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Review sought in CA school's religious banner case
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. The Associated Press POWAY, Calif. — A public interest law center says it will request a full appellate court
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Companies agree to pay $44.4M for SF Bay spill
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By PAUL ELIAS The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Companies responsible for a 2007 San Francisco Bay oil spill
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Norway court extends solitary order on killer
OSLO: An Oslo court yesterday extended the custody and solitary confinement for the self-confessed perpetrator of attacks that killed 77 people, saying it aimed for his trial to begin early next year. The court ruled that Anders Behring Breivik,
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Prison report highlights cutbacks
The Ministry of Justice said cutbacks had not affected core staffing levels. The annual report, which was published on Tuesday, said inmates who have been identified as needing to be moved to a secure mental unit should be transferred within 14 days.
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Gatti's money should go to kids, not widow, brother tells court
MONTREAL - Arturo Gatti's two children, not his widow, should inherit his fortune, the late boxer's brother told Quebec Superior Court Monday in a tense showdown between two sides
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Trial of ex-customs agent Bliveau scheduled to being Tuesday
She is charged with accepting bribes, or agreeing to accept them, taking part in two different conspiracies to smuggle drugs and with committing a crime for the benefit of a criminal organization. She and two other men — Samir Salame, 28,
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
One year later: Police say tougher impaired-driving laws are having an effect
Not everyone is as keen about the new laws. Tostenson said the restaurant industry, which noticed an immediate decline in business when the legislation was introduced, has not recovered. He estimates the industry has seen an average drop of 30 to 40
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:16P
Komisarjevsky did not intend for the Petits to die, defense says as Cheshire
Komisarjevsky, who has a crewcut, came into court dressed in a black suit and blue tie. His parents did not attend the first day of the trial. Bansley told jurors that after Komisarjevsky and Hayes struck a police barricade while fleeing the scene,
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:15P
Man on explosives charge 'provoked'
AN IRISH citizen on trial in Lithuania on charges of trying to purchase illegal weapons and explosives gas said he is not guilty and that he was provoked by undercover agents. Alleged IRA dissident Michael Campbell told a court yesterday in his final
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:15P
Crafar pleads not guilty
Former Reporoa dairy farmer Glen Crafar is on trial in Rotorua District Court on a charge of dirty dairying. Crafar, 28, pleaded not guilty yesterday to one charge of discharging dairying contaminants between June and September 2008.
Updated: 09/19/2011 07:15P
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