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US Army generals ordered to testify in sex case

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:12
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A military judge on Tuesday ordered two U.S. Army generals to testify about whether they were pressured by superiors to charge another general with the sexual assault of a female captain.

Donald Trump testifies at Chicago trial

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:11

FILE - This March 15, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump speaks at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md. On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Trump is expected to testify at federal court in Chicago where several of his companies have been named in a lawsuit filed by an 87-year-old investor who says she was lured into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper with promises of a profit-sharing deal that was later quietly withdrawn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)CHICAGO (AP) — A sometimes prickly, sometimes boastful Donald Trump testified Tuesday at a civil trial where the developer-turned-TV personality is accused of using false promises to entice an 87-year-old investor into buying condos at his namesake Chicago skyscraper.


Sentences continue in Minn. Somali terror case

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:01

FILE - This combination of undated photos show Somali nationals, from left, Mahamud Said Omar, Abdifatah Yusuf Isse, Salah Osman Ahmed, and Omer Abdi Mohamed. Nine people convicted in a government investigation of terror recruitment and financing for an al-Qaida-linked group in Somalia are to be sentenced in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. Authorities say more than 20 young men have left Minnesota to join al-Shabab since 2007(AP Photo/file)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two men who left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia were sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison, while a man they characterized as a local leader in efforts to recruit them to the terrorist group was sentenced to 12 years.


Md. city lowers voting age for its elections to 16

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:40
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) — A small Maryland city just outside the Washington, D.C., city limits has voted to lower the voting age for city elections to 16.

Philly mother convicted in baby's starvation death

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:36
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A mother of six whose infant son starved to death at a homeless shelter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday.

Co-counsel: Simpson was dependent on main attorney

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:23

Defense attorney Ozzie Fumo, left, confers with his client, O.J. Simpson during an evidentiary hearing for Simpson in Clark County District Court on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Las Vegas. The hearing is aimed at proving Simpson's trial lawyer, Yale Galanter, had conflicted interests and shouldn't have handled Simpson's case. Simpson is serving nine to 33 years in prison for his 2008 conviction in the armed robbery of two sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room. (AP Photo/Ethan Miller, Pool)LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson became so dependent on his lawyer during his Las Vegas armed robbery trial that the former football star would have done anything Yale Galanter advised — including passing up the chance to testify, his co-counsel testified Tuesday.


Minor lava flows detected on 2 Alaska volcanoes

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:04

In this photo provided by Mike Tickle, the Pavlof Volcano emits a minor steam and ash plume, as seen Tuesday, May 14, 2013, from the community of Cold Bay, Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said satellite images show a small lava flow down a flank of the Volcano, located 625 miles southwest of Anchorage. (AP Photo/Mike Tickle)ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Scientists say small lava flows have been detected on two restless volcanoes in Alaska.


10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:02

In this handout photo provided by the FSB, acronym for Russian Federal Security Service, a man claimed by FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is detained in Moscow, early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Russia's security services say they have caught a U.S. diplomat who they claim is a CIA agent in a red-handed attempt to recruit a Russian agent. Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was carrying special technical equipment, disguises, written instructions and a large sum of money when he was detained overnight, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday. Fogle was handed over to U.S. embassy officials, the FSB, said. (AP Photo/FSB Public Relations Center)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:


Victim's eye blinks key to Ohio murder trial

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 09:01
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio murder trial that hinges on whether a dying, paralyzed man identified his shooter by blinking his eyes went to the jury on Tuesday, and initial deliberations failed to produce a verdict.

Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing gay marriage

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:28
By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday made Minnesota the nation's 12th state to allow same-sex couples to marry and only the second in the Midwest, signing a bill on the steps of the state Capitol before thousands of supporters. The Democratic governor's signature came a day after state senators approved the bill, which made Minnesota the third state this month to approve same-sex nuptials after Rhode Island and Delaware. ...

