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- Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police
- Jurors told to re-focus in former Senator Edwards' trial
- Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence
- Student in webcam case opts to start sentence early
- Maryland gay marriage foes have signatures for referendum
- Killer hangs himself on California's death row
- Magazine insert prompts courthouse bomb scare in Idaho
- Chinese man pleads guilty to NY Fed cyber theft
- Ten die in Memorial Day weekend Chicago shootings
- Anti-tax crusader assails report on Republican shift
- Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police
- Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence
- Teenager charged in shootings outside NBA game
- Top weather forecaster retires amid controversy
- Eagle Scout to challenge anti-gay policy
- Campaigner shot and wounded outside Texas polling place
- Suspected bomb prompts evacuation of Idaho courthouse
- Romney can seal Republican 2012 nomination in Texas
- Prosecution concludes in Clemens trial, now in seventh week
- New York State backs off parks smoking ban - for now
- Accused mobster Bulger's defense gets time to review case
- White House: Biden preparing for daughter's wedding
- U.S. jobs growth seen picking up in May
- Convicted killer hangs himself on California's death row
- Settlement near over Hurricane Katrina homeless illnesses
- Fake law school record topples New Hampshire legislator
- Ohio's white working-class voters: on the fence
- Top weather forecaster retires amid controversy
- Chinese man pleads guilty to NY Fed cyber theft
- New Jersey man charged in Etan Patz death after 33 years
- Ten die in Memorial Day weekend Chicago shootings
- Judge rules nearly finished Tennessee mosque doesn't have permit
- Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police
- Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence
- Killer hangs himself on California's death row
- Magazine insert prompts courthouse bomb scare in Idaho
- Maryland gay marriage foes have signatures for referendum
- Student in webcam case opts to start sentence early
- Teenager charged in shootings outside NBA game
- Jurors told to re-focus in former Senator Edwards' trial
| Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police Posted: 29 May 2012 06:57 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taped conversations between Manson Family killer Charles "Tex" Watson and a Texas lawyer in 1969 must be given to Los Angeles police investigating the cult's possible involvement in unsolved murders, a judge ruled on Tuesday. Detectives are anxious to review some eight hours of discussions between lawyer Bill Boyd, now dead, and Watson recorded after the Charles Manson devotee's arrest for the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders, Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said. ... |
| Jurors told to re-focus in former Senator Edwards' trial Posted: 29 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT
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| Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence Posted: 29 May 2012 06:40 PM PDT
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| Student in webcam case opts to start sentence early Posted: 29 May 2012 04:07 PM PDT
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| Maryland gay marriage foes have signatures for referendum Posted: 29 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT (Reuters) - Opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland announced on Tuesday they have submitted more than twice the number of signatures needed to put the state's new law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry before voters in a referendum. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, a coalition of groups working to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, said it has collected more than 113,000 voter signatures. That figure far exceeded the 56,000 signatures needed to bring the law to a referendum. A third of those had to be submitted by Thursday. ... |
| Killer hangs himself on California's death row Posted: 29 May 2012 05:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted killer sentenced to die for the 1979 murder of a teenage boy has hanged himself on California's death row, months before voters in the state are due to decide whether to abolish the death penalty, prison officials said on Tuesday. James Lee Crummel, 68, was found hanging in his cell at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Sam Robinson said in a written statement. He was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. EDT) on Sunday, Robinson said. ... |
| Magazine insert prompts courthouse bomb scare in Idaho Posted: 29 May 2012 05:05 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A magazine embedded with a small electronic musical device prompted a security alert and the evacuation of a federal courthouse in southeastern Idaho on Tuesday when mail screeners mistook the parcel for a possible bomb. After an X-ray scan of the package revealed wiring and other components that drew suspicions, a police bomb disposal team sent a robot into the Pocatello courthouse to remove the parcel, then detonated it. ... |
| Chinese man pleads guilty to NY Fed cyber theft Posted: 29 May 2012 03:30 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese computer programmer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing software code from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in a case that raised cyber-security concerns when he was arrested five months ago. Bo Zhang, 33, admitted last August that he illegally copied the software code to an external hard drive and took it home. The FBI questioned him when he admitted the theft but did not arrest him until January. Congressional investigators became concerned that the New York Fed was vulnerable to cyber attacks after the arrest. ... |
| Ten die in Memorial Day weekend Chicago shootings Posted: 29 May 2012 03:43 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and dozens were wounded in shootings in Chicago during the long Memorial Day weekend, police said on Tuesday. The 96-hour spasm of gun violence added to the toll of what already has been a deadly year on the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. Through May 13 this year there have been 185 homicides in the city, according to the latest police figures, up from 116 during the comparable period last year. Chicago's murder rate has outpaced New York City, which has more than twice the population. ... |
| Anti-tax crusader assails report on Republican shift Posted: 29 May 2012 02:53 PM PDT
