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Murder trial ends in mistrial
By PAUL STONE Palestine Herald-Press PALESTINE — The murder trial of a 57-year-old Anderson County man ended in a hung jury Tuesday after the 12-person jury in the case was unable to reach a unanimous verdict after approximately 10 hours of
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:40A
Govt to judge: Appealing on health care
In a two-page notice Tuesday to a federal court in Pensacola, Fla., the Justice Department said the Health and Human Services Department and other federal defendants were appealing to the federal appeals court in Atlanta, with court papers and
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:39A
Ripper loses sentence appeal
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, said the Court of Appeal had refused to certify that a point of general public importance was involved in the appeal. Sutcliffe, from Bradford, West Yorkshire, was convicted at the Old Bailey in 1981.
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:38A
Could an IVA be your debt solution?
With Brits currently facing pressures such as rising food and clothing inflation and spiralling petrol costs, many consumers are still struggling to get by. According to the Insolvency Service 135089 Britons faced bankruptcy or obtained an IVA last
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:38A
Court throws out San Marino bank case versus Barclays
But Justice Hamblen at London's High Court said in a written judgment that its claims "fail on various grounds and must be dismissed." The case has run for several months and shone a rare light on how banks sold complex products such as collateralized
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A
Order Pulling "Presumed Guilty" from Theaters is Reversed
The on-again, off-again ban on "Presumed Guilty" (Presunto Culpable), an award winning documentary that lays bare basic inequities in the Mexican criminal justice system, is off-again. A Mexico City appeals court ruled that suspending the film violated
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A
Family tributes to 'much loved' mum Catriona Scott
A woman has been arrested in connection with the crash which happened on the afternoon of Monday, February 28. A statement sent to the Reading Post from the Scott family said: “We'd like to thank friends and members of the public for all the messages
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A
Police: Getaway Car Crashes Near Orland Square Mall After Theft
Ben Feldheim Peter D. Dryan, 18, of the 3700 block of 148 th Place in Midlothian, was charged with retail theft, reckless driving, improper lane use, driving an uninsured vehicle and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A
How one New York bike lane could affect the future of cycling worldwide
but that figure falls to only about half of residents when you ask those who actually live on the road itself, which, having the park view, are, of course, those with the most valuable real estate but fewer parking places than they used to have.
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A
One Killed In I-295 Wreck In Hanover
AP Sports Video Entertainment News from AP Entertainment News from AP All northbound lanes of I-295 were closed near the Pole Green Road exit in Hanover County for several hours late Tuesday after the single-vehicle crash. The crash left the roadway
Updated: 03/09/2011 08:37A