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Jerry Robinson, artist for The Joker, dies at 89
AP Entertainment News Video More>> NEW YORK (AP) - A pioneer in the comic book industry who helped create The Joker in the Batman series has died. Charles Kochman, his editor at Abrams Comic Arts, says Robinson brought realism and humor to comics.
Updated: 12/08/2011 03:20P
Guilty Verdict Over Palm Oil "Pollution" Off The Isle of Wight
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says the owners of a tanker have been found guilty of improperly disposing of palm oil in waters near the Nab Tower off Sandown on the Isle of Wight. It also washed up on beaches in West Sussex.
Updated: 12/08/2011 03:19P
Ohio Workers In Lockout File Unfair Labor Charge
The Education Department says the university violated the law by waiting more than two hours after two students were shot in a dorm on campus before sending an email warning. By then, student gunman Seung-Hui Cho was chaining the doors to a classroom
Updated: 12/08/2011 03:14P
Corrupt judge's ruling in case against paper reversed
The verdict - negating Thomas Joseph's claims of defamation - comes in sharp contrast to former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.'s ruling in the original trial, which ended with a $3.5 million award for Joseph. The newspaper appealed the verdict and,
Updated: 12/08/2011 03:02P
Blogger not eligible for media shield law, hit with $2.5M judgment
Oregon law provides special legal protections against defamation lawsuits to journalists associated with traditional media outlets. Such publications are immune from defamation suits unless the defamed individual first requests a retraction.
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:41P
2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Michael Jackson's Doctor Found Guilty (5 of 10)
Following a grueling six-week trial, the jurors quickly returned a verdict, finding Murray guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. During his sentencing, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor sentenced Dr. Murray to the maximum of four years
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:38P
Davenport woman guilty of hosting drug house
Raynikka Adams, 20, was immediately taken into custody after the verdict in US District Court, Davenport, as members of her family left the courtroom in tears. Adams now awaits sentencing and faces up to 20 years in prison. On Dec.
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:30P
Thai-born US citizen jailed for lse majest posts
After insisting on his innocence several times, he eventually pled guilty, leading the court to halve his sentence from an initial five-year verdict. His alleged crime was translating sections of a banned biography of the Thai monarch by Paul Handley,
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:28P
Man Found Not Guilty of Murder after Second Trial
A jury handed Jesse Norman Sweder his freedom last night in a verdict they took six days to reach. The most recent trial lasted 12 weeks, with the first trial running for seven weeks and ending in a hung jury. Sweder was accused of murdering Peter John
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:23P
Jodie Foster's Estranged Father to be Sentenced Today
The six-man, six-woman jury deliberated for about three hours before reaching a verdict. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Gregory A. Dohi said Foster needed to be jailed immediately because he indicated during the trial that he had no intention of pulling
Updated: 12/08/2011 02:20P