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Panel reverses judge's nepotism ruling
Former Gainesville City Schools board member Kelvin Simmons was one of two former school officials who filed the lawsuit. Simmons was denied a bid for re-election in 2009 because his wife Audrey serves as an assistant principal at Gainesville Middle
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:21A
Jury consider verdict over doctor accused of mutilating Carolyn DeWaegeneire's
Picture: Justin Lloyd Source: The Daily Telegraph A JURY in the trial of a doctor accused of unnecessarily removing a woman's genitals during surgery has retired to consider its verdict. The doctor, who cannot be named for legal reasons,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:20A
Swami skips on $11 million bond
The eight-man, four-woman Hays County jury took just 50 minutes to return a verdict against Prakashanand Saraswati, founder of the Barsana Dham ashram, located near Driftwood. The jury also agreed that the swami should pay $200000 for molesting the
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:18A
Driver charged in DWI collision that killed 2 in Brooklyn Center
A 21-year-old Minneapolis man — accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level more than twice the legal limit — was charged Tuesday in a weekend car crash in Brooklyn Center that killed two people. Yeng Vue faces two felony counts
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:18A
Yunus' appeal against removal from microlender
DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus filed an appeal on Wednesday against a High Court verdict upholding his removal from microlender Grameen Bank , his lawyers said. The Supreme Court was likely to hear the appeal later in the day.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:17A
Robb & Stucky ordered liquidated
After Hudson concludes the going-out-of-business sale, there likely will not be enough money to pay unsecured creditors and customers who put down about $13 million in deposits before the Chapter 11 filing. Customers who used their credit cards to make
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:17A
Oklahoma news briefs
Mayor Lelia Davis said the pavilion will provide covered space for about two dozen people to conduct a service. The city worked out a contract with nearby Jess Dunn Correctional Center to provide inmates to do the work, she said.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:16A
Oklahoma news briefs
Mayor Lelia Davis said the pavilion will provide covered space for about two dozen people to conduct a service. The city worked out a contract with nearby Jess Dunn Correctional Center to provide inmates to do the work, she said.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:16A
Suspect's Qns. 'jihad' car crash
had called 911 to announce his intentions, the agent said. "We love death more than you love life!" he said in Arabic. After he was detained following the crash, Medunjanin confessed that he caused it, believing it was his last chance to wage jihad.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:16A
Woman OK after Route 59 crash
Marianne Mather~Sun-Times Media A Naperville woman suffered minor injuries late Tuesday afternoon during a two-vehicle traffic crash near Gowdey Road and Route 59 on the city's far northwest side. Michelle Lozada, 21, of the 1600 block of Country Lakes
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:16A