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| Disneyland employee arrested in suspected dry ice explosion Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:14 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Disneyland employee has been arrested on suspicion of possessing a destructive device following a small explosion in a trash can at the California theme park on Tuesday that prompted the evacuation of Mickey's Toontown, police said on Wednesday. Christian Barnes, 22, identified as an outdoor vending cast member at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland, was being held on $1 million bail, Sergeant Bob Dunn of the Anaheim Police Department said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
| 2 employees plead guilty in probe of truck stop chain owned by Tenn. governor, Browns owner Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:56 AM PDT 2 employees plead guilty in probe of truck stop chain owned by Tenn. governor, Browns owner. Full Story | Top |
| News Summary: NY feds slam Liberty Reserve crime Wednesday, May 29, 2013 10:26 AM PDT CRIME HUB: Federal prosecutors in Manhattan say anonymity and criminality were what Liberty Reserve, a currency transfer firm based in Costa Rica, was all about. BIG MONEY: U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara ... Full Story | Top |
| Illinois teen pleads not guilty to terrorism Wednesday, May 29, 2013 08:49 AM PDT  CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago teenager has pleaded not guilty to charges he sought to join an al-Qaida-linked militant group fighting Bashar Assad's regime in Syria. Full Story | Top |
| Church official pleads not guilty in looting case Wednesday, May 29, 2013 05:45 AM PDT A Boston church official who claimed in an autobiography that he was a leg-breaker for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he looted the church's ... Full Story | Top |
| Suspect arrested in attack on French soldier Wednesday, May 29, 2013 12:08 AM PDT PARIS (Reuters) - French authorities arrested on Wednesday a man suspected of stabbing a French soldier in an attack that took place days after the May 22 killing of a British serviceman in London by men shouting Islamist slogans. "He was known (to police) but we cannot speak of radical Islamism," Interior Minister Manuel Valls told iTele television. "I remain very cautious," he added. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sister of Boston bomb suspects pleads not guilty in drug case Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:56 PM PDT By David Jones NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - A sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a Hackensack, New Jersey, court to marijuana-related charges, her attorney said. Bella Tsarnaeva, 24, was arrested in December 2012 at her Fairview, New Jersey, apartment after police responded to a call about a domestic disturbance and found what they said was marijuana, said her attorney, Mario Blanch. The Record said police searched the apartment after smelling marijuana and that Tsarnaeva was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. ... Full Story | Top |
| Papua New Guinea reinstates death penalty after gruesome sorcery killings, rapes Tuesday, May 28, 2013 08:20 PM PDT By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has reinstated the death penalty and repealed controversial sorcery laws after a string of gruesome "witch" killings and gang-rapes, with capital punishment to be used for some corruption cases and possibly even growing marijuana. PNG is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in the world, with rampant graft a major hindrance to the South Pacific nation's ability to develop vast reserves of natural resources. ... Full Story | Top |
| Prosecutors: Ex-KPMG partner to plead guilty Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:21 PM PDT A former partner at the accounting firm KPMG agreed to plead guilty Tuesday to a securities fraud charge for providing insider information to a friend who plied him in return with cash bribes, a Rolex ... Full Story | Top |
| Former KPMG partner pleads guilty to insider trading scheme Tuesday, May 28, 2013 05:16 PM PDT  By Bernard Vaughan (Reuters) - Scott London, a former senior partner with accounting firm KPMG, agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for his involvement in insider trading, according to an announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles. London, 50, supervised more than 500 accounting professionals at KPMG and oversaw audits of Herbalife Ltd and Skechers USA Inc , according to prosecutors. He faces a maximum term of 20 years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $5 million or twice the gross gain or gross loss resulting from his offense, according to the plea agreement. ... Full Story | Top |
| Netflix stock sinks on mixed reviews of 'Arrested' Tuesday, May 28, 2013 04:11 PM PDT  The hoopla surrounding the return of "Arrested Development" on Netflix's Internet video service has quickly dissolved into a letdown on Wall Street. Netflix's stock fell by more than 6 percent ... Full Story | Top |
| Another Weekend, Another LGBT ‘Bias Crime’ in New York City Tuesday, May 28, 2013 04:00 PM PDT Another spring weekend, another hate crime against New York City's LGBT community. Full Story | Top |
| Woman agrees to plead guilty in RI Navy kickbacks Tuesday, May 28, 2013 02:31 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — One of two remaining defendants in a kickback scheme that targeted the U.S. Navy says she'll change her plea to guilty, and a Rhode Island federal court filing indicates the person accused of being the ringleader also plans to plead guilty. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-Guatemala president pleads not guilty in NYC Tuesday, May 28, 2013 01:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — An ex-president of Guatemala accused of laundering tens of millions of dollars stolen from his country through U.S. bank accounts pleaded not guilty in New York on Tuesday, and his lawyer called the case "a clear case of over-reaching by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. government." Full Story | Top |
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