Monday, February 6, 2012

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy (Reuters)

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy (Reuters)

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:25 PM PST

Reuters - Lawyers for Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder in October by an Italian court, on Monday asked an appeals court there to overturn her slander conviction as well, a spokesman said.

Former lobbyist Abramoff balks at naming ex-associates (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:31 PM PST

Reuters - Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a U.S. bribery scandal six years ago, said on Monday he does not want to publicly identify former associates because he does not want to see more people hurt.

U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:27 PM PST

Reuters - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has made "measureable progress" in regaining his mental fitness to stand trial.

Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 01:30 AM PST

Time.com - Deep in the badlands of California is a squatters' camp that many are increasingly calling home -- and a paradise of sorts

Judge upholds controversial Texas abortion law (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:35 PM PST

Reuters - A federal judge on Monday upheld a controversial Texas law that asks abortion providers to play pregnant women the sounds of the fetal heartbeat, saying an appeals court ruling obliged him to enforce it.

Critics worry Senate ad will revive Asian-bashing (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:40 PM PST

FILE - In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra debates in Rochester, Mich. A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, for U.S. Senate candidate Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew Monday as some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans.

Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:10 PM PST

AP - A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years, received final congressional approval Monday.

US to issue sanctions waiver for Myanmar (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:04 PM PST

AP - The United States on Monday eased one of its many sanctions against Myanmar as a reward for political reforms after five decades of direct military rule.

Marine hazing trial delayed after charges expanded (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Marine Sgt. Benjamin Johns walks to the courtroom of the Legal Services Center of Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. Johns, Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Jacoby, and Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III are accused of hazing fellow Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, who later committed Suicide. (AP Photo/Kent Nishimura, File)AP - The court martial of a Marine sergeant accused of hazing a member of his squad who later committed suicide in Afghanistan was delayed Monday after the prosecution said it wanted to add to its list of accusations against the defendant.

US judge: Baroque artwork to return to man's heirs (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:36 PM PST

AP - A federal judge has ordered the return of a 16th Century Baroque painting depicting Christ carrying the cross to the heirs of a Jewish man who died shortly before the German occupation of France in World War II.

Autopsies: Powell boys suffered 'chop injuries' (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:15 PM PST

In this Aug. 19, 2011 photo, Josh Powell plays with his son Braden in a park near his home, in Puyallup, Wash. Powell had long been a person of interest in his wife’s disappearance from their home in West Valley City, Utah, two years ago. When Powell's two sons arrived Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, for a court-ordered, supervised child custody visit with their father, Powell barred a social worker from entering and then torched the house. All three died. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan) DESERET NEWS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT; MAGS OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAP - Authorities say the sons of a missing Utah woman suffered severe chopping injuries to their heads or necks as they died in a house fire set by their father.

'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:33 PM PST

This advertisement provided by Chrysler Group LLC, shows actor Clint Eastwood, featured in an ad titled 'It's Halftime In America,' which aired during Super Bowl XVLI, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. AP Photo/Chrysler Group LLC)AP - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:41 PM PST

Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and supporters staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children. They demanded greater communication with education officials and the placement of cameras in classrooms and hallways at Miramonte Elementary School. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Many children stayed home Monday while parents demanded more protection at an elementary school where two teachers are suspected of molesting students in class.

Homeless killings suspect faces new murder charges (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:09 PM PST

FILE - This file photo released on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, by the Anaheim Police Dept. shows Itzcoatl Ocampo. Southern California prosecutors say Ocampo, already accused of killing four homeless men, will face new charges for the stabbing deaths of a mother and son who lived near him. (AP Photo/Anaheim Police Dept., File)AP - A former Marine already accused of killing four homeless men was charged Monday with two new counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his high school friend's mother and older brother.

Mo. teen killer had troubled family, depression (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 06:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2009 file photo, Alyssa Bustamante, 15, listens during a brief hearing where her attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf to charges of armed criminal action and first-degree murder in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City, Mo. Bustamante, who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl, wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an 'ahmazing' and 'pretty enjoyable' experience â€AP - A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience — then headed off to church with a laugh.

Univision, Disney look at English news channel (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 07:06 PM PST

AP - Univision and Disney are in talks to create a 24-hour news channel for Latinos in English, two sources close to the negotiations said Monday.

Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST

FILE - This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and left several others wounded, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A federal judge has called a hearing in San Diego to determine whether Loughner should remain at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)AP - A federal judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him.

Judge temporarily blocks Mississippi execution (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:00 PM PST

AP - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the execution of a Mississippi inmate who killed two men in a 1995 robbery spree. The man's attorneys sought the order, not arguing guilt or innocence, but that corrections officials prevented the inmate from getting medical tests that could prove he is mentally ill.

Despite ceremony, NY fort's skeletons not buried (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 02:55 PM PST

A photograph provided by David Starbuck and made in 1993 shows human skeletons uncovered during a 1950s archaeological excavation prior to the reconstruction of Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. They were among the 10 skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in what was the original fort’s military cemetery. In the spring of 1993, after nearly 40 years on display, the skeletons were scheduled for reburial on Memorial Day weekend in 1993. The fort’s owners and the two anthropologists who studied the skeletons 19 years ago recently revealed publicly for the first time that only three skeletons were actually re-interred in 1993. The others, plus several more from the fort’s skeleton collection, remain with an anthropologist at Arizona State University. (AP Photo/HO/David Starbuck)AP - For decades, tourists visiting this popular Adirondack village could gape at the skeletons of soldiers from nearby French and Indian War sites. Then in 1993, a somber reburial ceremony was held to finally put the remains to rest.
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