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Dharun Ravi Trial: Lawyers Make Closing Arguments
By GEOFF MULVIHILL 03/13/12 03:58 PM ET AP NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Closing arguments began Tuesday in the trial of a Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man, with his lawyer saying
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:40P

His first thought, he said at the murder trial of his now ex-wife, was "Where
An Alberta man told a Wetaskiwin court he dropped to his knees when he discovered the bodies of his two young sons floating in the family's bathtub two years ago. On Feb. 1, 2010, police called to tell him his wife, Allyson McConnell, had fallen from
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:38P

His first thought, he said at the murder trial of his now ex-wife, was "Where
An Alberta man told a Wetaskiwin court he dropped to his knees when he discovered the bodies of his two young sons floating in the family's bathtub two years ago. On Feb. 1, 2010, police called to tell him his wife, Allyson McConnell, had fallen from
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:38P

Home » Breaking News » 2 NE mobsters plead guilty in RI in extortion case
Edward "Eddy" Lato, 64, and Alfred "Chippy" Scivola Jr., 71, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy during separate hearings in US District Court in Providence. Both men were initially scheduled to plead guilty last month, but their change-of-plea
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:34P

Math, Senate Style
Reid filed cloture motions yesterday on 17 nominees to the US District Courts currently pending on the Senate's Executive Calendar. If Democrats secure sixty votes on each cloture vote, the Senate would be facing 510 (17×30) hours of “post-cloture”
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:34P

Math, Senate Style
Reid filed cloture motions yesterday on 17 nominees to the US District Courts currently pending on the Senate's Executive Calendar. If Democrats secure sixty votes on each cloture vote, the Senate would be facing 510 (17×30) hours of “post-cloture”
Updated: 03/13/2012 04:34P

Defense lawyer: NYC temple plot case reflects bias
Entertainment News from AP AP National News Video More>> Romney says he's on track to get a nominating majority before convention; rivals undeterred. More>> NEW YORK (AP) - A lawyer for an Algerian native accused of planning to blow up synagogues says
Updated: 03/13/2012 03:52P

Boys left to "rot" in bath: court told
In an agreed statement of facts presented to the court, McConnell admitted drowning her sons, but entered not guilty pleas to their second degree murder. The trial began in a Wetaskiwin, Alberta, courtroom on Monday with Crown prosecutor Gordon Hatch
Updated: 03/13/2012 03:43P

Mom's mental state key to trial
At a trial that began in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, Crown prosecutor Gordon Hatch said there is no question that McConnell killed her children. The only questions, Hatch said, are why, and whether she had the intent required to be
Updated: 03/13/2012 03:42P

2nd look at key statement in Rutgers webcam trial
Dharun Ravi listens to testimony during Ravi's trial at the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick, Monday, March 12, 2012. Ravi, 20, is accused of using a webcam for the central crime, then using Twitter, instant messages and texts to tell
Updated: 03/13/2012 03:40P