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| Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police Posted: 29 May 2012 03:12 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday ordered that Los Angeles police detectives be given audio tapes of discussions between a Manson Family member and his former lawyer, which they believe could help solve murders committed by the infamous cult. Judge Brenda Rhoades' ruling means Los Angeles Police Department detectives can review some eight hours of recordings made more than 40 years ago by late Texas attorney Bill Boyd and convicted killer Charles "Tex" Watson. ... |
| Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence Posted: 29 May 2012 04:41 PM PDT
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| Teenager charged in shootings outside NBA game Posted: 29 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy was formally charged on Tuesday with eight counts of shooting with intent to kill after shots were fired into a crowd gathered outside an NBA playoff game in downtown Oklahoma City last week. Avery Myers has confessed to shooting into a crowd of sports fans as they left the Oklahoma City Thunder-Los Angeles Lakers game on May 21, according to a court document filed by police. ... |
| Top weather forecaster retires amid controversy Posted: 29 May 2012 03:18 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Weather Service has retired unexpectedly after an internal investigation found that agency employees improperly shifted millions of dollars in budget resources to weather service offices around the country. As a result of the investigation, agency officials have now asked Congress for permission to redirect some $36 million in spending in the 2012 budget to local forecasting and equipment upgrades, Scott Smullen, a spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said on Tuesday. ... |
| Eagle Scout to challenge anti-gay policy Posted: 29 May 2012 03:35 PM PDT ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An Eagle Scout whose defense of gay civil unions went viral in 2011 on YouTube plans to challenge the anti-gay policy of the Boy Scouts of America at its annual conference in Orlando on Wednesday. Zach Wahls, 20, of Iowa City, Iowa, told Reuters he will present the Boy Scouts leadership with a petition signed by more than 280,000 people calling for the organization to end discrimination against gay youth and leaders. Deron Smith, public relations director for the BSA, said on Tuesday that the conference and Wahls' presentation will be closed to the press and ... |
| Campaigner shot and wounded outside Texas polling place Posted: 29 May 2012 02:49 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A man campaigning near a polling place in Texas on the state's primary election day on Tuesday was shot and wounded by gunfire from a passing vehicle, officials said. "We are not sure why he was shot, just that a vehicle drove by and shot at him," Hidalgo County Elections Administrator Yvonne Ramon said. She said the victim, Jose Sanchez, 55, was standing across the street from a polling place in San Juan in South Texas, holding a campaign sign. He was hospitalized for treatment after the shooting. ... |
| Suspected bomb prompts evacuation of Idaho courthouse Posted: 29 May 2012 02:54 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal courthouse and office building in Idaho was evacuated on Tuesday and nearby streets cordoned off after authorities discovered a package suspected to be a mail bomb, federal and local officials said. A mail clerk alerted marshals about a suspicious package delivered to the building by the U.S. Postal Service in Pocatello and an initial X-ray inspection of the parcel suggested it may contain an explosive device, a U.S. Marshals Service supervisor said. ... |
| Romney can seal Republican 2012 nomination in Texas Posted: 29 May 2012 09:01 AM PDT
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| Prosecution concludes in Clemens trial, now in seventh week Posted: 29 May 2012 01:59 PM PDT
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| New York State backs off parks smoking ban - for now Posted: 29 May 2012 02:45 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York State will not enforce a controversial smoking ban in its state parks - at least for now - after a smokers' rights group complained officials failed to follow proper procedures when introducing the rule. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said on Tuesday it hopes smokers will nonetheless choose to voluntarily refrain from the habit even without the threat of a ticket or citation, and is leaving No Smoking signs in place while it seeks to get the ban formally recognized. ... |
| Accused mobster Bulger's defense gets time to review case Posted: 29 May 2012 01:52 PM PDT
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| White House: Biden preparing for daughter's wedding Posted: 29 May 2012 01:41 PM PDT
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| U.S. jobs growth seen picking up in May Posted: 29 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT
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| Convicted killer hangs himself on California's death row Posted: 29 May 2012 01:58 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted killer sentenced to death for the 1979 murder of a 13-year-old boy has hanged himself on California's death row, months before voters in the state are due to decide whether to abolish the death penalty, prison officials said on Tuesday. James Lee Crummel, 68, was found hanging in his cell at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Sam Robinson said in a written statement. Crummel, who had prior convictions for child molestation, was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. on Sunday. ... |
| Settlement near over Hurricane Katrina homeless illnesses Posted: 29 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Negotiators are nearing a settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of people left homeless in 2005 by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who said they were harmed by formaldehyde when living temporarily in FEMA-provided trailers. Residents of the homes said they suffered from illnesses ranging from respiratory irritation to more serious problems, said Justin Woods, attorney for the claimants. Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable gas that has a distinct, pungent smell and is used in the production of paper, resins and building materials such as plywood. ... |
| Fake law school record topples New Hampshire legislator Posted: 29 May 2012 11:30 AM PDT LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican wunderkind D.J. Bettencourt's rise to the top of New Hampshire politics was meteoric. His fall has been even more spectacular. Bettencourt, first elected as a state representative at 20, last year at 27 became majority leader of New Hampshire's 400-member House of Representatives after Republicans won a two-thirds majority in the 2010 election. On Sunday he resigned from the body after admitting he had falsified information about an internship that he needed to graduate this spring from the University of New Hampshire's law school. ... |
