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Charles Taylor War Crimes Trial Ends
A verdict from the UN-backed special court is expected later this year. Mr. Taylor is pleading not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his alleged support of rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone who murdered, raped,
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:26P
Corning man to face July jury in DUI death of Caltrans worker
In Court Thursday, defense attorney Tracy Davis asked Lucena to continue Hodge's plea entry as she has not received a final detailed crash report from California Highway Patrol. She said the report is vital to prepare a defense.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:26P
Former White Hall mayor pleads guilty to charge of filing false tax return
US Department of Justice officials said Jackson admitted filing a false joint 2004 tax return that did not report all of the total income earned by him and his spouse. Authorities say he faces up to three years in prison.
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
GirlsGone Wild boss jailed for hit and run
Australian "Girls Gone Wild" businessman Ryan Bowman has been sentenced to just under a year in jail for the hit-run crash on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip that left a young fashion designer dead. Bowman fled the November 10 crash in his luxury car,
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Personnel Changes: Hartford, AIG, Transamerica, Great-West, Starr, Futurity
Starr International USA, Inc. New York, has hired Wayne Gutridge to be head of Starr's North American region and has hired Colleen Gannon to be head of accident and health operations in North America. Gutridge previously was the North American head of
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Alcohol suspected in fatal Minnesota snowmobile crash
Authorities suspect a snowmobiler who died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash in northeastern Minnesota was drinking. Forty-one-year-old Michael Hendrickson of Grand Portage died Wednesday at St. Mary's in Duluth after suffering a lacerated
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Judge Denies Request To Block WI. Anti-Union Law
Democratic Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the publication. She argues the state Senate unconstitutionally passed the bill Wednesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Amy Smith declined to issue an emergency order
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Kohring Wins Appeal of Bribery Conviction
Laura Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in a telephone that government lawyers were reviewing the decision. Michael Filipovic, a federal public defender representing Kohring, said the ruling "was not
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Ex-Alaska Lawmaker Kohring Wins Appeal of Bribery Conviction
Laura Sweeney, a Justice Department spokeswoman, a Justice Department spokeswoman, said in a telephone that government lawyers were reviewing the decision. Michael Filipovic, a federal public defender representing Kohring, said the ruling "was not
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
Obama Says U.S. Prepared to Tap Strategic Reserve If Needed
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he's prepared to tap the nation's strategic oil reserve if necessary to deal with any disruptions in the energy supply and said the Justice Department will be on the watch for any evidence of price
Updated: 03/11/2011 04:25P
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