Nov 20th, 2008 · Authorities in North Carolina apologized for the bad timing of a bust. They wanted to arrest a man. And they found him at his father's funeral. The Star-News of Wilmington, N.C., reports the suspect was helpling to load the coffin into a hearse, when two cops grabbed him. They put a knee in his back. And they tasered him, as his fellow pallbearers tried to steady the coffin. Police admit they could've waited until after the service. In their defense, they were respectful enough to wear coats and ties.
Keywords: services · Funeral · N.C · apologized · North Carolina · Pallbearers · suspect · Wilmington · Tasers · defense · emStar · helpling
Nov 19th, 2008 · Lots of college football fans, including President-elect Barack Obama, have said they'd like to see the sport's complex bowl championship system replaced with a playoff. That's not likely. The Bowl Championship Series has plenty of influential advocates, including college presidents.
Keywords: president · Colleges · football · championship · Playoff · Barack Obama · defense · Replacements · Bowl Championship Series
Nov 18th, 2008 · Most of the sailors in Australia's navy have been ordered ashore for two months leave starting next month. They've been ordered to take that long — paid — holiday leave because Australia's navy has been left with too few hands on deck, as would-be sailors find other jobs. Skeleton crews will provide security during the holiday break. Australia's defense minister says the navy hopes to increase recruitment by becoming something no navy has ever been: family friendly.
Keywords: minister · security · Family · recruiting · Australia · holiday · Skeleton · sailors · Navy · defense
Nov 14th, 2008 · Florida State defensive back Myron Rolle is a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship this year and had the unusual choice of either playing in a big game in College Park, Md., or the chance to study at Oxford University. He talks about balancing sports and academics.
Keywords: academic · Md · Florida State · balance · finalist · FSU · Oxford University · defense · Myron Rolle · Rhodes Scholarship · College Park
Nov 14th, 2008 · The trial of five men accused of plotting to attack the Fort Dix Army base in New Jersey may hinge on the testimony of a government informant: Mahmoud Omar, an Egyptian national with a checkered past. But defense attorneys say there was no conspiracy, except for the one Omar tried to create.
Keywords: national · Egyptian · testimony · Trial · attorney · conspiracy · Omar · New Jersey · Checkers · defense · Dix · Fort Dix Army
Nov 7th, 2008 · The president-elect made bold promises on the campaign trail: to end the war in Iraq and refocus the war in Afghanistan. Whomever he taps as Defense secretary will have to make military and diplomatic decisions abroad that might not match expectations at home.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Iraq · president · military · diplomats · campaign · Promise · secretary · Obama · refocus · defense
Oct 30th, 2008 · The Texas Supreme Court may take the unusual step of reconsidering one of its decisions. It involves a workers' compensation case. The resolution of the case has enraged the plaintiff's lawyers, defense lawyers, Republicans and Democrats.
Keywords: Republicans · Democrats · Compensation · Lawyers · workers · Resolution · plaintiffs · Texas Supreme Court · defense · enraged
Oct 20th, 2008 · The jury has heard the cases of federal prosecutors and defense attorneys in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. The Republican is charged with seven counts of failing to report a quarter of a million dollars in gifts and services provided by an oil industry executive and other friends.
Keywords: Republicans · corruption · federal · Trial · executives · attorney · services · industry · jury · prosecutors · Sen · dollars
