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With a video of a Texas judge verbally and physically abusing his daughter attracting attention, Judge William Adam's phones have been disconnected.

A US soldier based in Alaska has been accused of espionage, according to reports.

Discount retailer Syms Corp. and subsidiary Filene's Basement filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware on Wednesday, planning to liquidate operations. It is the third time in a decade Filene's has sought protection under Chapter 11.

The U.S. Department of Justice has been filing lawsuits against states that have passed anti-immigration laws.

The offices of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hedbo, which published a special Arab Spring edition Wednesday with the prophet Muhammad as guest editor-in-chief, were destroyed in a petrol bomb attack overnight, police said.

Loyal Justin Bieber fans are not having it

Four men from Georgia in the midst of plotting an attack against American citizens with the use of ricin have been arrested. The men plotted to purchase explosives and produce a deadly biological toxin to attack both U.S. citizens and government officials, reports the Guardian.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday that Herman Cain shouldn't play the race card in responding to the allegations that he sexually harassed two female employees when he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose activities have angered the U.S. government, should be sent to Sweden from Britain to face questioning over alleged sex crimes, the High Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his appeal against extradition.

Mariah Yager wants to the pop star to take a paternity test

The Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy case leads to Frank McCourt agreeing to sell the team.

Defense witness Dr. Paul White acknowledged Dr. Conrad Murray has broken rules administering propofol use under cross-examination from prosecutor David Walgren on Monday, Oct. 31.

As the Miss World 2011 pageant at London's Earls Court is set to choose the winner of the coveted title on Nov. 6, the Miss World Organization announced Wednesday the top 20 beach beauties.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange lost his extradition bid at the High Court in London. Assange will be extradited from the UK to Sweden to face charges in a sex case.

Weston Cage, the oldest son of Nicolas Cage, has filed divorce papers in L.A. County Superior Court last week, looking to end his troubled marriage to singer Nikki Williams.

More than a month after her nude photos appeared online, actress Scarlett Johansson has finally admitted that the photos were meant for her ex-husband Ryan Reynolds.

The U.S. army Wednesday extended a curfew for military personnel in South Korea by two months, a day after a court sentenced an American soldier to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a local teenage girl.

Actress Scarlett Johansson has admitted that the two nude leaked photos that appeared online on Sep. 14 after her phone was hacked were meant for ex-husband, Ryan Reynolds.

A woman claiming to be the mother of Justin Bieber's baby has reportedly demanded the pop star take a paternity test. Twenty-year-old fan Mariah Yeater alleges that Justin Bieber is the father of her three-month-old son, according to an exclusive report released by Star magazine. Yeater signed court papers under the penalty of perjury claiming that the 17-year-old pop star had sex with her backstage at one of his concerts in Los Angeles when she was 19.

Michael (Mike the Butcher) Virtuoso, the loanshark accused of a Mafia shakedown of former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's personal chauffeur, pleaded guilty last month to extortion in connection with a loan that had a 250 percent interest rate, the New York Daily News reported.

A Florida man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to hacking into e-mail accounts to access and distribute nude photos and other personal information of numerous celebrities including actress Scarlett Johansson.