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American contractor found guilty in…
HAVANA (AP) - A Cuban court on Saturday found US contractor Alan Gross guilty of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict that brought a swift and strongly worded condemnation from Washington.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:45P
Lured by Low Fares and Chance to Win, Overnight Gamblers Face Travel Risks
The accident is the company's fourth recorded crash in as many years, federal records show. A bus operated by the company was involved in a collision last year in Perth Amboy, NJ, that resulted in at least one injury; another collision, also causing an
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:44P
Nuclear Industry Braces for Increased Scrutiny
James M. Acton of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace said the accident had unquestionably dealt a blow to the nuclear industry. While Japan may close the Daiichi plant, one of its oldest, and point to the safety of its newer facilities,
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:43P
Tsunami victims suffer as Japan struggles with nuclear accident - swissinfo
Japan's nuclear safety agency said the nuclear accident was less serious than both the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. An official at the agency said it has rated the incident at Tokyo Electric Power Co's
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:43P
Judge orders Iowa district to reinstate principal
Monica Rouse filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination in Cedar County District Court in April. The Muscatine Journal reports a judge ruled Friday there was no evidence to support the firing. School district attorney Cam Davidson says an appeal is in
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:43P
Tour Bus Wreck In New York Kills 14
New York, NY (AP) -- The death toll in a horrific bus accident on a New York highway has risen to 14. Police Department spokesman Paul Browne says a passenger who had initially survived the 5:30 am wreck in the Bronx died at a hospital Saturday
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:43P
Teen hurt when cycle strikes tree Thursday
A patrol report said the crash happened at 5:25 pm Thursday on River Road, two miles south of Joplin as Lucas, westbound on a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle at a high rate of speed, ran off of the left side of the roadway and struck a tree.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:43P
Westboro Baptist Church, residents speak on Supreme Court ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said protest cannot be restricted “simply because it is upsetting or arouses contempt,” according to The Associated Press. “They just want attention,” said Herman Ramik, a former Taylor councilman,
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:42P
Westboro Baptist Church, residents speak on Supreme Court ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said protest cannot be restricted “simply because it is upsetting or arouses contempt,” according to The Associated Press. “They just want attention,” said Herman Ramik, a former Taylor councilman,
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:42P
Westboro Baptist Church, residents speak on Supreme Court ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, said protest cannot be restricted “simply because it is upsetting or arouses contempt,” according to The Associated Press. “They just want attention,” said Herman Ramik, a former Taylor councilman,
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:42P
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