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Group: New York faces rash of home foreclosures
ALBANY -- A legal aid advocacy group warned this week that despite the recent decline in foreclosures across the state, homeowners could face a slew of bank actions this year. Housing counselors for the Empire Justice Center were in Albany to lobby the
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:26P
Zoey Deutch Cast in ABC pilot 'Hallelujah'
The stranger brings with him peace, justice and possibly faith for residents who desperately need the lift. In a Glee-like fashion, Hallelujah episodes will be punctuated by songs from a gospel choir. EW reports that Deutch will join former Lost star
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Brady, Manning, Brees file antitrust sui
MVP Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees are among the players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NFL on Friday to prevent a lockout. Just after the players' union decertified, the star quarterbacks and seven other players filed suit
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Company agrees to settle suit filed by Nevada miners
(AP) - A subsidiary of a Canadian mining company has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by employees of a northeastern Nevada mine after they were laid off in August 2008. The Elko Daily Free Press reported Friday that Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. subsidiary
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Asian casino king Stanley Ho said he has dropped a lawsuit
Asian casino king Stanley Ho said he has dropped a lawsuit against some of his family members and settled an inheritance dispute over a stake in his Macau casino empire worth about $1.6 billion. The high-stakes drama offered a glimpse into the private
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Police make arrest in EpiCentre beating
Moudarrir's wife filed a lawsuit in February against Suite and the EpiCentre, claiming employees had assaulted her husband. She also said Suite and the EpiCentre entertainment complex didn't adequately train or supervise their security guards.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Senator found guilty of fraud
Senator Raymond Lavigne was found not guilty of obstruction of justice. Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Smith ruled that Lavigne - a former Liberal MP for a Montreal-area riding, who was appointed to the Senate in 2002 - should have known better.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:25P
Two Pontiac Residents Charged in Dairy Queen Holdup
30 year old Jamie Ware was charged with theft and obstructing justice. Police say employees of Dairy Queen said a male suspect entered the back door, with his face concealed and implied he had a gun demanding money, threatening to shoot the employees.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:24P
Jury Finds Hidalgo County Judge Guilty on 2 Counts
The jury delivered the verdict after about four hours of deliberations. Dozens of relatives and supporters of Palacios were in the courtroom. Everyone waited quietly while the jurors took their seats. Then the judge read the jury's verdict: Guilty on
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:23P
Squabbling Ampatuan prosecutors replaced
MANILA, Philippines—Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has replaced the panel of state prosecutors in the Maguindanao massacre trial because of its worsening rift with the private lawyers of the families of massacre victims.
Updated: 03/11/2011 09:23P