|
|
Burress case: No legal free pass for athletes any more
Atlanta - Ex-New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress's decision Thursday to accept two years' jail time in connection to a weapons charge is a new twist on an old story.
Nations:U.S. People:Plaxico Burress Michael Vick Michael Phelps
2009-08-22
U.S. judge gives fraud lawyer 20 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Marc Dreier, a high-profile New York lawyer who admitted to a $400 million investment fund fraud that unraveled at the same time as Bernard Madoff's huge swindle, was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Monday.
Nations:U.S. Canada Activities:Madoff Fraud Case Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-13
Jon Stewart puts spotlight on CNBC and meltdown
NEW YORK - The feud between Jon Stewart and CNBC's Jim Cramer has been good for laughs -- and ratings -- but has also raised the serious question of whether the experts at TV's No. 1 financial news network should have seen the meltdown coming and warned the public.
Nations:U.S. People:Joe Scarborough Mike Wallace Jon Stewart Source:(AP)
2009-03-14
Bush a four-letter word at CPAC
Conservatives aren't sure who's the Republican presidential frontrunner in 2012. They disagree over how sharply to attack President Barack Obama and on the question of whether a back-to-basics approach is the path back to majority.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Sarah Palin Joe Scarborough Mitch McConnell Mike Huckabee Mitt Romney Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina
2009-02-28
British writer John Mortimer dead at 85
LONDON - British lawyer and writer John Mortimer, creator of the curmudgeonly criminal lawyer Rumpole of the Bailey, died Friday. He was 85.
Nations:U.K. Source:(AP)
2009-01-16
| Headlines |
|
Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100
|
|
|