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Death penalty sought in case of slain Fla. family Dec 3 2009 11:05AM
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for
a Florida man accused of slashing the throats of his wife and five
children.
A state attorney's office spokeswoman said paperwork was filed
Thursday declaring prosecutors' intentions in the case agains
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| Obama to host jobs forum...Taliban dismisses surge plan...Blast in... Dec 3 2009 4:54AM
President Barack Obama is hosting a "Jobs and
Economic Growth Forum" today. He'll hear from CEOs, small business
owners and labor leaders, along with the heads of nonprofit
organizations. The president is looking for ideas on how to stoke
the economi
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| Ohio suspect faces arraignment on 11 murder counts Dec 3 2009 4:05AM
A man who lived in an Ohio home where bodies
were found buried in the yard is being arraigned on 11 murder
counts.
Anthony Sowell (SOH'-wehl) has been charged with 11 counts of
aggravated murder and could face the death penalty if convicted.
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| Ohio suspect's old home searched; no bodies found Dec 2 2009 4:48PM
The FBI says no bodies turned up in a search of
the former home of an Ohio serial killing suspect who later lived
on another property that held the remains of 11 women.
Agents led two search dogs on Wednesday around the East
Cleveland property w
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Dec 2 2009 4:34PM
Members of Congress have been questioning
administration officials about President Barack Obama's troop surge
plans for Afghanistan, and in some cases expressing their
misgivings.
At a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Democrats
question
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| Ohio suspect's old home searched for more bodies Dec 2 2009 11:47AM
A search for possible victims of a
sex offender charged with killing 11 women and living in a
Cleveland house amid their remains has expanded to his former home.
FBI agents with cadaver dogs searched Wednesday at the recently
renovated East Clev
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| Mo. court overturns death penalty for 2002 slaying Dec 1 2009 4:27PM
The Missouri Supreme Court has
overturned the death sentence of a southeast Missouri man because
his attorney didn't question the character of a murder victim who
had child pornography on his computer.
The court acknowledged in its unanimous rul
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 30 2009 4:34PM
The harvest of soybeans, sorghum and
sunflowers is wrapping up in South Dakota after another week of
mild weather.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that
more than 90 percent of all three crops is in the bin.
The co
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| Judge to decide soon on recorded conversation Nov 30 2009 2:14PM
A judge says he will decide by Friday whether
to suppress a recorded conversation between a police detective and
Shannon Flowers, a 43-year-old Huron man charged with murder.
Flowers faces two counts of first-degree murder and an alternate
count
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| Pakistan charges 7 suspects in Mumbai attacks Nov 25 2009 8:17AM
Attorneys say seven Pakistanis have been
indicted in last year's Mumbai terrorist attack.
The indictments came on the eve of the first anniversary of the
attacks that terrorized the city for three days and killed 166
people. India and the United
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| Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 24 2009 2:13AM
North Dakota's corn harvest remains well
behind schedule, but recent dry weather has helped farmers make
progress.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the high moisture level
of grain across the state combined with the limited capacity of
g
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| War council meeting...Insanity defense?...Dropside crib danger... Nov 23 2009 8:04PM
President Barack Obama is meeting with his war
council this evening. He has no other meetings with the group on
the calendar and could use the session to lock a final decision on
whether to send tens of thousands of additional troops to
Afghanistan.
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| Atty: Fort Hood suspect may seek insanity defense Nov 23 2009 7:15PM
An attorney for an Army psychiatrist
accused of killing 13 people during an attack at Fort Hood says his
client will likely plead not guilty and may pursue an insanity
defense at his military trial.
John Galligan, the Fort Hood-area civilian att
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| Man asks for rehearing in death penalty case Nov 23 2009 6:33PM
A man sentenced to death for the killing of a
University of North Dakota student is asking for a new hearing in
front of a federal appeals court.
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., of Crookston, Minn., a convicted sex
offender, was found guilty in 2006 of k
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| Man asks for rehearing in death penalty case Nov 23 2009 6:33PM
A man sentenced to death for the killing of a
University of North Dakota student is asking for a new hearing in
front of a federal appeals court.
Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., of Crookston, Minn., a convicted sex
offender, was found guilty in 2006 of k
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| Exprosecutor pleads not guilty to bribery charges Nov 23 2009 2:35PM
A former federal prosecutor and prominent
New Jersey defense attorney whose past clients have included Queen
Latifah and Lil' Kim has pleaded not guilty to bribery, drug and
prostitution charges.
Paul Bergrin of Morganville appeared Monday in U.
