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Trial for Belgrade man accused of stabbing two men gets under way
But two men, Jeff Shorey and Jeff Weber, both “ended up in the emergency room with stab wounds,” Gallatin County deputy attorney Erin Murphy told the jury. According to court documents, Randolph got into an argument with two other men in an alley
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
2 Marines Die in Calif. Training Crash
Firefighters were battling a 120-acre brush fire triggered by the afternoon crash late yesterday. It was the third major accident in the Southern California military base in three months. A similar helicopter crash in July killed one marine and injured
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
San Francisco oil spill payout to be $44.4m
Monday's deal was announced by US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar in a joint statement with the Justice Department, California state and San Francisco city authorities. “This settlement is great news for the Bay Area and for all who enjoy these
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
Hurt Locker file-sharing suits put the hurt on everyone
The targeted individuals will therefore face two unappealing options: settle the lawsuit for thousands (US cases typically settle for approximately $4000 US) or spend thousands in legal fees to fight the claim with the risk of a $20000 damage award
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
Police chase led to crash on Hunt Club Road: SIU
A police chase led to the crash late Sunday night that kept Hunt Club Road closed Monday morning. The Ontario Special Investigations Unit said in a release an Ottawa police officer was trying to pull over a vehicle travelling eastbound on Hunt Club
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
Judge rejects abuse claims from accused carjacker
Ontario Superior Court Justice David Wake found that a police officer's decision to use a collapsible baton to cross-check fleeing parole violator Kevin Ransdell into a parked car was reasonable in the circumstances. Wake also found that abrasions
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:25A
Palestinians should be careful what they wish for
The former chief justice of the US Supreme Court, Earl Warren, once wrote that "Citizenship is man's basic right, for it is nothing less than the right to have rights.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:24A
Solar variability debate
The most recent verdict on this subject is in the Information Bulletin No. 108 of the International Astronomical Union, July. Solar variability has been monitored for decades and the report concludes "there is a common consensus in the solar community
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:24A
Investigation of APD approved
Protesters banded together in the City Council chambers Monday, calling for the Department of Justice to investigate alleged APD misconduct in a series of 20 police shootings in the last 20 months,
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:24A
Plaintiff Lawyers Leave Court Room under Protest
"It is impossible for us to remain in this court room under such circumstances. We will leave you on your own with your injustice" they declared and left the court room under protest. Together with the plaintiff lawyers also the trial observers and
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:24A