http://www.apsense.com/feed/news.xml APSense industry news comes from top blog sites. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:19:01 GMT Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12594506.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12594506.html Mueller: FBI uses drones but very seldom
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller (MULL-er) says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely. In an appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mueller says the bureau is developing...Source: FindLaw... ]]> Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12594507.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12594507.html Maine man charged in teen death pleads not guilty
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A man accused of using a phony Facebook profile to lure a 15-year-old girl to her death pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and kidnapping charges. Kyle Dube, 20, of Orono, entered the pleas during his arraignment...Source: ... ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593814.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593814.html Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal
ROME (AP) — Italy's high court on Tuesday faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering...Source: ... ]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593815.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593815.html House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks. The "Pain-Capable...Source: F... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593188.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593188.html Court: 'pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that deals between pharmaceutical corporations and their generic drug competitors, which government officials say keep cheaper forms of medicine off the market, can be sometimes be illegal...Source: ... ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593189.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12593189.html News Summary: Apple details gov't data requests
NEW YORK (AP) — DISCLOSURE: Apple Inc. said it received between 4,000 and 5,000 requests from U.S. law enforcement for customer data for the six months ended in May. BACKGROUND: The company, like some other businesses, had asked the U.S...Source: F... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592105.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592105.html Pope wades diplomatically into gay marriage debate
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage." Francis, who vigorously opposed gay...Source: Fi... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 05:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592106.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592106.html Lack of a prenup imperils oil billionaire's fortune
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The divorce of oil baron Harold Hamm has had its dramatic moments. Among them: allegations that Harold was unfaithful - and a heated debate over whether the court should order his wife, Sue Ann, to turn over...Source: Thom... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592107.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592107.html Wisconsin Republicans pass anti-abortion ultrasound bill
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin's Republican-led state Assembly passed a measure on Thursday to make it more difficult to get an abortion by requiring women first undergo an ultrasound. The bill, which also requires doctors...Source: Tho... ]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 01:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592108.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12592108.html As top court invalidates some gene patents, biotech has moved on
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday to uphold patent protections for genetic material that has been changed in the laboratory but invalidate patents for purely natural DNA may seem like a partial setback for the...Source... ]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12591604.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12591604.html Leaker Snowden alleges NSA hacking on China, world
HONG KONG (AP) — For months, China has tried to turn the tables on the U.S. to counter accusations that it hacks America's computers and networks. Now, former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden may have handed Beijing a weapon in its...Source: ... ]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12591230.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12591230.html Attorneys work toward next round of jury questions
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys trying to pick a jury in the George Zimmerman trial questioned a white male who recently graduated from high school and a middle-aged white woman, both of whom offered divergent perspectives about the fatal...Source: ... ]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12590538.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12590538.html Prosecutor brings $5M tax-fraud case against Messi
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish prosecutor filed a fraud complaint Wednesday against Lionel Messi, alleging the Barcelona and Argentina star owes $5.3 million in back taxes. The complaint names Messi and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi. Both are...Source: ... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589881.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589881.html Fee overhaul for U.S. bankruptcy lawyers to take effect Nov. 1
(Reuters) - Attorneys in big bankruptcy cases will soon have to make an array of disclosures on how they bill clients under new fee guidelines finalized by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. Lawyers will have to justify any...Source: Thomso... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589882.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589882.html Princeton University evacuates after bomb threat
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Princeton University is evacuating after receiving a phoned in bomb threat against multiple buildings. The university says state, federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating. Dan Day, a school...Source: FindL... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:02:15 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589190.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589190.html Hong Kong is unlikely refuge for US secrets leaker
HONG KONG (AP) — By holing up in Hong Kong, the American defense contractor who says he leaked information on classified U.S. surveillance programs has found an unlikely refuge from extradition. It might be temporary, however. Hong...Source: FindLa... ]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589191.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12589191.html Calif. raisin farmers win new day in court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is giving California raisin producers a new day in court to object to a government program that aims to stabilize prices by regulating the market. The justices on Monday unanimously ordered a federal...Source: Fi... ]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12588193.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12588193.html AP sources: Texas actress arrested in ricin case
