LA Times:
LAPD cold-case detectives use DNA evidence to tie the suspect to the stabbing of a 63-year-old woman, who also was sexually assaulted. Mor (Read More)
guardian.co.uk: The Guardian newspaper: Editorials & reply:
Marcel Berlins (16 November) is right that police cautions should not be used for serious offences. The Law Society continues to be very concerned about this deliberate practice by the Ministry of Justice. But if there is to (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Film:
Why does recession bring with it a thirst for dumb revenge dramas?Law Abiding Citizen, which I should say at the outset is a terrible, terrible movie – either the stupidest of the year so far or the most unintentionally funny (Read More)
New York Times:
Michael Jackson’s doctor bought a powerful anesthetic and had it shipped to California, where it was found at Mr. Jackson’s bedside after he died, court documents show.
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Reuters:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician told investigators he was not the first doctor to give the pop star propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was one of the drugs to cause his death, according to cou (Read More)
Washington Post:
KIEV, UKRAINE -- One night at the height of the panic over what people here call the California flu, as 24-hour news stations tracked a rising death toll and politicians speculated about a mystery lung plague, Ukraine's prim (Read More)
New York Times:
A Brazilian transsexual involved in a scandal that prompted the resignation of an Italian governor was found burned to death in her home on Friday.
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New York Times:
An American soldier has admitted that he may have run over a Japanese man who was found dead two weeks ago on the southern island of Okinawa.
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New York Times:
A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found not guilty in her death.
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LA Times:
Joe Loudon attended a gathering in Orinda, drank some beer and later died. Miscues in the investigation led to finger-pointing, igniting a debate over whether his death was an accident or a crime. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
On Monday we went to the National Theatre to see Alan Bennett's new play, The Habit of Art, about a fictional meeting between WH Auden and Benjamin Britten. It was the performance before press night, so there had been no no (Read More)
New York Times:
After several miscarriages, Joselin Castro, 43, was to deliver her first child on Christmas. Her death left her customers at Jailina Salon Unisex in mourning.
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The Guardian:
He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it againThere's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itsel (Read More)
LA Times:
A judge denies a sentence reduction for Kai Harris, 32, who was convicted of the 2004 killings of two people during a drug dispute at Nickerson Gardens housing project. (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
High-octane drama of polar bears tumbling to a bloody death may leave viewers feeling manipulated by propagandaThe high-pitched whine of a low-flying jet engine fills the air as the camera tracks across images of shimmering g (Read More)
BBC News Player | Entertainment:
The town of Feltham is honouring Queen's frontman, Freddie Mercury, who died 18 years ago, with a new memorial. His family, who lived in the town until the 1990s share some private memories. (Read More)
L.A. Times - Europe:
EVOLUTION: The science series "Nova" presents the docudrama "Darwin's Darkest Hour," starring Henry Ian Cusick and Frances O'Connor, at 8 p.m. on KCET. SERIES Dr (Read More)