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Text to Vote! 2008-04-22 18:37:22 Texting to vote isn’t all that new… we vote by text message for American Idol and other reality shows regularly! But, would you text in your vote for the presidential election? A recent survey by Samsung Mobile indicated 6 in 10 voters would prefer to vote for the President via a text [...]
Harry Potter case illustrates blurry line in copyright law 2008-04-22 10:32:32 By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ For a time, ”HarryPotter
” superfan Steven Vander Ark seemed to be living a geeky dream.
His Web site _ an obsessive catalog of spells, characters and creatures in J.K. Rowling’s novels _ was a hit among fellow fanatics. He spoke at conventions. Journalists sought him [...] Read more:copyright
Pacman paid extortion cash to man arrested in Vegas shooting 2008-04-22 10:22:55 By KEN RITTER Associated Press Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) _ Adam ”Pacman” Jones paid ”extortion” money to a 29-year-old man arrested
for a Las Vegas
strip club shooting
that left a club employee paralyzed, police said.
Arvin Kenti Edwards, of Renton, Wash., allegedly used go-betweens to reach Jones, who paid $15,000 in two installments after the shooting, [...]
Don’t touch me there: NY jury rejects rectal exam lawsuit 2008-04-22 10:18:47 NEW YORK (AP) _ A hospital did nothing wrong when it tried to examine the rectum of a construction worker who had been hit on the head by a falling wooden beam, a jury found Monday.
After deliberating for about an hour, a state Supreme Court jury awarded nothing to Brian Persaud, who sued NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital [...] Read more:touch
Windshield Wiper Woes:Honda to Recall 353,000 Accords 2008-04-21 14:31:05 Honda Motor Corporation announced on Wednesday that they are recalling 353,000 Accord sedans over possible corrosion in the windshield wiper motor due to water seepage. The corrosion could cause the electrical circuit breaker inside the motor area to fail and cause the windshield wipers to stop working—leading to a crash and/or subsequent injuries, especially [...] Read more:Honda
DNA samples to be taken from polygamous sect kids this week 2008-04-21 10:27:04 By MICHELLE ROBERTS Associated Press Writer
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) _ More than 400 children taken from a polygamous sect’s ranch will undergo DNA testing this week, an attempt to determine who their parents are and if any sexual abuse took place.
Officials plan to begin taking DNA samples Monday at the coliseum in San Angelo where [...]
Sandra Bullock unhurt after suspected drunk driver hits car 2008-04-21 10:21:14 GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) _ SandraBullock
and her husband were unhurt after a head-on crash with a drunk
en driver, police said Saturday.
The actress and her husband, Jesse James of TV’s ”Monster Garage,” were being driven in a sport-utility vehicle Friday night when a station wagon crossed the center line and hit them, said Gloucester police [...] Read more:Sandra Bullock
Can murder victim’s statements be used at trial? 2008-04-21 10:16:57 By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Dwayne Giles complains that his former girlfriend’s statements should not have been used against him at his murder
trial because the woman couldn’t be cross-examined.
Her absence wasn’t a result of a scheduling conflict. She was dead. And Giles killed her.
Three California courts that have considered Giles’ claim [...] Read more:victim
Executions to resume after high court OK’s lethal injections 2008-04-17 10:51:07 By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ U.S. executions are all but sure to resume soon after a nationwide halt, cleared Wednesday by a splintered Supreme Court that approved the most widely used method of lethal injection.
Virginia immediately lifted its moratorium; Oklahoma and Mississippi said they would seek execution dates for convicted murderers, and [...]
LA jury convicts elderly women in murder conspiracy 2008-04-17 10:48:05 By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ A jury that returned five guilty verdicts against two women in the murder
-for-profit deaths of two homeless men still has work to do.
Helen Golay, 77, was found guilty Wednesday of the first-degree murders of Kenneth McDavid, 50, in 2005 and Paul Vados, 73, in 1999. The [...] Read more:convicts
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Lethal Injection: Constitutional until Something Better comes along 2008-04-23 13:01:36 By: Todd Knode
The Supreme Court earlier this week ruled that executions by lethal injection are not a cruel an unusual punishment, which would be prohibited by the 8th Amendment, partly because it is currently the most humane way to execute a condemned criminal. The plurality opinion concluded that it may be cruel and unusual [...] Read more:Lethal
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Judge orders La. school district to stop Bible giveaways 2008-04-23 11:14:02 By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A federal judge ordered a public school system to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and state.
”Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose” and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity, U.S. District [...] Read more:Judge
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Court allows search and seizure in Virginia case 2008-04-23 10:38:57 By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court
affirmed Wednesday that police have the power to conduct searches and seize evidence, even when done during an arrest that turns out to have violated state law.
The unanimous decision comes in a case from Portsmouth, Va., where city detectives seized crack cocaine from a [...] Read more:Virginia
Will the FDA Recall LASIK? 2008-04-25 15:53:01 The FDA is investigating the safety of LASIK surgery. Patients who have suffered complications from the eye surgery are urging the FDA for more oversight of the procedure. While most patients enjoy a successful correction, enough people have suffered injuries for the FDA to re-examine the situation.
You can read what the FDA has to say [...]
Merck in more Hot Water over Vioxx 2008-04-25 13:03:36 Pharmaceutical company Merck
is currently fighting lawsuits brought by patients of their drug Vioxx, who claim the drug caused them to suffer severe health complications such as heart attacks and strokes. However, new allegations suggest that Merck may have known about the propensity of the drug to cause these health complications and kept the [...]
