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Captivity suspect accepts plea deal
She appeared in court in a gray Charleston County jail jumpsuit Tuesday, a headset tucked into her long dark hair, through which a Spanish interpreter repeated the judge's questions. On the harboring charge, Bertaud-Cabrera faces a maximum sentence of
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:16A
The cost of prisons
Society has no choice but to use prisons as a part of the criminal justice system, but they are a lousy tool. The costs are staggering, and study after study shows they rarely work. Rather than … More » This item is available in full to subscribers.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville to emerge from bankruptcy in July
Merrill Lynch will hold a minority interest in the operations, as well as its $20 million restructured secured loan. However, park operators said in the statement they'll use their court-approved financial advisor, the Brownstein Corporation of
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville to emerge from bankruptcy in July
Merrill Lynch will hold a minority interest in the operations, as well as its $20 million restructured secured loan. However, park operators said in the statement they'll use their court-approved financial advisor, the Brownstein Corporation of
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
Comets come up a run short
CLAYTON - Clayton's baseball team was just so close to winning the third round 4-A state playoff game, but it was Wilmington Hoggard that will move on after the Vikings took a 2-1 win Friday night.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
The Malays – a dilemma or a nuisance?
I like to quote from an article by Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani titled 'The Malay nuisance' in the Malaysian Insider: “Why talk about hudud or implementing syariah law when we cannot fulfill the basic tenant of Islamic jurisprudence which is justice.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
Waycross man gets 15-year prison term for fatal crash involving alcohol
Timothy James Thomas, 42, had a blood-alcohol content of 0.30 percent, which is more than three times the legal limit under Georgia law, after the crash that killed Willie James Shelton, 63. His wife, Angelique Shelton, 58, suffered multiple injuries
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
Two killed in train crash
Authorities told a dozen people to leave nearby homes because of smoke from a fire that started after the crash. Union County spokesman Brett Vines said fuel from the locomotive engines was burning. AP.
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
'Pro-Israeli AIPAC policies terrible for US'
It has literally taken out Congress people by cutting the funding that they used to receive, and more importantly funding the opposition candidates. It has also instilled the fear of crossing AIPAC into everyone in Congress and many people in the White
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
Bonds' trial postponed for 2nd time
The seven-time MVP was convicted April 13 of one count of obstruction of justice for giving an evasive answer in 2003 to a grand jury investigating the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs. The jury deadlocked on three counts charging Bonds with
Updated: 05/25/2011 12:15A
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