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Largest Conn. newspaper hit with plagiarism suit

A small, family-owned Connecticut newspaper sued the state's largest newspaper Thursday, saying it repeatedly plagiarized stories after cutting its own reporting staff to save money.

Lawyer: FBI asked terror suspect to be informant

A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill Americans was portrayed by federal prosecutors Thursday as a jihadist who is too dangerous to be released on bail, but the man's lawyer said he was charged only after he refused to become an FBI informant against Muslims.

Accused spy scientist held without bond

A space scientist accused of attempted espionage was ordered held without bond Thursday after prosecutors said he was a "walking safe deposit box" of government secrets who claimed to have already passed some of them to Israel.

Man charged with blackmail for threat to kill colt

A man has been charged with blackmail over a threat to kill 4-year-old colt Conduit before his Group One victory at Ascot.

Denver police crush sex offender's car

Denver police have crushed a car belonging to a man who pleaded guilty to attempting to sexually assault a child.

Mom pleads guilty to neglect in daughter's death

A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to one count of neglect in the death of her 25-year-old daughter who died from malnutrition.

Mass. man accused of plot to kill shoppers, troops

Tarek Mehanna grew up in Boston's upscale suburbs, earned a doctorate in pharmacology, taught religion and math at a Muslim middle school and was considered a typical American kid by those who knew him. Yet Mehanna, who had Egyptian and U.S. citizenship, told a friend he felt out of place in America, according to documents filed in court. And prosecutors say he used his hostility toward this country in a plot to kill U.S. troops in Iraq, assassinate top politicians and shoot down shoppers in U.S. malls.

Man charged with printing phony $50s to pay dancer

A Wyoming man has been charged with counterfeiting money to pay an exotic dancer for a private performance. Rickey A. Kempter, 50, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

MGM Mirage to take nearly $1 billion charge in 3Q

MGM Mirage said Tuesday it will take a nearly $1 billion charge against third-quarter earnings because it had to slash selling prices at CityCenter, a huge condo development in Las Vegas.

Woman accused of broadcasting porn near school

A woman is accused of showing a pornographic video out the window of her Grand Forks home near an elementary school. Police said 37-year-old Nicole Altendorf bit an officer's arm and kicked him several times in the groin as he tried arrest her Friday. In the squad car, she allegedly spit in the officer's face.

Son of former Ky. gov emerges as slaying suspect

Steve Nunn said nothing in court. His glum, unshaven face spoke volumes.

Former Los Alamos lab worker accused of theft

A federal grand jury has indicted a former Los Alamos National Laboratory worker on two charges after he was accused of trying to take radioactive-tainted gold worth $2,000 from the lab.

Boeing to record $1B charge due to 747-8 costs

Boeing said Tuesday it expects to record a charge of $1 billion in the third quarter due to higher costs in its 747-8 program and difficult market conditions.

Boeing sees $1 billion 3Q charge

Boeing says it expects to take a charge of $1 billion, or 90 cents per share, in the third quarter due to higher costs in its 747-8 program and because of market conditions.

Soldier accused of selling stolen anti-tank weapon

A U.S. Army soldier was arrested and charged with selling four stolen hand grenades and a stolen anti-tank rocket to an undercover officer in Tennessee, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

NY businessman pleads guilty to terror financing

A New York businessman accused of trying to funnel money to a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of terrorism financing and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

Police: Ky. politician said he 'wanted revenge'

A one-time Kentucky political star whose reputation was tarnished by an ex-girlfriend's domestic violence allegations told police of wanting revenge when he was arrested in a cemetery hours after she was shot to death.

Federal judge in Mass. drops Sullivan's pot charge

A reluctant federal judge in Massachusetts has dropped a marijuana possession charge against author and blogger Andrew Sullivan.

Autistic murder suspect declared unfit for trial

A judge ruled Monday that an autistic teenager is not competent to stand trial in the fatal beating of his doting mother and should remain in the treatment facility where he has been living for several months.

Armstrong World Industries to take $31M charge

Armstrong World Industries Inc. said on Wednesday that it expects to take a $31 million accounting charge as it lives up to change-in-control agreements for employees and directors.

Manning takes more pride in job than numbers

Peyton Manning embraces all those titles he's had over the years.

Strategies for avoiding hotel billing errors

Billing snafus, called folios in hotel-speak, are usually innocent mistakes. But in this awful economy, hotels are far less reluctant to fix the gaffes unless they can find the guilty party.

Mom charged with neglect in adult daughter's death

On the quiet street where she spent the last few years of her life, Emily Errico might as well have been a ghost.

Former Kentucky coach Gillispie charged with DUI

Former Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie was arraigned on a drunken driving charge Thursday after refusing sobriety tests during an early morning traffic stop in which officers said they smelled alcohol on his breath.

Ex-Syrian soldier pleads innocent to arms dealing

A former member of the Syrian military has pleaded innocent to conspiring to sell military-grade weapons to a U.S.-designated terrorist group in Colombia.

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New molestation charge; wrong man jailed 8 months
Source: kait8.com

A southeast Missouri man is charged with statutory rape and child molestation in a case where authorities now admit they kept the wrong man in jail for eight months"

Economist.com to start charging fee for Reading News Online
Source: research.globalthoughtz.com

Leading Economic Magazine 'The Economist' team has decided to charge for its online news readers starting October 13th.

