Iran Hangs Soccer Player's "Temporary Wife"
Shahla Jahed (AP Photo, file)
TEHRAN (CBS/AP) Iran on Wednesday hanged Shahla Jahed, a former soccer player's mistress, who was convicted of murdering her love rival in a case that captivated the Iranian public for several years.
After spending more than eight years in jail, Jahed was hanged at dawn, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.
Continue »Massive Meth Bust in Ga., $45M Street Value
Police say 933 lbs. of methamphetamine was found in this Norcross, Ga. home (WGCL)
Drunk Man Found Not Guilty of Drunk Driving
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JACKSON, Missouri (AP) A Missouri man who drove off an icy road was found drunk in his car, stuck in a ditch. He claimed he didn't start drinking until after the crash.
A jury agreed.
Continue »Fla. Student is a Murder Suspect? Thanks Google
Zachary Garcia/Univ. of Fla. student, and Zachery Garcia/murder suspect (CBS affiliate WTSP)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBS/WTSP) At one time or another most people have Googled themselves... and been disappointed to discover other people with the same name, a little higher up on the food chain.
And then there's the University of Florida student who innocently searched for his name, found it... and was stunned to learn that he was being accused of murder!
Continue »Package of Pastries Helps Foil Restaurant Robbery
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DEMING, N.M. (CBS/AP) Bandits, beware of clerks wielding pastries.
Police in Deming, N.M., say a restaurant worker foiled a robbery last week when she hit the culprit on the back of the head with a package of empanadas, a type of Latin American pastry.
Continue »Techie Charged In $4M Theft From Columbia Univ.
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NEW YORK (CBS/WCBS/AP) A computer expert engineered a more than $4 million theft from Columbia University by manipulating its bill-paying system, and he used some of the money to buy himself an $80,000 car, prosecutors said.
George Castro is fighting the charges, and "we expect that he'll be vindicated," his lawyer, David N. Fisher, said Monday.
Continue »Trial in 1975 Murder of Activist Moves Forward
In this Dec. 7, 2007, file photo John Graham arrives at the federal courthouse in Rapid City, S.D. (AP Photo/Carson Walker, File)
RAPID CITY, S.D. (CBS/AP) Jury selection continued Tuesday in the murder trial of John Graham, the man accused of killing an American Indian Movement activist who was shot in the head and left to die on South Dakota's Pine Ridge reservation 35 years ago.
Graham, a Southern Tutchone Indian from Canada and former AIM member, is set to stand trial in a South Dakota court this week for the killing of Annie Mae Aquash.
Continue »Police Don't See Positive Outcome for Mich. Boys
The three missing Skelton boys: Alexander, 7, Andrew, 9, and Tanner, 5. (Personal Photo)
MORENCI, Mich. (CBS/WBNS) The Michigan police chief heading the investigation for three missing brothers said in a press conference Tuesday, that the boys' father, John Skelton, has been arrested for parental kidnapping.
PICTURES: Missing Children, Where are They?
Continue »Report: Alleged Mexico Drug Lord Admits Mass Murders
Arturo Gallegos Castrellon (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Casey Anthony Defense Must Disclose Witness Notes
Casey and Caylee Anthony (Personal Photo)
ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS/AP) Defense attorneys for Casey Anthony, the Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter, do not have to give prosecutors the expense records and contracts of their defense experts.
However, at a hearing Monday, the judge did order Anthony's attorneys to hand over copies of the notes, photos, and videos those experts took while examining evidence.
PICTURES: Casey and Caylee Anthony, Personal Photos
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