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| Indy man convicted of killing 7 gets life sentence Nov 20 2009 12:22PM
An Indianapolis man convicted of killing
three children and four adults during a home invasion robbery three
years ago has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice (al-TISE') sentenced
31-year-ol
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| Admitted Pa. cop killer convicted of 1stdegree Nov 19 2009 4:06PM
A Philadelphia jury has convicted a
confessed cop killer of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a
police officer on Halloween 2007.
Twenty-three-year-old John Lewis was found guilty Thursday of
first-degree murder in the shooting death of 5
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| Heading back...Fort Hood review...Possible flood of lawsuits... Nov 19 2009 4:54AM
President Barack Obama is heading back
to Washington, his weeklong Asia trip at an end. During his last
stop, in South Korea, the president said the U.S. has begun
discussing with allies possible new sanctions against Iran for
defiantly continuing wi
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| Russian court extends moratorium on death penalty Nov 19 2009 2:10AM
Russia's Consitutional Court has
ruled that a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in
force until the nation fully outlaws the death penalty.
Constitutional Court chief Valery Zorkin says that Russia must
extend the moratorium on execu
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| Obama predicts conviction of professed 9/11 mastermind... Nov 18 2009 9:06AM
President Barack Obama is expressing confidence
that the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks will be
convicted when he's tried in civilian court.
In TV interviews as he wrapped up a trip to China, Obama said
those who are offended by th
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| Pennsylvania man accused of pursuing wife to the grave... Nov 17 2009 3:46PM
Prosecutors say it's just the latest effort by
John Gerholt to harass his late wife and her relatives.
Gerholt is accused of murdering his wife. And now, he's accused
of forging documents so he could steal a cemetery plot and be
buried right nex
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| Man pleads guilty in Washington state rampage Nov 17 2009 2:21PM
A man who killed six people,
including a sheriff's deputy, in a Washington state shooting
rampage last year has pleaded guilty.
The Skagit Valley Herald reports that Isaac Zamora entered the
pleas to 18 charges including murder, attempted murder
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| Cops: Pa. man wanted burial plot by wife he killed Nov 17 2009 8:31AM
A western Pennsylvania man charged with
murdering his wife has been accused of forging documents to steal a
cemetery plot so he could be buried beside her.
Thirty-nine-year-old John Gerholt Sr. has claimed he
accidentally shot his wife, 24-year-
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| Update on the latest in religion news: Nov 17 2009 2:41AM
Some congressional Republicans are threatening
a filibuster to block confirmation of a federal appeals court
nominee because of his religious rulings.
In 2005, Judge David Hamilton ruled that the Indiana House of
Representatives could not open i
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| Ohio: 1 lethal injection drug should end lawsuit Nov 14 2009 1:53PM
Ohio says its decision to become the first
state to execute inmates using one drug eliminates further
discussion of whether the injection causes pain and could be
unconstitutional.
Some death penalty opponents agree but say it could be years
be
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| Era of engagement...Fort Hood funerals...Moon money... Nov 14 2009 4:47AM
President Barack Obama is declaring a new age of
engagement with Asia, labeling the U.S. a "nation of the Pacific"
and saying the continent and America are "bound" by the ocean.
Obama says he's determined to engage Asians as equal partners in
the e
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| Holder says 9/11 cases on firm legal footing Nov 14 2009 3:51AM
Attorney General Eric Holder insists the case
against self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
(HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) and four alleged henchmen is on
solid legal ground, after announcing the men will be tried in a
civilian c
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| Obama on NKorea, China...Wall collapse...Christmas tree blues... Nov 14 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama is offering [[kxtopic:north-korea:t[North Korea]:t]]
economic and diplomatic incentives to abandon nuclear weapons as
well as a warning that the U.S. and its Asian partners won't be
"cowed" by the regime's defiance. During his f
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 14 2009 1:17AM
President Barack Obama has proclaimed a new era in
relations with Asia during a wide-ranging speech in Tokyo.
Obama told a crowd of 1,500 prominent [[kxtopic:japan:t[Japan]:t]]ese that "The
fortunes of America and the Asia Pacific have become mor
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| Obama in Asia...NYC trial for 9/11 mastermind...More on Ft. Hood... Nov 14 2009 12:08AM
President Barack Obama is signaling that the U.S.
