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| Official: Arrested student entered US without visa Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:17 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal law enforcement official says one of the students from Kazakhstan arrested Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombings was allowed to return to the United States this year despite not having a valid student visa. Authorities say that after the explosions he helped remove a laptop and backpack from the bombing suspect's dormitory room before the FBI searched it. Full Story | Top |
| Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:07 PM PDT  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical bills. Full Story | Top |
| Grisham sequel to 'A Time to Kill' to be published Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:10 AM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — The defense attorney in John Grisham's first novel, "A Time to Kill," is returning to the courtroom. Full Story | Top |
| Men arrested in Boston bombing probe face obstruction charges Wednesday, May 01, 2013 11:05 AM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Three men who were arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing will face charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said on its official Twitter feed on Wednesday. (Reporting by Aaron Pressman; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick) Full Story | Top |
| Lawyer: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:34 AM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — A lawyer says two of the three people newly arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case are men originally from Kazakhstan who were friendly with the main suspect. Full Story | Top |
| AP sources: 2 arrested anew are suspect's friends Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:30 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Two law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say two of the three people newly arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing case are two men originally from Kazakhstan who were friendly with the main suspect. Full Story | Top |
| Officials say 2 newly arrested in Boston bomb case are friends of suspect from UMass-Dartmouth Wednesday, May 01, 2013 09:27 AM PDT BOSTON (AP) — Officials say 2 newly arrested in Boston bomb case are friends of suspect from UMass-Dartmouth. Full Story | Top |
| CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Charges for Attack on Va. Muslim Taxi Driver Wednesday, May 01, 2013 08:40 AM PDT WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it is seeking hate crime charges for an alleged assault on a Muslim U.S. Army reservist and Iraq veteran reportedly attacked by a passenger who compared him to those who carried out the Boston Marathon bombings and threatened to kill him.[MEDIA AVAILABILITY: The victim, Mohamed A. Salim will be available for media interviews at 12:30 p.m. today at CAIR's Capitol Hill headquarters, 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. ... Full Story | Top |
| As world dials back death penalty, Japan heads in opposite direction Wednesday, May 01, 2013 07:57 AM PDT Few Japanese are likely to have mourned the deaths of Katsuji Hamasaki and Yoshihide Miyagi. In 2005, the two members of the gangster underworld conspired to shoot dead two rivals in a restaurant, jeopardizing the safety of bystanders. The men hanged for their crimes in Tokyo last Friday, as Japan conducted its fourth and fifth executions of the year. Full Story | Top |
| Islamist preacher arrested in Egypt over slander Wednesday, May 01, 2013 07:35 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says a hard-line Islamist preacher has been arrested for slandering a famous actress by accusing her of "practicing prostitution." Full Story | Top |
| Americans Support the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — If It Gets That Far Wednesday, May 01, 2013 06:44 AM PDT  Seven out of ten Americans support the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev if he's found guilty of using a weapon of mass destruction during the Boston marathon bombings. There are some reports, however, that the trial may never reach the capital punishment phase. Full Story | Top |
| 'Coronation Street' actor arrested on rape claim Wednesday, May 01, 2013 04:31 AM PDT LONDON (AP) — British media say a longtime star of British soap opera "Coronation Street" has been arrested on suspicion of rape. Full Story | Top |
| Death penalty lawyer Clarke 'humanizes' client and jury Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:27 AM PDT  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - When death penalty expert Judy Clarke joined the defense team for the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, she spent months trying to establish a rapport so she could convince him to accept a plea deal that would spare him capital punishment. Though she and his other lawyers angered Kaczynski when they sought to introduce evidence of his mental illness, he eventually pleaded guilty in 1998 and received a life sentence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jury Deliberates for 2 Hours — But No Gosnell Verdict (Plus: The Abortion Doctor May Still Take the Stand) Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:00 AM PDT "house of horrors" Full Story | Top |
| Woman who reported finding baby on beach arrested Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:45 PM PDT HONOLULU (AP) — A day after a woman reported finding an abandoned newborn crying in the sand on a Hawaii beach, police arrested her and revealed she's the baby's mother. Full Story | Top |
| Female U.S. Army deserter pleads guilty, gets 10-month prison term Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:01 PM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - An Army private believed to be the first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to desertion, military officials in Colorado said on Tuesday. Kimberly Rivera, who said she grew opposed to the war during a three-month tour of duty in Iraq, pleaded guilty at a court-martial proceeding in Fort Carson, Colorado, on Monday and was sentenced immediately. ... Full Story | Top |
| George Zimmerman Still Thinks He Can Convince a Jury He's Not Guilty Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 02:23 PM PDT  The latest chapter of the George Zimmerman murder trial cut off the prologue Tuesday, as Zimmerman and his attorneys appeared in court to waive his right to seek an immunity hearing under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law — and keep the rest of their strategy close to the vest. For better or worse, that means Zimmerman's fate in the killing of Trayvon Martin will likely be put in the hands of 12 jurors beginning June 10, when one of the most emotional trials in recent American history will begin. ... Full Story | Top |
| France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:35 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Spanish doctor in Puerto trial sentenced to 1 year Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:25 PM PDT  MADRID (AP) — The doctor at the heart of cycling's Operation Puerto doping scandal has been convicted, but the key evidence that could implicate more athletes is set to be destroyed — preventing sport agencies from uncovering other cheaters. Full Story | Top |
| Man found guilty of murder in Texas court shooting Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:14 PM PDT  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Houston man who admitted shooting his daughter outside a Texas courthouse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder for the death of a 79-year-old bystander. Full Story | Top |
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