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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State University accepted unprecedented NCAA penalties as punishment for a child sex abuse cover-up because they were better than the alternative: a four-year death sentence for its football program, according to school trustees. The trustees said in a statement late Wednesday after a meeting with President Rodney Erickson that it found […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Murders and robberies are soaring in Sao Paulo, Brazil‘s biggest city and financial capital, in a crime wave that could further hurt the local economy and have national political implications. Sao Paulo had 622 homicides in the first six months of the year, a 21 percent increase over the same period […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of helping online poker companies move billions of dollars in illegal gambling proceeds overseas from U.S. customers was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday by a judge who called him an “unreformed con man” with a long criminal history. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan handed 54-year-old Ira […]

MOSCOW (AP) — About 1,000 Russian opposition supporters have held a rally in Moscow to support the more than 400 people who were arrested at a protest on the eve of President Vladimir Putin‘s inauguration in May. The rally, held Thursday evening, was sanctioned by authorities, and police set up metal detectors at the entrance […]

MAPUTO (Reuters) – The four men who burst into Maputo‘s Campo de Fiori restaurant were well-armed, ruthless and intent on their target – the wallets of wealthy foreigners drawn to Mozambique by an unprecedented resources boom. Toting AK-47 rifles and handguns, the gang shot and wounded two unarmed security guards at the entrance to the […]

LONDON (AP) — Six workers at London investment banks convicted of insider trading have received prison sentences ranging from 18 months to 3 ½ years for their roles in stealing confidential documents for use in spread betting. The six were found guilty earlier this week of using sensitive insider information stolen from the mailrooms at […]

LONDON (AP) — Three people hired to work as Olympic venue security staff in Newcastle have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offenses, British officials said Friday. The arrests come after Newcastle City Council earlier this week replaced G4S — the company providing security at its Olympic stadium — with local firms amid concerns over […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Maryland say a man who called himself “a joker” and threatened to shoot up his workplace was in the process of being fired. Police say the 28-year-old man was taken into custody Friday morning. Investigators said he was wearing a T-shirt that said “Guns don’t kill people. I do.” He […]

I spoke with Nancy Williams Dawod, whose husband, Rudwan Dawod, could face the death penalty in Sudan. He’s a permanent U.S. resident and in a Sudanese jail facing charges including involvement in a terrorist organization. I met Rudwan a few years ago via the non-profit Sudan Sunrise. He’s worked with the organization to build schools […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Four men have been arrested in connection with the ambush killings in Ivory Coast of seven U.N. peacekeepers on its border with Liberia, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Friday. An adviser to Ouattara said the four had been arrested in Liberia and would be extradited to Ivory Coast to stand […]

(Reuters) – The man accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 others in a shooting rampage at Denver-area movie theater last week was under the care of a psychiatrist, court papers released on Friday said. The information came in a filing to the Arapahoe County District Court from defense attorneys for James Holmes, the […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A German fugitive who had been sought for five years in a fraud scheme that netted more than $100 million has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said Friday. Ulrich Felix Anton Engler, 51, was arrested in the Las Vegas area late Wednesday, Las Vegas police Officer Bill Cassell said. Engler, […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fingerprint match in a Las Vegas-area drunken driving case led U.S. authorities to a German fugitive in a $100 million international fraud scheme who has been on the run for five years, authorities said Friday. U.S. marshals recently learned that a fingerprint from a 51-year-old man arrested in February 2011 […]

Some cycling activists scuffled with police officers during the Olympics opening ceremony and more than 100 people were arrested, authorities said. The cyclists were members of a monthly cycling event called “Critical Mass” that normally passes through the area, but a police order had prohibited the group from traveling into the Olympic Park area in […]

JOLIET, Ill. – Drew Peterson has introduced himself to potential jurors as jury selection began in his long-delayed murder trial. The former suburban Chicago police officer stood to introduce himself to some 40 would-be jurors as proceedings began. In a steady voice he said, “Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I’m Mr. Peterson.” The 58-year-old Peterson […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – An owner of Absolute Poker, one of the three largest Internet poker companies, was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Monday after admitting to deceiving banks over the processing of gambling proceeds. Brent Beckley, 32, joined Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker in 2003 and became its head of payment processing. Last […]

