China says 6 people sentenced to death for murder in riots in Xinjiang in JulyOctober 12th, 2009 China says 6 people get death in Xinjiang riotsBEIJING — China says six people have been sentenced to death for murder and other crimes committed during riots in the western Xinjiang region in July that killed nearly 200 people. The official Xinhua News Agency said a court in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi also sentenced a seventh person to life in prison.
Holder calls beating death of Chicago teen a 'wake-up call' that should be a call to actionOctober 7th, 2009 Holder calls Chicago beating death a wake-up callCHICAGO — Attorney General Eric Holder called the beating death of a Chicago teen a "stark wake-up call" that should serve as a call to action. Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan made a trip to Chicago to meet with city leaders to discuss youth violence in the wake of the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert.
Wash. teen gets 22-year sentence for beating, stabbing dad to deathSeptember 16th, 2009 Wash. teen gets 22 years for dad's murderSPOKANE, Wash. — A teenager who helped beat and stab her father to death has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Former Army soldier scheduled to get life sentence in Ky. for rape, murders in IraqSeptember 4th, 2009 Ex-soldier to be sentenced in Ky. for Iraqi deathsPADUCAH, Ky.
Researchers: Texas-sized garbage patch in Pacific Ocean possibly killing marine lifeAugust 27th, 2009 Researchers: Pacific trash possibly killing fishSAN DIEGO — Researchers say a Texas-sized garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean is possibly killing marine life and birds that are ingesting the trash. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography on Thursday announced findings from an August expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, about 1,000 miles west of California.
Puerto Rico jury convicts 4 police officers of federal civil rights charges in beating deathAugust 14th, 2009 4 Puerto Rico police officers convicted in beatingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A jury in U.S. federal court has convicted four Puerto Rican police officers in the beating death of a man in their custody.
Man in Ohio sentenced to 12 years in fatal beating of 4-year-old boyAugust 13th, 2009 Man gets 12 years in 4-year-old's beating deathCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a beating that killed an Ohio preschool boy. Twenty-two-year-old Robert Overton III of Columbus was convicted in June of felonious assault and child endangering.
Murderous former members of Charles Manson Family grow old in prisonAugust 7th, 2009 Manson Family grows old in prisonSeven former members of Charles Manson's communal "family" remain in prison 40 years after the Tate-La Bianca killings made the cult notorious; two others have been released. They are:
—Charles Manson, 74, serving a life term at the California State Prison at Corcoran.
US sailor gets life sentence in death of Japanese taxi driverJuly 30th, 2009 US sailor sentenced in Japanese taxi driver deathTOKYO — A U.S. sailor was sentenced Thursday to life in prison in the stabbing death of a Japanese taxi driver, a crime that led to calls for tougher punishment for American service members who break the law.
Chilean man convicted in Conn. student's murder, sex assault in Colorado gets life in prisonJune 29th, 2009 Man gets life in prison for Colo. student slayingBOULDER, Colo.
Chicago teen pleads guilty in 2007 shooting that killed boy on city busJune 15th, 2009 Teen pleads guilty in killing on Chicago busCHICAGO — A Chicago teen has pleaded guilty in the killing of a boy who was shot while he tried to shield a classmate aboard a city bus. The Cook County state's attorney's office said 17-year-old Kevin Jones pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit murder in the 2007 death of Blair Holt.
Chicago police officer sentenced to more than 3 years for beating man shackled to wheelchairJune 12th, 2009 Prison for Chicago cop who beat man in wheelchairCHICAGO — A Chicago police officer caught on hospital security footage repeatedly striking a man who was handcuffed and shackled to a wheelchair has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison. William Cozzi stood expressionless as U.S.
Chinese policeman sentenced to life in prison for beating college student to deathJune 12th, 2009 Chinese policeman gets life for beating deathBEIJING — A court in northeastern China sentenced a policeman to life in prison on Friday for the nightclub beating death of a college student, state media reported. Another officer involved was sentenced to 12 years.
Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prisonMay 9th, 2009 Man gets more prison time in transgender slayingDENVER — A man convicted last month of murder and a hate crime in the slaying of a transgender Colorado woman has received another 60 years in prison after being found a "habitual criminal."
Allen Andrade of Thornton was convicted of beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher July 17 after discovering she was biologically male. A judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder after the jury's April 22 verdict.
3 Northern California teenagers arrested after homeless man found dead from beatingApril 24th, 2009 3 North Calif teens arrested in homeless beatingREDDING, Calif. — Three teenagers have been arrested in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Northern California.
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