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Children's Rights, a child-welfare organization that sued the state over conditions facing children in state custody, released a report Tuesday saying that older foster kids are being deprived of vital services that will help them live independently
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:08P
Enron Exec's Convictions Still Stand, Court Rules
14, 2001, the company crashed into bankruptcy. An investigation revealed that Skilling, Kenneth Lay and other Enron executives had manipulated Enron's earnings to satisfy Wall Street expectations, and then covered up the scheme by cooking the books.
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:08P
Fatal accident closes down Hwy. 213 for four hours
One man died during a Monday morning collision between a car and a semi-truck on Highway 213 in the Mulino area. Oregon State Police said a 2005 Freightliner truck driven by Fernando Castenada, 38, of Pomona, Calif., was driving southbound on Highway
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:08P
Walking in support of sexual assault victims
District Attorney Jill Ravitch spoke to the group about the Family Justice Center, which is under construction and slated to open this summer. “So many survivors turn into advocates. That takes tremendous courage,” Supervisor Shirlee Zane said.
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:08P
SMARTREND MARKET CLOSE WRAP-UP -- APRIL 12, 2011 (DJI,INX,IXIC)
The Japanese nuclear-safety authorities raised the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis to a level 7 "Major Accident," which indicates a "major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:07P
Mmuneeza Naqvi: Rising divorces in India
While it's not clear when or if Parliament will pass the legislation, it's a definite breakaway from the current, more stringent, divorce laws, guided by religious family law. Hindus, who form nearly 80 percent of the country's population,
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:07P
Charged officer's truck found in Mexico
The family of Tera Chavez alleges in a civil lawsuit that he staged the theft of that truck with his police buddies and then pressured her to file a false insurance claim so he could collect the money. In October 2007 either Tera or a friend called the
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:06P
Mark Zuckerberg Is Being Sued Again, This Time For Half Of Facebook
No sooner had a federal appeals court tossed out the most recent legal attack from the Winklevoss Twins than another skeleton in Zuck's closet, Paul Ceglia, launched his second lawsuit against the
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:06P
San Diego Deputy District Attorney Dominic Dugo is Named “Prosecutor of the
In its sixth year, this award recognizes prosecutors who do an extraordinary job fighting insurance fraud. Dominic Dugo , Deputy District Attorney in San Diego County , is recognized as "Prosecutor of the Year" by Llorente SIU(TM).
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:06P
McCourts' former lawyers sue Frank, preemptive strike
According to him, Jamie and he agreed that the Dodgers would be his property while she would take all the real estate owned by the couple. He also told the court he had no idea there was a mistake in the originally drafted document, pointing the finger
Updated: 04/12/2011 05:06P
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