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U.S. / NEWS Wed Mar 12, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

CNN -- First New York, then Oregon, and now Australia. Dr. Jayant Patel is accused of leaving a bloody trail of mistakes as a surgeon, now resulting in manslaughter charges. His arrest at his Portland home Tuesday morning started the legal clock ticking on an ex.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Dec 4, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- A Missouri prosecutor said Monday no charges would be sought in the case of a teen who hanged herself last year after chatting on MySpace, although he said adults should have prevented the tragedy. Megan Meier, 13, killed herself after receiving a critica.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 3:31pm neoform

Associated Press -- Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to turn over complete DNA testing results during the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case. If found in contempt, Nifong could.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Jul 6, 2007 @ 1:59pm neoform

FOX News -- Sheriff's officials in Yuma County are asking for felony charges against a female inmate who allegedly had sex with three sheriff's detention officers. The detention officers were arrested last month and have been charged with felonies for alleged inci.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jun 7, 2007 @ 2:17pm neoform

Yahoo News -- A prosecutor dropped charges against a woman who was arrested for staring at and making faces at a police dog. After all, the prosecutor reasoned, the four-legged witness can't testify. Jayna Hutchinson was about to go on trial this week on charges of.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 28, 2007 @ 7:31am neoform

CNN -- Claims of terrorism represented less than 0.01 percent of charges filed in recent years in immigration courts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a report issued Sunday by an independent research group. This comes despite the fact.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat May 26, 2007 @ 1:45am neoform

CNN -- The space shuttle pilot at the center of a bizarre love triangle that included a former astronaut who now faces attempted kidnapping charges is leaving the space agency, NASA said Friday. Cmdr. Bill Oefelein will leave NASA on June 1, nearly four month.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 10:49am neoform

FOX News -- A pair of 16-year-old girls face hate crime charges after they allegedly handed out anti-gay fliers targeting a classmate at their northern Illinois high school. The girls were arrested May 11 after handing out fliers in the parking lot of Crystal Lake.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 18, 2007 @ 8:27am neoform

Washington Post -- All charges against a U.S. Marine accused of killing five civilians in Haditha, Iraq, have been dismissed, part of a decision that grants him immunity to testify in potential courts-martial for seven other Marines charged in the attack and in an alleged c.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Apr 13, 2007 @ 11:13am neoform

CBS News -- A U.S. citizen appeared Thursday in federal court on charges of joining al Qaeda and conspiring to bomb European tourist resorts and U.S. government facilities and military bases overseas. The investigation of Christopher Paul, 43, of Columbus, spanned.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 11, 2007 @ 11:30am neoform

CNN -- The North Carolina attorney general's office said it will announce a decision Wednesday afternoon in the sexual assault case against three former Duke lacrosse players. Defense sources have told CNN that they expect charges against the men will be drop.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Apr 3, 2007 @ 11:10pm neoform

FOX News -- No criminal charges will be filed in the case of Sacramento, Calif., mother of three who died early this year while competing in a water-drinking contest run by a local radio station, FOXNews.com has confirmed. Sacramento County District Attorney Jan S.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 8:40am neoform

USA Today -- Three police officers surrendered Monday to face charges in the shooting outside a nightclub that killed a groom on his wedding day. The policemen where they were being fingerprinted and processed before their arraignment later Monday. Michael Olive.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 3, 2007 @ 7:40pm neoform

www.katu.com -- Two middle school boys facing sex abuse charges in connection with "spanking" incidents at Patton Middle School in McMinnville are back home with their parents after appearing in court on Tuesday. The two boys, ages 12 and 13, face the equivalent of fe.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 16, 2007 @ 10:52am mrmdc

Sun Sentinel -- Criminal charges will not be filed against a Disney employee accused of hitting a teenager while in costume as the character ``Tigger,'' authorities said. The State Attorney's Office announced Thursday that it will not press charges against Michael J... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Feb 7, 2007 @ 8:05am neoform

The Register -- Astronaut Lisa Nowak was released on $25,500 bail after appearing in court in Orlando on charges of attempted first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping, and three other offences... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Feb 2, 2007 @ 11:24am mrmdc

ABC News -- A farmer who chased down a thief and held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived now faces a more serious charge than the thief himself... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Feb 1, 2007 @ 4:58pm neoform

CNN -- Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing electronic light boards that caused a bomb scare Wednesday in Boston... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Jan 25, 2007 @ 12:07pm neoform

Daily Mail -- A man who was fed up with paying massive bank charges decided to give one of the high street giants a taste of its own medicine... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jan 24, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

CNN -- A man charged with killing his wife in a frenzied knife attack testified Monday that it was his 12-year-old daughter who committed the crime, but he said he tried to cover it up... Read More