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Execution delayed

AUSTIN, Texas – The execution of Kimberly McCarthy was postponed by a Texas judge on Tuesday, the day she was to die, to give her lawyers time to argue that racial discrimination played a role in choosing the jury that convicted her. var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true,"data_track_addressbar":true,"data_track_textcopy":true,"ui_atversion":"300"}; var addthis_product... 

US releases secret Watergate files

WASHINGTON ­- Judge John J. Sirica aided the prosecution in pursuing the White House connection to the Democratic headquarters break-in at the Watergate in 1972 by providing the special prosecutor information from a probation report in which one of the burglars said he was acting under orders from top Nixon administration officials, according to once-secret documents released Friday... 

Apple Wins Some, Loses Some

Manila, Philippines – Apple sold more than 2 million units of its downsized (and some critics would readily chime in “downgraded”) iPad during the iPad mini’s first weekend on sale. News like this launches endless nights of sleep deprivation for executives of rival tech companies.  Read More »

Fil-Am nominated NY judge

Manila, Philippines – A second-generation Filipino-American has been nominated as federal district court judge for the Southern District of New York. Lorna Schofield’s name has been recommended by New York Senator Charles Schumer to United States President Barack Obama. Schofield is the only child of a Filipina who migrated to the US during the post-World War II reconstruction... 

Bruno cleared of cocaine charge

A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday dismissed the cocaine possession case against pop star Bruno Mars after he successfully completed court-ordered drug education classes and community service, even exceeding the amount of hours he was told to serve. Clark County District Court Judge Jessie Walsh cleared Bruno of the charge, said Mary Ann Price, court information officer for the 8th Judicial...