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OJ Simpson testifies in bid for new Vegas trial |
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Written by KEN RITTER & LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 14:01 |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies.
Simpson took the stand to testify about his legal representation by attorney Yale Galanter in the case involving a strange hotel room confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers that led to a robbery-kidnap conviction.
Under questioning by his co-counsel, Patricia Palm, Simpson began discussing his background with Galanter.
"Yale had a good relationship with the media," Simpson said.
"I was in the media a lot. He was able to refute many of the tabloid stories," Simpson said with a laugh. "He sort of liked doing it; he told me he did."
The 65-year-old former football star and actor, now with short graying hair, receding hairline and dressed in drab prison blue scrubs, spoke clearly and confidently as he also recounted events leading up to the confrontation in a hotel room where the dealers had Simpson footballs and family photos.
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California hikers won't have to pay $160,000 rescue costs |
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Written by Associated Press
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:05 |
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two hikers lost for days in the Southern California wilderness won't be charged the $160,000 it took to find them.
The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/13wreAd ) reports county supervisors made that decision in closed session on Tuesday. Board of Supervisors Chairman Shawn Nelson tells City News Service he thinks there's no legal way to force the hikers to reimburse their rescue costs — even though one is charged with a drug crime.
Nineteen-year-old Nicolas Cendoya and 18-year-old Kyndall Jack were rescued from the Cleveland National Forest last month after spending several days there without food or much water.
Authorities say methamphetamine was later found in Cendoya's car. He's been charged with felony possession and could get up to three years in prison if convicted.
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Information from: The Orange County Register, http://www.ocregister.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:06 |
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North Korea: American starts life at 'special prison' |
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Written by Associated Press
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 06:16 |
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life at a "special prison," state media said Wednesday.
Kenneth Bae entered the prison Tuesday, the official Korean Central News Agency said in a short dispatch, but no other new details were provided about the American arrested in November who Pyongyang accuses of trying to establish an anti-Pyongyang base in the North. Two South Korean experts on North Korean law said they didn't know what a "special prison" was.
A North Korean academic, using information provided by the government, told The Associated Press earlier this week that Bae had told his family in a phone call that he couldn't appeal his April 30 sentence and that they should urge Washington to push for his amnesty. There has been no statement from Bae, however, a Washington state man who friends say was based in a Chinese border city and traveled frequently to North Korea both as a tour operator and to feed orphans.
North Korea has recently released several statements about Bae, and outside analysts have said Pyongyang is likely using him as bait to win diplomatic concessions in a standoff over its nuclear weapons program. North Korea denies this.
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Russia's FSB: Another alleged U.S. spy expelled |
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Written by NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 10:03 |
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MOSCOW (AP) — Russian state television has aired footage provided by Russia's security services claiming that another alleged American spy was expelled earlier this year.
Russia on Tuesday ordered a U.S. diplomat to leave the country after the FSB claimed to have caught him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent in Moscow. The FSB alleges that Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy, works for the CIA.
In the footage aired Wednesday, a man identified only as an FSB operative and sitting in near darkness said a "CIA operative" was expelled in January.
The U.S. Embassy had no immediate comment.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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Soldier in sexual assault office accused of abuse |
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Written by ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Write
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013 05:57 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A soldier assigned to coordinate a sexual assault prevention program in Texas is under investigation for "abusive sexual contact" and other alleged misconduct and has been suspended from his duties, the Army announced Tuesday.
Just last week an Air Force officer who headed a sexual assault prevention office was himself arrested on charges of groping a woman in a parking lot.
The Army said a sergeant first class, whose name was not released, is accused of pandering, abusive sexual contact, assault and maltreatment of subordinates. He is being investigated by the Army Criminal Investigation Command. No charges have been filed.
He had been assigned as an equal opportunity adviser and coordinator of a sexual harassment-assault prevention program at the Army's 3rd Corps headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, when the allegation arose, the Army said.
"To protect the integrity of the investigative process and the rights of all persons involved, no more information will be released at this time," an Army statement said.
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