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Obama decries 'crime against our nation' Saturday 07th of November 2009 06:12:02 AM WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday called the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, a crime against our nation and those who defend it. It is a crime that would have horrified us had its victims been Americans of any background, Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. But it's all the more heartbreaking and a... Read more	2 more arrested in death of Muslim cleric Friday 06th of November 2009 11:47:00 PM BLACKBURN, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Two more suspects have been arrested in the death of a Muslim cleric and his wife killed by a fire that destroyed their home in northern England. The men, who names had not been released Friday, were arrested Thursday in London, the Lancashire Telegraph reported. Police said one was 19 and the other 25. Abdullah Moham... Read more
Paroled murderer faces rape charge Friday 06th of November 2009 06:55:06 PM BRISTOL, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A convicted British murderer out on parole after serving 16 years of a life sentence is on trial for allegedly raping a woman, authorities said. Mark Shirley, 39, is accused of imprisoning a Bristol, England, woman in her home and sexually assaulting her for three hours, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Shirley was ... Read more	Danish student arrested for Iran protest Friday 06th of November 2009 03:52:35 PM TEHRAN, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A 31-year-old student from Denmark was arrested by Iranian police in Tehran for attending a recent protest, a Danish journalists group said Friday. The Danish Union of Journalists said University of Southern Denmark student Niels Krogsgard, who disappeared Thursday, was arrested in the Iranian capital after police officers clashed with a... Read more
Teen arrested in Philly bus shooting Friday 06th of November 2009 02:12:23 PM PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A 15-year-old boy was in police custody after allegedly shooting a 17-year-old boy on a school bus Friday morning, police said. Police told The Philadelphia Inquirer the unidentified suspect allegedly used a .25-caliber handgun to shoot a fellow student on the way to their West Philadelphia high school. The unidentified vic... Read more	Kimberly Munley Ends Fort Hood Rampage Friday 06th of November 2009 01:53:09 PM FORT HOOD, Tx., Nov.6 (TOTI) -- Kimberly Munley, a 34 year old civilian officer is being credited with taking shots that ended a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a psychiatrist, opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Center at the base on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009. The attack left 13 fellow soldiers dead and 31 others w... Read more
Rachel Christie Gives Up Her Miss England Crown After Arrest Friday 06th of November 2009 01:00:09 PM LONDON, ENGLAND, Nov. 6 (TOTI) -- 21 year old Miss England Rachel Christie has announced she's giving up her crown in order to focus on clearing name after she was arrested for suspicion of commiting a nightclub assault. "Due to the media attention following the allegations against her, Rachel Christie has now decided to withdraw from the Miss World... Read more	Kings' Nocioni apologizes for DUI arrest Thursday 05th of November 2009 09:09:38 PM SACRAMENTO, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Sacramento Kings forward Andres Nocioni was arrested Thursday on suspicion of drunken driving and later apologized for a lapse in judgment. City police arrested the 29-year-old Nocioni and booked him into the county jail at 3:30 a.m., The Sacramento Bee reported. Nocioni posted bail of $1,482 and was released, the newspaper sa... Read more
Woman arrested for false kidnapping report Thursday 05th of November 2009 05:19:20 PM JONEBORO, Ga., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Georgia mother may face charges of falsely reporting a crime after telling police her daughter had been kidnapped by the child's father, police said. Cara Williams of Jonesboro, Ga., called police to her home Thursday to say her 1-year-old daughter, Sencerity Williams, had been kidnapped by the child's father, Sentwali Cory, w... Read more	Death ends Italian WW II war-crimes trial Thursday 05th of November 2009 04:18:20 PM ROME, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- War-crimes charges were dropped Thursday against a German World War II veteran after an Italian court learned he has died. Ottmar Muhlhauser, who was an Army lieutenant in 1943, was the only known surviving officer from the German division that massacred Italian prisoners on the island of Kefalonia. The court said Muhlhauser died at his ho... Read more
