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Bulger trial: The hit man of Country Club Lane

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th

By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press MILFORD, Mass. (AP) - He parks his silver Mercedes-Benz sedan behind his condo, below a deck decorated with white and pink flowers, where a couple of small dogs bark at the few passers-by. It's inside this wooded golf course community where neighbors of John

Police: Disabled Pa. man who died suffered neglect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man with Down syndrome was so severely neglected by his family that his body was covered in scabies and he weighed just 69 pounds when he died, police said in charging his mother and two sisters with murder. Robert Gensiak had open sores down to the

Bulger, Gandolfini: Mob makes headlines this week

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th

By The Associated Press The death in Italy of James Gandolfini, who played Mafia boss Tony Soprano on the popular HBO show "The Sopranos," was part of an unusual convergence of mob-related news making headlines this week. Here's a look: JAMES GANDOLFINI'S DEATH Gandolfini, whose portrayal

Dotcom 'in tears' after Megaupload files deleted

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was "in tears" after a European company deleted all the data it was hosting from his shuttered file-sharing site. Netherlands-based LeaseWeb announced it had deleted all Megaupload files from 630 servers. LeaseWeb said in

Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania woman and her two daughters were charged Wednesday with murder in the death of their 32-year-old son and brother, who had Down syndrome, after officials said he was severely neglected and underfed, weighing just 69 pounds when he died. Robert Gensiak's body

Italian icons find no respite from tax man

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By COLLEEN BARRYAssociated Press MILAN (AP) - Sophia Loren wore green silk and sunglasses for her date with the taxman, Luciano Pavarotti a suit and sneakers. Diego Maradona gave up his diamond stud earring to pay off a tax debt. Some of Italy's most well-heeled residents have come under the

UPDATE: Crash On Spokane's South Hill At Freya & 35th

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

UPDATE: Authorities say that a tan SUV was heading west on 35th on Wednesday afternoon when the driver ran a stop sign at Freya. A blue SUV that was headed south on Freya hit the tan SUV causing the vehicle to flip over. There were two people in the overturned SUV, a woman and a little girl. They

Turkish official approves 'standing man' protest

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By SUZAN FRASERAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey's deputy prime minister gave a nod of approval on Wednesday to a new form of peaceful resistance that is spreading through Turkey. Although police dispersed pockets of protesters who set up barricades in two Turkish cities overnight,

A guide to the life and mystery of Jimmy Hoffa

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

By COREY WILLIAMSAssociated Press DETROIT (AP) - The FBI has spent this week digging up a field in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared 38 years ago. He was last seen outside a restaurant about 20 miles from the digging site where he was to

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 19th

MILAN (AP) - A Milan court on Wednesday convicted the designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of tax evasion. They were found guilty of failing to declare 200 million euros ($268 million) through a Luxembourg company to authorities and given a one year and eight months suspended jail sentence