Jury questioning begins in Anna Nicole Smith case; judge wants panel seated by Wednesday

Jury questioning begins in Anna Nicole Smith case

LOS ANGELES – Jury questioning begins Monday in the drug conspiracy trial of Anna Nicole Smith’s doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend, with prospective jurors quizzed on everything from their own medical histories to what they think about the charges.
Superior Court Judge Robert Perry hopes to have a panel seated …. Read the original article  : Jury questioning begins in Anna Nicole Smith case; judge wants panel seated by Wednesday.

I won’t apologise for Pakistan terror remark: David Cameron

LONDON – Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to apologise for his comment that Islamabad is “exporting terror”, said a government source who insisted that “he meant it”.

Daily Mail quoted government sources as indicating that Cameron would not withdraw his suggestion that Pakistan was “exporting terror”.
A government source said Cameron would not apologise for … Read more >>.

3 decades later, NYC doctor’s killing for $5 still unresolved after conviction overturned

Questions resurface in NYC doctor’s 1981 slaying

NEW YORK – Dr. John Chase Wood Jr. was shot in the heart for $5 in his wallet in 1981, walking back to work at a hospital after dinner with his pregnant wife. The 31-year-old pediatric surgeon-in-training died as weeping colleagues tried to save him in his emergency room.
Wood’s … Read more : 3 decades later, NYC doctor’s killing for $5 still unresolved after conviction overturned.

Ariz. authorities wonder if lax security allowed 3 inmates to flee; 1 nabbed in Colo. shootout

1 of 3 Ariz. fugitives caught in Colo. shootout

PHOENIX – Arizona authorities pressed forward with their search of the state Monday for two fugitives, as corrections officials looked into whether shoddy security allowed the inmates to cut a hole in a fence and slip away undetected.
One of the three convicted murderers who fled a private … Original source on Gaea Times at : Ariz. authorities wonder if lax security allowed 3 inmates to flee; 1 nabbed in Colo. shootout.

Supreme Court trims Miranda warning rights: ‘Death by a thousand cuts’ says defense attorney

High court trims Miranda warning rights bit by bit

WASHINGTON – You have the right to remain silent, but only if you tell the police that you’re remaining silent.
You have a right to a lawyer – before, during and after questioning, even though the police don’t have to tell you exactly when the lawyer can be … Read more : Supreme Court trims Miranda warning rights: ‘Death by a thousand cuts’ says defense attorney.

Kidnapped Maharashtra official freed after 78 days in Arunachal

PUNE – Senior Maharashtra bureaucrat Vijay S. Bardekar, who was kidnapped May 13 from Arunachal Pradesh where he had gone on a vacation, has been released from captivity by alleged Bodo militants after 78 days, a family member said here Monday.

Bardekar is expected to return to his home town here Tuesday. He was released by … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Kidnapped Maharashtra official freed after 78 days in Arunachal.

Over 200 arrests by CBI in last six months

NEW DELHI – The central government Thursday said that 235 arrests have been made in 491 cases registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the last six months.

“The CBI conducts searches and inquiries as part of its mandate to combat corruption in accordance with law, depending on the requirement of the cases,” … Read more : Over 200 arrests by CBI in last six months.

11 killed in China after drunken man goes on tractor rampage

11 killed in China tractor rampage
BEIJING – A drunken man went on a rampage while driving a shovel loader in northern China, smashing into shops and vehicles and killing 11 people, a government spokesman said Monday.

The incident Sunday began when 38-year-old Li Xianliang killed a customer Sunday at the Hongyuan coal depot in Hebei province’s …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 11 killed in China after drunken man goes on tractor rampage.

Pakistan wants Indians to testify in its courts: Envoy

WASHINGTON – Claiming that Pakistan policy of supporting some terrorist groups has changed, its ambassador here says Islamabad has asked India to send its officials to testify before Pakistani courts to help convict those responsible for Mumbai attacks.

“The individuals who were responsible for the Mumbai attack are all now under arrest,” Pakistan’s ambassador to US … Read more : Pakistan wants Indians to testify in its courts: Envoy.

Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 90

Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron dies at 90

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Lolita Lebron, a Puerto Rican independence activist who spent 25 years in prison for participating in a gun attack on the U.S. Congress a half-century ago, died Sunday. She was 90.
Lebron died at a hospital in San Juan of complications from respiratory disease, … Read : Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 90.