| Ohio's white working-class voters: on the fence Posted: 29 May 2012 07:35 AM PDT
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| Top weather forecaster retires amid controversy Posted: 29 May 2012 11:18 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Weather Service has retired unexpectedly after an internal investigation found that agency employees improperly shifted millions of dollars in budget resources to weather service offices around the country. As a result of the investigation, agency officials have now asked Congress permission to redirect some $36 million in spending in the 2012 budget to local weather forecasting and equipment upgrades, Scott Smullen, a spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said on Tuesday. ... |
| Chinese man pleads guilty to NY Fed cyber theft Posted: 29 May 2012 10:55 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese computer programmer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing software code from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Bo Zhang, 33, was accused of illegally copying the software code to an external hard drive, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. The charge was made public on January 18. Authorities said the software, owned by the U.S. Treasury Department, cost about $9.5 million to develop. "I knowingly stole and converted to my use an item owned by the United States government valued at more than $1,000," Zhang told U.S. ... |
| New Jersey man charged in Etan Patz death after 33 years Posted: 29 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who police say confessed to strangling Etan Patz was charged with second-degree murder on Friday, 33 years after the 6-year-old boy vanished from his New York neighborhood and soon changed the way the nation responds to missing children. Pedro Hernandez, 51, who worked as a stock boy in a small food store on the Manhattan SoHo street where Patz was last seen on May 25, 1979, was charged with a single count of second-degree murder, according to court records. ... |
| Ten die in Memorial Day weekend Chicago shootings Posted: 29 May 2012 07:02 PM PDT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ten people were killed and dozens were wounded in shootings in Chicago during the long Memorial Day weekend, police said on Tuesday. The 96-hour spasm of gun violence added to the toll of what already has been a deadly year on the streets of the third-largest U.S. city. Through May 13 this year there have been 185 homicides in the city, according to the latest police figures, up from 116 during the comparable period last year. Chicago's murder rate has outpaced New York City, which has more than twice the population. ... |
| Judge rules nearly finished Tennessee mosque doesn't have permit Posted: 29 May 2012 07:01 PM PDT NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that a local Tennessee government failed to follow proper procedures in granting a permit for the construction of a mosque, casting doubt on the future of the Islamic place of worship which is nearly complete. Judge Robert Corlew ruled that the Rutherford County planning commission had not given enough public notice prior to a 2010 meeting when the mosque plans were approved, effectively nullifying the building permit. A civil rights group on Tuesday called on the U.S. ... |
| Judge orders Manson Family tapes turned over to police Posted: 29 May 2012 06:57 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taped conversations between Manson Family killer Charles "Tex" Watson and a Texas lawyer in 1969 must be given to Los Angeles police investigating the cult's possible involvement in unsolved murders, a judge ruled on Tuesday. Detectives are anxious to review some eight hours of discussions between lawyer Bill Boyd, now dead, and Watson recorded after the Charles Manson devotee's arrest for the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders, Los Angeles Police Commander Andrew Smith said. ... |
| Obama honors Dylan, other "heroes" for their influence Posted: 29 May 2012 06:40 PM PDT
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| Killer hangs himself on California's death row Posted: 29 May 2012 05:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A convicted killer sentenced to die for the 1979 murder of a teenage boy has hanged himself on California's death row, months before voters in the state are due to decide whether to abolish the death penalty, prison officials said on Tuesday. James Lee Crummel, 68, was found hanging in his cell at San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokesman Sam Robinson said in a written statement. He was pronounced dead at 4:20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. EDT) on Sunday, Robinson said. ... |
| Magazine insert prompts courthouse bomb scare in Idaho Posted: 29 May 2012 05:05 PM PDT SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A magazine embedded with a small electronic musical device prompted a security alert and the evacuation of a federal courthouse in southeastern Idaho on Tuesday when mail screeners mistook the parcel for a possible bomb. After an X-ray scan of the package revealed wiring and other components that drew suspicions, a police bomb disposal team sent a robot into the Pocatello courthouse to remove the parcel, then detonated it. ... |
| Maryland gay marriage foes have signatures for referendum Posted: 29 May 2012 04:42 PM PDT (Reuters) - Opponents of same-sex marriage in Maryland announced on Tuesday they have submitted more than twice the number of signatures needed to put the state's new law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry before voters in a referendum. The Maryland Marriage Alliance, a coalition of groups working to preserve the traditional definition of marriage as a union between a man and a woman, said it has collected more than 113,000 voter signatures. That figure far exceeded the 56,000 signatures needed to bring the law to a referendum. A third of those had to be submitted by Thursday. ... |
| Student in webcam case opts to start sentence early Posted: 29 May 2012 04:07 PM PDT
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| Teenager charged in shootings outside NBA game Posted: 29 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy was formally charged on Tuesday with eight counts of shooting with intent to kill after shots were fired into a crowd gathered outside an NBA playoff game in downtown Oklahoma City last week. Avery Myers has confessed to shooting into a crowd of sports fans as they left the Oklahoma City Thunder-Los Angeles Lakers game on May 21, according to a court document filed by police. ... |
| Jurors told to re-focus in former Senator Edwards' trial Posted: 29 May 2012 03:48 PM PDT
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