German man says 'Rockefeller' long-lost brother
(AP) - A German man has identified the mysterious "Clark Rockefeller" as a long-lost brother who left home as a teen and severed contact with his family 20 years ago.
Judge: NJ's ex-governor owes wife no alimony
(AP) - Former Gov. James E. McGreevey will not have to pay alimony to his ex-wife, a judge ruled Friday in granting the couple a divorce after a tumultuous eight-year marriage that crumbled publicly when McGreevey acknowledged he was a "gay American.
Ga. woman gets new trial in death of boyfriend, 85
(AP) - An elderly woman convicted of killing her 85-year-old ex-boyfriend because she thought he was seeing another woman was granted a new trial Friday, more than two years after she was sentenced to life in prison.
Ga. woman gets new trial in elderly hubby's death
(AP) - An elderly woman convicted of killing her 85-year-old ex-boyfriend because she thought he was seeing another woman was granted a new trial Friday, more than two years after she was sentenced to life in prison.
Bus crash north of Dallas kills 13
A charter bus carrying a Vietnamese Catholic group to an annual pilgrimage slammed onto its side and then skidded off a freeway early Friday, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.
Marine ordered to stand trial in Fallujah killing
(AP) - A Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the killing of an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq.
US man who spied for China gets nearly 16 years
(AP) - A New Orleans furniture salesman who spied for the People's Republic of China and helped the Beijing government obtain secret U. S. military information was sentenced Friday to nearly 16 years in prison.
Marine ordered to stand trial in Fallujah killings
(AP) - A Camp Pendleton Marine sergeant was ordered Friday to stand trial on charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in the killing of an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq.
Judge: N.J.'s ex-governor owes wife no alimony
(AP) - The nation's first openly gay governor will not have to pay alimony to his ex-wife.
A superior court judge has ruled that former New Jersey Gov. James E.
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(AP) - Judge says NJ's gay ex-governor doesn't have to pay ex-wife alimony; divorce is final.
W.Va. offers licenses for those who fear 'beast'
(AP) - West Virginia started Friday keeping driver's license photos out of a computer database for members of a small religious group who believe digital storage is a "mark of the beast" that evokes biblical prophecy.
Detroit mayor charged with 2 felony assault counts
(AP) - Moments after a judge ruled that Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick could be released from jail if he pays a $50,000 bond, Michigan's attorney general announced he was charging the mayor with two felony assault charges stemming from a confrontation between Kilpatrick and a sheriff's detective.
Charter bus crash north of Dallas kills 14
A charter bus carrying Vietnamese worshippers on a pilgrimage slammed onto its side and off a highway north of Dallas early Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.
ABA index will rate justice around the world
(AP) - The largest lawyers' group in the United States is developing a nation-by-nation comparison of which citizens can trust their government to act fairly and which governments fall short.
Detroit mayor to be released, faces new charges
(AP) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is getting out of jail but now faces assault charges for allegedly interfering with a detective trying to deliver a subpoena to his friend.