3 NYPD detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing, 6th Ld-Writethru 2008-04-25 09:58:15 By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ Three detectives were acquitted of all charges Friday in the 50-shot killing of an unarmed groom-to-be on his wedding day, a case that put the NYPD at the center of another dispute involving allegations of excessive firepower.
Justice Arthur Cooperman delivered the verdict in a Queens courtroom [...]
Texas court: State can take sect children to foster homes 2008-04-25 09:43:56 By APRIL CASTRO and MICHELLE ROBERTS Associated Press Writers
SAN ANGELO, Texas
(AP) _ Dozens of mothers from a polygamist retreat were bused away from their children Thursday, their legal efforts to stay united rejected as Texas officials sort out their massive custody case.
Two buses took the women from the San Angelo Coliseum, where they had [...] Read more:State
Actor Snipes gets 3 years, apologizes for ‘costly mistakes’ 2008-04-25 09:35:12 By TRAVIS REED Associated Press Writer
OCALA, Fla. (AP) _ After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and eventually U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Wesley Snipes finally caught them by surprise.
Hours before he was to be sentenced Thursday for failing to file income taxes he insisted he never had to pay, the action star cut [...] Read more:Actor
Can You Sell the Engagement Ring? 2008-04-24 14:34:16 I’ve just become aware of some websites that help you sell the jewelry your ex gave you after you’ve broken up. Some might say, what a great idea! Would you really ever wear the stuff again? How would your current boyfriend feel if you wore those fantastic diamond earrings from the ex while you’re kissing [...] Read more:Engagement
Panel: WVU improperly granted degree to governor’s daughter 2008-04-24 10:33:50 By VICKI SMITH Associated Press Writer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) _ Chastised for showing ‘’seriously flawed” judgment in awarding the governor’s daughter a master’s degree
she didn’t earn, West Virginia University is weighing what must be done to recover from the scandal.
President Mike Garrison said late Wednesday it’s unclear whether disciplinary action should be taken against the [...] Read more:Panel
More legal wrangling probably ahead in police shooting case 2008-04-28 10:11:37 By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) _ The family of an unarmed man killed in a hail of police gunfire on his wedding day pledged Saturday to continue its fight to have someone held accountable for his death, a day after a judge acquitted three officers in the slaying.
”I’m still praying for [...] Read more:legal
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Private eye pulls his punches in Hollywood wiretapping trial, 2nd Ld-Writethru 2008-04-28 10:07:47 By GREG RISLING Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Anthony Pellicano handled some sticky situations during his days as a private investigator for some of the biggest names in Hollywood
.
He helped Michael Jackson fend off child molestation allegations and found the remains of Elizabeth Taylor’s third husband after they were stolen from a cemetery.
One of [...] Read more:Private
Supreme Court upholds photo ID law for voters in Indiana, 3rd Ld-Writethru 2008-04-28 09:57:27 By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The SupremeCourt
ruled Monday that states can require voters to produce photo identification without violating their constitutional rights, validating Republican-inspired voter ID laws.
In a splintered 6-3 ruling, the court upheld Indiana
’s strict photo ID requirement, which Democrats and civil rights groups said would deter poor, older [...] Read more:Supreme Court
Bin Laden former driver refuses to participate in trial 2008-04-29 10:36:48 By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press Writer
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) _ Osama bin Laden’s former driver has joined other Guantanamo detainees in refusing to participate in his war-crimes trial, declaring Monday he felt no hope for justice after more than six years in confinement.
The case against Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a Yemeni, is scheduled to [...] Read more:Bin Laden
Oakland software programmer found guilty in wife’s death 2008-04-29 10:28:19 By MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ A software programmer was convicted Monday of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, whom he contends may be living elsewhere.
Hans Reiser, 44, bowed his head in court as the jury found him guilty of a crime that carries a sentence of 25 years to life [...] Read more:Oakland
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La. parish president still facing lawsuits over Katrina 2008-04-29 09:54:55 By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Writer
METAIRIE, La. (AP) _ On the eve of Hurricane Katrina
, massive pumps that keep water out of this New Orleans suburb went silent when the roughly 100 workers who run them were allowed to flee under a ”doomsday” evacuation plan.
With the storm raging, flood water on the east bank of [...]
Utah man feds say kept mum about ricin pleads not guilty 2008-04-30 16:09:02 By PAUL FOY Associated Press Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A man accused of failing to report that his cousin was making ricin said he knew the deadly toxin was being produced in his basement but didn’t call authorities because he didn’t want anyone to find the weapons and explosive devices stored there, according to [...]
US murky on judges’ role in reviewing Guantanamo Bay cases 2008-04-30 16:03:37 By MATT APUZZO Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Bush administration assured the Supreme Court last December that Guantanamo Bay prisoners who felt they were unfairly being detained could have their cases
thoroughly reviewed by a federal appeals court. Now, it’s not so clear.
When the first case arrived at the appeals court, the Justice Department [...] Read more:judges
Private eye says he did not lead criminal enterprise 2008-04-30 15:54:38 By GREG RISLING Associated Press Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Indicted Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano said Wednesday he acted as a ”lone ranger” while gathering information for his A-list clients and did not lead a criminal enterprise
as prosecutors have alleged at his racketeering trial.
During his closing argument, Pellicano insisted he shared no information with [...] Read more:Private
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