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An ex-friend of Michelle Le, the nursing student of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward who has been missing for more than three months, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering Le.

Hundreds of Longshore workers Thursday morning stormed the port in Longview, Wash. in a labor dispute-overpowering security guards as they dumped grain and damaged rail cars.

The same day Fashion Week kicked off in New York, Christian Dior's John Galliano was convicted and fined for racial insults he made last year.

Spain's Rafa Nadal and Briton Andy Murray made up for lost time by demolishing their fourth round opponents in straight sets at the U.S. Open on Thursday to remain on course for a blockbuster semi-final showdown.

The officials also decided to de-congest the roads in the vicinity of the courthouse.

South African President Jacob Zuma appointed evangelical pastor Mogoeng Mogoeng to the Chief Justice position on Thursday. But, the choice of Mogoeng, who will now hear the country's Constitutional Court, has already sparked fury in some South Africans.

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out Virginia's challenge to the constitutionality of the U.S. health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama last year.

Two top-four players easily defeat their fourth-round opponents

Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Thursday over the killing of protesters, a day after the presiding judge summoned Egypt's military ruler and other top officials to testify next week in the trial of the toppled ex-president.

According to George’s lawsuit, she was bombarded by “blaring music, stomping and shaking walls” for up to three hours each day.

When appearing in court, Breivik likes to wear Lacoste clothes, a fact which is a nightmare for the company. Additionally, in what is perhaps the most famous image of Breivik, the Norwegian killer sits in a police car with a unfazed expression on his face, wearing an orange Lacoste sweater, the signature crocodile clearly visible.

Summit Entertainment is suing the owner/operator of twilight.com, claiming the primitive fan merchandise site violates its copyright.

Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he exposed himself to a string of women who answered his Craigslist employment ads.

A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out Virginia's challenge to the constitutionality of the U.S. health care reform act signed into law by President Barack Obama last year.

Attorneys in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor were set to begin jury selection on Thursday, but absent from the courthouse was the media circus that hovered around previous Jackson proceedings.

She's been ordered by the court to cease contacting the man.

The heated patent war between Apple and Samsung has found a new battlefield: Japan.

A French court handed out a 6,000 euro ($8,421) suspended fine to John Galliano on Thursday after finding him guilty of anti-Semitic behavior, marking the end in a fall from grace for the former head designer of fashion house Dior.

A former friend of Michele Le, a Northern California nursing student missing for more than three month, was arrested Wednesday in connection with Le's disappearance.

Prosecutors could have demanded a prison sentence.

Apple is now seeking to ban sales of Samsung-based devices in Japan.