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas woman who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been arrested for allegedly sending the letters herself, law enforcement...Source: FindLaw... ]]> Sat, 08 Jun 2013 01:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12588194.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12588194.html Jim Harbaugh on 'Judge Judy': A Legal Post-Game Analysis
In case you missed it, Jim Harbaugh appeared on "Judge Judy" this week, but he didn't get a word in. Instead, the San Francisco 49ers coach sat silently on the sidelines with his dad Jack -- in the front row, no less -- as his favorite...Source: ... ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587625.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587625.html Prostitutes in sex-trafficking case: Life was good
NEW YORK (AP) — Prostitutes in a sex-trafficking case that's winding down in New York City say they and their pimps were one big happy family, enjoying a comfortable suburban life as "wife-in-laws" in Pennsylvania and commuting by night to...Source:... ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587626.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587626.html Judge to label Ohio football players sex offenders
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Ohio high school football players convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl last year will be classified as sex offenders at a hearing next week. The June 14 hearing by Judge Thomas Lipps at Jefferson County...Source: FindLaw... ]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587084.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12587084.html APNewsBreak: Mogul to pay $2.5M in settlement
The California Coastal Commission and Parker said Monday they have reached a $2.5 million settlement to pay for coastal conservation programs after the Napster co-founder built a large movie-set-like wedding site in an ecologically sensitive...Sourc... ]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12586123.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12586123.html A look at the role of the military justice system
WASHINGTON (AP) — At the heart of the debate in Congress over combatting sexual assault in the military is the question of how criminal complaints are governed by the military justice system. Every sexual assault allegation must be...Source: FindLa... ]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12586124.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12586124.html Bradley Manning generates more sympathy abroad
LONDON (AP) — It's rare for an American to generate more sympathy abroad than at home, but Bradley Manning and his trial are unique in a host of ways. With Manning's trial heating up in the United States, where he is accused of aiding...Source: Fin... ]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 07:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12584610.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12584610.html Court upholds rifle sales reporting requirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. The firearms industry trade...Source: F... ]]> Sat, 01 Jun 2013 05:02:18 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12584611.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12584611.html Ex-Mexico president praises Wash. pot businessmen
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state businessmen who say they're trying to create the first national brand of marijuana received some heartfelt support Thursday from the former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox. Fox appeared at a news...Source: FindLaw: ... ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 01:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12583046.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12583046.html New law seeks clarity on Colo. prison sentences
DENVER (AP) — Colorado prison officials and the courts will need to clarify when multiple sentences are supposed to be served at the same time or one after the other, after an error led to the early release of an inmate suspected of killing...Source... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 23:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12583047.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12583047.html Ill. judge accused of heroin possession quits
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A southwestern Illinois judge whose colleague died of a cocaine overdose while the two were on a hunting trip resigned Wednesday, days after he was charged with federal heroin and gun offenses in the widening courthouse...Source: F... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12582447.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12582447.html NY indictment filed in $6B money-laundering case
NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of an online currency transfer business was indicted in the United States along with six other people in a $6 billion money-laundering scheme described as "staggering" in its scope, authorities said Tuesday. ...Source: F... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 21:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12582448.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12582448.html U.S. shuts alleged cyber-criminal money transfer system
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said on Tuesday they have shut down a Costa Rica-based money transfer company that allegedly provided a digital currency widely used around the world by cyber-criminals. In a statement, officials...Source: Thom... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 07:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580664.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580664.html Canada businessman's corruption trial on in Cuba
HAVANA (AP) — A Canadian businessman caught up in a corruption probe in Cuba apparently went on trial Thursday, nearly two years after he was detained and his import company, Tri-Star Caribbean, was shuttered. Sarkis Yacoubian arrived at...Source: ... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 05:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580665.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580665.html Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorneys on Thursday released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cellphone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at Zimmerman's murder trial.Source: ... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 03:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580666.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580666.html Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that...Source... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 09:02:19 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580036.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580036.html Maine man appears in court in missing teen's death
