Satmar Hasidim Joins Iranian Conference

Few images from the gathering of Holocaust deniers in Tehran, Iran, this week were as bewildering as those of Iran's rabidly anti-Israeli president embracing men with broad-brimmed black hats and side curls.

Lawyer says: I'm innocent of marijuana charges

The chief lawyer for the City of Newburgh calmly explained his arrest last night as a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Drunk in Court

A Little Rock woman facing her fifth drunken-driving charge in the span of a year - and third in less than a month - showed up to a court appearance drunk

Mosque Members on Trial

Lawyers for two Muslim men arrested in a money-laundering sting argued Tuesday that the terrorism-related case is based on deceptive evidence presented in a post-Sept. 11 climate of fear.

Soldier Charged in Fragging Deaths

Martinez, 37, of Troy, is accused of killing 1st Lt. Lou Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa., and Capt. Phil Esposito, 30, of Suffern, with a claymore mine on June 7, 2005, at Forward Operating Base Danger, a converted palace in Tikrit, Iraq.

West Point Cadet Guilty of Rape

A senior at the U.S. Military Academy will spend the next eight years behind bars for the rape and attempted rape of two former cadets.

Crazy Like a Fox

How Hugo Chávez turned Bush bashing into a global political movement--backed by a lot of oil

Click Fraud Growing

Google, the search leader, agreed to pay $90 million to settle a click fraud class-action suit--with up to $30 million of that allocated for legal costs.

'Teflon Don' Rare Appearance in Court

Donald Boehm made a rare, brief court appearance yesterday, turning up in Orange County Surrogate Court for a conference on the estate of his cousin Fredric Warmers.

Grand Jury Hears 'Teflon Don' Case

Town of Newburgh police have named Boehm a person of interest in the 2004 shooting death of DiBrizzi, the famed Newburgh restaurateur. The homicide investigation is ongoing and would not figure into the current grand jury investigation.

Orange DA Sends Prosecutors to Traffic Court

With state police banned by their brass from plea-bargaining tickets, county prosecutors pinch-hit for the troopers yesterday. And like the troopers, they declined the deals that have become routine in traffic trials.

Bush's U.N. Credibility Gap

The U.S. media will occasionally challenge facts presented by the White House, but rarely will it challenge the President's basic credibility when he's talking to Americans about a threat to national security.

Border Fence Must Skirt Objections From Arizona Tribe

If the fence is built, however, it could have a long gap about 75 miles at one of the borders most vulnerable points because of opposition from the Indian tribe here.

Central Valley Teacher gives X-Rated Handout

A veteran teacher used the font — depicting quasi-anatomically correct male and female stick figures contorting into letters of the alphabet — on the cover sheet of a spelling curriculum given to parents at a Pine Tree Elementary open house last week.

Riots over Hungarian PM's 'Lies'

Hungarian police have used tear gas and water cannon to quell violent overnight protests in Budapest in which buildings were attacked and cars set alight.

Tonga's Late King Laid to Rest

Thousands of Tongans have attended the funeral of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, who died last week at the age of 88.

Rwanda Singer on Genocide Charges

One of Rwanda's most famous singers has gone on trial, accused of using his songs to incite violence during the 1994 genocide.

UN Chief Warns of Iraq Civil War

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned that Iraq is in danger of sliding into "full-scale civil war".

Wallkill Justice Tosses 70 Tickets

Town Justice Ray Shoemaker yesterday dismissed about 70 traffic tickets written by troopers, a move that could land him in a higher court — as a defendant.

The Teflon Don of Newburgh

Before he became a 'person of interest' in the shooting death of Cosimo DiBrizzi, before he was accused of looting millions from his cousin's estate, Donald Boehm bought and sold boats - big boats.

Speeding Tickets: No More Pleas

If you've got a ticket from a state trooper and a date to be in court soon, bring a cot or a good book.

Toddler Dies in Hot Apartment

Victoria Winkler's 18-month-old daughter, Destiny, was left without water for two or three days in a room that was hotter than 90 degrees. She was found dead in her playpen.

Drug Dealer Kills Friend and Partner

A small-town drug dealer in Connecticut not only confessed to kidnapping and killing a debt-laden partner but laid out a vivid description that matched the murder scene in a snowy hamlet hundreds of miles away.

TV Screen, Not Couch, Is Required for This Session

At least 18 states, up from only a handful a few years ago, now pay for some telemedicine care under their Medicaid programs, and at least eight specifically include psychiatry, according to the National Association of State Medicaid Directors.

Public Download of Vista Available

The company kicked off what it called its "Customer Preview Program," a testing period in which the software maker hopes millions of tech enthusiasts will kick the tires on the new operating system.

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