Court upholds McVeigh conviction in federal appeal
A federal appeals court rejected Timothy McVeigh’s appeal claims that victims relatives testimony skewed the verdict and sentence. The court also denied eight other challenges including pretrial publicity juror misconduct and other testimony. McVeigh was convicted of murder conspiracy and weapons charges for the April 19 1995 bombing that killed 168 people at the Alfred P Murrah Building.
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Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
U.S. doubts North Korea satellite claim over Japan launch
The State Department questioned North Korea's assertion that last week's launch over Japan was a satellite, saying U.S. agencies judged it a missile. Analysts have not seen an object in orbit matching North Korea's data, but the test shows Pyongyang can deliver a payload at very long range.
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North Korea
Japan
U.S
James P. Rubin
California launches Iridium satellites to complete system
Five satellites were launched on a Boeing Delta II rocket to finish the $5 billion Iridium global communications network. The Delta II lifted at 12:13 p.m. CDT, carrying a cluster into polar orbit to support 74 satellites offering wireless telephone data fax and paging services worldwide.
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Florida
Air Force and
Motorola Corp
McDougal faces embezzlement theft forgery trial opens
In Santa Monica Susan McDougal, once linked to Whitewater, goes on trial on a dozen counts including embezzlement theft forgery credit card fraud and tax charges. Prosecutor says she used funds from 1989 to 1992 while employed by Zu bin Mehta and wife Nancy. defense claims fabrication by the Mehtas.
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Cauiz
Whitewater
Susan McDougal
Arkansas
Jeffrey Lemon
McDougal
Zubin Mehta
Nancy
Mark Geragos
Nancy Mehta
Mehtas
Geragos
Lemon
James
Los Angeles
Mehta
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Mehtas’ Benefit
Plea in 7-year-old murder ends death penalty risk
In Las Vegas, 19-year-old former honor student Jeremy Strohmeyer pleads guilty to molesting and strangling 7-year-old Sherrice Iverson at the Primm Madonna casino on the California Nevada line. He receives life in prison without parole. prosecutors cited video and his confession.
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Jeremy Strohmeyer
Shertice Iverson
Long Beach
Calif
Nevada
Strohmeyer
Dist
Atty
Stewart Bell
Leslie Abramson
David Cash Jr
Cash
Ms. Abramson
Mark Werksman
University of California At Berkeley
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