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State Debates Mental Illness as a Defense
or when long-term addiction has caused mental illness that continues when a person is sober. The measure is supported by the Nebraska Attorney General's office, but opposed by the Nebraska Criminal Defense Attorney Association.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:04P
Cop test in Dayton lowers the water; can pass with an 'F'
DAYTON, Ohio (AP/WLS) -- Dayton is making it easier to pass its exam for police recruits as part of an agreement with the Department of Justice aimed at increasing the number of black officers in the Ohio city. In some cases it will mean a 'F' is a
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:03P
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MILWAUKEE — A woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a secretary of state candidate in Wisconsin, accusing him of getting her pregnant while she was too intoxicated to consent to sex. Charlette Harris, 31, says David King hired her in August for a job
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:03P
Bill would require convicted illegal immigrants criminals to be deported when
One explanation could be that immigration law requires any current charges to have been resolved before deportation proceedings begin, authorities said. Despite the disparity between noncriminal and criminal deportations, Navas said the program is a
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:02P
Likelihood of tsunami hitting Florida very remote, officials say
The sirens oceanfront residents would hear would be those on patrol cars sent out into neighborhoods, said Daly and Dale Justice, coordinator of Indian River County Emergency Management. That is what is done during hurricanes or wildfires.
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:02P
Planet Pop
Charlie Sheen filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking US$100 million from Warner Brothers and the producers of Two and a Half Men for sacking him from the hit TV show. Lawyers for the star claim Sheen's contract was breached by his dismissal in the wake of
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:00P
Movies opening this week
What's what: McConaughey is a criminal defense attorney who takes on a seemingly routine case that becomes a deadly game of survival. Who's who: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader. What's what: Pegg and Frost are a pair of
Updated: 03/13/2011 12:00P
The Reform hordes are at the gates
perimeter deal with the US which appears to compromise Canadians' personal privacy, and now Jason Kenney abusing parliamentary rules and possibly breaking the law by using his office as the Minister of Immigration to solicit election donations.
Updated: 03/13/2011 11:59A
A team to probe Shanghai siren case
Led by the Prime Minister's Office, a 10-member team from the government, including foreign and justice ministries, arrived at the Chinese city and received briefings at the Korean Consulate-General. An in-depth probe will take place from today till
Updated: 03/13/2011 11:57A
Global Domination: Is MMA Becoming the Sport of UFC?
To say it has been a big 24 hours in the world of MMA would not do what has transpired justice. Strikeforce has become the property of the UFC parent company Zuffa in a move that rivals that of the acquisition of once powerhouse Japanese MMA
Updated: 03/13/2011 11:56A
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