Mass. mobster's lawyer to argue for delay in trial
AP Legal Affairs Writer
BOSTON (AP) - Lawyers for mobster James "Whitey" Bulger were headed to court Thursday to argue that his trial should be delayed until next November.
Bulger, the former leader of the Winter Hill Gang, is accused of playing a role in 19 murders. After spending 16 years on the run as one of
...Israel fesses up: We killed Arafat deputy in 1988
JERUSALEM (AP) - Lifting a nearly 25-year veil of secrecy, Israel is admitting that it killed the deputy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a 1988 raid in Tunis.
Israel has long been suspected of assassinating Khalil al-Wazir, who was better known by his nom de guerre Abu Jihad. But only Thursday did the country's military censor clear the
...Obama making up for lost time after storm hiatus
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama dives back into campaigning after three days immersed in managing the federal response to the storm that battered the East Coast. The contours of the presidential race remain much the same, with Obama and Republican Mitt Romney locked in a tight contest and
...New judge appointed in Knoxville torture-slayings
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A new judge will review the orders for new trials for three men convicted in the 2007 torture and slaying of a young Knoxville couple.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/TYDrLv ) the state Supreme Court Chief Justice on Wednesday appointed Senior Judge Walter Kurtz to take over the cases from Special Judge
...Miss. tax preparer agrees to injunction
ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) - A federal court has permanently barred Cynthia H. Carter of Columbus from preparing federal tax returns for others.
Court documents show Carter consented to the order without admitting to the allegations against her. The order issuing the injunction was signed Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock.
The government
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