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In tear-filled statements, the brother and sister of the man Jodi Arias was convicted of murdering told jurors Thursday that his brutal killing had ripped the heart out of the family.Jurors were hearing arguments over whether Arias deserves to die for killing Travis Alexander in 2008. The same jurors found Wednesday that she had been "especially cruel" in his slaying, which could justify the death...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been under “relentless political attack [and] many elected officials are actively trying to shut the NLRB down,” said Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) said this morning as the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee (HELP) opened confirmation hearings on a package of nominees to the board.
"Life is the appropriate penalty," Jodi Arias' lawyer told jurors who are deciding Thursday whether she should live or die for the gruesome killing of her onetime boyfriend.The jurors were hearing arguments over what Arias' lawyers say are factors that mitigate their finding Wednesday that she had been "especially cruel" in killing Travis Alexander in 2008. They hope the jurors will agree that tho...
Albuquerque police plan to question a 31-year-old man Thursday after two young girls were abducted from the same apartment complex within a week.David Jesus Hernandez was described as a person of interest in Wednesday's child-snatching, which ended when the mother of the 4-year-old victim chased the kidnapper with her car, police said.Police said they were investigating a "possible connection" bet...
A Justice Department audit report faults the federal government for gaps in tracking people with terrorism connections who were added to the Witness Protection Program.Originally designed to protect people who testified against organized crime figures by giving them new names and addresses, the program was expanded to cover witnesses who testify in terrorism trials. Some were purely witnesses. So...
President Obama won't leave the top job at the Internal Revenue Service vacant for long.NBC News has confirmed from a senior administration official that the president plans to appoint a new acting IRS commissioner this week. Obama said Wednesday that he was "angry" at IRS officials who inappropriately targeted conservative groups for scrutiny when he announced that his administration had sought ...