Police: 2 inmates who escaped from Ariz. prison remain at large after 1 apprehended in Colo.

2 Ariz. inmates still at large; 1 caught in Colo.

PHOENIX – The search for two convicted murderers who escaped from a private prison in northwest Arizona continued Sunday, while a third escaped convict was back behind bars following an early-morning shootout with police in western Colorado.
Police believe the two who remain at large are still … Read more : Police: 2 inmates who escaped from Ariz. prison remain at large after 1 apprehended in Colo..

Police believe 2 men at large after escaping from private prison are in Arizona

Police: 2 inmates at large believed to be in Ariz.

PHOENIX – Police believe the two men who remain at large after escaping from a northwest Arizona prison have not left the state.
Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles Ryan says information gathered by law enforcement suggests Tracy Province and John McCluskey are in Arizona and are … Read : Police believe 2 men at large after escaping from private prison are in Arizona.

Police: 2 men who remain at large after escaping from Ariz. prison now traveling in silver car

2 Ariz. inmates still at large now in silver car

PHOENIX – Police believe the two men who remain at large after escaping from a northwest Arizona prison are traveling together in a silver Volkswagen Jetta.
Police are searching for the two convicted murderers after catching a third escaped convict early Sunday in western Colorado. Arizona Department …. Original article  : Police: 2 men who remain at large after escaping from Ariz. prison now traveling in silver car.

Obama spends an overcast Sunday playing basketball and taking in a WNBA game

Obama attends WNBA game after shooting hoops
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama checked out the WNBA’s Washington Mystics on Sunday after spending the morning shooting some hoops himself.
Obama, his daughter Sasha and a friend of Sasha’s had courtside seats for a women’s basketball game between the Mystics and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Obama spends an overcast Sunday playing basketball and taking in a WNBA game.

Former NT Pickett, oft-injured Harrell figure in Packers’ plans to replace suspended DL Jolly

Packers call on Pickett, others to replace Jolly

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers had a plan in place to replace defensive lineman Johnny Jolly even before he was suspended for at least a season under the NFL’s substance abuse policy.
Perhaps anticipating that Jolly was in line to miss a significant amount of time, … Read : Former NT Pickett, oft-injured Harrell figure in Packers’ plans to replace suspended DL Jolly.

Tangled relationship among Pitino, assistant, assistant’s ex-wife at center of extortion case

Tangled relationship at center of Pitino case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The tangled relationship among Rick Pitino, his personal assistant and the assistant’s wife was thrown back into public view during the woman’s extortion trial this week.
Testimony from the Louisville coach and the assistant, Tim Sypher, marked the first time either had spoken at length about the … Read more : Tangled relationship among Pitino, assistant, assistant’s ex-wife at center of extortion case.

Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 89

Puerto Rican nationalist Lolita Lebron dies at 89

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Lolita Lebron, a Puerto Rican independence activist who spent 25 years in prison for participating in a gun attack on the U.S. Congress a half-century ago, died Sunday. She was 89.
Lebron died at a hospital in San Juan of complications from respiratory disease, …. Source article  : Lolita Lebron, Puerto Rican nationalist jailed in shooting attack on US Congress, dies at 89.

Blagojevich die-hards the kind ousted governor would want on jury deciding his fate

Blagojevich die-hards the kind he’d want on jury
CHICAGO – One woman clapped the instant she saw Rod Blagojevich emerge from a courthouse elevator. An elderly woman, in tears, handed him a piece of candy in court and said she’d pray for him. On the sidewalk outside court, another person once held a placard …. Original article  : Blagojevich die-hards the kind ousted governor would want on jury deciding his fate.

Colorado police capture inmate who escaped from Ariz. prison, 2 other inmates remain at large

1 Arizona inmate captured after police pursuit

PHOENIX – One of three inmates who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee has been captured in western Colorado, authorities said Sunday.
Daniel Renwick, 36, was caught early Sunday after a police pursuit ended in Rifle, Colo., …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Taliban receive Australian weapons: Report

SYDNEY – Australian weapons and equipment have been found among Taliban stockpiles in Afghanistan, raising concerns that Afghan troops trained by the foreign soldiers may have been stealing military supplies, a media report said Sunday.

Documents released by the WikiLeaks website show that in the past six years, NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops have …. Read the original article  : Taliban receive Australian weapons: Report.