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Jury resumes deliberations in warden's wife trial
(AP) - Jurors in the trial of a former prison warden's wife on a charge of helping a convicted killer escape returned to deliberations after watching a video of the van the two disappeared in. Bobbi Parker is on trial in Greer County District Court on
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:46P
Council OKs bill on police shootings
ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - Albuquerque city councilors have passed a resolution affirming that the city will cooperate if the US Department of Justice investigates Albuquerque police shootings. The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/oyl6Yt) that
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:46P
Jury to begin deliberations in 2008 murder of Jersey City father of four
Pamela Suchy/The Jersey JournalDarnell Reeves in Hudson County Superior Court in Jersey City during his murder trial. He is accused of murdering Henry Molesky in 2008. Reeves' half-brother, Nicquan Scott, 22, aka "Beans," was also charged in the murder
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:46P
Texas Redistricting: Forget About 'Justice,' Obama's DOJ is ALL About Politics
Obama's Department Of Justice claims that Texas redistricting is somehow “unfair” because Democrats have lost power. Therefore the DOJ is going to take the state to court over its new map. Yet, in Illinois, the Democrats have decimated Republican
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:45P
2nd Colo. Listeria Death Linked To Cantaloupe
A second Colorado resident on Tuesday died from listeriosis that the family says is linked to tainted cantaloupe and attorneys say they plan to file a second lawsuit against a Holly cantaloupe grower tied to the outbreak. Tiffany Weider told 7NEWS that
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:45P
Indiana says IBM running up lawsuit cost
Mitch Daniels in the lawsuit with IBM Corp. That's up from $5.25 million in the original 2010 contract. The amended contract was approved Aug. 30. FSSA spokesman Neal Moore says IBM is doing all it can to run up the costs in hopes the state will give
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:45P
Suspect sought by police arrested
Pack said a shotgun, generator and screw gun were pawned at Arkansas Trading and Loan and A-1 Pawn. The value of the stolen property was estimated at $1370 and pawned for $215. Receipts from the pawn shops were obtained and showed Newbern's signature
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:45P
HC rejects ex-Addl Judge's plea for permanent post
A Division Bench of Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice Harjinder Singh Bhalla, in its order, said the assumption of the former Additional Judge that he was considered for the post of permanent judge by the collegiums of the Supreme Court “was
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:45P
Controversial Death Row inmate denied clemency 1 day before execution
“Justice was finally served for my father,” said Mark MacPhail Jr., who was an infant when his father was gunned down. “The truth was finally heard.” Kim Davis, the inmate's sister, declined immediate comment on the decision. Georgia's State Board of
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:44P
McQueen would have violated Hatch Act, Special Counsel says
However, the office stated, "It appears that Mr. McQueen may be covered by the Hatch Act in light of the Justice Assistance Grant the (Columbus) Police Department received in September 2011 and Mr. McQueen's position as the interim chief.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:44P