Correction: Brooke Astor trial storyOctober 9th, 2009 Correction: Brooke Astor trial storyNEW YORK — In an Oct. 8 story about the conviction of Anthony Marshall for looting the fortune of his mother, Brooke Astor, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Marshall was her son from a marriage to Charles "Buddie" Marshall.
Fla. woman charged after trying to pass through courthouse security with marijuana in her purseSeptember 30th, 2009 Woman charged for bringing marijuana to courthouseFORT PIERCE, Fla. — Authorities said a woman walking through security at the St.
2 passengers taken off United flight at LAX after one runs to bathroom before takeoffSeptember 30th, 2009 2 removed from flight after one runs to bathroomLOS ANGELES — Officials say two passengers have been removed from a New York-bound United flight in Los Angeles that was searched after one of them leapt up and headed for the bathroom just before takeoff. Los Angeles International Airport spokesman Marshall Lowe says the incident occurred Monday.
Historic eastern Idaho courthouse won't remove pre-Nazi swastika tilesSeptember 3rd, 2009 Idaho court won't remove pre-Nazi swastika tilesIDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Images of red swastikas built into tiles in the early 1920s in the Bonneville County Courthouse won't be removed during a remodel of the building, officials said. The swastikas are at intersections of a much larger geometric pattern comprised of small red, white and black tiles put in place in 1921, well before the rise of the Nazi party in Germany in the 1930s, the Post Register newspaper said in a story published Thursday.
Feds to seek death penalty for uncle accused of drugging, molesting, killing 12-year-old girlAugust 25th, 2009 Feds want death penalty for dead Vt. girl's uncleMONTPELIER, Vt.
Defense's handwriting expert in Astor case says her signature on will amendment is authenticAugust 19th, 2009 Handwriting expert: Astor's signature is authenticNEW YORK — A former FBI agent trained in handwriting analysis testified Tuesday that Brooke Astor's signature was not forged when she amended her will at age 102. "It's my conclusion that it's very probable that the questioned signature is authentic," said Alan Robillard, the first witness called by the defense in the trial over Astor's will.
Fla. authorities say man walking through security checkpoint at courthouse tried to steal watchJuly 1st, 2009 Man charged with stealing watch at courthouseLARGO, Fla. — Authorities said a man walking through a security checkpoint at a Pinellas courthouse tried to steal an expensive watch, just feet from deputies.
Wife of Astor's 85-year-old son says husband suffered mild stroke 2 weeks agoJune 23rd, 2009 Wife: Astor's 85-year-old son had mild strokeNEW YORK — The wife of Brooke Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, says her husband suffered a mild stroke two weeks ago. Charlene Marshall disclosed the stroke Monday outside the courtroom where her husband is on trial on charges of looting his late mother's $198 million estate.
Man damages toilet by setting off fireworks at an Arby's in DelawareJune 18th, 2009 Man sets off fireworks in bathroom in Del. Arby'sTALLEYVILLE, Del.
Man spends night trapped in bathroom of Mass. bar, offers to pay his tab in the morningJune 16th, 2009 Man spends night locked in Mass. bar's bathroomSALEM, Mass.
Western NY school locked down after apparent suicide attempt in bathroomMay 5th, 2009 NY school locked down after gunshot in bathroomROCHESTER, N.Y. — A high school in western New York has been locked down after a student apparently tried to shoot himself in a bathroom.
Furnace repairman accused of poking holes in bathroom wall to peep at showering womanMay 1st, 2009 Repairman accused of peeping at woman in showerEAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A furnace repairman was accused of poking holes in a bathroom wall where he was working in order to invade a woman's privacy.
Author-attorney Louis Auchincloss describes Brooke Astor's 2001 mental stateApril 30th, 2009 Writer Auchincloss describes Astor's mental stateNEW YORK — They had been friends for 60 years, but socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor had no idea who Louis Auchincloss was when they met at a luncheon in 2001, the author-attorney testified Thursday. Auchincloss, a witness in the trial of Astor's son Anthony Marshall and lawyer Francis Morrissey, said it "was great shock" when he realized at a luncheon at Manhattan's Knickerbocker Club that Astor didn't recognize him.
Trial opens for NYC socialite Brooke Astor's son and his lawyerApril 27th, 2009 Trial opens for NYC socialite's son, his lawyerNEW YORK — Greed and his preoccupation with amassing money for his third wife led the son of the late socialite Brooke Astor to loot his aging and ailing mother's $198 million estate, a prosecutor told jurors Monday. Anthony Marshall exploited his mother's diminished mind to steal cash and property worth millions of dollars, Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Loewy said.
Brooke Shields' aging woesApril 20th, 2009 NEW YORK - American actress Brooke Shields has opened up about the hardships she is facing with aging. In an exclusive interview with More magazine, Shields, 43, revealed that she found it quite difficult to take in the fact that she is no longer young, and also that she is no longer considered for younger roles.
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