Law & Crime
Uncle of Afghan terror suspect Zazi arrested: NY Times
NEW YORK — The uncle of an Afghan immigrant charged with conspiring to bomb New York during the anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks has been arrested, The New York Times reported Wednesday, saying authorities would not reveal the reason for his det...
4 Men Accused of Scheme With Louisiana Senator's Phones
A hero of conservatives who bruised the liberal group ACORN by posing as a pimp on hidden camera is now accused in an attempt to tamper with phone lines at Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's office inside a federal building.
U.S. says to send home illegal Haitian immigrants
TOLEDO, Spain (Reuters) - Haitian citizens who arrive in the United States illegally after the January 12 earthquake will be sent home, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.
Texas task force focuses on rapes of elderly women
SAN ANTONIO -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has ordered the creation of a major task force to investigate a suspected serial rapist targeting elderly Texas women.
Judge orders ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick to pay $319000
DETROIT — A judge branded former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick a liar Wednesday, ordering him to cough up $319,000 within three months toward the $1 million in restitution.
White House Crashers Repeatedly Take the Fifth Amendment at Congressional Hearing
White House party crashers Tareq and Michaela Salahi appeared before Congress Wednesday, invoking their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refusing to testify.
Fort Hood Report: No Mention of Islam, Hasan Not Named
The U.S. military's just-released report into the Fort Hood shootings spends 86 pages detailing varying slip-ups by Army officers, but not once mentions Major Nidal Hasan by name or even discusses whether the killings may have had anything to do w...
High court rejects challenge to California prison plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's challenge to a preliminary court order forcing the state to reduce its prison population, setting up the state's appeal of a final order issued last week.
E-mails allowed as evidence at Bonusgate trial
HARRISBURG - Prosecutors can use thousands of government e-mails as evidence against a former Western Pennsylvania legislator and three top aides in a corruption trial set to start in less than two weeks, a judge ruled yesterday.
High court dismisses ruling on Abu-Jamal death sentence
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has tossed out a lower court ruling that nullified the death sentence for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of gunning down a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, police officer more than 28 years...
FBI investigating Sen. John Ensign's sex case
The Justice Department has begun a preliminary investigation into actions by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), who arranged to provide money and career assistance to the husband of his mistress, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday.
8 dead in Virginia shootings; police corner suspect
APPOMATTOX, Va. -- Police early Wednesday swarmed the woods and cornered a man who they said shot and killed eight people and fired on a state police helicopter that was searching for him, rupturing its fuel tank.
Proposition 8 trial: San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says lesbian daughter should have right to wed
SAN FRANCISCO — For supporters of same-sex marriage, Tuesday's testimony from San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders in the Proposition 8 trial would seem an important moment for their cause. A conservative Republican describes his transformation from gay ...
FBI broke law for years in phone record searches
The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and inte...
Victim to speak 'from the grave' in Drew Peterson case
JOLIET, Ill. -- Six years after she mysteriously drowned in a bathtub, Kathleen Savio is finally getting her day in court. Savio essentially will testify from the grave Tuesday, with witnesses expected to tell a judge in Illinois how Savio discuss...
5 people found slain in southeast Texas home; police have 1 person in custody
BELLVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say five people have been found slain in a home in southeast Texas.
15-year-old California girl admits she fabricated rape story
A 15-year-old Richmond girl, who said she had been kidnapped and raped Friday, admitted Sunday that she had made up the story.
2 dead in shooting at Massachusetts motel
A 23-year-old Seekonk man and 20-year-old woman died in an apparent murder-suicide yesterday morning at a motel in North Attleborough after police tried to arrest the man on an outstanding warrant, authorities said.
Watchdogs warn of Haiti relief scams
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. law-enforcement agencies and charity watchdogs have warned that con artists may use Haiti-relief scams to take advantage of an outpouring of generosity after the Haitian earthquake to steal cash and sensitive financial in...
Washington D.C. Is Considered Venue for Bali Bomber Trial
WASHINGTON— An intense security review is under way as the Obama administration considers holding a trial in Washington for the Guantanamo Bay detainee suspected of planning a deadly Bali nightclub bombing, a move that would bring one of the world...