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Ex-police officer faces additional charges in kidnapping case...

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:20:01 -0600

COLUMBIA -- A former Columbia police officer and state probation agent faces more charges stemming from a two-state kidnapping and hostage case that could put him behind bars for life.

David Dietz, 25, made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Macon, Ga., on charges of kidnapping, carjacking, use of a firearm during a violent crime and interstate transpor...

Council Wants to Subpoena City 1099s...

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:20:04 -0600

Ward 1 Councilman Jeff Weill was looking over his personal taxes recently and realized how revealing 1099 forms are. "[I]t dawned on me that those would be a good way to see where the city money is going. So I had a thought, wondering if the city has a summary of the 1099s that they’ve recently sent out. I called (City Administrator) Rick Hill, and he said he could put one together and he ...

Feds prosecuting Seattle man for Baghdad shooting...

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:20:02 -0600

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We should help US on detainees...

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:20:02 -0600

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With college fund drop, a new Ore. treasurer...

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:20:02 -0600

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Santa Shooter Planned Attack for Months...

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:20:02 -0600

The attack happened a few days after Pardo and his wife Sylvia's divorce became final, but investigators found that Pardo bought ammunition and guns used in the massacre last summer. He also purchased the supplies he needed to make the flame-throwing device.

In September, Pardo ordered an extra-large, custom-made Santa suit from a seamstress. In December, he rented two vehicles that he p...

Supporters rally behind Blagojevich pick, Burris...

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:20:01 -0600

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CHICAGO: Just days before a high-stakes showdown in the nation's capital, the man selected to take President-elect Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat sought spiritual and political support on Sunday at a South Side Chica...

Colo. Senate choice new to politics but has smarts...

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:20:01 -0600

DENVER (AP) — A whip-smart lawyer who has turned successively to the worlds of business and education, Denver Superintendent Michael Bennet won't have much trouble adjusting to the biggest promotion of his life: to U.S. senator.

That's what colleagues are saying about the Yale-educated lawyer, a quick study who won't need long to navigate Congress, even though Bennet has never h...

Bahamas using 2 experts for Travolta son autopsy...

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:20:01 -0600

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) - The Bahamas will use two pathologists to ensure a careful autopsy on John Travolta's son, who died at the actor's vacation home in Grand Bahama, the territory's health minister said Saturday.

Dr. Hubert Minnis told The Associated Press that he decided to use a second specialist to guarantee a thorough assessment of what might have caused Jett Travolta's death....

Navy to consider closing case of missing pilot...

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:20:01 -0600

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WASHINGTON: The family of a Navy pilot missing since his plane was shot down during the first Gulf war isn't ready to give up hope that he is alive and say they will oppose any decision to declare him killed in action.

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Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:20:02 -0600

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Girl, 10, critical after shooting...

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:20:01 -0600

A 15-year-old boy related to the girl accidentally shot her with a handgun at about 6:30 p.m. at an undisclosed address on Rutledge Road, police said.

The gun used belong to the homeowner, who is a relative of the children involved, police said. There were no adults at home when the shooting occurred, police said.

Police said they were notified at 7 p.m. that the girl had been taken...

Gaza Bombing Continues as Israel Rejects Truce Proposal...

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:20:01 -0600

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Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:20:07 -0600

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Mass. Man Arrested For Alleged Embezzlement...

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:20:01 -0600

BOSTON (AP) -- A Wilmington man has been arrested on charges he embezzled millions of dollars from a "national entertainer" with local ties who was also his client.

The attorney general's office declined to name the entertainer, but said that between July 2007 and December 2008, 43-year-old Darryl McCauley stole millions from the client's business accounts by transferring funds to his p...