From The Wire
Deputy Allegedly Took Bribes To Run Drugs
HOUSTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A Texas deputy has been charged with taking bribes to escort cocaine shipments through Laredo. Eduardo Garcia, 44, was arrested Monday, the San Antonio Express-News reported. He faces years in prison if he is convicted of bribery and unauthorized access to the law enforcement computer system. Federal prosecutors in Houston […]
Tymoshenko Lawyer Kept Out Of Trial
KIEV, Ukraine, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A court in Ukraine refused Wednesday to allow former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko’s lawyer to return to the trial. The court also denied a defense motion to remove prosecutors from the case, Interfax-Ukraine reported. Tymoshenko said prosecutors Lilia Frolova and Oleksandr Mykytenko violated the country’s constitution and laws by […]
Lebanon Monitoring Israeli Border Activity
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 10 (UPI) — The Lebanese military announced it was put on high alert after Israeli forces allegedly advanced several hundred feet across the border. The Lebanese military said it deployed a unit to the border to monitor Israeli activity. The military claimed about a dozen members of the Israeli military advanced more […]
Evidence Found In Missing Mo. Child Case
SENATH, Mo., Aug. 10 (UPI) — Police said Wednesday they were investigating a new piece of evidence that may be tied to the disappearance of 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez of Senath, Mo. Police declined to discuss the nature of the evidence, The Daily Dunklin Democrat in Kennet reported Wednesday. “We’re out south of Senath” searching the […]
U.S Airstrike Kills Chinook Attackers
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan killed the insurgents thought to be responsible for an attack on a helicopter that killed 38 people, officials said Wednesday. Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen said the military in Afghanistan tracked the insurgents after they shot down the NATO Chinook helicopter during the […]
U.S.: Cancer Researcher Falsified Data
BOSTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A researcher at the Boston University School of Medicine Cancer Research Center fabricated data in two papers published in scientific journals, authorities say. Federal authorities say former BU Assistant Professor Sheng Wang engaged in research misconduct in projects supported by two federal grants from the National Cancer Institute, The Boston […]
Man Sues Over Police Dog Bite To Groin
GRETNA, La., Aug. 10 (UPI) — A man says his civil rights were violated by a Gretna, La., police officer whose police dog bit into his groin area and virtually severed his penis. Cody Melancon filed a lawsuit against the Gretna Police Department alleging the injury occurred when the officer loosed his dog onto Melancon […]
Priest Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 10 (UPI) — A Roman Catholic priest in Missouri has been indicted on federal child pornography charges. The indictment handed up Tuesday charges the Rev. Shawn Francis Ratigan still took sexually suggestive photographs months after church officials removed him from a parish position and ordered him to stay away from children, […]
Crime Matriarch Gets 26 Years For Murder
MELBOURNE, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Judy Moran, matriarch of an Australian crime family, denied participating in the killing of her brother-in-law as she was sentenced Wednesday to 26 years. The man who shot Des “Tuppence” Moran, Geoffrey “Nutts” Armour, received the same sentence, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Judy Moran was convicted in March of […]
King Says 'headwinds' Are Gaining Strength
LONDON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Bank of England Gov. Mervyn King said Wednesday public and private debt is a mounting barrier to economic growth, which has already turned sluggish. In remarks accompanying the August inflation report, King said, “There are a number of headwinds to world and domestic growth over the forecast period, not least […]
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