wants deeper engagement in Asia. In a speech in Tokyo on Saturday,
the president said, "The fortunes of America and the Asia Pacific
have become more closely linked than ever before." Obama also said
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| Obama speaks to Asia...Terror trial planned for NYC...Jefferson... Nov 13 2009 9:42PM
President Barack Obama says an era of American
disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over. In a
speech in Tokyo, he also warned that the U.S. and its Asian
partners "will not be cowed" by North Korea's continued defiance
over its nuc
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| Obama and China...Warning North Korea...Detainee trials... Nov 13 2009 7:58PM
President Barack Obama says the U.S. "does not
seek to contain China." In a speech in Tokyo, Obama says America
welcomes a robust China, but cautioned that human rights must be
respected. He's urging greater cooperation between the U.S., Japan,
and o
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| 9/11 trial near ground zero...'Significant' water found...Principal... Nov 13 2009 2:08PM
He has described himself as the mastermind of
9/11 and now, he'll face trial just blocks from the World Trade
Center site. Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) and four
other Guanta
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| Ohio to switch to 1 drug for lethal injection Nov 13 2009 12:16PM
Ohio has become the first state to adopt a
procedure for lethal injections that uses one drug, a method never
before tried on U.S. inmates.
The state filed papers Friday in U.S. District Court saying it
has decided to switch from a three-drug co
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| 9/11 trial in New York...Some families outraged...Signs of water... Nov 13 2009 12:01PM
The trial of the man who claims to be the
mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks will apparently take place just
blocks from where the World Trade Center was brought down. Attorney
General Eric Holder says Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk
moh-HAH'
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| 9/11 trial in New York...Balloon parents plead guilty...Kidnap... Nov 13 2009 11:05AM
The self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind,
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med), and four
other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York for trial
in a civilian federal court just blocks from ground zero. The
announcement com
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| WASHINGTON (AP) Attorney General Holder says US government will seek de... Nov 13 2009 10:16AM
Attorney General Holder says US government
will seek death penalty in case of Sept. 11 attacks.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
APNP 11-13-09 1006CST
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| Jury chooses life sentence in TV anchor killing Nov 12 2009 11:41PM
An Arkansas man will spend the rest of
his life behind bars for the beating death last year of a Little
Rock TV anchor.
Jurors deliberated less than three hours before recommending
that 29-year-old Curtis Vance be sentenced to life in prison
wi
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 12 2009 10:17PM
President Barack Obama
says he'll give U.S. troops a strategy and a clear mission if he
decides to put their lives at risk protecting the American people
or U.S. interests.
Obama addressed troops at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska on
Thursda
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| Pledge to troops...Massacre charges...Storm kills at least 5... Nov 12 2009 9:56PM
President Barack Obama
has promised U.S. troops that he won't send them off to war without
proper support, including the backing of the American people. He
made the pledge during a brief stop at an Alaska Air Force base.
Obama is en route to a four
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| Obama heads to Asia...Ft. Hood shooting probe...Ark. jury ponders... Nov 12 2009 7:57PM
President Barack Obama
is en route to Asia. He'll visit four countries over the next seven
days. On a stop in Alaska, he told troops that he will not dispatch
them into conflict without proper support including the backing
of the American people.
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| Jury weighs death penalty in TV anchor killing Nov 12 2009 7:01PM
A jury has begun deliberating whether
to impose the death penalty on the man convicted of murder for the
beating of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman.
Jurors began their deliberations Thursday evening, a day after
they convicted Curtis Lavelle Vance of
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| Obama stops in Alaska...No Afghan decision yet...Fort Hood charges... Nov 12 2009 3:52PM
President Barack Obama speaks to troops at an
Air Force base in Alaska this hour, during a stopover on his trip
to Asia. The stop in Alaska is his first-ever visit to the state.
And his address to military personnel comes as he considers whether
to
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| Army: Fort Hood suspect charged with 13 counts of premeditated... Nov 12 2009 2:21PM
An Army psychiatrist has been charged
with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the Fort Hood shootings,
and investigators says more charges could be coming.
In the military's legal system, the murder charges would make
Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (ni
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| Fort Hood charges...Higher deficit...Storm soaks coast... Nov 12 2009 2:07PM
The charges that have been filed against
Maj. Nidal Hasan could make him eligible for the death penalty if
he's convicted. The Army psychiatrist who's accused in the Fort
Hood shootings was charged today in the military's legal system
with 13 counts
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| Suspect in Seattle cop killing charged Nov 12 2009 1:11PM
A man accused of shooting and killing a Seattle
police officer on Halloween has been charged with aggravated
first-degree murder, a charge that could carry the death penalty.
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced the charge
against 41-
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| Charges outlined...Jobless summit...Balloon dad could see jail... Nov 12 2009 12:01PM
Military officials say the Army psychiatrist
accused of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others in last week's
shooting rampage at his military post in Texas will face 13 charges
of premeditated murder under the military's legal system. The
decision
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| Jury to decide mom's mental health in murder trial Nov 12 2009 11:54AM
A jury will decide if a Texas mother accused
of dismembering her 3-week-old son is competent to stand trial.
