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LETTERS: Typing class led to work on war crimes trials 29 Apr 08, 23:56 ET Thank you for the "Type casting" article in the April 15 paper about the high school class in typing taught by Sydney Hillyard. I took that class in 1933, ... more Taking Back the Night: Victims Advocates Rally Against Sex Crimes 29 Apr 08, 23:18 ET It's one of the most despicable crimes anyone can think of, but the latest news about rape is somewhat encouraging. Victims advocates say we aren't seeing ... more Taft councilman Thompson opens up about past crimes 29 Apr 08, 22:35 ET Thompson is running for 4th District County Supervisor, and wants to be open with the voters. Thompson hopes to take Supervisor Ray Watson's job in June, ... more Tijuana shootout weapons tied to other crimes 29 Apr 08, 21:44 ET Weapons seized after one of the bloodiest gang shootouts in Baja California history have been linked to several high-profile murders and assassination ... more Fire boss pleads guilty to misdemeanors for 4 crew deaths 29 Apr 08, 21:42 ET AP - The supervisor of a firefighting crew that lost four members in a 2001 wildfire pleaded guilty to misdemeanors Tuesday under an agreement that dropped manslaughter and other felony charges against him. more Man fined for wildlife crimes 29 Apr 08, 20:27 ET By AP - 04/29/08 MILES CITY (AP) — Fines, restitution and loss of hunting privileges are the penalties in a state case against a Broadus man who violated ... more Naming juveniles charged with crimes 29 Apr 08, 19:11 ET A letter-writer questioned The Star's publication of the name of thirteen-year-old Antwuan D. Taylor, who was charged with first-degree murder last week, ... more Leading article: Heinous crimes and national image 29 Apr 08, 19:04 ET The truly appalling tale of Josef Fritzl, his daughter Elisabeth and the seven children she bore him has been held up – and not just by the British scandal ... more Major Mexican drug dealer gets life in U.S. prison 29 Apr 08, 18:57 ET Reuters - The suspected leader of a notorious Mexican drug cartel was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a U.S. district court judge for trafficking and money laundering, the Department of Justice said. more Unsolved Crimes-Chili's Rape 29 Apr 08, 18:45 ET She thought she was alone when she was closing down Chili's restaurant on Green River Road, but soon learned otherwise. Beaten, raped and traumatized; ... more Inmate's confession solves Vt. woman's 1976 disappearance 29 Apr 08, 18:43 ET AP - For 32 years, Iris L. Brown's family lived in limbo, not knowing what happened to her after she was kidnapped in 1976. more Senate Again Tries to Sneak in Hate-Crimes Legislation 29 Apr 08, 17:38 ET Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is trying to give special rights to homosexuals by sneaking hate-crimes legislation into a major Defense Authorization bill. ... more Families sue undertakers in body parts scandal 29 Apr 08, 17:25 ET Reuters - Families who claim the corpses of more than 1,000 relatives were dismembered and sold in an illegal body-parts scandal sued funeral directors and others on Tuesday. more Female Robbers May Be Connected To 2 Orlando Crimes 29 Apr 08, 17:16 ET ORLANDO, Fla. -- Female robbers may be starting a crime spree in Orlando. Two gun-toting women, along with a man, robbed a Wendy's restaurant Monday night ... more Utah man feds say kept mum about ricin pleads not guilty 29 Apr 08, 17:13 ET AP - A man accused of failing to report that his cousin was making the deadly toxin ricin pleaded not guilty to a federal charge Tuesday. more Second Take for Sex Crimes Trial 29 Apr 08, 17:11 ET The trial of a man accused of sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl began Tuesday in Albemarle Circuit Court. Oscar Lemen listened as his victim testified ... more Prosecutor calls indicted private eye a 'well-paid thug' 29 Apr 08, 17:09 ET AP - Private investigator Anthony Pellicano was a "well-paid thug" who dug up dirt through wiretaps and other illegal means to benefit his Hollywood A-list clientele, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. more Law firm Milberg in settlement talks: sources 29 Apr 08, 16:43 ET Reuters - Indicted U.S. law firm Milberg LLP is in settlement talks with federal prosecutors to resolve a long-running criminal case involving accusations it paid illegal kickbacks to clients, sources close to the talks said on Tuesday. more Bosnia jails three for war crimes 29 Apr 08, 15:29 ET THE Bosnian war crimes court jailed two ethnic Serbs for 17 years each and a Bosnian Croat for 10 years for war crimes against Bosnian Muslim civilians during the country's 1992-95 war. more Court martial witness describes shooting of unarmed Iraqi 29 Apr 08, 14:47 ET AP - An Army medic testified at a court-martial Tuesday that after he told his sergeant a wounded insurgent was going to die, the sergeant ordered him to suffocate the Iraqi and then killed the man himself. more Gun Crimes Task Force Formed In Huntington 29 Apr 08, 14:40 ET HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Federal and local law enforcement authorities are taking aim at gun crimes in the Huntington area. