John Allen Ditullio Murder Trial: State Must Pay to Hide Neo-Nazi's Swastika Tattoos
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December 9, 2009 12:52 PM NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. A Pasco County judge has ruled that the state must pay a cosmetologist up to $150 a day during John Allen Ditullio's trial for murder and attempted murder charges to apply makeup to cover up the elaborate tattoos that cover his neck and face.
December 1, 2009 7:00 AM 
PERUGIA, Italy - When Amanda Knox’s parents arrived in Italy last Friday to support their daughter in her final days on trial for the November 2007 murder of her former roommate, Meredith Kercher, they discovered they were being sued by Italian police.
Sperately in civil proceedings they also learned that the Kercher family is seeking $36 million in damages for their daughter’s murder.
Lawsuits Fly in Amanda Knox Murder Trial
(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Sperately in civil proceedings they also learned that the Kercher family is seeking $36 million in damages for their daughter’s murder.
November 20, 2009 10:48 AM 
PARIS - Daul Kim, a top model who graced Fashion Week runways from New York to Milan, has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
The 20-year-old South Korean stunner was known for her thick mane of hair - sometimes dyed blond - and her quirky sensibility.
The 5-foot-10 model has strutted the runway for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, and Dolce & Gabbana.
Daul Kim, South Korean Super Model, Found Hanged in Paris Apartment (PHOTOS)
(AP Photo/Yonhap, Han Mi-hee)
The 20-year-old South Korean stunner was known for her thick mane of hair - sometimes dyed blond - and her quirky sensibility.
The 5-foot-10 model has strutted the runway for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Alexander McQueen, and Dolce & Gabbana.
November 20, 2009 10:45 AM 
DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA - Virginia State Police (VSP) have held a news briefing to provide details on this morning's crash involving a tour bus for singer Miley Cyrus.
The accident happened on I-85 south near mile marker 56 in Dinwiddie County, about 45-minutes south of Richmond, Va. Police said 10 people were on board the bus when it went off the road and overturned. The singer was not on board and is not at the scene of the accident.
Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash: One Dead, Singer Not on Board
(WTVR)
The accident happened on I-85 south near mile marker 56 in Dinwiddie County, about 45-minutes south of Richmond, Va. Police said 10 people were on board the bus when it went off the road and overturned. The singer was not on board and is not at the scene of the accident.
November 16, 2009 12:47 PM 
NEW YORK - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani saw firsthand the destruction that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of masterminding September 11, 2001 as jetliners smashed into the Twin Towers.
Eight years later, the former Republican candidate for president in not mincing words with the Obama administration, saying Sunday that in bringing those accused of the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial, the President has become too concerned with the "rights of terrorists" and is oblivious to, what Giuliani feels, are the real dangers of radical Islam.
New York Terror Trial: Giuliani Says Obama Too "Concerned with Rights of Terrorists"
(CBS)
Eight years later, the former Republican candidate for president in not mincing words with the Obama administration, saying Sunday that in bringing those accused of the Sept. 11 attacks to New York for trial, the President has become too concerned with the "rights of terrorists" and is oblivious to, what Giuliani feels, are the real dangers of radical Islam.
November 13, 2009 2:12 PM 
WASHINGTON - The last time self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's alleged influence was felt in New York City, two jetliners smashed into the Twin Towers, nearly 3000 died, and a nation came to a standstill of mourning and shock.
Anger followed, as did two wars in far off lands.
Now Mohammed is coming back to the city he allegedly attacked to face a federal civilian jury. He will be tried in a courthouse just blocks from where the towers once stood.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Can New York Handle Self-Proclaimed Sept. 11 Mastermind?
(AP Photo/www.muslm.net)
Anger followed, as did two wars in far off lands.
Now Mohammed is coming back to the city he allegedly attacked to face a federal civilian jury. He will be tried in a courthouse just blocks from where the towers once stood.
November 13, 2009 12:19 PM 
LOS ANGELES - It is safe to say that when Tom Sparks signed up to be a contestant on the game show "Wipeout" he had no idea what would follow his participation in the ABC primetime show.
The former radio disc jockey was hospitalized after competing in the first segment of an obstacle course Oct. 19, and ultimately died two weeks later of a stroke apparently caused by a rare condition, according to his father.
`Wipeout' Reality Show Contestant Tom Sparks Dies After ABC Show
(ABC)
The former radio disc jockey was hospitalized after competing in the first segment of an obstacle course Oct. 19, and ultimately died two weeks later of a stroke apparently caused by a rare condition, according to his father.
November 13, 2009 11:51 AM 
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - A religious Christian in Florida tried to send Fort Hood massacre suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan a bouquet of flowers and a note that calls him a "hero," but the man got a knock on his door from the FBI instead, according to a Florida television station.
Ft. Hood Suspect Nidal Hasan Gets Flowers in Hospital; Sender Gets Visit from FBI
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November 13, 2009 6:30 AM 
WASHINGTON - Whether or not it was a cry for help or a warning of violence to come, the presentation Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan made to medical colleagues a year-and-a half ago was not what it was supposed to be.
In June 2007, Hasan warned colleagues at the Walter Reed Medical Center that the U.S. military should let Muslim soldiers be released as conscientious objectors instead of fighting in wars against other Muslims, in order to "decrease adverse events," according to a report Tuesday in The Washington Post.
Ft. Hood Suspect Nidal Hasan: Muslim Soldiers Should Not Have to Fight Muslims
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In June 2007, Hasan warned colleagues at the Walter Reed Medical Center that the U.S. military should let Muslim soldiers be released as conscientious objectors instead of fighting in wars against other Muslims, in order to "decrease adverse events," according to a report Tuesday in The Washington Post.
November 12, 2009 4:10 PM 
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Will a Little Rock jury deliver a death sentence to the killer of Arkansas news anchor Anne Pressly?
The jury convicted Curtis Lavelle Vance of murder, rape and other charges on Wednesday. It is now weighing whether to impose the death penalty on Vance, who police say admitted to beating the KATV anchorwoman with a wood-handled garden tool.
The attack shattered Pressly's face and sent her into a coma. She never regained consciousness and died five days after the Oct. 20, 2008 attack.
Will Anne Pressly's Killer Curtis Vance Get Death in Anchorwoman Case?
(AP Photo/KATV Television)
The jury convicted Curtis Lavelle Vance of murder, rape and other charges on Wednesday. It is now weighing whether to impose the death penalty on Vance, who police say admitted to beating the KATV anchorwoman with a wood-handled garden tool.
The attack shattered Pressly's face and sent her into a coma. She never regained consciousness and died five days after the Oct. 20, 2008 attack.
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