Standoff ends on major Philly bridge

March 27th, 2008

A man who is believed to be armed is making the evening commute a lot longer for drivers wanting to cross a major bridge between Philadelphia and New Jersey.

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Rapper T.I. pleads guilty in U.S. gun case

March 27th, 2008

Hip Hop star T.I. talks during the nominations news conference for the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, in this July 31, 2006 file photograph. (Brendan McDermid/Files/Reuters)Reuters - Grammy Award-winning rapper T.I.
reversed course on Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges
of illegal weapons possession.

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Coast Guard Offloads $100M of Cocaine Seized in Caribbean

March 27th, 2008

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday was offloading 3,200 pounds of cocaine recently seized during a patrol of the Caribbean Sea, Local 10 reports.

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iSteal: Duo Charged With Snatching 300 iPhones

March 27th, 2008

Two former employees of an Apple Computer store in Salem (New Hampshire) have been charged with stealing more than 300 trendy iPhones.

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Woman, 4 Children Found Dead in Iowa City Home, Police Say

March 24th, 2008

Multiple people were shot to death Monday morning on Iowa City’s east side, authorities said.

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Computer forensics firms get boost from new evidence rules

March 24th, 2008

It’s not the Emmy Award-winning “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” but computer forensics holds a growing lure for law firms and human…

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Killer says hiker fought to the end

March 23rd, 2008

** FILE **In this May 2007 photo released by Pat B. Mitchell, Meredith Emerson is seen with her dog Ella, in Flowery Branch, Ga.  A reader-submitted question related to Meredith Emerson's dog is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called "Ask AP." A reader asked  What happened to Meredith Emerson's dog Ella? The parents of 24-year-old hiker Meredith Emerson have adopted her dog Ella and are taking the black Labrador mix back to their home in Longmont, Colo. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Pat B. Mitchell)Meredith Emerson used her wits and martial arts training when she was attacked in the Georgia mountains, her convicted killer told investigators.

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Two charged in millionaire’s death

March 23rd, 2008

A chauffeur and his cousin are being charged in the 2006 stabbing death of a millionaire developer accused of real estate fraud, police said Saturday.

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Spitzer prostitution ring suspect gets bail

March 18th, 2008

A woman accused of controlling money for the escort service that led to the resignation of New York’s governor has been released on bail.

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Suspect insists terrorism plot was fake

March 18th, 2008

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, right, exchanges a memorandum of understanding with Lithuanian Ambassador to the U.S. Audrius Bruga, left, Monday, March 17, 2008, during a ceremony at the Homeland Security headquarters in Washington that will make it possible for citizens of Lithuania to visit the U.S. without a visa.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - In a replay of their first trial, the leader of a group accused of plotting to destroy Chicago’s Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices insisted Tuesday that it was all faked in an attempt to con $50,000 out of a man claiming al-Qaida connections.

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