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Appeals Court Tosses 2 Abu Ghraib Lawsuits
by Larry O'Dell A federal appeals court in Virginia has dismissed two lawsuits by former Iraqi detainees who claimed they were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison. A divided three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday with
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:03A
Brother and sister leave court free of charges
After Jarvis' apology, the chief magistrate commended the defence attorney for the route he took and told the young woman that if she had wasted the court's time by going to trial and was found guilty, she would have been sent to jail.
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:02A
Crocodile Dundee star David Gulpilil jailed for beating wife
'He intends to attend rehab when he comes out and I understand he has a few films in the pipeline,' he said. Gulpilil shot to stardom after his first film Walkabout in 1971, but it was the 1986 hit Crocodile Dundee with Paul Hogan that really thrust
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:59A
13 WTHRA good Samaritan is killed in a deadly crash along I-465.
Entertainment News from AP INDIANAPOLIS - A good Samaritan is killed in a deadly crash along I-465. Police call this a case of driver inattention with very tragic consequences. The accident happened just before midnight Thursday morning on I-465
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:58A
Jeffrey McDonald's lawyers argue for new hearing
By The Fayetteville Observer A former Army surgeon convicted of killing his pregnant wife and young daughters on Fort Bragg more than 40 years ago deserves a new trial, his lawyers argued in court on Wednesday. Lawyers representing Jeffrey MacDonald,
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:57A
Memorial for Red Arrows pilot
A permanent memorial is to be created in Bournemouth for the Red Arrows pilot who died after a crash during an airshow display last month. Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, died when his Hawk T1 aircraft crashed into a field at the village of Throop
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:57A
Jury verdicts
A Washington County Common Pleas Court jury returned verdicts Wednesday night after two days of emotional testimony about the death of 2-year-old Bianca Jackson. Crystal Dillon, 25, Bianca's mother, was found guilty of a felony count and misdemeanor
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:56A
Drink driver jailed for 12 weeks after Southport crash
Neil Howard, defending, explained how Williams had been a chronic alcoholic, but cleaned himself up over recent years. He told the court Williams had an argument with an ex-girlfriend the day before the crash which drove him to drink excessively.
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:55A
Chinook crash Taliban chief dies
Nato says it has killed the Taliban commander targeted in an operation last month in which 38 US and Afghan troops died in a helicopter crash. Qari Tahir was killed in an air strike in Wardak province, central Afghanistan, a statement said.
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:55A
3-vehicle collision near Benton City leaves 1 dead
BENTON CITY -- A fiery crash on Interstate 82 near Benton City caused by inattention killed a 32-year-old father of two from Georgia, troopers said. The three-vehicle collision Wednesday morning started when a tow truck
Updated: 09/22/2011 04:55A
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