(Reuters) – Maine police arrested a heavily armed man driving on the state turnpike who carried clippings about the cinema massacre in Colorado and claimed he attended the new “Batman” film with a loaded gun, authorities said on Monday. Timothy Courtois, 49, was driving 112 mph on the Maine Turnpike with an AK-47 assault weapon, […]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Jury selection has ended for the day in the long-delayed murder trial for former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson. Eight jurors have been selected so far. Jury selection resumes Tuesday. The 58-year-old Peterson is charged with killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004. Her body was found in a […]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Drew Peterson formally introduced himself to would-be jurors Monday in his long-delayed murder trial, but it was clear many of them already were familiar with the former suburban Chicago police officer known to make crass jokes in the media. Peterson, 58, is charged with killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in […]

Five diversity items for July 24: Truck smuggling illegal immigrants crashes and kills 14 people; advocacy group says a Virginia magnet school is shutting out blacks and Latinos and more. Gay Nebraska Woman Reports Hate Crime Attack LGBT advocates are demanding justice in what they call a hate crime on a Nebraska woman who was […]

At least 3 men accused of making threats during or after watching the new Batman movie have been arrested in separate incidents, underscoring U.S. moviegoers‘ anxieties and heightened security in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado theatre showing the film. Moviegoers in Sierra Visa, Arizona, panicked when a man who appeared […]

Irish police arrested the former head of Anglo Irish Bank on Tuesday as part of a long-running investigation into fraud at the lender, which collapsed during the financial crisis. Sean FitzPatrick, 64, who was chief executive officer before he became chairman of the bank and is now bankrupt, is due to appear in court later […]

A Swedish court on Tuesday found a man guilty of two murders and four attempted murders after he terrorised the southern city of Malmoe with a shooting spree targeting immigrants. Malmoe district court said in a statement it had found there was “convincing evidence that Peter Mangs has committed 13 (of the 20) crimes he […]

ROME (Reuters) – Pope Benedict‘s former butler, who was arrested two months ago in an investigation of leaks of documents alleging corruption in the Vatican, has written to the pontiff asking for forgiveness, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Paolo Gabriele was arrested on May 23 and placed under house arrest on Saturday after 60 days […]

At least 3 men accused of making threats during or after watching the new Batman movie have been arrested in separate incidents, underscoring moviegoers’ anxieties and heightened security in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Colorado theater showing the film. [Related: Women grieve for hero boyfriends] A Maine man was arrested when […]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A second day of jury selection has started at the Drew Peterson murder trial with attorneys continuing to press would-be jurors on what they’ve heard about the case. One woman questioned Tuesday told the court she once heard friends discussing a 2011 TV movie about the case starring Rob Lowe. She […]

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Twelve jurors have been selected in Drew Peterson‘s murder trial. The full panel won’t be seated until three more alternates have been picked. Eight jurors were selected Monday, and the final members of the jury and one alternate were chosen by noon Tuesday. Among those selected Tuesday was a part-time poet […]

It’s not a matter of whether a catastrophic cyberattack will happen, but when. That’s the message Senate backers of broad cybersecurity legislation repeated over and over on Tuesday as they sought to highlight what they see as the danger of inaction. Experts differ on the likelihood of a truly disastrous cyberattack or cyberwar, but lawmakers […]

CHICAGO – The man convicted of gunning down the mother, brother and nephew of singer Jennifer Hudson will spend the rest of his life in prison. A Cook County judge on Tuesday gave William Balfour three life sentences. Balfour was convicted earlier this year of first-degree murder in the 2008 killings. The actress and singer […]

DALLAS (AP) — The attorney for Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant asked prosecutors Tuesday not to pursue charges against his client, who was arrested after allegedly attacking his mother during an argument. “Did a family disagreement occur? Yes,” attorney Royce West said. “Did Dez Bryant commit family violence against his mother? No.” Police arrested Bryant […]