Fla. man accused of killing father with Alzheimer’s reaches plea deal, may avoid prison

November 8th, 2009 more images more images more images more images Murder case a glimpse into stresses of caretaking FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The scenes seared into the minds of those who know Bobby Yurkanin differed only in place: Whether in the pool, around the dinner table or at the bowling alley, he was the 50-something man whose life had long before been handed over to the sickness of his parents.

November 5th, 2009 Va. doc gets year in prison for prescription scamBOSTON — A Virginia doctor who wrote tens of thousands of prescriptions for muscle relaxants and other drugs over the Internet without meeting or examining the patients has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison. Dr. Torrino Jennings of Mechanicsville, Va., was also sentenced in federal court in Boston on Wednesday to three years of probation following his release.

November 5th, 2009 ID man accused of hitting troopers to be evaluatedBOISE, Idaho — A judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for an Idaho man accused of intentionally driving his pickup truck into a pair of Idaho State Police motorcycle troopers parked along an interstate median. The evaluation ordered Thursday will determine if David Turnovec (Turn-oh-vitch) of Buhl is mentally competent to stand trial.

October 28th, 2009 more images more images Too fat to kill? Fla. man uses weight as a defense TRENTON, N.J.

October 5th, 2009 Texas convicted killer's punishment phase startsAUSTIN, Texas — Prosecutors have been highlighting the unsavory past of a man accused of killing six people in a cross-country spree as the penalty phase started in the trial of two of the deaths. Paul Devoe could be sentenced to death or life in prison after being convicted last week of capital murder in the deaths of two teenage girls in Texas.

October 5th, 2009 Kan. doctor guilty of writing illegal prescriptionWICHITA, Kan. — A Kansas doctor who worked for a physician accused of causing dozens of patient deaths from prescription drugs has pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing a painkiller for a women he never met.

October 1st, 2009 Officials discuss motives in slaying of 3 in Ariz.ST. JOHNS, Ariz.

October 1st, 2009 QLT sells US business to Tolmar for up to $230MNEW YORK — Biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Thursday it sold its U.S.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Authorities at a British prison had to remove a hand gel meant to fight swine flu after inmates were found drunk on the alcoholic cleaner. Recently, dispensers containing the liquid cleanser were installed to protect the prisoners at category C Verne Prison in Dorset against H1N1.

September 21st, 2009 Ex-police officer gets 15 years in drug caseLOS ANGELES — A former police officer in Southern California has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for taking narcotics from drug traffickers and peddling the drugs to other dealers. Alvaro Murillo was sentenced Monday in U.S.

September 21st, 2009 Man, 90, charged with killing terminally ill wifeLAGUNA WOODS, Calif. — A 90-year-old retired physician has been charged with killing his terminally ill wife at their Southern California home but remains hospitalized after turning the gun on himself.

September 16th, 2009 Man accused of trading dad's car for $50 in crackFRESNO, Calif. — Authorities arrested a man they said tried to trade his father's car for $50 worth of crack cocaine.

September 9th, 2009 Defense: DNA clears man convicted of murder, rapeWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man was set to be released from prison this week after his defense says DNA evidence shows he was wrongly convicted of murder and rape 26 years ago.

September 1st, 2009 LONDON - A new study has shown that food provided at hospitals in the UK is worse than that served to prison inmates, despite huge amounts of money spent by the patients. According to the Bournemouth University study, jail diets were far "better than most civilians have", and researchers found people on NHS wards do not get the same standard and staff do not check if the food is eaten.

August 31st, 2009 Libya says Lockerbie bomber in hospitalTRIPOLI, Libya — A Libyan official said the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing has been hospitalized and television footage showed him breathing through an oxygen mask, signs his illness from cancer may be worsening shortly after his early prison release sparked international outrage. The Libyan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Siala, said Monday that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was in the hospital and described him as a "dying man." "He is in the hospital, he is a dying man, it is normal than he came to spend his last few days in Libya," Siala told The Associated Press.