Cecilia Chang Accused

NEW YORK (GaeaTimes.com)- The law enforcement officials said that the former vice president and dean of St. John’s University forced her students to cook, clean and do all the labor works and threatened that they will not be granted scholarship if they deny it. FBI Special Agent Kenneth F. Hosey said in the affidavit … Original source on Gaea Times at : Cecilia Chang Accused.

Nine killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least nine people were killed and four injured in a US surveillance plane attack Saturday in Pakistan’s tribal area bordering Afghanistan, a media report said.

Two drone planes fired at least four missiles at a house in Anzarkas village of Dattakhel area in North Waziristan, killing nine people, Geo News said quoting … Read more : Nine killed in US drone strike in Pakistan.

Suspected US missile strike kills three in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – At least three people were killed and four more injured Saturday in a suspected US missile strike in Pakistan’s tribal region along the Afghan border, security officials said.

An unmanned aircraft fired four missiles at a house in Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal district.
“So far three people have been … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suspected US missile strike kills three in Pakistan.

Intel officials: US missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan amid high border tensions

Intel: US missiles kill 8 militants in NW Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suspected American missile strike killed eight alleged militants in a northwest Pakistani tribal region Saturday, two intelligence officials said, a sign the U.S. is unwilling to stop using the unpopular tactic despite heightened tensions between the two countries over recent border incursions by …. Source  : Intel officials: US missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan amid high border tensions.

Prosecutors offer to read actor John Stamos’ lines at sentencing in Mich. extortion case

Stamos wants to be heard at Mich. court hearing

MARQUETTE, Mich. – Actor John Stamos can’t make it to federal court in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula next week, but he still wants to be heard.
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to allow them to read a statement from Stamos when two people are sentenced Friday for trying …. Source article  : Prosecutors offer to read actor John Stamos’ lines at sentencing in Mich. extortion case.

Blagojevich defense team scaled down for retrial as lead attorney leaves case

Blagojevich retrial defense team scaled down

CHICAGO – A defense team of more than a dozen attorneys and legal aides, who huddled around former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talking strategy or even comforting their client during his first corruption trial, won’t be there for his second.
The official number of attorneys for the retrial is – two.
The …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Blagojevich defense team scaled down for retrial as lead attorney leaves case.

R&B singer Mario charged with assaulting his mother at their Baltimore home

R&B singer Mario charged with assaulting mother

BALTIMORE – R&B singer and former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant Mario has been charged with assaulting his mother at their Baltimore home.
Officers were called to an apartment building in the Fells Point neighborhood early Friday, where police say Shawntia Hardaway told officers her 24-year-old son, Mario Barrett, had …. Source  : R&B singer Mario charged with assaulting his mother at their Baltimore home.

Former Seton Hall basketball player pleads guilty in robbery at home near campus

Ex-Seton Hall player pleads guilty in robbery

NEWARK, N.J. – A former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded guilty in an armed robbery at a house near the school’s northern New Jersey campus.
Robert Mitchell, 24, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty Friday to criminal restraint and burglary charges.
Mitchell admitted entering the private home in South Orange on … Read more >>.

Recent allegations against Colorado prosecutor includes claim of a sexually suggestive text

Colo. DA allegations involve suggestive text

DENVER – Recent allegations against a western Colorado district attorney suspected of unlawful sexual contact include a claim that he sent a sexually suggestive text message to an ex-girlfriend.
The 40-year-old woman requested restraining orders in October 2008 and on Sept. 20 against Myrl Serra, a western Colorado district attorney who …. Original article  : Recent allegations against Colorado prosecutor includes claim of a sexually suggestive text.

Colombian police say attempt to kidnap brother of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar foiled

Colombia: Attempt to kidnap Escobar brother foiled

BOGOTA, Colombia – Colombian police foiled an attempt to abduct the brother of slain narco kingpin Pablo Escobar, authorities said Friday.
Roberto Escobar was traveling with family and bodyguards near his home in Medellin Thursday night when they were intercepted by would-be kidnappers, Police Gen. Jesus Guatibonza said.
Around the same …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Colombian police say attempt to kidnap brother of slain drug lord Pablo Escobar foiled.

