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Court upholds conviction of 5 men in terror plot
AP ATLANTA - A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of five men who were sentenced for plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to destroy a Chicago skyscraper and bomb FBI offices. The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday affirmed the
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:54P
Pakistan spot-fixing trial offers chilling insight into gentile game
Salman Butt, the former Pakistan captain, leaves Southwark crown court after being found guilty with Mohammad Asif of spot-fixing. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP It would be tempting for any commentator to write, following the delivery of guilty
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:53P
Fiance of 2002 shooting victim testifies on first day of murder trial
She remembers the men waiting outside the downtown Salt Lake City club and quickly trying to get her fianc back inside. She remembers a man stepping from a darkened alcove with a gun in his hand, firing at the back of Tony Fuailemaa's head.
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:53P
Michael Jackson doctor won't testify at trial
Dr. Conrad Murray was asked by the trial judge whether he wanted to take the witness stand before the defense rested its case in the six-week trial in Los Angeles. "My decision is that I will not testify in this matter, judge," Murray said in court.
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:52P
Jurors hear openings in corruption trial of NY pol
Boyland doesn't deny collecting the second salary, but his lawyer insisted it was for community outreach that was legal and "made total business sense." The government, he added, would present no clear-cut evidence at trial that the pair brokered a
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:52P
Saegertown woman ordered to stand trial in husband's stabbing
Diedre Stoll, 45, was bound over the next term of the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas after a hearing Tuesday. She faces State Police charges of homicide and aggravated assault. Police say she stabbed her husband, 50-year-old Willis Stoll,
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:52P
Pakistan spot-fixing: A crucial test for cricket
Now that Butt and Asif have been found guilty at Southwark crown court (a third cricketer, Mohammad Amir, admitted the charges prior to the trial), the crucial effect is that players from every continent will know. Because fixing is so difficult to
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:51P
Michael Jackson doctor says he won't testify
From: AP Seated in front of his attorney J. Michael Flanagan, left, Dr. Conrad Murray looks on during his involuntary manslaughter trial. Picture: AP Source: AP THE doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death says he will not testify in his own defence.
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:50P
Jackson's doctor won't testify at trial
Closing arguments in the six-week case will begin on Thursday - one of the final steps before jurors begin deliberations. Dr Conrad Murray held his hands over his mouth as if he was praying in the moments before Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:49P
Legal Expert On Why Conrad Murray Won't Testify
Robin Sax, Special Legal Correspondent for ET, is reporting from the Michael Jackson Death Trial of Conrad Murray today with new updates from court. Sax says that Dr. Conrad Murray would likely face a grueling cross-examination from
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:49P