Criminal Sentencing and Punishment
164 people face charges over massacres in Nigeria
Mar 21, 2010 15:58 EDT
Police say 164 people will be charged for their alleged roles in central Nigeria massacres. A Nigerian police spokesman says 164 people will be charged with a variety of offenses, including terrorism, for their suspected roles in the slaughter of more than 200 people in central Nigeria this month.
Colombian narco-terrorist gets 20 years
Mar 20, 2010 14:14 EDT
Colombian narco-terrorist sentenced to 20 years in US prison for role with FARC. A former leader in the Colombian guerrilla group FARC has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
Iran bails top reformist for new year celebration
Mar 20, 2010 12:05 EDT
Iranian authorities temporarily freed a top reformist on Saturday two days after his arrest, so he can join the country's new year celebrations, Fars news agency reported quoting Tehran's prosecutor.
Lebanon charges four with spying for Israel
Mar 20, 2010 12:04 EDT
A Lebanese military judge has charged four people with spying for Israel and providing the Jewish state with details about the army and militant group Hezbollah, a judicial source said on Saturday.
Puntland jails 22 Somali pirates for six years
Mar 20, 2010 09:30 EDT
A court in Bosaso in northern Somalia's breakaway Puntland region on Saturday sentenced 22 pirates to six years in jail, an official said.
Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack
Mar 20, 2010 06:22 EDT
Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway gas attack that killed 13, sickened 6,300. Tokyo subway workers observed a moment of silence Saturday to mark the 15th anniversary of a nerve gas attack by a religious cult, Japan's deadliest act of domestic terrorism.
Member of Texas polygamist sect sentenced 75 years
Mar 19, 2010 22:56 EDT
4th convicted member of Texas polygamist group gets 75-year sentence for child sexual assault. The latest member of a polygamist group whose sprawling West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexual assault of a child.
Ind. man sentenced for 1985 killing of Calif. mom
Mar 19, 2010 22:31 EDT
Ind. man gets 25 years to life for 1985 murder of Calif. mother whose toddler was in next room. An Indiana man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in California prison for the 1985 murder of a single mother in Anaheim.
Man pleads not guilty to Calif. movie stabbing
Mar 19, 2010 20:47 EDT
Man pleads not guilty to stabbing California moviegoer in neck with meat thermometer. A Southern California man has pleaded not guilty to stabbing a moviegoer in the neck with a meat thermometer during a screening of the film "Shutter Island."
Embezzler who got tax credit faces more charges
Mar 19, 2010 19:49 EDT
Embezzler who got $9M business tax credit charged with defrauding neighbor, bond set at $9.2M. A convicted embezzler who snagged more than $9 million in business tax credits from the state of Michigan has been charged with defrauding an elderly neighbor.
Malcom X assassin to walk free after 4 decades
Mar 19, 2010 19:19 EDT
The killer of African-American rights activist Malcolm X will be paroled next month after more than four decades in the prison system, an official said Friday.
APNewsBreak: Calif boosts sex offender tracking
Mar 19, 2010 19:02 EDT
APNewsBreak: Parole agents boost monitoring of paroled sex offenders after high-profile lapses. California parole officials said Friday they have ordered increased monitoring of all sex offenders after recent high-profile lapses, most notably in the case of a young woman who was held captive for 18 years by a convicted rapist.
Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos
Mar 19, 2010 18:51 EDT
Memories of long-lost loved ones revived when Calif. cops release serial killer's photo cache. Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in bell bottoms, bikinis and Farrah Fawcett hair.
American released from Myanmar returns to US soil
Mar 19, 2010 18:48 EDT
Jailed for months in Myanmar, American activist released, flies home to US. A pro-democracy activist jailed for months in Myanmar after trying to visit his sick mother in prison arrived home in the United States on Friday, capping weeks of discussions between the ruling military junta and the U.S. State Department.
Activist freed in Burma returns to US
Mar 19, 2010 17:36 EDT
A US activist freed by Myanmar returned home Friday to be reunited with his fiancee and called for the military regime to release thousands more prisoners.
Fla. mom to get funds to pay for murder defense
Mar 19, 2010 17:34 EDT
Fla. mom to get public funds for murder defense; Lawyers say they've spent more than $200K. A judge ruled Friday that Casey Anthony is indigent and can use public money to help pay for her defense against charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter.
Chicago man sentenced to 60 years in crime spree
Mar 19, 2010 17:26 EDT
Chicago man gets 60 years in prison for eastern Illinois crime spree that left deputy dead. A Chicago man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for his role in a 2007 crime spree in Illinois that left a sheriff's deputy dead.
Accomplice to OC fortuneteller killing sentenced
Mar 19, 2010 17:13 EDT
Accomplice gets 25-to-life for helping murder OC fortuneteller and her daughter. A North Carolina man who helped murder an Orange County fortuneteller and her daughter has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Cops seek more victims through killer's old photos
Mar 19, 2010 17:09 EDT
Memories of long-lost loved ones revived when Calif. cops release serial killer's photo cache. Police have been overwhelmed since they released more than 100 photos found in a serial killer's storage locker, more than 30-year-old pictures of unidentified girls and women in bell bottoms, bikinis and Farrah Fawcett hair.
Conn. murder inmate with cancer declared innocent
Mar 19, 2010 17:02 EDT
Ronald Taylor was handcuffed in a hospital bed where he was being treated for cancer when his lawyer came to tell him a Connecticut judge overturned his conviction in a 1993 killing.