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ... more War crimes prosecutor welcomes EU demands for Serbia 29 Apr 08, 14:23 ET (THE HAGUE) - The war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia on Tuesday welcomed European Union demands for full cooperation by Serbia in bringing ... more ATF Agents, Local Law Enforcement Take Aim on Gun Crimes in the ... 29 Apr 08, 14:05 ET HUNTINGTON, W.Va., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Federal and local law enforcement authorities have taken aim on gun crime in the greater Huntington, ... more Trio convicted of Bosnia war crimes 29 Apr 08, 14:00 ET Bosnia's highest war crimes court has convicted two Bosnian Serbs and a Bosnian Croat of war crimes committed during the country's 1992-95 war. ... more Tecumseh man admits tax crimes 29 Apr 08, 13:57 ET The former director of operations for a Topeka nonprofit corporation pleaded guilty today to federal tax charges. Michael W. Slayton, 49, of Tecumseh, ... more Gulf cartel manager, ex-Mexican cop, gets life term in Texas 29 Apr 08, 13:42 ET AP - A retired Mexican state police commander who led a secret life as a drug boss was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday on federal drug trafficking, money laundering and conspiracy charges. more Petty crimes on the rise in WhiteGrove 29 Apr 08, 13:30 ET By Jonathan Allen Despite the small town atmosphere, Fort Mill residents are being advised by police not to invite crime. People who leave their cars and ... more Court presses DR Congo to turn over war crimes suspect 29 Apr 08, 13:29 ET The International Criminal Court stepped up pressure on Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to deliver a militia leader wanted for war crimes, including the recruitment of child soldiers. more Alleged accomplices charged in 14-year-old boy's death 29 Apr 08, 13:29 ET AP - Authorities say an adult and two teens face murder charges in the death of a 14-year-old who broke into an Illinois home and was shot by a houseguest. more Bosnia court jails three for war crimes 29 Apr 08, 12:30 ET SARAJEVO, April 29 (Reuters) - The Bosnian war crimes court jailed two ethnic Serbs for 17 years each and a Bosnian Croat for 10 years for war crimes ... more Bosnian Croat gets 10 years for war crimes 29 Apr 08, 12:13 ET SARAJEVO -- A Bosnian court has convicted Paško Ljubičić to ten years in prison for war crimes committed against Muslims in the village of Ahmići. ... more Bosnia war crimes court convicts 3 of killing civilians 29 Apr 08, 12:12 ET © AP SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Bosnia's highest war crimes court has convicted two Bosnian Serbs and a Bosnian Croat of war crimes committed ... more War Crimes Prosecutor Welcomes EU Demands From Serbia 29 Apr 08, 11:51 ET THE HAGUE (AFP)--The war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia on Tuesday welcomed European Union demands for full cooperation by Serbia in bringing suspects to trial as Belgrade signed a pact for closer E.U. ties. more One Bosnian Croat and two Serbs sentenced for war crimes 29 Apr 08, 11:35 ET Sarajevo - The War Crimes Chamber of Bosnia-Herzegovina's state Court Tuesday in Sarajevo found Bosnian Croat Pasko Ljubicic guilty of war crimes and ... more Austria: Police call father's abuse among nation's worst crimes 29 Apr 08, 11:13 ET AMSTETTEN, Austria (AP) -- Austrian authorities say the case of the man who allegedly imprisoned his daughter for 24 years and fathered all seven of her ... more Former Kosovo officials plead not guilty to intimidating war ... 