After deliberating for only 45 minutes, a jury convicted an Alabama man Thursday of throwing his four children off a Gulf Coast bridge in January 2008, according to prosecutors.
Jury convicts Alabama dad of throwing 4 kids off bridge
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Rocket attack kills at least 11 in Pakistan
A rocket attack killed at least 11 people and injured 30 others on Thursday evening in northwest Pakistan, a Khyber Agency official said.
Stewart slings barbs face-to-face with Cramer
After a week of pointed verbal barbs, host Jon Stewart sat face-to-face with financial analyst Jim Cramer on Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" and continued the assault Thursday. Stewart blamed Cramer and cable network CNBC for being irresponsible cheerleaders in the lead-up to the stock market meltdown. Stewart, whose acerbic brand of satire centers largely on the political news of the day, has held Cramer’s frenetic, nearly cartoonish, stock-advice show, “Mad Money,” and other CNBC programming up as examples of an anything-goes attitude that contributed to the financial collapse.
7 accused of Amsterdam bomb plot
Seven people were arrested for allegedly plotting to bomb densely populated areas in Amsterdam, Netherlands, police said Thursday.
Pakistan: 11 killed in suspected U.S. drone attack
A suspected U.S. missile attack killed 11 people Thursday in northwest Pakistan, an official said.
Space station has close call with orbiting junk
A piece of debris zipping by at astronomical speed forced the crew of the international space station to take shelter in its escape capsule Thursday, a rare close call for the orbiting platform, NASA said. The object — about the size of a bullet, and moving 20 times as fast — passed within 3 miles (4.5 kilometers) of the station early Thursday afternoon ET, the U.S
Victim wishes long life for Madoff, in jail
Richard Friedman lost more than $3 million to Bernard Madoff’s investment scheme. Following the disgraced broker’s guilty plea Thursday, Friedman said he hopes Madoff lives a long time. “He is going to be sentenced for 150 years
Chopper ditches in frigid Atlantic with 18 aboard
A helicopter carrying 18 people who work in the oil industry ditched Thursday in the frigid Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, a Canadian rescue official in Halifax told CNN.
Limbaugh to star in DNC roadside ad
National Democrats plan to unveil a new theme Thursday in their ongoing campaign to portray conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh as the true leader of the Republican Party.
No Deal for Bernard Madoff, As Victims Prepare to Face Him in Court
Bernie Madoff’s lawyer, Ira Sorkin, told a federal Judge Denny Chin on Tuesday that Madoff expects to plead guilty to charges that will put him in prison for up to 150 years. The U.S.