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The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use.

OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed robbery case.

Administration had little interest Obama's mantra of 'just get all the facts'

Abortion opponents filed an appeal Friday seeking to stop a Planned Parenthood clinic proposed for a downtown office building.

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By Kim Barker and Justin Elliott, ProPublica

The IRS division responsible for flagging tea party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and experts say.

Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.

New Delhi, May 17: Delhi police sources today claimed the arrested cricketers and bookies had linked two other players with match-fixing and named four team-mates who apparently spurned an invite from bookmakers to a party.

Mumbai, May 17: Two elderly and apparently ailing 1993 Bombay blasts convicts face arrest for failing to surrender within the Supreme Court-set deadline today.

In a town possessed of more than its fair share of residents with impressive credentials, Hannah Yelland manages to stand out. Yes, Washington is home to ambassadors and generals and Cabinet secretaries galore. Lots of locals can be introduced to one another as "the honorable . . . " But how many walk into a room or sit down to a dinner as "the Tony-nominated actress"?

It turns out the question that led Lois Lerner to disclose the IRS's wrongdoing was planted by none other than Lerner herself. Celia Roady, the lawyer whose question led Lerner to disclose the committee's wrongful targeting of conservative groups, said ... Continue reading ->

By JOHN MILLER

BOISE, Idaho - He was a Russian-speaking truck driver in Idaho, among hundreds of Uzbekistan natives for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country in the past decade.

But federal officials say in an indictment that Fazliddin Kurbanov also was teaching people to build bombs that would target public transportation.

It's unclear whether those alleged targets were domestic or abroad - or even how far Kurbanov would have gone. Prosecutors said Friday only that they believe he is no longer a threat.

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BOSTON -- The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eight-year prison sentence she received for helping Bulger during his 16 years as a fugitive.

A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it found no basis to change the sentence that Catherine Greig received after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. The panel included retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia.

A political firestorm was ignited after a secret video was shown to reporters that allegedly shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack, and now Gawker has started a crowdfunding campaign to make the video public.

Life on the run for the internet sensation known as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" ended when he asked for a cup of coffee. A Starbucks employee was credited Friday with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, wanted in the beating death of a man nearly three times his age.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The lawyer who defended O.J. Simpson on armed robbery charges delivered a potentially heavy blow to the former football star's bid for a new trial Friday, testifying that Simpson knew his buddies had guns on them when he went to a hotel room to reclaim some sports memorabilia.

Ever since my son Aaron was born in 2004 with cerebral palsy, I have had to fight his corner but the biggest fight has been for his education. When Aaron was five I began a long court battle with my local authority, challenging their decision not to send my son to the school I felt was best for him. It was a gruelling time in my life, a long and arduous battle I mainly fought alone. A year and a half later I had my week in court. I was grilled by a lawyer and had to listen to numerous witnesses most of whom were not on my side but I won.

Caleb 'Kai' McGillvary gained a measure of fame in February after intervening in an attack on a California utility worker'