Otty Sanchez appeared in court Thursday for the first time since
being charged with capital murder in the July slaying of her baby.
Pr
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| Surprise guilty plea in Philly officer's death Nov 12 2009 10:44AM
A Philadelphia man has pleaded guilty to
killing a police officer during a robbery two years ago.
Twenty-three-year-old John Lewis pleaded Thursday morning to a
general charge of murder just moments before his death penalty
trial was to begin.
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| Jobs summit...Jobless claims lower...Conflicting advice... Nov 12 2009 9:07AM
President Barack Obama says he's organizing a
wide-ranging White House jobs summit to "talk about how we can
work together" to create jobs. Obama said at the White House that
today's report showing fewer new claims for jobless benefits is "a
hopeful
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| President wants changes...Far East trip...Penalty phase... Nov 12 2009 4:54AM
President Barack Obama is said to be pushing
for revisions in the Afghanistan war options presented to him by
his national security team. A senior official says Obama wants
changes to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over
security to the A
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| Lawyer: Mental illness wore down accused Texas mom Nov 12 2009 4:12AM
A Texas judge is set to decide whether a
mother accused of decapitating her 3-week-old son is mentally
competent to stand trial.
Otty Sanchez is expected to make her first court appearance
Thursday since her son was found dismembered in July. Sa
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| Jury weighs death penalty in TV anchorwoman case Nov 12 2009 3:16AM
A jury that convicted a man of capital
murder in the beating death of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman is now
weighing whether to impose the death penalty.
Jurors will meet again Thursday, a day after convicting Curtis
Lavelle Vance of murder, rape an
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| Obama ponders Afghanistan...Heads to Asia...Clinton promises... Nov 12 2009 2:41AM
President Barack Obama wants more options as
he considers the next step for the U.S. in Afghanistan. A senior
aide says Obama is rejecting every one of his national security
team's proposals. Aides say Obama will likely announce a revamped
war strate
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| Jury: Ill. man gets death penalty in 1983 slaying Nov 11 2009 3:24PM
An Illinois jury has decided that a
convicted killer should be put to death for the 1983 kidnapping,
rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl.
The mother of Jeanine Nicarico (nihk-AIR'-ih-koh) gasped and put
her hand over her mouth Wednesday as the
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| Death penalty possible for Fort Hood suspect, but military... Nov 11 2009 3:03PM
He could face the death penalty if convicted
of last week's massacre at Fort Hood.
But Maj. Nidal Hasan (nih-DAHL' hah-SAHN') may also benefit from
a military justice system that offers defendants more protections
than those offered in civilian
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| Prosecution rests in trial over anchorwoman death Nov 10 2009 4:41PM
A medical examiner says an Arkansas TV
anchorwoman was beaten so severely that one blow knocked a tooth
out of her mouth and another shoved her jaw to the back of her
head.
Dr. Stephen Erickson testified Tuesday in the capital murder
trial of C
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| Here is the latest Montana news from The Associated Press... Nov 10 2009 7:42AM
A former Glendive police officer has been
ordered to repay nearly $2,400 he took from the Glendive Police
Union and the Glendive Police Association. Franklin Robinson was
charged in April with using checking accounts from both groups and
a credit car
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| Three Forks woman to get peace award Nov 10 2009 4:26AM
The Institute for Peace Studies at Rocky
Mountain College says Marietta Jaeger Lane of Three Forks will
receive this year's Jeannette Rankin Peace Award for her work
against the death penalty.
The award is given each year to a Montanan or person
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| Supreme Court reinstates death penalty of Ohioan Nov 9 2009 5:44PM
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the
death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he
met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred
during the sentencing phase of his trial.
Attorneys for Robert Van H
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 8 2009 1:18AM
A cheer from the Democratic side of the House
has heralded the passage of sweeping health care overhaul
legislation in the chamber, with a narrow 220-215 vote.
Republicans were nearly unanimous in rejecting the measure,
which Michigan Rep. Candi
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| High court to look at life in prison for juveniles Nov 8 2009 12:07AM
A cruel and unusual punishment question is
before the Supreme Court, which has never before overruled a
sentence on that basis, except when it involved the death penalty.
The court hears arguments Monday about life without parole
sentences for j
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| Stepfather convicted in 2yearold girl's death Nov 6 2009 5:37PM
A Texas jury has convicted a man for the
2007 beating death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter whose battered
body was found in a container floating in Galveston Bay.
