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LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — Attorney Shawn Holley agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan again only if the U.S. actress pays $150,000 she owes her for prior work, TMZ reported. Holley set
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LOS ANGELES, May 7 (UPI) — Attorney Shawn Holley agreed to represent Lindsay Lohan again only if the U.S. actress pays $150,000 she owes her for prior work, TMZ reported. Holley set
AURORA, Colo., May 7 (UPI) — Attorneys for James Holmes, the former graduate student accused of the Aurora, Colo., theater massacre, notified a court Tuesday he intends an insanity plea. In their
BRADENTON, Fla., May 7 (UPI) — A suspect was apprehended minutes after a man wielding a machete-like knife robbed a Bank of America branch in Bradenton, Fla., authorities said. The Manatee County
CHICAGO, May 7 (UPI) — Two Chicago aldermen are demanding to know why a police officer removed for official misconduct in 2008 is still on the city payroll. John Haleas was stripped
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 7 (UPI) — A former Dallas Cowboys player had a part in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of $25 million, federal officials say. Michael Kiselak, who played
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, May 7 (UPI) — One-time drug dealer Carroll Joe “Outlaw” Parr was executed in Texas Tuesday for killing a teenager over a marijuana purchase outside a convenience store. Parr, 35,
FARGO, N.D., May 7 (UPI) — Two huskies got into a North Dakota State University research barn overnight and killed or mauled a dozen sheep, campus police said Tuesday. Campus police Lt.
MONTEVIDEO, Minn., May 6 (UPI) — A western Minnesota man was arrested after the FBI said it raided his home and found Molotov cocktails, suspected pipe bombs and guns. The FBI announced
NEW YORK, May 6 (UPI) — Nearly two years after Casey Anthony was acquitted of killing her daughter, Caylee, Florida Judge Belvin Perry said he was shocked at the jury’s verdict. Perry,
CHICAGO, May 6 (UPI) — A father and son were arrested for allegedly violating U.S. laws that prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the Justice Department said. The father, a
BERLIN, May 6 (UPI) — A 93-year-old German man was arrested Monday, suspected of committing war crimes while a Nazi death camp guard during World War II. Authorities who took Hans Lipschis
ATLANTA, May 6 (UPI) — Otis Nixon, who played for nine major league teams during a 17-year career, is facing crack cocaine charges in Georgia, authorities say. A Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office
JOHANNESBURG, South Korea, May 6 (UPI) — The South African detective who investigated the death of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend says he is convinced the Olympian intentionally killed her. Hilton Botham, who is
NEWARK, N.J., May 6 (UPI) — Rapper-actress Lauryn Hill, sentenced to jail Monday in New Jersey for evading federal taxes, likened having to pay taxes to slavery. A judge in Newark ordered
BOSTON, May 6 (UPI) — Robel Phillipos, charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings, was released Monday on $100,000 bond, court officials said. The 19-year-old college student is one
OAKLAND PARK, Fla., May 6 (UPI) — A 6-year-old Florida girl was in critical but stable condition after being accidentally shot in the chest by her 13-year-old brother, officials said. The Broward
CHICAGO, May 6 (UPI) — A bicyclist in Chicago, 16, was shot and killed by police as he fired at pedestrians and then at officers pursuing him, authorities said. Tywon Jones was
KANSAS CITY, Kan., May 5 (UPI) — A woman was killed after falling out of a party bus and being run over by another vehicle in Kansas City, Kan., police said. The
MUMBAI, May 5 (UPI) — A nurse who had acid thrown at her face in Mumbai is in critical condition in the hospital’s intensive care unit, her family said Sunday. Preeti Rathi,
PHILADELPHIA, May 5 (UPI) — A guide dog interrupted a burglary and saved a 54-year-old blind woman from a potential gas explosion in Philadelphia, police said. The woman was awakened by her
NEW DELHI, May 5 (UPI) — The trial of six defendants charged with raping a woman on a bus in India will conclude at the end of the month, the head of
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., May 5 (UPI) — Flagstaff, Ariz., firefighters fought wild fires for a second consecutive day and officials said they believe the fires were set by at least one arsonist. The
FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 5 (UPI) — A limousine caught fire while crossing a bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area, killing five women and injuring four on their way to a
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif., May 5 (UPI) — Gunfire broke out near a McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in East Palo Alto, Calif., Sunday afternoon, leaving six people wounded, authorities said. Menlo Park Fire
MURRAY, Utah, May 5 (UPI) — A Utah soccer referee died after spending a week in a coma allegedly brought on by a punch from a 17-year-old goalie during a match, officials
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) — Los Angeles city officials cited musician Chris Brown for graffiti murals covering the walls outside his Hollywood Hills home, TMZ reported. The concrete walls are covered
PITTSBURGH, May 4 (UPI) — Investigators said they are treating the “highly suspicious” death of a Pittsburgh doctor from apparent cyanide poisoning as a homicide. Investigators said it would take a few
LOS ANGELES, May 3 (UPI) — A Michael Jackson family lawyer said the first week of testimony showed the U.S. pop star’s promoter was lax in hiring Jackson’s doctor and liable in
WASHINGTON, May 3 (UPI) — An international cybercriminal was extradited from Thailand to the United States to face charges for his role in creating “SpyEye” malware, U.S. officials said. Hamza Bendelladj, an
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 3 (UPI) — A Florida high school band director was arrested for sexual assault after police investigated his relationship with a female student, court records show. Martin Anthony
CHICAGO, May 3 (UPI) — Prosecutors Friday successfully fought an order that would have released a Chicago-area teenager accused of planning to join a terrorist group to house arrest. U.S. District Judge
TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, May 3 (UPI) — A referee who was punched in the head by a 17-year-old player during a Utah youth soccer game was in extremely critical condition Friday, doctors said.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill., May 3 (UPI) — Authorities in Illinois said a 22-year-old woman allegedly pepper sprayed and robbed a 14-year-old who hired her to have sex with him. Cook County Assistant
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) — In defense of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says 75 percent of violent crimes are committed by African Americans. In a televised
NEWARK, N.J., May 2 (UPI) — A woman convicted in the 1973 slaying of a New Jersey state trooper has been named to the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list. Joanne Chesimard, who
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 2 (UPI) — The American Civil Liberties Union says it has sued a police department in Michigan for arresting people for trespassing who had not committed a crime.
NEW YORK, May 2 (UPI) — Reese Witherspoon pleaded no contest Thursday to charges tied to her arrest after her husband was stopped in Atlanta for alleged drunken driving, TMZ reported. Husband
LOS ANGELES, May 2 (UPI) — Actress Lindsay Lohan apparently fled to Los Angeles International Airport Thursday instead of checking into a court-mandated rehab center, a prosecutor said. “I hear she’s on
CHICAGO, May 3 (UPI) — A federal judge Thursday ordered house arrest for a Chicago teenager charged with planning to travel to Syria to fight with a terrorist group. But Abdella Ahmed
OCALA, Fla., May 1 (UPI) — Florida police said a 21-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly stealing a skateboard and a watch from a 14-year-old boy. The Ocala Police Department said