A new Web site is seeking donations to help free O.J. Simpson, who it says was wrongly convicted of robbery and kidnapping. Creators of the site say the controversial former football star was railroaded by a “kangaroo court” in Las Vegas, Nevada, last year.
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N. Ireland: Two more held over killing of officer
Police arrested two more men in connection with the killing of policeman Stephen Carroll in Northern Ireland last week, bringing the total number of people in custody to seven, the Police Service of Northern Ireland announced Monday. A 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were arrested Monday in Craigavon, the town where Carroll, 48, was shot dead a week earlier, the police statement said. Police have also recovered a gun and ammunition in connection with the killing, the first murder of a policeman in Northern Ireland since 1998.
Madoff worth more than $820 million, document says
Bernard Madoff, who pleaded guilty to operating a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, is worth up to $826 million, according to a document filed with a federal court on Friday. Madoff values his business — Bernard L.
Father gets 15 to life for fatal shaking of New Year’s baby
The father of a New Year’s Day baby pleaded guilty Thursday to killing the infant by violently shaking him.
Swedish teen arrested after online shooting threat
A teen in southern Sweden posted an online threat, saying he would carry out a German-style massacre at his school, police said Thursday. It would be tempting to put this down to Taliban propaganda except one of Kabul’s top cops is saying the same thing.
Town pulls together after killing rampage
As the crime scene tape starts to come down in this small Southern town, the residents are leaning on one another for comfort and the strength to move on.
As gunman roamed streets, neighbor rushed to save infant
Alina Knowles anxiously crept along her neighbor’s porch, where the bodies lay strewn on the blood-covered floor. And then she heard the baby’s wail
N. Ireland: Vigils for slain soldiers and policeman
People across Northern Ireland attended vigils Wednesday to show their anger over the murder of two soldiers and a police officer. The vigils came as police questioned two men over the murder of Constable Stephen Paul Carroll, who was gunned down on duty Monday night. The men, aged 17 and 37, were arrested separately “as a result of searches in the area,” said a police spokeswoman
10 dead in Alabama shooting; FBI to assist investigation
At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in a shooting spree covering two small southern Alabama towns, a state official confirmed. The gunman was among those killed.
Lawyer: Madoff to plead guilty, faces 150 years
Accused investment swindler Bernard L. Madoff will plead guilty later this week to 11 counts that could bring a sentence of 150 years in prison, one of his attorneys told CNN. Prosecutors stressed that there is no plea deal and that Madoff, 70, will have to forfeit any money he made from his crimes.