Bodyguard who saw Anna Nicole Smith shortly before death testifying in drug conspiracy case

Anna Nicole guard to testify in conspiracy case

LOS ANGELES – A bodyguard who was one of the last people to see Anna Nicole Smith alive is testifying in the drug conspiracy trial of her lawyer boyfriend and two doctors, but his story may be different than during last year’s preliminary hearing.
Maurice Brighthaupt’s testimony comes on … Read : Bodyguard who saw Anna Nicole Smith shortly before death testifying in drug conspiracy case.

Bodyguard among last to see model alive set to take witness stand

Bodyguard to testify in drug conspiracy trial

LOS ANGELES – A bodyguard who was one of the last people to see Anna Nicole Smith alive is waiting to testify in the drug conspiracy trial of two doctors and Smith’s lawyer-boyfriend.
Maurice Brighthaupt was on the prosecution witness list for Thursday. He tried to revive the Playboy model … Read more >>>.

AP Interview: NFL commissioner Goodell says HGH testing is ‘about the integrity of the game’

NFL’s Goodell wants blood testing for HGH
ASHBURN, Va. – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the league wants to test players for human growth hormone “to protect the integrity of our game.”

In an interview with The Associated Press while riding with former NFL coach and TV broadcaster John Madden on the Madden Cruiser between visits Wednesday [..] Read the original article: here.

Japan’s child abuse cases reach record high; 187 victims, 18 deaths in 1st 6 months of 2010

Japan’s child abuse reaches record high
TOKYO – Child abuse cases in Japan have risen to a record high, according to police data released Thursday, fanning concerns about safeguards in a society long known for strong family values.

Japan has boasted a reputation as a relatively crime-free nation, and it has a culture that prides itself on …. Source  : Japan’s child abuse cases reach record high; 187 victims, 18 deaths in 1st 6 months of 2010.

Jurors continue deliberations in trial of woman accused of trying to extort coach Pitino

Jury returns to debate Pitino extortion case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The fate of a Kentucky woman accused of demanding millions from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino to keep quiet about their sexual tryst will be back in the hands of a jury for a second day of deliberations.
Jurors are set to return to the federal courthouse …. Source article  : Jurors continue deliberations in trial of woman accused of trying to extort coach Pitino.

Officials: Drive-by shootings in Baghdad kill 3 traffic policemen; gunmen kill 3 in house raid

3 traffic policemen, 3 others die in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD – Iraqi officials say three traffic policemen have died in drive-by shootings in western Baghdad while gunmen stormed the house of a policemen, killing him, his wife and a relative.
The Wednesday night shootings raise to at least five the number of traffic policemen killed since Tuesday …. Source article  : Officials: Drive-by shootings in Baghdad kill 3 traffic policemen; gunmen kill 3 in house raid.

Model Naomi Campbell testifies at Taylor war crimes trial that she received dirty ’stones’

Cambell testifies she received dirty ’stones’

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – Model Naomi Campbell testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor on Thursday that she received a gift of “dirty-looking stones” after attending a dinner with him – but stopped short of saying they were diamonds or that she was given them by … Read more : Model Naomi Campbell testifies at Taylor war crimes trial that she received dirty ’stones’.

Model Naomi Campbell testifies at Taylor war crimes trial that she received ‘dirty rocks’

Cambell testifies she received ‘dirty rocks’

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands – Model Naomi Campbell has testified at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor that she received “dirty rocks.”
Campbell was being questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela …. Original article  : Model Naomi Campbell testifies at Taylor war crimes trial that she received ‘dirty rocks’.

911 call reveals racial disparity at Conn. beer distributor where driver went on fatal rampage

911 call on Conn. shooting shows racial disparity

ENFIELD, Conn. – A woman hiding under her desk tells an emergency dispatcher that a co-worker is in the midst of a shooting spree. The dispatcher presses for any information about the man.
“I don’t know anything,” the woman says, according to a 911 tape released Wednesday. “He’s a … Read more »».

