Thursday, December 2, 2010

Judge to killer: You wrote death sentence 'in flames'

Judge to killer: You wrote death sentence 'in flames'


Judge to killer: You wrote death sentence 'in flames'

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:57 PM PST

A man convicted of a brutal 2007 home invasion in which Dr. William Petit's wife and two daughters were killed was sentenced to die. Petit spoke in court Thursday.

Stuck in the snow for nearly a day

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:41 PM PST

Heavy snow has stranded motorists for some 20 hours on a major thoroughfare near Buffalo, New York, with emergency personnel working to get them out.

House censures Rep. Charles Rangel

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:09 PM PST

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to censure 20-term Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel after the ethics committee found he violated House rules.

Afghan leaks: Monumental corruption

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:56 PM PST

Hundreds of U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks paint a picture of corruption in Afghanistan at every level of government and society, according to the New York Times and the Guardian newspaper in London.

Opinion: New threat to free speech

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

In the physical world, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a wanted man. In the virtual world, his website is under attack and on the run.

House OKs tax-cut extension for some

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 07:09 PM PST

Democrats pushed a bill through the House extending Bush-era tax cuts for families making $250,000 a year or less. GOP senators favor an extension for all incomes.

Bacteria find expands notions of life

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:43 PM PST

Scientists have discovered a bacteria that can thrive on arsenic, dramatically expanding both traditional notions of how life is sustained and where it might be found.

New York may ban 'fracking'

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:27 AM PST

New York could be the first state in the country to impose a limited ban on a controversial method of drilling for natural gas.

Oceans failing acid test, U.N. says

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:34 AM PST

The chemistry of the world's oceans is changing at a rate not seen for 65 million years, with far-reaching implications for marine biodiversity and food security, according to a new United Nations study released Thursday.

Slaying in the town that Disney built

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 02:33 PM PST

Police are investigating the first-ever homicide in a Disney-developed town in central Florida, officials said.

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