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No quick verdict in Kerrigan trial
By AP Jurors in the Massachusetts manslaughter trial of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan's brother finished a second day of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict. Mark Kerrigan is charged in the 2010 death of his 70-year-old father,
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:07P
US stocks end slightly lower as worries remain over Europe; energy stocks gain
“If you had a Spanish default, there wouldn't be a single world bank not affected,” Landesman said. US banks had $187 billion at stake in Spain as of the end of last September, according to the most recent data from the Bank of International
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:05P
DA won't charge vice mayor with DUI
Klein's blood alcohol level was 0.07, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe in an announcement this morning not to charge him. Wagstaffe also cited Klein's performance on the field sobriety test and the reporting officer not observing him actually
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:04P
U.S. Supreme Court to decide if false tax return triggers deportation
The US Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether filing a false statement on a tax return is an aggravated felony, rendering a defendant deportable under federal immigration law. The defendants in Kawashima v.
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:03P
Update: State legislator proposes Arizona-style immigration bill
Don Pridemore of Hartford would force local law enforcement to ask those stopped for civil or criminal violations for proof of citizenship or legal immigration status. If the person fails to provide any such identification, they can be detained for up
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:03P
AP: Chrysler repays $7.6 billion in government loans
On Tuesday, it retired a $5.9 billion balance on the US loans and $1.7 billion to the governments of Canada and Ontario. “Chrysler's repayment of its outstanding loans to the US Treasury and American taxpayers marks a significant milestone for the
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:02P
Road safety campaign launched in Nebbi
Wanume said the number of road accidents is high because road users ignore traffic rules and regulations. According to George Rukara, an official from the works and transport ministry, road accidents are on the increase in the country.
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:02P
Was the Court Conned in Citizens United?
"A campaign finance system that pairs corporate independent expenditures with effective disclosure has not existed before today," he confidently wrote in his majority opinion in Citizens United, the Court's 2010 decision that freed corporations,
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:01P
Cirrus not to blame for fatal Lidle accident, jury says
The jury in a lawsuit Cory Lidle's family filed against Cirrus Design issued a verdict May 24 that the aircraft did not cause the baseball player's fatal Oct. 11, 2006, accident in New York City. The New York Yankees pitcher and his
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:01P
Economics vs. enforcement: The long-running Vidalia onion saga
That story in the end illustrated how difficult it is for agriculture to subsist without cheap unauthorized labor – and how economics can trump the political will to enforce immigration laws when push comes to shove. In mid-May of 1998, immigration
Updated: 05/24/2011 05:01P
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