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Maine town abuzz after john suspect names released

Maine town abuzz after john suspect names released
By CLARKE CANFIELDAssociated Press KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - The first batch of more than 100 men accused of paying a fitness instructor for sex were laying low after police began releasing their names in a small New England town where rumors have run rampant for weeks. Police on Monday released

Ex-DEA Chief Urges AG To Speak Out On Marijuana

Ex-DEA Chief Urges AG To Speak Out On Marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials in the law enforcement community opposed to legalizing marijuana are urging Attorney General Eric Holder to speak out before election day against three state ballot initiatives that would do just that.    In response, Justice Department spokeswoman Allison

Ex-DEA chief urges AG to speak out on marijuana

Ex-DEA chief urges AG to speak out on marijuana
WASHINGTON (AP) - Officials in the law enforcement community opposed to legalizing marijuana are urging Attorney General Eric Holder to speak out before election day against three state ballot initiatives that would do just that. In response, Justice Department spokeswoman Allison Price says the

Firefighter, homeless man accused of Vegas slaying

Firefighter, homeless man accused of Vegas slaying
By KEN RITTERAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas casino waitress. A homeless hitman. An estranged husband angry enough to have his wife killed. That was the recipe for a plot police say led to the arrest of a firefighter accused of masterminding a brutal murder-for-hire, then crashing

UPDATE: Mom Gets 99 Years In Prison For GLUING Tot's Hands To Wall

UPDATE: Mom Gets 99 Years In Prison For GLUING Tot's Hands To Wall
DALLAS (AP) - A Dallas woman who beat her 2-year-old daughter and glued the toddler's hands to a wall was sentenced Friday to 99 years in prison. Elizabeth Escalona faced from probation to life in prison, and prosecutors had sought 45 years behind bars. Family members in the courtroom

Nelly detained after cops find drugs, gun at infamous Texas checkpoint

Nelly detained after cops find drugs, gun at infamous Texas checkpoint
By Kate Stanhope, When will celebrities learn to stay away from Sierra Blanca, Texas?

Nelly detained after cops find drugs, gun at infamous Texas checkpoint

Nelly detained after cops find drugs, gun at infamous Texas checkpoint
By Kate Stanhope, When will celebrities learn to stay away from Sierra Blanca, Texas?

Source: Mexican teen killed by US BP agent

Source: Mexican teen killed by US BP agent
By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - A U.S. Border Patrol agent opened fire on a group of people throwing rocks from across the Mexican border, killing a teenage boy and eliciting outrage from the Mexican government over the use of lethal force, authorities said Thursday. The agents

Wash. could become first state to OK pot sales

Wash. could become first state to OK pot sales
By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops. It might not clear up more than a decade of confusion that resulted from the state's medical

Washington Could Become First State To OK Pot Sales...What Do You Think About This?

Washington Could Become First State To OK Pot Sales...What Do You Think About This?
SEATTLE (AP) - Washington state is on the verge of becoming the first in the nation to let adults over 21 buy taxed, inspected marijuana at state-licensed shops.    Supporters of Initiative 502 say allowing recreational pot sales could make drug laws a little more reasonable, prevent