Jurors deliberated for 4 1/2 hours Friday before convicting
Royce Clyde Zeigler II
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| Survivor of Conn. family slayings calls for probe Nov 6 2009 4:55PM
The lone survivor of a deadly 2007
Connecticut home invasion wants an investigation into why prison
officials let a writer interview one of the defendants behind bars
for a book on the case.
William Petit, whose wife and daughters were killed in
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| Update on the latest sports Nov 5 2009 10:31PM
On NHL ice, the Montreal Canadiens edged Boston
2-1 in a shootout. But at least the Bruins scored a goal. Patrice
Bergeron's goal with 52 seconds left in regulation helped the
Bruins avoid a historic third straight shutout. But Michael
Cammalleri sco
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| 'I5 Strangler' gets 6 consecutive life terms Nov 5 2009 5:02PM
A convicted murderer has been sentenced
to six consecutive life terms for killing six women throughout
Central California during the 1970s and '80s.
Seventy-year-old Roger Reece Kibbe was serving a life sentence
for the 1987 strangling of a teen
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| More charges filed against LA serial killer Nov 5 2009 4:27PM
A Los Angeles County grand jury has charged a
convicted serial killer with three more murders based on DNA
evidence.
Authorities said Thursday that 53-year-old Michael Hughes has
been indicted on charges of raping and strangling a 15-year-old
g
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| Latest South Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 4:13PM
Sioux Falls police are investigating a
Wednesday afternoon robbery at First Savings Bank east of the
downtown area.
The call came in at 12:39 p.m. A short time later, police
reportedly stopped a vehicle that officers said might have been
used i
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Nov 4 2009 3:17PM
Investigators in Cleveland are preparing to
begin tearing apart walls inside a convicted rapist's house where
10 bodies have been found.
Authorities say they're going to go "bit by bit, piece by
piece" as they look for more evidence or bodies in
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| Man found guilty in Jark slaying Nov 4 2009 1:53PM
A jury has found a 45-year-old Arizona man
guilty of murder in the 2006 death of Vern Jark of Aberdeen.
The trial of Gilbert Martinez Sr. began Sept. 28 in Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Now, the jury will decide whether to impose the death penalty
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| Detectives set to tear down walls of rapist's home Nov 4 2009 1:11PM
Investigators in Cleveland are preparing to
begin tearing apart walls inside a convicted rapist's house where
10 bodies have been found.
Authorities say they're going to go "bit by bit, piece by
piece" as they look for more evidence or bodies in
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| Man sentenced to life in Ill. restaurant slayings Nov 4 2009 12:43PM
A former handyman convicted of killing seven
people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant
in 1993 has been sentenced to life in prison.
Thirty-seven-year-old James Degorski was sentenced Wednesday. A
jury had convicted him
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| Ohio Supreme Court sets 2 new execution dates Nov 4 2009 8:53AM
The Ohio Supreme Court has set two new
execution dates even as the state continues to rework its
procedures for putting condemned inmates to death by injection.
The court on Wednesday set a May 13 execution date for Michael
Beuke (BYOO'-kee), co
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| Murder trial to begin in Ark. TV anchor's death Nov 2 2009 4:12AM
A man accused of killing a popular
Arkansas television personality is going on trial.
Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Little Rock in
the trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance. He has pleaded not guilty to
capital murder, rape and burglary
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| Talks continue...Afghan election...Emergency declaration... Oct 31 2009 1:03AM
Philadelphia's transit agency and its
largest union will keep talking until 6 p.m. Saturday. That's after
the union representing 5,000 members agreed to push back its 12:01
a.m. deadline for a strike. If workers walk off the job, it could
mean a big
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| Prominent attorney joins team in suitcase killing Oct 30 2009 9:56PM
A prominent criminal defense attorney
will help defend the Tracy woman accused of killing 8-year-old
Sandra Cantu and stuffing the girl's body into a suitcase.
San Francisco attorney Michael Burt, who has represented Lyle
Menendez among others,
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| Jury complies with lifer's death sentence request Oct 29 2009 4:55PM
An Orange County jury has recommended
the death penalty for a white supremacist gangster who asked to get
on death row because he believes its prison amenities are better.
Prosecutors say jurors Thursday recommended death for Billy Joe
Johnson i
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| Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment:... Oct 29 2009 3:10PM
It's been a day of solid gains on Wall Street,
thanks to a government report that the gross domestic product rose
at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of the year.
That's better than economists predicted, and it's the strongest
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| Accused spy scientist held without bond Oct 29 2009 2:56PM
A judge ordered a space exploration scientist
accused of attempted espionage to stay behind bars, after
prosecutors said he claimed to have passed secrets to Israel.
Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson decided there was too much of
a flight risk f
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