Naomi Campbell arrives to testify about diamond gift at Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial

Naomi Campbell arrives at Taylor war crimes trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse Thursday to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying.
Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave … Original article on : Naomi Campbell arrives to testify about diamond gift at Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial.

Suicide car bomber attacks NATO & police convoy in northern Afghanistan, kills 7 police

Suicide bomber kills 7 Afghan police in north

KABUL, Afghanistan – A suicide car bomber struck a convoy of NATO troops and Afghan police Thursday in northern Afghanistan, killing seven police officers and wounding at least 11 people.
The attack occurred in the early morning in Kunduz province’s Imam Sahib district, according to an Interior Ministry statement. [..] Read the original article: here.

Caroline Giuliani Arrested For Shop Lifting

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- Caroline Giuliani, the daughter of former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani was arrested yesterday on the suspicion of shoplifting. Police Bureau Chief said in his statement that Caroline Giuliani was caught on video monitoring at an Upper East Side Sephora skincare and makeup store. However, the shop owners refused to … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Caroline Giuliani Arrested For Shop Lifting.

Nolan Ryan’s group beats NBA owner Mark Cuban in auction for Texas Rangers

Nolan Ryan group wins auction for Texas Rangers

FORT WORTH, Texas – An investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan won a contentious and unusual auction for the team early Thursday, beating back a nearly $600 million offer from outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Officials in federal bankruptcy court …. Original source  : Nolan Ryan’s group beats NBA owner Mark Cuban in auction for Texas Rangers.

Nolan Ryan group beats Mavs owner Mark Cuban in auction for Texas Rangers

Nolan Ryan group wins auction for Tx Rangers

FORT WORTH, Texas – An investment group led by Hall of Fame pitcher and Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan won a contentious and unusual auction for the team early Thursday, beating back a nearly $600 million offer from outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.
Officials in federal bankruptcy court …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Nolan Ryan group beats Mavs owner Mark Cuban in auction for Texas Rangers.

Model Naomi Campbell due to testify about diamond gift at Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial

Naomi Campbell due at Taylor war crimes trial

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Having lost her battle to avoid testifying, British fashion model Naomi Campbell is due to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor on Thursday.
Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Model Naomi Campbell due to testify about diamond gift at Charles Taylor’s war crimes trial.

Myanmar triples size of world’s largest tiger reserve to save endangered species

Myanmar triples size of northern tiger reserve

BANGKOK – Myanmar has tripled the size of the world’s largest tiger reserve in an effort to save the endangered species, which now numbers less than 3,000 in the wild, a conservation group said in a statement seen Thursday.
The entire Hukaung Valley – a remote area of northern Myanmar …. Source  : Myanmar triples size of world’s largest tiger reserve to save endangered species.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban ups ante in Texas Rangers auction, starts bidding war with Nolan Ryan

Bidding war starts in Texas Rangers auction

FORT WORTH, Texas – Billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and a group led by Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan were locked in a fierce bidding war for the Texas Rangers early Thursday, with each side adding millions to the pot in a rare and contentious bankruptcy court … Read : Mavs owner Mark Cuban ups ante in Texas Rangers auction, starts bidding war with Nolan Ryan.

Top Maoist leader among four arrested in Jharkhand

RANCHI – A top Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs.5 lakh was arrested along with two of his associates from an apartment here while another guerrilla was arrested from Garwah district in Jharkhand, police said Thursday.

Rajesh alias Udayji, who is Jharkhand-Bihar Special Area Committee member of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was … Read more »».

BJP leader shot dead by Maoists in Jharkhand

RANCHI – Maoists have shot dead a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said Thursday.

Munna Gupta was shot late Wednesday by guerrillas belonging to Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), one of the six Maoist outfits active in the state, police said.
The BJP leader was surrounded by 15 to 20 TPC …. Read the original article  : here.

LA councilman, wife indicted on felony voter fraud for allegedly living outside district

LA city councilman indicted on felony voter fraud

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles city councilman and his wife were indicted on a total of 24 felony counts stemming from allegations he lived outside his district, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Richard Alarcon, 56, faces 18 charges of perjury, voter fraud and filing a false declaration of candidacy. His … Read more »».