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Charades are over for Rockefeller Impostor

Charades are over for Rockefeller Impostor
By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - In his world of pretense, the little man in spectacles became many fabulous people from royalty to a Rockefeller until his charades finally ended with a conviction under his true name - Christian Gerhartsreiter - a German immigrant guilty

Rockefeller impostor on trial for murder

Rockefeller impostor on trial for murder
By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - To his neighbors in an upscale Pasadena suburb, he was the man from nowhere, a newcomer who joined the church, ingratiated himself to elderly residents and called himself Chris Chichester. They invited the stranger into their homes in San

Building enough engineers to meet future demand must start early

Building enough engineers to meet future demand must start early
By Celia BakerProvided by Deseret News Service Joshua Peterson's home is east of the small Utah town of Monticello, among the pinto bean farms that stretch toward the Colorado border. Thanks to an educational hobby -- robotics -- the lanky 18-year-old has already seen a bit of the world,

Building enough engineers to meet future demand must start early

Building enough engineers to meet future demand must start early
By Celia BakerProvided by Deseret News Service Joshua Peterson's home is east of the small Utah town of Monticello, among the pinto bean farms that stretch toward the Colorado border. Thanks to an educational hobby -- robotics -- the lanky 18-year-old has already seen a bit of the world,

Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal

Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal
By FRANCES D'EMILIOAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) - A Vatican computer expert accused of helping the pope's former butler steal secret correspondence did not know the man well and had little motive to risk his 20 years on the job for him, a defense lawyer argued Monday at the start

Thai man acquitted of insulting king on Facebook

Thai man acquitted of insulting king on Facebook
BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai criminal court has acquitted a 41-year-old computer programmer of charges that he insulted the country's king on Facebook. Surapak Puchaisaeng has been in jail since September 2011, when he was arrested after being accused of setting up a Facebook account that had

Moscow court frees 1 of 3 Pussy Riot members

Moscow court frees 1 of 3 Pussy Riot members
By NATALIYA VASILYEVAAssociated Press MOSCOW (AP) - One jailed member of the punk band Pussy Riot unexpectedly walked free from a Moscow courtroom, but the other two now head toward a harsh punishment for their irreverent protest against President Vladimir Putin: a penal colony. The split

Woman behind 'Centipede' recalls game icon's birth

Woman behind 'Centipede' recalls game icon's birth
By BARBARA ORTUTAYAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Dona Bailey was working as a computer programmer at General Motors when she heard the Pretenders song "Space Invader" and fell in love with it. The year was 1980. She had no clue about video games. A friend