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Caught in the Crossfire - by Ann Louise Bardach
In its pursuit of proving the Havana bombing perjury charges, the Justice Department's counterterrorism division served the New York Times and myself with multiple, high-vacuum subpoenas regarding the Times' series of articles on exile militants that I
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28P
Hostage taker's brother faces HK probe Wednesday
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Senior Police Officer 2 Gregorio Mendoza will face the Hong Kong coroner's court at 10 am Wednesday at a video conferencing facility in Makati City. Mendoza is among the handful of Filipino witnesses who agreed to
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28P
Couple sues to recover jail bond money from woman
In a lawsuit filed March 9 in Galveston County Court at Law No. 1, the Sailors claim that Jeanne Elizabeth Richey has failed to pay them a total of $13794. Richey rented a home from the complainants and received their assistance for her alleged
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:28P
High Alert - DUI Patrol out to get drunk drivers
"Law enforcement will be out on the roadways between March 11 and 20 to arrest drunk drivers who are out partying during St. Patrick's Day celebrations," a Washington Traffic Safety Commission press release said. A total of 38 DUI arrests were made in
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:26P
Jury convicts Visalia man in wife's death
With family in the audience, Saesee didn't budge when the clerk read the verdict. Look for more about an appeal and possible lawsuit against Visalia Police Department for the negligent death of Emee Saesee, Aibung's wife, in tomorrow's Times-Delta.
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:25P
Ex-nurse found guilty of encouraging suicides to appeal
Prosecutors said Melchert-Dinkel, of Faribault, Minn., was obsessed with suicide and hanging and sought out potential victims on the Internet. When he found them, prosecutors said, he posed as a female nurse, feigned compassion and offered step-by-step
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:25P
Starbucks sued over snatched tip jar
Starbucks is dealing with a lawsuit after a man died trying to recover a stolen tip jar from a store in St. Louis in 2008. According to St. Louis Today, the suit seeks unspecified damages from the coffee company on behalf of the
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:24P
Sewage overflow into bay target of settlement with East Bay cities
In addition to the municipalities and the EPA, parties to the agreement including the US Department of Justice, the State Water Resources Control Board and its San Francisco Bay region, and San Francisco Baykeeper, an environmental group.
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:24P
A Better Browser: The Verdict on IE9 Platform Previews
With the release of Internet Explorer 9 this week, Microsoft is revisiting the development process, which included seven platform previews for developers, one public beta, a bug-fix beta update and a release candidate before the final release to the
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:24P
MacroSolve launches patent enforcement efforts for ReForm XT
TULSA – Tulsa-based MacroSolve has launched patent enforcement efforts by filing a lawsuit in Texas against Blue Shoe Mobile Solutions LLC, Brazos Technology Corp., On The Spot Systems Inc. and Formstack LLC, MacroSolve Chairman Jim
Updated: 03/15/2011 07:24P