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Murder Trial Hinges on Questions of Domestic Abuse
“He would have killed me,” Barbara Sheehan said outside the State Supreme Court building in Queens. “I am being made the victim twice.” As her murder trial enters its second full week on Monday, the outlines of the case are clear.
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:39P
The big legal battles of the wealthy
Spare a thought this weekend for New South Wales Supreme Court judge Justice Paul Brereton, who has had an exhausting couple of weeks dealing with two of the most high profile cases in recent rich list history. Starting on September 12, Brereton has
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:39P
Updated videos: Plane crashes into crowd at Reno air show; 3 dead, 50 wounded
Stephanie Kruse, a spokeswoman for the Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority, said 25 people were critically injured and another 25 people were seriously injured in the crash. More than 25 more people were treated for minor injuries, she said.
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:39P
1 killed, 7 hurt in crash near Livingston
LIVINGSTON- One man died and seven others were hurt after a three vehicle crash near Livingston Saturday. The accident happened just before 7 pm on US Highway 89 near mile marker one. MHP troopers say it appears a 37-year-old male fell asleep while
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:38P
Jonathan flies out for UN General Assembly
President Jonathan who will be accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Environment, Health, Justice, Petroleum and Power, is also scheduled to participate in a high-level meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought which will be
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:38P
Former Air Canada pilot, wife killed at Nevada crash
AP RENO, Nev. — A former Air Canada pilot and his wife were among nine people killed in Nevada after a 1940s-era plane crashed during an air show. George Hewitt, 60, and his wife Wendy, 57, were sitting with a group of vintage military plane owners
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:38P
John Craik of gardnerville identified as a victim, says KUSA in Denver
Akima Johnson, 4, of Stead looks over the memorial for the victims of Friday's Reno Air Races accident at the front gate of Reno Stead Airport on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. Photo by David B. Parker. / David B. Parker/RGJ 5:30 Update: As of 3 pm today
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:38P
Air Shows Draw Scrutiny
The data box is being sent to the NTSB "This is very significant for the accident investigation," said NTSB board member Mark Rosekind at a briefing Sunday. The weekend accidents highlighted the safety risks of marketing the thrills of low-altitude
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:37P
Packing Heat Everywhere
Philadelphia's police commissioner, Charles Ramsey, said at the House panel hearing that the measure would interfere with law enforcement and could put officers at greater risk in making traffic stops. He pointed to the bill's failure to establish a
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:36P
NTSB: Pilot was in acrobatic roll before W.Va. crash
Mangan's death came a day after an air race crash in Reno, Nev., killed nine people, including the pilot of a vintage World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Mangan, a decorated retired Air Force pilot, was performing with the T-28 Warbird Aerobatic
Updated: 09/18/2011 09:36P