40 arrested for Iran suicide bombings

BERLIN – Police have arrested 40 suspects over two bombings at a mosque in south-east Iran which killed 27 people and injured over 160, Fars news agency reported Saturday.

Two bombings took place late Thursday at the grand mosque in Zahedan, the capital of Sistan-Beluchistan province. The bombs went off within minutes of each other at [..] Read the original article: here.

Jason Andrews, Amanda Logue Indicted

NEW PORT RICHEY (GaeaTimes.com)- The gay porn actor Jason Andrews, known as Addison in a porn site was arrested last Thursday, July 15, 2010 by US marshal service and the Chattanooga Police Department. The accused is now being held in Hamilton County Jail without a bail and awaiting his verdict from the court. Jason Andrews … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Jason Andrews, Amanda Logue Indicted.

18 killed in militant attack in Pakistan

PESHAWAR – Eighteen Shiite Muslims were killed and four injured Saturday when Sunni militants opened fire on a vehicle convoy escorted by security forces in Pakistan’s restive tribal region, officials said.

Gunmen attacked the two minibuses with assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades as the convoy was heading towards Peshawar, the capital of the north-western province …. Read the original article  : here.

CPI-M member killed by Maoists in West Bengal

KOLKATA – Maoists killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member early Saturday in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said.

A group of 10-12 heavily armed Maoists raided Neguria village and dragged Sayan Pal out of his house and murdered him, an official said.
Maoist rebels are active in West Bengal’s West Midnapore, Purulia and … Read : CPI-M member killed by Maoists in West Bengal.

Two soldiers hurt in Kashmir gun battle

JAMMU – Two soldiers were injured in a gun battle between security forces and a group of terrorists that entered its fifth day Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, army sources said.

After a night-long lull in the Beri Rakh forests in Mendhar, some 230 km from here, the gunfight erupted again Saturday morning. Two …. Original article  : Two soldiers hurt in Kashmir gun battle.

San Diego coroner says its unclear how migrant died after US agents shot him with stun gun

Coroner: Unclear how migrant died in US custody

SAN DIEGO – An autopsy report released Friday says it is unclear how a heart condition and methamphetamine use caused the death of a Mexican immigrant who was shot with a stun gun by a U.S. agent, shedding little new light on an incident that has sparked outrage … Original article on : San Diego coroner says its unclear how migrant died after US agents shot him with stun gun.

Man who kidnapped 5-year-old girl in Phoenix on Christmas Day gets 30-year prison sentence

Man gets prison term for Phoenix girl abduction

PHOENIX – A man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and molesting a young girl in Phoenix last Christmas Day has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 46-year-old Larry Jon Ladwig was sentenced Friday to prison without the possibility of parole plus two lifetime probation …. Original source  : Man who kidnapped 5-year-old girl in Phoenix on Christmas Day gets 30-year prison sentence.

Panel: Top Texas criminal judge accused of turning away death row inmate’s appeal can keep job

Top Texas criminal judge warned but keeps job

SAN ANTONIO – The top criminal judge in Texas was spared her job but still punished Friday by a state panel that reprimanded embattled Judge Sharon Keller for turning away a death-row inmate’s late appeal hours before his 2007 execution.
Keller, the presiding judge of the Texas Court of [..] Read the original article: here.

Texas officer appeals excessive force suspension in racially charged case caught on dash cam

Texas officer appeals excessive force suspension

DALLAS – A white east Texas police officer shown on dashboard camera video slamming a black handcuffed suspect face first onto the hood of a squad car has appealed his two-day unpaid suspension, officials said Friday.
The arrest was the latest incident to spark outrage in racially charged Paris, about 90 …. Original article  : Texas officer appeals excessive force suspension in racially charged case caught on dash cam.

Lawyer: Lohan staying at substance abuse facility as she prepared to go to jail

Lawyer: Lohan staying at substance abuse facility

LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan has moved to a substance abuse facility and signed legal papers hiring celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro to represent her as she prepares to head to jail for violating probation in a 2007 drug case.
Shapiro, a key figure on O.J. Simpson’s legal “dream team” in …. Original article  : Lawyer: Lohan staying at substance abuse facility as she prepared to go to jail.

