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Man, pregnant woman killed in crash
St. Louis (KSDK) -- A pregnant woman and another passenger died when the Buick Regal they were in crashed into a tree after police stopped pursuing it. St. Louis police said an officer tried to stop the speeding vehicle, but the person kept driving.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:30P
Minor injuries in Shawnee County plane crash
The plane, an Ultra-Light single passenger aircraft crashed in the 5900 block of Northwest Shaffer Road just after 8. The pilot sustained minor head injuries and was taken to a Topeka hospital. The crash was a few hundred yards away from the landing
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:30P
US Supremes add 'willful blindness' to patent law
As Justice Samuel Alito explained in his opinion: The doctrine of willful blindness is well established in criminal law. Many criminal statutes require proof that a defendant acted knowingly or willfully, and courts applying the doctrine of willful
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:29P
American Samoa shipyard service set up by executive order
The federal bankruptcy court in southern Florida, which has been hearing MYD's bankruptcy case had set May the 31st as the date for the transfer to be completed. The authority will have a water transportation division responsible for the repair of
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:29P
Sundridge man dies in forestry accident
Almaguin Highlands OPP were dispatched to an industrial accident in Lount Twp. Police and ambulance arrived at the scene and found a male who had been injured when his mini excavator had overturned, trapping him. The male ultimately succumbed to his
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:29P
Decline in detainee numbers results in layoffs at ICE facility in Raymondville
Utah-based MTC operates the facility that houses ICE detainees, who are being detained for immigration law violations, but not for committing other crimes. “ICE informed us last week they have reduced their expectation of how they are going to use the
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:28P
Lehman Brothers puts derivatives claims figure at $10 bln
There can be no assurance that the estimated amounts of derivatives claims are correct and the actual amounts may differ, Lehman said on Wednesday in bankruptcy documents available on its website. "This is a major step forward in resolving this
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:28P
Navarette's attacks
He claims illegal immigrants hold jobs Americans won't do, but this simply is not true. In the agriculture industry, where amnesty supporters insist we need illegal workers, 50 percent of the agriculture jobs are held by US citizens and legal
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:26P
Jurors at Troy murder trial visit gorge
They have noted that, according to Mosley's account, he was avoiding the drug scene at that time -- yet admitted visiting a man who used to supply him with drugs. Prosecutors allege Mosley killed the couple after Holley refused to "front" him crack.
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:25P
Inmate convicted of killing WCI cellmate
Darren Edward Witmer, 40, was convicted of first-degree murder in a two-day jury trial before Judge Gary G. Leasure and after the jury had deliberated for several hours to reach its verdict. Witmer is awaiting sentencing in the death of 48-year-old
Updated: 05/31/2011 11:24P
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