Unabomber lawyers push psyche defense in life case
California brief: Theodore Kaczynski’s counsel offered to drop a mental illness defense if schizophrenia could be used to save his life if convicted. The deal was rejected by the government. Judge Garlands Burrell Jr. will rule on psychiatric testimony timing and will decide its role before opening statements set for January in Sacramento. Defense must notify within 10 days if psychiatric evidence will be used in the penalty phase.
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Theodore Kaczynski
U.S
Garland Burrell Jr
Sacramento
Burrell
Kaczynski
Yale student pleads guilty to forging grades for admission
Lon Grammer aged 28 from Los Angeles pleaded guilty to one count of larceny under a plea deal that spares jail time. he faces a three year suspended sentence, five years probation, and around $30,000 restitution for financial aid he obtained. A female suspect pled innocent.
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Yale
Lon Grammer
Los Angeles
Grammer
Federal rape suit reinstated in Fourth Circuit ruling
A divided Fourth Circuit panel revived Christy Brzonkala’s federal Violence Against Women Act case against two Virginia Tech football players. The majority upheld the 1994 law’s legitimacy, while Judge Michael Luttig dissented, saying Congress overstepped its authority. Brzonkala’s mother described her daughter’s reaction as tears of relief.
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Circuit Court of Appeals
Christy Brzonkala
Virginia Tech
Michael Luttig
Congress
Mary Ellen Brzonkala
Parents plead for missing baby's return in Florida
The Aisenbergs, parents of 5-month-old Sabrina snatched from a Bran don crib, urge the abductor to do the right thing as investigators search lakes and woods near their home. Police say the parents are not suspects, and hundreds aided the nationwide effort without leads or a ransom demand.
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Tampa
Fla
Sabrina
Hanukkah
Steven
Marlene Aisenberg
Aisenberg
Cohen
Marlene
Florida
Silver Spring
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
U.S
Nativity camel dies after highway collision in Maryland
Ernie the camel escaped during a Kent Island United Methodist Church Nativity pageant near Stevensville and was struck by a 1998 Volvo on Route 50. Driver Vinit Mody, who grew up in India, missed the animal but collided with its carcass, killing the camel. McQueeney, owner and a local liquor store operator, and his family were involved in the pageant.
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Ernie
Camel
Maryland
Stevensville
Vinit Mody
India
Mody
Columbia
Kent Island United Methodist Church
Kansas
John McQueeney
McQueeney
Shadow
Comics say goodbye to Chris Farley at funeral
AP reports mourners gathered at Queen of Peace Catholic Church for Chris Farley 33 as fellow SNL alumni Dan Aykroyd Chris Rock Adam Sandler Rob Schneider Lorne Michaels and Al Franken attended. Reporters kept out while fans braved cold outside and a wake allowed a few Craig High seniors inside. Farley known for Tommy Boy Black Sheep Beverly Hills Ninja died last week with cause not released amid history of substance abuse.
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Madison
Wis
Chris Farley
Chicago
Dan Aykroyd
Chris Rock
Adam Sandler
Rob Schneider
Tom Arnold
George Wendt
John Goodman
Josh Myers
Farley
Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Craig High School
Janesville
Meyers
SNL
Lorne Michaels
al Franken
Franken
Taiwanese cult awaits Jesus return in UFO in Garland
In a Garland neighborhood 150 members of a Taiwanese sect wait for God via flying saucer. Leader Chen Hon-ming, 42, vows to die if predictions fail and says God will appear March 31. He predicts wars, East Asia collapse, and nuclear blasts beginning January 1999.
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Garland
Tex
Taipei
Texas
Heaven’s Gate
Chen Hon-ming
Chen
Earth
China
Taiwan
East Asia
Middle East
Jesus
Taiwan, Members of the God and Buddha Salvation Foundation
Chen Chi-chin
Capital
Snowbound New Mexico hit by unexpected heavy storm
A winter blast dumped nearly a foot of snow on Roswell and across southeastern New Mexico, stranding travelers on major highways, closing roads, and knocking out power. The National Guard aided with all-terrain vehicles as Gov. Gary Johnson declared a state of emergency. The storm spread eastward into Texas and the Plains, with cold, treacherous conditions and outages affecting tens of thousands.
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N.M
New Mexico
Roswell
National Guard
Gary Johnson
Bill Scaff
Tempe
Ariz
Ohio
Los Angeles
Texas
Price
Thea Bass
Mercury
Pecos
Becky Hamner
Chaves County
Plains
Texas Panhandle
Kansas
Oklahoma Panhandle
Louisiana
California
Santa Barbara
Lancaster
Paso Robles
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Richard Underwood Jr
Underwood
Virginia
Apphote
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Cole Dan
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Dillons
Om Niehoff Htg, & Air, Inc
Lawrence Area
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Prairie Commons
Congressional Circle
Wels
Dave Bales
Iowa
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Dave
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