Former Nebraska running back Collins sentenced to life for murder of suspected drug dealer

November 12th, 2009 Trial set for Neb. man accused of securities fraudOMAHA, Neb.

November 11th, 2009 Toy maker settles sex harassment suit against CEONEW YORK — German toy maker Steiff has settled an $80 million lawsuit filed in June accusing the company's CEO of conducting a yearslong campaign of unwelcome advances toward a U.S. marketing executive and raping her, a lawyer for the company said Wednesday.

November 6th, 2009 Va. man sentenced for running $5M Ponzi schemeCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia man will spend more than seven years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than $5 million from more than 30 investors.

October 30th, 2009 Nebraska federal lawsuit over layoffs dismissedOMAHA, Neb. — A woman who sued an Omaha-based regional retailer arguing she and others weren't properly notified before being laid off has dropped her legal fight.

October 20th, 2009 Ex-prosecutor sentenced for running NYC brothelNEW YORK — A prosecutor-turned-defense lawyer won't go to jail for running a Manhattan brothel but remains behind bars as he awaits trial on charges of arranging a witness' killing in New Jersey. Paul Bergrin said nothing as he was sentenced Tuesday to time served in the prostitution case.

October 13th, 2009 US pushes Thais to extradite suspected arms dealerBANGKOK — A senior U.S. Justice Department official on Tuesday told Thai officials the extradition of suspected arms dealer Viktor Bout is "a matter of great importance to the United States." U.S.

October 12th, 2009 URUMQI - A Chinese court Monday sentenced six people to death for murder and other crimes during riots in July in northwestern part of the country, officials said. At least 197 people were killed and more than 1,600 injured during riots in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

October 2nd, 2009 Aussie mom gets life in jail for starving daughterSYDNEY, Australia — An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the starvation death of her 7-year-old daughter. Justice Robert Allan Hulme called the girl's death "unimaginably heartless and cruel" as he sentenced the 36-year-old mother on Friday.

September 29th, 2009 SHIMLA - A Himachal Pradesh court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his three children two years ago. Kangra Additional District and Sessions Judge B.L.

September 18th, 2009 Mass. prosecutor changes claim body was 'cooked'DEDHAM, Mass. — A prosecutor who had said two Massachusetts men "cooked" a man's body at a concrete company after killing him now says the remains were "incinerated" at an unknown location.

September 16th, 2009 Texas man executed for drug dealer's slayingHUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer during a robbery 18 years ago was executed Wednesday, the 17th this year in the nation's busiest death penalty state. Stephen Moody, 52, strapped to the Texas death chamber gurney at Walls Unit in Huntsville, about 70 miles north of Houston, addressed his victim's mother and son as they watched through a window.

September 15th, 2009 Ex-Marine gets life for Calif. drug deal killingLONG BEACH, Calif.

September 14th, 2009 Mo. woman sentenced for kidnapping of Kansas girlKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 43-year-old Missouri woman who already has been sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences for a 2006 crime spree has been given another one.

September 10th, 2009 Arms dealer charged in smuggling pleads not guiltyMOBILE, Ala. — A Belgian arms dealer has pleaded not guilty in an Alabama courtroom to charges of trying to smuggle fighter jet parts to Iran.

September 4th, 2009 Former soldier to be sentenced in rape, murdersPADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the shooting deaths of three of her family members.