Angleton loses last appeal; to head to Houston
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The European Court of Human Rights has refused to hear an extradition appeal by millionaire bookie Robert Angleton, who avoided prosecution on a murder-for-hire charge by fleeing to the Netherlands, a ...
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The Ohio Supreme Court rejects former Indians outfielder Milton Bradley's appeal of a three-day jail sentence he received after driving away from police who were trying to give him a speeding ticket.
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A millionaire former bookie who skipped bail and fled the country while facing federal murder-for-hire charges lost his fight against extradition and will soon be returned to Texas, U.S. prosecutors said Friday.
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HOUSTON - The city of Houston and its baseball team have waited more than 42 years to celebrate a playoff series victory. They might never have a better opportunity than they have on Sunday.
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Allan Houston was the last player left on the practice court as the hours ticked close to Christmas Day. Almost 7 pm, with his children already wondering whether Santa might beat him home, Houston was still working.
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A federal appeals court cleared the  way on Friday for Connecticut to execute a serial killer who  wants to die but gave the man's father a last-minute chance to  ask the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
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A United States appeals court upheld a finding of patent infringement against Research In Motion Ltd. yesterday, but struck down part of the ruling and sent it back to a lower court for further proceedings.
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Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeffrey K. Skilling yesterday urged a federal judge to transfer his blockbuster fraud trial out of Houston, citing a toxic atmosphere in which
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Atlanta Hawks have been ordered to replay the final 51.9 seconds of their game against the Miami Heat after the league upheld an appeal from the Florida team.
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A federal appeals court upheld the conviction of E. Kirk Shelton, the former vice president of the Cendant Corporation.
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A Florida appeals court suspended on Monday a lower court ruling that would have allowed the burial of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas, as the battle over her baby shifted to the Bahamian capital.
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A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that Arch Coal Inc. (ACI.N) may proceed with its bid to buy the assets of rival Triton Coal Co. LLC, denying an emergency request by the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, a spokesman for the agency said.
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The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an appeal from two former Alabama assistant football coaches who lost their jobs following an NCAA investigation of the Crimson Tide's football program.
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An arbitrator ruled Friday that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.
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AZ are through but the fate of Rangers, Auxerre and Grazer AK will be decided tonight. It seems simple: avoid defeat and youâre through.
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WASHINGTON - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian lost a Supreme Court appeal on Monday in his bid to win freedom after five years in prison.
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Overturn District Court, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals verdicts, please