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| Bulger jurors see photos of victims' remains Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 12:27 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a woman who was allegedly strangled by James "Whitey" Bulger wiped away tears as a forensic anthropologist showed jurors photographs of his sister's skull after her remains were found in a watery grave. Full Story | Top |
| Lil Twist arrested for suspected DUI in Bieber car Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 11:50 AM PDT  CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The rapper known as Lil Twist has been arrested for investigation of driving under the influence after being stopped in California while he was behind the wheel of Justin Bieber's luxury sports car. Full Story | Top |
| Dead Russian lawyer Magnitsky found guilty Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 11:38 AM PDT  MOSCOW (AP) — More than three years after he died in prison, whistle-blowing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was found guilty of tax evasion by a Moscow court Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Another Texas Mosque Vandalism Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 10:37 AM PDT HOUSTON, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Texas) today called on local and national law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for another act of vandalism targeting a mosque in that state.CAIR said an official with the Victoria Islamic Center in Victoria, Texas, discovered graffiti on the front right side of the building early Wednesday. The letter "H" and the number "8," shorthand for "hate," were spray-painted on the wall.SEE: Islamic Center Vandalized (Video)http://www.victoriaadvocate. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jury in Zimmerman case may consider manslaughter Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 10:26 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge said Thursday that jurors in the George Zimmerman case can consider the lesser charge of manslaughter, but she denied a request for the jury also to consider third-degree murder after a defense attorney called the proposal "outrageous." Full Story | Top |
| Mich. woman again sentenced to life in dad's death Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 10:05 AM PDT  PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A former honors student who was convicted of plotting to have her father stabbed to death when she was 17 years old was sentenced Thursday to life in a Michigan prison without parole — the same punishment she first received in 2011. Full Story | Top |
| 25 Buddhists sentenced in deadly Myanmar riot Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 09:55 AM PDT  YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Twenty-five Buddhists were sentenced to as many as 15 years in prison for murder and other crimes during a night of rioting, burning and killing in central Myanmar, following weeks in which it seemed only Muslims were being punished for sectarian violence aimed primarily at members of their own religion. Full Story | Top |
| Body of Missing Menifee, Calif., Boy Found, Teenage Relative Arrested Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 09:47 AM PDT  A Body Matching the Description of Missing Terry Smith Was Found in His Backyard Full Story | Top |
| In Nairobi, 200 idle children arrested in bars as adults fight over teacher pay Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 08:50 AM PDT A bitter, three week teachers pay strike in Kenya that has preoccupied the nation now shows some unfortunate side effects as hordes of school age children were arrested in bars and hangouts in downtown Nairobi where they were drinking, smoking, and dancing, according to police reports. Full Story | Top |
| Zimmerman trial jurors to be instructed on lesser charge: judge Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 07:31 AM PDT  SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial will be told they can potentially convict him for the lesser charge of manslaughter for the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, a Florida judge said on Thursday. "The court will give the instruction on manslaughter as a Category One," Seminole County Court Judge Debra Nelson said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jury deliberates in ex-Bengals cheerleader lawsuit Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 06:29 AM PDT A jury deliberated for nearly six hours Wednesday without reaching a decision in the defamation trial of a website that published gossip about a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader. The jury will resume ... Full Story | Top |
| Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Pleads Not Guilty to Boston Attacks, Following a Familiar Path Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 02:38 AM PDT In his first public appearance since being apprehended in a bloodied boat in a Boston suburb on April 19, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty to 30 counts related to April's Boston Marathon attack, including the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill. Tsarnaev, who reportedly confessed his responsibility in a note found in the boat, yawned and slumped in the courtroom as he repeatedly answered "not guilty" in a Russian accent and blew a kiss to a woman in the courtroom. Full Story | Top |
| Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads not guilty Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 09:52 PM PDT  BOSTON - Victims of the Boston Marathon bombings got little satisfaction from suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's first public appearance in court. His arm in a cast and his face swollen, Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday during a seven-minute arraignment in federal court in Boston. Full Story | Top |
| Saudi princess arrested in human trafficking case Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 05:55 PM PDT  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Saudi princess was charged Wednesday with human trafficking for allegedly holding a domestic worker against her will and forcing her to work at an Orange County condominium, prosecutors said. Full Story | Top |
| Chief: Family member arrested in autistic boy case Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 05:49 PM PDT  MENIFEE, Calif. (AP) — A 16-year-old family member was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murder in the case of a missing 11-year-old autistic boy in Southern California, police said Wednesday. Full Story | Top |
| Teenage relative arrested in death of autistic California boy Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 05:48 PM PDT By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Remains fitting the description of a missing autistic boy were found buried in a shallow grave near his California home on Wednesday, police said, and a 16-year-old family member was arrested on suspicion of murder. Captain John Hill, acting police chief of Menifee, California, said the remains had not yet been formally identified as the missing 11-year-old, Terry Smith, but appeared to belong to a male juvenile. ... Full Story | Top |
| Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads 'not guilty,' shows no remorse Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 05:24 PM PDT In a mild Russian accent, he said "not guilty" at least six times. With those words, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev punctuated his first appearance in a federal courthouse since being accused of carrying out a deadly twin bombing with his brother at the Boston Marathon on April 15. Full Story | Top |
| Jury selection moves forward in Fort Hood shooting trial Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 04:19 PM PDT  By Don Bolding FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection progressed on Wednesday in the murder trial of an Army Major accused of killing 13 U.S. soldiers at a Texas base in 2009. Ten Army officers were chosen by the end of the day of the 13 to 16 expected to form the jury in the court martial of Major Nidal Hasan, who faces the death penalty if convicted. Hasan, an American-born Muslim who is defending himself, asked one of the prospective jurors his opinion about the Taliban in Afghanistan. ... Full Story | Top |
| Police: Teen family member arrested on suspicion of murder in case of missing autistic boy Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 04:10 PM PDT MENIFEE, Calif. (AP) — Police: Teen family member arrested on suspicion of murder in case of missing autistic boy. Full Story | Top |
| Questions jurors must consider in Zimmerman trial Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 04:02 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The six female jurors who will determine whether George Zimmerman committed second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year could begin deliberating as early as Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Accused Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Smiles in Court, Pleads Not Guilty Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 04:02 PM PDT Suspect Makes First Public Appearance Since Arrest Full Story | Top |
| Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 03:06 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his first appearance in public since his capture in mid-April. Full Story | Top |
| Accused Boston Marathon bomber pleads 'not guilty' to attack Wednesday, Jul 10, 2013 02:55 PM PDT  By Scott Malone and Daniel Lovering BOSTON (Reuters) - Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit, with his arm in a cast, accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded "not guilty" to committing the worst mass-casualty attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, a crime that could bring him the death penalty. Appearing in court for the first time, the 19-year-old ethnic Chechen - a naturalized U.S. citizen - spoke clearly, answering seven times that he was "not guilty" and occasionally glancing back at the gallery, where survivors and victims' relatives were watching. ... Full Story | Top |
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