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| Montana man sentenced in fake cancer drug scheme Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:48 PM PDT A Montana man will serve no prison time for his role in distributing unapproved, misbranded and counterfeit drugs to U.S. physicians. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen on Friday sentenced 48-year-old ... Full Story | Top |
| Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:44 PM PDT  By Lidia Kelly and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, camped at a Moscow airport out of the reach of U.S. authorities, said on Friday he was seeking temporary asylum in Russia and had no regrets about spilling U.S. spy secrets. Meeting rights activists summoned to Sheremetyevo airport to hear him break weeks of silence, he assailed Western nations he said had prevented him getting to Latin America and said he hoped to stay in Russia until he has "safe passage" there. The U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Jurors start deliberating George Zimmerman case Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:44 AM PDT  SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A jury began deliberating George Zimmerman's fate Friday after hearing dueling portraits of the neighborhood watch captain: a wannabe cop who took the law into his own hands or a well-meaning volunteer who shot Trayvon Martin because he feared for his life. Full Story | Top |
| Jurors leave courtroom to start deliberations in George Zimmerman murder trial Friday, Jul 12, 2013 11:32 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors leave courtroom to start deliberations in George Zimmerman murder trial. Full Story | Top |
| Not guilty plea in Ohio day care drugged kids case Friday, Jul 12, 2013 08:55 AM PDT  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio day care worker has pleaded not guilty to charges she sprinkled drugs on snacks to get children she was watching to sleep during the day. Full Story | Top |
| Defense begins closings in George Zimmerman trial Friday, Jul 12, 2013 08:01 AM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorney began his final arguments Friday, telling jurors he will show them the neighborhood watch volunteer's "pure, unadulterated innocence" of second-degree murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Full Story | Top |
| Venice flood barrier executives arrested in massive fraud swoop Friday, Jul 12, 2013 06:06 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Police conducted dawn raids on Friday on companies across Italy linked to the construction of Venice's flood barrier, arresting seven people suspected of rigging lucrative contracts for the multi-billion euro project. Police are investigating whether the consortium that is managing the building work on behalf of the government fixed the bidding process in favor of local companies and paid off others with public funds to keep them quiet. ... Full Story | Top |
| Vatican freezes assets of arrested monsignor Friday, Jul 12, 2013 05:48 AM PDT The Vatican has frozen the assets of a monsignor who was arrested in a plot to smuggle 20 million euro ($26 million) into Italy and warned Friday that other people may be caught up in the investigation. ... Full Story | Top |
| Not Guilty -- Beyond Reasonable Doubt Friday, Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM PDT That the prosecution in the Zimmerman trial asked the judge to allow a verdict of "third-degree murder" — i.e., child abuse, since Trayvon Martin was 17 — testifies to the prosecution's failure and panic. Full Story | Top |
| Arizona serial killer died of anti-depressant overdose: medical examiner Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 07:35 PM PDT  PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona serial killer sent to death row for murdering six people during a 14-month shooting spree committed suicide last month by overdosing on an anti-depressant, a medical examiner ruled on Thursday. Dale Hausner, the so-called "Serial Shooter" who asked the state Supreme Court for a speedy execution, was found to have died from "amitriptyline intoxication," according to the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office. ... Full Story | Top |
| Death of Arizona serial killer ruled a suicide Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 06:01 PM PDT FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — The death of a convicted Arizona serial killer whose body was discovered last month in an isolation cell was ruled a suicide Thursday by a medical examiner who said the gunman who once terrorized Phoenix had overdosed on antidepressants. Full Story | Top |
| Questions jurors must consider in Zimmerman trial Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 02:51 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 |
| Colombian pleads not guilty to more US charges Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 02:35 PM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian who authorities say is known as "El Loco" pleaded not guilty Thursday to money laundering charges in a U.S. case accusing him of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine. Full Story | Top |
| Lil Twist arrested for suspected DUI in Bieber car Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:57 PM 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 |
| Mich. woman sentenced to life again in dad's death Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:55 PM PDT  PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A former honors student 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 |
| Bulger jurors see photos of victims' remains Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:39 PM PDT  BOSTON (AP) — The brother of a woman who prosecutors say was strangled by James "Whitey" Bulger wiped away tears Thursday as a forensic anthropologist showed jurors in Bulger's racketeering trial photographs of his sister's skull taken after her remains were found in a watery grave. Full Story | Top |
| Greenpeace women arrested after scaling London's Shard Thursday, Jul 11, 2013 01:25 PM PDT  By Li-mei Hoang and Mark Anderson LONDON (Reuters) - Six female Greenpeace activists were arrested on Thursday after climbing London's Shard, the tallest building in Western Europe, in protest over plans by oil producer Royal Dutch Shell to carry out drilling in the Arctic circle. The women, who began scaling the Shard in the early hours of the morning by climbing onto the roof of London Bridge station at its base, unfurled a green flag bearing the words "Save the Arctic" within view of all of Shell's three London offices. ... Full Story | Top |
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