Wednesday, March 2, 2011

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Prosecutors: New DNA evidence clears man imprisoned 17 years for rape

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:52 PM PST

Houston prosecutors will ask a court Thursday to formally exonerate a Texas man after DNA tests ruled out his guilt in a rape for which he served 17 years in prison.

Minister: Chavez, Gadhafi discuss mediation team for Libya

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:49 PM PST

Venezuela's president has spoken with embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi about a proposal to bring an international mediation team to Libya, Venezuela's information minister confirmed Wednesday.

India truck crash kills 33 wedding guests

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:45 PM PST

A truck carrying wedding guests fell into a deep gorge Thursday in India's mountain state of Himachal Pradesh, killing at least 33 passengers, police said.

Police to search Florida canal after bodies found in luggage

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:34 PM PST

Investigators will return Thursday for a more extensive search of a South Florida canal where the bodies of two children were found stuffed in luggage.

Notebook: Gaga interview at Fashion Week is pure French bliss

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PST

Without the star attraction on Wednesday, this might have just been another fashion show at Paris Fashion Week.

Convicted RFK assassin denied parole

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:28 PM PST

A California state panel on Wednesday denied parole for Sirhan B. Sirhan, saying the convicted assassin of Robert F. Kennedy hasn't demonstrated an understanding of the "magnitude" of his crimes.

DNA tests on bone fragment inconclusive in Amelia Earhart search

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:19 PM PST

The fate of famed aviator Amelia Earhart remains a mystery after DNA tests on one of three bone fragments discovered on a Pacific island proved inconclusive.

Mexico's Calderon visits Washington for talks with Obama, Boehner

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:25 PM PST

Mexican President Felipe Calderon travels to Washington Thursday to meet with President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and others during a two-day visit likely to include discussions on organized crime, immigration, and commerce.

Deadly fighting as Gadhafi tries to retake rebel-held town

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PST

Libyan aircraft bombed a section of eastern Libya on Wednesday as leader Moammar Gadhafi tried to retake control of an area seized by rebel forces.

Soccer player booted for 2 games after kicking animal mascot

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:18 PM PST

Colombia's soccer officials announced Wednesday they will suspend a defender for the Deportivo Pereira for two games and fine him $560 for kicking an owl on the Junior Barranquilla home field on Sunday.

Designer Galliano apologizes, says anti-Semitism has 'no place'

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:13 PM PST

Fashion designer John Galliano could face up to six months in jail if convicted of making anti-Semitic remarks.

9/11 firefighter dies of cancer linked to toxic dust

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PST

Firefighter Randy Wiebicke who, like so many New York City firefighters, toiled in and around ground zero in the months after 9/11, died Wednesday following a nearly three-year battle with multiple myeloma, an aggressive and fatal blood cancer.

U.S. mulling military options in Libya

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PST

The United States is weighing a possible military role to help the Libyan revolt against leader Moammar Gadhafi, but top U.S. officials warn that the issue is controversial.

Colorado boy, 12, in custody after parents found dead

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:16 PM PST

Colorado law enforcement officials announced Wednesday that a 12-year-old Burlington boy has been taken in custody in connection with the deaths of his parents and the critical wounding of two siblings.

Children's bodies packed into luggage, dumped in Florida canal

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:09 PM PST

Police are trying to identify the bodies of two children found stuffed into luggage and floating in a south Florida canal on Wednesday.

Celebrity financial adviser Kenneth Starr sentenced in fraud scheme

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:49 PM PST

Financial advisor Kenneth Starr, who managed funds for high net-worth business executives and celebrity clients, was sentenced Wednesday to seven and a half years in prison in a $33 million scheme to defraud his clients, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Postal Service says it needs law changes in order to pay bills

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:45 PM PST

Despite significant cost-cutting, the U.S. Postal Service has "an inflexible business model" that will make it unable to pay huge bills without legislative fixes, the postmaster general testified Wednesday.

Mickey Rooney tells Senate panel he was a victim of elder abuse

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:41 PM PST

Grimacing with emotion, entertainment legend Mickey Rooney implored a Senate committee on Wednesday to stop what experts call chronic emotional, physical, sexual and financial abuse of elderly Americans by family members and other caregivers.

Two U.S. airmen killed in German airport shooting

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:35 PM PST

A 21-year-old man from Kosovo is in custody after two U.S. airmen were killed and two others were wounded Wednesday in a shooting incident on a U.S. military bus at Germany's Frankfurt Airport, authorities said.
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