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NYC Man Charged With DWI in Hamptons Crash
The road was closed for more than three hours while LIPA responded to replace the pole. Soussan was charged with driving while intoxicated, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and traffic law violations. He will be arraigned Thursday at Southampton
Updated: 03/17/2011 10:00A
After brief stay, drug mules to die
"I'd like to repeat that the verdict is a final verdict," said Liu, adding that they are just waiting for the Court to determine the new date of the execution. "It will be carried out sooner or later," he added. Last month, Vice President Jejomar Binay
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:59A
Iraq Kurd court sentences man after 11 years in jail
Amnesty International says Iraq Kurd court's new trial seeks to justify man's long detention, extend it. ARBIL, Iraq - A man held in prison without trial for 11 years in Iraq received a five-year jail term on Thursday on "terrorism charges" but will
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:59A
Law officers begin special traffic program today
Seatbelt usage isn't the only violation law enforcement will be watching for though. Hunefeld says the statewide project will help change driver behavior and encourage motorists to obey all traffic laws, with an emphasis on slowing down and driving
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:59A
Driver took drugs, but ice caused crash
However, “ice caused the crashes,” not only of Honan's pickup truck, but of at least two other vehicles earlier along the same stretch of “extremely slick” I-74 just west of Normal, a state police accident investigator testified.
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:59A
Turks protest against nuclear power after Fukushima accident
Dozens of engineers and students marched in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday to protest against Turkey's planned nuclear power plant construction as the nuclear crisis in quake-hit Japan continued, Xinhua reported. Around 50 protestors gathered
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:58A
Japanese nuclear power: A litany of accidents, bungling, and coverups
Two workers later died in what was the deadliest accident in the Japanese industry's history. — At least 37 workers were exposed to low doses of radiation at a 1997 fire and explosion at a nuclear reprocessing plant operated in Tokaimura, northeast of
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:57A
Man killed in Decatur County crash
According to Indiana State Police, the crash occurred around 9:40 pm Wednesday. The driver, believed to be male, veered off the right side of the road. The driver appeared to have overcorrested and his vehicle skidded back across CR 550 and slid off
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:57A
Standard & Poor's downgrades YRC Worldwide credit rating
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is downgrading its corporate credit rating for Overland Park-based YRC Worldwide after the company said it failed to meet a milestone in its restructuring plan. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is downgrading its
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:56A
DUI warrant round-up underway in Valley
PHOENIX - Several Valley law enforcement agencies are joining in on a DUI warrant round-up Thursday. The Arizona Department of Public Safety will host its fifth multi-agency DUI Warrant Round-up, along with Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Surprise police
Updated: 03/17/2011 09:56A