Friday, September 24, 2010

California set to resume executions

California set to resume executions


California set to resume executions

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 06:18 PM PDT

A federal judge on Friday denied a stay of execution for a man who raped and murdered a 15-year-old. Albert Greenwood Brown could become the first person executed in California in nearly five years.

On appeal, Lohan allowed to post bail

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 07:21 PM PDT

Actress Lindsay Lohan will spend the next four weeks in jail while she waits for a probation revocation hearing, a Los Angeles judge ordered Friday.

4th man claims he had sex with pastor

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:23 PM PDT

A fourth lawsuit has been filed against Atlanta-area pastor Eddie Long, alleging he coerced a 17-year-old into sex during a 2005 trip the two took to Africa.

Freed U.S. hiker meets Ahmadinejad

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

For 14 months, Sarah Shourd's pain was unseen by the outside world.

Political activists say FBI harassed them

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Political and anti-war activists in the Midwest said they were the target Friday of searches the FBI described as part of an investigation into the "material support of terrorism."

Severe flooding hits Midwest

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Parts of the Midwest battled severe flooding Friday as torrential rains caused rivers to overflow, submerging towns. The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin have declared local states of emergency.

Pakistan: Scientist's sentence 'harsh'

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:42 PM PDT

Pakistan's foreign minister expressed disappointment Friday over what he called "a very harsh sentence" for a Pakistani scientist convicted of attempting to kill Americans in Afghanistan.

Palestinians, police clash for 3rd day

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:27 PM PDT

A 14-month-old Palestinian boy died Friday after inhaling tear gas fired by Israeli border police during clashes in an East Jerusalem town a day earlier, a relative of the boy said.

Obama: Ahmadinejad 9/11 talk 'hateful'

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:10 PM PDT

President Obama is blasting Iran's president for saying the U.S. orchestrated the September 11 terrorist attacks. "It was offensive. It was hateful," Obama said.

TS Matt lashes Nicaragua

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:05 PM PDT

A new tropical depression -- the 15th of the Atlantic hurricane season -- formed Thursday in the southwestern Caribbean sea, prompting watches and warnings for portions of Central America.

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