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Outcry over US government's £10 muffins
As the US government tries to find ways to cut $1.4tr from its budget, details emerge of "extravagant and potentially wasteful" spending by its justice department. It has emerged that spending on conferences in the final days of the Bush administration
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:05A
Second Aftermarket Auto Lights Distributor Pleads Guilty to Price-Fixing
The US Department of Justice announced that a second California aftermarket auto lights distributor has agreed to plead guilty for participating in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights. According to a one-count felony charge
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:05A
'Cunning, cruel and totally remorseless': Serial cheat teacher jailed for life
Sentencing him to life at Bradford Crown Court, Mr Justice Andrew Smith told Lindo he would serve a minimum of 22 years behind bars. Lindo admitted killing his partner, who was the mother of his two children, but denied murder.
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:05A
French duo Justice perform in front of a giant cross
As anyone who has seen Justice's 2008 on-tour documentary A Cross The Universe will know, life on the road with the French duo is chaotic. The candid 60-minute movie features blood, tattoos, crowd-surfing, nakedness and, in one scene, the pair wearing
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:05A
Black Hawk County supervisor files for bankruptcy, listing more than $10M in debts
AP In his Chapter 13 filing in Cedar Rapids, Jordan says he owes more than $10 million to more than 45 creditors, including more than $6.7 million to Lincoln Savings Bank. He has been a part of several area businesses, including Scott's Electric and
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:05A
Parents question new, stringent guidelines for car seats
In late March, both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released new recommendations for how children should ride in vehicles. The AAP now advises parents to put their children in rear-facing car
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:04A
Oman paper shut for month over corruption series
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) ” A court in Oman has ordered the one-month long closure of a prominent newspaper and sentenced two of its editors to jail after the country's justice minister accused them of slander. The case has stirred complaints about media
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:04A
Jury: Ford Motor Co. not negligent in fatal crash
(AP) — A Yellowstone County jury has determined that Ford Motor Co. and a rental car business were not negligent in a 2002 crash that killed an Idaho man. The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/Ms4Fx ) reports a jury on Monday rejected claims of
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:04A
Andrew Lindo jailed for life after beating fiance Marie Stewart to death
Sentencing him to life at Bradford Crown Court, Mr Justice Andrew Smith told Lindo he would serve a minimum of 22 years behind bars. Lindo admitted killing his partner, who was the mother of his two children, but denied murder.
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:03A
Texting while driving tickets surge in NY, Rochester area
Some New York law-enforcement officials said they've been able to set up traffic-enforcement programs to catch drivers, and the stings have been most effective when they use undercover vehicles. Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss said his
Updated: 09/21/2011 08:03A
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