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Lawsuit Claims Pastor Demanded Sex as 'God's Will'

A former employee of the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday against the church's pastor, accusing the man of pressuring her to have sex with him for four years.

Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 02:08 PM

Rape Case Against Magician Copperfield Put on Hold

U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle issued a six-month stay in the lawsuit filed in July by a woman alleging magician David Copperfield sexually assaulted her while she visited his private island in the Bahamas.

Friday, October 30, 2009 at 02:02 PM

Rapper Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

The Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne entered a guilty plea on Thursday to an attempted weapon possession charge.

Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 02:57 PM

Clerk accused of stealing lottery ticket, fleeing country

A 25-year-old convenience store clerk in Texas has been accused of cashing a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket and fleeing the country, authorities say.

Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 02:56 PM

Big Brother Star in Big Trouble Over Drug Charges

The winner of the reality TV show Big Brother Season 9 has been charged with the intent to distribute 2,000 pills of oxycodone in Massachusetts.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 01:29 PM

Virginia Man Arrested After Naked Breakfast

A Virginia resident has been charged with indecent exposure after a passing pedestrian saw the naked man making coffee through his kitchen window.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 01:28 PM

Former NASA, Pentagon Scientist Charged with Espionage

An American man who has working experience at the U.S. Defense Department and NASA was charged on Monday with attempted espionage.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 03:04 PM

Assault Charges: Everybody was Kung-Fu Fighting

Six women from Connecticut were charged with second degree assault after allegedly attacking a woman during a karaoke performance at a bar.

Friday, October 9, 2009 at 02:35 PM

Dr Phil Accused of Brainwashing, Indecent Exposure, Battery

A California woman has filed a lawsuit in a Los Angeles Superior Court alleging that TV personality Dr Phil McGraw on charges of false imprisonment, practicing without a license, indecent exposure, battery, and fraud.

Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 03:08 PM

Naked 91-Year-Old Detains Burglar

A naked 91-year-old man held an intruder to his Palm Beach, Florida, home at gunpoint last week until police could arrive to apprehend the burglar.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 03:10 PM

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