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Lily Allen thanks police over friend's "kidnap" Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 4:45 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Lily Allen has thanked London police for rescuing a close friend of hers who she said had been kidnapped for ransom.
Shooting spree leaves six dead in Washington state Reuters - Wed Sep 3, 2:08 AM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A man shot and killed six people and wounded two more during a shooting spree that lasted a few hours and included a high-speed chase in a rural area north of Seattle, local police said on Tuesday.
Two Malibu men charged with attacking paparazzo Reuters - Tue Sep 2, 8:39 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Officials on Tuesday said they charged two Malibu men for attacking a paparazzo who was snapping pictures of actor Matthew McConaughey as he was surfing in the Pacific Ocean in June.
NY court backs recognition of same-sex marriages Reuters - Tue Sep 2, 6:19 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York officials should recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries where they are legal, even though New York State does not allow gay marriage, a state court judge ruled on Tuesday.
Lawyer: OJ Simpson ready for trial in Las Vegas AP - Tue Sep 2, 5:42 PM ET
LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson's lawyer on Tuesday declared the former football star all set for jury selection to begin next week in his trial on allegations of robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint almost a year ago.
Pakistani-born scientist indicted on murder charges in US AFP - Tue Sep 2, 4:57 PM ET
NEW YORK (AFP) - A US court on Tuesday announced the indictment of Pakistani-born, US-educated scientist Aafia Siddiqui, 36, for allegedly attacking US agents who went to interrogate her after she was arrested by local police in Afghanistan.
Philadelphia undertakers admit selling corpses Reuters - Tue Sep 2, 3:41 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Two former Philadelphia funeral directors on Tuesday admitted to selling cadavers to a ring that cut them up and sold the body parts to hospitals for implants.
Freed inmate hopes to help others who are innocent AP - Tue Sep 2, 2:59 PM ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man released from prison after a judge ruled that his 1984 murder trial was constitutionally flawed said Tuesday he hopes his case will convince the public that this country is jailing innocent people.
Brothers admit plundering corpses in Philadelphia AP - Tue Sep 2, 5:12 PM ET
PHILADELPHIA - Two brothers who ran a pair of funeral homes and a crematorium admitted Tuesday that they sold corpses to a company that trafficked stolen body parts, a macabre scheme that left families aghast and unclear about the fate of their loved ones.
Sudanese accused of U.S. killing are extremists:lawyer Reuters - Sun Aug 31, 11:54 AM ET
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Five Sudanese men accused of murdering a U.S. aid worker are religious extremists who plotted to attack foreigners at New Year's Eve gatherings, Sudanese prosecutors told a court on Sunday.
Chinese bankers, wives found guilty in bank scam AP - Sat Aug 30, 5:12 PM ET
LAS VEGAS - Two former Bank of China managers and their wives have been convicted of conspiracy charges in an elaborate, 13-year scheme to embezzle $485 million from a state-owned bank and launder the money in other countries.
Polygamous church sues to reverse court judgment AP - Fri Aug 29, 10:39 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY - Attorneys for a polygamous church sued a court-appointed accountant on Friday, seeking to reverse an $8.8 million judgment against its $110 million property trust.
Ex-private eye, lawyer, convicted of conspiracy AP - Fri Aug 29, 7:56 PM ET
LOS ANGELES - Former Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano and his entertainment lawyer co-defendant were convicted Friday of charges linked to the wiretapping of billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's former wife in a child support battle.
Plea deal accepted for Calif. man who killed wife AP - Fri Aug 29, 7:21 PM ET
OAKLAND, Calif. - A judge on Friday accepted a plea deal that reduced the murder charge for a software programmer who led authorities to his wife's body after his initial conviction.
Detective to stars, attorney guilty of wiretapping Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 6:34 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A private detective who once worked for Hollywood stars and a prominent attorney were convicted on Friday of federal wiretapping and conspiracy charges in a case stemming from billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's bitter child support dispute.
Acquittal of ex-Marine sparks debate over law AP - Fri Aug 29, 6:15 PM ET
SAN DIEGO - Some members of the civilian jury that acquitted a former Marine accused of war crimes in Iraq say they weren't qualified to judge actions in combat, and military and legal experts said the case raises serious questions about whether federal prosecutors should even pursue such cases.
Appeals Court upholds ruling in Azeri oil case Reuters - Fri Aug 29, 4:32 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday upheld a lower court's dismissal of government charges against a man accused of scheming with others to gain control of the state-run Azerbaijan oil company.
Calif. ex-radio host gets 7 years for child porn AP - Thu Aug 28, 9:49 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - A former San Francisco radio talk show host and former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Thursday for distributing child pornography.
U.S. revises guidelines on white collar crime probes Reuters - Thu Aug 28, 8:55 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department announced new guidelines on Thursday for investigating corporate crime cases, following criticism that prosecutors have gone too far in pressing companies to cooperate with criminal probes and restricted individual defendants' rights.
'Junior' Gotti pleads not guilty in Tampa AP - Thu Aug 28, 7:16 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. - Looking upbeat and waving confidently to his family in a Tampa federal courtroom, John A. "Junior" Gotti entered a not guilty plea to federal racketeering charges that link him to three mob slayings, cocaine distribution and other crimes.