May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Italy bishop testifies in priest sex abuse case

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ROME—An Italian bishop testified Thursday in the trial of a priest accused of molesting boys that he heard rumors of abuse two years before the priest was arrested but didn’t find them credible enough to […] […]

Convicted and deported felon faces new charges

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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A convicted felon who was deported to Mexico three years ago has been charged with breaking into the bedrooms of two girls and two young women to molest them. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Roberto […] […]

Woman’s body inside suitcase in SF Bay identified

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SAN FRANCISCO—Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase floating in San Francisco Bay. Police say 52-year-old Pearla Ann Louis of San Francisco was discovered Tuesday morning […] […]

Missouri auto dealer pleads guilty to aiding al-Qaida

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City used car and auto parts dealer has admitted to sending money to al-Qaida. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Khalid Ouazzani pleaded guilty to several charges today morning in federal […] […]

Marine sentenced for leaking intelligence info

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—A Camp Pendleton Marine officer has been sentenced to 30 days confinement for leaking intelligence information to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The ruling also reduces Gunnery Sgt. L. Eric Froboese (FROH-bish) […] […]

Teen charged in shooting death of 17-year-old

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A Toronto teen has been charged in connection with the death of a 17-year-old boy gunned down earlier this month. Mitchell Leton Celise died in hospital May 3 after he was found in the Winona […] […]

Mounties threatened me, says alleged Iran nuclear exporter

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First man tried in Canada under United Nations Act claims he confessed under duress The first man in Canada on trial under the United Nations Act for trying to supply parts for Iran’s nuclear program […] […]

How did fugitive become a Canadian citizen? Authorities on both sides of border dropped ball, officer says

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A man’s apparent suicide in a Toronto jail the night the Supreme Court of Canada rejected his bid to avoid deportation to California closes the book on a 26-year-old murder case but leaves unanswered questions. […] […]

Former York Region physician faces sexual assault charges

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Alleged incidents took place between 1962 and 1971 York Region’s former medical officer of health faces more than a dozen sexual assault charges dating back nearly 50 years. John Owen Slingerland, 87, of Mount Albert […] […]

Toronto woman pleads for husband’s release from Iranian jail

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For two years, Antonella Mega has quietly fought for her husband’s release from an Iranian prison, putting her faith in the Canadian government and Tehran’s courts. But with a possible death sentence hanging over Iranian-born […] […]