Father won't be charged for striking man having sex with daughter
Source: dailycommercial.com

A father who attacked his 37-year-old best friend and roommate with the butt of a shotgun after finding him having sex with his 16-year-old daughter will not be charged in the attack.

Police charge dad who drove with girl, 5, on lap
Source: Yahoo! News

Police charged the father of a 5-year-old girl with child abuse after the girl was spotted behind the wheel of a speeding pickup truck.

Bigamy charge reduced to disorderly conduct
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Marvin Frazer married a woman named Rebecca in New York in 2000. She left him three years later. "She said she was going on vacation for a week. It's been a very long week," Frazer said today.

Barrington murder suspect expected to enter plea
Source: eastbayri.com

It appears that Ryan Greenberg, the former Barrington teenager charged in the boating death of a classmate in July 2007, will enter a plea to the charge of boating to endanger-death resulting.

Man reports himself before committing crime
Source: ABC Action News

- Authorities said a Vero Beach man walked up to a liquor store counter to report a crime — the one he was about to commit.

Mug Shot Photo Suggests That Accused Is Not Taking The Charge of Having a Sexual Relationship with a Student Seriously
Source: thedenverchannel.com

DENVER -- A 31-year-old man who worked in the library of a Denver middle school was charged Wednesday with having a sexual relationship with a student.

Outrage: Obama Plans to Charge Wounded Veterans for Treatment
Source: Yahoo! News

The leader of the nation's largest veterans organization says he is "deeply disappointed and concerned" after a meeting with President Obama today to discuss a proposal to force private insurance companies to pay for the treatment of military veterans who have suffered service-co …

Molotov cocktails, ax found in corpsman's car
Source: News 14 Carolina

A Navy corpsman is charged with possessing weapons of mass destruction and threatening his estranged wife after officials say a concealed gun, ax, machete and Molotov cocktails were found inside his vehicle.

Airline May Charge Passengers to Use Toilet on Planes
Source: Yahoo! News

Irish carrier Ryanair, Europe's largest budget airline, might start charging passengers for using the toilet while flying See more irresistible headlines

Police: Child Left In Car While Dad Slept In Store
Source: kdka.com

PITTSBURGH -- A Highland Park man is facing charges after he allegedly left his 3-year-old child locked in a car in a grocery store parking lot. The incident happened Thursday afternoon at the Giant Eagle Market District store on Centre Avenue in Shadyside.

Rude awakening: Man gets 15 years in Cybercrime case
Source: dailycommercial.com

TAVARES -- A 47-year-old Connecticut man accused of traveling to Clermont last year to have sex with who he thought was a 7-year-old girl, will serve 15 years in prison in a plea deal made Friday.

Dad Allows Boy, 8, To Drive Van - Vehicle Strikes 2 Trees, Nearly Hits 2 Pedestrians, Police Say
Source: clickorlando.com

BRADENTON, Fla. -- A Sarasota man was arrested after allowing his 8-year-old son to drive a van, police said. Police arrested Mark A. Belanger, 34, just before midnight Sunday on charges of child abuse and permitting an unlicensed driver to drive.

Police: Woman accused in slayings said she was Jesus
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

JUPITER - A Georgia woman who police said bludgeoned and stabbed her 80-year-old grandmother to death with a tire iron on Saturday, told police her name was Jesus when they went to arrest her, according to a police report.

Fight over jeans ends in arrest in DeLand, Florida
Source: news-journalonline.com

DELAND -- A brothers' battle over a pair of jeans ended when the younger brother whacked his older brother in the back of the head with a tire iron, Volusia County sheriff's officials said Friday.

Do you know how many days you can be held in custody without charge? (img)
Source: provokateur.com

This info might shock you about the UK.

Man with BB gun arrested for attacking deputies
Source: MyFoxOrlando

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35, Orlando) -- Marion County Sheriff's arrested a 26-year-old man after he attacked officers and attempted to shoot them with his BB gun Monday night.

Deputies: Man Violently Attacked woman, Tried to Kill Her
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Excerpt: Deputies said a man violently attacked his victim by choking her, stepping on her head and trying to twist her neck in an attempt to kill her on Sunday.

Ryanair: €30 charge if you can't fit duty free in your hand luggage
Source: Guardian Unlimited

It could be the most expensive bottle of asti spumante you'll ever buy. Ryanair has confirmed passengers will be charged £30 if they cannot fit their duty free purchases into their single piece of hand luggage.

Murder suspect appears in court
Source: Worthing Herald

Kai Orgles has appeared in court charged with stabbing Syden Pearson to death on Friday, January 30.

"Free" meal earns Oak Hill man some jailhouse grub
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Excerpt: Gary James Benben has been eating free since Friday. Chances are, the weekend grub wasn't as good as the meal he is accused of stealing from an Edgewater restaurant.

Theft Victim Finds Stolen Items For Sale Online - Twin brothers involved
Source: WFTV.com

PALM BAY, Fla. -- Twin brothers, both 16 years old, were behind bars Thursday after they were arrested for trying to sell stolen electronics on the Internet.

Lee Anthony's Attorney Says Client May Be Charged
Source: WESH.com

Lee Anthony's attorney is speculating that his client may be charged in connection with his actions while his niece, Caylee Anthony, was missing.

Former Firefighter Arrested In Stolen Foot Case
Source: ClickOrlando.com

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- A former St. Lucie County firefighter has been arrested on charges that she took home a Melbourne man's amputated foot following a September car crash.

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