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Mo. Man in Videotaped Sex Slaying Sentenced to Death

Posted 2 hours ago

A suburban Kansas City man who videotaped the death of a woman he suffocated during sex has been sentenced to death. [Link]

O.J. Simpson's Lawyers Want New Trial in Armed Robbery Case

Posted 2 hours ago

Lawyers for O.J. Simpson are citing judicial errors and insufficient evidence as they seek a new trial. [Link]

Man Shoots Ailing Wife, Self in New Jersey Hospital

Posted 3 hours ago

An elderly man shot his ailing wife to death in her bed in a Toms River hospital before turning the gun on himself, authorities said. [Link]

Radio Station Regrets Remarks on Magic Johnson, AIDS

Posted 3 hours ago

Minneapolis radio station said it will air public service announcements on HIV/AIDS after a pair of talk hosts accused former basketball great Magic Johnson of faking AIDS. [Link]

OUT THERE: Wyatt Earp Arrested in NYC

Posted 3 hours ago

A New York City man with the same name as the famed western lawman was busted after leaving a path of destruction at his ex-wife's Staten Island home. [Link]

Army Parachute Trainee Lands on Florida Business

Posted 3 hours ago

Officials say a member of Qatar's army was injured when he landed on a roof during parachute training in central Florida. [Link]

Second Dead Dolphin Found in New Jersey River

Posted 3 hours ago

Experts fear dozen or so dolphins in river since summer may eventually drown when winter ice sets in. [Link]

UK

Tartan Army faces rail disruption

Posted 17 minutes ago

Scotland fans travelling to Hampden for the World Cup qualifier against Norway may face rail disruption. [Link]

Pay back

Posted 59 minutes ago

Payday loan companies stepping up marketing [Link]

Grammars pressed over poor pupils

Posted 60 minutes ago

Grammar schools take half the rate of poor bright pupils than non-selective state schools, research suggests. [Link]

Mike Baker

Posted 62 minutes ago

Are we asking too much of our teachers? [Link]

Virtual healing

Posted 67 minutes ago

How students use 3D technology to beat cancer [Link]

Call to ban junk food from NHS

Posted 70 minutes ago

Hospitals and GP surgeries should follow the lead of schools and ban sugary drinks and snacks, experts say. [Link]

Spain flood deaths father's grief

Posted 72 minutes ago

A British man who lost his wife and one of his twin daughters in flash-floods in Spain descibes the tragedy. [Link]

 

Canada

2010 Olympic security costs could hit $1 billion, says minister

Posted 46 minutes ago

The cost of security for the 2010 Winter Games could reach as high as $1 billion, but B.C. will not be on the hook for the runaway costs, according to the provincial finance minister. [Link]

Crown plans to seek dangerous offender status for Svekla

Posted 4 hours ago

The Crown prosecutor's office in Edmonton plans to seek dangerous offender status for convicted killer Thomas Svekla, which could keep him behind bars indefinitely. [Link]

Military identifies pilot, photographer killed in Snowbirds crash

Posted 4 hours ago

Military officials have identified the pilot and photographer who died when a Snowbirds jet crashed during a training mission Thursday at 15 Wing Moose Jaw, the aerobatic squadron's home base in southwest Saskatchewan. [Link]

HIV-positive man gets 14 years for sex assaults

Posted 5 hours ago

An HIV-positive Winnipeg man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for having unprotected sex without informing his partners of his medical condition. [Link]

Gay author no longer welcome to address N.B. students

Posted 5 hours ago

A plan to have an acclaimed gay author speak to students in Charlotte County high schools has been scrapped after a few parents objected. [Link]

Harper's criticism of Dion interview 'double standard': Duceppe

Posted 7 hours ago

Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe came to the defence of Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion on Friday over the Conservatives' heavy criticism of his handling of an English-language interview, saying francophone politicians are subjected to a "double standard" in Canadian politics. [Link]

Loonie pounded again, touches lowest level in 4 years

Posted 7 hours ago

Canada's currency ended an awful week on Friday, down more than 3½ cents US in the week's final session and briefly touching its lowest point in four years. [Link]

Australia

Firefighters find $500,000 of cannabis

Posted 46 minutes ago

EMERGENCY crews attending a house fire in suburban Sydney have discovered a hydroponics set up growing cannabis worth an estimated $500,000, police said. [Link]

Baby 'thrown from car crashed by learner'

Posted 46 minutes ago

A TEENAGE learner driver will face court after allegedly crashing a car and injuring five children who were with her, including a five-month-old baby. [Link]

'I love you, but to save face I'll shoot you'

Posted 3 hours ago

THE alleged head of an organised crime family told a man he had to shoot him to save the family's honour, an inquest has been told. [Link]

'My daughter died because they didn't care'

Posted 3 hours ago

A FATHER has lashed out at the"callous indifference" of youths who wouldn't call for help as his daughter slowly died of a drug overdose. [Link]

Dubrovnik body is missing Britt's

Posted 5 hours ago

A BODY found off the coast of Dubrovnik is that of missing Australian backpacker Britt Lapthorne. [Link]

Parking company 'mimicked' council fines

Posted 7 hours ago

A CAR parking company mimicked council infringement notices in an effort to penalise motorists, a court has been told. [Link]

Father's idea to keep suicide a secret, court told

Posted 8 hours ago

IT was not Gordon Wood's idea to tell people his girlfriend Caroline Byrne had died in a car accident, his murder trial has heard. [Link]

 

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