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Teen pleads guilty in border agent's deathFriday 20th of November 2009 05:12:05 PMSAN DIEGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A 17-year-old youth pleaded guilty Friday to a murder charge in the death of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, the U.S. Justice Department said. Agent Robert W. Rosas Jr. was shot and killed July 23 while on patrol near San Diego, the department said in a release. The indictment charged Christian Daniel Castro-Alvarez with ... Read more |
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsFriday 20th of November 2009 05:11:07 PMObama's job approval below 50 percent PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as U.S. president, a poll released Friday said. The Gallup Organization said Obama ranks fourth among post-war presidents in the speed in which they sank to minori... Read more |
Swim coach allegedly impregnated teenFriday 20th of November 2009 05:07:26 PMSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A swim coach in San Jose, Calif., allegedly impregnated a 14-year-old girl who later had an abortion, court documents reveal. Former San Jose Aquatics head coach Andrew King pleaded no contest to felony child molestation last spring and is jailed in lieu of $3 million bail while awaiting a Dec. 18 court date as part of his se... Read more |
Crist fundraiser accused of fraudFriday 20th of November 2009 04:56:49 PMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An attorney who was a major fundraiser for Florida Gov. Charlie Crist allegedly conducted an investment scam that cost investors millions, a lawsuit alleges. A group of investors said in a suit filed against Scott Rothstein that the co-partner of the Rothstein, Rosenfeldt and Adler law firm took part in a scheme that cos... Read more |
Charges filed in deadly street raceFriday 20th of November 2009 04:42:02 PMSAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Two men were charged Friday in a street racing accident in San Jose, Calif., that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman, police said. The San Jose Mercury News reported Emmanuel Pourmand, 21, and Joseph Anthony Inocencio, 18, are facing charges of gross vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving for the Oct. 20 accident th... Read more |
Obama's job approval below 50 percentFriday 20th of November 2009 04:16:30 PMPRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's job approval rating has dipped below 50 percent for the first time since he was inaugurated as U.S. president, a poll released Friday said. The Gallup Organization said Obama ranks fourth among post-war presidents in the speed in which they sank to minority approval after Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton and Ronald Rea... Read more |
Cal-Berkeley students protestFriday 20th of November 2009 04:06:30 PMBERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Four students at the University of California-Berkeley were arrested Friday during a building takeover to protest a tuition hike, a school official said. The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune reported the arrests came after nearly 50 students barricaded themselves in a second-floor classroom in Wheeler Hall. The 6 a.m. protest ... Read more |
Body armor to be independently reviewedFriday 20th of November 2009 04:00:05 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army's body armor will undergo independent assessment, based on a government recommendation for such a review, Army Secretary John McHugh said. The National Research Council will perform the independent assessment as recommended by the Government Accountability Office as a way to address potential concern about current test... Read more |
Immigration charges dropped in Iowa caseFriday 20th of November 2009 03:50:11 PMDES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- All 72 immigration fraud charges have been dropped against the former manager of the Agriprocessors meat plant in Postville, Iowa, federal prosecutors say. The decision to spare Sholom Rubashkin a second criminal trial comes as the former manager awaits sentencing for his conviction on 86 business fraud charges stemming from ... Read more |
Prosecutors: Kercher killed as punishmentFriday 20th of November 2009 03:46:44 PMROME, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- British exchange student Meredith Kercher was killed by her roommate Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy, in an act of revenge, prosecutors alleged Friday. The Italian news agency ANSA said the prosecution accused Knox, a 22-year-old student from the United States, of killing Kercher, 21, in response to arguments about money and friends. Read more |
Lesbian U.S. deserter deportation stayedFriday 20th of November 2009 03:40:53 PMOTTAWA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Canada's federal court in Ottawa stayed a deportation order Friday for a lesbian U.S. Army deserter and ordered the refugee board to re-hear her case. Bethany Smith, 21, fled to Canada in September 2007 after serving one year as a mechanic with the army. She sought refugee status saying she feared persecution because of her sexual orien... Read more |
Last man to lead bayonet charge diesFriday 20th of November 2009 03:31:50 PMLOMA LINDA, Calif., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millett, 88, a Medal of Honor winner for leading what reportedly was the last major bayonet charge, has died, the Pentagon said. Millett died in Loma Linda, Calif., last Saturday of congestive heart failure after serving for more than 15 years as the honorary colonel of the 27th Infantry Regiment ... Read more |
Senate prepares for healthcare showdownFriday 20th of November 2009 03:20:23 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he's confident of securing the 60 votes he needs to move the chamber's healthcare overhaul to final debate Saturday. In expressing his confidence at a news conference Thursday, the Nevada Democrat said his healthcare reform contains an adequate and very powerful public option... Read more |
U.S. indicts 15 alleged La Familia membersFriday 20th of November 2009 03:15:21 PMCHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Fifteen alleged associates of a Mexican drug cartel's Chicago cell were indicted on narcotics trafficking-related charges, the U.S. Justice Department said. The indictments charge the defendants and others are tied to La Familia Michoacana's Chicago distribution wing, whose members and associates allegedly distributed hundreds of pound... Read more |
Arizona tot saved baby from fireFriday 20th of November 2009 02:45:55 PMCHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A 3-year-old Arizona boy saved his baby cousin from burning in a mobile home outside Phoenix Friday, Pinal County sheriff's deputies say. The child apparently pulled the 1-year-old girl to safety as flames engulfed the trailer in rural Pinal County, killing the girl's mother and seriously injuring the toddler's own mom. Sheriff'... Read more |
Holder pledges to enforce all laws equallyFriday 20th of November 2009 02:31:35 PMDETROIT, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder assured an audience in Detroit that the Justice Department would enforce all of the nation's laws with equal conviction. I can assure you under my leadership the Department of Justice will enforce all of our nation's laws with equal conviction, Holder told law enforcement, and community a... Read more |
Six nations hold Iran summitFriday 20th of November 2009 02:11:39 PMBRUSSELS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Iran's rejection of a key part of a nuclear deal prompted a meeting Friday between representatives of six world powers and the European Union. The United States, Russia, China, Germany, France and the United Kingdom must decide what to do about Tehran's refusal to send its uranium abroad for enrichment, CNN reported. Iran's for... Read more |
Some nations unsupportive of Nazi huntersFriday 20th of November 2009 01:50:39 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- An official of a Nazi-hunter organization in Los Angeles said it is irrelevant that remaining Nazis are old and feeble; they should be brought to justice. Efraim Zuroff, a historian and chief investigator of Nazi war criminals at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said there are still three to five years left to pursue and bring to tria... Read more |
Nelson says he'll vote to move health billFriday 20th of November 2009 01:42:39 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Sen. Bob Nelson, D-Neb., a centrist, said Friday he will side with his party this weekend in a procedural vote to take up healthcare reform floor debate. Nelson's declaration left only two questions marks for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada in his effort to get 60 votes when he tries to advance the bill Saturday, The Hil... Read more |
Stefanie Spielman dies of breast cancerFriday 20th of November 2009 01:41:02 PMUPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Former NFL player Chris Spielman said his wife, Stefanie, died in Upper Arlington, Ohio, after battling breast cancer five times. She was 42. Chris Spielman said his wife, who established Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research to help fight the dreaded cancer, died Thursday in their home, The Columbus (Ohio) D... Read more |
