Crime
House panel moves to curb military sexual assaults
Members of a House panel angry over the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the military took a key step toward tackling the problem by passing legislation Wednesday that would strip commanding officers of their longstanding authority to unilaterally change or dismiss court-martial convictions in rape and assault cases. Lawmakers ...
NC college could lose aid for not reporting crimes
Elizabeth City State University could face the loss of federal financial aid as well as nearly $4.4 million in fines for not reporting more than 120 crimes as required by law. The Daily Advance of Elizabeth City reports (http://bit.ly/12WKkNU) that the Clery Act requires colleges and universities receiving federal funds ...
Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release
The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country. Seated with top military brass and senior officials, an animated Mohammed Morsi lauded the release as a show of ...
Philly police release shooting video, seek info
Philadelphia Police are releasing video from a shooting at a men's club earlier this month and asking the public for any information about two suspects. The video posted online Wednesday (http://bit.ly/14Scx9P ) shows one man shooting an AK-47 in the parking lot of the Purple Orchid Gentlemen's Club in the ...
SERGEANT ACCUSED OF SECRETLY FILMING FEMALE CADETS
c.2013 New York Times News Service WASHINGTON — A sergeant first class on the staff of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets without their consent, sometimes when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower, according to Army officials. The Army ...
Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog
The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog agency and announcing new regulations to fight money laundering and terror financing. The report from the Financial Intelligence Authority showed the agency received six internal reports on suspicious transactions ...
Philly police officer accused of robbing dealer
A Philadelphia police officer has been arrested and charged in federal court with working with another person to set up and rob suspected drug dealers. Prosecutors allege that Officer Jeffrey Walker, a 24-year veteran of the force and longtime narcotics officer, repeatedly spoke this month with an unnamed person who ...
Timeline of events in Jodi Arias murder case
The Jodi Arias murder trial has drawn international attention for its graphic tales of sex and lies. The following is a timeline of some of the key events in the case: — September 2006: Arias and Travis Alexander meet at a Las Vegas work convention and quickly enter into a ...
Faith healers charged with murder after 2nd death
A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son's pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called "eerily similar" circumstances. Herbert and Catherine Schaible ignored a court order to seek medical ...
Woman arraigned in fake rape case in Port Huron
A woman in the Port Huron area has made her first court appearance on a charge of falsely reporting a rape. It's one of two criminal cases for 38-year-old Sara Ylen (WHY'-len). She's also accused of fraud by claiming for years that she had cancer. Ylen was silent during Wednesday's ...
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