RENO, Nev. – A federal judge in Reno has rejected a motion by “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis that would have allowed his release from a Nevada jail without fear of being sent to Florida, where he faces charges on filming underage girls during spring break. U.S. District Judge …
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In July 2005, the Los Angeles Police Department caught a group of men who had been robbing gas stations in the area. While investigating, police uncovered something far worse: The gas station hits were bankrolling a terrorist plot to attack National Guard facilities, synagogues, the Israeli consulate and Los Angeles …
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WASHINGTON – Despite ordering improvements more than two years ago, the Bush administration has barely made a dent in the huge backlog of unanswered requests under the Freedom of Information Act. At the same time, an audit by the National Security Archive found that the Bush’s administration has provided citizens …
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BAKU, Azerbaijan – An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane with 23 people aboard crashed on the Caspian Sea coast and all aboard were believed killed, a police official said early Saturday. The police duty officer in the Sabunchi region north of the capital, Baku, said the plane’s wreckage was found along …
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CHICAGO – An attorney for the parents of a boy killed when an airliner slid off a runway and into their car urged witnesses and passengers Sunday to contact his office. Lawyer Ronald Stearney Jr. said it was too early to say if Joshua Woods‘ parents would file a lawsuit, …
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HOUSTON – The Texas attorney general said on Wednesday he added a new claim to a lawsuit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment accusing it of violating the state’s laws on deceptive trade practices by hiding “spyware” on its compact discs. The original lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Greg Abbott …
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WASHINGTON – Bird flu appears more likely to wing its way around the globe by plane than by migrating birds. Scientists have been unable to link the spread of the virus to migratory patterns, suggesting that the thousands of wild birds that have died, primarily waterfowl and shore birds, are …
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BOSTON – Police officers stepping into hostage standoffs and other dicey situations now have something new to throw into the mix — a baseball-sized camera that can be hurled from afar, survive the landing and wirelessly relay video and audio back to base for two hours. The EyeBall camera weighs …
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NETROKONA, Bangladesh – Police detained eight suspects Friday after a suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Bangladesh street, killing himself and seven others in an attack blamed on extremists seeking an Islamic state. The suspects were held for questioning in this northern town, site of Thursday’s bombing, police …
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ASPEN, Colo. – Organizers of a memorial for Hunter S. Thompson (search) plan to erect a 150-foot structure — courtesy of actor Johnny Depp (search) — to shoot the gonzo journalist’s ashes onto his ranch near here. Friends and acquaintances gathered Thursday to discuss the Aug. 20 invitation-only service, which …
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