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Prosecutors seek properties from Alamo's ministry

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:33 PM

FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday filed court papers to seize more than two dozen properties associated with imprisoned Arkansas evangelist Tony Alamo to help pay the $2.5 million in restitution he owes to women he took as his "brides" when they were children.

Alamo is serving a 175-year prison sentence for taking girls as young as age 8 across state lines for sex. He also ordered to pay restitution, but U.S. Attorney Conner Eldridge said Alamo has made no payments.


Ex-Saints TE Shockey settles tax credits claims

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:20 PM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey has reached a settlement with a former teammate he sued over a bogus investment deal.

A court filing Monday says Shockey and former Saints defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs both resolved their claims against former Saints long snapper Kevin Houser. Terms were confidential.

Several teammates and coaches sued Houser for allegedly advising them to invest roughly $1.9 million to buy nonexistent tax credits from a defunct movie studio.


Apple unveils music streaming service

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:19 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've listened to and what they've purchased on iTunes.

Apple said iTunes Radio will be available this fall in the U.S. It will be free with advertisements included, although subscribers of Apple's iTunes Match music-storage service will get a commercial-free version of iTunes Radio. That service costs $25 a year.


Court date Wednesday in Cleveland kidnapping case

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:16 PM

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland man charged with holding three women captive in his home for a decade and raping them has another court date.

Court officials have scheduled a Wednesday arraignment for 52-year-old Ariel Castro on more than 300 charges including murder, kidnapping and rape.

An indictment returned Friday charges Castro with aggravated murder in a miscarriage that allegedly resulted from a captive woman being starved and punched in the stomach.


Conn. lawmakers join fight over who was 1st to fly

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:13 PM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's leading role in aviation has never been disputed, but legislators have passed a bill insisting that a Connecticut aviator flew two years before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

The measure is the latest twist in an effort to credit the first successful airplane flight to German-born aviator and Bridgeport resident Gustave Whitehead.


Ruling expected in July on NFL concussions lawsuit

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 03:10 PM

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge in Philadelphia plans to rule next month on whether former players can sue the National Football League over concussion-related injuries.

The NFL wants the complaints handled in arbitration, not in court.

Lawyers for more than 4,200 players say in their lawsuits that the league hid the known risks of concussions and rushed players back into the game.

Senior U.S. District Judge Anita Brody says she expects to issue her ruling July 22 on whether the lawsuits can go forward.


Former Rep. Barbara Vucanovich of Nev. dies at 91

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 02:52 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Barbara Vucanovich, who was the first woman to represent Nevada in Congress and went on to serve the sprawling, rural 2nd Congressional District for 14 years, died Monday after a brief illness, family members said. She was 91.

Vucanovich died at an assisted living complex in Reno less than two weeks before her 92nd birthday, after breaking her pelvis in February and never fully recovering, according to her daughter, Patty Cafferata.

The Republican was remembered as a warm-hearted trailblazer.


Hillary Clinton joins Twitter

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 02:28 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter, meet (at)HillaryClinton.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined Twitter on Monday, describing herself with a dash of humor as a "pantsuit aficionado" and a "hair icon."


Rapper 2 Chainz robbed at gunpoint in San Fran

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 02:12 PM

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police say platinum-selling rapper 2 Chainz was robbed in San Francisco just hours before he was scheduled to perform at a concert.

Sgt. Dennis Toomer says the hip-hop star, whose real name is Tauheed Epps, was walking with five members of his entourage near downtown on Sunday afternoon. They were approached by three men, one of them holding a handgun.

Toomer says one shot was fired as the rapper had his cellphone and wallet with credit cards and cash inside stolen.


Gbagbo-allied youth leader arrested in Ivory Coast

POSTED BY: Associated Press
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 02:09 PM

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A government spokesman in Ivory Coast says that authorities had arrested a youth leader from former President Laurent Gbagbo's political party on suspicion that he was involved in "destabilization activities" last month.

Bruno Kone said Monday the arrest of Justin Koua was carried out Friday and that police were continuing to investigate to see if there was enough evidence to charge him. He declined to provide details.


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