Saturday, January 29, 2011

Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges (Reuters)

Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges (Reuters)


Family of soldier disappointed at war crimes charges (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:25 PM PST

Reuters - The family of the youngest and lowest-ranking U.S. Army soldier ordered to face court martial for war atrocities against Afghan civilians said on Saturday they were disappointed in the decision and worried that their son will not get a fair trial.

Three Mexican murder suspects turn themselves in (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:24 PM PST

Reuters - Three Mexican men wanted for murdering a U.S. teenager turned themselves in at an Arizona border crossing point on Saturday, U.S. border officials said.

North Dakota police say killer still at large (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 02:34 PM PST

Reuters - North Dakota police said on Saturday they are still searching for a killer who shot four people dead in two separate locations in the town of Minot, including three victims with the same last name.

Obama calls for restraint, reform in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:22 PM PST

A crowd chants in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, demanding that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down. In Egypt thousands of protesters have thrown the country's 30-year-old regime into tumult, and top diplomatic, security and intelligence officials gathered at the White House for two hours to review the situation in Egypt. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - President Barack Obama issued a plea for restraint in Egypt after meeting with national security aides Saturday to assess the Cairo government's response to widespread protests threatening the stability of the country.


Massey disputes key MSHA findings on W.Va. blast (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:25 PM PST

AP - Massey Energy Co. on Friday rejected nearly every part of the federal government's theory on what caused the deadly explosion at its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia last spring, killing 29 men.

Mother, 2 kids, boyfriend dead in ND shootings (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

** RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT REFERENCE FROM DAUGHTER TO SON ** Crime-scene tape and a snow-buried bicycle are seen in front of a trailer home Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Minot, N.D., where the bodies of a mother, her boyfriend and her son were found a day earlier. A daughter was found dead in an apartment home also in the city of Minot in a related incident. Police say all four victims died of gunshot wounds. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)AP - The victims of a quadruple slaying in North Dakota were a mother, two of her children and her boyfriend, and all four suffered gunshot wounds, police said Saturday.


Protesters across US offer support to Egyptians (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:34 PM PST

Mohsen Abdeladi hold a flag as he protests outside the Consulate General of Egypt in Chicago, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011.  Thousands in Egypt have been protesting for five days in a rejection of President Hosni Mubarak.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)AP - Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities.


Miss. gov. juggles White House hopes, state's past (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:23 PM PST

In this Dec. 14, 2010 photo taken at his Jackson, Miss., office, Gov. Haley Barbour discusses his hopes for his final legislative session as governor which began Jan. 4, 2011. Barbour's folksy style, savvy leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and success as a GOP strategist have made him an outside contender for the Republican nomination for president.  But the 63-year-old has shown a penchant for airbrushing his state's segregationist past. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)AP - Haley Barbour's folksy style, savvy leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and success as a GOP strategist have made the two-term Mississippi governor a serious contender early in the wide-open contest for the Republican presidential nomination.


Divers find no bodies in Central California canal (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:23 PM PST

Rescue workers pull up three cars from a canal in Patterson, Calif., Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Divers began a daring effort Friday in frigid water to recover the car of a kidnapping suspect from a tunnel some 50 feet below the surface of a Central California canal. Earlier in the day, searchers discovered the Toyota Corolla belonging to Jose Rodriguez, who is suspected of kidnapping 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas on Jan. 18. It had not yet been determined if anyone was inside. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Divers on Saturday ended their search in a canal without finding the bodies of a missing 4-year-old boy and his accused kidnapper near the underwater site where the suspect's car was found.


Mom charged in kids' slayings treated at hospital (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 06:47 PM PST

AP - The woman who authorities say killed her teenage daughter and son because she was fed up with them talking back and being mouthy did not appear in court Saturday because she was being treated at a hospital for an unknown condition.

Parolee arrested in congresswoman threats case (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:50 PM PST

AP - A parolee was arrested Friday in connection with a series of recent phone calls threatening to kill retired U.S. Congresswoman Diane Watson, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Official: What led to 2 Mich. slayings uncertain (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 05:57 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office shows Junior Lee Beebe, who has been charged in the slayings of Amy Henslee and Tonya Howarth in Bangor Township, Mich. Authorities said Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 that the two women, who were fatally shot, were found buried in woodland in southwest Michigan. (AP Photo/Van Buren County Sheriff's Office)AP - Authorities on Saturday worked to piece together what happened between the morning when a southern Michigan mother apparently left home voluntarily with a family relative and a short time later when she and another woman were gunned down.


Court won't hold 'Don't ask, don't tell' lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

Joint Chiefs Vice Chairman Gen. James E. Cartwright takes part in media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011, to discuss the progress of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal implementation effort. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A federal appeals court has denied the government's request to suspend a lawsuit challenging the military's ban on openly gay servicemembers.


Ex-Blackwater president denies excessive force (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST

AP - The former president of the security firm Blackwater has denied in sworn testimony that the company's contractors regularly used excessive force or that officials falsified travel documents.

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