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Iran sentences US hikers to 8 years
They and another person, Sarah Shourd, were seized two years ago when they were hiking in the Iraqi Kurdish region near Iran. Shourd was released last year because of medical reasons, but Fattal and Bauer have remained imprisoned in Iran.
Updated: 08/20/2011 09:24A
Iran jails US hikers for spying
Iranian state TV's website said Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal each received three years for illegally entering Iran and five years for spying. The two men deny the charges, saying they unknowingly crossed into the country while hiking in July 2009.
Updated: 08/20/2011 09:16A
When London burned
In the wake of the riots, a powerful vested interest has been at work — a vested interest in people not making links, not searching for causes, not weighing contexts. Above all, an interest in derailing the growing resistance to the government's
Updated: 08/20/2011 08:45A
Another Reason Men are Fleeing Colleges
Most egregiously, OCR requires universities to render judgment using “a preponderance of the evidence” standard. This means that in a rape case, a campus disciplinary board of faculty, administrators and perhaps students serves as both judge and jury.
Updated: 08/20/2011 07:50A
Payout in Judge Somers suit under dispute
The motion was filed Wednesday and came in response to an earlier filing by the state attorney general's office, which defended Somers in the case, that sought to reduce the sum that Pucci's attorneys requested after winning a $762000 jury verdict in
Updated: 08/20/2011 07:39A
West Memphis Three Walks to Freedom: Are They Really Innocent?
"I'm thinking about what kind of sad day this is for the justice system that's going to allow some convicted child murderers to be set free simply by admitting they killed the child," said Steve Branch, father of Steven Branch, Junior, according to
Updated: 08/20/2011 07:17A
Randy Scott rape verdict: Guilty
Randy L. Scott took the stand during the final day of his rape trial Friday afternoon. He denied ever having sexual contact with his accuser. / DAVE POLCYN/NEWS JOURNAL MANSFIELD -- A Mifflin Township man faces a maximum 76 years in prison after being
Updated: 08/20/2011 07:08A
Blackburn rape jury can't reach a verdict
A JURY in the trial of a Blackburn man accused of raping a teenager could not reach a verdict. Married father-of-five and local businessman Ahmed Chopdat, 38, of St Stephens Avenue, Blackburn, had been accused of raping the 16-year-old girl in
Updated: 08/20/2011 06:24A
Appeal filed in love-triangle killing in Greensburg
Richard McAnulty's attorney claims last month's verdict was against the weight of the evidence and that Mr. McAnulty, 54, should have been convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck convinced the jury that Mr.
Updated: 08/20/2011 06:16A
Clarksville Police win lawsuit in jury decision
A US District Court jury on Thursday dismissed a claim by ex-Clarksville Police Officer Kenneth Moore that he was wrongfully fired in 2008 and issued a unanimous verdict in the city's favor. The decision came on the heels of a $140000 offer by the city
Updated: 08/20/2011 06:04A
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