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Wisconsin man dies in Idaho rafting accident
Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings says Randy A. Eroen of Sun Prairie, Wis., died Saturday afternoon when the raft he was in hit a rapid and all four people fell into the river. A news release issued by the sheriff's office Tuesday says 2 of the
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:14P
High court rules for Ashcroft in U of I football player case
A five-justice majority absolved Ashcroft of any wrongdoing. "We hold ... that Ashcroft did not violate al-Kidd's Fourth Amendment rights," Justice Antonin Scalia said in his majority opinion. The five justices in the majority on this aspect of the
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:13P
Mladic extradited to UN court in The Hague
War crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is on his way to The Hague, the Serbian justice minister said, just hours after judges rejected his appeal Tuesday to stop his extradition to a UN tribunal. (AP Photo/APTN) By Mike Corder and Dusan Stojanovic Associated
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:13P
US arrests two Iraqis on terrorism charge
TWO Iraqis living in the United States have been arrested on "terrorism" charges for allegedly conspiring to kill Americans in Iraq and smuggle Stinger missiles to insurgents, the Justice Department says. Waad Ramadan Alwan, 30, and Mohanad Shareef
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:13P
Armed robbers jailed 25 years each
The quartet, Butholwezwe Tshuma, Welcome Michael Ncube, Nomore Mehluli Phiri and Gee Moyo alias Yenzani Moyo alias Gerald Tshuma, were convicted on a lesser charge of culpable homicide when they appeared before Bulawayo High Court judge Justice
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:13P
Louisville Orchestra contract coming to an end
Louisville Orchestra Inc., the nonprofit group that is undergoing a Chapter 11 reorganization, filed its plan for reorganization Tuesday in the US Bankruptcy Court in Louisville. Orchestra management also is in collective bargaining negotiations with
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:12P
Ralston: Congressional districts will be 'fair, sensible'
He addressed several other touchy topics in his speech to the club, including the state's new immigration law, the newly pared-down HOPE scholarship program and Georgia's budget woes. On redrawing boundaries for a 14th US House seat,
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:12P
Supreme Court Rejects Fourth Amendment Challenge to Material Witness Detention
No material witness may be detained because of inability to comply with any condition of release if the testimony of such witness can adequately be secured by deposition, and if further detention is not necessary to prevent a failure of justice.
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:12P
Black loses appeal at US Supreme Court
By Reuters WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court Tuesday cleared the way for resentencing former media baron Conrad Black next month in Chicago for fraud and obstruction of justice after rejecting his appeal. A US appeals court in October upheld Black's 2007
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:12P
'Driving' home a point
HE pointed out the glaring contradiction in not allowing a woman to drive her own car but at the same time permitting a woman to travel in a car with a foreign driver. While there is no Shariah text to support the ban, there are texts to prove the
Updated: 05/31/2011 03:11P
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