Thursday, August 4, 2011

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs guilty of child sex assault (Reuters)

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs guilty of child sex assault (Reuters)

Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs guilty of child sex assault (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:37 PM PDT

Warren Jeffs looks toward the jury in his trial in St. George, Utah, September 25, 2007. REUTERS/Douglas C. Pizac/PoolReuters - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, who heads a breakaway Mormon sect, was found guilty on Thursday of child sexual assault for his so-called "spiritual marriages" to two underage girls.

Gun scare at Virginia Tech, scene of 2007 massacre (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:20 PM PDT

A screen capture of an alert posted on the website of Virginia Tech August 4, 2011. REUTERS/StaffReuters - Authorities reopened the Virginia Tech campus after an hours-long lockdown on Thursday following a report of a gunman at the university where 32 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2007.

Strauss-Kahn accuser may sue in friendly Bronx (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Reuters - For almost three months, the sexual assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has centered around the upscale Sofitel hotel where a maid claimed the former International Monetary Fund chief attacked her.

Why Grilled-Cheese Sandwiches Are Too Good for Restaurants (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Time.com - Flip-camera inventor Jonathan Kaplan is opening a slick new grilled-cheese franchise, the Melt, but despite its idiot-proof cooking technology, the San Francisco venture seems likely to disappoint

Debt Deal Ushered into Law as Obama Hails 'Important First Step,' Pivots to Next Fight (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Time.com - The legislation, which has already been signed into law by President Obama, will raise the debt ceiling by $917 billion, taking the country through the end of the year

Serial killer Sowell's sister asks jury to spare his life (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Convicted Ohio serial-killer Anthony Sowell cried as his half-sister Tressa Garrison asked jurors on Thursday to spare the man who killed 11 women from the death penalty and impose life in prison without parole.

Kraft Foods plans to split into 2 companies (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2011 file photo, a shopper selects Oreo cookies by Nabisco - part of the Kraft Foods Inc. family of brands and products, are seen at a Ralphs Fresh Fare supermarket in Los Angeles. Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, that it plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one concentrating on snacks like Oreo cookies, Trident gum and Cadbury chocolates while the other focuses on the North American grocery business which include Kraft cheese and Maxwell House coffee. (AP Photo)AP - Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it plans to split into two publicly traded companies, with one focusing on its international snack brands like Trident gum and Cadbury chocolates and the other on its North American grocery business that includes Maxwell House coffee and Oscar Mayer meats.

Ky. sisters sue to get Social Security numbers (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:08 PM PDT

AP - According to the federal government, two sisters in rural Kentucky do not exist.

Concrete lab denies faking NYC test results (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:23 PM PDT

AP - A concrete-testing laboratory faked results for a LaGuardia Airport control tower, the new Yankee Stadium, the Lincoln Tunnel and more than a dozen other projects around the city, creating thousands of phony reports for tests designed to make sure concrete was strong enough, prosecutors said Thursday.

3 siblings on run after Fla shooting, Ga robbery (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:52 PM PDT

AP - Authorities are searching for three siblings they say shot up a police car in Florida and robbed a bank in Georgia.

Polygamist leader convicted of child sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:40 PM PDT

A law enforcement officer, left, escorts Polygamist religious leader Warren Jeffs, center, and his defense advisor Deric Walpole out of the Tom Green County Courthouse Thursday Aug. 4, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A jury convicted Jeffs of child sexual assault Thursday, in a case stemming from two young followers he took as brides in what his church calls 'spiritual marriages.' (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Warren Jeffs was convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting two child brides after a whirlwind trial in which the polygamist sect leader insisted on representing himself, only to remain silent through much of the proceedings and present just one witness — a church elder who gave an extended Sunday school lesson on its beliefs.

Va. Tech locked down for hours over report of gun (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:40 PM PDT

Police escort summer camp students from Dietrick Hall dining facility after Virginia Tech was locked down for several hours Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, in Blacksburg, VA., when three children attending the summer camp said they saw a man holding what looked like a gun on the campus where a 2007 massacre left 33 people dead. The university issued an alert on its website at 9:37 a.m. telling students and employees to stay inside and lock their doors. (AP Photo/Don Petersen)AP - A report of a possible gunman at Virginia Tech on Thursday set off the longest, most extensive lockdown and search on campus since the bloodbath four years ago that led the university to overhaul its emergency procedures.

Drought in Texas, Plains may persist until 2012 (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:40 PM PDT

Texas State Park police officer Thomas Bigham walks across the cracked lake bed of O.C. Fisher Lake Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. A bacteria called Chromatiaceae has turned the 1-to-2 acres of lake water remaining the color red. A combination of the long periods of 100 plus degree days and the lack of rain in the drought -stricken region has dried up the lake that once spanned over 5400 acres. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - The drought that has turned Texas and parts of the Plains into a parched moonscape of cracked earth could persist into next year, prolonging the misery of farmers and ranchers who have endured a dry spell that is now expected to be the state's worst since the 1950s.

Documents: NY child slaying suspect 'heard voices' (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Levi Aron is arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 in New York. Aron was arraigned Thursday in Brooklyn State Supreme Court on charges of murder in the death of Leiby Kletzky whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a trash bin. The boy's severed feet were found in Aron's refrigerator; carving knives and a bloody board were found in the freezer. (AP Photo/Jesse Ward, Pool)AP - The man accused in the kidnapping and dismemberment killing of an 8-year-old New York City boy told detectives his victim put up a struggle and that afterward he was hearing voices telling him "to take his own life for what he did," according to court papers made public Thursday.

20-40 years for Pa. woman who hid baby remains (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:50 PM PDT

AP - A woman who said she secretly gave birth in her bathtub five times, killed one of the babies and hid all five bodies in a closet pleaded guilty to murder Thursday and was sentenced to the maximum 20 to 40 years in prison.

Teen buried on Calif. beach thought he would die (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:40 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, Los Angeles County paramedics and lifeguards dig out Matt Mina, 17, who was buried about five foot deep underneath the sand in Newport Beach, Calif. Authorities say the boy had dug about five feet below the surface of the beach when the surrounding sand caved in on him. He remained buried for nearly 30 minutes while paramedics dug him out. Fire spokeswoman Jennifer Schultz says he was taken to a hospital in good condition. (AP Photo/Skip Snead)AP - A teenager who was buried in 6 feet of sand while digging a trench on a California beach said Thursday he was certain he would die and thought about his mother before lifeguards, paramedics and beachgoers dug him out in a frantic rescue caught on video.

After accidents, tougher pipeline rules proposed (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 01:59 PM PDT

AP - Republican and Democratic lawmakers are considering plans that could spur major upgrades to the nation's aging energy pipelines, driven by a string of recent oil spills, deadly natural gas blasts and what they call federal regulators' inaction.

Expert: Ohio serial killer has sexual compulsions (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Serial killer Anthony Sowell says goodbye to his half sister, Tressa Garrison, after she testified at the Justice Center in Cleveland on Aug. 4, 2011. Sowell, who was convicted last month of aggravated murder in the 11 deaths, appeared more animated during her testimony than normal, shaking his head 'yes' or 'no' in agreement. He made a comment, inaudible in the public gallery, that drew a glance from the judge and prompted a deputy to take up a position behind Sowell. (AP Photo/Scott Shaw, Pool)AP - A serial killer who hid the remains of 11 women in his home and yard suffers from sexual compulsions and "mimicked sex" with a toy doll when he was a young boy, a mental health expert told jurors Thursday.
Posted by Harshad at 7:32 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)