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| At sea for months, Sea Shepherd fugitive founder disembarks Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 12:02 PM PDT  After 15 months at sea, fugitive eco-warrior Paul Watson has disembarked in the United States despite an international Interpol request for his arrest, his organisation Sea Shepherd announced Thursday. Watson, a 62-year-old Canadian, arrived in Los Angeles on Monday, passed through customs and "was not arrested", Lamya Essemlali, head of Sea Shepherd France, told AFP. He decided to disembark to testify in a court case due to take place next week in Seattle over his marine conservation organisation's actions in Antarctica against Japanese whalers, Essemlali said. The following month, France-based Interpol issued an international request for his arrest. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. crime rate rising, but fewer Americans believe it: Gallup poll Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 10:03 AM PDT By Curtis Skinner NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fewer Americans are aware that violent crime has been on the rise in the United States for the past few years, according to a Gallup poll published on Thursday. That decline came despite the fact that the rate of violent crimes including rape, robbery and assault, rose by more than one-third from 2010 to 2012, according to federal data. But for now, this worrisome trend doesn't seem to have caught Americans' attention," Gallup researchers wrote in the report." Crime not reported to the police and simple assault accounted for the majority of the increase in crime rates between 2011 and 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, which publish the victimization data used by Gallup. The bureau also said that violent crimes rates increased slightly among blacks in 2012, but remained stable for whites and Hispanics. Full Story | Top |
| 3 bikini baristas arrested at Wash. coffee stand Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 07:45 AM PDT Police say the service at a bikini espresso stand in Washington state was too hot. Officers arrested three baristas Wednesday at the Hillbilly Hotties coffee stand in Everett. Spokesman Aaron Snell tells ... Full Story | Top |
| Former produce company CEO sentenced to prison Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 06:36 AM PDT Federal prosecutors in Birmingham say the former CEO of a produce company will serve more than a year in prison on tax and fraud charges. Prosecutors say a judge on Tuesday sentenced former Adams Produce ... Full Story | Top |
| St. Louis man arrested for online Boston threats Thursday, Oct 31, 2013 04:00 AM PDT St. Louis police have arrested a social media manager for allegedly making online threats invoking the Boston Marathon bombings as the Red Sox prepared to play the Cardinals at Busch Stadium in the World ... Full Story | Top |
| Avalanche's Varlamov arrested in domestic case Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 09:20 PM PDT  DENVER (AP) — Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov surrendered to Denver police on an arrest warrant on charges of kidnapping and third-degree assault in what authorities are calling a domestic violence incident. Full Story | Top |
| Colorado hockey goalie Varlamov arrested for suspected domestic violence Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 09:16 PM PDT  By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, Denver police said on Wednesday. The Russian-born Varlamov, who has led the team to first place in the National Hockey League's Central Division this season, turned himself into police after an arrest warrant was issued for second-degree kidnapping and third-degree assault, Denver police spokesman Sergeant Steve Warneke said. Warneke said the incident happened on Tuesday, and he did not know if the alleged victim was a wife, girlfriend or someone else. Varlamov, 25, is being held in the Denver County jail. Full Story | Top |
| U.S. food group faces legal trouble in fight over GMO labeling Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 07:44 PM PDT  A lobbying group for major U.S. food manufacturers continues to run afoul of campaign finance laws in the way that it has contributed funds to block a measure that would require labeling of genetically modified foods in Washington state, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the state's attorney general. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said he will amend a lawsuit filed October 16 to raise the total amount he alleges the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) illegally concealed to $11 million, from the $7.2 million in the original complaint. GMA represents some of the world's largest food and beverage companies and is lobbying heavily against the measure known as I-522 that is set for a public vote in Washington state on November 5. GMA is the largest contributor to the "No on 522" campaign. Full Story | Top |
| Egyptian students protest after Brotherhood leader arrested Wednesday, Oct 30, 2013 02:14 PM PDT By Hadeel Al Shalchi CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police fired teargas at protesting students at Cairo's al-Azhar university on Wednesday hours after authorities announced the detention of Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian, part of a crackdown against the Islamist movement. Erian, deputy leader of the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party, was taken into custody from a residence in New Cairo, a suburb on the outskirts of the capital, where he had been in hiding, an interior ministry source told Reuters. Down, down with the lord of the army," one protester scribbled, referring to army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July. If you see anyone just arrest them right away." Over 20 students were arrested, according to two security sources. Full Story | Top |
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