Church shooting suspect angry over job search, police say cnn.co.hu 7/28/08KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (CNN) -- The suspect in a fatal shooting at a Knoxville church Sunday was motivated by frustration over being unable to obtain a job and hatred for the liberal movement, police said Monday. church shooting

FBI Chief Criticizes Gun Ruling theday 7/1/08 By Associated Press: Hartford (AP) - Last week's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a constitutional right to own guns for self-defense and hunting may harm efforts to deter violent crime in communities and college campuses, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Monday. gun ruling

R.Kelly Acquitted in Child Pornography Trial enews20 6/15/08By Julia Bonelli: R&B singer R.Kelly left the Cook County Criminal Court Building after a jury declared him not guilty on all 14 counts of child pornography. It took more than six years of pretrial delays for prosecutors to get the 41-year-old Grammy-Award winning R&B singer into court on charges of child pornography. kelly acquitted

Deadly Tokyo stabbing rampage stuff.co.nz 6/8/08A man has driven a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in a popular Tokyo shopping district before going on a stabbing rampage, killing six people, Japanese media reported. The man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians and then attacked passers-by with a knife in Akihabara district, known for its discount electronics and maid cafes, at lunchtime. tokyo stabbing

Investigators dig for remains at Manson ranch us.cnn 5/21/08DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, California (AP) -- Investigators delicately dug with shovels in the desert heat Tuesday in a painstaking hunt for possible victims of Charles Manson and his followers at a ranch where they hid after a 1969 killing spree. manson ranch

Larissa Schuster Guilty in Acid Vat Murder digitalalchemy 5/17/08Larissa Schuster has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her husband, Timothy Schuster, using a vat of acid. But she didn't need to get any ideas from the movies for the gruesome, high-concept idea. The 47-year-old biochemist co-owned a chemical lab with her husband in Clovis, California, and they were in the midst of an acrimonious divorce. acid vat

'Jane Doe' Rape Kits to Go Nationwide abcnews.go 5/14/08By KRISTEN WYATT - Associated Press Writer: ELKTON, Md. (AP) - Starting next year across the country, rape victims too afraid or too ashamed to go to police can undergo an emergency-room forensic rape exam, and the evidence gathered will be kept on file in a sealed envelope in case they decide to press charges. rape nationwide

Authorities to dig at old Manson family ranch images.cnn 5/9/08(CNN) -- Authorities said Friday that they will begin digging for evidence of graves at a California ranch that once was home to the infamous "family" of convicted killer Charles Manson. Soil testing to determine the possible presence of buried bodies was inconclusive, authorities said Friday, so "exploratory excavation" will be done this month, Inyo County Sheriff Bill Lutze said. ranch manson

Almost 100 Arrested in College Drug Bust wltx 5/7/08San Diego, CA (WLTX) -- Authorities say nearly 100 students have been arrested at San Diego State University on drug-related charges. Drugs, cash and guns were seized from sellers and buyers in the bust that followed a five-month undercover operation. drug bust

Police: Mom found 'D.C. Madam' hanged herself e.a.cnn 5/1/08(CNN) -- Deborah Jeane Palfrey, known as the "D.C. Madam," was found dead in Florida on Thursday, according to Tarpon Springs police. Palfrey hanged herself in a storage shed on her mother's property, where she had been staying, according to a police statement. Palfrey's mother, 76-year-old Blanche Palfrey, found the body, police said. madam police

Gov. Paterson 'Surprised' By Bell Verdict 1010wins 4/29/08NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson said Monday that he was 'surprised' by last week's acquittal of three police officers in the fatal shooting of unarmed groom-to-be Sean Bell. Queens State Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman cleared undercover detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora and Marc Cooper Friday of charges including manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and assault in the Nov. 26, 2006, shooting near a Queens strip club where Bell, 23, had just left his bachelor party. bell verdict

wcbstv.com - NYC In Shock After Sean Bell Trial blogsnow 4/28/08 NEW YORK (CBS) ― In what marked the end of one of the most high-profile police-involved shooting trials in New York City history, a judge on Friday acquitted three NYPD detectives of all charges in the shooting death of 23-year-old Sean Bell. The unarmed groom was gunned down in a hail of 50 bullets outside a Queens strip club on what would have been his wedding day in November 2006. sean bell

Police: Dad confesses to holding daughter captive 24 years fe66.news.sp1.yahoo 4/28/08AMSTETTEN, Austria - Austrian police say a man has confessed to imprisoning his daughter for 24 years and fathering seven children with her. Police say the man kept his daughter — now 42 — in a windowless cell in the basement of his home. Earlier Monday, authorities released photos of the cell showing the thick soundproofed door leading to it. police daughter