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 15-year-old girl found dead in woods north of Bangor knew the man charged with killing her, her best friend said, contrary to early reports that before her disappearance she'd headed outside her Glenburn home to see...Source: ... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 03:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580039.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12580039.html Senate panel approves immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan vote Tuesday night after supporters somberly...S... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 09:02:08 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12579444.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12579444.html Man charged in death of missing Maine teenager
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 20-year-old Maine man has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she befriended online. Police say Kyle Dube, of Orono, was...Source: ... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 01:02:11 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12578515.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12578515.html Morgan Stanley sued in 'pay-to-play' retirement plan case
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley has been sued by an Alabama medical laboratory that claims it steered retirement plan business to ING U.S. Inc and others in exchange for extra fees in an illegal "pay-to-play" scheme. Skin Pathology Associates...Source: ... ]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12578516.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12578516.html 'Hatchet Hitchhiker' Kai Arrested for Murder
The man known as Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker was arrested for murder, following allegations that he beat a man to death in New Jersey, according to Philadelphia's WPVI-TV. The self-proclaimed "home-free" (as opposed to...Source: FindLaw: ... ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 01:02:15 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576703.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576703.html Jane Kelly's experience rare on US appeals court
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jane Kelly will become a federal appeals court judge Friday with an unusual background that supporters say makes her a perfect fit for the job and a potential U.S. Supreme Court candidate someday. The 48-year-old...Source: Fi... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 23:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576704.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576704.html Cleveland area boosts efforts to find the missing
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The county that includes Cleveland said Thursday it will strengthen efforts to locate missing people following the discovery of three women who said they were held captive in a home there for about a decade. ...Source: FindLaw... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576118.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576118.html Arias back in court as prosecutor outlines killing
PHOENIX (AP) — The Jodi Arias murder trial has resumed with the prosecutor describing how the victim suffered a horrible death. Jurors are considering whether the death penalty should be an option for the former waitress after convicting...Source: ... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 23:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576119.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12576119.html Pa. abortion doctor gets third life sentence
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could "walk to the bus." Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder...Source: F... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 03:02:10 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12575483.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12575483.html 89 charged in Medicare fraud busts in 8 cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively billed the taxpayer-funded program for roughly $223 million in bogus charges in a massive bust...Source: ... ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 01:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12575484.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12575484.html Victim's eye blinks key to Ohio murder trial
CINCINNATI (AP) — Jurors are hearing closing arguments in a Cincinnati murder trial that hinges on the eye blinks of a dying, paralyzed shooting victim. Prosecutors argued Tuesday that evidence clearly shows 35-year-old Ricardo Woods...Source: Find... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 03:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12574874.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12574874.html US government files morning-after pill appeal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-second appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brooklyn last week...Source: Fi... ]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 01:02:07 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12574875.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12574875.html High court rules for Monsanto in patent case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer by growing additional crops without buying new beans. The justices unanimously...Source: F... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 07:02:12 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573814.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573814.html Cuban spy officially stripped of US citizenship
HAVANA (AP) — A Cuban intelligence agent who served 13 years in a U.S. prison has officially been stripped of his American citizenship. Rene Gonzalez said Friday he received a certificate of loss of nationality from the U.S. diplomatic...Source: Fi... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 05:02:14 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573815.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573815.html Paramedic who responded to Texas blast arrested
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Texas paramedic who helped evacuate people on the night of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West has been arrested and charged with possessing a destructive device. It's not clear whether the charges are...Source: FindL... ]]> Sat, 11 May 2013 03:02:09 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573816.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12573816.html Portland airport stripper fights $1K federal fine
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport, said he expects to lose the first round of his legal fight against a $1,000 fine. Still, he plans to press his...Source: FindLaw: AP... ]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 05:02:06 GMT http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12572593.html http://www.apsense.com/news/1065-12572593.html APNewsBreak: 5 charged in CA immigration scam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal grand jury indictment alleges bribes were paid to four federal officers to help immigrants enter the United States. The 18-count indictment returned Tuesday charges the four with conspiracy to...Source: Find... ]]>