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Obama taps John Bryson for Commerce secretary, highlighting green energy
By Jim Puzzanghera and Neela Banerjee, Washington Bureau President Obama on Tuesday nominated former Edison International Chairman and Chief Executive John E. Bryson to be Commerce Secretary, tapping an environmental lawyer-turned-corporate executive
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:55P
Serbia sends Mladic to Hague war crimes tribunal
"Ratko Mladic has been extradited," Serbian Justice Minister Snezana Malovic told reporters on Tuesday evening. "That means he is in the plane en route to The Hague tribunal." Mladic, 69, was indicted by the International Tribunal for the former
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:54P
Bridgeport man convicted of murder in Greenwich body-dumping case
The verdict in the 2008 shooting came several weeks after US District Court Judge Christopher Droney heard closing arguments in the case following a court trial. Corbett was federally indicted in February 2010 in the shooting death of Bronx, NY,
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:53P
Bridgeport man convicted of murder in Greenwich body-dumping case
The verdict in the 2008 shooting came several weeks after US District Court Judge Christopher Droney heard closing arguments in the case following a court trial. Corbett was federally indicted in February 2010 in the shooting death of Bronx, NY,
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:53P
Naval Warfare review: an outstanding shooter with a drab title
Just A Game's Naval Warfare is nothing of the sort, and its dull title doesn't do this excellent indie arcade shooter justice. Naval Warfare is set in a Victorian Steampunk fantasy world. Two countries, the Gotheans and Samureans, are waging a fierce
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:53P
Top 10 flipping the bird moments in honor of Shane Boor
?In February 2010, former Spanish Prime MInister Aznar was trying to deliver an economics lecture at the University of Oviedo when some protesters insisted on harshing his vibe. Take that, troglodytes! ?This is one of the most cheerful flip offs we've
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:53P
State drops treason charges against Gwisai and fellow activists
The state has dropped treason charges against Munyaradzi Gwisai (pictured) and five, other activists who were arrested in February while attending a video screening about the people's uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The six were part of a group of
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:53P
Reality TV rip-offs taking over
History's “Pawn Stars“ begat “Hard Core Pawn,” “Pawn Queens” and the rest. Producers of ABC's “Wife Swap” once sued the makers of Fox's similar family switcheroo series “Trading Spouses.” Owing to what might be a knee-jerk reaction against protecting
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:52P
Ex-detective convicted in wife's hot tub murder
Tuesday's verdict ended the second trial for Blair Hall. The first ended a year ago with a jury split 8-4 in favor of conviction. Hall faces several years in prison for the murder conviction. Hall reported one June morning in 2007 that Cristi Hall was
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:52P
Driver pleads guilty in 2009 DUI, fatal crash
Bishop asked for an attorney when confronted by Utah Highway Patrol troopers. A blood draw obtained through a search warrant showed Bishop's blood content was 0.10 percent, in excess of Utah's legal limit of 0.08, a UHP investigator testified at a
Updated: 05/31/2011 01:52P
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