Wednesday, June 22, 2011

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EU considers freezing assets of businesses tied to Syrian regime

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:03 PM PDT

The European Union is considering expanding sanctions against people and businesses with connections to the Syrian regime, even as the nation's foreign minister said it "will forget Europe exists on a map."

Twins drop legal claim against Facebook founder

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the former business partners and Harvard University classmates of Mark Zuckerberg, have dropped their court appeal of a settlement with the Facebook founder.

Bulger, one of FBI's most wanted fugitive, is captured

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:54 PM PDT

James "Whitey" Bulger, an alleged Boston organized crime boss who was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitive list, has been captured. He had been on the run since 1995.

Lawyer: Casey Anthony's parents do not think she is innocent

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT

The parents of Casey Anthony do not believe she is innocent, their lawyer told CNN.

2012 candidates react to Obama's speech on Afghanistan

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:44 PM PDT

Candidates seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for president responded to President Obama's Wednesday night speech on Afghanistan troop withdrawals.

Man charged in New York pharmacy killings to be arraigned

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:20 PM PDT

A man accused in the shooting death of four people inside a pharmacy in New York will be arraigned Thursday on murder charges.

Obama to visit Fort Drum after announcing Afghanistan troop withdrawal

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama goes on the road Thursday to sell his plan to withdraw 33,000 U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Lindsay Lohan fails alcohol test again, ordered to court

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:09 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan failed a court-ordered alcohol test last week and will have to go before a judge for a probation violation hearing Thursday morning, according to a source close to the case.

Reaction to president's Afghanistan troop plan

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night that all the 33,000 additional U.S. forces he ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 would be home within the next 15 months. After the departure of all the surge forces, the total U.S. military deployment in Afghanistan would be just under 70,000 troops.

Freed China dissident artist Ai under restrictions

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 09:56 PM PDT

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has been released on bail -- apparently with conditions -- after he spent nearly three months in prison on charges of tax evasion, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.

Details scarce on Chavez's condition after surgery

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT

More than 11 days after doctors in Cuba performed emergency surgery on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the official information released about his condition could fit on one side of an index card.

Analysts rate Obama's Afghanistan address

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:47 PM PDT

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday night that all the 33,000 additional U.S. forces he ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 will be home within 15 months.

Michigan 7-year-old takes car on 20-mile ride

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:08 PM PDT

A 7-year old Michigan boy took a 20-mile drive in his stepfather's car, ending in a high-speed chase with local law enforcement, according to the Huron County Sheriff's office.

Police arrest Long Island man in pharmacy killings

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:57 PM PDT

Police have arrested Long Island resident David Laffer in the deaths of four people shot inside a pharmacy Sunday morning.

Gadhafi calls for UN to investigate NATO attack in Surman

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:54 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi called Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to carry out an independent fact-gathering mission on Monday's NATO attack in the city of Surman, which resulted in civilian casualties.

British man charged with hacking attacks

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:38 PM PDT

A British man was charged Wednesday with mounting denial of service attacks on three websites, Scotland Yard announced.

Lindsay Lohan ordered to court again

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:26 PM PDT

Lindsay Lohan allegedly violated her probation on a drunk driving conviction and must go before a judge Thursday morning for a probation violation hearing, a prosecution spokeswoman said.

Celebs play high-stakes poker in Beverly Hills hotels, lawsuits say

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:26 PM PDT

Celebrities who won big money in secret high-stakes poker games at Beverly Hills luxury hotels were paid with funds stolen from investors who had been lured into an illegal Ponzi scheme, a series of federal lawsuits contends.

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