29 Apr 08, 11:01 ET © AP © AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A former Kosovo government minister and his deputy pleaded not guilty Tuesday to UN charges they tried to pressure a ... more Milaca couple charged with 49 felony tax crimes 29 Apr 08, 09:55 ET A complaint filed in Mille Lacs County Court says couple failed to pay taxes over a five-year period and owes the state thousands of dollars. ... more Kosovans deny interfering with war crimes witness 29 Apr 08, 09:54 ET Source: Reuters THE HAGUE, April 29 (Reuters) - A former Kosovo Albanian minister and an editor appeared at the U.N. war crimes tribunal on Tuesday charged with contempt for allegedly interfering with a witness ... more Bin Laden's driver wants own words banned in trial 29 Apr 08, 09:35 ET Reuters - Using his own statements to interrogators to try Osama bin Laden's driver would make a mockery of the protection against self-incrimination that the U.S. war crimes trials at Guantanamo Bay are supposed to uphold, defense lawyers say. more Belpre detective accused of crimes 29 Apr 08, 08:59 ET By Brad Bauer, bbauer@mariettatimes.com A veteran Belpre police detective was indicted Monday on charges of accepting bribes and stealing evidence. ... more After year's reported crimes, police urge caution 29 Apr 08, 08:35 ET Boston University officials said the school will move to increase security across the sprawling campus next year, but students must remain vigilant about ... more Hate crimes in Russia: Citizens of former Soviet republics fear ... 29 Apr 08, 08:22 ET Today's skinheads are middle-class children who could have chosen any profession. They decided to indulge in aggressive nationalism. ... more CBS' Butler says he isn't sure who kidnapped him in Iraq 29 Apr 08, 07:24 ET AP - CBS News journalist Richard Butler said he believes he was kidnapped in Iraq by policemen with sympathies toward the Hezbollah but isn't entirely sure who held him captive for two months or why. more Seized weapons linked to crimes throughout Baja 29 Apr 08, 06:06 ET By Sandra Dibble TIJUANA – Weapons seized after shootouts between rival gangs that claimed at least 13 lives have been linked to eight other high-profile ... more Saddam's deputy goes on trial; Tariq Aziz charged with crimes ... 29 Apr 08, 05:48 ET He was the international face of Saddam Hussein's regime - defending Iraq and taunting the West from more than a decade. Now, Tariq Aziz awaits an Iraqi ... more Laptop boost after a series of crimes 29 Apr 08, 05:33 ET By Will Ockendon AFTER a plague of break-ins that saw valuable IT equipment stolen, a village school has finally had some better news. ... more Austrian father admits 'unfathomable' crimes of abuse 29 Apr 08, 05:14 ET AP AMSTETTEN, Austria - A retired electrician has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years in a windowless cell with a soundproofed door and ... more Kosovo: Two face charges for intimidating war crimes witness 29 Apr 08, 05:12 ET The Hague, 29 April (AKI) - Kosovo’s ex-culture minister Astrit Haraqija and former newspaper editor Bajrush Morina were due on Tuesday to stand trial ... more Plattsburgh man nets more than 30 years for sex crimes 29 Apr 08, 04:15 ET By STEPHEN BARTLETT PLATTSBURGH -- Jason Beauharnois, an unremorseful sex predator, stole half a child's life, Assistant District Attorney Chantelle ... more Austria's 'house of horrors': How did crimes last so long? 29 Apr 08, 03:12 ET By Veronika Oleksyn and William J. Kole AP AMSTETTEN, Austria - The children locked in the basement never saw the light of day for years. ... more Duelling, piracy no longer QLD crimes 29 Apr 08, 02:47 ET PIRACY on the high seas and duelling will be removed from Queensland's criminal code in amendments to go to state parliament tomorrow. ... more War crimes trial lesson of one man's lifetime 29 Apr 08, 02:18 ET Chicago law student digs into the shadows of Balkan conflict in defense of Kosovo's former rebel leader One-time rebel leader Ramush Haradinaj is a man who other men learned not to disappoint. Andrew Strong, a 28-year-old law student from Chicago, counts himself among the fast learners. The Tribune's Christine Spolar reports from Kosovo. more Pellicano case heads to jury 29 Apr 08, 02:10 ET Reuters - After more than 30 days, at least three mistrial hearings and testimony from Hollywood A-listers, jurors in the federal government's wiretapping and racketeering trial against celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano will get the case this week. more JMJ SUSPECT SENTENCED FOR OTHER CRIMES: Ronald "Tinard" Washington ... 29 Apr 08, 02:10 ET *A man thought to be responsible for the murder of Jam Master Jay was sentenced to 17 years in prison and three years' supervised release in New York ... more Brown Unveils DNA Technique To Crack Unsolved Crimes 29 Apr 08, 01:28 ET SACRAMENTO—California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a new DNA search policy that will improve the ability of local law enforcement to ... more Govt mulling over a new nodal agency for certain crimes 29 Apr 08, 01:15 ET New Delhi: With the changing nature of insurgency and organised crimes in the country the central government is mulling over setting up a new federal ... more

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