NY appeals court approves of FDNY hiring oversight

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:21
NEW YORK (AP) — The city's fire department must subject itself to court supervision for five years to ensure it does not discriminate against blacks and Hispanics in its hiring practices, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.

Jackson described as 'loopy' after doctor visits

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:21

FILE - In this March 5, 2009 file photo, Michael Jackson announces several concerts at the London O2 Arena in July, at a press conference at the London O2 Arena. Stacy Walker, a choreographer who worked with Jackson in his ill-fated “This Is It” shows, told a civil jury in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday May 13, 2013, that she did not see any signs that the singer was ill or might die in his final days and weeks. Walker is AEG’s first defense witness in a civil case filed by Jackson’s mother, Katherine Jackson, who claims the concert giant failed to properly investigate or supervise the doctor convicted in 2011 of causing the singer’s death. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson appeared "a little loopy" after visits with his longtime dermatologist and was considering using a teleprompter to help him perform some of his songs during his ill-fated comeback concerts, a choreographer who worked one-on-one with the pop superstar told a jury Tuesday.


2013 deficit estimate lowered to $642 billion

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:16
WASHINGTON (AP) — The budget deficit for the current year is projected to come in well below what was estimated just a few months ago, a development that could further curb the already slowing momentum for a budget pact this year.

Audit: Errors in 100s of Colo. prison sentences

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 08:05
DENVER (AP) — Hundreds of Colorado criminals were apparently given erroneous prison sentences, and judges and corrections officials across the state are scrambling to keep them from getting out early — or, in some cases, to return them to the prisons they just left, authorities said Tuesday.

Flamboyant Texas swindler Billie Sol Estes dies

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:41

FILE - In this May 23,1962 file photo, Billie Sol Estes, left, and his attorney John Cofer of Austin, Tex. are shown as they arrived at the federal court house in El Paso, Texas. Estes, the flamboyant Texas huckster and con man, has died at age 88. Hood County Sheriff Roger Deed says Estes was found dead in his home in Hood County, Texas, by a caregiver early Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ferd Kaufman, File)LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Billie Sol Estes' name was synonymous with Texas-sized schemes, greed and corruption.


NC man pleads to buying gun for terrorist jihad

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:41
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who the FBI says spoke of killing U.S. Army soldiers as part of a personal jihad has pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm.

British prime minister, prince, visit NYC studio

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:39

Britain's Prince Harry, right, and Prime Minister David Cameron arrive by New London Bus for the GREAT event, in New York, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. They are in New York to promote British trade and tourism. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry visited a design studio in New York City on Tuesday as part of a campaign to promote their country as a tourist destination and U.S. business partner.


Minnesota governor signs bill legalizing gay marriage

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:36
By David Bailey MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Governor Mark Dayton on Tuesday made Minnesota the nation's 12th state to allow same-sex couples to marry and only the second in the Midwest, signing a bill on the steps of the state Capitol before thousands of supporters. The Democratic governor's signature came a day after state senators approved the bill, which made Minnesota the third state this month to approve same-sex nuptials after Rhode Island and Delaware. ...

California boosts school funds, aims to help poorest districts

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:35
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - California will spend an extra $2.9 billion on public education over the next two years thanks to higher-than-expected revenue, money that could help Governor Jerry Brown win support for his plan to funnel funds to the state's poorest districts. Brown announced the boost in spending on Tuesday as part of the annual mid-year revision of the state's budget projections, a ritual in California that marks the beginning of the legislative season for fighting over the next year's spending plan. ...

Texas plant explosion investigation results to be released Thursday

Yahoo! National News - Wed, 05/15/2013 - 07:33

The site of a fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas is pictured from the air as Obama assesses the damage from Marine OneBy Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Investigators will announce on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and obliterated sections of the small town, a state agency said on Tuesday. The State Fire Marshal's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will release the findings of their joint investigation at a news conference, according to a news release from the fire marshal's office. Texas officials on Friday announced a criminal investigation into the blast. ...