Rapper Corey 'C-Murder' Miller Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder

Rapper Corey "C-Murder" Miller has been convicted for the second time of killing a 16-year-old fan, Steve Thomas, in a 2002 nightclub shooting in Louisiana. The first conviction in 2003 was overturned after it was...

Father who threw son off balcony is to challenge unlawful killing verdict

Following a ruling against a father who threw his two children off a hotel balcony in Greece, attorneys for the father have decided to file an appeal in the case."A father who threw his two children off a hotel balcony in Crete, killing his son, today won permission to launch...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Democrats in Ohio

In an MSNBC.com article, titled, High Court Rejects GOP in Ohio Voting Dispute, it states:The justices overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio's top elections official to do more to help counties...

Ten dead in California bus crash

" At least 10 people were killed and many more injured when a bus taking people to a casino overturned in the US state of California. Police say the vehicle veered off the road and rolled over near the rural town of Williams in the north. The bus was travelling from...

Alleged KKK member's conviction overturned on a technicality

A three-judge panel has overturned the 2007 conviction of alleged Ku Klux Klan member James Ford Seale on a technicality.  In the 20 page ruling that came down Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...

Ellard conviction overturned in killing of Reena Virk, 4th trial granted

In what must feel like a nightmare without end for Reena Virk's famliy, convicted murderer Kelly Ellard has been granted another new trial.  Ellard has been found guilty in all three of her previous trials,...

4 Cleared in Madrid Train Bombing

Of the 21 people arrested on charges relating to the Madrid train bombings in 2004, four people have now been acquitted, which overturns a 2007 Spanish court ruling that had found three of the men guilty."A...

Activists win right to promote condoms to Catholics at World Youth Day

Activitists in Australia have won the right to distribute condoms at the world youth day in Sydney marking the pope's visit, blocking an order that had attempted to stop them from doing so by barring people from "annoying" the pilgrims."Young Catholics attending World Youth...

Supreme Court: Looking Good

According to Rasmussen Reports, "the United States Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on the Second Amendment last week did more than clarify an important Constitutional principle—it also improved public...

Exxon $2.5 billion oil spill ruling overturned

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the record $2.5 billion in punitive damages that Exxon Mobil Corp had been ordered to pay for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska. The...

Anarchy is Unleashed

" BARMY Law Lords were last night accused of unleashing anarchy by barring anonymous witnesses in court trials. Worried police warned that dozens of terrorists and murderers will walk free unless the judges’...

Ethiopia's ex-ruler Mengistu sentenced to death

Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ethiopia's former ruler, has been sentenced to death in absentia by the country's Supreme Court."It overturned on appeal last year's ruling by the High Court sentencing Mengistu and 18 of his most senior aides to life in prison. The judge said he had...

Large Tornado Reportedly Touches Down in Northern Colorado

This just in."Trucks were overturned and buildings were damaged when a large tornado touched down about 50 miles north of Denver on Thursday."

Lebanese violence reaches Tripoli

Fighting has been reported in Tripoli between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the government."Machine-guns and rocket-propelled grenades are being used and people have been fleeing their homes,...

Twisters touch down in Tupelo, Mississippi & Alabama

UPDATE:  12:52 a.m. EDT  Severe storms tore through US southNo injuries have been reported but numerous homes and businesses have incurred damages."An apparent tornado wrecked a shopping area in...

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