Michigan prosecutor’s blog raises questions about public workers’ rights to unpleasant speech

Mich. worker’s blog sparks debate on free speech

LANSING, Mich. – An assistant attorney general in Michigan who used his personal blog to attack the openly gay student body president at the University of Michigan has spurred debate about the right of public employees to say terrible things on their own time.
Andrew Shirvell, 30, started a …. Original article  : Michigan prosecutor’s blog raises questions about public workers’ rights to unpleasant speech.

Judge dismisses case against brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard

Case tossed against man linked to bin Laden guard

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A federal judge in California has dismissed a case against the brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard who was accused of lying about terrorism ties.
Court papers dated Thursday show the judge dismissed the case after federal prosecutors asked to drop the charges against …. Original source  : Judge dismisses case against brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard.

DA: Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars faces cocaine charge following Las Vegas arrest

Singer Bruno Mars facing cocaine charge in Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Bruno Mars, singer of the hit R&B song “Just the Way You Are,” faces a felony cocaine charge stemming from his arrest after a performance at a Las Vegas nightclub last month.
The Clark County district attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint Friday alleging the rising … Read : DA: Singer-songwriter Bruno Mars faces cocaine charge following Las Vegas arrest.

Army investigators seize photos of soldiers posing with Afghan corpses, severed body parts

Photos show US soldiers posing with Afghan corpses

SEATTLE – Those who have seen the photos say they are grisly: soldiers beside newly killed bodies, decaying corpses and severed fingers.
The dozens of photos, described in interviews and in e-mails and military documents obtained by The Associated Press, were seized by Army investigators and are a crucial … Read more : Army investigators seize photos of soldiers posing with Afghan corpses, severed body parts.

NJ student’s death becomes touchstone for those fighting bullying, suicides of young gays

NJ student’s suicide resonates on campus, beyond

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – “Things will get easier; people’s minds will change,” Ellen DeGeneres pleads in an Internet video, staring into the camera, her voice breaking. “And you should be alive to see it.”
Just as the murder of Matthew Shepard galvanized the gay community around hate-crime legislation more than …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : NJ student’s death becomes touchstone for those fighting bullying, suicides of young gays.

Judge in Illinois dismisses weapons charge against former police officer Drew Peterson

Judge dismisses Drew Peterson weapons charge

JOLIET, Ill. – A judge has dismissed a felony weapons charge against former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson.
Peterson was charged with possession of an illegal firearm after authorities learned he gave a short-barreled rifle to his son for safe keeping.
Peterson is awaiting trial in the 2004 death of his … Read more : Judge in Illinois dismisses weapons charge against former police officer Drew Peterson.

Grand jury indicts accused kidnappers of woman held for 18 years in California

Grand jury indicts accused California kidnappers

PLACERVILLE, Calif. – California kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard and her two young daughters will be spared from having to testify in open court any time soon following a grand jury indictment of the couple charged with kidnapping and holding her captive for 18 years, a prosecutor said Friday.
Phillip and Nancy …. Read the original article  : here.

Grocer Aldi says customer info exposed by vandalized payment machines in 11 states, cities

Grocer Aldi says vandals compromised payments

BATAVIA, Ill. – Grocery chain Aldi Inc. says the names, account numbers and secret codes of customers in 11 states were exposed to potential theft when they used payment cards at machines that had been tampered with.
The company said in a statement Friday that altered payment terminals were illegally placed …. Source article  : Grocer Aldi says customer info exposed by vandalized payment machines in 11 states, cities.

Pa. lawyer, arts supporter convicted of federal sex crimes involving Russian ballet student

Pa. lawyer found guilty in Russian child-sex case

PHILADELPHIA – A suburban Philadelphia lawyer has been convicted of sexually abusing a Russian ballet dancer he helped support.
Kenneth Schneider of Berwyn was found guilty Friday of sex tourism.
Prosecutors say Schneider began a long relationship with a 12-year-old Russian boy in 1998. They say he paid for the …. Original article  : Pa. lawyer, arts supporter convicted of federal sex crimes involving Russian ballet student.

Search teams look for US tourist shot by suspected pirates on Mexican side of border lake

Search teams seek US man shot in Mexican waters

SAN ANTONIO – Texas officials renewed warnings Friday about pirates marauding on a U.S.-Mexico border lake after a Colorado tourist was gunned down in Mexican waters while his wife dodged bullets and raced her Jet Ski back to American soil.
Search teams combed the U.S. side of Falcon …. Source  : Gaea News Network.