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Two transported after accident
Two people were transported Friday afternoon after a silver Pontiac Grand Am and a black GMC Jimmy collided at the intersection of FM 1936 and West University Boulevard. According to Department of Texas Public Safety officer Jeff Harkey, the driver of
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:10P
Suffolk County OTB preparing for bankruptcy
Suffolk County, New York, officials will decide on Wednesday in a special meeting whether Suffolk Off-Track Betting should be authorized to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, if and when it deems necessary. The Suffolk OTB board on February 24
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:10P
The Birmingham Six: Have we learned from our disgraceful past?
The annihilation of justice for others remains an ever-present spectre. The replaying of their triumphal re-entry into the street outside the Old Bailey triggers only partial recollection; Richard McIlkenny steady and philosophical, "Every dog has his
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:10P
This week: Jacques Chirac, Matt Baker, Alvin Wong
The mills of French justice grind slowly – and sometimes they come to a complete stop. The former president was on trial for fraud. He was accused of using his time as mayor of Paris in the 80s and 90s to funnel council jobs to party members in order
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:10P
Private eye walks free after 1987 killing case collapses
In a statement, the family, who believe Mr Morgan was about to reveal the involvement of corrupt police officers in a drugs ring, said: “The criminal justice system is not fit for purpose.” In a crime which became a byword for corruption that dogged
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:09P
Man cleared of all 7 child sex charges
Marcus Matsumoto-Quincey, 39, nodded his thanks to the jury after the foreman gave the seventh not guilty verdict at the end of a trial lasting a fortnight. He kissed the hand of his wife who had been at Peterborough Crown Court throughout the hearing
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:09P
Tarantino sues over 'blood-curdling' bird screams
Tarantino claims in his lawsuit, filed on Thursday in LA County Superior Court, that the "obnoxious pterodactyl-like screams" coming from Ball's "exotic bird menagerie" have "seriously disrupted [his] ability to work as a writer in his home.
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:09P
DUI checkpoint in Santa Clarita tonight
I would just wait til tomorrow to continue my law breaking ways.... How about just doing the sting and then reporting the results the next day. its the law, they have to give notification... stupid I know, but the law The law may be stupid,
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:09P
Stuart Riddell quits Icas for French Duncan
Commercial property law firm Bell & Scott has hired Joan Devine as head of property litigation. Devine, who joins the firm from DLA Piper, has more than 20 years experience in commercial disputes, with particular expertise in insolvency and property
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:08P
This week's new theatre
Two mighty regional reps, Sheffield's Crucible and Northern Stage, come together for this co-production of Edward Albee's campus drama, less a play and more a bloody emotional car crash in action. Northern Stage's Erica Whyman directs Jasper Britton as
Updated: 03/11/2011 08:08P