Authorities focus on couple who raised abducted Calif girl for 7 years

Police focus on couple who raised abducted girl

NORWALK, Calif. – The tears in Amber Nicklas’ eyes as she realized she would be taken from the only family she ever knew was enough to make Detective Jerry Saba’s stomach churn.
The girl, abducted at age 1 from her foster parents in California seven years ago, was found …. Original article  : Authorities focus on couple who raised abducted Calif girl for 7 years.

Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill suspended for season opener by NFL

Seahawks Hill suspended 1 game by NFL
RENTON, Wash. – Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill will miss the season opener after being suspended by the NFL on Friday for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

Hill will miss the Seahawks season opener against San Francisco on Sept. 12. His suspension without pay also includes forfeiting an additional …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Seattle Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill suspended for season opener by NFL.

Authorities in Los Angeles, Phoenix investigate couple who raised abducted child as their own

Ariz. couple probed in abducted Calif. girl case

NORWALK, Calif. – Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are working with police in Phoenix to investigate a man and a woman who were raising a girl abducted from California seven years ago.
Detective Jerry Saba said Friday he hopes charges will be filed in the case …. Read the original article  : here.

Texas mayor believed to have killed self, daughter, had financial trouble, grieved for spouse

Texas mayor who killed self had financial troubles

COPPELL, Texas – A Dallas area mayor who authorities believe killed herself and her daughter left a note saying the two were still grieving over the 2008 death of their husband and father from cancer, police said Friday.
“My sweet, sweet Corinne had grown completely inconsolable. She had learned …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Texas mayor believed to have killed self, daughter, had financial trouble, grieved for spouse.

Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro agrees to represent Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan hires celebrity lawyer Shapiro

LOS ANGELES – Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro said Friday he had agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan, who is headed to jail next week for violating probation in a 2007 drug case.
Shapiro, a key figure on O.J. Simpson’s legal “dream team” in 1995, told The Associated Press he agreed to represent … Original article on : Celebrity lawyer Robert Shapiro agrees to represent Lindsay Lohan.

Feds launch largest Medicare fraud bust, charging 94 in 5 states for $251 million scams

94 charged in Medicare scams totaling $251M
MIAMI – Elderly Russian immigrants lined up to take kickbacks from the backroom of a Brooklyn clinic. Claims flooded in from Miami for HIV treatments that never occurred. One professional patient was named in nearly 4,000 false Medicare claims.
Authorities said busts carried out this week … Original source on Gaea Times at : Feds launch largest Medicare fraud bust, charging 94 in 5 states for $251 million scams.

Police: Pa. teacher faked inoperable brain tumor for years, forged papers to take sick leave

Police: Pa. teacher faked inoperable brain tumor

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Police in central Pennsylvania say a middle school teacher lied for years about having an inoperable brain tumor.
Fifty-one-year-old Leslie Herneisey (her-NY-zee) of Middletown is accused of faking documents to take sick leave. She faces 12 counts of forgery.
Police say Herneisey missed work at Middletown Middle School …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

30 Al Qaeda suspects arrested in Yemen

SANA’A – At least 30 people, suspected to be members of terror outfit Al Qaeda were arrested during a security operation in Yemen, a senior minister said.

“Security operations against Al Qaeda resulted in detaining more than 19 suspects in Marib province and 11 others in Hadramout province,” state-run Saba news agency quoted Interior Minister Mutahar … Read more >>>.

Judge rejects Schwarzenegger request to force minimum wage on state workers

Judge rejects Schwarzenegger minimum wage request

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A judge on Friday declined to make the state controller comply with an order by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pay state workers minimum wage while the state remains without a budget.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Patrick Marlette denied the administration’s request for a temporary restraining order that … Original source on Gaea Times at : Judge rejects Schwarzenegger request to force minimum wage on state workers.

Texas mayor who killed self, apparently daughter, was in financial trouble, grieved for spouse

Texas mayor who killed self had financial trouble

COPPELL, Texas – Authorities say a note left by a Dallas area mayor who killed herself and apparently her daughter explains the two still were grieving over the 2008 death of their husband and father.
Coppell Mayor Jayne Peters also had financial troubles. At a Friday afternoon funeral service … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Texas mayor who killed self, apparently daughter, was in financial trouble, grieved for spouse.