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US government releases once-secret Watergate files
Watergate Judge John J. Sirica aided the prosecution in pursuing the White House connection to the Democratic headquarters break-in by providing the ...
NY appeals court skeptical about startup's live TV
A startup company trying to defend the legality of how it sends live TV programming to laptop computers, iPhones and other mobile devices encountered ...
GI charged in WikiLeaks case admits making noose
As a military prosecutor held up a knotted bedsheet in court, Pfc. Bradley Manning acknowledged on Friday that he fashioned a noose and contemplated ...
Fatal shooting over music compared to Martin case
The fatal shooting of a Florida teenager who was listening to loud music in a car a week ago has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case, but the ...
Couple convicted of stealing GM trade secrets
A former General Motors engineer with access to the automaker's hybrid technology was convicted Friday along with her husband of stealing trade ...
Ind. financier gets 50 years for $200m swindle
An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday ...
4 Hofstra basketball players charged in burglaries
Four Hofstra University basketball players were arrested on burglary charges stemming from dormitory room break-ins, police said Friday.
Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics ...
Order lets Boy Scouts keep new abuse files private
The Boy Scouts of America will not immediately have to turn over 27 years of so-called "perversion files" the group keeps on sexual abuse complaints ...
Multi-million gold heist from Curacao boat
Masked men in jackets emblazoned with the word "police" boarded a fishing boat Friday in Curacao and stole 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.
AP: Exchange student sponsor out over abuse claims
An organization has lost its government designation to bring foreign exchange students to the United States after facing allegations of mismanagement ...
Attorneys for Strauss-Kahn deny settlement reached
Attorneys for Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Friday denied that the former International Monetary Fund chief has reached a settlement with a New York City ...
Holdsclaw's lawyer investigating alleged assault
A lawyer for former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw says he's investigating the circumstances that led to assault and weapons charges against the Olympic ...
Wife turns up heat as US man stuck in Cuba prison
Almost three years after her husband was arrested and jailed in Cuba, Judy Gross still talks to Americans who haven't heard his story. Now she is ...
Couple arrested in Fla. theme park to return to NH
A fugitive couple arrested at a Florida theme park waived extradition and will voluntarily return to New Hampshire to face charges in the beating and ...
Ukraine fights spreading HIV epidemic
Andrei Mandrykin, an inmate at Prison No. 85 outside Kiev, has HIV. He looks ghostly and much older than his 35 years. But Mandrykin is better off ...
Attorney expects Lohan will be cleared in NYC case
Lindsay Lohan was charged Thursday with crimes in New York and Los Angeles, marking her latest setbacks as she tries to revive her career and avoid ...
Mexico's President Calderon fell short of goals
When he came to power six years ago, President Felipe Calderon set goals to alleviate poverty, create jobs and increase public safety. As he winds up ...
Army GI says Quantico restrictions were 'absurd'
An Army private charged with sending reams of classified information to the secret-busting website WikiLeaks testified Thursday that his jailers at ...
Actor who apparently killed landlady not on drugs
A former "Sons of Anarchy" actor who was the lone suspect in the killing of his landlady did not have drugs in his system when he died, according to ...
Suspect in string of ecoterrorism fires surrenders
One of the three remaining fugitives in a string of high-profile fires across the West that focused national attention on a group of environmental ...
Gerard Depardieu caught allegedly driving drunk
French actor Gerard Depardieu was detained Thursday for allegedly driving drunk on his scooter, police said. The 63-year-old actor, who has appeared ...