War crime suspect Karadzic to get lawyer Thursday 05th of November 2009 03:26:53 PM THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia said Thursday it is imposing a lawyer on war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic. CNN said the tribunal ruled Karadzic, who is facing allegations of orchestrating acts of genocide, will be represented by an attorney despite the Bosnian politician's insistence he w... Read more	Galleon case grows with 14 arrests Thursday 05th of November 2009 03:12:49 PM NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities charged 14 investors and attorneys with insider trading Thursday, expanding the case involving New York hedge fund Galleon Group. Billionaire founder of the fund Raj Rajaratnam was arrested last month. Thursday's arrests include attorney Arthur Cutillo of the prestigious law firm Ropes & Gray, The New York Times reported. Read more
Arrest made in N.M. nun's death Thursday 05th of November 2009 02:31:24 PM NAVAJO, N.M., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- An arrest was made Thursday in the slaying of a 64-year-old Roman Catholic nun in Navajo, N.M., the FBI said. The federal law enforcement agency did not reveal the identity or other details regarding the person taken into custody in the weekend death of Sister Marguerite Bartz, the Albuquerque Journal reported. The newspape... Read more	Robber reported fake crime Thursday 05th of November 2009 01:51:06 PM DANA POINT, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in California said a bank robber called 911 to report a fake bank robbery in a nearby town before walking into his targeted establishment. Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Department, said the suspect, described as an African-American man in his 20s, was first spotted at a supermarket in La... Read more
FBI arrests 14 in hedge-fund insider trading probe Thursday 05th of November 2009 01:30:36 PM NEW YORK (AFP) -- The FBI has arrested 14 people for alleged involvement in what prosecutors say was the largest hedge-fund insider trading scheme ever on Wall Street, prosecutors in New York said Thursday.Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara sai... Read more	Halloween attack in Calif. prompts arrests Thursday 05th of November 2009 12:22:35 PM SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Police said they arrested a man and three teenagers for a Halloween attack on two boys in San Jose, Calif. The SFGate.com said Thursday Eduardo Cristobal, 18, was arrested along with a 15-year-old boy and two 16-year-old boys for the holiday attack that left a 12-year-old boy in critical condition. The identities of the... Read more
Third suspect arrested for toddlers' fall Wednesday 04th of November 2009 02:20:45 PM LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A third person is facing charges after three toddlers fell from a moving car last weekend, Las Vegas police say. Antonio Sanchez was arrested on seven counts of endangering a child, joining Vanessa Ramirez and Nancy Lopez in facing charges for Sunday's incident in northeast Las Vegas Valley, the Las Vegas Sun reported Tuesday. ... Read more	New Mexico boy, 11, charged with murder Wednesday 04th of November 2009 12:20:36 PM BELEN, N.M., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- New Mexico prosecutors accused an 11-year-old boy of first-degree murder in the shotgun death of his father in August. Benjamin Hilburn was formally charged in Valencia County Tuesday in the Aug. 27 slaying of Byron Hilburn at his home in Belen. The Albuquerque Journal said Wednesday the boy, who was 10 at the time, admitted... Read more
Incest videos lead to Wis. arrest, charges Wednesday 04th of November 2009 12:00:02 PM TRENTON, Wis., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A 39-year-old man in Hager City, Wis., is facing sex crime charges for having sex with two family members and capturing the acts on video, authorities allege. The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press said Tuesday Wade Swenson was arrested and charged with multiple criminal counts after video tapes were discovered allegedly showing Swen... Read more	Anthony Sowell Being Held Without Bond Wednesday 04th of November 2009 10:30:13 AM CLEVELAND, Oh. Nov.4 (TOTI) -- Anthony Sowell, 50, is being held without bond after investigators recovered 10 bodies and a skull at his Cleveland, Ohio home. Last week the remains of 6 African American women were found in his home and backyard. This week, four more female victims were discovered after investigators used a backhoe to further... Read more