Simpson's future now hangs on appeal
O.J. Simpson's attorneys in his armed robbery case could be fighting long odds to convince an appeals court that he was a victim of racial prejudice and payback for his murder acquittal, legal experts say, but there may be other grounds for a new trial.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (17:49:42)
Defense admits man drowned 2, stole yacht
The attorney for a man accused of throwing a couple off their yacht bound to an anchor told a jury Tuesday his client is guilty of those two murders and a third, but shouldn't be put to death.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (19:37:55)
Ill. governor: Convicted pal must tell truth
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is calling on Tony Rezko to tell the truth, the day after federal prosecutors indicated that the convicted fundraiser might be cooperating with them.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (19:53:01)
Raid nets 300 suspected illegal immigrants
Federal agents detained more than 300 suspected illegal immigrants Tuesday in a raid at a chicken processing plant that has been under investigation for months.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (13:48:01)
Ex-teacher gets 180 days for skirt photos
A former Michigan teacher convicted of trying to take photos up a 15-year-old student's skirt during class has been sentenced to 180 days in jail.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (20:15:44)
Stepbrother charged in girl's death
A man was charged Tuesday in the strangling death of his 11-year-old stepsister, who was starved by her parents and slept a locked room inside an upstate N.Y. house filled with garbage and more than 100 cats, police said.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (17:56:48)
'Precious Doe' murder trial: Mom testifies
The mother of a 3-year-old girl whose headless body was unidentified for nearly four years testified Tuesday that she watched her then-boyfriend kick her daughter in the head and helped him dump her body.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (16:55:30)
Polygamous sect sues for trust control
Members of a polygamous church are suing to regain control of a property trust, claiming court reforms since 2005 have stripped it of its constitutional rights.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (18:43:13)
Authorities: Man skipped jury duty to drink
Curtis Lemons was supposed to report for jury duty in a drunk driving case. Instead, according to authorities, the 50-year-old Cape Girardeau man skipped the jury duty so he could drink himself.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (18:52:44)
Deputy wanted in slaying caught in Iowa
Iowa authorities say they've captured a Kentucky sheriff's deputy accused of killing his ex-girlfriend.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (9:03:44)
Police: Teen plotted to bomb family
A suburban Pittsburgh teenager is accused of trying to kill his sleeping family by placing homemade chlorine bombs in their beds.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (18:59:27)
Placid exterior hid L.A. murder-suicide
When police summoned by worried friends got inside a large house in an upscale L.A. neighborhood on Monday, they found a horror ? six members of a family fatally shot in a murder-suicide.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (11:06:05)
Judge: Let Chinese Muslims in Gitmo into U.S.
A federal judge ordered the Bush administration Tuesday to immediately free 17 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo Bay into the United States, rebuking the government in a landmark decision that could set the stage for the release of dozens other prisoners in Cuba.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (14:58:12)
Stevens' friends heard scheming in FBI tapes
Two close friends of Sen. Ted Stevens schemed to conceal the fact that one was paying for remodeling and repairs at the senator's house, according to FBI audiotapes played at Stevens' corruption trial.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (21:06:00)
University chief busted for Bloody Marys
The president of Davenport University has pleaded guilty to a first-time drunken-driving charge and refusing to take a breath test during his arrest.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (13:11:10)
Police: Woman kills self, daughters
Police were trying to determine Tuesday why a Louisville woman apparently stabbed her two school-age daughters to death and then shot herself.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (10:35:47)
More jail in human smuggling case
A woman who spent nearly three years in prison for her role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt will return to prison for up to an additional four years, a judge ruled.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (10:31:48)
Boy, 10, flips van; adults inside arrested
A 10-year-old was driving up to 90 mph when he crashed a van carrying a man who said he had had at least 15 beers and a woman who was trying to swallow pills, Tennessee officials said Tuesday.
Publication date: Tuesday, 07 October, 2008 (14:35:57)
