston man injured in a crash on Interstate 94 last week died over the weekend. KSJB radio reported that David Kutz, 59, suffered a head injury when his semitrailer rear-ended a
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of prison inmates
In a sharp dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia warns 'terrible things are sure to happen.' Inmates sit for dinner at the California State Prison in Lancaster. A federal overseer of the state's prison system has suggested freeing the sickest inmates as a
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
Macho Man Randy Savage Memorial Haikus
These were the Macho Man Randy Savage memorial "haikus" submitted via Facebook, web-comments and email after his death from a car accident last week. The word "haikus" is in quotes, since some of them aren't haikus in the strictest sense—the format is
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:13P
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