Displaying items 13-24 of 10444
» View courant.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-871
•
Next >
-
Capsule reviews of feature films
The Philadelphia InquirerADMISSION 2 1/2 stars. Tina Fey stars as a Princeton admissions officer, Paul Rudd is a hippie-dippie progressive school head lobbying for one of his students, in this odd mix of romantic comedy, improbable soap and Ivy League satire. 1 hr. 57 PG-13 (sex,...Tags: Jason Statham, Jake Abel, Stranger Than Fiction, Jason Bateman, Vanessa Hudgens
-
Cannes Notebook 2013: A hotbed of criminal activity too?
CANNES, France — Visitors exiting the Carlton hotel's front door on this city's beachfront main street this week can't help but see a giant map of France with Cannes listed as being a "Safe Zone." "This Is the Safest Place to Be," one poster...Tags: Thailand, Brad Pitt, France, Sushi and Sashimi, Cannes Film Festival
-
West Aurora school officials likely to avoid prosecution for not reporting sexual abuse allegations
West Aurora school officials who failed to report a suspicious incident involving a teacher later convicted of sexually abusing two students will avoid prosecution if their school district adopts and follows better reporting practices, Kane County's chief...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Sexual Assault, Prosecution
-
No hangover in sight
OPENED WEDNESDAY The Hangover Part III There is a certain amount of raunchiness, absurdity and juvenile humor expected from the "Hangover" films. The title itself makes it clear this isn’t a Mensa tea party. The name might suggest low-...
Tags: Animation (Movie Genre), Justin Bartha, Gonorrhea , Paul Walker, Ludacris
-
Japan's wartime brothels were wrong, says 91-year-old veteran
ReutersBy Linda Sieg and Ruairidh Villar SAGAMIHARA, Japan, May 23 (Reuters) - When Masayoshi Matsumoto joined the Japanese army in 1943 and was sent to occupied China as a medic, he thought he was taking part in a righteous war to free Asia from the yoke of...Tags: China, Government, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo (Japan), Japan
-
Manatee cannonball, other dumb crimes keep wildlife officers busy
It doesn't make me proud to say it, but Florida has a long, rich history of stupid criminals. There was the Jacksonville bank robber who handed the teller a note scrawled on the back of a police report detailing his previous arrest. And the yacht...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Cocoa Beach, Endangered Species, Crime, Law and Justice
-
Grand jury indicts W.Va. trooper on one felony count of fraudulent scheme
matthewu@herald-mail.comA West Virginia State Police trooper is accused of “fraudulent double-dipping” while working as a trooper. Johnathan D. Brand, 25, of 1327 Riddle Ave., #5, Morgantown, W.Va., was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Berkeley County...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Alprazolam (drug), U.S. Army, Trials
-
U.S. Justice Dept tells lawmakers no bank is too big to jail
ReutersBy Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A Justice Department official insisted on Wednesday that no financial company is too big to jail, in the department's latest effort to backpedal from statements made in March by Attorney General Eric...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Eric Holder, Financial and Business Services, U.S. House of Representatives, Financial Markets
-
IRS officials thwart lawmakers' quest for answers on IRS scandal
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three congressional hearings during the past week have allowed lawmakers to vent their anger at the U.S. tax agency for its targeting of conservative groups for extra scrutiny, but the sessions have yielded few answers about who was...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Criminal Laws, Trey Gowdy, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation
-
Egyptian soldiers kidnapped in Sinai released after talks
McClatchy Foreign StaffCAIRO Seven soldiers kidnapped last week by suspected Islamist militants in the restive Sinai were freed after a six-hour negotiation between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, the Egyptian government announcement Wednesday. The soldiers, who had been...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Israel, Armed Forces, Military Equipment, Mohamed Morsi
-
Aurora school district agrees to stricter abuse monitoring
Special to the TribuneWest Aurora school officials who failed to report an incident involving a teacher later convicted of sexually abusing two students can avoid prosecution if they adopt and follow better reporting regulations, Kane County’s chief prosecutor said...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Abusive Behavior, Trials, Prosecution, Aurora
-
Colombian rebels deny kidnapping two Spaniards
ReutersHAVANA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels on Wednesday denied accusations that they were holding two Spanish tourists who authorities say were kidnapped in the South American country last week. Spanish news reports said the kidnappers identified...Tags: Government, Caribbean Sea, Wars and Interventions, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government
May 23, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 22, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 22, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 22, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Criminals topic gallery.
