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News Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling Cuban blogger arrested ahead of Spanish activist's trial UK court rules Abu Hamza can be extradited to US Ex-NFL player Larry Johnson arrested in Vegas Couple Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From USAID Child molester Sandusky likely to speak at sentencing Calif man sentenced for mutilating, killing friend Canada court says not revealing HIV not always a crime Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrested in Cuba: reports BJS Releases Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2012 Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline Ex-Ill. powerbroker sentenced to year in prison Interfaith Group: FBI's $50,000 Reward to Capture Fugitive Northeastern Graduate Spotlights Boston's Extremist Networks Ex-superintendent to be sentenced for test scandal L.A. police chief proposes leniency for some arrested illegal immigrants Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest Man sentenced to death for killing Pa. game warden Actress Daryl Hannah, 78-year-old landowner arrested while protesting oil pipeline in Texas Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal now fugitive Tunisia seeks death penalty over anti-US attacks Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal is fugitive US citizen sentenced to life in Iraqi prison TCU's Pachall arrested on suspicion of DWI Spain says arrested man planned university attacks Ill. powerbroker to be sentenced in shakedown plot Abu Hamza extradited to US after UK ruling Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects who fought for years to avoid facing charges in the United States lost their grounds for appeal and were flown to the U.S. from Britain late Friday, officials said. Full Story Top Cuban blogger arrested ahead of Spanish activist's trial BAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba arrested a dissident blogger and other activists one day before the start of a Spanish activist's high-profile manslaughter trial, a rights advocate said on Friday, in a move the U.S. State Department said is aimed at silencing critics. Blogger Yoani Sanchez, her husband, Reinaldo Escobar, and their driver were taken into custody along with a half dozen other local dissidents on Thursday, said Elizardo Sanchez of the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights. ... Full Story Top UK court rules Abu Hamza can be extradited to US Radical preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri and four other terror suspects who have fought for years to avoid facing charges in the United States have no more grounds for appeal and can be extradited from Britain immediately, Britain's High Court ruled Friday. Full Story Top Ex-NFL player Larry Johnson arrested in Vegas Las Vegas police say former NFL running back Larry Johnson is in jail after he was arrested in a felony domestic violence case involving an ex-girlfriend at a Las Vegas Strip resort. Full Story Top Couple Pleads Guilty to Embezzling From USAID Former USAID contractor, wife plead guilty to embezzling over $1 million from health program Full Story Top Child molester Sandusky likely to speak at sentencing (Reuters) - Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is likely to break a long silence when the former Penn State assistant football coach is sentenced next week, a defense attorney said on Friday. Sandusky, 68, is expected to receive what amounts to a life sentence on Tuesday at Centre County Court in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. He was convicted in June on 45 counts of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period in a scandal that rocked college athletics and riveted national attention on child sexual abuse. ... Full Story Top Calif man sentenced for mutilating, killing friend A judge has sentenced a Northern California man to 47 years in state prison for viciously mutilating and killing his friend after they consumed hallucinogenic mushrooms. Full Story Top Canada court says not revealing HIV not always a crime (Reuters) - Canada's top court said on Friday that failing to tell a sexual partner you have HIV is only sexual assault if there is "a realistic possibility" of transmitting the virus that causes AIDS. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the government's argument that everyone who has HIV should be required to disclose that condition to all sexual partners in any circumstance. ... Full Story Top Dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez arrested in Cuba: reports BAYAMO, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuban authorities have arrested dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez in the eastern city of Bayamo where she traveled to cover the trial of a Spanish political activist facing vehicular homicide charges in the death of another government opponent, according to news reports and bloggers. Sanchez, and husband Reinaldo Escobar, were said to have been detained on Thursday in Bayamo, where officials feared they were going to provoke a "media show" around the trial, according to the reports. ... Full Story Top BJS Releases Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2012 WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2012 which describes BJS's activities to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act, 2010. The report summarizes the comprehensive BJS outreach and collaboration strategy to implement a census of courts operating in Indian country. It presents data from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing, which was conducted by the U.S. ... Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline Actress Daryl Hannah of "Splash" fame was arrested in northeast Texas on Thursday, along with a 78-year-old landowner as the pair protested an oil pipeline designed to bring crude from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Full Story Top Ex-Ill. powerbroker sentenced to year in prison A federal judge sentenced former Illinois powerbroker William Cellini to a year in prison Thursday for conspiring to shake down a movie producer, capping off the last trial to stem from the investigation of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Full Story Top Interfaith Group: FBI's $50,000 Reward to Capture Fugitive Northeastern Graduate Spotlights Boston's Extremist Networks BOSTON, Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Charles Jacobs, President of Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT), a Boston-based interfaith group, today praised the FBI for its recent issuance of a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Northeastern University alumnus and terrorist fugitive Ahmad Abousamra. ... Full Story Top Ex-superintendent to be sentenced for test scandal A former El Paso Independent School District superintendent is scheduled for sentencing Friday in federal court for his participation in a scheme to fraudulently improve high-stakes testing scores of schools in his district by getting rid of students likely to fail those tests. Full Story Top L.A. police chief proposes leniency for some arrested illegal immigrants LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck on Thursday unveiled plans to refrain from handing over illegal immigrants arrested for low-level offenses to federal authorities for potential deportation. The move by Beck represented a victory for immigrant rights activists just days after California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed bill that would have extended statewide an approach similar to what Beck is proposing. Under a federal program launched in 2008 called Secure Communities, U.S. ... Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah arrested in Keystone pipeline protest SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested in Texas on Thursday after she stood in front of an earth-moving machine clearing ground for the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, her representative said. The protest took place outside Winnsboro, Texas, about 80 miles east of Dallas, said Hannah's agent, Paul Bassis. Hannah, 51, a longtime environmental activist, was arrested last year outside the White House in another protest against the pipeline. ... Full Story Top Man sentenced to death for killing Pa. game warden A man convicted of killing a Pennsylvania game warden during a poaching investigation has been sentenced to death. Full Story Top Actress Daryl Hannah, 78-year-old landowner arrested while protesting oil pipeline in Texas HOUSTON - Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested along with a 78-year-old northeast Texas landowner while protesting construction of a pipeline designed to bring crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries. Full Story Top Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal now fugitive A career criminal and convicted rapist whose bail was reduced after a chemist was accused of mishandling drug samples at a state lab failed to show up for a court date and is now a fugitive, authorities said Thursday. Full Story Top Tunisia seeks death penalty over anti-US attacks Tunisian authorities are seeking the death penalty against several suspects who have been detained over attacks on the U.S. Embassy and the neighboring American school last month, defense lawyers said Thursday. Full Story Top Criminal freed over Mass. lab scandal is fugitive Authorities say a career criminal whose bail on drug charges was reduced because of allegations of mishandling of drug samples by a Massachusetts chemist has failed to show up for court and is now a fugitive. Full Story Top US citizen sentenced to life in Iraqi prison An Iraqi court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison on charges of assisting al-Qaida and financing terrorist activities in Iraq, according to a government statement released Thursday. Full Story Top TCU's Pachall arrested on suspicion of DWI TCU quarterback Casey Pachall (PAW'-hall) has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Full Story Top Spain says arrested man planned university attacks Spanish police said Thursday they arrested a man on suspicion that he planned to imitate the 1999 Columbine school killings by planting bombs around a university campus. Full Story Top Ill. powerbroker to be sentenced in shakedown plot The final case to stem from the corruption investigation into imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich comes to a close Thursday, when a multimillionaire who once wielded enormous political influence in the state is expected to face a judge for sentencing. 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