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Using rare DNA technique, police arrest suspect in 2008 coffee shop...
Police investigated and sent DNA evidence to the state Department of Justice laboratory in November 2008. The state lab is jammed with hundreds of cases, authorities said, and DNA in the case did not match anyone in the database, Santa Cruz Police
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:57A
HRC gets Manyi complaint
"We only received the complaint yesterday," he said at a briefing to Parliament's justice committee on the commission's budget. Ahmed declined to say who had brought the complaint or whether it focused on Manyi's remark that there was "an over-supply"
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:56A
'Jesus sign' dangerous?
ADF has filed the lawsuit for their client, Signs for Jesus, which wanted to erect an electronic sign displaying a Bible verse and change it every few days. "Now this is a stretch of road where there are plenty of signs of all sorts," explains ADF
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:55A
Ocean County fights attempts by homeless advocates to force it to open a shelter
Ocean County is going to court to fight a lawsuit filed by homeless advocates seeking to force the county to open a shelter. The county's lawyer told a judge on Monday that officials believe programs provided through the Human Services Department and
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:55A
City Room: Morning Buzz | Relief Efforts Build Slowly
Investigators are trying to determine if negligence on the part of Mr. Williams may have caused the crash. Criminal charges are unlikely, according to law experts, if Mr. Williams was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:54A
Clarify 1st-come-1st-serve policy: SC to govt
The bench said it will not go by the reports of either Justice Shivraj Patil or the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. "We would not go by Justice Patil's report as it has not been accepted or rejected by the government.
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:53A
David Prosser: I'm running on my record of excellence
The purpose of a Supreme Court election is to select a sound, well-qualified person to exercise the awesome powers of a justice, or to review the performance of a sitting justice to make sure that the justice is serving faithfully and impartially,
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:52A
Spanish unions reach preliminary deal with airport operator to head off Easter
Spanish air traffic controllers angry over work schedules and other issues staged a wildcat strike over a busy long holiday weekend in December. The government ended it abruptly by threatening them with jail terms and — under military law — placing
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:52A
Federal judge tosses sexual harassment suit against ex-Philadelphia Housing
A federal judge tossed the lawsuit against former PHA executive director Carl Greene on Monday. The lawsuit had claimed Greene violated the plaintiff's civil rights by making several unwanted advances toward her. The woman claimed Greene retaliated by
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:52A
Borders given time on closings
NEW YORK — A judge on Tuesday granted Borders a 90-day extension to determine how many additional stores it will close as it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection. Borders said in February, when it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization, that it planned
Updated: 03/16/2011 07:51A
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